1. Welcome to our Holy Communion Sunday Service. Please pick up your Communion elements at the front desk. Due to an increase in COVID cases, wearing a mask inside the church is highly recommended. If you have any symptoms, please rest at home. It is highly recommended to get the new COVID vaccine and flu shot.

The sermons will be uploaded to our YouTube channel at 2:30pm.

• English & Youth Service: 10:00am @ Gym; JAM @B7; Junior JAM 10:15 am @A9
• Cantonese: 8:30 & 11:30am @Sanctuary; Mandarin: 10:00 am @A8

2. A huge thank you to all our 2024 Deacons & Chairpersons and their spouses for their selfless and generous service to the church. A THANK-YOU gift will be given to you to show our appreciation
3. In-Person English Sunday School 11:30am – 12:30pm

• Children’s Sunday School in B4-B7; Adult School in the gym
• The J.&S. High Sunday School Class is paused. A Q&A session for the new STEM program will be hosted by Pastor Bill and Kathy Wong in A10.

4. The AGM on December 1st went very well. All agendas have been passed and here are the excerpts:

• Tina Chan and Ann So were elected to be the member representatives of the 2025 deacon nomination committee.
• The 2024 PGMBC ministry report was adopted.
• The 2025 PGMBC mission department budget was adopted.
• The 2025 PGMBC ministry report and budget were approved

5. The 5 Family Chat minutes are available online. Contact the pastors or deacons if you have any suggestions.
6. The December renovation plan is detailed below. Email or contact Joseph Wong, Oliver Chan, Alan Chan, Pastor Esmond or Arthur Chui if you have any suggestions or comments:

• Installing heat pumps for all the rooms in basement
• Replace some lights in B5,6 and if possible the corridor in basement
• Remove the old slide in west side of the building (DIY)
• The team will host a meeting with all department heads and fellowship/group leaders to discuss on a major decluttering project. Details will be discussed at the next renovation committee meeting
• Prepare to install outdoor LED sign

7. 11.28 Deacon Board meeting excerpts

• At year’s end, PGMBC’s deacon board will thank Pastor Victor Lee, Pastor Bowie Chiu, and Pastor Ella Cho for their voluntary service, including leading, planning, preaching, teaching Sunday School, and leading fellowships
• Beginning January 2025, Pastor Valerie Yiu will volunteer at the church, assisting with children’s and teens’ ministry during Pastor Bill’s sabbatical.
• The five Family Chats’ issues were discussed and resolved.
• The next phase’s renovation plan (tentative) will include:

1. review the draft by the designer presented on November 24
2. Ensure the renovation plan is consistent with the church’s vision
3. Continue budgeting potential projects with different contractors
4. The renovation of a room will focus on the church’s youth, while accommodating other uses
5. heat pumps will be installed in the rooms in the basement
6. lightings of the church will be improved.
7. 1.1-12.1 Offering Report is now available in Google Drive for checking your balance, or check at the front table and bulletin board. Contact for enquiry. Offering through PayPal or CanadaHelps should get the receipts from the them but you can also see your donation amount in our Offering Report.
8. 2024 in-person Offering Cut-Off Date is 12/29(Sun).

If you want your eTransfer offering to count for 2024 tax deductions, make it before 12/27. Some financial institutions may delay processing eTransfer requests due to the holiday season.

Official Receipt for Tax Return will be emailed/mailed to donors in Feb., for donor’s info update, please contact

10. 2024/1/5 (Sun) Deadline for 2024 Reimbursements Please submit your voucher together with receipts to Joanna before 1/5. All late vouchers should be approved by the 2025 dept. chairs and counted as 2025 expenditures
11. Christmas Celebrations:

• 12/13(Fri. 7p) English Christmas Potluck
• 12/15(Sun.10a) Mandarin Gospel Sunday Service and lunch @Gym
• 12/21(Sat) Love @Gym
• 12/22(Sun. 10am) Christmas Joint English / Children / Cantonese / Mandarin Sunday Service @ the sanctuary, A8 & Gym. Sunday Schools are paused

