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Rising out of the parking garage, through the HKIS playground, and towering over the

church building is the Church of All Nations tower cross. The cross is visible from around

Repulse Bay in order to proclaim the crucified and living savior Jesus is present by his

word and in his people in this place. But what impact does Church of All Nations make on

this community? Are we merely set on a tower for people to look up to, or are we also sent

into the community of South Island and all of Hong Kong to carry the message of the

cross?

Church of All Nations is blessed to be a place where we receive the Grace of Jesus Christ in

Word and Sacrament. Together in worship and in fellowship we receive the good news that

we are saved by grace through faith, and faith is a gift of the Holy Spirit. In worship

together, we are blessed and made to be people of God together in community.

In addition as a church, we do not exist only for ourselves. God has called us to live out or

ordinary lives in faith. The tasks we do daily, working in business, teaching classes,

meeting with friends, washing dishes for the family, greeting the grocers with a smile, are

all made holy tasks through faith in Jesus. God does his work through people, and hispeople can take joy knowing their work is in service to others.

During these two months, the community of Church of All Nations will focus on seeing

God at Work through Us. We pray that as God blesses the community through the

everyday tasks we do, the people around us see both the cross of Christ held up on the CAN

tower but also at work in our lives of faith and service.

FALL 2015 8 South Bay Close

REPULSE BAY, HONG KONG

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the

gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10

For we are hisworkmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand,

that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:810) Pastor Joel Scheiwe

May God be gracious to us and bless usand make his face to shine upon us,that your way may be known on earth,your saving power among all nations.Let the peoples praise you, O God;let all the peoples praise you! Psalm 67:13

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Voters Meeting Fall 2015

The semi-annual voters assembly is a

time to do the important business of

the Church of All Nations community.

This meeting on 1 November will

focus on leadership within the church

council. There are several leadership

positions to consider, including

President, Financial Secretary, and

Council Secretary.

If you have not previously attended a

voters assembly, the Elders will ask

you to register and provide a copy of

the Constitution on the day of the

meeting, or you can register early

through the church office.

Please connect to this important part

of our life and a community of

believers.

CONFIRMATION

WithgreatjoyonSunday, May24, 2015, EliadaScheiwe, SamaraKrause

(statementoffaith),JasperFlesche, JacksonHarre, IsaiahLee, andQuinlanLowe(fromlefttoright) declaredtheirfaiththroughtheRiteofConfirmation

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OnMay30, 2015, Rev.JohnMelh

o"ciatedtheweddingofMegan

KincaidandMikeKerstenatHKIS.

MayGodsblessingsbewiththem

andtheirmarriage.

BAPTISM

OnOctober10, 2015, PastorJoel

o"ciatedtheweddingofAlisaMatthews

andAndrewOtoshiatCAN.Congratulationstothenewcouplethat

OnSeptember20, 2015,KimiyePaxBlakely. TairaAlexanderBlakely,

EmiIkedaBlakely, TakeoJohnKentBlakelyandAyumiKotojiElizabethBlakely

werebaptisedintoGodsfamily.

WEDDING

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TODAYS LIGHT 2-YEAR BIBLE

READING

Mondays 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. at the

CAN Parsonage on Shouson Hill

Contact Iantha Scheiwe iantha@scheiwe.org

COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY

INTERNATIONAL (CBSI-HK)

Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at CAN

Contact Ha Gavlik

cbsi.hk@gmail.com

WOMENS BIBLE STUDY

Thursdays 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. at CAN

Contact Megan Ross

canfamily@hkis.edu.hk

20s & 30s LIFE GROUP

Thursdays 7 pm. in Causeway Bay

Contact Megan Ross

canfamily@hkis.edu.hk

SUNDAY ADULT BIBLE

FELLOWSHIP

Sundays 10:00 a.m. in the UP

Cafeteria

Contact Pastor Joel

Worship Attendance Figures

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Youth Calendar - Fall 2015

September 11: 5-7pm Youth Group

September 25: 5-7pm Youth Group

October 23: 5-7pm Youth Group

October 30: 5-7pm Youth Group

November 6-7: Emulate Conference

November 28: 5-7pm Youth Group

December 4: 5-7pm Youth GroupDecember 11: 5-7pm Youth Group

Bring your friends and come join us!

Childrens Ministry / Youth Ministry

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Buzz Sunday School

Every Sunday at 10:10am

All kids Age 3 - Grade 5

Fun Bible lessons and crafts.

