Worship Services and Activities

Sunday Worship Services & Activities

June 1, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Ward Memorial Baptist Church, 465 Kamloops St. Vancouver, BC V5K 3V2

“My House will be called A House of Prayer For all Nations” Isaiah 56:7 ~ Mark 11:17

Church Office                                              604 255-3949

Snr. Pastor Jusuf Wijaya                            604 724-1158

Youth Pastor: Jeremy Kwan                      613-316-8975

Church Moderator: Chris Lim                    604-722-1800 

G&I Shining Stars Youth Society               604 307-9237

Opening Prayer/Welcome/Worship/Praise:   Worship Team

Scripture Reading: Matthew 24:45-51

⁴⁵ “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? ⁴⁶ It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. ⁴⁷ Truly I tell you; he will put him in charge of all his possessions. ⁴⁸ But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ ⁴⁹ and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards. ⁵⁰ The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. ⁵¹ He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Praise and Worship Contd.

God’s Tithes Our Offering: E-transfer to: wardoffering@gmail.com; questions, contact Vanessa @ +1 (778) 837-7408, or vness.lal@gmail.com

Can also drop off in mail slot at church or send by mail.

Communion

Message: “Parable of the Faithful vs Wicked Servant” by Sephora Pierre-Louis

Benediction

Announcements

Baptism: Speak with Pastor Jusuf if you are interested in baptism.

WMBC is…

(Vision Statement) “Making God known by sharing the Love of Christ.”

(Mission Statement) “Transformation”- Romans 12:2 (Vision Statement)

– All are welcome at WMBC

Prayer Sessions: Time –Wednesday: 7:00-8:30 p.m.; Thursday: 7:00 p.m.; Sundays: 9:45 a.m.

LIVE STREAMING OF WMBC SERVICES WILL BE ON SUNDAYS @ 10:30 A.M. https://wmbaptistchurch.ca In-person church services commence at 10:30 A.M.  Invite families and friends.

Prayer Care / Concerns: Church Ministries; Church Unity and Growth; Pastor Jusuf Wijaya’s brother and family in Indonesia, Missionaries; Israel / Palestine, Haiti, Afghanistan,  Sudan, Russia and Ukraine; Turkey / Syria ; South Korea, US, Myanmar; Families’ displacement in countries due to wars, natural or man-made disasters, etc.;  Peace/Safety Officers;  Shelters, Unhoused;  Peace and Harmony across Canada / USA, Reconciliation; Indigenous National Truth and Reconciliation; 2025 Shining Stars After- school programs, Parents, Staff and Volunteers; Celebration Zone; Korean Fellowship; Seniors Enrichment Time (SET), Young Adults; Brothers and sisters who are ill.

Mission Focus:
Long Term Missions:
Tim and Kellie Hutton-Bolivia; Bill and Janice Dyck-Bolivia

Paul & Sharyn Branson-Dominican Republic
Janzens-Brazil

Local Mission Outreach

-Shining Stars after- school –contact Yvonne M. Jones or Jennifer Lee.

-Seniors Enrichment Time (SET) –contact Pastor Jusuf Wijaya /Jennifer Lee.

A warm Ward welcome if you are visiting in-person or online with us today. Contact Pastors with special prayer requests or concerns. THANKS  

Note: Donate your bottles and cans to G&I Shining Stars Youth Society. Proceeds go towards children locally and beyond, as well as care meals for the Vancouver’s Downtown East side.

Financial Donations are accepted throughout the year: It’s life giving as you impact lives into the generations.

Celebration Zone for Children/ Youth – Sundays @10:30 a.m.

ESL Classes: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. (TBA) in the downstairs Fellowship Hall.  Interested Volunteer teachers, contact Yvonne.

Health and Safety Precautions

Pray without ceasing, continue to be diligent.
Stay home, especially if showing symptoms.
Wash hands frequently with soap and water.
Sanitize hands and surfaces.
Wear masks; still consider others (if in enclosed areas)

Home Groups: -Sephora Pierre-Louis and Hercules Tupas, E. Van., on Zoom, Saturdays @7:00 p.m.

-East Van House Group (in person) Meeting: First Saturday of every month @ 1530hr. Contact Ps. Jeremy Kwan for details.

