PRAY
- Speakers next week: Pastor Will (English), Pastor George (Chinese).
- Missionary PK (Northern Thailand): (a) Praise the Lord that PK is, though getting older, still passionate to travel around. (b) Pray that the border across the river opens soon so he can make ministry trips there again. (c) For the training and discipleship, he has given and he plans to do more. (d) Also, pray for Bob Davis, as Bob and PK finally met up in Thailand after 2 years. Pray for the Lord’s protection and may the Lord give them vision.
- Missionary Sam Dick (Mobilizer, BC): (a) Pray for his role with Multiply to include Business as Mission resourcing to our missionaries. (b) Pray for the ‘coffee business’ called Lighthouse Coffee which is connected to Multiply’s church planting team in Myanmar.
- Funeral: Vinson Yik (Oscar and Tiffany’s dad) rested in the Lord last Wednesday night, February 23rd. The funeral service will be held on March 10th, 10am at Richmond Funeral Home. Let us keep Rowena, Oscar, Tiffany and Vinson’s parents in prayers.
- For the Church: Pray for the Lord’s healing on Jerome & Amy after the car accident.
- Pray for Rev. Enoch Yim of Burnaby Pacific Grace Church and his wife, Winnie’s family: The fire claimed the lives of 3 people: Winnie’s father, her sister-in-law, and nephew. Winnie’s brother Gerald and mother were discharged from the hospital. Pray for the Lord’s healing and comfort, and for Him being the cornerstone of faith for the family.
- Pastoral Search: Please pray for the process.
- Building Project: The safety of the workers and the completion of the project in 10-12 months. Take a look of the progress here: https://rpgmbc.org/building/
- Community: Pray for the protection against the COVID-19, and pray for the government leaders as well as the essential workers. Also pray for the health workers who are affected by the recent protests.
- World: Pray for the war, people and churches in Ukraine.
FAMILY NEWS
- Welcome everyone to join our in-person/online worship.
- Communion Next Week: Let us prepare our hearts and souls and minds for the Lord.
- Joint Service will be held on March 13th at 11am, and there will be in-person Kid’s Worship and Sunday School. Next joint service is on April 17th.
- Building Project: (i) Loan: By April 15th, to raise $90,000 to complete the entire construction project with interest-free loans from our members. Loan Form: https://tinyurl.com/5ytxsbhe. (ii) Faith Pledge: By the end of June, to raise the amount of $280,000 for our Financial Cost, which includes the Property Tax, Loan Principal, and Interest Payment. Pledge Form: https://tinyurl.com/2jknj8xf. Please pray to Jehovah Jireh for His provision. If the Lord has moved you to fill in one or both of the forms, email them to giving@rpgmbc.org by February 28th.
- Tax Receipts: The 2021 tax receipts sent out by mail. If you do not receive it by the end of February, please contact info@rpgmbc.org
- Pastoral Search Committee is formed, with members: Pastor George, two deacons: May Ng and Hilda Wong, and three church members: Steven Lee, Wilson Chan and Clara Chew. Positions: (1) Senior Pastor, (2) Cantonese Ministry Pastor.
- Sunday Prayer Meetings: in-person at 10am.
- Ukraine: In addition to prayers, brothers and sisters are encouraged to support with donations through the Canadian Red Cross (redcross.ca). The Government of Canada will match donations made by individuals to the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal between February 24th and March 18th.
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
- EM Gatherings (Zoom):
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- EPIC Fellowship (Teens; Fridays at 7:30p) – 384 693 6909
- Thrive Fellowship (College to Age 24; Fridays at 7:30p) – 644 4273 1187
- SFF (Young Career; Fridays at 7:30p) – 834 6473 7645
- EM Sunday Classes (Sundays at 9:00a) – 834 6473 7645
- Church Prayer Meeting (in-person) at 10a
- EM Worship (Sundays at 11:00 a) – In-person and Zoom 384 693 6909
- City of Richmond Adopt-A-Street Program: We have adopted Beckwith Road where our new church site is at. Let us keep the area clean and safe through garbage picking and snow shovelling during snow seasons. This activity will be ongoing every two weeks (on either Saturdays or Sundays). Please sign up at https://tinyurl.com/yyu4ctvt. For social media, feel free to tag #prayforchurch. If you have any questions, please contact William KC Chan or Gabriel Lai. Due to the rise of COVID, please go individually or per family unit.
- Prayer Walks: By encouraging support in the church building and care for our community, the church will hold prayer walks. Brothers and sisters can participate individually or with fellowship and groups. For social media, feel free to tag #prayforchurch. Please contact William KC Chan or Gabriel Lai sign-up or any questions. Due to the rise of COVID, please go individually or per family unit.