Hello PPC Family,  Here at Pacific, we really value being a community that does Life Together and this Sunday we have an opportunity for all of us to come together for our Harvest Festival.

Following our morning service, our Harvest Festival will kick off with fun filled indoor and outdoor activities! Our Commons area will have tables set up for our "PCC" (that is "PUMPKIN CARVING COMPETITION").  Please bring your own pumpkins and carving utensils.  We will have extras on hand should you not be able to bring your own.  Be creative in your design - best design will win a prize!

After carving, head on over to our PHOTO BOOTH to snap a picture of  yourself holding your amazing creation! 

Once done there, you can head towards the office entrance area - stop there to test your skills out on our PUMPKIN BOWLING!  Yes, that's right - two amazing straw bale lanes with pumpkins that need to be rolled down the lane to knock down the butternut squash pins!  Have fun and see how skilled you are!  Although there aren't any prizes for this one, there will be chairs set up around the bowling station for you to have your friends sit on the sidelines to cheer you on!  

Just in front of the Fireplace Area, we will have two CORN HOLE STATIONS - another great place to test your amazing skills out!  More chairs set up - and more places for people to sit and cheer you on!

All of these indoor stations will have hand sanitizers available for you to use.  As well, masks will be mandatory for our inside activities!  

BUT, THERE'S MORE ... head on outside for lunch!  Delicious hot dogs (made by our very own amazing Dave Glasstetter), apple/pumpkin pies (homemade) and coffee/hot apple cider will be served! Once outside, masks are not mandatory - so grab your lunch, and head on over to the tables/chairs to sit and enjoy!  As we are still on a journey with Covid, we encourage everyone to remember physical distancing while eating. 

Also outside will be our super cute PETTING ZOO!  This will all be overseen by the company providing the animals.  Please follow the instructions given to you as you enter into their fenced area.  

We are praying that we can maintain our heart of friendship for, and fellowship with one another and that you will find a deepening of our value of Life Together moving forward with this exciting church event.

We would love to make this Harvest Festival a yearly experience for us at PCC!  We hope you can make it! 

 Blessings on you all!    ~Pastor Jon   

PS.  If you volunteered to bring a pie, please drop it off at the coffee counter (outside the kitchen) by 9:45 AM.  Thanks!  

We are continuing on through our Sermon Series:  Intimacy and Impact

This Sunday, Pastor Jon will be preaching.  Our service will end at 11:20 so we can head out to the Commons Area and Outside for our Harvest Festival.

Our Values:  Life Together, Spiritual Formation, Embodying the Gospel, Transformative Justice. 
Click the link below for all the details.

PLEASE NOTE: 
As we continue to navigate our way through this Covid pandemic, we ask that you wear a mask when entering the building.  As well, we will have hand sanitizing stations throughout the building that are available for you to use.

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LIVESTREAMING - STILL HAPPENING AT 10 AM ON SUNDAYS!

THINK ORANGE:  Our 4-5 year olds and Grades 1-4 are working their way through the THINK ORANGE curriculum - designed to teach our kids that the number one priority in life is to LOVE GOD!   

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  As our Kids Ministry is growing, we need more teachers/helpers, particularly for ages 2-3.  This class is currently not open but we would love to be able to provide a class for that age group.  Would you be willing to help out once a month?  The class will not have a formal teaching lesson, but will, instead, have a simple story time, play time and snack time.  Please reach out to us and let us know if you can help!  pacifickids@pacificcommunity.ca

COVID PROTOCOL:  As we continue through this Covid journey, we now require each child to wear a mask when coming to the Kids' classes.  Teachers/helpers will also be wearing masks.  Hand sanitizer will be in each classroom and will be available to use.  The snacks provided will be pre-packaged crackers and will be served by the teacher/helper.  

CHRISTMAS PARTY:  On December 19, we are planning to have a Christmas party for the kids of all ages!  Stay tuned for more details!

