ECB (meeting for 2023 Budget — Final Draft) will meet on Tuesday, Oct 4th at 7:00 pm in Zoom. All coworkers please attend.

ECB News (2022, Sep 27) :

A. Effective immediately, congregations, fellowships and small groups are permitted to serve food and eat within the church building, as long as these rules are followed:  No garbage is to be left inside the church building (do not leave garbage in the garbage and green bins inside the church building; garbage should be dumped in bins outside the church building or taken home)  Spaces used for serving and eating the food should be completely clean after use.  No cooking allowed in the church building. Food can be brought into the church and reheated if needed.  No leftover food is allowed to be kept in the church; all leftover food should be taken home.  Each congregation/fellowship/small group will be responsible for managing their own garbage disposal and cleaning

B. The ECB has formed the Youth Pastoral Hiring Committee. Pastor Josiah Tse is the convener of the committee.

C. MCCC 35th Anniversary – A 35th Anniversary Prayer Walk will be held on Sunday, October 9th between 10:15am and 11:00am. Pastors and interns will be leading small groups around the community for prayer. Brothers and sisters from all congregations are encouraged to attend.

D. Thanksgiving Food Drive – Brothers and sisters are encouraged to drop off non-perishable food items at church on Sundays between October 2 and October 23. All collected food will be donated to 105 Gibson Centre

E. MCCC will be sponsoring an Afghan refugee family selected by Pastor Obed from the ACEM Afghan Church plant. The family is expected to arrive in Canada in December-January. Volunteers will be needed to help the family with needs such as transportation, finding housing, etc. (more details will be available later). If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Rev. Lee.