Kids Praise Team

Every Thursday at 3:00pm

All kids Grade 1 - Grade 5

Make a joyful noise to the Lord.

CAN Children Christmas Cantata

Register your kids now to make sure they areready to go for rehearsals to start on Sunday,

Nov 1st! The Cantata is on Sunday, December

13th. Please use our Google form to register

your child: http://goo.gl/forms/MO4VCnNxVa

Contact Megan Rosscanfamily@hkis.edu.hk

with any questions.

mailto:canfamily@hkis.edu.hk%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blankhttps://www.facebook.com/megan.birney.ross%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blankhttp://goo.gl/forms/MO4VCnNxVa%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blankmailto:canfamily@hkis.edu.hk%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blankhttps://www.facebook.com/megan.birney.ross%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blankhttp://goo.gl/forms/MO4VCnNxVa%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank

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Social Ministry

FEEDING HK CONTINUOUS

FOOD DRIVE

CAN participates in a continuousfood drive in partnership with

Feeding HK. Please see the bins in

the back of the sanctuary for most

needed items for each month.

Ms Gretchen Ryan andMs.Tracy Patrick with Let Sayapen

HOME OF LOVING FAITHFULNESS (HOLF) celebrated its 50th Anniversary

with a thanksgiving service on October 10. The HOLF praised the Lord by

sharing Bible passages and their stories of God's faithfulness in the past, at

present, and in the future. For HOLF, the next fifty years has just began. The

residents are grateful for their ministry partners' undivided attention, love,

prayers, and support throughout these years. Church of All Nations has been

blessed to be part of this partnership.

On November 29, after late service, the Church of All

Nations is booked to visit and share moments in the

lives of the HOLF Residents. Please contact Ms

Mary Ewing at mewing@hkis.edu.hk if you are

available to join. Thanks!

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On Monday, September 28, 2015, 11

adults and children from Church of All

Nations traveled to Concordia

Childrens Services (CCS) in

Manila, Philippines.

The team had many

opportunities to play with

toddlers, hold the babies,

paint the walls, and lead

vacation Bible programs.

They also had helped clean

up the environment. We

give glory to God for the

service opportunity.

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ConcordiaChildren'sServices4600OldStaMesaStManila,MetroManila10167133462

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October9,2015

ChurchofAllNations(CAN)8SouthBayCloseRepulseBay,

DearFriendsatCANHKTeam,

WewouldliketoacknowledgewithheartfeltgratitudeyourcontinuoussupportandlovetoCCS.Thankyouforbeingpartofourministry.Your5daysvisittoConcordiatrullybringsjoyandhappinesstothechildrenaswellastothestaff.WeareverymuchthankfultoGodforpeoplelikeyouwhohavethepassiontohelpchildrenwhoarereallyinneed.Yourkindnesstrullyencouragesustoworkhardtocontinuethiskindofministry.Youareverymuchappreciatedandyourloveandcareforthechildrenwillalwaysberemembered.

Wemaynotbeabletothankyouenoughbutforsure,Godwillblessyouasyoublessthosewhoareinneed.Pleasealwaysincludeusinyourprayer.Again,thankyouandGodbless:)

MyWarmregards,

Amount

Date

MemoP8,000.00

October2,2015 Note:PaymentfortherentofvehicleP33,000.00

September2,2015

Total:P41,000.00

Sincerely,

AnnaBellaM.Caballes

ExecutiveDirector

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Thank You Letters

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Filipino Prayers Share and Care (FPSC) Ministry

On Oct. 18, 2015 FPSC celebrated its 28th anniversary. The day was filled with

joy and thanksgiving.

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Donationsfortheclothesdrivemaybeplacedinthelabeledboxinthestorageroomunder thestairs(4/F,near churchoffice). Clothesshouldbeclean,folded,usableandinplasticbags.Thisisespeciallyhelpfulto

membersofourFPSCgroupwhosort,packageanddistributetheseneededgifts.Thankyou.

FPSC Continues Its

Collection of Gently

Used Clothes

" Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift. 2 Corinthians 9:15

FPSC would like to give an update on our first CAN-FPSC clothing drive in Philippines.

By the help of our church, FPSC keeps receiving tons of clothing donations. Thank you so

much for all your support & prayers. Please see message below from their Church

representative and the photos above.

On behalf of the members of the church lead by Pastor Tanacio a big thanks to CAN and

FPSC Ministry. We pray that God will continue blessing the ministry.

More power to all...

Batalinian Lutheran Church

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Offering Figures (in Hong Kong Dollars)

Guide to Financial Giving at CAN

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