12. Guidelines for Cancellation of in-person Sunday gatherings: In case of inclement weather or unforeseen events, the lead pastor, in consultation with the Executive Committee, will decide by 6:00 am on Sunday whether to cancel in-person Sunday gatherings and switch to online activities. A message will be sent to all WhatsApp groups, posted on the church’s website & Facebook. Leaders, please ensure that your members are informed to join the Zoom meetings instead. The gathering time will remain the same as before, with a simplified rundown. The sermon will be uploaded to our YouTube channel at 2:30pm

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14. In-Person English Ministries Prayer Time on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., please come in through the gym entrance. We will take the first 20 minutes to learn more about praying as Jesus taught us to pray. Then, we will follow up that time with a time of praying together, focusing not only on the needs within our church but also on our community. For further information,contact Pastor Don and watch for follow-up announcements.
15. 12/13 (Fri.7:00pm) EM Christmas Potluck Dinner in the gym. More details will follow.
16. 12/22(Sun) Baby Dedication on Christmas Joint Service If you have a child under the age of 2 and would like to dedicate to the Lord in the presence of our church community, please contact the pastors before 12/15.
17. The mission department has approved the 2024 budget special support of $10,000 to Missionaries and Mission Agencies who are in financial need taken from the surplus fund to be allocated as follows:

18. 2024 LightHouse Harbour Ministries: Next visit date is 12/12(Thu) 7-9:30pm. Pastor David will lead a team to serve.
19. Casa de Luz Missions Trip Update

We are now booked to be at Casa de Luz from July 5 to July 12, 2025. So we are now committed to this adventure in missions! What we need now is to get a firm commitment from those who wish to be a part of this trip. The important part now is to book our airfare to travel from Vancouver to San Diego on July 5th. This is

an important holiday weekend in the USA so the sooner we book the better. For this part of the trip we need to all travel together since we will be picked up on the other side of the border by the vans coming from Casa de Luz to provide us with transportation there. We will most likely be working through a travel agent to ensure that we are all booked on the same flight. For further information about how that will work please contact Rachel Vong. For any further questions about the trip please feel free to contact Pastor Don via email ( ) or text or call me at (604) 838 9051.

20. 2025 Mission Fest 「I WILL」is coming to Vancouver on2/13-15(Thu-Sat), hosted in Chilliwack Heritage Park. Please see the website for the details
21. The deacon board has allocated an additional $2,000 to the Administrative Department for subsidizing attendees of the upcoming Winter Conference. Forty applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. Forward the registration confirmation email to
22. Please refer to the Cantonese Bulletin for outreach programs to invite your Cantonese speaking family members and friends to join.
23. Complimentary 2025 PG Calendar is available to pick up at the front desk, one for each family.
24. Please pray for the sick and their families.

1. Welcome to our Sunday Service. Due to an increase in COVID cases, wearing a mask inside the church is highly recommended. If you have any symptoms, please rest at home. It is highly recommended to get the new COVID vaccine and flu shot. The sermons will be uploaded to our YouTube channel at 2:30pm.

• English & Youth Service: 10:00am @ Gym; JAM @B7; Junior JAM 10:15 am @A9
• Cantonese: 8:30 & 11:30am @Sanctuary; Mandarin: 10:00 am @A8

2. Due to family chat today, there’s no In-Person English Sunday School today.
3. 11.9 Deacon Board meeting excerpts

1) Family Chat (Nov 22 -24)

Friday, Nov 22, starting at 19:30, at B11, hybrid (in person/online) (Cantonese)

Saturday, Nov 23, starting at 17:00, at A8, in person (Cantonese)

Sunday, Nov 24, starting at   10:00am, at Sanctuary, in person (Cantonese);

11:30am, at gym, in person (English)

11:30am, at A8, in person (Mandarin)

2) Annual General Meeting on Dec 1, 2024, starting at 2:30pm, at Sanctuary, in person

3) The Ministry leading team will meet monthly starting in January 2025 with the expectation to revisit the schedule and reconsider frequency of meetings

4) Renovation update:

Deacon board and renovation committee will meet with the architect on Nov 24, 2024 at 1:45pm

5) Guideline for posting photos and videos: Affirmative consent must be first received from people who are identifiable in the photo(s) or video(s) prior to posting them on any website or social media, particularly for children (under age 19, requires parental consent) and visitors.

