Since the CM and MM want to have Sunday School and prayer meetings on Sunday, it is easier and more comfortable for the CM & MM to meet at 9:00am, and therefore we suggest deferring the EM service to 10:30 or 11:00am. Also, it is essential to walk in unity, and therefore we want to have your response so that we can have a consensus for change.
Mission department: We are currently collecting food (shelf-stable foods include can food, pasta, cereals, flour, biscuits etc.) for Edgard's family, a new Peru immigrant family who shared his testimony at CM worship during the mission conference. We will present the gifts to them before Christmas. Please drop off your donations on the collection box at church office on Dec. 10 & Dec. 17. If you plan to donate monetary gift cards or any inquiry, please contact the pastors. Please sign on the Christmas card for the family as well.
Missions Fund Update: Our Missions Fund Budget (From January to December 2023) is $72,300. Approximate $6,025 a month. The fiscal year of Mission Fund ends at the end of December. However, as of November 26, 2023, the Missions Fund offering received only $41,776.36. We are still short $30,523.64. Please continue to pray and support our Mission Ministry.
2024 Church calendar is ready for pick up. One for each family, feel free to pick up extra copies for non-Christian friends as gifts to share the good news.
There will be hymns offering during the Sunday service on December 24. Brothers and sisters are welcome to participate in the hymn's practice. Practice dates: November 26, December 10 and 17, time: 11:30-12:30.
Christmas caroling at Kingsway and Joyce Station on Dec 24 at 12:30 - 14:00. Brothers and sisters are welcome to join this outreach event. Please contact Joe Chan and Tina Yuen for inquiries or go to the office front desk for registration.
Christmas Lunch will be held on December 17, 2023 at 12:00 noon in the basement. Tickets will be available for sale on December 3 and December 10 in the basement after worship. Tickets will be $25 for adults and $15 for age 4 to 12; age 3 and under will be free. We are looking forward to celebrating Christmas with you, and we urge brothers and sisters to purchase tickets before they run out as there is a capacity limit of 130 people. Ticket availability is on a first come first served basis.
Pastor Tommy will be on leave on Dec 11. Administrative Assistant Julie will be on leave Dec 10 & 11.
Finance Department Hiring: Bethel is looking for a self-employed bookkeeper with 1-2 years of working experience to provide our church with full-cycle bookkeeping services from home. Responsibilities include posting entries/Journal entries, preparing Government reports such as T4s/T4As, GST Rebate, WCB Annual Payroll Report, Bank Reconciliation, and Financial Statements/Reports, etc. Candidate must have a minimum of 1-2 years of experience using QuickBooks and be proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) and Google Spreadsheets. Members of Bethel are preferred. The job start date will be January 1, 2024. If you are interested, please send an email to Alvin Chong (Chair of the Deacon Board) or Ivan Chiu (Treasurer) for more details. Note: Bookkeeping Service Agreement will be signed by both parties (Bethel and the self-employed Bookkeeper).
Christmas and New Year events, please join us to celebrate and count God's blessings!
Dec. 17: Christmas Lunch @12pm at basement.
Dec. 17: Christmas Celebration @1:30pm at main sanctuary.
Dec. 24: Joint Christmas Service @10am at main sanctuary.
Dec. 24: Christmas Caroling @12:30-2pm around church.
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service @7pm at main sanctuary.
Dec. 31: Year-end Thanksgiving Prayer Meeting @11: 30am at main sanctuary.
Jan. 7, 2024: Deacons' Installation Joint Service @10am at main sanctuary.