CONNECTIONS

Worship Service:  Pastor Ken will finish chapter 3 from the Book of Ruth today.  The title of the message is "Waiting to Finish."

Christian Foundation: The topic for this quarter is the Book of Ephesians, and Colin will be teaching this class in Grace Hall at 11:30 a.m.

Mentoring Class: "The Mentoring Relationships You Need to Succeed in Life" class meets in E-7 at 11:30 a.m.  Paul will teach on mentoring through a sponsor, and Eileen will teach on the historical model of mentoring today.

Friday Night Young Adult Group:  We are studying the Gospel of Mark. Contact Tiffany Lin at squeakypoof@gmail.com for more info.

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. The group is discussing "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren.

Sunday Small Group: Sundays at 1:30 p.m. at the Cheng residence.  Contact Paul at paul.c.cheng@gmail.com for info.  We will discuss "Radical Discipleship" by Edmund Chan.

Light House Group:  Meet at Andrew and Liz's home on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Temple City. Contact Andrew at Andrewlamcpa@yahoo.com.  They are studying "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren.

Boundary Seminar:  Dr.  Donald Chai will be speaking on establishing healthy boundaries in relationships.  He will be addressing questions such as:  Can we set limits and still be loving persons?  Why do we feel bad or afraid when we consider setting boundaries?  Using Cloud and Townsend's book on "Boundaries", he will provide biblically based answers to these and other questions.  The last seminar is on Nov. 30, at 8 p.m. in E-10.

YOUTH

Sunday Service:  Pastor Ben will finish up the sermon series on the book of Judges on 11/25. Thanksgiving message will be shared TODAY. Let's prepare our hearts.

Thanksgiving luncheon: Invite your friends to join our special thanksgiving service and luncheon in youth center at 11:30 a.m. TODAY. Don't miss out! There will be no regular Sunday school.

No Sunday school today: Classes will resume 11/25. All Sunday school classes meet from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Jr. High classes meet at E9 with Pastor Ben. Freshmen & sophomores will meet at E10 with Auntie Anni and Auntie Virg. Juniors and seniors meet in Pastor Ben's office upstairs with Dr. Glenn. Our last Sunday school class for this year will be on 12/9.  

Friday Night Fellowship: Home sweet home on 11/23 as we celebrate Thanksgiving. There will be no regular Friday Night Fellowship.  We plan to have a movie night on 11/30 at 8:00 p.m.in youth center.

Christmas at Hope Gardens: We will have a special Christmas program for 150 kids and families at Hope Gardens on Saturday, 12/8 from 2-4 p.m. We will start collecting canned foods, warm clothes, and other gifts on 11/30 for donations. Talk and sign up with Pastor Ben if you plan to join in.  

 ALL CHURCH

Happy Thanksgiving! "Give thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good, for His loving-kindness is everlasting¡K"  Jer. 33:11b. Let us joyfully celebrate Thanksgiving with a grateful heart, and share generously with people who are in need.

2018 Special Thanksgiving Offering (11/25-12/31):  Each year, apart from regular tithing and giving, our church will collect a Special Thanksgiving Offering from Thanksgiving to year-end to support urgent needs in the global mission field. This year, 25% of the donation will be given to N. Iraq Refugee Relief and the other 75% will support Taiwan West Coast Mission works which include short-term missions and supporting 5 community centers serving marginalized people (youth & families), sharing the gospel with them.  Please mark "2018 Special Thanksgiving Offering" on the memo of your donation check or on the offering envelop.  Tax deductible receipt will be issued by the church.

2018 Membership Meeting: Praise the Lord, we had a successful Membership Meeting last Sunday. The total number of attendance was 292, which represents 59.1% of our membership. The voting results are as follows: 

1.   The 2019 budget, $1,677,729, was approved.

2.   New Lay Elder elected: Richard Chang.

3.   Deacons/deaconess elected:  Peter Chan, Gary Chen, Sarah Chen, Judy Peng, Chris Su, Lydia Wada, Lixin Yang.

4.   FECA delegates elected: All 49 candidates were elected.

11/25 Finance Seminar: The finance committee will host a Finance Seminar in the Youth Center on 11/25 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the topic "Successful Stewardship- 2018 Tax Reform Strategy".  Mindy Ying will be sharing on how we can practice wise and godly stewardship of our finances in light of the new tax laws.  We encourage all brothers and sisters to attend and invite their friends.  Please keep this seminar in your prayers.

12/9 Neighborhood Christmas Gifts: We want to invite you to participate in passing out Christmas gifts to our neighbors on Dec. 9, Sunday, 1:00 ¡V 3:30 p.m.  Let's spread the light and love of Christ to our community during the holiday.  Come and reach out to our neighbors this season.

First Evangelical Church Association   11/18/2018

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

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

Remembering our Missionaries

As we are getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas in the coming weeks, let us also remember our missionaries.  Many of them are far from their families and friends. May we find ways of sending our greetings to them. Please submit them to your Local Missions Committee members.

Your financial support to FECA's Global Missions are much appreciated.

2018 FECA Delegates Convention

The 2018 FECA Delegates Convention will be held on 12/2, Sunday at 2:30 pm at FEC Diamond Bar (20504 Earlgate St., Walnut, CA 91789). We request all 2018 Delegates from all member churches to reserve time to attend this important annual event. The agenda package will be e-mailed to all Delegates on 11/19 (Monday). Please contact 323-727-7077 or office@feca.org with any questions. 

FECA Office Will Be Closed

FECA Office will be closed on 11/22 & 11/23 (Thursday & Friday), in observance of the Thanksgiving Day.

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