Announcements - April 26, 2015

• Church prayer meetings are held every Sunday at 10:30am at the office. All are encouraged and welcome to attend.
• Worship duties list is posted on the church website. Please contact Deacon Peter, Deacon Justin or the church secretary if you are not available for the duties. Please do not make changes on your own.
• Those who have made an offering either by cheque or cash on April 12, please contact Monica our treasurer for clarifications.
• There will be SG leaders and GZone coaches gathering right after service in room E.
• WBC201 is at 2:30pm today in room E.
• All the pastoral staffs will be attending a children ministry conference in the States this week. For urgent matters, please contact the church office.
• May 3rd Anniversary & Baptismal service:
• Bilingual service at 11:00am. There will be baptism and communion on that day.
• Calvin Cheung and Carbo Ngai will be getting baptized.
• There will be group picture with the whole congregation right after service.
• BBQ luncheon. If you have not bought the ticket today is the last call. Go green by bringing your cutlery. In order to prepare for the BBQ luncheon, please do not park your car on the right side of the front entrance.

Announcements - April 19, 2015

• Church prayer meetings are held every Sunday at 10:30am at the office. All are encouraged and welcome to attend. 
• Worship duties list is posted on the church website. Please contact Deacon Peter, Deacon Justin or the church secretary if you are not available for the duties. 
• The monthly bulletin has been posted on the bulletin board and the church website. Please check out for important information. 
• The church 23rd Anniversary joint worship and baptismal service will be held on May 3 at 11am. There will be a BBQ luncheon after the worship service. Tickets: Adult $10, Children ages 4-10 $5, ages 3 and under is free. Tickets are available with small group leaders or Deacon Justin Chen. Tickets sale deadline is April 26. 
• The church is now hiring a Children Summer Program coordinator. Please refer to the bulletin board or the website for more detail. 
• Soliciting business within the church is not allowed in order to avoid abusing relationships among brothers & sisters at church. 
• The spring cleaning will be completed by the end of April. Big thanks to the small groups who have done the cleanings. Other small groups will be invited to do the cleaning in the fall. 
• “50 Days of Transformation” church campaign will start from July 12 to September 4. The subject will be studied through sermons, Christian Education courses and small group discussions.

Financial Report - January to March 2015

	Actual	Budget
Income
Offerings	$72,353	$77,500
Offerings - Special for Designated Donation	$420	-
Rent & Others	$15,062	$14,659
Total Revenue	$87,835	$92,159
Expense
Ministries (Incl. salaries of the pastoral staffs)	$47,281	$49,449
Administration (Incl. salaries of the admin staff)	$15,347	$14,424
Loan Payment	-	$12,500
Loan Interest	$50	$1,113
Saving for Maintenance	-	-
Building & Grounds	$5,223	$8,788
Special Donation	$420	-
Others	$1,296	$4,870
Total Expense	$69,617	$92,144
Restricted Fund	-	-
Balance	$18,218	$15

Loan
Balance	CBWC Loans	Congregational Loan	Total
Dec 2014	-	$314,469	$314,469
Mar 2015	-	$304,443	$304,443

Summary of April Deacon Board Meeting

• Soliciting business within the church is not allowed in order to avoid abusing relationships among brothers & sisters at church. 
• The spring cleaning will be completed by the end of April. Big thanks to the small groups who have done the cleanings. Other small groups will be invited to do the cleaning in the fall. 
• The fire drill on April 5, 2015 took the congregants 2 minutes 20 seconds to evacuate from the church building. 
•  “50 Days of Transformation” church campaign will start from July 12 to September 4. The subject will be studied through sermons, Christian Education courses and small group discussions.

Announcements - April 12, 2015

• Church prayer meetings are held every Sunday at 10:30am at the office. All are encouraged and welcome to attend. 
• Worship duties list is posted on the church website. Please contact Deacon Peter, Deacon Justin or the church secretary if you are not available for the duties. 
• The monthly bulletin has been posted on the bulletin board and the church website. Please check out for important information. 
• The church 23rd Anniversary joint worship and baptismal service will be held on May 3 at 11am. There will be a BBQ luncheon after the worship service. Tickets: Adult $10, Children ages 4-10 $5, ages 3 and under is free. Tickets are available with small group leaders or Deacon Justin Chen. Tickets sale deadline is April 26. 
• The church is now hiring a Children Summer Program coordinator. Please refer to the bulletin board or the website for more detail.

Hiring - Children Summer Program Coordinator (Summer contract position)

Children Summer Program Coordinator

(Summer contract position)

Westside Baptist Church is hiring ONE 40 hours/week Children Summer Program Coordinator. This is a May 12 to August 28, 2015 (16 weeks) contract-based position. Funding for this position will by subsidized by the “Canada Summer Jobs” program. Candidates please send cover letter and resume (with 2 reference contacts) to:

Westside Baptist Church
Attn: Pastor Alan Yu
8506 Ash Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 3M2
Tel: 604.266.5602 / Fax: 604.266.5603
E-mail: info@westsidebaptist.ca

Deadline for application: April 19, 2015.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted directly. Submitted resumes will not be returned.

Eligible student participants must:

• be between 15 AND 30 YEARS OF AGE at the start of the employment;
• have been registered as full-time students in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a fulltime basis in the next academic year;
• be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and,
• be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.
• have a criminal record check completed.

Job Description:

• Planning, promoting and leading 8 weeks of full-day summer programs for children from kindergarten to grade 3, possibly with ethnic Chinese background.
• Recruiting, training and supervising volunteers for the program.

Required Skills:

• Basic computer system, office applications and internet operation
• Keyboard skills: English & Chinese
• Language: fluent in spoken and written English and Cantonese; preferably also in Mandarin
• Skills and experiences working with young children
• Good interpersonal skills and willing to work in a team
• Responsible, organized, self-motivated, willing to learn, and attention to detail

Announcements - April 5, 2015

• Worship duties list is posted on the church website. Please contact Deacon Peter, Deacon Justin or the church secretary if you are not available for the duties. 
• The deacon board meeting will be held today at 2:30pm at Room A.
• The church 23rd Anniversary joint worship and baptismal service will be held on May 3 at 11am. There will be a BBQ luncheon after the worship service. Tickets: Adult $10, Children ages 4-10 $5, ages 3 and under is free. Tickets will be available on March 29. Please contact small group leaders or Deacon Justin Chen for tickets. 
• Please see the poster near the main hall entrance for available parking spots in the neighborhood. For the sake of our neighbors, please do not park in front of the residence at all times.