Dear Friends at 5C:
The election is finally over, but the nation remains divided. It takes days for the whole world to find out who is winning the White House. The ongoing legal battle shows that the political struggles are far from over. Please continue to pray for our nation, we hope that this governmental transition in January is peaceful. Moreover, a meaningful reconciliation may be achieved between both sides of political aisles. However, this seems luxury in terms of the current political atmosphere. In the midst of the pandemic, the political unrest certainly adds more burden to American people who have already suffered enough this year.
Praise the Lord that our leaders enthusiastically embrace the idea of small groups. A sister’s group led by Bianca Lin and Hong Cao decides to take the name of “Goodness”, planning to meet once a month through Zoom. In addition, a professional group, led by Raymond Wu and Anderson Lin, has also met for the very first time. Fengling Li, Loan and Hong Duong take charge of a senior caring group while Catherine Li and Lucy Yao lead Grace Garden group. Please pray for these small group leaders, May the Lord bless our members through mutual supporting and caring among group members.
Our church plans to have a testimony Sunday on Nov 22 to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. If you are interested in sharing a testimony, please contact Pastor Chen as soon as possible. We may only have five people to share testimonies during worship time, the maximum number may not exceed seven people.
Please continue to pray for Anderson who had rough days last week to recover from the procedure. Hope that the catheter can be removed successfully this week. Just received the good news, the catheter was successfully removed today. Praise the Lord!
Ministry Update:
- Virtual prayer meetings at 7:30pm every Thursday
- Pastor Chen’s virtual office hours 10:00am-12:00pm Every Friday
- Chinese Sunday school (Pastor Chen) and English Sunday school (Rachel Ma)
- Pastor Ray will preach this Sunday, continuing with his Genesis series
- Small Group “Love” will meet at 7:30pm this Sunday 11/15 through Zoom
- We have a few small groups on the move:
- Goodness (new sister’s group led by Bianca Lin and Hong Cao)
- Peace (professional group led by Raymond Wu and Anderson Lin)
- Senior Caring Group led by Fengling Li and Loan/Hong Duong
- Grace Garden (led by Catherine Li and Lucy Yao)
- We plan to have a testimony Sunday during Thanksgiving worship on Nov 22.
Prayer Requests:
- Pray for the peaceful transition and reconciliation after this divisive election
- Pray for the Coronavirus outbreak in the US and around the world.
- Pray for the physical and spiritual well-being of our church members.
- Pray for new small groups formed recently in our church
- Pray for expecting mother- Crystal Cui
- Pray for Samuel Lee’s epidermal inclusion cyst on his back
- Pray for Lydia Anderson’s resurgent brain tumor.
- Pray for Crystal’s uncle for kidney tumor, Annie’s sister and Anderson’s brother for Parkinson’s disease, Ed Sherman’s son Lane for brain tumor.
Look forward to seeing you virtually on Sunday.
Blessings!
親愛的中岸教會朋友們:
選舉終於結束了,但这个國家仍處在分裂的狀態。全世界等待了數天看最終是誰入主白宮。正在進行的法律訴訟表明,政治鬥爭遠還沒有結束。請繼續為這個國家祈禱,我們希望一月份的政府交接和平進行。此外,較量雙方也許可以實現有意義的和解。但是,就當前的政治氣氛而言,談及和解或許過於奢侈了。在疫情如此嚴重的情況下,政治動盪無疑給今年已經飽受痛苦的美國人民增加了更多負擔。
感謝主,教會的領袖們對於成立小組充滿熱情。由張西齡和曹紅姐妹帶領的姐妹組決定取名為『良善』,計劃通過 Zoom 每月聚會一次。此外,由胡其健和林恩深弟兄帶領的專業小組也已進行首次聚會。李鳳玲姐妹、楊鴻和謝嬌鸞夫婦將會一起負責年長關懷小組,而李嘉玲和姚宏姐妹將帶領『恩典花園』小組。請為這些小組的領袖祈禱,願神通過小組成員之間的相互支持與關懷祝福我們的成員。
教會計劃在 11 月 22 日以見證的方式慶祝感恩節。如果您有興趣當天分享見證,請盡快與陳牧師聯繫。在崇拜期間,可能只有 5 個人能夠分享見證,最多不會超過 7 個人。
請繼續為剛經歷了手術正在恢復中的林恩深弟兄祈禱。希望本周可以成功取出尿導管。剛剛得到消息,尿導管已經成功取出。感謝主!
事工更新:
- 線上禱告會於週四晚間 7 點半舉行。
- 陳牧師辦公時間:每週五上午 10 點-12 點。
- 中文主日學將由陳牧師帶領,英文主日學由馬若曦姐妹带領。
- 本主日將由裴牧師講道《創世紀》系列
- 本週日 11/15『仁愛』小組晚間 7 點半有線上聚會
- 我們有幾個小組正在積極推進中:
a. 『良善』(由張西齡和曹紅姐妹所帶領新的姐妹小組)
b. 『和平』(由胡其健和林恩深弟兄帶領的專業小組)
c. 由李鳳玲姐妹和楊鴻/謝嬌鸞夫婦負責的年長關懷小組
d. 『恩典花園』(由李嘉玲和姚宏姐妹帶領) - 教會計劃 11/22 將以見證的方式慶祝感恩節
禱告事項
- 為此次美國分裂選舉後的和平过渡及和解
- 為美國及世界各地的新冠肺炎的爆發
- 為我們教會所有成員的身體及屬靈健康
- 為教會新組建的各個小組
- 為待產的崔琳姐妹祈禱
- 為李碩俊后背的表皮囊肿祈禱
- 為馮慶芳姐妹復發性腦瘤祈禱
- 為崔琳二姑父祈禱;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;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