January 7, 2024

Jan 06, 2024   •  

CCC Sunday Worship Services are held in-person and on Zoom.  Online participants should sign-in with a simple and recognizable name; for joint services, please add C, M, or E for preferred language.  Come join us online or in person!

Joint New Year and Covenant Sunday Worship, 7 January 2024

Pastor Charles Koo will be speaking when all congregations join together at our first worship service of 2024.  As we covenant with God to serve Him together, let us encourage one another as members of God’s family.  Holy Communion will be observed and the Official Board will be dedicated to service. Translation headsets will be available in the narthex for those desiring Chinese translation. Zoom link may be requested from info@cccdc.com.

Fellowship hour with lunch hosted by the Cantonese Ministry Team in the Hung Memorial Hall will be at 12:10 pm.  Please be in the lunch line by 12:30 pm.

 

Take Note!           

Next Sunday (January 14, 2024) the regular schedule of worship will be held.

  • 9:30 am Cantonese – Rev. Sharon Huie
  • 10:45 am Mandarin – Rev. Joanna Xu
  • 11:00 am English – Rev. Joshua Cho

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

Pastor Charles on Second Half of Sabbatical beginning January 9, 2024 until mid-March.  Rev. Sharon Huie will be covering pastoral ministries during his absence.

Interested in Joining CCC? Please let the pastors know. Deadline is February 29th, 2024.

Pre-Dated Offering Envelopes are available to use in 2024.  If you would like a set, please contact Helen Wong at church or treasurer@cccdc.com.

2023 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is currently underway with the theme, Show Some Love: Be the Face of Change. CFC allows Federal workers and retirees an opportunity to give to charitable organizations making a difference in the lives of people in our community.  Our church’s Chinatown Service Center [CSC] http://cccdc.com//www.chinatownscdc.org/ is one of the organizations on the list. Use CFC # 34868 to direct your donation to our Center.  To find out more about CFC, check out www.cfcnca.org. If you are not a Federal worker, you may still donate to the Center directly through the church.

Essay Contest for High School Students of Chinese descent sponsored by Chinese American Museum. http://cccdc.com//www.chineseamericanmuseum.org/student-essay  Deadline is February 1, 2024. Cash prizes for top winners

Church Activity Cancellations, Changes or Delays due to inclement weather or emergencies will be announced on the church website, on the email listserv, or on WTOP news http://cccdc.com//wtop.com/closings-and-delays/.  Please make decisions for travel based on what is safest for your area.  Office closures will usually follow federal government advice.

Lunch Cooks needed for January and into 2024. Please sign up on the kitchen bulletin board if you can help.  We appreciate all those who have volunteered to cook this year.  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.

2024 Official Board:  Wai Chen, Christopher Cho, Jeremy Fan, Dong Woo Jung, Josephine Kammer, Judy Kee, Nelson Kee, Xue Mei Lai, Ernest Leong, Everett J Lum, Linda Lum, Howard Moy, Monica Wong Shiny Yang, and Feimin Zhang.

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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 virtual meeting, February 5, 2024 (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.  Since 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, Room 300, 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 No class on December 31.  Class members will share testimonies on January 7 and begin a new Ray Vander Laan series, With All Your Heart, on January 14.
  • Mandarin – Check with Pastor Joanna on class schedule.
  • Cantonese, Room 103, No Sunday School on first Sundays of the month.

 

Community News

For more information, call Michelle Yi 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 in January. 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; Citizenship Classes, Saturday mornings on zoom. Contact Chinatown Service Center for changes to schedule or to register and obtain the meeting link: 202-898-0061.

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 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! Resumes on January 11th, 2024. Email Pastor Joshua for information.
  • Ladies English Adult Fellowship [E] 1st and 3rd Fridays. In-person and online. Contact Grace Chen with for location and time.

 

In-Person Meetings:

  • Virginia Bible Study and Prayer Group [E&C] 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 10 am – 12 noon with lunch. Meeting only on the 9th in January. Contact Wai Chen for details.
  • CCC Young Professionals Fellowship [E] meets Wednesdays @7:30 pm. Resumes on January 10th, 2024.Contact Pastor Joshua for details.
  • Married & Family Fellowship [E] 2nd & 4th Potluck dinner: 7 pm, Bible study: 8 pm. Email Aaron Woo or Tom Kee for more information.
  • 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 informat
  • Soul Sisters [E] Fellowship activity every other month. Contact Joanne Kee for details.
  • Bible Study 100 [E&C] will be studying the book of Hebrews starting in January, second Saturday at 10 am. Contact Monica Wong about details.

 

CCC on the Web!

