WELCOME Thanks for joining us this morning! We hope your experience will inspire, intrigue, challenge and engage you.
June 7th, 2020
TODAY'S SERVICE 10AM WORSHIP AND COMMUNION SERVICE “Discipling Others” Transmission 2 Timothy 1 Speaker: Andy Perrett Next Sunday: June 14th, 2020 10AM WORSHIP SERVICE “Discipling Others” Keep It Real 2 Timothy 2:1-21 Speaker: Gustavo Santos
Prayer Requests Please send any prayer requests for the prayer chain to the church office (office@granvillechapel.com)
Contact Us Email: office@granvillechapel.com | Phone: 604-263-4121 (Please leave a message, and we’ll get back to you ASAP - if it’s urgent, please email.)
OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday: 9am - 3pm
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COVID-19 NOTICE Sunday services will be live online at 10am, Community Groups will be meeting via Zoom, other group info is below! You can visit www.granvillechapel.com/covid19info any time for the latest info, resources, and also download help cards that you can distribute to your neighbours.
ONLINE MEETINGS
AFTER CHURCH ZOOM CALLS 1. Every Sunday we host a 20 minute call for anyone to join to stop in and say hello. You’ll be placed into a breakout room with a handful of other people. 2. Each week, we will have a second Zoom call on Sunday at 12 noon for anyone wanting to dive deeper into the sermon topic with the speaker and other attendees. Go to https://linktr.ee/granvillechapel for the links! YOUTH AT GRANVILLE CHAPEL Mike will be organising Zoom meet ups for all ages of youth throughout the week, as well as producing weekly content. Go to linktr.ee/granvillehubyouth For more info, email Mike - mikebennett@granvillechapel.com KINGDOMKIDS BEFORE SERVICE MEET-UP - 9:15AM Please join us on Zoom before the service for a KingdomKids meet-up online! Email susanrobertson@granvillechapel.com GRANVILLE MEN’S MINISTRY Small group sessions to build friendship and disciple each other - now on Zoom! For more info, email Andy Perrett or Steve Hankinson. (andyperrett@granvillechapelcom or steve.hankinson@gmail.com)
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDIES - JOIN ANY TIME! Eveningside: Wednesdays at 7pm on Zoom - “Rhythms of Life” To join, email hlim@telus.net or raeedith@gmail.com. Morningside: Fridays at 9:30am on Zoom, a Max Lucado study called “You’ll Get Through This” based on the life of Joseph (Genesis 37-50). To join, email susanrobertson@ granvillechapel.com. AGM - JUNE 14TH, 2020, 7PM ON ZOOM The Annual General Meeting will be held on Zoom this year. If you are new to Zoom, please join any time from 6:45pm and we can help you get set up. Business will begin at 7pm. Invitations have been emailed to all members (quorum is required), this included some handy tips for keeping the meeting running smoothly, as well as Financial Statement for 2019, Board nomination slate for 2020/21 and a link to view the Annual Report. If you haven’t received the email and feel you should have done, please email the office.
OPERATION BABY BOTTLE FUNDRAISER - UNTIL JUNE 21ST ONLINE Running from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day, Crisis Pregnancy Centre Vancouver have their annual fundraiser - this year running online. Watch an info video and find out more at www.optionscentre.ca/donate/obb/ OUR DAILY BREAD - JUNE, JULY, AUGUST The new issues of Our Daily Bread have come into the office. If you would like a physical copy, please email office@granvillechapel.com and we will arrange pick up or delivery. STORIES OF HOPE Do you have a story to tell? Have you done something in your neighbourhood, or has someone reached out to you, doing something meaningful? Email the office and if possible, include a one minute portrait video of you telling the story.
CITYWIDE
REGENT SUMMER SCHOOL - ONLINE NOW, OPEN TO ALL! With 13 weeks of life-giving courses, this is truly such a worthwhile way for you to go deeper in discipleship and refresh your spirits. Regent College Summer Programs provide meaningful, refreshing content—a great way to enrich your days. From May 11–August 7, all courses will gather virtually, so you can renew your mind and refresh your spirit from your own home. All courses are still offered in a condensed form, with each course lasting just 1–2 weeks. Courses cover everything from literature to leadership, ancient Hebrew to the history of the Reformation, the inner life to the life of the saints. Our regular faculty are joined by renowned guest instructors from around the globe. Whether learning from Malcolm Guite, Wesley Hill, or Susan Phillips, you can study with world-class instructors from your living room, home office, or sunny back porch. Browse courses at rgnt.net/summer. KINBRACE IS HIRING: ACCESSING REFUGEE PROTECTION COORDINATOR This person will lead, manage, coordinate, and facilitate regional and national educational resources and opportunities for refugee claimants to optimize readiness for their refugee hearings. Find out more at https://kinbrace.ca/current-opportunities/
Meet the Need
On the first Sunday of each month we collect a special offering called the Meet the Need offering. The money is used to help less fortunate people in the Vancouver area, through the following ministries: • Granville Chapel Community Meal • Kinbrace: provides housing for refugees in Vancouver • Mothers Offering Mentorship and Support (MOMS) • Crossroads Community Meal • Vancouver Crisis Pregnancy Centre • City Gate Leadership Forum: addresses homelessness and food security issues by equipping organisations • JustWork: a social enterprise providing meaningful work to those facing barriers to employment • Jacob’s Well: seeking mutually transformative friendships with people on the margins Our April prayer focus is Kinbrace. Kinbrace is a community home that provides support and housing for refugee claimants. A refugee claimant is someone who has fled their country and is seeking protection because they fear risk of persecution. This could be due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinions or membership in a particular social group. An example is Sabeen, who says “I am 25 years old, from Syria. I have been studying in Canada since prior to the outbreak of violence in my country, and I am afraid to return, even though my student visa is about to expire. I received horrible news about the murder of my brother, who was an opposition leader, and the destruction of my neighbourhood. My family is pleading with me not to return to Syria. My friend at school tells me that Canada can provide me with refugee protection. I don’t know, I need help.” Please pray for the refugee claimants as they wait for their hearings, as this can be very stressful. Also, please pray for those whose refugee claims have been accepted and who are moving on from Kinbrace, that they would find suitable accommodation that is affordable. It’s very hard to find rental housing in the Vancouver area if you are on a low income, and especially if you have children. If you would like to donate to our Meet The Need offering, please follow the guidance in our Distance Giving notice, but ensure that you mark the donation as MTN - whether as a designation on a cheque or PAD form, or selecting the correct drop down option online.
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GIVING DURING OUR ONLINE SERVICES As part of our worship, we take an offering on Sunday mornings during our gatherings. It is important to note that without meeting together regularly and participating in the weekly offering, the church finances are likely to take a hit if our giving decreases. There are several convenient ways to continue your regular giving: • Pre-Authorized Debit: We have PAD forms available to download off our website by which you can set up an automatic recurring donation directly from your bank account. • Credit Card Online: The option to donate by credit card is available on our website (an admin fee will be deducted by CanadaHelps before disbursing the gift to Granville Chapel; CanadaHelps will also issue your charitable tax receipt). • Cheque: Donations by cheque can be made payable to Granville Chapel and dropped off or mailed to the church at 5901 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6M 3C9 where there is a secure silver mailbox next to the side door. • Post-dated cheques can also be mailed to or dropped off at the church building (address above). Thank you to all who are already giving generously!
OUR VISION IS TO BE
A SPIRITUALLY VIBRANT COMMUNITY TRANSFORMED BY GOD’S LOVE EXTENDING GOD’S KINGDOM