CONNECTIONS
Worship
Service: We are resuming our
study on loving Father today and Yiki will speak on "Holy Father."
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.
ThrYve Community:
Come fellowship with other young adults and study Father God this
summer. 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-8. 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.
Next Baptism: If you want to follow Jesus in
obedience and encounter a new spiritual power with Him talk to pastor Ken about
baptism. The next baptism is on July 21,
at 4 p.m.
Connections Picnic:
Join us for an outdoor picnic at Live Oak Park on Aug. 10. Stay tune for more info to come.
YOUTH
Sunday Service: Pastor Ben will continue his sermon
series on Mark today and next Sunday, 7.21.19.
Sunday School: There is no Sunday TODAY. Let's get
together for another VBS preparation.
Friday Night Fellowship: Join our last day of VBS on 07.19.19.
We will have Bowling Night on Friday, 07.26.19 at Golden Mile Bowling 1400 E.
Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA 91801. Please bring $10 for the game and shoe rental.
SENA: Pick up your copy of July SENA after
the Sunday service in Pastor Ben's office.
ALL
CHURCH
Elder Board meeting will
take place on 7/16 Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Hall. Please keep the meeting
in your prayer.
Baptism Service: Praise the Lord! Mandarin congregation has 30
brothers and sisters getting baptized. Baptism and sharing will take place on
7/14 and 7/21. Cantonese congregation has 5 brothers and sisters getting
baptized and sharing their testimonies on 7/14. This quarter, Connections has 1
person getting baptized.
Please pray for our
summer missions teams:
·
Taiwan West Coast STM
(7/20-8/2): English camps at 21 middle schools reaching over 3,500 students. (See the prayer
guide attached)
·
U.S. Operation Dawn
STM (8/2-4)
VBS (Vacation Bible
School) is coming up! One week of fun
in God's Word. Cost $25/child for
registration.
Sunday Lunch! Church is providing Sunday lunch voucher for $30
each. Yellow voucher includes 10 meals plus 1 free meal. Green environmentally
friendly voucher includes 10 meals plus 2 free meals, only available for
individuals who provide your own container.
We encourage everyone to bring your own containers to care for our
planet. If you pay with cash, each meal is $3. Kids under 5 years old are free.
Individuals who use the lunch voucher are eligible to enter for 2019 raffle at
the end of the year. Please head over to
our church gift card booth for purchase.
AGAPE CARING CENTER
Special workshop on
Dementia and Alzheimer
will be held at our church on 7/17 (Wed.) 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Speaker: Ms.
Liyu Tang (Director of the World Dementia Board). For more info, please contact
Karen Duh (626)230-8823.
Annual
Blood Drive: This year is scheduled on Sunday, September 8. If you are
over age 17, weigh at least 110lbs., and have lived in U.S. for at least 3
years, no new tattoos in the last 12 months, no blood transfusion in the last 3
years, you can be a blessing to someone in need of blood. For any
questions on your eligibility or to sign up, please contact Karen Duh (karenduh@gmail.com), so she can pre-screen you.
First
Evangelical Church Association 7/14/2019
A joint and integrative ministry of spirituality,
mission and social concern
FECA
Theme for 2019: "Building Missional Church-Discipleship and Outreach"
Spiritual
Exercises in Daily Life (September 2019 to June 2020)
Spiritual Exercises include daily one hour devotion, weekly one hour
spiritual direction, and monthly group meeting on Saturday, 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.
Please pray for the possibility of joining the program. Please find more
details in the Sunday Bulletin and flyers.
Contact: sherry.chang@feca.org
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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
|
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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All
Church
Retreat
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283
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82
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94 (am), 128
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126
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123
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Joint
|
101
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--
|
40
|
19
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Cantonese
|
|
188
|
--
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71
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--
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--
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Service
|
135
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--
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105
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--
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English
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|
57
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--
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58
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18
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--
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With
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--
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94
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68
|
--
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Youth
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|
39
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10
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w/Kairos
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--
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40
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Oakland
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w/ACC
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--
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w/Eng
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--
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Kairos: 80
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Total: 1,959
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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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27,727.00
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40,789.62
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33,941.57
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16,949.03
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10,292.00
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Mission Fund
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840.00
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565.00
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1,560.00
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392.00
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490.00
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Others
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6,045.00
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15,488.00
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211.10
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1,508.00
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2,050.00
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6/19 Sur./Def.
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10,485
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(8,899)
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(2,109)
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18,032
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9,523
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01-06/19 Sur./Def.
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(168,610)
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(71,490)
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(195,035)
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(7,970)
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(33,607)
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Connections Bulletin 7-14-2019
