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Vancouver,
British Columbia,
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July 4, 2021 – 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Philippians 1:20-21 “Run Well, Finish Strong!” (+ Children’s Message)
Posted on 03 Jul 2021
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS: Click Here
- Awana registration has started, and the deadline is Sunday September 5th. Instructions are on the church website’s Awana page.
- The 45th Anniversary Preparation Committee has prepared an umbrella for each family as souvenir, and the Membership Department has ordered a reusable face mask with the church logo for each adult congregant to express our love and care. The umbrellas and masks will be ready for drive-thru pick up in the church parkade on July 10, Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm. Please wear your own face mask to enter the parkade. To facilitate the arrangement, please fill the following form on or before July 5 with the number of items to pick up.
Fellowships and small groups may also delegate someone to pick up for members. If you are unable to fill the form in our website for some reason, you may still drive to the church parkade on that day to pick up your item.
- The Chinese Congregations will have their Missions Conference on Friday July 16th at 7:30pm and on July 18th’s Sunday service. This year’s theme is “Ask the Lord of the Harvest” and the guest speaker is Reverend Philip Leung. The conference is in Cantonese and Mandarin only. If you are interested, more information and zoom link is at the church’s Chinese website.
- Learning as a Community: Reminder that there is a special video lecture series in session and will continue
throughout the summer term (June – August). This year, we will be learning together as a community with Professor Eugene Peterson in a course entitled “Tell It Slant: Parables as Spiritual Direction.”
This class will meet every Sunday at 11:30 on Zoom. More information and zoom link is on the church’s website. - One of the highlights of Regent College’s Summer Programs is their free Evening Public Lectures. This series always features a wide range of professors and topics, and this year is no exception. All lectures will be streamed online, so invite a friend and join us in learning together! For more information of Topic and Dates go to https://www.regent-college.edu/summer/activities-and-events/public-lectures
- Reminder that we have small groups and fellowships for all ages and life stages, from teens through college, adults and career, all the way to retired seniors. For more information on our various fellowships and small groups please visit our church website under the “Get Connected” section on the menu tab, or email us at hello@vcefc.org .
- If you’re new to our online service here, welcome to our church! If you’re able to stay on in the Zoom meeting after today’s service, we would love to meet you. Also, if you’d like, please email us at hello@vcefc.org so that someone from the care team can reach out to you.
- Join us every Wednesday night at 7:30 pm to pray as a community for our church, our city and the world. https://zoom.us/j/446506289
- Cornelius Fellowship is made up of members of ESC who have reached or are close to retirement (age 60 and up). Our programs include Bible study, discussion on topics relevant to our stage of life, taking urban walks, etc. The Fellowship meets on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 2:00PM. Newcomers are welcome. For more information, please contact Hansel Wang at hchwang@telus.net .
- Join us for fellowship, prayer and growing together in the Lord at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86277135432
- Worshiping together: the English Congregation now host “live-stream” worship services on Zoom at our regular Sunday, 9:45 am time. The zoom link: www.vcefc.org/1033/worship
- We are currently hiring 2 full time positions: Building and Facility Maintenance Support, and Janitorial Support. For details, please click on this link: https://vcefc.org/1033/new-job-opportunities/.
- ONLINE OFFERING: As our church has temporary suspended all gatherings and moved our weekly worship services online during the COVID-19 pandemic, you have the option to give your offering through Interac e-transfer. You can still mail your cheques, or drop off your offering at the church. For further instruction on how to give online, click here.
- CONTACT US: We know that this can be a difficult and distressing time for some. If you have any needs, concerns or prayer requests, we want to hear from you. You can connect with the church through email at admin@vcefc.org or by phone at (604) 254-1242.
- WEEKLY OFFERING UPDATE:
PRAYER ITEMS: Click Here
- The PSC is thankful that they continue to enjoy the spirit of unity and wisdom.
- Please pray that during the application review process that the PSC continues to be sensitive to the guiding of the Holy Spirit.
- Please also pray for the pastoral candidates themselves as they undergoing the application review process that they continue to receive discernment and encouragement to where God is leading to serve next.
- Please email your prayer requests to Pastor Joe (josephyu@vcefc.org) indicating if they are private or to be posted.
- Join us every Wednesday night at 7:30 pm to pray as a community for our church, our city and the world. https://zoom.us/j/446506289
