Announcements - August 13, 2023
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Church Office
EM prayer meetings are held every Sunday at 10:30 am in the church office. All are encouraged and welcome to attend.
Monthly bulletin has been posted on the church website and the bulletin board. Please check out for important notices.
The church will join forces with other churches of Canadian Baptists of Western Canada to host an "Active in Mission" fundraiser with the goal of fighting hunger in the world. We appeal to brothers and sisters to donate skills or services as a means of fundraising, details and registration link as follow: http://bitly.ws/LQwU Today is the last day for registration.
Mini-Vacation Bible School will be held on August 25, 26, & 27, from 9 am to 4 pm (Friday & Saturday) and 11:30 am to 4 pm (Sunday). It is for children who will move on to Grade 1 - 4 in September. Registration fee: $20 per child which includes snacks but not lunch. Spaces are limited. Please register at: https://www.westsidebaptist.ca/event-details/wbc-mini-vbs
Registration for GZone (WBC Youth Ministry) will begin on August 8th until September 1st. GZone is a ministry for young people going into Grades 7 to 12. We meet every Friday (except for Long Weekends) in the Gallery from 7:30 pm to 9:15 pm. Our theme this coming year is "Rise Up". For more information, please contact Pastor Mark. Link: http://bitly.ws/PWuw
The church will encourage brothers and sisters to volunteer at Salvation Army in a back-to-school event on Aug 16 where back-to-school supplies will be given out to needy families. For more details, please contact Deacon Tommy Tung.
Baptismal services will be held on September 3 during both CM and EM worship services.
2024-2026 Deaconship Election
We will have three vacancies in 2024 deacon board.
Nomination Committee members:
Deacon board Rep: James Lai, Benjamin Mak, Joyce Yu
Congregation Rep: Dick Chan, Wondy Fung, Tony Wai
Criteria and procedure for deacon election has been posted on the bulletin board.
All nominees are to be approved and recommended by the nomination committee.
Timetable:
Nomination commences - July 16
Nomination closes - September 10
Publication of final deaconship candidate list - October 1
Deaconship election - October 15