Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2013

Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Ottawa Alliance Church (OMAC) was held on February 24th from 9:45 to 11:15 am in church Bate Hall. A total of 45 active members of the congregation attended the meeting and 12 members authorized one of the attendees to vote on their behalf. Church Financial Report of 2012 was reviewed and approved with 54 ayes, 0 nays and 3 abstentions. Church Budget of 2013 was also reviewed and approved with 54 ayes, 1 nay and 2 abstentions.

Blessings,
Elder Chris Lan
OMAC Board Secretary

教會建堂預算修正案投票之後: 會友通訊 #1 (The Day after the voting: Communique #1)

各位弟兄姐妹,

在昨天的建堂投票後, 明怡與我有很深的反省: 一方面我們感謝神的帶領與弟兄姐妹的支持, 讓教會的建堂事工得以繼續推動; 另一方面我們為過去未盡全力與不同意見的會友善盡溝通之責而深感愧疚。今早重新回想昨日Chris 牧師的證道, 提醒自己要盡力帶領長議會及建堂小組, 並與全體會眾 "用和平彼此連絡, 竭力保守聖靈所賜合而為一的心" (以弗所書 4: 3)。

有鑑於此, 教會將定期與弟兄姐妹就建堂的相關問題以 "會友通訊" 形式與大家分享。首期 "會友通訊" 請按此下载。您若有任何反饋, 請與長老們 (胡干城, 蘭青道, 崔魯寧), 建堂小組成員 (洪旗, 吳允泰, 吳炎東, 蘭青道, 李丹, 黃鴻芬, 孫曉玲) 或我連繫。教會將在未來繼續發行 "會友通訊" 與弟兄姐妹溝通。有關建堂的相關信息在教會博客上亦可查看。謝謝, 並祝  平安喜樂!

主內
明道 傳道 敬上


Dear All,

Ming-I & I had lots of reflections after the voting result yesterday. On one hand we thank God & OMAC members for giving us 2/3 required majority to keep the building project going; on the other hand we feel that our tasks of on-going communication & answering the concerns different members might have on building project are far from done. As I reflect on what Pastor Chris preached yesterday, I commit to each of you that I will do my best to lead the elder board and building committee and "make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:3).

So here is the first "Communique" (issue 1 :-). Please kindly read the attachment & provide your feedback to elders (Allan, Chris, Luning), building committee members (Hong Qi, Robert Wu, Yandong, Chris, Li Dan, Heidi & Xiaoling). We will continue to issue "Communique" in the future if we have new information or questions on building project. You could also visit our church website for related information. Thank you & God bless.    

In Him
Mingtao (Paul)

教會建堂預算修正案投票結果 (The voting result for the revised budget proposal of OMAC building project)

各位弟兄姐妹,

教會建堂預算修正案於今日 (2月17日) 投票, 共有75位活躍會友親自或委託另一位會友出席, 佔104位全體活躍會友的72% 。投票結果如下: 50票同意 (67%), 21票不同意 (28%), 4票棄權 (5%), 建堂預算修正案達到2/3多數, 正式通過將預算由加幣130萬元增加到155萬元 (包括5萬元準備金)。教會感謝弟兄姐妹對建堂事工的支持。建堂工程即將開始, 請弟兄姐妹繼續以禱告及行動支持。長議會與建堂小組將以謙卑心態繼續聽取並回應弟兄姐妹對建堂事工的建議。

主內
明道 傳道 敬上


Dear All,

The voting for the revised budget proposal of church building project took place today (Feb. 17). 75 (72%) of total 104 active members either personally or authorized another member to attend the special meeting. With 50 voting yes (67%), 21 voting no (28%), and 4 abstaining (5%), the revised budget was approved by 2/3 majority, and the budget is officially increased from C$1,300,000 to $1,550,000 (including $50,000 contingency fund). We thank for your support for the building project. The elder board & the building committee will humbly listen to & communicate with brothers & sisters continuously as we prepare to start the construction in the near future.

In Him
Mingtao (Paul)

T&T Gift Cards Fundraising

Our church has been selling T&T Gift Cards to raise fund for our church building project. T&T allows us to purchase $20,000 worth of cards each year, and we will get 10% discount ($2,000) toward our building fund. Another words, for every card we sell, T&T will give us 10% for our fundraising.

When we first ordered $8,000 T&T cards last October, we didn’t even come close to the strong demand. We ordered $12,000 again in January, and started selling the cards in February. The cards are now sold out again, in about 2 weeks period. Praise the Lord!

Special thanks to brother Robert Wu for his faithful work dealing with T&T. He made sure every single card was entered correctly, and personally verified every single card to have the amount as expect on the T&T scanner. This process took hours in T&T.

We also thank T&T for their active charity support in our community.

Thank you brothers and sisters! We have successfully raised $2,000 for our church building fund this round. We will do it again this October!