Website: www.cccdc.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cccdc1935

 

報告事項

國、粵、英語三堂主日實體及網上崇拜。參加網絡敬拜者請使用簡潔易懂的用戶名並在您的名字；參加聯合崇拜，請在名字旁邊添加E (英語)、C (粵語) 或M (國語)，待接綫者分配您去您喜歡使用的敬拜語言團組。歡迎您在線或實體參加我們的主日崇拜。

新年及立約聯合崇拜2024年1月7日

辜漢然牧師將在所有會眾聚集在一起參加2024年第一個主日崇拜中證道。當我們與神立約一起事奉他時，讓我們作為主內的大家庭互相鼓勵。當天將守聖餐以及舉行董事會就職儀式。在大禮堂外廳會有翻譯耳機供給在現場聽粵語或國語的人士。請發送電郵到info@cccdc.com索取鏈接。

崇拜之後12:10在禎桂堂有午餐團契，感謝粵語事工團隊為我們準備。請在12:30之前排隊領取午餐。

 

教會活動

下週日（2024年1月14日）常規主日崇拜。

  • 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點英語堂–曺富鉉牧師

發送電郵到info@cccdc.com索取Zoom鏈接。

辜牧師安息年假第二部分 於2024年1月9日開始直到三月中旬。在辜牧師缺席期間，畢巧榮牧師將替補擔任教牧事工。

預裝奉獻信封—教會已經準備好2024年個人戶口的奉獻信封，如果您想要一盒，請在教會聯繫Helen Wong或電郵treasurer@cccdc.com。

有興趣加入CCC？ 請告知牧師。截止日期為2024年2月29。

2023年捐獻 應在2023年12月31日之前寄到教會或送達教會辦公室。請確保辦公室有您當前的聯絡資訊–郵寄地址、電郵地址、電話號碼–電郵資料至info@cccdc.com。

2023聯合聯邦籌款活動 (CFC) 目前正在進行中。主題是“表達愛心，作改變的一份子”CFC讓聯邦僱員和退休人員有機會向慈善組織捐款，從而改變社區及人們的生活。我們教會的華埠服務中心 [CSC] http://cccdc.com//www.chinatownscdc.org/ 是其中的組織之一。使用CFC# 34868將您的捐款直接捐給我們的中心。要了解有關CFC的更多信息，請訪問 www.cfcnca.org。如果您不是聯邦僱員，您仍然可以直接透過教會向中心捐款。

作文比賽 由美國華人博物館主辦的華裔高中生作文比賽http://cccdc.com//www.chineseamericanmuseum.org/student-essay截止日期為2024年2月1日。數位最佳獲獎者將有現金獎勵。

教會活動取消、改動或延遲 假若由於惡劣天氣或緊急情況而導致教會關閉或活動延遲,我們將在教會網站、電子郵件群組或WTOP新聞 http://cccdc.com//wtop.com/closings-and-delays/上公佈。請根據您所在地區最安全的方式做出門決定。辦公室關閉與否通常會遵循聯邦政府的建議。

午餐烹廚 我們2024年繼續需要午餐廚師！如果您能幫助烹廚，請在廚房對面的佈告欄上報名。我們感謝今年所有義務烹廚的人。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。

2024董事會: 陳偉忠、曹志輝、范曦杰、Dong Woo Jung、伍美珊、韓善珠、梅偉雄、賴雪梅、葉仲華、林一劼、胥令賢、梅炳新、容麗貞、楊光及張飛敏。

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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。下一次虛擬禱告會在2024年2月5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 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、華埠服務中心或教會大樓基金。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實體和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：300教室。

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。詳情請聯繫徐麗娟牧師。
  • 粵語:11:00禎桂堂103室。(每月第一個週日暫停)

 

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1月。現場配有翻譯。需要服務者必須打電話202-898-0061或送電郵到csc.coordinator@cccdc.com提前向服務中心Michelle確認日期和預約。預約時她將會提供細信息。

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、公民考試課程逢星期六上午9點在Zoom上舉行。請撥打服務中心電話202-898-0061或電郵csc.coordinator@cccdc.com查詢課程計劃、登記注冊和獲取課程鏈接。

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、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、早上8:30到下午4:00。來訪者必須提前、分別向教會辦公室或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。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點聚會。詳情請聯絡Monica Wong。
  • 聖經100樂讀（粵語及英語）：每月第二個星期六上午10點聚會。2024年研讀希伯來書。詳情請聯絡Monica Wong。
  • 維州查經、禱告會（粵語及英語）：每月第一和第三個星期二上午10 – 12點聚會。1月只在9號聚會。詳情請聯絡陳偉忠。
  • 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。

 

教會網站、教會社交媒體鏈接!

Website: http://cccdc.com//www.cccdc.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cccdc1935 

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