09-28-2020 Newsletter 牧師家書

Dear Friends at 5C:

We all are delighted to celebrate Pastor and Mrs. Chow’s birthday on Sunday. Thanks to Bianca for preparing the slide show!  It is grateful to review what God has done in the past. Praise the Lord for Pastor and Mrs. Chow’s longevity, truly they are the living testimony of God’s faithfulness to His people. 

On Sunday we are also happy to see some college students back on campus, Ping-Wei Lin, Kevin Yu and Karen Ma. College life this fall looks very different from the past. Pray that God protects these students and they will have a successful study in the midst of pandemic.

Last Sunday we concluded the sermon series, “The Stories that Jesus Told”, this is a wonderful journey to go through seven stories that Jesus told. As Christians we should always have Jesus’ teachings in our heart. Next week we will begin a new series, “Guidance of the Holy Spirit”. Hope that this series will guide us in everyday life in seeking God and make wise decisions accordingly.

Last Saturday a group of brothers and sisters from our church joined thousands of Chinese Christians across the states for the CMC global launch, which serves as a pilot program for the CMC program in December. Due to the pandemic, CMC West Coast moves completely online. Hopefully that this virtual convention may inspire more Christians in North America to join the global mission and reach out to the unsaved worldwide.

This Thursday night 10/1, there will be a private festival party organized by church members. Your participation in this event is completely voluntary, and please observe public health safety measures during the gathering. Out of the abundant precaution, it is clarified that this event is not sponsored by the church. Hope that all participants have a wonderful time of celebration, fellowship and prayers.

For church members: Please return the ballot for deacon election of this year no later than Oct 10th.  If you have any questions about this election, please feel free to let Pastor or any deacons know. Your cooperation is highly appreciated. Thank you!

Ministry Update:

  1. Virtual prayer meetings at 7:30pm Monday and Thursday
  2. Pastor Chen’s virtual office hours every Friday 10:00-12:00pm
  3. Chinese Sunday school (Pastor Chen) and English Sunday school (Karen Ma)
  4. Small Group “Love” will meet at 7:30pm Sunday 10/4 through Zoom
  5. We will have a new sermon series this Sunday 10/4, “Guidance of the Holy Spirit”
  6. The deacon board has already mailed out the notice of deacon election in 2021-2022.

Prayer Requests:

  1. Pray for the US presidential and general election in November, 2020.
  2. Pray for the Coronavirus outbreak in the US and around the world.
  3. Pray for deacon election of this year: Rachel Ma (worship); Raymond Wu (mission) and Chris Choi (Secretary)
  4. Pray for the physical and spiritual well-being of our church members.
  5. Pray for Crystal’s uncle in South Korea who is still in recovery from kidney cancer surgery
  6. Pray for Samuel Lee’s epidermal inclusion cyst on his back, waiting for surgery date to remove it
  7. Pray for expecting mother- Crystal Cui
  8. Pray for Annie’s sister and Anderson’s brother who suffer Parkinson’s disease.
  9. Pray for Ed Sherman’s son Lane who undergoes treatment for brain cancer.

Look forward to seeing you virtually on Sunday.

親愛的中岸教會朋友們:
很高興在主日大家一起慶祝周牧師和師母的生日。感謝張西齡姐妹準備的精彩幻燈片!回顧上帝過去所做的一切,我們都倍加感激。為周牧師和師母的長壽而讚美我們的主,他們在我們中間確實是上帝對祂子民信實的美好見證。
最近幾個週日,我們很高興看到一些大學生回歸校園,林苹葦,余智鵬和馬加恩。這個秋季的大學生活將會與過去截然不同。祈求上帝保護這些學生,願他們的學業在疫情期間順利完成。
上主日,我們結束了講道系列“耶穌所講的故事”,這真是一次奇妙的旅程。作為基督徒,我們應該始終牢記耶穌的教導。下週,我們將開始一個新的講道系列-“聖靈的引導”﹐希望這個系列幫助大家在日常生活中,知道聖靈的帶領,並做出智慧的決定。
上週六,我們教會的一群兄弟姐妹與各州幾千名華人基督徒一起參加了CMC全球啟動活動,該活動是12月CMC計劃的預演。由於疫情影響,西海岸CMC完全改為線上活動。希望這項虛擬會議能激發北美更多的基督徒投身全球宣教活動,基督福音達到更多未得之地。 
本週四10月1日,教會成員將會組織一個私人聚會,慶祝中秋節。大家可以自願參加,請與會者遵守公共健康的安全措施。因為疫情的緣故﹐特別重申,該聚會並非教會贊助。希望大家享受一起慶祝節日、團契和祈禱的美好時光。
請教會成員注意:請在10月10日之前將今年的執事選舉選票寄回。如果您對這次選舉有任何疑問,請隨時告知牧師或任何執事。非常感謝您的合作。

事工更新:

  1. 線上禱告會於週一和週四晚間7點半舉行。
  2. 陳牧師辦公時間:每週五上午10點-12點。
  3. 中文主日學將由陳牧師帶領,英文主日學由馬加恩姐妹带領。
  4. 『仁愛』小組本週日10月4日晚間7點半聚會
  5. 本週日10月4日我們將開始全新的講道系列“聖靈的引導”
  6. 執事會已寄出2021-2022年度執事選舉提名通知。

禱告事項

  1. 為美國十一月的總統大選
  2. 為美國及世界各地的新冠肺炎的爆發
  3. 為今年的三名執事候選人:馬若曦(崇拜)、胡其健(外宣)、蔡達文(書記)
  4. 為我們教會所有成員的身體及屬靈健康
  5. 為崔琳二姑父的腎癌術後恢复和治療
  6. 為李碩俊后背的表皮囊肿祈禱,等待進行手術將其取出
  7. 為待產的崔琳姐妹祈禱
  8. 為裴師母姐姐和林恩深弟兄的哥哥祈禱,他們正在遭受帕金森的困擾
  9. 為Ed Sherman的兒子Lane祈禱,他正在接受腦瘤治療

期待週日線上見
主僕 陳金昌

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