Christmas Eve Bible Hymnal Gathering & Pot Bless Dinner

On Christmas Eve, we gathered for a pot bless dinner and a Christmas Eve Bible Hymnal Gathering in church. The pot bless dinner was scheduled to start at about 7pm.

Christmas tree and the nativity scene put up by the children and their teachers.

Angels

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The following food were contributed by the participants for the pot bless dinner. Some brought cooked food while others bought ready cooked food.

Fried items such as stuffed bean curd and etc.

Black vinegar pork leg.

Steamed stuffed white tofu.

Stewed pork belly with fried bean curd stick, baby napa and carrot.

There were other items which I didn't take snapshots such as blanched beansprout, butter cake and others which I can't remember.

And 2 combs of bananas.

After dinner, we adjourned to the sanctuary for the...

Christmas Eve Bible Hymnal Gathering.

Altar

Altar flower.

After singing of hymns and reading of scripture, came the lighting of candles.

Thank God and fellow brothers and sisters in Christ for a nice and peaceful Christmas Eve celebration.

Christmas decorations on the notice board.

Grateful for from Him and through Him and to Him are all things - Romans 11:38.

Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfil His promises to her - Luke 1:45.

Thankful to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever - Psalm 107:1.

Pot Bless Lunch To Celebrate The 1st Day Of New Year 2020

There is no grand celebration for the 1st day of New Year 2020. We started off the new year with a pot bless gathering in my house. My friend and I came up with some nice home cooked food for the 4 of us. I cooked 3 items and my friend contributed 2 items for our new year lunch.

 My 1st dish - Black Vinegar Pork Leg with wood fungus and lots of ginger slices.

 My 2nd dish - Stewed Chinese cabbage with nam yue (fermented bean curd).

 My 3rd dish - Egg omelette with chopped kale.

My friend bought the kale and gave half to me.

 Dish cooked by my friend - Sliced arrow head stewed with minced pork and kale.

 My friend also bought some roast pork and sausage from the market.

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We had a very satisfying and filling lunch without any rice.

After washing up, we went to a shopping mall to walk off some calories.

 As usual, I am drawn to this pillar aquarium with live fishes swimming in it.

 I was happy taking snapshots while my hubby and friends shopped.

 I don't know the name of these fishes.

 Some stopped to watch the fishes but I was the only one taking pictures.

 Hubby and friends joined me after their shopping.

I enjoyed watching the fishes swimming graciously in the water.

Linking to Saturday's Critters.

"In a word, what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kingdom subjects.

Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity.

Live generously and graciously toward others,

the way God lives toward you."

(Matthew 5:48, The Message-MSG)

A Pot Bless Celebration To Start Off The SG Meetings.

Our church's small groups meeting has been in recess since end of last year for the festive season such as Christmas, Chinese New Year, and etc. Now that all the festive celebration is over, it is time to resume the small groups meeting with a pot bless dinner gathering.

The day started with a lovely sunrise.

 Sunrise at 7:17 am

Here are some of the home cooked food brought by members who attended the pot bless celebration. There were many more which I didn't take snapshots.

Chicken curry and steamed chicken.

 Stir fried celery and sweet spicy chicken.

 Braised pork belly and mixed vegetables.

 Steamed soft tofu and fried egg omelette.

 Pizza, fried noodle and curry puffs.

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The following antiques are from the National Museum.

Ceramics recovered from the Turiang, a Chinese trading ship (C. 1370). 

 Ceramics from the Xuandi (C.1540).

 Ceramics from Xuandi (C.1540).

 Red Amaryllis Lilies from my garden.

Linking to Happy Tuesday, Tuesday's Treasures & Image-in-ing.

"Look at the lilies! They don't toil and spin,

and yet Solomon in all his glory was not robed as well as they are.

(Luke 12:27, The Living Bible-TLB)

Year End Pot Bless Celebration For SG Gathering.

End of last month, we had a year end pot bless celebration at one of the Small Group member's house. Every member came up with something to contribute to the pot bless dinner. I quickly took snapshots of all the food items before we sat down for a time of Praise and Worship unto our Lord, Jesus Christ. After giving thanks and blessing of the food, everyone was ready to tuck in these yummy food!

We opted for the easy way because I have no idea what to cook. We bought a Roasted Duck.

The highlight of the dinner was this Hainanese Poached Chicken dish. Hainanese chicken rice specially prepared for 14 people. 

A pot of specially prepared chicken rice.

The whole car was filled with the mouth-watering aroma of the chicken and rice.

Home cooked Mixed Vegetarian dish.

A member bought this Vegetarian Bean Curd Roll.

Another home cooked Mixed Vegetable dish.

The member who cooked the Mixed Vegetarian dish also made this Fried Balls With Coconut Filling.

Another member made this healthy Baked Spring Rolls.

And finally 2 combs of Bananas to round up the dinner.

A wonderful pot bless dinner to end the Small Group Gathering for 2016. The gathering will resume in the new year after the Chinese New Year 2017 celebration.

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The following photo is for joining Tuesday's Treasures.

A traditional farmer's rain coat made from woven coconut palm fiber. This snapshot was taken at the Chang Jiang White Coffee (Signature Outlet), Ipoh.

Linking to Tuesday's Treasures & Image-in-ing.

Work hard like a farmer who gets paid well

if he raises a large crop.

(2 Timothy 2:6, The Living Bible-TLB)