Dear brothers and sisters,

 

Finally the EC2003 "Heartfelt" Concert was over, I have taken the chance to work with Fr. So on the last few days for some review of the EC Concert and our YLC forecast.    Fr. So just left us early this morning and back to HK for his busy school and church work.

 

I am now back to my desk and the first thing I want to do is to express my gratitude to each of you for your valuable time and great effort contributed to the EC Committee to make this OLPH EC Concert so successful, your enthusiasms, patience, understanding and forgiveness, love and care to each others has made us one great team and all these has deeply touched my heart, I am so proud to be a team member with you all, well done ! Great Job !

 

It was an excellent and unforgettable evening, lots of positive responses received, for this, we should give thanks to God who has give us the chance to work for this event and all the blessing we received from Him to complete the job, such captivating energy requires the blessing from God and the continuous effort from all leaders to guarantee its sustainability.

 

Let me take this chance to thanking each individual working group ( not in any particular order):

 

OLPH Pastor  ( Rev. John Mak )

- Thank you for your advise, patience and involvements, specially your EC article for the EC Booklet and church newsletter, your support is important to make us move on.

 

EC spiritual Director ( Rev. Joseph So )

-Thank you for your guiding, spiritual advice and great effort to our Committee members and the " Program " to make this event an evangelization concert, not a talent show ! Thank you and hope to see you very soon in Calgary again !

 

Advisory Team ( Deacon John Wu, Sis. Lucy Tsang, Andrew Chew, Michael Chu, Simon Tam, Lucas Wan, Stephen Chan, Edward Lam, Ann Lam, Peter Leung, Catherine Luk, Cecilia Wong, Annie Lam, Arthur Ho, Helen Wu, John Lu, Marry Ku, Joset, Lawrence Pak, Leung Hok Ling, Ray Poon, Bill Tsang )

- Big thanks to you all Parish Groups Leader and advisors for monitor our process and give us lots of valuable advises to make the event smooth and effective, your EC articles, booth decorations, men power, donations and all the involvements proved that we are one unit one family ... OLPH Parish !

 

Budget Control ( Simon Tam, Alex Yu )

- Well done !  Excellent balancing and control ! Thank you.

 

Secretary ( Vincent Hui, Kandi Wah )

- Highly efficiency ! Good Job ! Thank you.

 

Marketing ( Marcus Ma, Olivia Lee )

- Creative design, professional management, and excellent follow up, lots of positive responses received. PR report there are many non-Catholic attend our concert, you have really did a great job to promote the EC concert and OLPH church to city. Thank you !

 

Thank you also for Fr. Mak sends the 80 posters to all Catholic Church in Calgary, and Cecilia to mail the 200 poster to all Catholic school in Calgary.

 

EC Website ( Alex Yu ) -  www.geocities.com/heartfeltconcert

- Thank you for keep it up date, well done.

 

Public Relationship PR ( Grace Wong, David Chan )

- Good team !  Grace, your phone call group really did a great job !  Numbers of phone call has been made and over 220 tickets all delivery to our not-active parishioners, it wasn't easy, much appreciated ! David, excellent result on the VIP invitation, thank you.

 

I would also like to thank you for Deacon Wu, Michael Chu and Maria Kwong for your special invitation and follow up with Bishop Henry, every one of us was so excited with his attendance. Thank you.

 

Sponsors ( Thomas Ha, Lawrence Pak, Peter Leung )

- Thank you for your great effort, unexpected good result, much appreciates !

 

Gifts ( Simon Lau )

- As Fr. So said “ to thank you for all the audiences who attend our concert to night, we have prepare the best gift we have to you … Jesus “ .  Thank you Simon for prepare all these Jesus CD. Great job !

 

Stage PA system & Lighting ( Arthur Ho, Fat Gao, David Chan )

- All the responses received has mention how exciting they saw the effect comes out just like a big show, your professional work make this concert shine !  Thank you.

 

Stage Material Supply ( Simon Lau and your team members )

- Highly efficiency, everything on time, good job !  Thank you.

 

Stage Banner ( Carry-Anna Li, Cathy Siu )

- A beautiful banner, it is a big job but really brighten the stage !  Thank you for your great effort.

 

Floor ( John Li, Amy Choi, Eddie Choi ) + ( CFF, PPC, First Aid, SSG )

- " Very Impressive performances, excellent arrangement and well organized " said by Fr. So, Fr. Mak, David Chan and Michael Chu.  Truly, we received lots and lots of positive responses appreciate with your excellent receptionists. Thank you.

 

PPC ( Michael Chu and team )

- Thank you for your unconditional support for the EC Committee, and help to greeting the VIP(s) and all the guests, positive responses received from our parishioners who attend feels welcome by our OLPH church. Thank you.

 

Publication ( Joe Hui, Peter Leung, Andrew Chau )

- Well done, a long hours job but finally it is done ! Thank you for all the professional translation work, follow up and prove reading, although there are little printing mistake, luckily all the Chinese message ok.

