November 06, 2022

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Peace of God be with you! With a grateful heart, SGBC will relax the COVID restrictions from November 13, 2022. We will continue to have three in-person Sunday Worship Services with live streaming at the same time, including Mandarin service at 10 am, English and...

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In-Person Worships updates starting July 18th

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Peace of God be with you! According to the recent decision made by the Ontario Government to move the province into step 3 of reopening on July 16, we welcome more people to join in-person worship starting Sunday, July 18th. We have already resumed the...

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In-Person Worship Resuming on July 11th

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Peace of God be with you! According to the recent decision made by the Ontario Government to move the province into step 2 of reopening on June 30, SGBC will be resuming in-person worship on Sunday, July 11th. We will resume the three in-person Sunday...

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In-Person Worship Resuming on March 14th

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Peace of God be with you! According to the latest guidelines issued by the Ontario Government of moving the York Region into the Red-Control Zone on February 22nd, SGBC will be resuming in-person worship on Sunday, March 14th. Daylight Saving will also begin on that...

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September 4, 2020

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Peace of God be with you! Due to the impact of COVID-19 and the emergency decree from the Ontario government, it has been 5 months that our church has suspended all physical gatherings since March 16 with online worship since March 22! In-Person Worship Resuming...

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August 14, 2020

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Peace of God be with you! In response to Ontario’s cancellation of the state of emergency order and the third phase of the province’s restart, we are actively considering when to enter Phase One of in-person worship. The pastoral and deacon team has been planning...

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July 24, 2020

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Peace of God be with you! In view of the improvement of the COVID-19 pandemic, York Region also entered the final third phase of reopening today. Please note that starting next week, SGBC Family Newsletter will be changed from a weekly publication to be published...

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July 17, 2020

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Peace of God be with you! As you know, we started a new sermon series last Sunday July 12: “Lives in Transitions”. Life must undergo different changes. Some changes are triggered by different stages of life, such as entering a school, marrying, relocating, having children,...

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July 10, 2020

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Peace of God be with you! On last week's SGBC News, we shared with you how we plan to restore physical worship in three stages, but the specific timetable is still to be confirmed. After carefully considering various factors, the pastoral team decided to consider...

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July 3, 2020

Dear SGBC Brothers and Sisters, Based on your responses to the "Resume Gathering Survey" and after careful consideration and discussion, the pastoral team proposes to resume physical worship in three stages: First stage: Resume only worship for all three congregations (Cantonese, English, Mandarin); the elderlies are encouraged to stay at...

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