Announcements - October 24, 2021

• Church prayer meetings are held every Sunday at 10:30am at Room E. All are encouraged and welcome to attend. 
• Reminders of attending in person worship service at 11:30am: 
• We will not provide printed handouts for now. Please download from our website and print them at home for your personal use if needed. 
• We encourage you to check your body temperature when arriving, and sanitize your hands. 
• Stay home if you are displaying any symptom. 
• If you are unable to attend worship services on-site during the transitional period, you are encouraged to worship with us using the live streaming on Zoom at 11:30am. 
• Join with telephone: 
• Call 778-907-2071 
• When prompted, key in meeting ID: 824 7925 8787# 
• When prompted, key in participant ID: # 
• When prompted, key in password: 266560# 
• Join with internet (using Zoom app or Zoom.us website) 
• Meeting ID: 824 7925 8787 
• Password: 266560 
• Or join with this link: https://tinyurl.com/EMworship 
• During this transitional period, cash donation is not accepted. The church is accepting offerings through the following methods: 
• e-transfer to westsidebaptistoffering@gmail.com; 
• drop off the cheque into the mail box at the main hall when attending the in-person worship service on Sundays;
• mail the cheque to the church. 
• Monthly bulletin has been posted on the church website and the bulletin board. Please refer to it for important notice. 
• If you are new to Westside and want to know more about the faith or small groups. Or if you want to know more about membership, please contact Pastor Gladys. 
• Masks and vaccines are not mandatory in a religious event only. Non-religious event in a church building will still require mask and vaccination proof. 
• For security reasons, we will lock up the underground garage gate as people leave the building. So if you park your car in the underground covered parking, please move your car 20 minutes after the worship service. But if you double park, please move your car right away after worship service. 
• Also please note that street parking across the street is for residents in that neighborhood. Do check the posting by the elevator regarding street parking spots in the neighborhood. In order to prepare for the online deacons’ election in November, members who have changed their email address recently please notify the church office. 
• 2022-2024 Deaconship Election 
• 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 September 19 
• Nomination closes November 7 
• Publication of final deaconship candidate list November 14 
• Deaconship election November 28