 

Power Point Projectors ( Thomas Chau, Shirley Leung )

- " As important as the program, perfect timing, 100% accuracy, excellent work, great effort " said by David Chan, Michael Chu, Fr. So, Fr. Mak, PPC and lots of our church parishioners, Perfectly done ! Thank you for your great effort.

 

MC ( Shirley Leung, Marcus, John Lu, Susan Li )

- Excellent interaction with the audiences and time control, Perfect team !

 

Program ( Fr. So, Maria Yu, Shirley Leung, Vincent Hui )

- Thank you Shirley, Vincent to have the Program set up, Thank you Fr. So's advise to make the program appropriate, glad to have this chance to work with all of you on this job. Excellent work !

 

Program Leaders - excellent and unforgettable concert, Great Job, well done !

 

Band-"Shell of the event" ( Vincent Ho, Maria Kwong )

- Great job, strong team, excellent performances !  Thank you.

 

Youth Choir ( Maria Kwong )

- Children shine on the stage after your polishing ! Lots of positive response received. Thank you for your great effort, excellent work !

 

CCC Choir ( Maggie )

- A potential group, excellent singers, well done ! Thank you.

 

Dance ( Jennifer, Victoria )

- Creative idea, excellent dancers, I never thought the EC T-shirt can be so fashion. God's soldiers of faith, keep on assisting the young one in our church ! Thank you.

 

Sunday School Dance ( Theresa Wu, Ann Lam )

- Thank you very much for all teachers great effort to lead those " dolly " Sunday school kids, they all did a great job, an excellent high light of our concert ! Thanks again.

 

St. Gabriel Choir ( Cecilia Wong )

- Beautiful songs, beautiful flowers, lots of love has been given out to the audiences. Thank you !

 

Mandarin Choir ( Sis. Tsang )

- An excellent and professional team that give a very impressive starting of the concert. Thank you !

 

Witness Head ( Maria Leung )

- Thank you for your great effort to take care the 3 witness, it is a very sensitive job need a really blessed person to take care, thank you for stay with us and help. God Bless.

 

Skit-1 (Vincent Hui, Newman Pak, Michael Kwong )

- Good story line, excellent actors, well organized in time and atmosphere. Thank you.

 

Skit-2 (Ambrose Wong, Gabriel Chau, Tim Mok )

- Excellent concept to bring out the best way to continuous with God - Pray !  Little bit long story but cover many facts in our daily life, excellent actors, and lots of positive responses received. Thank you.

 

Follow Up ( David Chan )

- Good news !  We have got over 80 non-Catholic person interested to receive our further contact, a very positive result !  Please attend the 13-Nov meeting and give your continuous support to David - our Follow up group.

 

Coordinator of the Event Night:

Chief Coordinator (David Chan)

- How could we without you in such a big event, your management, control and leadership have made your team members and the concert shine ! Special thanks for your help to take this " Heavy loading job ", much appreciated !

 

Program Coordinator on stage (Maria Yu)

- I am proud to be a member in this team, without all your fully support, nothing I can do,  thank you everyone !

 

Program Coordinator on Back Stage and Floor ( Michael Kwong, Vincent Hui, Ambrose Wong, Sindia Hui, Annie Mok )

- Thank you for providing your best co-operation with the "program on stage" to ensure the program run smooth, lots of positive responses received, thank you.

 

Floor Coordinator (Edward Lam)

- Excellent display of all our church group in the CCC hall, great marketing concept, thank you also to arrange the " prayer faithfully " section, great effort, great result ! Thank you.

 

Floor Coordinator-First Aid, SSG (Lawrence Pak)

- A professional team and well organized, Thank you for providing us a safe environments to enjoy the concert !

 

Music Coordinator on stage (Maria Kwong)

- 1 Music Coordinator, 195 singers, choir, band members, dancers, actors on stage within 3 hours, I can't remember there is anyone except you have done that !  If anyone know there is one before Maria Kwong did the same thing, please notice her and me, thanks.   Maria, apologize to make you so busy on stage, but we have full confidence on you when we plan the Program. Great Job ! Well done my dear friend ! Thanks again.

 

Furthermore, I would like to give a special thanks to Bishop Henry and Fr. Wang for attend our EC concert, writing EC articles, gave us speech and blessing on stage to make our concert a spiritually inspiring night.

 

Finally, let us take this moment to offer all the work and effort we has done for the EC to our God in the highest, thanks Him to take care everything of EC and everyone of us, may all the work we did is for glory His name our Lord Jesus Christ. 

 

Thanks God to gather us as a big team, hopefully I don't miss anyone who has contributed to this EC Committee, if I do, please forgive me and send me an email ASAP for amend.

 

Yours in Christ,

Maria Yu

EC Committee Coordinator

 

 

 

You are the salt of the earth! You are light of the world, (Mt. 5:13-14),

 

May our God bless every one of us to keep this EC Spirit inside our heart and give us energy and wisdom to carry on our job to take care those brothers and sisters who are in suffering and bring them back to your home.

Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1