Announcements 2017-09-10

• The monthly bulletin has been posted on the bulletin board. Please check it out for important information. 
• 2018-2020 Deaconship Election 
• Existing deacons are Samson Chan, Justin Chen, Peter Cheung, Godfrey Leung, Lily Liu, Tsz-Lam Mak and Jenny Tse. Samson Chan and Godfrey Leung (1st term) deaconship will be ended on December 31, 2017. Peter Cheung (2nd term) deaconship will be ended on August 31, 2017 as he will become a Pastoral intern of Westside effective September 1, 2017. Therefore, three of the deaconship candidates will be elected to replace the positions in 2018. 
• Nomination Committee: 
• Deacon Rep: Justin Chen, Lily Liu, Tsz-Lam Mak 
• Congregation Rep: Dick Chan, Maria Wan, Jackson Yu 
• Criteria and procedure for deacon election has been posted on the bulletin board. After reading carefully, please obtain the application forms from the church secretary, if necessary. All nominees are required to be approved and recommended by the nomination committee.  
• Timetable: 
• August 27 Nomination commences 
• October 29 Nomination closes 
• November 12 Publication of final deaconship candidate list 
• November 26 Deaconship election

Chuch Lift Out of Order

**The church lift leading to the main hall is out of order, it cannot be fixed by this coming Sunday (Sept 10). We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.**

January to July 2017 Financial Report

	Actual	Budget
Income
Offerings	$199,769	$221,667
Building Redevelopment Fund	$4,044	-
Mission Fund	$200	-
Offerings - Special	$380	-
Rent & Others	$37,190	$36,606
Total Income	$241,583	$258,273
Expense
Ministries	$114,943	$122,360
Administration	$33,938	$35,858
Loan repayment	$122,151	$55,417
Loan interest	$1,209	$2,771
Building & Grounds	$16,771	$30,071
Building Redevelopment	$14,094	-
Special Donation	$230	-
Others	$3,130	$11,645
Total Expense	$306,466	$258,122
Restricted Fund	-	-
Net surplus (loss)	$64,883	$151

Building Redevelopment Fund
Accumulated Amount	$34,644

Loans
	CBWC	Congregational	Total
Dec 2016	-	$157,450	$157,450
July 2017	-	$35,299	$35,299

Summary of August 2017 Deacon Board Meeting

• The alarm contacts will be changed as follow effective September 1, 2017: 1) Pastor Alan Yu, 2) Deacon Samson Chan and 3) Deacon Godfrey Leung. Please contact the person according to the above order should the alarm is triggered. The alarm code will be changed. 
• All non-ministry related events will be considered private functions, and requests for using the church facility will be processed as regular rental. 
• Small groups leaders will need to notify the church office as soon as possible if their small groups are not meeting at the church. 
• The newcomers’ luncheon for CM will be postponed to October, 2017. 
• The Chronic disease self-management course will be held in September, 2017. 
• Pastor Gladys will take a vacation from September 7 to 15. Pastor Anders will take a vacation from September 8 to 15.

Announcements - August 6, 2017

• Church prayer meetings are held every Sunday at 10:30am at the office. All are encouraged and welcome to attend. 
• The monthly bulletin has been posted on the bulletin board. Please check it out for important information. 
• There will be an EM BBQ today right after service. 
• A meditation retreat will be held on August 13, 2017 between 2:00-4:00pm. The material written will be in English. But the verbal instruction will be in Cantonese. The topic is Discerning God’s Purpose for Your Life 4) God’s Purposes For Me. Sign-up sheet has been posted on the bulletin board.
• WBC101 will commence soon. For those who would like to be baptized or transferred the membership to Westside, please contact Pastor Gladys.

Announcements - July 23, 2017

• Church prayer meetings are held every Sunday at 10:30am at the office. All are encouraged and welcome to attend. 
• The monthly bulletin has been posted on the bulletin board. Please check it out for important information. 
• There will be an EM BBQ on Aug 6 after service. Do invite friends to come. Please register with your SG leaders before July 30. It’s $10 per person. 
• WBC101 will commence soon. For those who would like to be baptized or transfer the membership to Westside, please contact Pastor Gladys. 
• The congregational meeting will be held on July 30, 2017 at 1pm. Members please make time to attend. The Agenda is as follow: 
1. Semi-annual financial report of 2017. 
2. Approve Justin Chen to replace Peter Cheung as one of the deacon representatives of the nomination committee. 
3. Report on the progress of Building Redevelopment project.

World Seen + Unseen: A Messed Up World - Then & Now

June 4 Stupidity of Human Wisdom
June 11 Divided Body
June 18 Puffed up Christianity
June 25 Legal Action
July 2 Sexual Freedom and Immorality
July 9 Marital Advice
July 16 Liberty Limited
July 23 Idolatry
July 30 Holy Communion Re-focused

Announcements - July 16, 2017

• Church prayer meetings are held every Sunday at 10:30am at the office. All are encouraged and welcome to attend. 
• The monthly bulletin has been posted on the bulletin board. Please check it out for important information.  
• Children program will not be offered in the month of July during EM worship service. 
• Small groups’ leaders and GZone coaches prayer meeting will be held right after worship service at Room E today. 
• WBC101 will commence soon. For those who would like to be baptized or transfer the membership to Westside, please contact Pastor Gladys.
• The congregational meeting will be held on July 30, 2017 at 1pm. Members please make time to attend. The Agenda is as follow: 
1. Semi-annual financial report of 2017. 
2. Approve Justin Chen to replace Peter Cheung as one of the deacon representatives of the nomination committee. 
3. Report on the progress of Building Redevelopment project.

January - June 2017 Financial Report

	Actual	Budget
Income
Offerings	$167,233	$190,000
Building Redevelopment Fund	$3,374	-
Offerings - Special	$380	-
Rent & Others	$32,134	$31,377
Total Income	$203,121	$221,377
Expense
Ministries	$98,950	$104,880
Administration	$30,078	$30,735
Loan repayment	$122,151	$47,500
Loan interest	$1,184	$2,375
Building & Grounds	$14,689	$25,775
Building Redevelopment	$14,094	-
Special Donation	$230	-
Others	$2,705	$9,981
Total Expense	$284,081	$221,246
Restricted Fund	-	-
Net surplus (loss)	$80,960	$131

Building Redevelopment Fund
Accumulated Amount	$33,974

Loans
	CBWC	Congregational	Total
Dec 2016	-	$157,450	$157,450
June 2017	-	$35,299	$35,299

Summary of July 2017 Deacon Board Meeting

• Su Juan Chen has passed away on June 23, 2017, and her Committal Service was held on June 29. She was baptized by Pastor Anders at a hospice on June 22 and became a member of Westside. 
• A newcomers’ luncheon for Chinese Ministry will be held in September 2017. All newcomers are welcome to join. 
• The fire drill on June 25 at CM worship took 2 minutes 17 seconds to evacuate the congregation.
• Semi-annual Congregational Meeting will be held on July 30 at 1 pm. Agenda is as follow: 
1. Semi-annual financial report of 2017. 
2. Report the progress of Building Redevelopment project. 
3. Approve Justin Chen to replace Peter Cheung as one of the deacon representatives of the nomination committee. 
• The church will donate $100 to support Mission Fest 2018 Annual Conference. 
• The children program for EM will be cancelled for the month of July.