Elk Lake Baptist Church

~ Today we say farewell to Ryan, Samantha, Isabelle and Alexandra Johnston who are moving to Langley. There will be a time of farewell following this service in the Fellowship room. We are happy for the opportunities that Ryan and Sam will have in Langley, but very sorry we won’t be sharing the journey together as we have in the past few years.

~ The next congregational prayer time will be on Ash Wednesday, February 17th, 7 – 8 p.m. at the church.

~ CBM/Sharing Way have established a Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. You may contribute to this fund through an ELB giving envelope. (Write: Haiti Earthquake Relief). Cheques may be made out to ELB from which you will receive an income tax receipt. All such designated funds will be sent to CBM/Sharing Way for helping the situation in Haiti.

~ Adult Sunday School will begin on Sunday, February 21st. Please talk to Rick Downe for more information.

~ The Baptist Women’s meeting this month is at 10:00 a.m. as usual, but will this time be followed by a delicious homemade soup and bun lunch, after which Fran Barton will lead us in the Great Canadian Bible Study. Please read John 4: 1-42 as an overview of the study. We will meet at the church and we invite any and all ladies to join us for this special day. If you can only make it for lunch and the Bible Study, we would be very pleased to have you join us at 12:00 noon.

~ Elk Lake Baptist Church wishes to hire a part time youth leader (10 hours per month) for a group of early teens and nearly teens who are eager to be part of a youth group experience. For more information or to submit a resume and cover letter, please contact Elk Lake Baptist Church at elklakebaptist@shaw.ca or 5349 Pat Bay Hwy, Victoria BC, V8Y 1S9 or call (250) 658-8111.

~ A New Feature: Each Sunday, we will be providing a special worship bulletin for children ages 3 – 6 and one for children ages 7 –11. Please see an usher if your children didn’t receive this bulletin. (Thanks to Alison Ellis for arranging this).

~ Dr. Rikk Watts, New Testament professor at Regent College, Vancouver, will be giving a public lecture at the University of Victoria, Monday, February 8, from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. See bulletin board for more information.

~ Kids Helping Kids. Donna Forster would like us to be aware of a “Kids Helping Kids” event on Tuesday, March 2, 7:00 p.m. at First Church of the Nazarene, 4277 Quadra. Proceeds from ticket sales help children in need who attend Greater Victoria Public Schools. Tickets $12 (Adults) $10 (Students and Seniors) See bulletin board for contact info.

~ The 95th Anniversary of CGIT in Canada is being hosted by Centennial United Church on Saturday, April 24th. All CGIT Alumnae and CGIT groups in B.C. are invited to participate. See bulletin board for more information.

~ The Men’s Breakfast for February has a date change. Please note that FEBRUARY 20TH is the date of the next Men’s Breakfast. The Fellowship Hall has been rented out to the Weaver’s Guild on the weekend we usually meet.

~ Advance notice of an Easter Choir being organized! If you are interested in joining, please make a note in your diary to keep Friday nights in March open for rehearsals. Speak to George #2 and sing every day!

~ Michael W. Smith will be performing at Glad Tidings Church on Wednesday, May 12th. See bulletin board for more information..

Bulletin for February 7th, 2010

~ CBM/Sharing Way have established a Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. You may contribute to this fund through an ELB giving envelope. (Write: Haiti Earthquake Relief). Cheques may be made out to ELB from which you will receive an income tax receipt. All such designated funds will be sent to CBM/Sharing Way for helping the situation in Haiti.

~ Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 4th. A copy of the Annual Report is available following this morning’s service.

~ Adult Sunday School options are being discussed. Please talk to Rick Downe for more information.

~ The next 60 More or Less Luncheon will be on February 4th at 12 noon. This month will be a potluck and Bill Smethurst will provide any more information you require.

~ A New Feature: Each Sunday, we will be providing a special worship bulletin for children ages 3 – 6 and one for children ages 7 –11. Please see an usher if your children didn’t receive this bulletin. (Thanks to Alison Ellis for arranging this).

~ Dr. Rikk Watts, New Testament professor at Regent College, Vancouver, will be giving a public lecture at the University of Victoria, Monday, February 8, from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. See bulletin board for more information.

