Announcements - September 6, 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. 
• Registration for ‪‎AWANA‬ in Sep15-Jun16 is now open and is accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. T & T and Sparks are already full. Limited vacancies are still available for Cubbies and Puggles! Please contact Pastor Alan for more details. 
• Meditation retreat will be held today between 2pm – 4pm. The topic is “Healing Life’s Wound 3. God turns mourning into dancing”. Please sign up at the bulletin board. 
• WBC301 (a course to equip people with the skills they need for ministry) will be started in mid-August. This course is for baptized members who want to find out their spiritual gifts and a place of ministry at Westside. If you are interested in this course please contact Pastor Gladys at your earliest convenience. 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. 
• 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. 
• Deacon election timetable and details have been posted on the bulletin board: 
• September 6 Nomination commences 
• October 25 Nomination closes 
• November 15 Publication of final deaconship candidate list 
• November 29 Deaconship election