1. 1. After months of prayerful discernment and interviews, the Elder Nominations Committee are nominating the following individuals to the ECAC Board of Elders for the 2025-2026 term: Phil Chow, Ryan Ho (incumbent), Jimmy Kwong (incumbent), Ken Lam, Richard Li, and Simon Roa, Joannes Wong (incumbent), and William Wong (incumbent). A printed copy of the Report of the Elder Nominations Committee and the profiles of each nominee are posted on the bulletin board outside the office.
   2. Annual Membership Meeting (Sunday, November 17 at 2pm on Zoom): The agenda for the meeting has been sent to all current ECAC members. The agenda is also posted on the bulletin board outside the office. If you are a current member of ECAC and did not receive the agenda, please send email to amm@ecac.ca as soon as possible. The quorum for the meeting is 224 active voting members. Please mark your calendar to attend.
   3. Active Membership List – Please check it out on the church bulletin board. If you have any concerns, please contact the church office immediately.
   4. Senior Pastor Lecture Series in Nov/Dec: will be held on Tuesdays Nov 19, 26, Dec 3, 10 from    8:30-10pm. The topic: “Christian Anthropology and Human Sexuality.”  All are welcome!  Click QR Code to join         
   5. Pastor Arthur is on vacation till Nov. He will be back in the office Nov. 16. For any ministry-related inquiries, please contact elder Jimmy Kwong (jimmy.kwong@ecac.ca) or congregation pastors. Winnie Lam, our church secretary, is on vacation until Nov. 11.
2. 6.  The ECAC Youth Mission Team is inviting the whole church to come hear stories about our Mission Trip to the House of Omeed in Port Moody. Nov 23 from 8 pm – 9 pm during Embers Youth Fellowship.
3. 7.  Baptism & Join Church Membership on Nov 17 at EMC Worship & CMC Worship:

Baptism: (EMC) Daniel Boichenko;   (CMC) Rica Yip, Brendan Kan

Baptism & Membership: (EMC) Reanne Lee, Louie Liu;

(CMC) Ying Juan Yu, Cherry Hau, Cheries Huang

Joining Membership: (EMC) Oleg & Irina Boichenko

8.  In the coming months, we will be creating a new space for the church library. If you are able and available to help move some books and shelves, come on Saturday, November 23, 3-5pm. For more information, speak with Pastor Arthur.

9.  Deadline for Donation in Kind for 2024: In order for the church to process all Donation In Kind and ensure that the donations are counted for the 2024 tax year, the deadline for making donation in kind of stocks, mutual funds and ETFs is onSunday, November 24, 2024. This means that a Completed DIK form MUST be submitted to Ken Lam (ken.lam@ecac.ca)  or Stewart Wong (stewart.wong@ecac.ca)  by November 24.  Any incomplete form or late submission may not be able to process in time to have the donation included in the 2024 tax year. For any questions, please contact Ken Lam or Stewart Wong.