Dear friends,
Do you know you're being prayed for? Yup, that's right. We are praying for you... :)
Welcome to Canaan for in-person worship! Pastor Nathaniel will be preaching the gospel from Colossians! For those who cannot attend in-person, dial in remotely: Vimeo Stream or Zoom (Meeting ID: 894 5050 6009, Passcode: ctcc).
Sunday School: group discussion facilitated by Mike Chiang and Pastor Tina through Chapter 3 of Confronting Christianity! (How can you say there's only one true faith?) 11:30 am - 12:30 pm, Room 158 (next to the youth room)!
MEMBERSHIP: Have you been around for ages and never gotten around to becoming a member? Pastor Tina will be contacting you to invite you into the simple process. If you want Canaan EM to be your church family, you can also reach out to her! (membership applications due 11/15)
BAPTISM: Would you like to get baptized? We can prepare you for baptisms happening on 12/13 at our All-Church Christmas celebration! Contact Pastor Tina as soon as possible!
EM UPDATES:
Working Women’s Fellowship will kick-off on Sat Oct 31st, over brunch at 10:30 am, at the Breakfast Club Midtown in Mountain View!
- Our weekly prayer gathering continues to replenish us. Come join us at Wed at 8 pm at empray.ecanaan.org/ to hear what God is doing in EM and listen for what He wants us to be about in 2027!
- October is Minister's Appreciation month. Thank you for all who have told us you're praying for us! That means a great deal :)
ALL-CHURCH ENDEAVORS:
- Join our Operation Christmas Child project and bless children around the world with gifts of love! Shoeboxes will be available in the Fellowship Hall. Please fill your box with gifts and return it to the table by 11/15. Donate $10 per box online for shipping, and track where your shoebox is sent. Our goal this year is 150 shoeboxes. Contact EM Mission Deacon Jessie with questions.
- 2026 CanaanCup Sports Outreach Event: Sun, Oct 18 (Pickleball: 32players/16 teams); and Sun, Oct 25 (Children Indoor Plays: new date 10/25, registration until 10/22). https://www.ecanaan.org/canaan-cup/2026 for the latest updates and photos. There is need for help with the Children Indoor Play activities. If you would like to help run an obstacle course, balloon volleyball, Floor is Lava, or a dance party -- please contact Hana Chang. Let your inner child come out and PLAY! :)
THANKS to the Chiang family for going to last week's Compassion Week service project! They had a great time. If YOU have a heart to lead our congregation in being
missional
, we are starting to prayerfully discern how to do that in the year ahead as a congregation. If you'd like to see us visit the Tenderloin up in SF or travel down to Ensenada, Mexico, talk to Pastor Tina. She's looking for someone to head up the effort on behalf of the congregation. Expenses are partially underwritten by the church and the host organization makes it easy to join in their efforts. Just looking for someone with administrative gifting to partner with...
Sincerely grateful for all of you,
Pastor Tina
- Fellowships and Small Groups
- Everglow: Youth Group (6th-12th); Friday Nights at 7:30pm. Contact Pastor Nathaniel Fong.
- Citizens: College and Young Adults; Friday Nights at 7:30pm. Contact Jack Wang.
- EPL: Young Families: Sat 10/24 is the next gathering! Contact Eve Wu.
- TGIF: Families (w/children mostly in Youth Group). Meets 1st & 3rd Friday nights. Contact Jessie Lee.
- Grapevine: Mature adults (mid/late career stage). Meets online. Contact Christina Chen.