Announcements – October 13, 2024
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, October 13, 2024
● 10:45 am Combined Cantonese and Mandarin, Rev. Charles Koo [Mandarin Zoom Link]
● 11:00 am English – Chaplain Don Kammer [English Zoom Link] We appreciate CCC member Don Kammer bringing the message during the time of Pastor Josh’s bereavement.
Zoom links may also be requested from info@cccdc.com.
Fellowship hour with lunch hosted by Xue Mei Lai in the Hung Memorial Hall will be at 12:10pm. Please be in the lunch line by 12:30 pm.
Take Note!
Next Sunday (October 20, 2024) Worship Services
● 9:30 am Cantonese, Chaplain Don Kammer
● 10:45 am Mandarin, Chaplain Don Kammer
● 11:00 am English – Rev. Joshua Cho
Request Zoom links from info@cccdc.com.
Special Prayer Requests For:
• Mandarin Pastor Joanna Xu as she perseveres through additional chemo treatments to arrest her cancer
• Stephanie Chan and family on the death of her husband, Raymond on October 6, 2024. The Chans were former CCC members. Memorial Service will be at CCC on October 19, 2024. More details to follow.
• Dr. Carroll Gunkel, former Shared Ministry and CCC Interim Pastor who entered hospice care this week.
Congregation Meeting for Election of 2025 Official Board and Officers will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2024 immediately after the English Service in the sanctuary. All members should be receiving ballots the week of October 16; if not, please contact info@cccdc.com for one.
Interested in Baptism or Church Membership? If God is leading you to join the CCC family, please let one of the pastors know by October 16. Classes for baptism preparation and/or membership are being scheduled now. Reception of New Members will take place on Thanksgiving Sunday, November 24, 2024.
Operation Christmas Child Time to get started on our plans to pack shoeboxes with Christmas gifts for children in parts of the world who have never heard about salvation that comes from knowing Jesus Christ. We will have a packing party on November 10 to ensure shoeboxes are ready for delivery on November 24. If you would like to help, please contact Rachel or Jeremy racheremy@gmail.com. More details to come.
Missions Update Religious Education Committee continues to explore missionary support activities in 2024. September donations total $ 3,950; YTD – $ 37,865. For information about supported ministries or to suggest others, please contact Dong Woo Jung, Religious Education Chair.
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is the official workplace-giving campaign for the federal community. It allows federal employees and retirees to support the causes they care about by giving to their charity (or charities) of choice from the thousands participating. Our church’s Chinatown Service Center is one of the charities on their list. Use code #34868 to designate. Non-federal workers may still support the Service Center with a donation made to Chinatown Service Center through the church.
Columbus Day, October 14, 2024. Church offices will be closed in observance of this federal holiday also known as Indigenous Peoples Day.
Sightlines: Chinatown and Beyond highlights the imprint of Asian Americans on the physical and cultural terrain of Washington, D.C. presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. The exhibition is on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (800 G Street NW) through November 30, 2025. Several artifacts from the church are on display. https://apa.si.edu/sightlines/about/
Lunch Cooks Needed There are many slots available on the lunch schedule for cooking. Please contact Feimin Zhang or Pui Han Lee if you need assistance with planning.
Free Parking at PMI Parking lots on Saturdays and Sundays for Church Events 900 New York Avenue. Obtain a 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 on November 4 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
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. Rev. Sharon Huie is leading a series on the 7 churches from Revelation.
● Mandarin – 9:30 am, weeks 1 & 2, Room 102 and Zoom; weeks 3 – 5, Room 103 and Zoom.
● Cantonese – Weeks 1 & 2, 9:15 am, Room 103 and Zoom; Weeks 3 – 5, 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/
Next Legal Clinic, sponsored by Chinatown Service Center and Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, will be November 7, 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.
● Ladies English Adult Fellowship [E] on 1st and 3rd Fridays, 7:30 pm. Contact Grace Chen for information.
In-Person Meetings:
● Virginia Bible Study and Prayer Group [E&C] 1st & 3rdTuesdays, 10 am – 12 noon with lunch. Contact Wai Chen.
● Married & Family Fellowship [E] meets 2nd and 4th Fridays. Potluck at 7, Meeting at 8 pm. Email Aaron Woo or Tom Keefor more information.
● Teen Fellowship [E] meets 2nd and 4th Fridays. Potluck at 7, Meeting at 8 pm. Email Everett Lum for information.
