Listen to Les preach on the Kingdom of God!
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Lisdten to the Northern Baptists Sing “The Baby Born In Bethlehem.”, See if you can hear the flying V that was present in the singing! 
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~ 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.
~ 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.
Listen to Les’s Sermon from January 24th, 2010
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~ 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
~ 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.
~ 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.