August 13, 2023

Aug 11, 2023   •  

CCC Sunday Worship Services are held in-person and on Zoom.  Online participants should sign-in with a simple and recognizable name.  Come join us online or in person!

 Worship Services on Sunday, 13 August 2023 

     Cantonese [C] 9:30 am, HMH, Pastor Charles Koo

     Mandarin [M] 10:45 am, HMH, Pastor Joanna Xu

     English [E] 11:00 am, Sanctuary, Pastor Joshua Cho

Zoom links may be requested from info@cccdc.com.

     Fellowship hour with lunch hosted by Xuemei Lai in the Hung Memorial Hall will be at 12:10 pm.  Please be in the lunch line by 12:30 pm.  Children’s lunches are free today.

 

Take Note!           

Next Sunday, (8/20/2023) the regular schedule of worship will be held.

  • 9:30 am Cantonese – Rev, Sharon Huie
  • 10:45 am Mandarin – Pastor Joanna
  • 11:00 am English – Chaplain Don Kammer

Welcome Stellar Vacation Bible School Students and Parents  Children who attended this past week’s Vacation Bible School will share their quest to shine Jesus’ light to the world at English Worship Service on August 13. We appreciate Esther Cho organizing the whole week’s program and the 40+ volunteers who set up and decorated meeting spaces, prepared lunch and snacks, taught lessons, led small groups of children, and helped with all the behind the scenes work.

Pastor Charles on sabbatical leave from August 14 to October 15, 2023.  We are pleased to welcome Rev. Sharon Huie to oversee the Cantonese Ministry during his absence.  Our church provides a time for study, mission, or other professional development for her pastors every seventh year of service with CCC.  For assistance  with Cantonese and Bowie Restaurant congregation matters, please contact Monica Wong or the church office.

Pastor Josh and Family will be on vacation from August 14 to 23, 2023.  Please contact the church office if you are in need of pastoral care.

Sympathy Extended to the Family of Wah Bong Lee  Our church brother passed away on August 6, 2023 at the age of 98, a longstanding member with his late wife, Gloria, of the Cantonese and English congregations since the 1940s.  Funeral Services will be held at Gawler’s Funeral Home, 5130 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington DC 20016 at noon on August 19, 2023 preceded by visitation from 10 am – 12 noon.  Interment will be at George Washington Cemetery, 9500 Riggs Road, Adelphi, MD at 2 pm and a Memorial Reception at Silver Fountain, 13533 Connecticut Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20906 at 4 pm.  If you plan on attending the reception, please email Steve, sylee33410@yahoo.com.

Christmas Ministry For Children Back to school season is here! Please consider taking advantage of ongoing sales and purchasing items to donate for Operation Christmas Child to fill shoeboxes with small gifts and share about Jesus with children who have not heard the Good News.  Please let Jeremy Fan or Rachel Chen know if you make any purchases so we can keep track of inventory (racheremy@gmail.com). Scan the QR code for gift ideas.

English as a Second Language Teacher needed for Zoom English classes to be part of a team who rotates teaching (so commitment is about once a month).  Classes are held on Tuesday at 6 pm.  Contact Michelle Yi, 202-868-0061 or csc.coordinator@cccdc.com during weekday office hours for more details.

Beware of Scam Emails Several have received emails that look like they are from CCC or Grace DC pastors asking for help.  If the email does not have the domain name ‘@cccdc.com’ or ‘gracedc.net’ after the pastor’s name, it is not legitimate.  If in doubt, call or contact the pastor in an email you initiate to clarify.

Lunch Cooks needed during the summer! Please sign up on the kitchen bulletin board if you can help.  Contact Nelson Kee, Membership Chair, or Kitchen Committee members Mingguang Zhang or Feimin Zhang if you have questions.

Parking at PMI Parking lots on Sundays:  900 New York Avenue – Free parking with validation stamp.  Enter on 9th Street. PMI Garage at 600 Mass Ave – church paid arrangement for those who need to have a closer option for parking.  For either lot, please make sure you pick up a validation stamp or follow-up ticket at the front door from security or greeters. Street parking is also free on Sundays.  For more information contact info@cccdc.com.

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Need Prayer? Send your request through the homepage of the church website. http://tinyurl.com/CCC-Prayers  or join the Monthly Church-wide Prayer Meeting.  We invite you to join together as a church family for prayer in our next meeting on October 2, 2023 (usually the first Monday of the month) from 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm. Participants may pray in any language, offering only words meant for God.  There should be no explanation or self-introduction.  You may pray following the direction of the pastors or for items on your mind at the time. You may come any time during the hour. To request meeting link, please click here.

