YOUTH

Sunday Service: Pastor Ben will start the sermon series on the book of Proverbs TODAY
until the end of the year. Let''s learn to understand God''s wisdom and apply it
in our daily lives.

Youth Friday Night: Join our small group with a brand new lesson on 1/19 at 8:00 p.m., Youth Center. Junior High boys with Uncle Roland Liou, Uncle Scott Chen,
Junior High girls with Auntie Angela Liang and Auntie Esther Cheung, Freshman
with Pastor Ben, Sophomores with Josh Chu and Jason Lui, and Juniors and Seniors
with Uncle Paul Liang.

Sunday school: All Sunday school classes resume TODAY at 11:30 a.m. All junior high students meet
at E9, Freshman and Sophomore class meet at E10, and Junior and Senior class at
Pastor Ben''s office.

Youth Baptism service: Kevin Zhao and Samuel Liang will be baptized on Sunday, 1/21 at 1:30 p.m., at Main Sanctuary. Let''s come to
support them and hear their testimonies.

First
Evangelical Church Association       1/14/2018

A joint and integrative ministry of spirituality, mission and social
concern

FECA Theme
for 2018: "Following Jesus with Daring Faith"

2018 Short-Term Mission Team to St. Petersburg
(4/28 - 5/1)

Campus & Returnees Ministry (CRM) is
organizing a short-term missions team

to come to the St. Petersburg Church and serve in the Gospel Camp (4/28-5/1).
Team members may lead small groups, offer spiritual counseling, speak in
seminars, do personal evangelism, and more. The team will arrive on 4/23 and
return after 5/2. The cost is approximately $2,000.00 (visa, flight tickets,
& lodging). 
Qualifications/requirements for team members: baptized Christian;
spiritually mature; passionate in spreading the Gospel; burdened for missions;
it will be a plus if a participant is a team player and is equipped with
spiritual gifts of preaching, teaching and personal evangelism. Each
participant must have consent from his or her pastor. Please email Frank Jao
(jaofrank@msn.com) for details.

Assistant Pastor Needed for the Chinese Church
of St. Petersburg

The Chinese Church of St. Petersburg is
looking for an assistant pastor to shepherd its congregation. Applicants should
have the following:

1. Strong burden for
   campus ministry.

2. Solid Mainland
   Chinese background preferred.

3. M.A. or M.Div. degree
   from an overseas theological seminary.

4. Good physical and
   mental health (adaptable to life and ministry in Russia).

5. Willing to serve in
   St. Petersburg for at least 9 months each year.

6. Willing to commit to
   the ministry for 3 to 5 years.

   Contact: Rev. Paul
   Zhao - paul91770@gmail.com.

   The First 2018 FECA Governing Board Meeting

   The meeting will be held on 1/23 (Tuesday) in
   the evening, in the FECA office; all 2018 Board members please attending
   accordingly. Please pray for God''s presence in the meeting.

    
   *ACC:
   Anchor Community Church (a new church planted by FECDB)
   
                                       *GCDC:
   Grace Covenant Disciples Church (a new church planted by FEC Arcadia)