Bulletin for October 15, 2023

English Online Prayer Meeting will be on every Wednesday at 8 p.m. on ZOOM1 (pw: 4757). Information is on the church website. All are welcome to join.
Next week, our guest speaker is Rev. John Mah from Mississauga Chinese Alliance Church.
In a continuous outreach effort, Baby Toys and Book Swap will be held on Saturday, October 21 at 2-4 pm. Volunteers are needed. Please contact Jackie Tsang or Janice Liu. For details, please visit the following link.
There will be an English Ministry Town Hall Meeting next Sunday during the English Sunday School time frame. Pastor Brian will share the direction of the English and Cantonese ministry to the English congregation. Please reserve your time to attend and learn about how God will be leading our church and ministry.
To celebrate the church 35^th Anniversary, our church will take family photos for members and brothers and sisters after the two Sunday services on the 22nd and 29th of this month as commemoration. Please pay attention to the announcement.
Samaritan’s Purse “Operation Christmas Child” is a hands-on way for us to bless struggling children in the developing world by filling shoeboxes with toys, hygiene items, school supplies, and other items. Same as last year, anyone can pick up one or more of the Christmas shoe boxes in the church now, to prepare their own with $10/box for shipping. If you cannot pack your own, please donate $40/box. All donation please use our offering envelope and write OCCon the line “Others___. The deadline of collecting shoe boxes is Nov 19, Sunday. For detailed information, please visit the link.
Congregants are asked to check the lost and found table in the foyer. Unclaimed items will be disposed after one week.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will move to Nov 5th, 2023 on Zoom at 1:30pn from Oct 15th, 2023. This is to give more time for the board to explain the church development to the congregations.
The church gymnasium is undergoing renovations now, and all sports activities are canceled until further notice.
To protect the environment, you can bring your own tableware and dishes for lunch to reduce waste. You are welcome to make a free-will lunch donation, $8 per adult, $4 per child under the age of 12, (lunch donation is not included in the tax receipts).
Beginning with the General Meeting in March 2024, Member voting eligibility will be determined according to the requirements of the current church by-law’s “voting members”. Please be sure to sign in when you attend Sunday Service in order to fulfill the eligibility to vote in the future.
Offering through E-transfer is now available. From your bank’s website, you can donate via Interac e-Transfer within the transfer / payment menu option. No security question or password is required. Use the email account. In the “Message” section, please include your name, address, phone number, amount, and the offering accounts you would like to support. You can give to multiple funds in one transaction. (All undesignated donations will be allocated to the General Fund)