● Bible Study 100 [E&C] studying the book of Hebrews, second Saturdays 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。參加網絡敬拜者請用您的名字在用戶口上網。歡迎您在線或實體參加我們的主日崇拜。
● 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，大禮堂, Don Kammer。我們感謝CCC會友Don Kammer牧師在曺富鉉牧師喪親期間帶來的信息。 [請用新的英語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，感謝賴雪梅為我們準備。請在12:30之前排隊購買。第一次來教會的人的午餐是免費的，排隊付費時請讓工作人員知道你是新來的朋友。
• 粵語堂崇拜：早上9點30分,禎桂堂大堂，Don Kammer牧師。 [請用粵語zoom鏈接]
• 國粵語堂崇拜：早上10點45分,禎桂堂大堂，Don Kammer牧師。 [請用國語zoom鏈接]
• 英語堂：早上11點，大禮堂，曺富鉉牧師。[請用新的英語zoom鏈接]
• 從info@cccdc.com 請求Zoom 鏈接 。
• 請為國語堂徐麗娟牧師禱告，她正在堅持額外的化療以抑制癌症。
• 請為Stephanie Chan及其家人禱，她的丈夫Raymond於2024年10月6日去世。Chans一家曾是CCC會友。追悼會將於2024年10月19日在CCC舉行，更多詳情請關注。
• 請為Dr. Carroll Gunkel禱告, 曾擔任聯合事工和CCC臨時牧師，本週已進入臨終關懷。
2025年官方委員會和委員選舉的會眾會議會議 將於2024年10月27日（星期日）英語禮拜結束後立即在聖殿舉行。所有會員應該在2024年10月16日那週收到選票；如未收到，請聯繫 info@cccdc.com 以獲取選票。
有意受洗或加入教會成員嗎？如果神正在引導你加入CCC大家庭，請於2024年10月16日之前告知其中一位牧師。我們正在安排洗禮預備和/或會員課程。新會員接納將於感恩節主日，2024年11月24日舉行。
《聖誕兒童行動》 現在要開始計劃如何為世界上從未聽過耶穌基督救贖的孩子們準備聖誕禮物鞋盒。我們將於11月10日舉行打包派對，以確保鞋盒能在11月24日準備好交付。如果您願意幫助，請聯繫Rachel或Jeremy：racheremy@gmail.com。詳情稍後公佈。
宣教更新 宗教教育委員會繼續探索2024年的宣教支持活動。9月份捐款總計$3,950；年初至今累計$37,865。如需瞭解所支持的事工或建議其他事工，請聯繫宗教教育主席Dong Woo Jung。
聯合聯邦運動 (CFC) 是聯邦社區的官方工作場所捐贈運動。它允許聯邦員工和退休人員從數千家參與的慈善機構中挑選一家進行捐贈，以支持他們關心的事業。本教會的中國城華埠服務中心是其名單上的慈善機構之一。使用代碼 #34868 進行指定。非聯邦工作人員仍可通過教會向中國城華埠服務中心捐款來支持服務中心。
受洗準備班和教會成員班將於十月開始安排。
哥倫布日，2024年10月14日 為慶祝這個聯邦假日（也稱為土著人民日），教堂辦公室將關閉。
《視界：華埠與其延展》 由史密森尼亞太美國人中心主辦，展示亞裔美國人在華盛頓特區的物質與文化領域上留下的印記。該展覽正在史密森尼美國藝術博物館（800 G街NW）展出至2025年11月30日。教會的一些文物也在展覽中展出。https://apa.si.edu/sightlines/about/
需要午餐廚師 午餐輪值欄上還有許多空缺。 如果您需要幫助如何計劃，請聯繫張飛敏或李佩嫻。
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保安人員領取停車票。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。
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。下一次禱告會在2024年10月7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。
● 普通話禱告會和查經班，星期二，Zoom晚上7點。
● 粵語禱告會，星期三，Zoom晚上7:45。
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。可指定奉献用於運作預算，或可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
初中及高中生主日學：300教室實體聚會。
● 英語 – 304 室，實體和 Google Meet，上午 9:30。畢巧榮牧師已於9月8日開始《啟示錄》中“七個教會”的系列。
● 粵語:在103室和Zoom；第1和第2週日上午9:15 開始；第3至第5週日上午10:50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提供一次法律咨詢，下次在11月7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。預約時將會提供详細信息。
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、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諮詢安全守則。教會辦公室電話為202-637-9852，服務中心電話為202-898-0061。
● 網絡團契 [E] 於每週日英語崇拜後12點舉行。崇拜結束後，請繼續留在同一個Zoom會議中。
● 餐福團契 [M] 於每週日晚上10:30在國語Zoom鏈接上舉行。
● 盼望團契 [E] 每週四下午1:30舉行。欲了解更多信息，請聯繫曺富鉉牧師。
● 英文婦女成人團契 [E], 每月的第一和第三個星期五，晚上7:30。欲了解更多信息，請聯繫Grace Chen。
● 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。
● 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（話）：每周日晚上10：30 pm. Zoom在線聚會。
● 青少年團契 [E] 於每月的第二和第四個星期五舉行。晚餐聚會於7點開始，8點開始會議。欲了解更多信息，請聯繫曺富鉉牧師或Everett Lum。