NO CLASS:  We will not be having classes on Boxing Day - December 26

PLEASE PRAY!  Please be in prayer as we continue to seek God's leading for a Family Ministries Pastor!

Let's face it - we are all going through a very difficult season! The added stresses and pressure from Covid is overwhelming - add to that the stresses of balancing work and home life - it gets to be too much and we reach the breaking point!

The Gathering is designed to offer support to each of us! We are in this together and The Gathering is that safe, inclusive community where we stand together and where no struggle is too small or too great to share with others.

The Gathering will take place every second Thursday, in person, here at PCC from 7 PM until 8:30 PM.  For a listing of the dates, please click on the READ MORE HERE link below.

To find out more about this confidential group, please contact Cheryl Blake at cjblake0829@gmail.com or Prince Thomas at prince.thomas@pacificcommunity.ca

Our “Join the Conversation Nights” are educational nights for anyone and everyone across Canada who wants to learn about, and grow in, the life controlling issues we see everyday. How to help while safe guarding yourself and maintaining healthy boundaries.

Topics are as follows, all via Zoom:

October 28 - 7pm-8:30pm (PST)
Depression

November 25 - 7pm-8:30pm (PST)
Self care & Stress management

December 16 - 7pm-8:30pm (PST)
 Preparation for the Holidays: Fun, Family, Friends, and Finances!

We hope to not only be a helpful resource but also a support to those in our communities and across Canada.  For more information and to register, please click on the link below.

Hello Growth Groups!  As we meet for our Growth Groups in a covid safe manner, we wanted to let you know that the church is potentially available to use, should you feel more comfortable spacing out.   Please contact Joan at joan.kroeger@pacificcommunity.ca to find out if there is a room available at the church on the day/time your Growth Group meets.  We will do our best to accommodate your Growth Group.

If you would prefer to meet on Zoom and you wish to use the Church's Zoom account, please contact Pastor Prince prince.thomas@pacificcommunity.ca

THANK YOU FOR GIVING SO FAITHFULLY! 

You can continue to give and support PCC and CCK through any one of the following platforms:

Through our website:  our web page has a permanent giving tab at the very top right in the horizontal blue band:  GIVE THROUGH PUSHPAY

Give by text:  On your smart phone text 77977 and type pcccloverdale.

Give through our PCC APP:  Download Pacific's App and click the giving icon on the bottom of the screen.

Give through our Online Community (CCB):  Login into our secure online community and you will find a giving link on the left tab. By checking your online profile you will also see your personal giving record. Login now.

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Financial Update:  Our budget year goes from September to August. The link below will take you to our website where we have a thumbnail sketch of how we are tracking.  These numbers reflect the General and Missional fund budgets but do not include the CCK numbers.  FINANCIAL UPDATE

Feel free to contact Dave Stinchcombe, the Board Treasurer, for more details.

Hello Pacific - we wanted to remind you to BEWARE OF SCAMMERS!  These people work tirelessly at trying to convince you, through a simple phone call, or an email, or a text message, that their stories are legit and they need your help.  Often the call/email/text will claim to be from someone you know or an organization you are part of - and they are masters at convincing you that they need you for a special task.  Their trap is very easy to fall for.  Recently one congregant received a phone call and, innocently enough, believed the situation and agreed to help.  That person is now out of pocket thousands of dollars.  Another congregant received a phone call and invested thousands of dollars in an item that was a total scam.  As well, scam emails from "Jon ImBeau" and "Prince Thomas" have been sent to various people, asking for help, in confidence.  Some, who believed these emails, also lost money.

PLEASE, if you get an email from someone, check the email address.  The staff all have an email address from @pacificcommunity.ca OR @mycck.ca.   DO NOT respond to emails asking for help (often the scammer is asking you to buy gift cards) - check the email address.  If you get a phone call that sounds suspicious, it likely is!  Do not agree to anything - talk with a friend or family member about the call to confirm it's validity, first.  

If you have ANY questions about this, please contact Joan at joan.kroeger@pacificcommunity.ca.