Bulletin for Sept 17

Rev. Joe Chan is invited by Melville Chinese Baptist Church to preach for their Service today. He will be back for Sunday School.
Congregational fellowship lunch will take place next Sun in the gym after English Sunday School and Chinese Sunday Service.
Thanksgiving Night will take place at 7:30pm on Saturday, October 14. All brothers and sisters are welcome to register if they would like to share a thanksgiving testimony or song. Deadline for registration is October 8. Registration forms are available at the reception table.
CCAC Badminton Tournament will be held on Sunday, Oct 22 in the gym. Detailed information has been posted on the bulletin board. Please contact David Chan from Zion Fellowship for registration.
Our church deficit on General & Building fund is $90,000 at the end of August. Please continue to pray for our needs and brothers and sisters’ steadfast offering.
Elder Board Resolution in Sept:

It is resolved to make offering from the Mission Fund to：- C&MA: $1500 – ECD : $750.00 Canadian ministry, $750.00 DOB – CCACA: $1000

2017-2018 Awana Clubs starts today. If you haven’t registered yet, please pick up the registration form at the reception desk and return with a $50 fee per child to Children Department.
After running our Wednesday evening English Prayer Meeting for more than 2 years, the English leaders have evaluated and decided that it was time to change our approach and format to corporate prayer. Beginning in Oct., we will transition our English prayer meeting to the first Sunday of every month at 1-1:30 p.m. in the observation room. Church prayer items will be distributed to the small group leaders where they would encourage their group members to pray for the church on a weekly basis. The Wed. evening prayer meeting will continue to the end of Sept. during this transition period. If you have any questions/concerns about the changes of the English Prayer Meeting, please speak with Philip, Cecilia, Pastor Darren or Rev. Joe Chan.
Administrative Assistant Karen Fung will take a day off on Sep 25, Monday.
Local Short Term Mission: Our church partnered with Toronto Alliance Church in downtown Toronto to provide dinner to the poor, homeless and underprivileged in July. The response and support of both the Chinese & English was very positive. We have schedule the next time to Feb 17, 2018 (Sat) and detailed information will be provided later.
The deadline for nominations of 2018 elders by church members is Sept 24 (Sun).
Passion to Reach Ministries will hold a Gospel outreach conference “GO Conference” on Oct 13-14 (Fri – Sat) in two places, Scarborough & Brampton. It is designed to equip you to build bridges with the people that God has placed in your life! For those interested and register, please contact Pastor Joe. Detailed information please visit www.goconference.ca. The cost is free since our church will be a partnering church for this conference.
The Mission Hub, a shared workspace for individuals and organizations involved in missions and ministry in the Toronto area, will hold a one day conference “Live Called” on Oct 14 (Sat) in Knox Presbyterian Church in downtown. It is an opportunity for young adults to explore a variety of ways in which they can respond to God’s calling and engage in Kingdom work. The cost of the event is $15 with lunch early bird (by Oct 6) and $20 regular. For detailed information and registration, please visit www.livecalled.net