- The report of the Elder Nominating Committee (ENC) has been posted on the church office bulletin board. Please review before the Annual General Meeting (November 16). After months of discernment and prayer, it seems good to the Holy Spirit and to the ENC that we nominate Anlin Wen for another two year term (2026-2027) as elder. If there are any questions, please contact any member of the ENC (Pastor Arthur, Jared Fath, Lena Cheung, Richard Li, and Jimmy Kwong).
In accordance with Article 7.4 of our bylaw, additional nominations for elders may be made by any voting member provided that: (a) the nomination is submitted to the chairman of the nominating committee (i.e., Pastor Arthur Wong) no later than two Sundays preceding the date of the meeting at which the election is to take place (i.e., November 2 at 11:59:59pm); and (b) the nomination bears the written acceptance of the nominee as well as the signature of a seconder who is a voting member.
- The agenda for the Annual Membership Meeting (Sunday, November 16 at 11AM in the Dynamic Center) will be sent to all current ECAC members. The agenda is also posted on the bulletin board outside the office. The quorum for the meeting is 238 active voting members. Please mark your calendar to attend.
- Special arrangements for Annual Membership Meeting on November 16:
- Joint English-Mandarin worship service in the Worship Center at 9:30am.
- Cantonese Ministry service will be held in the Dynamic Center at 9:30am.
- JMC’s The Discovery from 9:30-10:45am will take place as usual. Parents are asked to pick up their children promptly at 10:45am.
- InTouch café will be closed on that Sunday. However, free coffee and tea will be provided.
- Please check your name on the membership list posted outside the office bulletin board. If you have any concerns, please contact the church office immediately.
- A flu-vaccine clinic will be held TODAY from 9-9:30am, 10:45-11:15am, and 12:30-1pm in the church office area. Those who wish to be vaccinated at this clinic, please follow the signs to fill out the Flu Immunization Consent Form.
- Deadline for Donation in Kind for 2025: In order for the church to process all Donation In Kind and ensure that the donations are counted for the 2025 tax year, the deadline for making donation in kind of stocks, mutual funds and ETFs is onSunday, November 23, 2025. 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 23. Any incomplete form or late submission may not be able to process in time to have the donation included in the 2025 tax year. For any questions, please contact Ken Lam or Stewart Wong.
- Worship Center (WC) carpets will be professionally cleaned on Monday November 10th. Please help move chairs from inside the WC to the lobby after EMC service on Sunday November 9th at 12:30pm. Bookings for WC will not be available from November 10 – 14. Any fellowship groups that meet on Friday November 14th are asked to come at 7pm to help return the chairs into the WC.
- Senior Pastor Lecture series dates have been changed to November 18, 25, December 2, 9 at 8:30pm. The title of these lecture: Bonhoeffer the Conspirator and Prisoner. To join: Zoom Meeting ID: 838 3843 0457 Passcode: ecac123. Reading materials downloaded here.
- Community of Women Presents “Advent Potluck & Hymn”: Nov 23 at 5:30 PM. Scan QR code for details and registration.
- All pastoral staff will be attending the Western Canadian District Prayer Retreat from Nov. 3-6. Please contact the elders for any urgent pastoral matters.
- Pastor Miranda will be preaching at Saskatoon Chinese Alliance Church on Nov 9, and will be on vacation from Nov 10-17.
