Sunday 4 October 2015

Announcements - October 4, 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.  
  • Try to use offering envelopes for your tithe and offering. If you have forgotten your offering number, please contact the church office. Deacon board meeting will be held today at 2:30pm at Room A. 
  • AWANA Matching Program needs your support! Every month at AWANA Store, we encourage the clubbers to donate the AWANA Shares they were awarded to a designated charity, in order to nurture in them a caring heart for the world and the people around us. For every Share they donate, we would like to invite donors to match with a $5 donation. If you would like to be a matching donor, please contact Pastor Alan. 
  • Thanksgiving baptismal joint worship service will be held on Oct 11 at 11am. There will be simultaneous translation, please bring your own headphone if needed. 
  • Operation Christmas Child empty shoe boxes will be distributed on October 11 during worship service and the internal collection date is on November 15. 
  • Nomination committee will meet today at 1:00pm in room E. 
  • WBC301 will resume classes on November 1 at 1:00pm.This course is for baptized members who want to find out their spiritual gifts and a place of ministry at Westside.  
  • For those who are new to Westside and if you have not filled out a guest record form, please get one from our ushers. Also contact Pastor Gladys or one of our SG leaders if you want to know more about us or join our small groups. 
  • The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award program is started as a bridge to reach out to the community. It is suitable for teens and youth ages 14 - 19. The registration fee per participant per year is $100. Please invite youths who fall in this age group to attend and get more information about the program. If you are interested to know more about this program or in helping out, please contact the coordinator, Kenald Yu or the co-leader, Carson Lai. Also please pray for God’s guidance in the development of this new ministry. 
  • Christmas Celebration events: Clothing drive (coordinator: Maggie Leung) will be on December 6 – 13. Christmas Charity Dinner (coordinator: Deacon Keddy Au Yeung and Samson Chan) will be on December 20. Dinner tickets are $15 per adult and $8 per child age 4-10. Net proceeds from all fundraiser events will be for aiding the Syrian refugees. 
  • 2016-2018 Deaconship Election 
    • Existing deacons are Keddy Au Yeung, Samson Chan, Justin Chen, Peter Cheung, Godfrey Leung, Lily Liu and Tsz-Lam Mak. 
    • Justin Chen (1st term), Lily Liu (1st term), Tsz-Lam Mak (1st term) deaconship will be ended on December 31, 2015. Therefore, new deacons will be elected to replace the vacant in 2016. •Nomination committee will meet today at 1:00pm in room E.
    • Nomination Committee: 
      • Deacon Rep: Justin Chen, Samson Chan, Godfrey Leung 
      • Congregation Rep: Doris Lee, Kelly Lo, Cannis Wan 
    • Criteria and procedure for deacon election has been posted on the bulletin board. The application forms are available with the church secretary. 
    • Timetable: 
      • September 6 Nomination commences 
      • October 25 Nomination closes 
      • November 15 Publication of final deaconship candidate list 
      • November 29 Deaconship election

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