Announcements - October 1, 2017

• A meditation retreat will be held on October 15, 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 5) Passion in My Heart. Sign-up sheet has been posted on the bulletin board. There will be a joint thanksgiving service on October 8 at 11:00am. 
• We will have baptism and transfer of membership on that day. The preaching will be in Chinese, so please bring your headset if you need simultaneous translation. 
• If you are a newcomer and wants to join small group or know more about our community, please contact Pastor Gladys. 
• Please inform the office if you are unavailable to fulfill your serving roles on Sunday. Do not do it on your own. If you know of your traveling plans, please inform us ahead of time. 
• 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

Announcements - September 17, 2017

• Today’s guest speaker is Peter Cheung, our pastoral intern as of September 1 to April 30. Right now he is doing full time studies at Regent College in the MA program of Christianity and the Arts. 

• The monthly prayer meeting for core leaders will be held today after service in room E. 

• WBC101 will start today at 2:30pm in room D.

• The monthly bulletin has been posted on the bulletin board. Please check it out for important information. 

• The church will hold a fundraiser event “Breakfast Together!” on September 24 from 8:45am – 9:30am. The fund raised is for John Henderson Elementary School to provide breakfast, clothings and other resources to children living in poverty. Details and sign-up sheet have been posted on the bulletin board. 

• 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

World: Seen + Unseen - For God So Loved the World

2017-08-06  The Woman with Hemorrhage 
2017-08-13 The Widow of Nain
2017-08-20 The Demon-Possessed Man in Gerasenes
2017-08-27 The Centurion of Capernaum
2017-09-03 The Woman by the Well
2017-09-10 The Adulterous Woman
2017-09-17 Zacchaeus the Tax Collector
2017-09-24 The Man Born Blind

January - August 2017 Financial Report

	Actual	Budget
Income
Offerings	$223,800	$253,333
Building Redevelopment Fund	$4,314	-
Mission Fund	$200	-
Offerings - Special	$380	-
Rent & Others	$42,295	$41,835
Total Income	$270,989	$295,168
Expense
Ministries	$132,012	$139,840
Administration	$39,134	$40,980
Loan repayment	$122,151	$63,333
Loan interest	$1,234	$3,167
Building & Grounds	$19,537	$34,367
Building Redevelopment	$14,094	-
Special Donation	$230	-
Others	$3,654	$13,308
Total Expense	$332,046	$294,995
Restricted Fund	-	-
Net surplus (loss)	$61,057	$173

Building Redevelopment Fund
Accumulated Amount	$34,914

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

Summary of September 2017 Deacon Board Meeting

• CM Hospitality team training will be held on September 17. 
• There will be a breakfast fundraiser event on 3 Sunday mornings before the CM worship services. The net proceeds will be donated to charitable organizations. Details are to be announced. 
• Due to low attendance, Table Tennis individual class and H2 Homework Hours will be cancelled. 
• Since Vancouver Coastal Health did not approve for a daycare facility downstairs, and the church is not ready to lobby to city councillors, the Mayor, the MLA and the MP at this point, therefore, the board has agreed to apply for development permit for the downstairs space as Artist Studio, as recommended by the architect. 
• The CM newcomers’ luncheon will be held on October 8 at 1pm. The church will change the janitorial service company effective October this year. 
• Couples Festival organized by the City of David Cultural Centre will be held on October 29. There will be renewal of wedding vows for couples who were non-Christians when they married. For those who are interested to join the event, please contact the pastoral staff. 
• Pastor Alan will take his study leave between September 25 to October 3 and his annual leave between March 16 to March 29, 2018.

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.