Announcements – January 12, 2025
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, January 12, 2025
● 10:45 am Combined Cantonese and Mandarin, Rev. Charles Koo, HMH [Mandarin Zoom Link]
● 11:00 am English, Rev. Joshua Cho, [English Zoom Link]
Lunch is prepared by Mingguang Zhang. Please be on the lunch line by 12:30 pm. First-time visitors are invited to be our guests.
Take Note!
Next Sunday (January 19, 2025) Worship Services
● 9:30 am Cantonese, Chaplain Don Kammer
● 10:45 am Mandarin, Rev. Joanna Xu
● 11:00 am English – Rev. Joshua Cho
Cantonese Congregation Meeting will be held on January 12, 2025 for congregational input on spiritual and pastoral needs as the Official Board begins the Search process for a new pastor before Pastor Charles retires in 2026. Please meet at 12:15 pm in Room 303. Lunch will be brought up to the meeting.
Winter Youth Retreat: 6th-12th graders at CCCDC will be held from January 31 – February 2nd, 2025 at Skycroft Conference Center in Middletown, MD. Please contact Pastor Josh if you have questions.
Inauguration Traffic Information Please be aware that there will be some changes to open roads, street and lot parking, and pedestrian walkways which go into effect at midnight on January 19 in preparation for the presidential inauguration on January 20 (church is closed on Monday for the Inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr holiday). 
Church Activity Closures or Delays due to inclement weather or emergencies will be announced on the church website, on the email listserv, or on WTOP news https://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.
Shoes for the Homeless Drive has been extended through January 26. Please bring new or gently used shoes to provide protection, dignity and improved quality of life for homeless individuals whose shoes may be held together by duct tape or missing altogether. See flyer and the collection box at the church entrance.
Please Keep Our Church Neat! Many items have been found throughout the church that are not needed for ministry – water bottles, clothing, bags of stuff, toys, books, etc. We will be placing these items in a Lost and Found box in Room 101 of the Fellowship Hall. After two weeks the items will be discarded. This also applies to food in the refrigerator – please mark items with name and date or they will be tossed!
Wi-Fi Password has been changed and is limited to those who need it for church ministries per Trustees so that we can keep the worship services running smoothly. Those who need the wi-fi to operate their church program should request the new password from info@cccdc.com with name and ministry use. You are asked not to share the password, and when not needed for a ministry program, please disconnect.
Pre-Dated Offering Boxes for 2025 are available for distribution. Please contact Helen Wong, Rita Wong or treasurer@cccdc.com if you would like a box.
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the official workplace-giving campaign for the federal community ends on January 15, 2025. You may support our church’s Chinatown Service Center through this process using code #34868 to designate. Non-federal workers may still support the Service Center any time with a donation made to Chinatown Service Center through the church.
PMI Parking Changes through January 25 Although usually free on the weekends for our CCC events, this month much of the lot has been rented so parking is limited. If there is no space at the 900 New York Avenue lot, you may use the garage at 600 Mass Ave. Check with security for instructions when you get to the church on how to exit the garage.
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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.
● Monthly Church-wide Prayer Meeting. Please note the change in day from Monday to Tuesday (sharing Mandarin Prayer Meeting time slot). We invite you to join together as a church family for prayer in our next virtual meeting on February 4, 2025 from 7:00 pm – 8:00 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. Howard Huie resumes class on Hebrews on January 5, 2025.
● 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 Michelle Yi 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 February 6, 2025. Translators are provided. You must reserve a spot with the Chinatown Service Center, 202-898-0061 in order to attend. 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 – 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.
● 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 Austen Ouyang for information.
● Bible Study 100 [E&C], second Saturdays at 10 am. Rescheduled for January 18. 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。
2025年1月12日主日崇拜
• 英語堂：早上11點，大禮堂，曺富鉉牧師。[請用英語zoom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。
下週（2025年1月19日）主日崇拜
• 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]
• 國語堂崇拜:早上10點45分,禎桂堂大堂，徐麗娟牧師。 [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]
粵語堂會議通知 将于 2025 年 1 月 12 日举行，收集和听取会众对屬靈和牧养需求的意见，因为教會理事會将在 2026 年辜牧师卸任之前展開新牧師的甄選過程。请于下午 12:15 在 303 室开会。午餐将在会议上提供。
總統就職典禮交通資訊 請注意，為準備1月20日的總統就職典禮，從1月19日凌晨起，部分道路、街道及停車場的開放將有變化，行人通道也可能受影響。此外，周一因就职典礼和马丁路德金纪念日，教會休息一天。
冬季青少年退修會 CCCDC的6至12年級學生將於2025年1月31日至2月2日在馬里蘭州Middletown的Skycroft會議中心舉行冬季青年退修會。如有疑問，請聯繫曺牧師。
教會活動因惡劣天氣或緊急情況關閉或延遲 相關通知將發布於教會網站、電子郵件列表，或WTOP新聞網站：https://wtop.com/closings-and-delays/。請根據您所在地區的安全情況決定是否出行。教會辦公室的關閉通常會遵循聯邦政府的建議。
為無家可歸者提供鞋子捐贈活動 此活動已延長至2025年1月26日。請捐贈全新或輕微使用過的鞋子，為無家可歸者提供保護、尊嚴和更好的生活品質。他們的鞋子可能已經破損不堪甚至缺失。詳情請參閱教堂入口處的宣傳單和收集箱。
保持教會整潔 教會內發現許多與事工無關的物品——如水瓶、衣物、袋子、玩具、書籍等。我們將把這些物品放在團契廳101室的「失物招領箱」內。若兩週後未被領取，這些物品將被丟棄。此外，冰箱中的食物請標註姓名和日期，否則將被清理丟棄。
Wi-Fi密碼更改通知 根據執事會的決定，Wi-Fi密碼已更改，僅限用於教會事工所需的人士，以確保崇拜順利進行。如需要使用Wi-Fi來操作教會事工，請通過 info@cccdc.com 發送電子郵件申請新的密碼，並提供姓名和事工用途。請不要分享密碼，並在不需要時斷開連接。
2025年奉獻信封 預印的奉獻信封現已可領取。如需一盒，請聯繫Helen Wong、Rita Wong，或發送郵件至treasurer@cccdc.com。
聯邦慈善聯合募款 (CFC) 聯邦機構的官方工作場所捐款活動將於2025年1月15日結束。您可使用代碼**#34868**指定捐款支持我們教會的華埠服務中心。非聯邦機構的工作人員也可以隨時通過教會向中國城華埠服務中心捐款。
PMI 停車變更通知 雖然通常我們CCC活動期間的周末停車是免費的，但本月至1月25日，該停車場大部分空間已被出租，停車位有限。如果900 New York Avenue的停車場已滿，您可以使用600 Mass Ave的停車場。到達教會時，請向保安確認如何從停車場出來的指引。
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。請注意日期從星期一改到星期二。下一次禱告會在2025年2月4日晚上7點至8點。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。Howard Huie 許可為於2025年1月5日在希伯來書上恢復課程。
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Michelle Yi易田園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2月6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點至7點，及公民考試課程逢星期六早上9点至10点在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。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。
網絡禱告會
● 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。
小組聚會：
● 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。