CONNECTIONS
Worship Service:
We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus today. Resurrection is the defining moment in
history. Jesus defeated the power of sin, death, and Satan once in for
all. Because He lives we are free from
the crippling power of sin, the fear of death, and the evil forces of
Satan. Let's bow in worship and follow
Jesus completely today.
Spiritual Maturity Class: Karen will be teaching this class in Grace Hall
today from Bill Bright's book, "A Handbook for Christian Maturity." Meet in
Grace Hall, 11:30 a.m.
Abiding and Advancing the Kingdom of God Class: We will meet today at 11:30 a.m. in E-7. We will be using "The Upside Down Kingdom" by
Donald A. Kraybill.
ThrYve Community: Come
fellowship with other young adults and study the gospel of Mark together!
Contact Tiffany Lin at squeakypoof@gmail.com for more info.
Family Life Community: Family Life is currently focused on "Building Community."
We are having fun watching videos, playing games, and spending time to
share, pray, and support one another.
Join us at 8 p.m. in E-10. Contact John Shao at john_shao@yahoo.com for info.
Women's Community: 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 Community: Sundays at 1:30 p.m. at the Cheng residence. Contact Paul at paul.c.cheng@gmail.com for info. We
are discussing "Radical Discipleship" by Edmund Chan.
Light House Community: 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.
Summer Retreat: Join us as we
spend the weekend, June 28-30 at Pepperdine University with our speaker, Steve
Gladen. Steve is the pastor of
small groups at Saddleback Church and oversees more than 3,500 adult small
groups at his church. He is the author of Leading Small Groups with PURPOSE, and Building
Healthy Small Groups in Your Church.
You can sign up with Pauline today.
YOUTH
Sunday
Service: LET'S CELEBRATE THE
RESURRECTION OF JESUS. HE IS RISEN! Pastor Ben will deliver the Easter
message TODAY. A special lunch will be served after the service. There will be
a combined and communion Sunday, 4/28 in Chapel 2 with
Pastor Ken Wong and all youths remain with Connections until the end of
service.
Sunday School:
There will be no regular Sunday school TODAY. All Sunday classes
will resume on 4/28.
Friday Night Fellowship: A
special Youth Talk on the impact of Social Media and electronics will be led by
Uncle
Jacky Chen on 4/26 at 8:00 p.m. in youth center. Invite your friends to
participate in this event.
Summer Retreat: Come and join our Summer Retreat on 6/28-30
in Pepperdine University. Pastor Andrew Min will be our speaker. An
early registration will begin soon for $150/person. Sign up together with your
family.
Pastor Ben's trip to Indonesia: Pastor
Ben will be flying back to Indonesia on 4/22 and returning to the office on 5/2.
He plans to spend time with his mom after her surgery. During his absence,
Uncle Roland Liou will be in charge of youth ministry.
SENA: Pick up your copy of May SENA after the Sunday
service in Pastor Ben's office.
ALL
CHURCH
He is
Risen! Today is Easter Sunday. Let us
celebrate the resurrection power and blessing from the Risen Christ who has
conquered sin and death for us! Repentance
and forgiveness of sin will be preached in Jesus' name to all nations (Luke
24:47).
Register for the Chinese School Summer Program Today. Time: 6/17-8/16, M.-F., 8:00 a.m. - 6:10 p.m. We provide Mandarin, English and Math
classes. There are also Arts, Science and many fun activities.
We welcome children K-6th to join
us. Volunteers are needed! Enroll
by 5/16 and qualify for early registration discount. Please contact
office at (626) 571-5537 Ext.116 for more information.
2019 Taiwan Short-Term
Mission: Dates are
7/20 to 8/2. We encourage you to participate in what the Lord is
doing in Taiwan this summer. Register online
at www.shine4taiwan.org before 4/21. Contact
Cathy He at 626-297-2518.
All
Church Cleaning Day: We are holding a church-wide cleaning day on
Saturday, 5/4, from 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Bring your family and your small group to clean God's house, a glorious
place where His beauty and glory be visible in our city. Bring
your cleaning supplies and join us on May 4.
Agape Caring Center
APHC
Health Fair: UCLA's
Asian Pacific Health Corps (APHC) will host a free community health fair at
church on Saturday, April 27th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please mark
your calendars and invite your friends. (Please see insert).
First
Evangelical Church Association 4/21/2019
A joint and integrative ministry of spirituality,
mission and social concern
FECA Theme
for 2019: "Building Missional Church-Discipleship and Outreach"
UBSC Celebration Dinner
Upward Bound Study
Center cordially invites you to the 29th Anniversary Celebration
Dinner. Time: Sunday (today), 4/21 @5:30 PM Place: Ocean Star Seafood
Restaurant. Address: 145 N. Atlantic Blvd, Monterey Park, CA 91754. If
you have any questions please contact your church representative or email office@ubsc.org.
New
GIT Fellowship in St. Petersburg was Started on 3/29
Thank God for HIS
grace and your prayers. The Galenin Institute of Technology (GIT) Fellowship
found the ideal place and started their first gathering on 3/29 with 26
brothers and sisters participating. Everyone was grateful for this new
ministry. Please continue to pray for this new ministry, ask God to bless and
use it to win more young people! The operation budget in 2019 for the GIT
Fellowship is $10,000.00 (rental, equipment, ministry cost & etc.),
$5000.00 has been received and brought to St. Petersburg. Please continue to
pray fervently for this need. For contribution checks, please write:
FECA, Memo: St. Petersburg GIT ministry. Checks can be placed in
the donation bags on Sundays, or mailed to: FECA office, address: 2617 W.
Beverly Blvd., Montebello, CA 90640.
Last
Sunday's Worship Attendance and Offering
|
|
Glendale
|
SGV
|
FECC
|
Diamond Bar
|
Arcadia
|
SGV
|
HOA
|
Cerritos
|
Fullerton
|
Oakland
|
E. Lansing
|
DB
|
ACC
|
Arcadia
|
GCDC
|
Mandarin
|
106
|
269
|
76
|
99 (am), 126
|
119
|
110
|
47
|
91
|
--
|
41
|
22
|
Cantonese
|
23
|
186
|
--
|
64
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
124
|
--
|
93
|
--
|
English
|
177
|
64
|
--
|
60
|
12
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
77
|
46
|
--
|
Youth
|
22
|
37
|
9
|
w/Kairos
|
--
|
28
|
--
|
24
|
--
|
25
|
--
|
Conval. & Ret. Homes: 61
|
|
Kairos:
96
|
Total: 2,334
|
|
Glendale
|
SGV
|
FECC
|
Diamond
Bar
|
Arcadia
|
General
Fund
|
25,538.00
|
24,143.57
|
30,496.97
|
12,257.94
|
10,838.65
|
Mission Fund
|
615.00
|
120.00
|
1,770.00
|
132.00
|
1,155.00
|
Others
|
325.00
|
15,722.00
|
948.85
|
10.00
|
170.00
|
3/19
Sur./Def.
|
(25,660)
|
(20,450)
|
(8,685)
|
6,764
|
(8,504)
|
01-03/19 Sur./Def.
|
(109,832)
|
(53,503)
|
(129,020)
|
(7,103)
|
(16,193)
|