2026 Theme: "Abide in Christ, Growing in Love." Theme verse: "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work." (Ephesians 4:15-16, NIV)
Deacon Election was successfully held on last Sunday, October 18. 159 active members were eligible to vote, and a total of 114 ballots were returned which exceeded the required quorum of 96 returned ballots. Candidate must receive at least 60% of the total returned ballots, that is 69 votes, to be effectively elected. “Yes” votes received as follows: Ken Hu: 99 Ivan Liu: 104 Philip Sheir: 100 All candidates received more than 60% of the votes and were elected as deacons to serve a 2-year term (2027-2028).
Two CM Sunday school classes will be held from 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. after the CM Service, please be on time.
EM will begin a new series on Christian Education on Wednesday nights from Oct 28 to Dec 16 @ 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Theme is "Solitude with God". Prayer is one of the most difficult spiritual practices amongst Christians. Yet, prayer is the most essential in the Christian walk. Let's learn how to pray together. Please sign up with Pastor Peter Chong by Oct 27.
The 38th Annual Bethel Missions Conference will host three special events with special guest speakers all of whom Bethel is currently supporting: Nov 6 (Fri) @ 7:30 p.m. - Workshop by Dr. Steve Brown (Columbia Bible College) Nov 8 (Sun) @ 9:00 a.m. - Mandarin Worship with Pr. Tommy & Tina Yuen (CCM Canada) Nov 8 (Sun) @ 10:30 a.m. - Cantonese Worship with Rev. Sam Wong (CCM Canada) Nov 8 (Sun) @ 10:30 a.m. - English Worship with Dr. Steve Brown (Columbia Bible College) Nov 15 (Sun) @ 10:30am - Joint Worship with Mr. Nasser al’Qahtani (Multiply) Please mark your calendars to make time to attend.
The church will be showing a Chinese AI Evangelical Documentary on Dr. John Sung on Nov 13 (Fri) from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Congregants are welcome to attend with friends.
Cantonese Gospel Opera will be suspended in November until further notice.
Recently, paper towels were found in the washroom toilet causing a blockage. The kitchen sink is also temporarily out of use due to a blocked drain. Please do not flush paper towels down the toilet or pour food scraps into the kitchen sink. Let’s work together to keep our church clean and drainpipes clear and free-flowing. Thank you for your cooperation!
The 2027 church calendar has been printed. Please have one copy for each family.
The church is currently undertaking the second phase of the roof replacement project, which costs $39,900. Due to insufficient funds in the Building Improvement Fund, the church encourages brothers and sisters to continue to support the fund and make special donations for the roof replacement, which can be made using the Building Improvement Offering Envelope or E‑Transfer, and indicate “RR” on the offering envelope or in the E‑Transfer memo field.
「執事選舉」已於上主日10月18日順利舉行,有投票權的常到會友人數為159人。投票總數為114,超過法定所需的投票總數96。候選人需要最少得到投票總數的60%即69票方能有效當選。得到贊成票數如下: 胡建文 Ken Hu 弟兄:99 廖廣全 Ivan Liu 弟兄:104 佘樂謙 Philip Sheir 弟兄:100 所有候選人均獲得超過60%的選票,當選為執事,任期兩年(2027-2028) 。
「执事选举」已于上主日10月18日顺利举行,有投票权的常到会友人数为159人。投票总数为114,超过法定所需的投票总数96。候选人需要最少得到投票总数的60%即69票方能有效当选。得到赞成票数如下: 胡建文 Ken Hu 弟兄:99 廖广全 Ivan Liu 弟兄:104 佘乐谦 Philip Sheir 弟兄:100 所有候选人均获得超过60%的选票,当选为执事,任期两年(2027-2028) 。