Announcements - September 13, 2015

• Church prayer meetings are held every Sunday at 10:30am at the office. All are encouraged and welcome to attend. 
• Worship duties list is posted on the church website. Please contact Deacon Peter, Deacon Justin or the church secretary if you are not available for the duties. Please do not make changes on your own.  
• Try to use offering envelopes for your tithe and offering. If you have forgotten your offering number, please contact the church office. 
• WBC301 (a course to equip people with the skills they need for ministry) will commence today after worship service. This course is for baptized members who want to find out their spiritual gifts and a place of ministry at Westside. 
• For those who are new to Westside and if you have not filled out a guest record form, please get one from our ushers. Also contact Pastor Gladys or one of our SG leaders if you want to know more about us or join our small groups. 
• Deacon board meeting will begin at 2:30pm in Room A. 
•  An open house for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program will be held on September 27 at 2:30pm. This program is started as a bridge to reach out to the community. It is suitable for teens and youth ages 14 - 20. The registration fee per participant per year is $100. Please invite youths who fall in this age group to attend and get more information about the program. If you are interested to know more about this program or in helping out, please contact the coordinator, Kenald Yu or the co-leader, Carson Lai. Also please pray for God’s guidance in the development of this new ministry. 
• 2016-2018 Deaconship Election 
• Existing deacons are Keddy Au Yeung, Samson Chan, Justin Chen, Peter Cheung, Godfrey Leung, Lily Liu and Tsz-Lam Mak.  
• Justin Chen (1st term), Lily Liu (1st term), Tsz-Lam Mak (1st term) deaconship will be ended on December 31, 2015. Therefore, new deacons will be elected to replace the vacant in 2016. Nomination Committee: 
• Deacon Rep: 
• Justin Chen, Samson Chan, Godfrey Leung 
• Congregation Rep: Doris Lee, Kelly Lo, Cannis Wan 
• Criteria and procedure for deacon election has been posted on the bulletin board. The application forms are available with the church secretary. 
• Timetable: 
• September 6 Nomination commences 
• October 25 Nomination closes 
• November 15 Publication of final deaconship candidate list 
• November 29 Deaconship election