~ David and Cathie Phillips are leading a fascinating trip through Turkey exploring many Biblical sites. The trip is planned for Sunday, April 25 – Friday, May 7, 2009. See the Bulletin Board for more information, plus their latest letter.

~ The 95th Anniversary of CGIT in Canada is being hosted by Centennial United Church on Saturday, April 24th. All CGIT Alumnae and CGIT groups in B.C. are invited to participate. See bulletin board for more information.

~ William Carey Institute is offering some good, but inexpensive Bible Study material ONLINE. Check out… www.williamcarey.ca and see Seminars and Events.

~ Used Stamps for the Leprosy Mission, and UPS Bar Codes from Island Farms Products can be cut out, brought in and dropped into their respective boxes located on the table across from the Office Door. Also, any Mustard Seed food donations can be left in the box under the coat rack in the hallway.

Bulletin for January 31st, 2010

~ CBM/Sharing Way have established a Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. You may contribute to this fund through an ELB giving envelope. (Write: Haiti Earthquake Relief). Cheques may be made out to ELB from which you will receive an income tax receipt. All such designated funds will be sent to CBM/Sharing Way for helping the situation in Haiti.

~ Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 4th. All chairpersons and ministry leaders are asked to submit a 2009 report ASAP.

~ Adult Sunday School options are being discussed. Please talk to Rick Downe for more information.

~ The next 60 More or Less Luncheon will be on February 4th at 12 noon. Please speak to Bill Smethurst for more information.

~ A New Feature: Each Sunday, we will be providing a special worship bulletin for children ages 3 – 6 and one for children ages 7 –11. Please see an usher if your children didn’t receive this bulletin. (Thanks to Alison Ellis for arranging this).

~ Dr. Rikk Watts, New Testament professor at Regent College, Vancouver, will be giving a public lecture at the University of Victoria, Monday, February 8, from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. See bulletin board for more information.

~ David and Cathie Phillips are leading a fascinating trip through Turkey exploring many Biblical sites. The trip is planned for Sunday, April 25 – Friday, May 7, 2009. See the Bulletin Board for more information, plus their latest letter.

~ Please mark your calendars – The next Island Women’s Day Away will be held April 24, 2010 at Gateway Baptist Church in Victoria. We will be sending out brochures as soon as they are ready. Please advise the women of your church so they can be watching for the details.

~ Loving home wanted! Ryan and Sam Johnston would like to find a new home for their cat before they move. He is a grey, short haired, indoor/outdoor cat. who is about 6 years old.

~ William Carey Institute is offering some good, but inexpensive Bible Study material ONLINE. Check out…
www.williamcarey.ca and see Seminars and Events.

Bulletin for January 24th, 2010

~ CBM/Sharing Way have established a Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund. You may contribute to this fund through an ELB giving envelope. (Write: Haiti Earthquake Relief). Cheques may be made out to ELB from which you will receive an income tax receipt. All such designated funds will be sent to CBM/Sharing Way for helping the situation in Haiti.

~ Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 4th. All chairpersons and ministry leaders are asked to submit a 2009 report by January 17th.

~ This church building will be in use on Tuesday evening by the Village Squires singing group.

~ The next 60 More or Less Luncheon will be on February 4th at 12 noon. Please speak to Bill Smethurst for more information.

~ A New Feature: Each Sunday, we will be providing a special worship bulletin for children ages 3 – 6 and one for children ages 7 –11. Please see an usher if your children didn’t receive this bulletin. (Thanks to Alison Ellis for arranging this).

~ Dr. Rikk Watts, New Testament professor at Regent College, Vancouver, will be giving a public lecture at the University of Victoria, Monday, February 8, from 4:30 – 6:00 pm.

~ David and Cathie Phillips are leading a fascinating trip through Turkey exploring many Biblical sites. The trip is planned for Sunday, April 25 – Friday, May 7, 2009. See the Bulletin Board for more information, plus their latest letter.

~ Please mark your calendars – The next Island Women’s Day Away will be held April 24, 2010 at Gateway Baptist Church in Victoria, Brochures will be sent out as soon as they are available

~ Loving home wanted! Ryan and Sam Johnston would like to find a new home for their cat before they move. He is a grey, short hair, indoor/outdoor cat, who is about 6 years old.

