August 4, 2024 Announcements
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!
Communion Worship Services, August 4, 2024
● Combined Cantonese [C] and Mandarin [M] 10:45 am, Hung Memorial Hall, Main, Rev. Sharon Huie
● English [E] 11:00 am, Sanctuary, Rev. Joshua Cho
● Zoom links may be requested from info@cccdc.com.
Fellowship hour with lunch hosted by Mingguang Zhang 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 (August 11, 2024) Worship Services
● 10:45 am Joint Cantonese and Mandarin, Rev. Charles Koo
● 11:00 am English – Rev. Joshua Cho
PLEASE PRAY FOR Mandarin Pastor Joanna Xu, who is now anticipating surgery at the end of the month without needing the final chemo treatment and for Pastor Charles, recovering from COVID. We pray that God will provide strength and healing to their bodies.
We pray that God will provide strength and healing to her body.
Scuba Vacation Bible School Begins on August 5
Registration is still possible! https://vbspro.events/p/ad8b82. Paper forms and more information are located on the Fellowship Hall bulletin board!
● August 5-9, 2024 // 9:00 am – 1:00 pm // Ages 3-11 //
● $10 registration per child (Pay by check, cash or zelle. Shirt and lunch included).
For more information/questions, please contact Esther at CCCDCVBS@GMAIL.COM.
It’s O-fish-al! We are still setting up for VBS on Sun, Aug 4 (1 PM & 7 PM). Gather in the fellowship hall after lunch for instructions.
TALK STORY featuring a discussion with Dr. Sarah SoonLing Blackburn about her middle school non-fiction book. “Exclusion and the Chinese American Story” on Sunday, August 4, 2024, 2-3 pm at 600 Mass Ave NW. https://1882foundation.org/event/talk-story-race-to-the-truth-exclusion-and-the-chinese-american-story/
Looking Ahead:
- August 20, 2024 Seminar on Medicaid and Medicare sponsored by Chinatown Service Center, 10:00 – 11:30 am
- August 24, 2024 Chinatown Service Center Fundraising Event, 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Free Parking at PMI Parking lots on Saturdays and Sundays for Church Events 900 New York Avenue. Obtain validation stamp at church. 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 a Prayer Meeting. Request Zoom link from info@cccdc.com.
● The Monthly Church-wide Prayer Meeting. We invite you to join together as a church family for prayer in our next virtual meeting, August 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.
● Mandarin Prayer Meeting and Bible Study, Tuesdays, 7 pm on zoom.
● Cantonese Prayer Meeting, Wednesdays, 7:45 pm on zoom.
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 from website link. 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. 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.
Sunday School Classes
Children Kindergarten through 5th graders, 9:30 am; Children’s Church, in-person only, 11:15.
● Lower basement and Zoom
● Email Everett Lum, sunday.school@cccdc.com for Zoom link.
Middle and High School, Room 300, in-person only, 9:30 am
College and Young Adults, Room 303, in-person only, 9:30 am
Adults
● English – Room 304, in-person and Google Meet, 9:30 am. Summer break in August.
● Mandarin – 9:30 am, weeks 1 & 2, Room 102 and Zoom; weeks 3 & 4, Room 103 and Zoom.
● Cantonese – Prayer and sharing in August. Weeks 1 & 2, 9:15 am, Room 103 and Zoom; weeks 3 & 4, 11:00 am, Room 103 and Zoom
Community News
For more information, call Hadassah Wong at the Chinatown Service Center, 202-898-0061 on weekdays or check the website https://www.chinatownscdc.org/
Talk Story featuring a discussion with Dr. Sarah SoonLing Blackburn about her middle school non-fiction book. “Exclusion and the Chinese American Story” on Sunday, August 4, 2024, 2-3 pm at 600 Mass Ave NW. https://1882foundation.org/event/talk-story-race-to-the-truth-exclusion-and-the-chinese-american-story/
Next Legal Clinic, sponsored by Chinatown Service Center and Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, will be August 8, 2024. Translators are provided. You must reserve a spot with the Chinatown Service Center, 202-898-0061 in order to attend or use contact information provided on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall. Meeting details will be provided 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 or Pastor Joshua – 847-293-7585. Pastor Joanna will not be able to take calls during her treatment. Instead, please reach out to Pastor Charles or info@cccdc.com
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.
● Restaurant Fellowship [M] on Sundays, 10:30 pm on Mandarin Zoom
● Hope Fellowship [E] on Thursdays at 1:30 pm. On Summer Recess until September. Email Pastor Joshua for information.
● Ladies English Adult Fellowship [E] On Summer Recess June – August. Contact Grace Chen for information.
In-Person Meetings:
● Virginia Bible Study and Prayer Group [E&C] 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 10 am – 12 noon with lunch. On Summer Recess in August.
● CCC Young Professionals Fellowship [E] meets Wednesdays @7:30 pm. On Summer Recess until September. Contact Pastor Joshua for details.
● Married & Family Fellowship [E] On Summer Recess June – August. Email Aaron Woo or Tom Kee for more information.
