December Events + Special Service at 2PM on Sun Dec 21

VCOC Leadership Team • December 11, 2025

What's Happening at VCOC - December 2025

✨In this Newsletter:

VCOC Church Events for December 2025 & January 2026
Save the Date Event Options for 2026
Christmas Banquet Happening this Sunday
Special Christmas Worship Service Information
Request for Baked Goods for Special Christmas Service
Community Announcements
Prayer Requests

Join us this Sunday - December 14th

This Sunday we'll be meeting at Burnaby South Secondary at 10:00am for a worship service.

VCOC Worship - December 2025

Dec 14 - 10:00AM at Burnaby South Secondary Cafeteria
Dec 21 - 2:00PM at South Arm United Church in Richmond
Dec 28 - House Church Services

VCOC Worship - January 2026

Jan 4 - House Church Services
Jan 11 - 10:00AM at Burnaby South Secondary Cafeteria
Jan 18 - 10:00AM at Burnaby South Secondary Cafeteria
Jan 25 - 10:00AM at Burnaby South Secondary Cafeteria
Jan 28 - Wednesday Midweek meeting by House Church

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

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Save the Date Event Options for 2026

Jan 16 to 18 - High School Winter Rally in Olympia, WA. Register before Jan 4 by clicking here.
Mar 13 to 15 - Seattle Church Marriage Retreat in Leavenworth, WA
July 6 to July 11 - Potential CFC Teen/Pre-Teen Camp in Omemee, Ontario
July 19 to 24 - North West Youth Camp in Warm Beach, WA
July 30 to Aug 2 - International Campus Ministry Conference in Milwaukee, WI
Aug 21 to 23 - NWCC (North West Christian Conference) in Hillsboro, Oregon. Click here for more info.
Aug 24 to 27 - CFC Campus Retreat

Our Christmas Banquet is coming up THIS SUNDAY

Date: Sunday December 14, 2025

Time: 5:00PM - 11:00PM (Dinner is served at 6:00PM)

Location: Royal Palace Banquet Hall

Address: 7845 Edmonds Street, Burnaby (parking is available behind the building)

Activities: Dinner, door prizes, dancing - remember to bring your board games!

Ticket Info: Ticket sales are now closed. Please bring your ticket confirmation (digital or printed copy)

We will be dining and dancing and playing games - please remember to bring your favourite board games!

Special Afternoon Christmas Service in Richmond - December 21st

Date: Sunday December 21, 2025

Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM

Location: South Arm United Church

Address: 11051 Number 3 Rd, Richmond

Info: Join us for a heartwarming afternoon filled with festive music, an uplifting message, and the joyful spirit of the season.

Enjoy beautiful carols from our choir
Delight in a special performance by our kids’ choir
Hear an inspiring message of hope and joy
Stay afterward for delicious treats and warm fellowship!

Invite your friends, family, and neighbours — everyone is welcome as we celebrate the birth of Jesus together!

Request for Volunteer Bakers for Special Christmas Service

The VCOC hospitality team is asking for volunteers to bring home baked treats to share at our special Christmas service on Dec 21st. Cookies need to arrive no later than 1:30PM (service starts at 2PM). If you are able to meet this need - please let Lilian or Ellen know ASAP.

We'd love all our friends and family to leave the service with warm hearts and happy tummies!

Community Announcements

Giving blood changes lives - yours included. Donating is a powerful, life-affirming experience that connects you to others in a profound way. 1 in 2 Canadians are eligible to give blood, yet only 1 in 76 actually does.

Our next VCOC blood donor clinic has been scheduled for Saturday Dec 27th. Tim Mak has 3 appointments that are still open for donors at 10:00AM. If you are able to donate, please contact Tim ASAP at 604-908-6266.

Prayer Requests

Please continue to pray for Saman, Soudabeh’s brother for his refugee immigration application to be processed as soon as possible - the process was started back in 2023.