Offerings and Donations are being received during worship services.  Whatever you give is acceptable if you give it eagerly. Give according to what you have, not what you don’t have. 2 Corinthians 8:12 NLT. You may also send checks in the mail, add CCC to your Bill Pay service from your bank, or send offering through Zelle (treasurer@cccdc.com) or PayPal. Checks are payable to Chinese Community Church, 500 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.  If giving through PayPal, avoid fees by designating Friends and Family from your account, not a credit card or using the PayPal Giving Fund.  In 2023 recording of PayPal donations will reflect actual amount church receives (so fees will be deducted if incurred)

Offering collection boxes are also stationed in church worship spaces. In addition to operating budget, you may designate donations to missions, Good Samaritan Fund, Chinatown Service Center, Building Fund. Questions may be directed to treasurer@cccdc.com

 

Sunday School Classes

Children Kindergarten through 5th graders, 9:30 am

Middle and High School, Upper basement in-person only, 9:30 am

College and Young Adults, Room 303, in-person only, 9:30 am

 Adults, 9:30 am 

  • English, Room 304, 9:30 am. In person and on Google Meet: To request meeting link, please click Beginning of a new Ray Vander Laan series, Walk As Jesus Walked.
  • Mandarin, Room 103, 9:30 am
  • Cantonese, Room 103, 11:00 am

 

Community News

For more information, call Michelle at the Chinatown Service Center, 202-898-0061 on weekdays or check the website   http://cccdc.com//www.chinatownscdc.org/

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) offers low-cost health insurance for children and teens according to income guidelines.  Contact the Service Center for more information.

Next Legal Clinic, sponsored by Chinatown Service Center and Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, will be held in September. Translators are provided.  You must reserve a spot with Michelle, 202-898-0061 in order to attend.  She will provide meeting details when you call.

Community Services Classes on Zoom:  English as a Second Language Class, Tuesdays @ 6 pm (on Summer Break until August 29); Citizenship Classes, Fridays @ 6:00 pm.  The class will switch to Saturday mornings on zoom at 9 am starting August 19.  Contact Chinatown Service Center for changes to schedule or to register and obtain the meeting link: 202-898-0061.  Anyone interested in teaching classes should contact Michelle.

How to contact CCC:

Pastors are available by phone, email and text or in-person with an appointment.   Please reach out if you or a loved one who needs pastoral care or other assistance.  Pastor Charles – 202-271-8422; Pastor Joshua – 847-293-7585; Pastor Joanna – 202-684-0032.

The church office and Chinatown Service Center regular office hours are, Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm.  All visitors must call the respective office to make an appointment before coming in and be informed of safety protocols when entering the church building.  Church office number is 202-637-9852 and Chinatown Service Center number is 202-898-0061.

 

Online Meetings:

[E] English, [C] Cantonese, [m] Mandarin

  • Virtual Fellowship [E] on Sundays, 12 pm right after English Worship. Stay on the same Zoom conference after the worship service.
  • Hope Fellowship [E] on Thursdays at 1:30 pm. For retirees who wish to study the Bible, have discussion and share in life together! Email Pastor Joshua for information. On summer break for the month of August.
  • Ladies English Adult Fellowship [E] on hiatus for the summer. Contact Grace Chen with questions.

 

In-Person Meetings:

  • Virginia Bible Study and Prayer Group [E&C] 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 10 am – 12 noon with lunch. On summer break for July and August.
  • CCC Young Professionals Fellowship [E] meets Wednesdays @7:30 pm at church. Contact Pastor Joshua for details. On summer break for the month of August.
  • Married & Family Fellowship [E] 2nd & 4th Potluck dinner: 7 pm, Bible study: 8 pm. Email Aaron Woo or Tom Kee for more information. On summer break for the month of August.
  • Teen Fellowship [E] 2nd & 4th Fridays @ 7:00 pm. Will run concurrently in person with Married & Family Fellowship. Email Pastor Joshua or Everett Lum for information. On summer break for the month of August.
  • Soul Sisters [E] Fellowship activity every other month. Contact Joanne Kee for details.
  • Bible Study 100 [E&C] meets on the second Saturday of the month at 10 am. Meetings are online and in person. Contact Monica Wong for directions or meeting link information.

