Bulletin for October 1, 2017

This month English fellowships are scheduled to set up lunch and clean up on Oct 29. Please note and come to help.
Today is the first time to start our English prayer meeting on the first Sunday of every month Please come to observation room at 1-1:30 p.m. 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.
Annual General Meeting will take place Oct 15 in the gym after English Sunday School and lunch. A list of eligible voting members will be posted on the bulletin board outside the sanctuary next week. All members please take note and make every effort to attend the meeting. Agenda as follows:

Election of nominees as Elders for 2018-2019: Philip Cheung, James Chan, Thomas Chang & Grace Tang.
To approve 2018 financial budget (insert in bulletin).

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. Children program is provided. Deadline for registration is next Sunday, October 8. Detailed information, please visit thanksgiving.ccac.church.
Alpha Ministry would like to invite all brothers and sisters to join the Alpha Ministry Prayer Group to pray together. If you are interested, please send email to cm.evangelism@ccac.church. We will send you the latest updated prayer items and news.
We thank our Lord that had more than 170 people attend the church picnic last month and there were at least 10 new comers. We hope that these new comers will continue to come to the church and know the Gospel. Please also pray for the financial needs of this event. We are still short $663. If you would like to make a free-will offering, please specify “church picnic” on the offering envelope.
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.
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.
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