July 28, 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!

Worship Services, July 28, 2024

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

Fellowship hour begins at 12:10 pm in the Hung Memorial Hall with lunch hosted by Wiley Feng CHEN and Winnie Mei LAN. Please be in the lunch line by 12:30 pm.

Take Note!

Next Sunday (August 4, 2024) Communion Worship Services.

Please Pray for Mandarin Pastor Joanna Xu, who continues chemotherapy treatments.  She will receive one more chemo treatment this week and if the tumors have shrunk enough she will have surgery next month.  She thanks all the brothers and sisters for supporting her during these difficult times.  Together with us, she is learning the true meaning of worshiping the Lord as in dancing to the music of joy while enduring the trials of faith.

Pastor Josh and His Family are on vacation through July 31.  Please pray for their family to relax and refresh during this period.  Please also pray that Pastor Josh’s messages at the retreat for Open Worship Tacoma Presbyterian Church this weekend haveaccomplished God’s purposes.

Scuba Vacation Bible School Registration

Register now before space runs out!  https://vbspro.events/p/ad8b82. Paper forms and more information are located on the Fellowship Hall bulletin board!

For more information/questions, please contact Esther at CCCDCVBS@GMAIL.COM.

FISHING FOR SUPPLIES! Please check out the QR code for our VBS Wishlist and donation requests. Donation fishes you can go fishing for are in the hallway leading to the fellowship hall. Thank you for your prayers and support in this ministry! https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1DI3KF16JWJVA?ref_=wl_share

It’s O-fish-al! We need your help for Scuba VBS! Continue to pray for every child to encounter and learn about God’s love and that program planning will run smoothly! Consider volunteering before, during, and after VBS! Sign up at cccdc.com or use the same QR code as VBS registration. All Hands on Deck for VBS Set Up on Sat, Aug 3 (11 AM – Evening, food provided), and Sun, Aug 4 (1 PM & 7 PM). 

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 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. 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.

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.

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  

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/

Kids World 2024, July 27-28 at Franklin Park, 1351 I Street NW. https://www.downtowndc.org/event/kids-world-2024/?mc_cid=0fab0e7137&mc_eid=7a0556f29f See bulletin board for details.

Talk Story featuring a discussion with Dr. Sarah SoonLingBlackburn 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 pastoralcare 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

In-Person Meetings:

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7月28主日崇拜

      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，感謝陳鋒和蘭美為我們準備。請在12:30之前排隊買票。

教會活動

下週2024年8月4主日崇拜

請為國語堂徐麗娟牧師禱告  在化療期間堅持不懈，本週她將接受最後一次化療，如果腫瘤縮小得足夠，她將在下個月進行手術。她感謝所有弟兄姊妹在這段艱難時期給予的支持，並與她一起學習敬拜主的真正意義，在喜樂和信心考驗的音樂中舞動。

曺富鉉牧師和他的家人 正在休假，直到7月31日。請為他們的家庭在這段時間內能夠放鬆和煥發精神祈禱。也請祈禱曺富鉉牧師在塔科馬長老教會公開崇拜退修會上的信息能夠達成上帝的旨意。

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。

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    

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。

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

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：

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8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

小組聚會