Announcements- December 7, 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!
Communion Worship Services, December 7, 2025 Second Sunday of Advent
● 10:45 am Combined Cantonese and Mandarin, Brother Jacob Li, Hung Memorial Hall
● 11:00 am English – Rev. Joshua Cho, Sanctuary
Worship Services, December 14, 2025 Third Sunday of Advent
● 9:30 am Cantonese, Rev. Charles Koo, Hung Memorial Hall
● 10:45 am Mandarin, Rev. Joanna Xu, Hung Memorial Hall
● 11:00 am English, Rev. Joshua Cho, Sanctuary
Fellowship hour is hosted by Justin Xu and Luke Cho in the Hung Memorial Hall at 12:10 pm. Please be on the lunch line no later than 12:30 pm.
Zoom links may also be requested from info@cccdc.com.
Take Note!
Pastor for Chinese-Speaking Ministries Candidate
The Pastoral Search Committee, formed in April 2025, has been prayerfully seeking God’s choice for our Chinese-speaking pastor. Of eight applicants, Brother Jacob Li passed the initial interview and advanced to the second round of the selection process. He remains a candidate under consideration, and no final decision has been made.
Brother Jacob and his family will visit on Sunday, December 7, 2025. Brother Jacob will lead Sunday School in Mandarin at 9:30 am and preach at the Combined Chinese Service in the Hung Memorial Fellowship Hall at 10:45 am. Please join us and continue to pray for God’s guidance in this process. Candidates may still apply: [https://bit.ly/cccdc-search]
Chinese Congregation will have a meet and greet with Brother Jacob at 1:00 pm after lunch on December 7. All are invited.
Annual Congregation Meeting, December 14, 2025, 1:00 pm in Sanctuary All are invited to hear a wrap-up of the year’s activities and what to look forward to in 2026.
Poinsettias may be ordered for display on the altar on December 21 or for distribution to a shut-in. Please complete a form found in the literature rack and turn in with payment of $11 each in the offering bag or the church office by December 14.
Missions Update Religious Education Committee has committed support to seven missions in 2025. November donations total $3255; YTD – $62,642.35. For information about supported ministries or to suggest others, please contact Grace Chen.
Looking Ahead:
December 14, 7pm Christmas Caroling at Riderwood
December 20, 11:30 am Christmas Potluck and Caroling at church. Bring your favorite dish to share (enough to cover your family plus a little extra). Free parking is available at the PMI lot at 900 New York Avenue with a validation stamp from the church.
December 21, 10:45 am Joint Christmas Worship Service
Attention College and Young Adults (18-25) – Mission Conference Opportunity The second Ethnos Conference will be held January 8-10, 2026. Please contact Pastor Josh or https://asianamericanreformedcenter.com/ethnos-conference/ for more details.
2026 Youth Retreat: Living for Eternity: 7th-12th graders at CCCDC are invited to participate in a time of fellowship, learning God’s Word, and growing together as a family in Christ from January 30 – February 1st, 2026 at Skycroft Conference Center in Middletown, MD. Registration deadline is December 28th, 2025! Paper registration forms and details are available in the narthex or online at the following link/QR code. https://forms.gle/k1DCeLQrwkk2ZUGh9
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.
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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.
● Please remember church staff in your prayers: Pastor Joanna Xu’s chemotherapy has shrunk her tumor, but she needs our prayers for increasing white blood cell count and managing side effects; Andre Manley who has been moved to Crescent Cities Nursing & Rehab Center and is now able to see from his right eye – more treatment is planned; and Pastor Charles who is receiving eye injections for vision difficulty.
● Monthly Church-wide Prayer Meeting on the first Tuesdays of the month. We invite you to join a zoom call to pray following the direction of the pastors or for items on your mind. You may come any time during the hour for prayer in our next virtual meeting on January 6, 2026, 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.
● 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
Nursery Age 3 and below, Room 202, 9:30 am – 12 noon
Children PreK4 through 6th 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
● Mandarin – Brother Jacob Li will lead class in Hung Memorial Hall at 9:30 am
● Cantonese – Canceled this week.
