Feb 3-9, 2025 - Mental Health Ministry Midweek + Women of Purpose Event

What's Happening at VCOC - Feb 3-9, 2025

✨In this Newsletter:

• Recap from February 2nd King Solomon Sermon
• Upcoming events in February
• Highlight: Mental Health Ministry Midweek
• Women of Purpose - Online Event March 15
• Prayer Requests

Recap from Feb 2nd Sunday "Solomon" Sermon

Mike preached this Sunday on "King Solomon" - watch the sermon on YouTube. He highlighted three "Red Flags" we need to be aware of in our spiritual lives:

1.  “Doing” rather than “Being”
2. Talk to someone about spiritual formation
3. Having Errant Priorities
4. How can you prioritize God this week?
5. Led by Passion/Feelings
6. What boundaries do you need?

To view Rob's sermon on King David from 2 weeks ago, please see YouTube link. 

What's coming up in February 2025

• February 5th - Midweek -  VCOC Mental Health Ministry will do a session on "Active Listening"
• February 9th - VCOC Sunday Worship Service -  10:00am at Burnaby South Secondary
• Guest Speaker Tui (evangelist from Seattle COC) will be preaching
• Evangelist Sovann from Phnom Penh COC will be doing communion
• February 16th - House Churches
• February 23rd VCOC Sunday Worship Service -  10:00am at Burnaby South Secondary
  

-> To view our full calendar for the next few months, please see our Gatherings page on the VCOC website.

Mental Health Ministry Midweek - Feb 5 & 19

The VCOC Mental Health Ministry has been set up to "educate, support, and empower those living with mental health challenges and their supporters, using empathy and compassion to strengthen our faith community." This ministry will be offering "safe spaces for education sessions, support groups, discussions, opportunities to participate in a series of sessions from Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries (a free online program open to everyone), and guidance towards community resources. They do not however offer counselling, diagnosis or treatment of a mental health condition.

Active Listening Midweeks

In a world that is increasingly chaotic and stressful, we all have a desperate need to be seen and heard. Taking care of our mental/spiritual health is crucial, not only for ourselves, but for everyone around us. With humble hearts, we believe every member can benefit from learning about/practicing active listening in a compassionate way.

Join us for a series of 2 midweeks (online) to learn the importance of holding space and actively listening with friends and family who are struggling with mental health issues. Join at the Zoom links below (same links for both sessions):

• February 5th - 7:30pm-8:30pm on Zoom
• February 19th- 7:30pm-8:30pm on Zoom

💡To find out more about the VCOC Mental Health Ministry, please visit the Mental Health Ministry page on our website!

Women of Purpose Online Event - March 15

The Montreal Church of Christ is hosting a "Women of Purpose" online event. This is an online event for single, divorced and widowed Christian Women of all ages:

• Date: March 15th, 9:00am PST - 11:00am PST
• Speakers: Edna Leneus, Melanie Singh, Jessica Toth, Juliana Duimstra
• Registration Link: Women of Purpose Online Event Registration (Google Form)