Parent Resources in the Lam Ka Chung William Memorial Library

The Parent Resource section in the Secondary Library is set up and books are available to check out. If you are interested in helping expand the collection, click here to see information posted earlier on our blog.

Join us for a special prayer and lunch celebration

Dear Parents of ICS,

You are cordially invited to join a special prayer and lunch celebration on:

Feb. 11th 2012 Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

At 5/F Chapel

We are so thankful that many grade level parents prayer fellowships were formed in the past year, we invite you to come pray with us and hear more about how this can impact your family and your children in this Celebration! We will have:

1. Lively worship time led by Kirby Chan

2. Sharing on: "Unleashing the Power of Intercessory Prayer" by Pastor Fai Chan

3. Parents testimony

4. Gospel Dinner update

5. Luncheon celebration starting 12:30 p.m.

Please contact your grade level prayer group leaders or email Phyllis Fung at pfung2009 "at" gmail.com to make reservations. Bring a friend along!

Blessings,
Fai Chan
Parents Association Chairman

Christian Living/Parenting Book Donations Request

The Parent Association in conjunction with the Secondary Library is setting up a "Parent Resource" section, for parents to borrow books and teaching DVDs which will help them in raising their children.

Housed in the Secondary Library, the items will be available to parents of all grades. If you are able to donate good condition Christian books or DVDs relating to child development, family matters, relationships, etc, we would like to share them with the ICS community. We accept books in any language, hard-cover preferred for durability.

If you have further questions, you may contact PA member Penny Yue at 9437 7181. Kindly bring your book donations to either the Elementary Office or the Secondary Library, thank you!

Parent Support Group Report

Fourteen parents attended a parenting session in early January on the topic of Understanding Children with Special Needs. There was an overview of some types of disorders and sharing from parents of special needs children about how we can help ourselves and our children accept and understand children with special needs.

Upcoming session on Feb 3 - Peer Pressure 8:30-10:30am Elementary Conference Room

The Source of Happiness

The ICS Parent Association (PA) is hosting our annual Gospel Dinner on Friday March 23, 2012 at the Grand Capital Banquet Hall in Shatin Town Hall. (沙田京都高級宴會廳). This is a gospel outreach activity for the entire ICS community, particularly targeting non-believers. This year’s speaker is Rev. Young Man Chan (陳恩明) who is a gifted crusade speaker. The topic is The Source of Happiness (快樂的泉源). We would encourage everyone in our community to invite other parents and children, family members and friends to attend this meeting. We hope to bring the love and grace of our Lord to many more others who have yet to know Him personally.

The dinner table price was set at HK$2880 ($240 per person x 12). To facilitate easy booking, we would appreciate booking of a minimum of one table for each reservation. You may sponsor one table (or more) by faith, send us the fee accordingly, then start inviting people to fill up the table. On the other hand, participants may gather together to form one table (12 people for each table) and one person will be responsible for the registration and booking.

For registration, please send email to ICSPAEXCO@gmail.com , then send a cheque payable to International Christian School, marking "Gospel Dinner 2012" at its back, attention to Becky Lee Su (secretary of PA of ICS). Acknowledgement of receipt will be issued later via email to the registrant.

We are encouraged by the response of the Gospel Dinner last year. Seeds were sown and souls have been saved. Do pray earnestly for this event and start inviting your friends now! Try to have a few Christian friends seated in the same table as your non-Christian friends, so they can be cared for properly.

Blessings this Christmas from the PA

Let your voices be heard!

The work of the Search Committee formed by the Board of Trustees for the recruitment of the next Headmaster is in full swing. In order to assist the Search Committee, the PA ExCo has just formed a working sub-committee called the PA ExCo Next Headmaster Sub-Committee ("the PANC") to collect parents' views on the expected qualities that parents may have on the next Headmaster. The PANC will convey the parents' views collected to the Search Committee and the Board.

The PANC comprises five PA ExCo members (Grace So, Ronna Chao, Monic Mou, Andrew Ngo and Tony Ma as chairman)

We hereby invite you to take this opportunity to write down up to FIVE qualities you would like to see in the next HM (e.g., spiritual leadership, financial stewardship, etc.) and send them by by email to icspanc@gmail.com
on or before Friday 9 December 2011.

Parents are one of the major stakeholders of the ICS community; let your voices be heard.