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 in January 2026. 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.
The 2025 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) period is from October 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. Federal employees and military personnel can donate money to the Service Center using #34868 at https://givecfc.org/donors/how-to-give.
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. Office is closed between 12 noon and 1 pm. All visitors must call the respective office to make an appointment before coming in or leave a message for a call-back. 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 Joint Worship. Stay on the same Zoom conference after the worship service.
● Ladies English Adult Fellowship [E] Temporarily suspended.
● Manna Prayer and Bible Study [M] weekly on Tuesdays @ 7:00 pm.
● Joint 2025 and 2026 Official Board Meeting, December 14, 2025, 9 am
In-Person Meetings:
● CCC Young Professionals Fellowship [E] meets Wednesdays @7:30 pm at church. Contact Pastor Josh for details.
● Married & Family Fellowship [E] meets 2nd and 4th Fridays. Regular meetings canceled for December. A Generations Fellowship will be held on December 19 instead. Email Aaron Woo or Tom Kee for more information.
● Teen Fellowship [E] canceled for December, but joining Generations Fellowship on December 19 instead. Email Austen Ouyang for information.
● Soul Sisters [E] Temporarily suspended.
● Bible Study 100 [E&C], one Saturday a month at 10 am. Attending Christmas Potluck in December. Contact Monica Wong for details.
● Wah Luck Bible Study, every Wednesday at Wah Luck, 1:30 pm [C & M]. Contact Pastor Charles for more details. Canceled on December 24 and 31.
CCC on the Web!
Website: www.cccdc.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cccdc1935
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。
教會活動
本週2025年12月7日聖餐主日聯合崇拜– 將臨節第二個周日
● 國粵語堂聯合崇拜:早上10點45分, 李雅各弟兄，禎桂堂大堂。[請用國語zoom鏈接]
● 英語堂：早上11點，大禮堂，曺富鉉牧師。
下週2025年12月14日主日崇拜– 將臨節第三個周日
● 粵語堂崇拜:早上9點30分, 辜漢然牧師，禎桂堂大堂。 [請用粵語zoom鏈接]
● 國語堂崇拜:早上10點45分, 辜漢然牧師，禎桂堂大堂。 [請用國語zoom鏈接]
● 英語堂：早上11點，大禮堂, 曺富鉉牧師。
崇拜之後12:10在禎桂堂有午餐團契，感謝Justin Xu and Lucke Cho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。
如需Zoom 連接,可向info@cccdc.com索取。
華語事工牧師候選人 自2025年4月成立以來，牧師甄選委員會一直在禱告中尋求神所預備的華語牧師。在八位申請者中，李雅各弟兄通過初步面談，進入第二輪甄選，目前仍在考慮名單之中，尚未作出最後決定。李雅各弟兄將於2025年12月7日（主日）與家人一起來訪，將於主日上午9:30 在本會禎桂堂以中文普通話帶領主日學，並於10:45在聯合中文崇拜中講道。誠摯邀請各位參加，並持續為上帝在這個過程中的帶領禱告。
若有意申請的候選人，仍可透過以下連結提交申請：[https://bit.ly/cccdc-search]
華語會眾將於12月7日午餐後1:00pm與李雅各弟兄舉行見面會，歡迎大家參加。
