Announcements

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English Announcements - October 27, 2024

1.     Welcome – A hearty welcome to our guest speaker Rev Micky Mak. Thank you for sharing God’s Word with us today.

2.    Global Care Sunday: The total for all general fund offerings collected from Oct 16-22 was $7346. It will be divided equally and sent to 5 selected Canadian charities as previously announced.

3.    Elder election: membership meeting on at 1:30 this afternoon for electing the new elders.

4.   September Offering Record - Please verify your offering record that has been posted on WhatsApp and contact Elder Roger Hiew for any questions.

5.    Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday, Nov 3. Please be reminded to set your clocks back one hour on the coming Saturday evening before you go to bed.

 

6.   The 2024 church calendars are now available! Please feel free to pick one up at the foyer before or after Sunday service.

Staff News:

7.    Jasmine is away on vacation from Oct 17th-Nov 5th inclusive. During this period, please contact Hilda for administrative matters and Denise for book-keeping matters.

8.   Farewell lunch for Ps Andy and his family at 12:30 this afternoon, by freewill offering.

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English Announcements - October 6, 2024

1.     The Thanksgiving Joint Service will take place on Sunday, Oct 13th at 11:00am in the English Sanctuary. Praise the Lord, Keith Lam and Justin Wong will be getting baptized, and Margaret Kwan will be transferring her membership on Thanksgiving Sunday. There will be a Love Feast after the service, please register with Jasmine by the end of today (Oct 6th). Cost: $15/adult, $10/child (5-12), free for children under 5.

2.    Save the date - there will be a special English Worship Lunch Meeting on Oct 20th @ 12:30pm for all those serving on AV, Communion, Chair, Ushering, and Worship. The AV (sound) team will also be getting their own training from a special guest that day and there'll be an optional jam session afterwards for everyone else. Please fill out the Google Form that’s been sent out on WhatsApp or contact Ashley by October 7th to register.

3.    2025-2026 Elders Election - After prayer and discussion, the candidates who have accepted the Elder nominations by the Nominating Committee are (1) Horn Lam & (2) Sheldon Tso. Nomination from the congregations has commenced. Any qualified candidate can be nominated by two church members. Each nominated candidate and the two nominating members have to sign the form and submit to Ps Marcus by tonight. The qualified Elders candidate list and the nomination forms can be picked up at the entrance.

A full list of nominees for the 2025-2026 Elders will be announced on Oct 13th. A special members meeting for electing additional Elders for 2025-2026 will be held on Oct 27th. The two candidates with the highest votes, who are selected by more than 50% of the votes, will be Elders for 2025-2026.

Staff News:

4.   Ps Michelle is out of office from Sep 29th to Oct 19th.

5.    Pastor Andy Beh has resigned from his role as our English Pastor. Ps Andy wants to spend more time and focus on his family. We are grateful for Ps Andy’s faithfulness, passion, and devotion to our church. His last day will be on Oct 31st. Please continue to pray for Ps Andy, Jennifer, and Charlotte. A farewell lunch for Pastor Andy and his family will be held on Oct. 27th, at 12:30 pm, in the church basement (by freewill offering). Registration begins today until Oct. 20th, please sign with Ivy. The elder election will be held afterward in the English Sanctuary at 1:30 pm.

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English Announcements - September 22, 2024

1.    Welcome – A hearty welcome to our guest speaker Pastor Brian Ho. Thank you, Pastor Brian for sharing God’s Word with us today.

2.   This month’s SMC Cantonese Service will take place today, at 2pm. Please pray for the participants and the residents.

3.   Staff News – Pastor Michelle will be out of office from Sep 29th to Oct 19th. Please contact any of the elders or Ps Marcus for any urgent matter instead.

4.   This month, we are sending our financial support to Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association (CCACA) and JPQ (CCM Canada). The updated profiles and prayer requests of both organizations have been posted on WhatsApp and on our website.

5.   August Offering Record - Please verify your offering record that has been posted on WhatsApp and contact Elder Roger Hiew for any questions.

6.   2025-2026 Elders Election - After prayer and discussion, the candidates who have accepted the Elder nominations by the Nominating Committee are (1) Horn Lam & (2) Sheldon Tso. Nomination from the congregations is commenced now. Any qualified candidate can be nominated by two church members. All nominated candidate and the two nominating members have to sign the form and submit to Ps Marcus by Oct 6th. The qualified Elders candidate list is distributed today, along with the nomination forms.

A full list of nominees for the 2025-2026 Elders will be announced on Oct 13th. A special members meeting for electing additional Elders for 2025-2026 will be held on Oct 27th. The two candidates with the highest votes, who are selected by more than 50% of the votes, will be Elders for 2025-2026.

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English Announcements - September 15, 2024

1.    Staff News – Pastor Marcus will be on vacation from Sept 9th – 22nd, and will be back in the office on Sept 25th.  Please contact Ps Andy or any of the elders instead for anything urgent.

2.   Kids’ Ministry is looking for passionate volunteers to help the children at our church grow in their faith. If you're interested in serving, please contact Ps Michelle for more information.

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