~ William Carey Institute is offering some good but inexpensive Bible Study material ONLINE. Check out… www.williamcarey.ca and see Seminars and Events

Bulletin for January 17th, 2010

~ Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 4th. All chairpersons and ministry leaders are asked to submit a 2009 report by January 10th.

~ You are invited to an hour of Congregational Prayer – this Thursday from 7 – 8 p.m. here at our church building. The Holy Habits of Listening to God and Speaking to God need to be cultivated for herein lies the secret and power of our life together.

~ The next 60 More or Less Luncheon will be on February 4th at 12 noon. Please speak to Bill Smethurst for more information.

~ The New BC Christian News can be picked up from the Literature table. It has an “Island Insight” section with news about Vancouver Island churches.

~ David and Cathie Phillips are leading a fascinating trip through Turkey exploring many Biblical sites. The trip is planned for Sunday, April 25 – Friday, May 7, 2009. See the Bulletin Board for more info.

~ Please mark your calendars – The next Island Women’s Day Away will be held April 24, 2010 at Gateway Baptist Church in Victoria, Brochures will be sent out as soon as they are ready.

~ CBWC is planting churches… With Beulah-land Chinese Baptist in Richmond; Emmaus Christian Community in Burnaby; Greenhills Christian Fellowship in Vancouver; Peninsula Mission in Sidney; Riverside Community in Prince George; God’s House of Many Faces in East Vancouver; University Chinese Baptist in Vancouver and with new opportunities coming up in Victoria, Qualicum, Burnaby and South Vancouver – British Columbia is becoming a hotbed of church planting!!!

~ Stewardship Issues: The arrival of personal computers in the early 1980’s brought forecasts of the “paperless office.” It hasn’t turned out that way. Between 1983 to 2003, per-capita paper consumption in Canada ballooned by 94 % to almost 20,000 pages per person by 2003.

~ The ELB map: From Sidney to James Bay to Sooke. Please take the time to put your name on the map where you live. One of the values of this map will be to help coordinate rides to various ELB events

~ William Carey Institute is offering some good but inexpensive Bible Study material ONLINE. Check out… www.williamcarey.ca and see Seminars and Events.

Bulletin for January 10th, 2009

~ Our Annual General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 28th. All chairpersons and ministry leaders are asked to submit a 2009 report by January 10th.

~ The Deacons will meet on Tuesday evening, January 5th at 7:30 p.m.

~ The New BC Christian News can be picked up from the Literature table. It has an “Island Insight” section with news about Vancouver Island churches.

~ David and Cathie Phillips are leading a fascinating trip through Turkey exploring many Biblical sites. The trip is planned for Sunday, April 25 – Friday, May 7, 2009. See the Bulletin Board for more info.

~ Please mark your calendars – The next Island Women’s Day Away will be held April 24, 2010 at Gateway Baptist Church in Victoria, Brochures will be sent out as soon as they are ready.

~ CBWC is planting churches… With Beulah-land Chinese Baptist in Richmond; Emmaus Christian Community in Burnaby; Greenhills Christian Fellowship in Vancouver; Peninsula Mission in Sidney; Riverside Community in Prince George; God’s House of Many Faces in East Vancouver; University Chinese Baptist in Vancouver and with new opportunities coming up in Victoria, Qualicum, Burnaby and South Vancouver – British Columbia is becoming a hotbed of church planting!!!

~ Missions Fest 2010 is January 8 – 10 at Broadway Church in Vancouver.

~ Stewardship Issues: The arrival of personal computers in the early 1980’s brought forecasts of the “paperless office.” It hasn’t turned out that way. Between 1983 to 2003, per-capita paper consumption in Canada ballooned by 94 % to almost 20,000 pages per person by 2003.

Bulletin for January 3rd, 2010

~ This will be Ryan Johnston’s final Sunday preaching for us and carrying out all the pastoral duties while Les Biggs has been on Sabbatical. We certainly appreciate the wonderful effort and care that Ryan has put into the church duties over the past three months and have enjoyed watching his growth. Thank you Ryan! If you need to reach Ryan before the end of the month, you can leave a message on his cell during mid-week – (250) 884-7583.

