Announcements - September 1, 2024

The new‭ ‬Christian Education program‭ ‬will begin in September‭. ‬Topic‭: ‬Practicing the Way‭ (‬8‭ ‬Sessions‭). ‬Date‭: ‬September 8‭ - ‬October 27‭ ‬on Sundays 11:00‭ ‬am‭- ‬12:00pm‭  ‬in Room E‭. ‬Please register on‭ ‬universe.com/westside‭ . ‬Those who‮!&‬ve already registered on Universe do not need to register again‭.‬

The"‬Active in Mission" ‬fundraiser has received‭ $‬8,883‭ ‬in pledges as of August 31‭. ‬Thank you all for their participation and donations‭. ‬Donation details and each participant‮!&‬s exercise records will be shared with donors before the end of September‭.‬

The church will be launching a new session of "‬Westside 101"‬‭ ‬in Fall‭. ‬All brothers and sisters who wish to become members by baptism or transferring in must first attend this course‭. ‬We‭ ‬will discuss with all participants to determine the exact class dates and times‭, ‬which will include approximately five 90-minute‭ ‬sessions‭. ‬If you would like to join Westside Baptist Church as a member‭, ‬please register at‭ ‬universe.com/westside‭. ‬The registration deadline for this session is September 15‭.‬

A‭ ‬baptismal service‭ ‬will be held today at Cantonese worship service‭. ‬The three‭ ‬new members‭ ‬are‭: ‬Agnes Ho‭, ‬Samuel Kwok and Raymond Lai‭. ‬Their descriptions have been posted on the bulletin board‭.‬

The church and Canadian Blood Services will hold a‭ ‬blood donation event‭ ‬at the blood donation center at 4750‭ ‬Oak St on September 28‭ ‬at 1:00‭ ‬pm‭. ‬Brothers and sisters are encouraged to‭ ‬register online‭. ‬For details‭, ‬please refer to the bulletin board or contact Jessica Ho‭.‬

2025-2027‭ ‬Deaconship Election

• Nomination Committee members‭: ‬

  • Deacon Rep‭: ‬Michael Chau‭, ‬Daisy Liu‭, ‬Winnie Mak

  • Congregational Rep‭: ‬James Lai‭, ‬Tsz-Lam Mak‭, ‬Jenny Tse

• 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: ‬August 10‭ ‬Saturday

  • Nomination closes‭: ‬September 29‭ ‬Sunday

  • Publication of final deaconship candidates list‭: ‬October 12+13

  • Deaconship election‭: ‬November 2+3