March 17-23 2025 - 2pm Sunday Service at South Arm | Upcoming Events | Prayer Requests
What's Happening at VCOC - March 2025
⚠️Note - This Sunday's Church Celebration will be at South Arm United Church, Richmond, starting at 2pm!
✨In this Newsletter:
- VCOC Events coming up in March / April
- Upcoming International and Online Events
- Thread Series - Judah's Kings
- Prayer Requests
Coming up in March
- March 23 Sunday -✨ 2:00pm Worship Service at South Arm United Church Richmond - "Judah's Kings"
- March 30th Sunday - Regional House Churches TBC
Upcoming in April 2025
- April 6th, 13th - 10am Church Service at Burnaby South
- ✝️Easter Service - April 20th, 2:00pm at South Arm United Church, Richmond
- April 27th - Special Guest David Pocta will be preaching
- Note: No House Churches in April!
-> To view our full calendar for the next few months, please see our
Gatherings page on the VCOC website.
Upcoming International + Online Events
Beloved and Dignified - Women's Conference
From Sara Felushko: The Beloved and Dignified Women's Conference is happening March 28-29, and you don’t want to miss this life-changing event. With over 50 incredible speakers, we’ll be diving into the real, raw, and tender journeys that women navigate—from betrayal and divorce to neurodiversity in marriage, chronic illness, tragic loss, motherhood challenges, and more. Each of our speakers will share their story, and though some may still be in the valley, still walking through pain and uncertainty, they have found Jesus meeting them where they are, bringing hope in the midst of hardship. You are not alone in your struggles—there is light even in the darkest places.
- Dates: March 28-29
- Location: Online
- Register: https://belovedanddignified.com
ICOC Month of Missions
- When: May 2025
- Overview: The ICOC Global Missions Service Team, made up of representatives from each missions society, chose May as our annual Month of Missions themed “Eyes That See.” Each day in May, we will feature a story from a different part of the world on the All Nations App, giving our churches a unique opportunity to see what God is doing around the world.
- More info: https://disciplestoday.org/month-of-missions-coming-in-may-2025/
DisciplesToday Travel Cruise to Alaska (stopping in Vancouver!)
- When: July 6-13, 2025
- Stop in Vancouver (maybe VCOC disciples can meet up??): July 13
- More info / register: https://disciplestoday.org/last-chance-to-register-for-dt-travel-cruise-to-alaska/
Northwest Youth and Family Camp
- Dates: July 13-18, 2025
- For youth entering 6th grade through 12th grade
- Location: Warm Beach Conference Center, Stanwood, Wa
- Registration: https://www.nwyouthcamp.org/registration-forms
- Cost: $610 USD before June 1st, 2025
Thread Series - Upcoming Sermon - "Judah's Kings"
We're continue to follow along in the Thread Series "God's People Divided", and this week's theme is on "Judah's Kings". From the podcast:
Even in times of division, God can bring about restoration for the willing. This week, on the Thread Podcast, Hannah and David explore the inspiring stories of Joash and Josiah, who broke cycles of spiritual decay in their generation. Joash was hidden in the temple by his aunt for six years before being crowned king and starting a period of spiritual reform, especially in restoring the temple. Similarly, Josiah, who began his reign at eight years old, rediscovered the book of the law and led major religious reforms to eradicate idolatry, showing significant humility and commitment to God’s commandments.
Question for the church: How do you break the cycle of spiritual decay in your life, and what helps you get out of a 'spiritual funk'? Share your thoughts by replying to this email!
Prayer Requests
- Please continue to pray for Jodi's healing after a successful surgery today, thanks everyone for your prayers so far!
- Please pray for Sam Lau's dad who is battling health issues and may require surgery.
- On behalf of Maks & Hanna Drobot: they request that we share with the church their prayer list of people they know in the Ukraine that are suffering the effects of non-stop bombings, or that have died, been injured, captured or missing persons over these past 3years of war. Here is the message & thank you for your prayers for our Ukrainian brothers and sisters. , , Hello family. Today (February 23/25) I spoke with Alexey Kravets. He is responsible for one of the regions of the Kyiv church. The situation in Kyiv is very difficult. Daily and nightly attacks by Russian terrorist drones. Everyone is exhausted. I have a large list with the names of our brothers and relatives of our brothers and sisters who died, were seriously wounded, went missing, are in captivity. I kindly ask you to pray for them. Also, I ask you to pray for my friend in the city of Kherson. He lives almost in the direct line of fire of the occupiers. A shell from a Grad multiple launch rocket system landed in his yard, and another large-caliber shell destroyed a greenhouse and part of the house. His wife miraculously survived. His name is Vadim. Please pray for him too. For a full list of names of disciples who are a part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that the Drobots are asking us to pray for, please see: Prayer Requests list
