PRAY
- Speakers next week: Pastor Brandon Crain (English), Pastor George (Chinese).
- Changed Life Center (Northern Thailand): (a) Pray that God will provide the needs of Khmu Churches in our area. (b) Pray for wisdom and spiritual strength to continue God’s work through KSC (i.e. Changed Life Center). (c) Pray for the health of the leader Pat Boonsearm.
- Missionary John Cuddeford (UBC International Students): PRAISE GOD: (a) for the joy and encouragement that come from “being with” each other in person, and (b) that we now have a strong team to lead the ministry at UBC. PRAY: (a) for the many thousands of international students arriving on our campuses for the first time and (b) for several students in China that I have the privilege of connecting with online.
- For the Church: Juliana and Pastor Will: Their calling to serve as long-term missionaries with OMF in Japan.
- Pray for the Deacon Candidates: Alice Tsung, May Ng, Pearl Lin and Steven Lee. Pray that God-fearing leaders will be chosen by the Lord.
- Pastoral Search: Please pray for the process.
- EM Retreat: Pray for the speaker, campers, newcomers and safety.
- Building Project: The safety of the workers. Also pray for the community on Beckwith: there are some seniors living in the area and we have met some neighbours who are adjusting to the many developments there. Take a look of the progress here:
- Community: For COVID-19, pray for the government leaders as well as the essential workers.
- World: Pray for the war, people and churches in Ukraine. Also, pray for the MB Missionaries Maxym and Anya there.
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.
- The Pastoral Search Committee is in touch with two applicants who are interested in the Senior Pastor position. Please pray that PSC has the wisdom and heart in seeking the Lord’s guidance. Once there is further information, PSC will make known to the congregations. In the meantime, let’s give thanks to God’s provision and trust as He knows our needs. Continue to pray that the Lord will send a God-fearing shepherd to pastor His flock.
- Church Picnic: Take a look of the church picnic slideshow here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GDu5F4CZvKIkOGIIYJO_CKTUiq-Bj3TH/view?usp=sharing
- EM Retreat Coming Up! September 2nd – 5th, 2022 @ Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre. There will be no EM Worship next Sunday (September 4th) at Matthew McNair Secondary. You are encouraged to join the worship at Loon Lake Lodge.
- Deacon Election: After many prayers and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, four people have accepted as 2023-2024 deacon candidates: Alice Tsung, May Ng, Pearl Lin and Steven Lee. The Advanced Voting dates are September 11th and 18th. The Election Day is on September 25th. The voting time goes till 1:15pm. Counting of ballots will start at 1:15pm on September 25th.
- Missions Weekend (Sept 16th – 18th):
1) Sept 16th Friday, 7:30 pm:
a) Workshop A (Cantonese): Missions Caring, Speaker: Katherine Lo
b) Workshop B (English): Ratanak – Ratanak and Human Trafficking in Cambodia, Speaker: Brian McConaghy
c) Workshop C (Cantonese): Welcoming HK Immigrants, Speaker: Felix Chan & BAC
2) Sept 17th Saturday, 7:30 pm:
a) Workshop A (Cantonese): Missions Caring, Speaker: Katherine Lo
b) Workshop B (English): Ratanak – The Heart of God: Justice and the Bible, Speaker: Graeme Illman
c) Workshop C (Cantonese): Welcoming HK Immigrants, Speaker: Felix Chan & BAC
3) Sept 18th Sunday, 10 am: Prayer Meeting with Speaker Brian McConaghy (Ratanak.org)
4) Sept 18th Sunday, 11 am: Joint Missions Sunday with Speaker Brian McConaghy
- Safety Guideline: For the safety of our church congregation, we will continue to require masks for indoor gatherings. Thank you for your cooperation.
CHURCH ACTIVITIES
- EM Gatherings (Zoom):
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- EPIC Fellowship (Teens; Fridays at 7:30p) – 384 693 6909 / in-person
- Thrive Fellowship (College to Age 24; Fridays at 7:30p) – 644 4273 1187 / in-person
- SFF (Young Career; Fridays at 7:30p) – 834 6473 7645 / in-person
- EM Sunday Classes (Sundays at 9:00a) – In-person
- Church Prayer Meeting (Sundays at 10a) – in-person
- EM Worship (Sundays at 11:00a) – In-person and Zoom 384 693 6909
- City of Richmond Adopt-A-Street Program / Prayer Walk: 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 season. Please sign up at the sign-up sheet below https://tinyurl.com/yyu4ctvt or contact William KC Chan through WhatsApp, cell, or email.
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES
- The 60th annual CCWC Winter Conference (https://www.cccwc.ca/) will be held this year from December 27-31, 2022 at the Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel located in Richmond. Details can be found here. Please contact Hilda Wong for any inquiries.