• Joyce Chan’s wedding ceremony is next Saturday on October 21st at 1:30 pm, which will take place in the main sanctuary.
• The National collection week for Operation Christmas Child by Samaritan’s Purse is between November 13th-19th. Each shoe box is an opportunity to show God’s love to a child — Grab a shoe box and fill it with a well-balanced variety of items: school supplies, hygiene items, toys and other gifts (click here for more details). Please also include a minimum of $10.00 donation to help cover the costs of shipping and other project-related costs. Pack one today!
• The 57th Canada Chinese Christian Winter Conference is taking place at the Downtown Westin Hotel on December 27-31, 2017. For more information, please visit http://www.cccwc.info/

• Break Forth One [Jan 26-28, 2018]: Full registration for Super Early Bird is now available, the deadline for registration is October 17th. We will begin to coordinate and reach the group rate of 10 ($169 instead of $199) for a better saving. More information to come. Check out the official website at http://www.breakforthcanada.com/

• The Edmonton Foodbank is in desperate need of volunteers. If you have been trained and have time to spare, please go to their website and sign up for a shift. Our next Group Volunteering date is set for October 28th morning. www.edmontonsfoodbank.com

Announcement from Children Ministry:

• Children Ministry will collect shoe boxes (Operation Christmas Child) from children no later than Oct 29, 2017. We will have special Christmas craft session at 9:30 am at Children Sunday worship next week and may include the craft work in the shoe boxes. Please contact Helena or Bernadette for more details.

Special Announcement from Church Council:

• HR Board has completed the 2nd-year review for Children’s Pastor Mrs. Hanna Ng. Church Council has accepted the HR recommendation to renew Pastor Hanna to her 3rd-year term. This will also be a voting item at the upcoming October Special Membership Meeting.