Theme 2024: "Walk with Jesus with actions and in truth" Theme verse: "Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." (1 John 3:18) Sub-theme for Fall (Oct-Dec): "Walk with Jesus, share His grace." Sub-theme verse: "Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day." (Psalm 96:2)
Mission response and faith pledge: The mission theme for 2025 is "Go, see, feel, and seek the harvest field." The relevant ministry plan, as well as next year's mission budget, have been given to you. Please fill out the response slip to support the ministry and financial needs. Faith pledge is an offering act in addition to the tithe or regular offerings. It is based on faith and relying on the grace of the Lord to make more than the tithe or usual offering in the next year. Faith pledge is an act of exercising faith. The church encourages everyone to participate.
Music Department would like to arrange a joint choir on Dec 22 Christmas Joint Worship. CM, EM and MM congregations are welcomed to join. The practice schedule will be held on Dec 1st, 8th, 15th at 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and on Dec 22nd at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Please sign up at church office or contact Joe Chan if you are interested.
2024 Christmas Lunch is scheduled to be held in the basement on Dec 22 (Sun). The fest time will start at 12:30 p.m. Meal tickets will be for sale in the basement after Sunday service starting Dec 1, ticket price is $20 per adult and $10 per child (4-12 years old). Due to space limit, total capacity of basement is 120. Please participate enthusiastically and buy your tickets as soon as possible while supplies last.
2024 Bethel Christmas Party is scheduled at 1:45 pm on Dec 22 (Sunday), immediately after the Christmas lunch, in the main sanctuary. The program will include singing, dancing, dramas, and short message. It will be a great entertainment and joyful event, and is performed by various departments, groups and pastoral staff. The whole process is 1 hour and 45 minutes. Free admission, please don’t miss it. You are also welcome to bring your relatives and friends who are not believers to participate together and spread the gospel to them.
There will be Christmas caroling at Kingsway on Dec 24 (Tues) at 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. and at brothers and sisters' home at 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. All are welcomed to join this outreach event. Please contact Ken Hu for inquiries and registration.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held on Dec 24 at 7:00 PM in the main sanctuary. Flyers are available at church office, main entrance, and basement chapel entrance for inviting your families and friends to join. Let us celebrate and remember the birth and coming of Jesus Christ together!
Starting from January 2025, CM prayer meeting will change to Wednesday night at 8pm via Zoom, and Joint Prayer meeting will keep on every first Sunday after Cantonese Service. CM Sunday School will be held from 12:15 to 1:00 after Cantonese Service (except the first Sunday due to the joint prayer meeting). CM Sunday school from January to March will teach Articles 12 to 17 of the Mennonite Brethren's Confession of Faith, and discuss issues such as politics and religion, peaceful resistance, abortion and euthanasia, environmental protection, and other religions. Please register at the church office.
Last Sunday we received 33 Mission response slips and pledged $15,000 in faith. If you have not filled it out, you can continue to fill in the slip and return it to Rev. Woo's postal box. You can do it anonymously, and faith pledges will begin to be collected in January 2025.
2025 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.
Multipurpose Room and Kitchen (MK) Renovation Special Offering The plan to renovate the basement kitchen into a Multipurpose room and Kitchen (MK) was presented to the congregation at the special town hall meeting on September 8 and information about the renovation project is also posted on the main floor bulletin board. The design and budget of the renovation project are under review. The renovation is targeted to take place in the first quarter of next year. The Board resolved that special offering will be collected for the MK Renovation Project from November 10, 2024 (Sunday) until the project is complete. To make a special offering for the MK Renovation, please write "MK" on the offering envelope (or on the Memo field for e-transfer). News and updates about the renovation will be announced as they become available. Please continue to pray for the renovation project.