Sep 8, 2024 Church News

  1. Welcome to our Sunday Service. Please pick up your Communion elements at the front desk. Wearing a mask inside the church is highly recommended. If you have any symptoms, please rest at home. The sermons will be uploaded to our YouTube channel at 2:30pm.
  • English & Youth: 10:00am @ Gym; JAM paused; Junior JAM 10:15 am @A9
  • Cantonese: 8:30 & 11:30am @Sanctuary; Mandarin: 10:00 am @A8
  1. In-Person English Sunday School 11:30am – 12:30pm
  • Children’s Sunday School in B4-B7; Adult Sunday School in the gym
  • Junior High Sunday School in B11; Senior High School in A10
  1. TODAY Earthquake & Fire Drill at 9:45a, 11:05a & 12:45a, the north(back) parking lot is reserved for the evacuation

Earthquake & Fire Drill TODAY

Alarm Sounds at 9:35am, 11:05am & 12:45pm

1st Siren – Earthquake Drill

2nd Siren – Fire Drill

Evacuate the church as instructed

by designated volunteers

and walk to the back parking lot

 

  1. 2025-2026 Deacon Election: three person have been officially elected as they have received over 2/3 of the votes. 9/21(Sat) Old and New Deacon Board meeting. Thank you for counting the ballots.
  2. The Deacon Board is going to approach the potential 2025-2026 Departmental Chairpersons. May our brothers and sisters answer the Lord’s call to lead as servants.
  3. For Planning & Budget 2025, all departments/committees leaders, please submit your expenses TODAY. You could choose to use Digital Voucher or printed voucher for approval and submit with receipts to
  4. It is highly recommended to wear non-marking sole shoes during Awana, sports, and dance activities in the gym to prevent damage to the newly waxed floor. Thank you for your cooperation.
  5. Staff news: N/A

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  1. We are happy to welcome youths from JAM to our English Sunday Service starting today. May God continue to lead them
  2. 10/13(Sun) Thanksgiving Baptismal & Membership Ceremony If you want to be baptized or apply for church membership, please contact Pastor Bill. Applicants need to take Baptismal/Membership Classes and have a lunch interview with the Deacon Board on 9/22 (Sun. 1pm) at the gym.
  3. Keep our Mission ministries in your prayers. When contributing to our mission ministries, please remember to specify “Mission Fund“.
  4. 2024 LightHouse Harbour Ministries: Next visit date is 9/12(Thu) 7-9:30pm. Pastor Esmond will lead Righteousness Fellowship and other members to serve.
  5. Online Registration for next AWANA year has started. NEW registration, please contact . Return clubbers please use this QR code.
  6. 10/18-20 「the 39th Mission Conference」, speaker Rev. Isaac Quan from CIM Canada. Please mark your calendar
  7. The deacon board has allocated an additional $2000 to the administrative department for subsidizing attendees of the upcoming Winter Conference. Forty applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, with further details to be provided in the future.
2024 CCCWC – PGMBC Subsidy Rate
Full-Time – 13 & above $50
Full-Time – Children $40
Week Pass – 13 & above $50
Week Pass – Children 0-3:$0; 4-6:$10; 7-12:$40
4 Evening Main Talks – 13 & above $40
4 Evening Main Talks – Children 0-3:$0; 4-12:$15
Day Pass (for each day) $10
  1. 9/14(Sat. 10a-4p, in the gym) ｢MBCCA Leadership Training」all deacons, pastors, lay leaders, worship leaders and small group leaders are highly recommended to join. Click here for more details and register online
  2. 9/29(Sat. 3-5:30pm) English Plan to Protect Training – Orientation. It is MANDATORY for all senior, children and youth workers to attend once a year. New volunteers are requested to join an orientation training. Register with Miranda Fong :
  3. Please refer to the Cantonese Bulletin for outreach programs to invite your Cantonese speaking family members and friends to join.
  4. Back to School BBQ: We will have our Back-to-School BBQ on September 22 after the service. A great way to kick off the new school year
  1. English Ministries Family Chat On Sunday, September 15th following the worship service we would like to have an English Ministries Family Chat to discuss some concerns we have related to the results of the recent church survey. We would like to have an open conversation with everyone who is a part of the English congregation to help us discern and determine how best we can address those concerns. Please stay for this time and become part of charting a course for the future for our English Ministries.
  2. Please pray for the sick and their families.