Bulletin for December 27th, 2009

~ We welcome back Daniel McDougall for part three of his Advent sermon series. Ryan Johnston will preach on December 27th, the final Sunday before Les Biggs returns. If you need to reach Ryan before the end of the month, you can leave a message on his cell during mid-week – (250) 884-7583.

~ Next Sunday will mark the end of the Christmas season. We will be celebrating this occasion by filling the service with classic Christmas Hymns. In addition, Dale Armstrong will be sharing part of his testimony as to how God is working in his life. Please join us for this celebration of Jesus’ birth.

~ The Baptist Women Christmas Jam, Jelly and Pie Sale was a great success again this year. By extending the sale for another week we have brought our total amount raised to $566.75! The Baptist Women thank each and every one who helped with the sale and who generously purchased items from us to give us this grand total. The money will be put to good use, of this you can be sure! Many thanks!

~ The custodial position has been filled by Rick and Lynn Rancourt, effective immediately! We thank Donna Armstrong for her faithful, good work every week and wish her well in her new endeavours. We welcome the Rancourts to this new position!

Bulletin for December 20th, 2009

~ Les Biggs is on Sabbatical from October 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. During the Sabbatical, Ryan Johnston will be in the Church Office on Fridays. Leave a message on Ryan’s cell to reach him mid-week (250) 884-7583.

~ Today is our much anticipated Christmas drama! We hope you will all enjoy it and stay for a light lunch after the presentation.

~ Thank you to all who brought non perishable food items for the Mustard Seed! This is a reminder that donations can be made to the Mustard Seed on any Sunday. A bin is located beneath the coat rack in the hall leading to the church office.

~ The Baptist Women Christmas Jam, Jelly and Pie Sale was a great success last week with well over $400.00 being raised. Today there will be more items for sale and we will have the grand total available next week. Thank you all for your generosity in helping our worthy causes.

~ During our Advent Service we raised $560 for the Mustard Seed! Thank you all for remembering the impoverished during this season. (“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this – to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” – James 1:27)

~ Attention parents of small children! Just a little item here, but we have started to supply small pieces of paper for your children to write on and play with while they are in the sanctuary. The offering envelopes in the pews cost approximately 30 cents each and some weeks more than a dozen of these are mutilated or scribbled on and then discarded. Would you please direct your children, whenever possible, to use the other papers which we have placed near the ends of the pews? Thank you for your cooperation!

~ The position of custodian is open once again and is effective immediately! The position is 3 hours per week, plus 1 – 2 hours per month for the hall in the lower building. This is an hourly paid position. Please submit a written application to the Chair of the Building and Grounds Committee, George Cooper.

Bulletin December 13th, 2009

~ Les Biggs is on Sabbatical from October 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. During the Sabbatical, Ryan Johnston will be in the Church Office on Fridays. Leave a message on Ryan’s cell to reach him mid-week (250) 884-7583.

~ We welcome Daniel McDougall as our guest speaker this morning and throughout the entire Advent season, with the exception of December 13th, which is our Drama event. We pray that the Lord uses Daniel’s message to help prepare our hearts throughout this Advent season to receive God’s greatest gift ever given to mankind – His son Jesus. For more information on the schedule of guest speakers, please talk to Ryan.

~ Our Christmas Drama will be on Sunday morning, December 13th, during the regular service time. There will be a light lunch served right after the service and we ask that you bring a non-perishable food offering for the Mustard Seed at this time.

~ Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Tonight will be an evening of music, fellowship, dessert and celebration! Please invite family, friends and neighbours to come out and join us at 6:30 p.m. Please remember to bring a favourite dessert to share, if you were asked to bring one.

~ The Baptist Women Christmas Jam, Jelly and Pie Sale will be held after the service on Sunday, December 6th. This has become a great fundraiser for the Baptist Women so come prepared to purchase that day!

~ Note: Address and Phone No. for the Rick and Lynn Rancourt:

	Rick & Lynn Rancourt
             5353 Patricia Bay Highway
             VICTORIA, BC  V8Y 1S2

Bulletin for November 29th, 2009