Friday 31 December 2021

2021 Monthly Bulletin

2021-01-10
2021-02-14
2021-03-14
2021-04-11
2021-05-09
2021-06-13
2021-07-11
2021-08-15
2021-09-19
2021-10-10
2021-11-14
2021-12-12

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January 2, 2022 Sunday Worship Links

 Sunday Service 

  • Because of new government regulations, it is now required that you provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to participate in on-site worship services. Please have your proof of vaccination ready for checking.  Pre-registration is still needed for CitRUs. www.universe.com/westside (first come first serve)
  • If you are unable to attend worship services on-site, 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# 
    • o 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:  
  • Announcements
  • Sermon Note | Sermon Audio
  • Monthly bulletin
CitRUs
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Monday 27 December 2021

December 26, 2021 Sunday Worship Links

 Sunday Service 

  • Because of new government regulations, it is now required that you provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to participate in on-site worship services. Please have your proof of vaccination ready for checking.  Pre-registration is still needed for CitRUs. www.universe.com/westside (first come first serve)
  • If you are unable to attend worship services on-site, 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# 
    • o 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:  
  • Announcements
  • Sermon Note | Sermon Audio
  • Monthly bulletin
CitRUs
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Friday 24 December 2021

Announcements - December 26, 2021

  • EM 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: 
    • All worshippers are required to show proof of vaccination and wear a face mask 
    • 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. 
  • Brothers and sisters who are not fully vaccinated are welcome to continue worshipping with us through 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 notices. 
  • Baptism/transfer of membership worship service video highlight has been posted on the church website. 
  • New restrictions announced by the government that all indoor gathering regardless of size will require proof of full vaccination, That includes, small groups gatherings. 
  • Annual General Meeting will be held on January 23,2022. Members are welcome to attend. All members are required to show proof of vaccination and wear a face mask during the meeting. The agenda will be announced on January 9, 2022.
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REBUILD: Rebuilding Celebration

2021-12-05 Celebrate through Giving | Sermon Note
2021-12-12 Celebrate through Praise | Sermon Note
2021-12-19 Celebrate through Worship | Sermon Note
2021-12-26 Celebrate through Proclamation | Sermon Note

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Thursday 23 December 2021

Baptism and Transfer Ceremony - Highlights

A special Baptism and Transfer Ceremony has been held on December 20 at 3pm. Those who have missed the event can feel the excitement and know the new church members through the following video.

https://vimeo.com/659160678/e4e9b01247

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4720129371369664&type=3

(In the picture:

Back, left to right: Pastor Anders, Frank Ho, Rita Kwong, Sylvia Wong, Cherie Liu, Polly Leung, Pastor Gladys, Davin Chan, Amy Chan, Frankie Kong, Carrie Wong, Pastor Alan.

Front, left to right: Fiona Chen, Alice Chan, Bryan Chan, Lina Lin, Joshua Chu.)

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Saturday 18 December 2021

Announcements - December 19, 2021

  • EM 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: 
    • All worshippers are required to show proof of vaccination and wear a face mask 
    • 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. 
  • Brothers and sisters who are not fully vaccinated are welcome to continue worshipping with us through 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# o 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 notices. 
  • The church is participated in the Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) to support the special Christmas project in Bolivia to prevent the Chagas virus. For donation details, please refer to the following link: (Donation deadline is today) The church has collected 56 bags of clothing for this cause. https://chagas.hopefulgifts.ca/team/westside
  • Baptism/transfer of membership worship service will be held today at 3 pm. Live streaming is available at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/EMworship. Bryan Chan and Joshua Chu will be baptized today. All participants of the onsite service will need to show proof of vaccination and wear a face mask. 
  • New restrictions announced by the government that all indoor gathering regardless of size will require proof of full vaccination, starting from Monday, December 20. That includes, small groups gatherings.
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December 19, 2021 Sunday Worship Links

 Sunday Service 

  • Because of new government regulations, it is now required that you provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to participate in on-site worship services. Please have your proof of vaccination ready for checking.  Pre-registration is still needed for CitRUs. www.universe.com/westside (first come first serve)
  • If you are unable to attend worship services on-site, 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# 
    • o 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:  
  • Announcements
  • Sermon Note | Sermon Audio
  • Monthly bulletin
  • Hopeful Gift donation link 
CitRUs
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Saturday 11 December 2021

Announcements - December 12, 2021

  • EM 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: 
    • All worshippers are required to show proof of vaccination and wear a face mask 
    • 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. 
  • Brothers and sisters who are not fully vaccinated are welcome to continue worshipping with us through 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 notices. 
  • The church will participate in the Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) to support the special Christmas project in Bolivia to prevent the Chagas virus. For donation details, please refer to the following link: (Donation deadline is on December 19) https://chagas.hopefulgifts.ca/team/westside 
  • Baptism/transfer of membership worship service will be held at 3 pm on December 19th. Live streaming is available at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/EMworship. All participants of the onsite service will need to show proof of vaccination and wear a face mask.
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December 12, 2021 Sunday Worship Links