 

 

報告事項

 國、粵、英語三堂實體主日崇拜在線即時轉播。歡迎您參加實體敬拜或Zoom網上敬拜。參加網絡敬拜者請使用簡潔易懂的用戶名。

2023年8月13日主日崇拜

粵語堂：早上9點30分，禎桂堂大堂–辜漢然牧師

國語堂：早上10點45分，禎桂堂大堂–徐麗娟牧師

英文堂：早上11點，大禮堂–曺富鉉牧師

請發送電郵到info@cccdc.com索取Zoom鏈接。

崇拜之後12:10在禎桂堂有午餐團契，感謝賴雪梅為我們準備。請在12:30之前排隊買票。今天兒童午餐免費。

 

教會活動

下週日(2023年8月20日) 請參加我們的常規崇拜

  • 上午9點30分粵語堂–畢巧榮牧師
  • 上午10點45分國語堂–徐麗娟牧師
  • 上午11點英文堂–Don Kammer 牧師

歡迎恆星探歷暑期兒童聖經班的學生和家長 參加上週暑期兒童聖經班的孩子們將在8月13日的英語崇拜中分享他們向世界閃耀耶穌之光芒的探索。我們感謝Esther Cho組織了整週的活動和40多位義工負責佈置和裝飾、準備午餐和小吃、授課、帶領兒童小組，並幫助完成所有幕後工作。

辜牧師休安息年假 日期2023年8月14日至10月15日。我們很高興能夠歡迎畢巧榮牧師在辜牧師缺席期間帶領粵語事工。教會牧師每在CCC服務第七年，我們就會為他們提供學習、宣教或其他專業發展的時間。在此期間，如粵語堂和Bowie餐福團契需要會眾事宜的幫助，請聯繫Monica Wong 或教會辦公室。

曺富鉉牧師 將在8月14至24日休假。如果需要教牧輔助，請聯繫教會辦公室。

我們向李華邦的家人表示哀悼 我們的教會弟兄於2023年8月6日去世，享年98 歲。自1940年代以來，李華邦與已故妻子譚顏英 (Gloria) 一直是教會會員，參與粵語和英語堂崇拜。 葬禮將於2023年8月19日中午在Gawler’s殯儀館舉行 (Gawler’s Funeral Home, 5130 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington DC 20016)，上午10點至中午12點瞻仰遺容。葬禮將於下午2 點在George Washington Cemetery, 9500 Riggs Road, Adelphi, MD舉行，並於下午4點在Silver Fountain, 13533 Connecticut Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20906 招待親友。如果您計劃參加招待會，請發送電郵至Steve，sylee33410@yahoo.com。

兒童聖誕節事工 準備校季銷售期又到了！請考慮利用商店現在的推銷和優惠期購買物品以捐贈給聖誕兒童禮盒事工 — 在鞋盒中裝滿小禮物，並與尚未聽過到福音的孩子們分享耶穌。如果您進行任何購買，請告知Jeremy Fan或Rachel Chen，以便我們記錄庫存(racheremy@gmail.com)掃描二維碼獲取禮物主意。

招聘義務英語教師在每週二下午6點在Zoom上教授英語課程。如果有興趣，請在辦公時間內聯繫華埠服務中心的Michelle Yi，csc.coordinator@cccdc.com或致電202-898-0061獲取更多詳細信息。

午餐烹廚 我們夏季需要午餐廚師！如果您能幫助烹廚，請在廚房對面的佈告欄上報名。任何問題請聯繫會員主席Nelson Kee梅偉雄或廚房委員會成員張明光、張飛敏。

週日停車在PMI停車場：教會通常在900 New York Avenue為參加主日敬拜的會衆提供的停車位，請用9街入口；另外教會亦在600 Mass Ave的停車場，為需要停在靠近教堂的會衆安排了停車位。無論您在哪個停車場，請向教堂前門的主日招待或安保人員領取停車票。星期日您也可以在街邊免費停車。欲知更多信息，請發送咨詢郵件到info@cccdc.com。

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教會其他事項

禱告需求：請通過教會網站主頁上傳您的禱告需求http://tinyurl.com/CCC-Prayers或參加每月全教會禱告會。下一個禱告會將在2023年10月2日（通常每個月的第一個星期一）晚上7點30分至8點30分。我們作教會家庭的成員一起禱告。參與者可以用任何語言祈禱，只提供對上帝而言的話語。不需要任何解釋或自我介紹。您可以按照牧師的指示禱告，也可以為您當時想到的事情禱告。您可以在這一小時內的任何時間參與。請點擊此處獲取禱告會鏈接。