4. Today in-person Pre-AGM Family Chat: 11:30am English @Gym, Mandarin @A8; 10am Cantonese. All are welcome. Sunday School will be paused. English Family Chat Agenda:

• Prayer
• Introduction by Pastor Don
• 2025 plan
• Q&A on 2025 Plan
• Budget and financial statement presentation by Deacon Geraldine Lai
• Q&A on Budget
• Closing Prayer

5. 12/1 (next Sun. 2:30p) – AGM to resolve questions and vote. Translations provided. Online AGM handbook and hard copies are available. Agenda:

• Opening Prayer by Pastor Chan
• Adoption of agenda
• Election of Member Representatives of the 2025 Nominating Committee
• Acceptance of the Annual Ministry Report of 2024
• Adoption of the 2025 Mission Budget
• Adoption of the 2025 PGMBC Ministry Plans and Budget
• Any other business
• Closing prayer by Pastor Bill Chan

6. Nominating Church Member Representatives to 2025 Deacon’s Nomination Committee, PG members can submit nominations to Pastor David in writing or by e-mail: Please do not contact the nominee(s) as Pastor David will confirm with them regarding their nomination. The names will be included for the election during the AGM on 12/1(Sun)
7. Guidelines for Cancellation of in-person Sunday gatherings: In case of inclement weather or unforeseen events, the lead pastor, in consultation with the Executive Committee, will decide by 6:00 am on Sunday whether to cancel in-person Sunday gatherings and switch to online activities. A message will be sent to all WhatsApp groups, posted on the church’s website & Facebook. Leaders, please ensure that your members are informed to join the Zoom meetings instead. The gathering time will remain the same as before, with a simplified rundown. The sermon will be uploaded to our YouTube channel at 2:30pm

Prayer-Gospel-Mission-Bible-Caring

8. In-Person English Ministries Prayer Time on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., please come in through the gym entrance. We will take the first 20 minutes to learn more about praying as Jesus taught us to pray. Then, we will follow up that time with a time of praying together, focusing not only on the needs within our church but also on our community. For further information,contact Pastor Don and watch for follow-up announcements.
9. 12/13 (Fri.7:00pm) EM Christmas Potluck Dinner in the gym. More details will follow.
10. 12/22(Sun) Baby Dedication on Christmas Joint Service If you have a child under the age of 2 and would like to dedicate to the Lord in the presence of our church community, please contact the pastors before 12/15.
11. 11/26(Tue. 7:30pm) Joint Mission Prayer Meeting Zoom ID: 862 6579 1403 Passcode: 888026. Vancouver Island STM team members will share their trip. All are welcome.
12. 2024 LightHouse Harbour Ministries: Next visit date is 12/12(Thu) 7-9:30pm. Pastor David will lead a team to serve.
13. The deacon board has allocated an additional $2,000 to the Administrative Department for subsidizing attendees of the upcoming Winter Conference. Forty applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis

14. 11/22(Fri. 6:30-9:30pm @South Vancouver Pacific Grace MB Church) Potluck for YAM (MB Churches). Register online
15. In-Person AI Talk at Church on Friday, 11/29, at 7:30 pm in Room B7 (next to kitchen). Join us for an insightful discussion on artificial intelligence—what AI is, how it might shape the future, and its relationship with our faith. For those interested, optionally bring your own dinner at 6:30 p.m. For further information, contact David Sun or Geraldine Lai at .
16. Please refer to the Cantonese Bulletin for outreach programs to invite your Cantonese speaking family members and friends to join.
17. Complimentary 2025 PG Calendar is available to pick up at the front desk, one for each family.
18. Please pray for the sick and their families.