年度會眾大會2025年12月14 日（星期日）下午1:00，於大禮堂舉行。歡迎所有會眾參加，一同回顧本年度的事工成果，並展望 2026 年的計畫。
聖誕紅訂購 可訂購聖誕紅用於12月21日聖壇擺設或送給行動不便者。請在文宣架上取表格填寫，連同每盆11美元的費用投入奉獻袋或送至教會辦公室，截止日期為12月14日。
宣教更新 宗教教育委員會在2025年共支持七個宣教事工。11月捐款總額：$3,255；年度累計至今：$62,642.35如欲了解更多已支持的事工或推薦其他事工，請聯絡：陳恩惠。
• 12月14日晚上7:00，Riderwood 聖誕報佳音。
• 12月20日早上11：00，教會聖誕 Potluck 及報佳音。歡迎自備拿手菜一份（足夠自己家庭並稍多一些與人分享）。於PMI停車場（900 New York Avenue）可享免費停車，請向教會索取蓋章。
• 12月21日上午10:45，全教會聖誕主日聯合崇拜。
大專及青年（18–25 歲）宣教機會 — Ethnos 宣教大會 第二屆Ethnos宣教特會將於2026 年1月8–10日舉行。詳情請聯絡曺富鉉牧師或參考：https://asianamericanreformedcenter.com/ethnos-conference/
2026 青年退修會：「為永恆而活」對象：CCCDC 7至12年級青年；時間：2026年1月30日至2月1日；地點：Middletown, MD Skycroft Conference Center；這是一個青年團契聚會、學習神的話語、在基督裡一起成長的時光。
報名截止日期：2025年12月28日；
報名表格及詳情可於教會大廳索取，或線上填寫：[https://forms.gle/k1DCeLQrwkk2ZUGh9]
教會活動因惡劣天氣或緊急情況而暫停或延遲，將會在教會網站、電子郵件名單（listserv）或WTOP新聞網站https://wtop.com/closings-and-delays/上公告。請根據您所在地區的安全情況自行決定是否出行。教會辦公室或者华埠服务中心關閉通常會遵循聯邦政府的建議。
教會其他事項
禱告需求：請透過教會網站首頁提交您的禱告需求： http://tinyurl.com/CCC-Prayers或參加禱告會，索取 Zoom 連結請聯絡 info@cccdc.com。
• 請在禱告教會同工：徐麗娟牧師化療已使腫瘤縮小，但仍需為白血球數量回升及副作用控制禱告。Andre Manley：已轉至Crescent Cities Nursing & Rehab Center，目前右眼可見，仍需持續治療。辜漢然牧師：因視力問題正在接受眼部注射治療。
• 每月教會禱告會, 每月第一個星期二舉行。我們邀請您參加Zoom 禱告會，跟隨牧師的帶領，或為您心中的事項一起禱告。在2025年1月6日晚上7點至8點的線上禱告會中，您可在這一小時內的任何時間加入。參加者可使用任何語言禱告，僅以向神的話語表達即可，不需做解釋或自我介紹。
• 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
托兒室3 歲及以下，202 室，上午9:30–中午12:00
兒童主日學：適合幼稚園至小學6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。
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（黄亮亮）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,下次在明年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提前向服務中心確認日期和預約。預約時將會提供詳細信息。
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點至7點，及公民考試課程逢星期六早上9點至10點在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。
2025年聯邦綜合捐款（CFC）捐款期間：2025年10月1日-2025年12月31日。聯邦員工及軍人可透過#34868向服務中心捐款。捐款網址：https://givecfc.org/donors/how-to-give
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。辦公室於中午12點至下午1點關閉。或留下訊息以便回電。所有來訪者必須提前、分別向教會辦公室或華埠服務中心預約到訪時間，或留下訊息以便回電；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
[E] 英文, [C] 粵語, [M] 國話
• 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] 每周的週四下午1:00舉行。欲了解更多信息，請聯繫曺牧师。
• 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。暫時暫停，直至另行通知。
• 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。
• 2025/2026聯合官方董事會會議：2025年12月14日早上9:00
小組聚會：
• 國語禱告查經小組：星期二晚上7點，Zoom在線聚會。詳情請聯繫程曉青。
• 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。12月24日及31日聚會取消。詳情請聯絡：辜漢然牧师
• 餐福崇拜及團契（普通話）：每周日晚上10:30 pm. Zoom在線聚會。
• 婚姻與家庭團契 [英語聚會] 於每月的第二和第四個星期五舉行。12月的常規聚會取消。12月19日將舉行「跨世代團契」代替原本聚會。欲了解更多信息，請聯繫Aaron Woo或Tom Kee。
• CCC青年職青團契【英語聚會】每週三晚上7:30聚會。詳情請聯絡：曺牧师
