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 Connections Bulletin 4-29-2018
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WELCOME TO
CONNECTIONS
Worship
Service: We are continuing our "50 Days of Maturity" this week and Pastor
Ken will speak on "Union with Christ." The sermon outline and discussion
questions will be available for your small group this week.
Spiritual
Maturity Class: We will continue our study from a book called,
"Union with God: The Way to Know and Enjoy God" by Rankin Wilbourne. We will discuss "Abide in Christ" and meet at
11:30 a.m. in the Youth
Center.
Christian
Foundation: This class will teach you how to study the Bible, how to pray and
discover God's will, how to be filled with the Spirit, and how to share your
faith. The class is led by Colin and his team in Grace Hall at 11:30 a.m.
Friday Night Small Group: Fridays at 8 p.m.
at church in E-9. Contact Tiffany Lin at squeakypoof@gmail.com for
more info. We will discuss the work of
the Holy Spirit this week.
Family
Life: We are continuing our
study from the Gospel of John this Friday at 8 p.m. in E-10. Contact John Shao at john_shao@yahoo.com
for info.
Women's Group: We meet on the second and fourth Saturday of
the month at Anni's home, 8:30 a.m. Contact Anni for more info: wonganniy@yahoo.com.
Sunday
Small Group: Sundays at 1:30 p.m. at the Cheng
residence. Contact Paul at paul.c.cheng@gmail.com for
info.
Saturday Prayer Meeting: Join us on May 5, 9 a.m. in Grace Hall to
intercede for the church and our missionaries.
YOUTH
Sunday Service: Dr. Stephen Tzeng will
be speaking to us this morning and may the Spirit of the Lord anoint him to
preach God's word with power.
Sunday school: There is Sunday School TODAY. Sunday school classes begin at 11:30 a.m. All junior high students meet at E-9, all High School class meet
at E-10.
SENA: May devotional edition is available for you to pick up at
Pastor Ben''s office after the service.
Sabbatical leave: As a reminder, Pastor Ben is
still on a sabbatical leave until 5/18. During
Pastor''s Ben absence, youth ministry will be supervised and looked after by
Pastor Ken. Friday Night fellowship, Sunday service, and Sunday school will be coordinated by
youth ministry coworkers. Pray for God''s blessing and new strength upon Pastor
Ben during his sabbatical.
ALL
CHURCH
Pray for St. Petersburg
Short Term Mission (4/23-5/3):
167 people, including 40 seekers, will participate in the Gospel Camp. Please pray for speaker, Pastor Fan, and 11
mission team members from FEC member churches. Seven people from our church
will participate in this mission: Ps. Dalen Men, Ps. Kuo Fen Cho, Rubin Chen,
Grace Liu, George Wong, Faith Kwan, and Gloria Huang.
2018 Taiwan Short Term
Mission: It
is from 7/21 to 8/3. This year, we will serve 19 Junior High Schools, over
4000 students in the West Coast Area.
Please pray for all preparation works.
For enquires please contact Cathy He at 626-297-2518.
Register for the Chinese School
Summer Program Now!
Time: 6/18 - 8/17,
M. - F., 8:00 a.m. - 6:10
p.m. In the morning, we provide Mandarin classes. In the afternoon, we will
strengthen students' English and Math skills. We welcome children who will enter
elementary school (K-6th) this fall. Enroll by 5/31 to get the early
registration discount. Please call the office at (626) 571-5537, ext. 116.
Gift Card: Mother's
day (5/13) is coming
up! Don't know what to buy for your Mom? What about give a gift card? We have
variety of gift cards available from our scrip table located at Center court
yard. A great opportunity to support our church and find best gift for your mom.
AGAPE
CARING CENTER
Thanks
for Supporting 4/15 Blood Drive:
Praise God! 27 brothers and sisters participated in 4/15 Sunday''s blood drive
and 13 pints of blood were collected.
Thanks to Sylvia Ng and ACC co-workers for their service!
Thanks
for Supporting 4/28 Rosemead Community Free Health Fair: Praise God! Many people from the Community, parents from
our Chinese School, students from Seminaries, brothers and sisters from our
church and House of Abundance, had come to this health fair. Thanks to UCLA Asian Pacific Health Corp for
their partnership, and ACC co-workers and volunteers for their service! Special thanks to Karen Duh for her
leadership!
 First
Evangelical Church Association 4/29/2018
A joint and integrative ministry of spirituality, mission and social
concern
FECA Theme
for 2018: "Following Jesus with Daring Faith"
Kairos Course (in Mandarin) at FECC - Cerritos
Campus
FECA is co-sponsoring a Kairos Course on two
weekends - June 2,3 & June 9,10. The Kairos Course is a nine-session,
interactive course on world Christian mission, designed to educate, inspire and
challenge Christians to active and meaningful participation. Kairos looks at
the four main areas of mission concern which are the Biblical, Historical,
Strategic and Cultural dimensions of mission. For fee, information and application, please visit http://www.feca.org/kairos-course-2018.
Limited capacity - First come, first serve - Application Deadline: May 15,
2018.
Upward
Bound Study Center 28th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
Time: Sunday (today), April 29, 2018 @5:30 PM
Place: NBC Seafood Restaurant @404 S. Atlantic
Blvd. Monterey Park
Cost: $50.00/ticket ($23
tax-deductible)/$500.00/table
For tickets and details, please contact UBSC:
626-288-5171/office@ubscus.org
Adam
& Susan Available for Sharing
FECA-sent fieldworkers, Adam & Susan,
will be back to the US for
a home assignment from late June to early August 2018. If any group
would like to invite them for sharing, please contact them directly at
adam.susan2025@gmail.com ASAP. Attention:
Please exercise prudence in email communications and avoid sensitive wording.
*ACC: Anchor
Community Church (a new church planted by FECDB)
*GCDC: Grace Covenant Disciples Church (a new
church planted by FEC Arcadia)
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Last Sunday's Worship Attendance and Offering
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Glendale
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SGV
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FECC
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Diamond Bar
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Arcadia
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SGV
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HOA
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Cerritos
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Fullerton
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Oakland
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E. Lansing
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DB
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*ACC
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Arcadia
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*GCDC
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Mandarin
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115
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236
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57
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86 (am), 133
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124
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111
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61
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98
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--
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54
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Cantonese
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26
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200
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--
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61
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--
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--
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--
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145
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--
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115
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English
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186
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113
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--
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63
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33
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--
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--
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--
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53
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61
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--
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Youth
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25
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w/Eng.
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6
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26
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25
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--
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38
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--
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w/Eng.
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--
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Conval. & Ret. Homes: 71
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Kairos: 53
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Total: 2,375
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Glendale
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SGV
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FECC
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Diamond Bar
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Arcadia
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General Fund
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22,373.00
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18,400.86
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22,593.50
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10,262.72
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7,858.46
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FECA Mission Fund
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3,740.00
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365.00
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360.00
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150.00
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1,060.00
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Others
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1,026.00
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719.00
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772.00
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20.00
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200.00
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03/18 Sur./Def.
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(34,750)
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(1,518)
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(12,339)
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135
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(8,887)
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01-03/18 Sur./Def.
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(61,130)
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(6,238)
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(80,081)
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(2,081)
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(15,588)
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