Two churches in Guangdong and Guangxi held in-person Christmas activities.
Beihai Church in Guangxi carries out Christmas celebrations on Sundays in December every year. It also holds four services online and on-site each Sunday this month.
The church conducted four services in Mandarin and Cantonese on Sunday, December 4.
On the first Sunday of Christmas month, worshippers followed the COVID-19 protocols, including wearing masks, having their temperatures measured, and presenting the negative nucleic acid test certificates. Rev. Zhang Yezhong, Rev. Huang Zhengxin, Elder Jia Ke, and Pastor He Jun each preached a sermon in four services.
The church also held a service of holy communion with baptism for 12 followers.
After the Sunday service, the choir and fellowships performed a hymn, fan dance, straw hat dance, modern dance, male chorus, and Sanjuban (“three and a half sentences”, a type of Chinese free talk). Activities of different fellowships and the second disciple training course New Life also began this week. The Christmas activities will continue from next Sunday to the end of the year.
The church also conducted four worship services in person and virtually on December 18, the third Sunday of this month.
Elder Jia Ke preached a sermon with the title "Favored One", Rev. Huang Zhengxin with "Grace of Incarnation", and Pastor He Jun with "Emmanuel" online. The third Christmas celebration was held during this period, including choruses, a Nativity play and a cheongsam show from the Lily Choir, a hymn from the English fellowship, and two wind music from Elder Jia ke and Pastor He Jun.
Recently, some of the believers showed symptoms such as fever and cough, so the fourth in-person Sunday worship was changed to online worship.
Fangcun Church in Guangzhou, Guangdong, also held a Christmas party on December 18. Believers were invited to perform in groups, couples, and families, praising God in the form of duets, poetry recitations, and musical instruments, said Guangzhou CC&TSPM.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
广东和广西2个教堂举行线下圣诞活动。
广西北海堂在每年的12月份第一个主日就开始举行圣诞节欢庆活动、圣诞月主日线上线下四堂礼拜。
2022年12月4日礼拜日，北海堂举办语（普通话）和粤语四场聚会、证道。
第一个圣诞月主日的聚会，参加实地聚会的信徒们按照防疫要求戴口罩、测体温、出示核酸检测码等进入主堂。张业忠主任牧师、黄正欣牧师、贾可长老、贺军教士等北海堂的传道人为主证道。
今天的主日崇拜聚会，同时举行了圣餐礼拜和圣洗礼，有12位弟兄姊妹接受施洗。
上述主日礼拜结束后，举行了圣诞节联欢。以教会“大诗班”（以撒诗班）献唱《和撒那》，其他团契、班组献上了合唱《美丽婴孩》，三句半《庆圣诞》、扇子舞《天父的花园》、草帽舞《救主耶稣已复活》、男声小合唱《我们是亲兄弟》、现代舞《赞美主耶稣》等不同形式的歌舞、乐器的表演
北海堂的各个团契的活动、“门徒训练”第二阶段课程《新生活》等培训活动也在本周开始；下一个主日，直到年末，他们的圣诞节活动将继续举行。
2022年12月18日的主日，也是本月第三个礼拜日，北海堂继续举办了第三场圣诞月的四堂实地和网络崇拜聚会活动。贾可长老以《蒙大恩的女子》、黄正欣牧师以《道成肉身的恩典》、贺军教士在线上以《以马内利》为题，分别为主证道。期间，举行了第三场的圣诞节赞美歌舞演出。
教会的百合诗班献上大合唱《美丽的婴孩》和《感谢神》，旗袍秀《永远的约》。英文团契献唱了英文版《快乐崇拜歌》，这是一首20世纪的新诗。
百合诗班表演的圣剧《以斯帖》，男声小合唱《祝贺圣婴》《让赞美飞扬》，贾可长老、贺军教士等吹奏管乐《奇异恩典》《平安夜》。
鉴于近期部分弟兄姊妹出现了发烧、咳嗽等症状，北海堂第四堂的线下主日崇拜改为线上进行。
2022年12月18日晚，广州芳村堂举办圣诞同乐会。邀请信徒以小组、夫妻、家庭等组合搭配演出，用双簧、诗朗诵、乐器弹唱、二重唱等形式进行敬拜赞美,据广州市基督教两会。
广东，广西教会举行圣诞活动
Two churches in Guangdong and Guangxi held in-person Christmas activities.
Beihai Church in Guangxi carries out Christmas celebrations on Sundays in December every year. It also holds four services online and on-site each Sunday this month.
The church conducted four services in Mandarin and Cantonese on Sunday, December 4.
On the first Sunday of Christmas month, worshippers followed the COVID-19 protocols, including wearing masks, having their temperatures measured, and presenting the negative nucleic acid test certificates. Rev. Zhang Yezhong, Rev. Huang Zhengxin, Elder Jia Ke, and Pastor He Jun each preached a sermon in four services.
The church also held a service of holy communion with baptism for 12 followers.
After the Sunday service, the choir and fellowships performed a hymn, fan dance, straw hat dance, modern dance, male chorus, and Sanjuban (“three and a half sentences”, a type of Chinese free talk). Activities of different fellowships and the second disciple training course New Life also began this week. The Christmas activities will continue from next Sunday to the end of the year.
The church also conducted four worship services in person and virtually on December 18, the third Sunday of this month.
Elder Jia Ke preached a sermon with the title "Favored One", Rev. Huang Zhengxin with "Grace of Incarnation", and Pastor He Jun with "Emmanuel" online. The third Christmas celebration was held during this period, including choruses, a Nativity play and a cheongsam show from the Lily Choir, a hymn from the English fellowship, and two wind music from Elder Jia ke and Pastor He Jun.
Recently, some of the believers showed symptoms such as fever and cough, so the fourth in-person Sunday worship was changed to online worship.
Fangcun Church in Guangzhou, Guangdong, also held a Christmas party on December 18. Believers were invited to perform in groups, couples, and families, praising God in the form of duets, poetry recitations, and musical instruments, said Guangzhou CC&TSPM.
- Translated by Stephen Huang
Christmas Activities Held in Guangdong, Guangxi
