Jul 7, 2024 Church News
- Welcome to our Holy Communion Sunday Service. Please pick up your Communion elements at the front desk. Wearing a mask inside the church is highly recommended. If you have any symptoms, please rest at home. The sermons will be uploaded to our YouTube channel on 2:30pm.
- English & Youth & JAM: 10:00am @ Gym; Junior JAM 10:15 am @A9
- Cantonese: 8:30 & 11:30am @Sanctuary; Mandarin: 10:00 am @A8
- In-Person English Sunday School 11:30am ˉ 12:30pm
- Children’s Sunday School in B4-B7; Adult Sunday School in Gym
- Junior High Sunday School in B11; Senior High School in A10
- The Donors Offering Report 2024.1-6 is available online and announcement board. For enquires, please contact
- 2025-26 Deacon Election The Deacons Nomination Committee (Members: Rev. David, Grace Li, Rachel Vong, Cecilia Li and Alex Yan) announces:
- 5 vacancies for this term.
- Church members may submit nominations by email or writing to Nomination Committee ( ) by 7/21 (Sun), but do not contact the nominee. Each nomination should be proposed by 2 members in following with the Guidelines for Deacon Nomination (See “Guideline for Deacon Nomination”). All nominations must be accepted by both the Committee and the nominees before they are listed.
- 7/28 announce the Final List; 8/4 distribute ballots.
- 8/25 tally ballots, 9/1 announce results.
Guidelines for Nomination of Deacons
The nominee should be: 1) PGMBC church members 21 years of age or above may be nominated for election as deacons; 2) born again, baptized Christian for at least 2 years (I Tim. 3:6) and is a member of our church (Acts 4:23) and familiar with the church; 3) monogamous, irreproachable in marital relationship and relationships with the opposite sex (I Tim. 3:2); 4) of good reputation (I Tim. 3:7/Acts 6:3) a) Not indulgent in bad habits or committing immoral or illegal acts; b) a testimony in his own personal life and family life (I Tim. 3:4); 5) exercising full responsibility in matters of offering, being an example unto others (Matt. 6:21, I Cor. 16:2); 6) of high spiritual caliber (Acts 6:3) and understand the doctrinal truth of the Gospel (I Tim. 3:9); attending the major church meetings regularly (Heb. 10:25) and is concerned with the church’s work; willingly co-operating with others in serving the Lord (I Cor. 12:24); 7) has presided in other duties eg. Committee chairmanship, Sunday School teachers or others evangelistic works of the Gospel and is recognized as a faithful and responsible worker (I Cor. 4:2, I Tim. 3:10). |
- Staff news: Pastor Victor Lee preaches in Richmond Chinese United Church today.
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- Online Registration for next AWANA year has started. NEW registration, please contact . Return clubbers please use this QR code.
- 8/12-16 (Mon-Fri. 9a-3p) Soccer Day Camp for ages 6-12. Please see the poster for details. Use the postcards to encourage children from non-believer families to join in. Online Registration has started. We are recruiting coaches, first aiders, video and photographer, sign-in and welcome table, camp cook/snack team and miscellaneous helpers. To sign up as a volunteer, please contact Pastor Bill. Enquiry or 604-416-3261
- Please pray for the sick and their families.