奉獻與捐贈 我們在崇拜中恢復了奉獻時間。哥林多後書8章12節說：“因為人若有願做的心，必蒙悅納，乃是照他所有的，並不是照他所無的。”您的奉獻與捐贈可以通過郵寄支票或銀行轉賬，以及用Zelle (treasurer@cccdc.com) 或 PayPal的方式支持教會目前的開支。奉獻支票擡頭是：Chinese Community Church，地址是500 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001；如用PayPal的方式，為免服務費請指定您賬内的親友而不是信用卡；或通過PayPal捐贈基金捐獻。自2023年開始PayPal捐款確認將反映教會從PayPal扣除費用後實際收到的金額。

教堂多處都設置了奉獻箱。除了運作預算，請指定奉獻用於支持宣教、Good Samaritan Fund、華埠服務中心、教會大樓基金。有問題請電郵treasurer@cccdc.com。

 

主日學、早晨9點30分

兒童主日學：適合幼稚園至小學5年級的學生。

  • 教堂地下室下層教室和Zoom平台網絡課堂
  • 請發送電子郵件向林一劼查詢網絡課堂鏈接：school@cccdc.com

初中及高中生主日學：教堂地下室上層教室實體聚會

大學生及青年人主日學：303教室實體聚會。

成人主日學：

  • 國語:9:30禎桂堂103室。
  • 粵語:11:00禎桂堂103室。

 

社區消息

如想瞭解更多社區消息：請在周一到周五之間、撥打服務中心電話202-898-0061或查詢服務中心網站：http://cccdc.com//www.chinatownscdc.org/

醫療保險和醫療補助服務中心 (CMS) 根據家庭收入指引為兒童和青少年提供低收費健康保險。聯繫服務中心了解更多信息。

法律咨詢：服務中心配合亞美法律資源中心在每個月有一次法律咨詢，下次在9月舉行,現場配有翻譯。需要服務者必須打電話202-898-0061提前向服務中心Michelle確認日期和預約。預約時她將會提供詳細信息。

服務中心提供英文課和公民考試課：英文課的時間逢星期二下午6點、公民考試課程時間則逢星期五下午6點在Zoom舉行。請撥打服務中心電話202-898-0061查詢課程計劃、登記注冊和獲取課程鏈接。歡迎任何對教學感興趣的朋友聯繫服務中心Michelle。

聯絡牧師、教會辦公室及服務中心

教牧輔助：教會的牧師通過電話、電郵、短信以及親自探訪的方式與會衆保持聯繫。如果您或您的家人需要教牧或其他輔助，請聯络牧師：辜漢然牧師 – 202-271-8422、英文堂曺富鉉牧師 – 847-293-7585、徐麗娟牧師 – 202-684-0032。

教會辦公室和服務中心正常辦公時間：星期一到星期五、早晨8:30到下午4:00。來訪者必須提前、分別向教會辦公室和服務中心預約到訪時間、進入教會辦公室前要聆聽安全守則。教會辦公室電話為202-637-9852，服務中心電話為202-898-0061。

 

網絡禱告會

  • 粵語堂：星期三晚上7點45分。請點擊此處獲取禱告會鏈接。有任何疑問請撥電話202-271-8422聯絡辜漢然牧師。
  • 國語堂：星期二晚上7點為全體國語會眾禱告會。青年團契在主日晚上11點的門徒培訓課程中有禱告查經的時間。以Zoom在線參加活動。詳情請聯繫程曉青或徐麗娟牧師。

小組聚會

  • 粵語提摩太查經班Timothy Bible Study（粵語）：每月第一個星期六上午10點在Monica家實體和線上聚會，欲知鏈接方式，請聯絡 Monica Wong。
  • 聖經100樂讀（粵語和英語）：每月第二個星期六上午10點。以實體和在線聚會。欲知聚會地點或鏈接方式，請聯絡Monica Wong。
  • 維州查經、禱告會（粵語和英語）每月第一和第三個星期二聚會。詳情請聯絡陳偉忠。7月和8月暑假暫停聚會。
  • 國語禱告查經小組：星期二晚上7點，Zoom在線聚會。詳情請聯繫程曉青或徐麗娟牧師。
  • 華樂大廈查經班：每個星期三的下午1點30分在華樂大廈聚會。
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