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“Eyes Wide Open” Lenten Devotional. The season of Lent begins this Wednesday. Sign up for this Lenten Devotional from the Billy Graham Center: https://bit.ly/2T4NPpm

Daylight Saving Time Begins Next Sunday -Please note that time will “Spring forward” by one hour Sunday morning at 2:00 am.

Tax Receipts for 2018 Offering – Tax receipts and personal offering records will be ready for pick-up TODAY in the foyer after each worship service. In case of discrepancies, please notify the Finance Committee or Church Office asap for correction. You can also request for a VCBC Offering Number if you don’t already have one.

Family Nest Update. Please note that the schedule has changed to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Friday of every month, meeting in room E3, except the weeks when Pioneer Clubs is off. The topic is apologetics, based on the book, “Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side: 40 Conversations to Help Them Build a Lasting Faith”. Some of the conversations include “Why is God so hidden?” “How can Christians claim they know what is objectively true?” and “How do we know Jesus existed?” This group is open to anyone who has an opportunity to share with kids, or is simply interested for themselves. It is not just for parents! Please contact Jason Wong if you plan to come or if you want more info. Email: vcbcyf@gmail.com

P2G Choir Practice – Today at 1:00 pm in the sanctuary (lunch at 12:45 in basement). Children and their parents are cordially invited. Contact: Willis Wong or Richard Cheng.

Josiah Ng is organizing a trip to Tsawout for anyone interested. He is catering this trip towards parents/old humans. If you are interested in seeing why so many teens and young adults have had such a lovely experience here, this trip is for you. Please email Josiah at fish12379@hotmail.com. Be sure to check out Josiah Ng’s latest update from Tsawout at https://tsawoutresidency.blogspot.com. If you would like to stay up to date with Josiah at Tsawout, click the subscribe button on the blog.

Tax Receipts for 2018 Offering – Tax receipts and personal offering records will be ready for pick-up NEXT Sunday in the foyer after each worship service. In case of discrepancies, please notify the Finance Committee or Church Office asap for correction. You can also request for a VCBC Offering Number if you don’t already have one.

Anyone interested in joining the team going to Mexico (April 29-May 13, 2019) led by Pastor Sam can contact anyone on the pastoral team or Helena Akrigg to get more info.

Do you want to follow Jesus’ command to be baptized? The next baptism is scheduled for Sunday, April 21. Talk to Pastors Gilbert or Brian for more info.

Worship Seminar: The Psalms and Building Faith in Children & Adults (hosted by Church Music Ministry of Canada). Date & Time: Saturday Feb 2, 9:30am-4pm. Venue: South Vancouver Pacific Grace MB Church (611 E 50th Ave, Van). Speaker: Robert Keeley, professor of education at Calvin College, Michigan. Cost: Free. Note: Childcare will be provided. Topics: 1) Building blocks of faith model 2) Introduction to Psalms and how they can be introduced to children 3) Psalms as building blocks for faith building. Register online by Jan 25 at http://churchmusicministry.org. Inquiries: info@churchmusicministry.org. For more info, please see poster on EC bulletin board.