Bulletin for Dec 1, 2019

English fellowships are scheduled to set up lunch and clean up today. Please note and stay around to help.
Today is joint baptismal service including children. We understand that not everyone is able to stand for long periods of time. Please feel free to sit down at any time during the worship service. If you need assistance, please let one of the ushers or leaders know. Baptismal candidates are: Wai Yee Cheng, Nicholas Young, Sam Tse, Daniel Mach.
Elders and deacons quarterly meeting will be held on Dec 14, Saturday in Rooms 1-3 at 9:30am. All 2019 & 2020 Elders & Deacons please attend.
Christmas Eve Joint Worship “A Christmas Praise” will be held on Dec 24 (Tue) at 7:30pm. Please invite your family and friends to join this joyful event.
Our target set for Pastor Lewis & Felain Lam mission fund this year is $10,000. We have around $1,790 shortage right now. A target for Anne Louie mission fund has been reached. As for the other mission fund, it still owes about $6,000. Please continue to support our missionaries financially and in your prayer. You can designate your offering to different missions fund on the offering envelope.
From Finance Department: The revised 2019 forecasted expense is expected to be $827,000 (lower than last forecast of $859,779). As the YTD offering up to Nov 24, 2019 was $650,894, we would need to receive approx. $35,000 per week in each of the 5 weeks in December including today in order to breakeven. Please continue to pray for our church financial situation.
Elder Board Resolution in Nov: i) It is resolved to make offering from the Mission Fund to: ECD of the amount $6000 CCACA of the amount $2000
Our church will go to Toronto Alliance Church in downtown on Dec 21 (Sat) to provide dinner to underprivileged people. Those who are interested to join, please contact Derek Ng or Adi Lau. Also, we would like to collect clothes, canned foods or instant noodles that are not expired yet. You can put the items in the collection box.
2020 Church Calendar “Spring of Blessing” is available for pick up at the reception table. Due to limited quantities, we are distributing one calendar per family.
Themelios Retreat will be from December 27 – 30 this year at Countryside Camp. Please pray for the speaker, the message and the open hearts of participants.
Rev. Joe Chan will take two days off on Dec 3 & 6 (Tue & Fri).
Administrative Assistant Karen Fung will take a day off tomorrow, Dec 2.