Oct 29, 2023 Church News

Thank you, Judge Will Dodson, for allowing God to use you to breathe life through His word on our Mission Sunday. May God bless your ministry
TODAY 10-11:30am English/Cantonese/Mandarin Mission Conference Joint Sunday Service @the sanctuary, A8 & the gym. English/Children/Cantonese Sunday School paused.
Next Sunday:

Next Sunday In-Person English Sunday School 11:30a ˉ 12:30p
- Children’s Sunday School in B4-B7; Adult Sunday School in Gym
- Junior High Sunday School in B11; Senior High School in A9
Due to an increase in COVID cases, wearing a mask inside the church is highly recommended. If you have any symptoms, please rest at home. You can find free testing kits at the welcome table.
Daylight Saving Time Ends on 11/5. Turn your clock 1 hour back!
10.21 Deacon Board meeting excerpts:

The 2024 plan and budget of the church as proposed by different departments were reviewed and endorsed with some minor adjustments. The final version will be stated in the AGM handbook to be released on November and presented and discussed in the Family Chat on November 24, 25 and 26 and voted on the AGM on December 3.
To follow more closely with the guidelines of the government, the 2024 department budget for volunteers’/team members is a maximum of $20/year per person, which can be meal or gift or gift card. For department training with lunch is a maximum of $10 subsidy per person limited to once per year.
The 2024 SRG procedure review group members are Pastor David Chan (chair), Vicki Chiu and Solomon Fung.
Pastor Don Dyck had accepted the invitation to increase his weekly working hours from 10 to 15.
Grace Li and Rachel Vong will be the deacon representatives of the 2024 deacon nomination committee.
The senior pastoral search committee and the English pastoral search committee members will be contacted for a one-year term in 2024. Their names will be stated in the organizational chart upon their acceptance.
Regretfully accepted the resignation of Jenny Liu from the post of Mandarin Christian Education department chairperson due to personal reasons.

Thanks to the old and new Deacons and Dept. Chairpersons who attended the 10/21 meeting in which all budgets have been accepted. The Deacon Board established the upcoming Time Schedule for the AGM:
- 10/28 all reports of old and new deacons and dept chairpersons received in point form to be incorporated into the 2023 AGM booklet
- 11/11 draft of Report & Plan done & ready to be reviewed by the deacons
- 11/15 AGM booklet finalized by the Deacon Board
- 11/19 AGM booklet released to the congregation
- 11/24-26 Pre-AGM Family Chat to answer questions
- 12/3 AGM to resolve questions and vote

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English Prayer Meeting 8-9pm @ Zoom ID: 816 8896 1006 Passcode: 162746. Let’s get together and pray for peace in Middle East area.
2024 Flower Dedicationsign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board. $50/date by offering with an envelope checking “Flowers” and your name.
The current offering for the mission as of Oct. 15 is $57,550, while the mission budget for 2023 is $91,950.