● Teen Fellowship [E] On Summer Recess for June-August. Email Pastor Joshua or Everett Lum for information.
● Soul Sisters [E] Fellowship activity every other month. Contact Joanne Kee for details.
● Bible Study 100 [E&C] studying the book of Hebrews, second Saturdays at 10 am. Next one changed to August 17, 2024 at 10 am. Contact Monica Wong about details.
● Timothy Bible Study [C], first Saturdays at 10 am. Next meeting in October.
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。歡迎您在線或實體參加我們的主日崇拜。
2024年8月4主日崇拜
● 國粵語堂聯合崇拜：早上10點45分,禎桂堂大堂，畢巧榮牧師, [請用國語zoom鏈接]
● 英語堂：早上11點，大禮堂, 曺富鉉牧師 [請用英語zoom鏈接]
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，感謝張明光為我們準備。請在12:30之前排隊買票。
教會活動
下週2024年8月11主日崇拜
● 國粵語堂聯合崇拜：早上10點45分，禎桂堂大堂,辜漢然牧師，[請用國語zoom鏈接]
● 英語堂：早上11點，曺富鉉牧師。
● 從info@cccdc.com 請求Zoom 鏈接 。
請為國語堂徐麗娟牧師禱告 徐麗娟牧師現在預計在月底進行手術，不需要最後的化療治療。以及為辜漢然牧師禱告，他正在從新冠病毒中恢復。我們祈禱上帝賜予他們力量和康復的恩典。
暑期兒童聖經班,主題《Scuba潛水》現已接受報名登記 請到https://vbspro.events/p/ad8b82紙本表格和更多資訊位於禎桂堂公告牌上！
● 2024年8月5日至9日 早上9:00至下午1:00，年齡3-11，名額有限。
● 報名費每位小童$10 （透過支票、現金或 Zelle 支付，費用包括T恤及午餐）。
欲瞭解更多資訊或有問題，請以電郵 cccdcvbs@gmail.com 聯繫曺師母Esther。
釣魚取得補給！請查看我們的 VBS 願望清單和捐贈請求的二維碼。通往禎桂堂的走廊有可以釣魚的捐贈魚。感謝您對本事工的禱告與支持! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1DI3KF16JWJVA?ref_=wl_share
《SCUBA潛水》VBS暑期兒童聖經班需要您的協助！繼續為每個孩子都能遇見、認識神的愛禱告，讓計畫順利進行！考慮在 VBS 之前、期間和之後做志工！在 cccdc.com 註冊或使用與 VBS 註冊相同的二維碼。紙本表格和更多資訊位於禎桂堂公告牌上! 紙本表格和更多資訊位於禎桂堂公告牌上！ 全體人員齊心協力準備 VBS 8月4日星期日（下午1點及 晚上7點）。午餐後在團契廳集合聽取指示。
談故事活動 將於2024年8月4日星期天下午2點至3點在600 Mass Ave NW舉行，討論由 Sarah SoonLing Blackburn博士撰寫的中學非小說書籍《排斥與華裔美國人的故事》。https://1882foundation.org/event/talk-story-race-to-the-truth-exclusion-and-the-chinese-american-story/
週六、週日教會活動可在PMI停車場泊車：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。星期日您也可以在路邊免費停車。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。下一次虛擬禱告會在2024年8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。
展望未來：2024年8月20日 由华埠服務中心主辦的醫療補助和醫療保險研討會，上午10:00–上午11:30；2024年8月24日华埠服務中心籌款活動，上午 11:00–下午 1:30
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。
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。
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。11:15實體兒童崇拜
● 教堂地下室下層教室實體和Zoom網絡平台
● 請發送電子郵件向林一劼查詢網絡課堂鏈接：sunday.school@cccdc.com
初中及高中生主日學：300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:上午9:30，第1和第2週日，在102室和Zoom；第3和第4週日，在103室和Zoom.
● 粵語:在103室和Zoom；八月份主日學將會暫停，九月恢復。在此期間主日學時間會有“家事座談” 。第1和第2週日上午9:15，以祈禱會開始；第3和第4週日上午11:00，以祈禱會開始。
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聯絡Hadassah Wong或查詢服務中心網站：https://www.chinatownscdc.org/
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8月15日。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點及公民考試課程逢星期六早上在Zoom上舉行。請撥打服務中心電話202-898-0061查詢課程時間更改、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，請聯絡牧師：辜漢然牧師 – 202-271-8422、曺富鉉牧師 – 847-293-7585。在徐麗娟牧師接受治療期間請聯繫辜牧師或info@cccdc.com
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: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。詳情請聯繫陳曾婷。
小組聚會
● 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。八月和九月聚會因特別原因暫停。
● 聖經100樂讀（粵語及英語）：2024年研讀希伯來書。八月份的查經100會改為第三個星期六，8/17 聚會。 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。八月放暑假。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。詳情請聯繫陳曾婷。
● 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。
● 餐福崇拜及團契（普通話）：每周日晚上10：30 pm. Zoom在線聚會。