Our Outreach Ministries
ESL Classes: Tues/Thurs @ 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.  (To be confirmed)
S.E.T.: Senior Enrichment Time @ 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. every 1st Friday of the month.         Next S.E.T – June 6, 2025, Contact: Jennifer Lee, 604-880-1311.

Shining Stars after-School Tutoring and Bible Club/ Youth Activities: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, @ 3:30 – 6:30 p.m.; Thursdays (TBA); Connections / Youth: Fridays, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m./ 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. (Special Events have later ending time but youth will be dropped off at their respective homes).  For Friday’s weekly events, contact Jen or Yvonne. Note: Exploration of Acts follows tutorials and dinner, ending with special activities.

High School Youth Fellowship – Friday night, 5:30 p.m. @ Ward Memorial Baptist Church. Contact: Jeremy, Kyla for more information for weekly events! Or join on Discord Server if you would like to be a part of our community!

Young Adults Fellowship – Sunday afternoon from 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Contact Lorna or Simon, for more information for weekly events!

Shining Stars Camp Can-Do- July 2 – August 22, 2025

Registration forms online. https://www.gi-shiningstarsyouthsociety.com/_files/ugd/4a7555_882e1ee6c6fd419eab14cefa13075da6.pdf

SERVE

ON GOING FUNDRAISERS TO SUPPORT WMBC YOUTH/YA TEAM ON MISSION IN JULY 6-12, 2025. CONTACT YOUTH PASTOR JEREMY KWAN FOR DETAILS.

SERVE is like the best parts of summer camp combined with the best parts of a short-term service trip (Excerpt)

Vision School – Contact Chris Lim for location. Prayers requested for Vision school sending missionaries.

Other Events

Shining Stars Care Meals for the DTES:

Thanks for all who volunteered and donated to teams on Thursday / Friday , April 10 & 11, 2025 ( Shining Stars, WMBC , Port Moody Grace Life Group, Bassel Hakka Combined Team).

Next Shining Stars Care Meals for the DTES, June 13, 2025. Financial Donations are accepted and appreciated.

Mission to Dominican Republic: Contact Yvonne @ 604-307-9237, if your heart is being propelled by the Holy Spirit. Pray! Pray!

 BC & Yukon Baptist Women’s President’s update

June 7 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Abbotsford, BC: Pacific Voices – Sing the Story!

Gateway Community Church 2884 Gladys Avenue, Abbotsford, BC, Canada

Pacific Voices – A Family of Choirs is gearing up to wow the community this spring with their highly anticipated choral spectacular, Sing The Story! Join us on June 7th at Gateway Church in Abbotsford for an unforgettable, family-friendly event with two performances at 2 pm and 7 pm. It’s your chance to experience the […]

  June 15 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Vancouver, BC: 2025 Vancouver Gospel Festival

Immanuel Baptist Church 109 E40th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

I’m Angelina Park, Founder of the Vancouver Gospel Musician Network Society. I’m excited to announce our first event, The 2023 Gospel Festival for worship and Christian musicians, singers and composers […]

Saturday, June 28, 2025

https://www.gi-shiningstarsyouthsociety.com/blog

Registration form online, https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1428GX176vQ1OU8vqcL5yYt64VD6CekQktyYC1-h9byE/edit

                    5K Run!

                    5K Walk!

                    24 K Bike to and around Stanley Park!

                    Volleyball Tournament

MAKE A PLEDGE

BE A SPONSOR

PARTICIPATE!  LUNCH!  PRIZES! In SUPPORT OF KIDS.

 Mark the Date!  Shining Stars Health and Fitness Fundraiser @ Templeton Drive.

Encouragement Verses

• Philippians 4:13 ” I can do all this through Him who gives me strength. “
• Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
•  John 15:5“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
•  Romans 8:37-38  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹ neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Let us pray for all levels of governments, and reduction of non-productive rhetoric, harmony, and beneficial working relationship for the country; cessation of current wars, and allow hope, joy, love to reign in all our hearts so that true peace can be experienced.

 Plan For Mission Fest Conference 2026

(from https://conference.missioncentral.ca/mfbc2026)

WHEN: February 12–14, 2026
WHERE: Chilliwack Heritage Park (44140 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack, BC)

Theme is “My Love For You”

Our 2026 conference will be centered around experiencing Jesus’ manifest love for us, based on the Apostle John’s life-changing vision of Jesus in Revelation 1. John writes, in the introduction to that vision:

To him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. Revelation 1:5–6