 Sunday Service 

  • Because of new government regulations, it is now required that you provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to participate in on-site worship services. Please have your proof of vaccination ready for checking.  Pre-registration is still needed for CitRUs. www.universe.com/westside (first come first serve)
  • If you are unable to attend worship services on-site, 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# 
    • o 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:  
  • Announcements
  • Sermon Note | Sermon Audio
  • Monthly bulletin
  • Hopeful Gift donation link 
CitRUs
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Saturday 4 December 2021

Announcements - December 5, 2021

  • EM 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: 
    • All worshippers are required to show proof of vaccination and wear a face mask 
    • 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. 
  • Brothers and sisters who are not fully vaccinated are welcome to continue worshipping with us through 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. 
  • Last week, there were 117 voters in the Deacon Online Election. The results of the election are as follows: Daisy Liu: 110 votes in favor, 1 vote against, 6 abstentions, Tommy Tung: 113 votes in favor, 0 votes against, 4 abstentions, Jackson Yu: 115 votes in favor, 0 votes against, and 2 abstentions, all of whom will serve as deacons for the year 2022-2024. 
  • The church will participate in the Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM) to support the special Christmas project in Bolivia to prevent the Chagas virus. For donation details, please refer to the following link: https://chagas.hopefulgifts.ca/team/westside 
  • Clothing Drive. The congregation can bring the donated clothing to the storage room downstairs at the church from 1:30-2:30 pm on December 4 and December 11 (Saturdays). Please put clean and re-saleable clothes in 26”x36” garbage plastic bags. When returning to the church, please wear a face mask. The fund raised from the clothing drive will be donated to the special Christmas project in Bolivia to prevent the Chagas virus. 
  • Baptism/transfer of membership worship service will be held at 3 pm on December 19th. Live streaming is available at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/EMworship. All participants of the onsite service will need to show proof of vaccination and wear a face mask. 
  • There will be a community luncheon on Dec 26. Please register through your SGs by Dec 19. 
  • 1st Virtual Canada Chinese Christian Winter Conference will be held between Dec 31, 2021 – Jan 2, 2022. Registration and details are available at https://www.cccwc.ca/
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December 5, 2021 Sunday Worship Links

  Sunday Service 

  • Because of new government regulations, it is now required that you provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to participate in on-site worship services. Please have your proof of vaccination ready for checking.  Pre-registration is still needed for CitRUs. www.universe.com/westside (first come first serve)
  • If you are unable to attend worship services on-site, 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# 
    • o 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:  
  • Announcements
  • Sermon Note | Sermon Audio
  • Monthly bulletin
  • Hopeful Gift donation link
CitRUs
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Wednesday 1 December 2021

Important Announcement: New government restrictions on worship gatherings

In the November 30 news conference, the provincial government lifted the exemption for religious gatherings. Beginning on December 1, we can only operate at full capacity if all participants are fully vaccinated against COVID-19; otherwise, our worship gatherings will be capped at 50% of seated capacity. The new regulation has put the pastoral team in a dilemma. We understand there are different reasons why some brothers and sisters are not yet fully vaccinated. With the new requirement to provide vaccination proof, some of our brothers and sisters will not be able to attend worship gatherings on-site; they will only be able to participate through our webcast platform. If not every attendant is fully vaccinated, we can only gather at 50% of capacity --- at this stage, we do not have enough human resources to hold two Cantonese worship services --- resulting in even fewer brothers and sisters participating on-site. Choosing between two equally undesirable options, we decide to require all worshippers attending on-site to show proof of vaccination. Brothers and sisters who are not fully vaccinated are welcome to continue worshipping with us through our live webcast platform.

The pandemic, lasting for almost two years now, has affected every aspect of our lives. But let us not be affected by the pandemic in our worshipping of God. Whether in-person or online, let us persevere in continuing to worship the Lord, and remain steadfast in the unity of fellowship with brothers and sisters. Let us pray for these changes and ask the Lord to protect His church.

If you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact the church office or the pastoral team. May the Lord bless you.

FAQ

  • Q: Do kids need to provide vaccination proof to attend worship service, CitRUs or AWANA?
    A: For now only those who are age 12 and above need to provide vaccination proof; kids under 12 do not.
  • Q: Is vaccination proof required for on-site small group gatherings?
    A: According to government guidelines, indoor organized gatherings with less than 50 people do not require vaccination proof. Therefore, as long as the small group gathering is held in a room with a direct entrance from the outside to allow them to not mingle with other people in the building, vaccination proof is not required if the gathering has less than 50 people attending.
  • Q: Is vaccination proof required for on-site GZone gatherings?
    A: Just like the requirement for small groups, as long as the conditions are met, vaccination proof is not required to attend GZone.
  • Q: What if someone wants to join the on-site worship service but cannot provide a vaccination proof?
    A: We will request all worshippers to show their vaccination proof as they enter. Those who cannot provide their vaccination proof, we are not able to allow them into the building, and we will invite them to join our worship service online.
  • Q: Is mask wearing required for worship gatherings?
    A: Worshippers must wear a mask or face-covering at all times during the worship service, except when consuming the elements during the Holy Communion.
  • Q: Will attending the English worship service require vaccination proof also?
    A: Yes. Even though the English worship service currently has not reached 50% seating capacity, we want to have unity on this issue for the whole church.


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