August 11, 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, August 11, 2024
● Combined Cantonese [C] and Mandarin [M] 10:45 am, Hung Memorial Hall, Main, Rev. Charles Koo [Mandarin Zoom Link]
● English [E] 11:00 am, Sanctuary, Rev. Joshua Cho [New English Zoom Link will be provided through church email notice]. Please contact info@cccdc.com if you do not receive it.
Other Zoom links may also be requested from info@cccdc.com.
Fellowship hour begins at 12:10 pm in the Hung Memorial Hall with lunch hosted by Xuemei Lai. Please be in the lunch line by 12:30 pm.
Take Note!
Next Sunday (August 18, 2024) Worship Services.
● 10:45 am Mandarin, Rev. Charles Koo
● 11:00 am English – Chaplain Don Kammer [Pastor Josh will be away next weekend]
Request Zoom links from info@cccdc.com.
PLEASE PRAY FOR Mandarin Pastor Joanna Xu. She is scheduled for surgery on August 27 to remove cancer tumors. May God strengthen her during this period of waiting.
Many Thanks to all who made last weeks’ Vacation Bible School a successful learning and serving opportunity for so many. 50 students from CCC and Grace DC attended the daily morning sessions and volunteers from all congregations and Grace DC helped with leading, setting up, cleaning up, preparing lunches and much more. A special thanks goes to Esther Cho, the VBS director. May seeds of faith grow in the hearts of our young ones!
Chinatown Service Center Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 from 11 – 1:30 pm. Learn about the important outreach the church is providing through the Center’s service to new immigrants, seniors and children in our community. Come and enjoy lunch, shopping for special items and hearing success stories. Parking available at the same 9th Street lot available to the church on Sundays – see parking information below.
Desserts for the Fundraiser Needed: Please contact Monica or Hadassah Wong [csc.coordinator@cccdc.com] if you can make something to sell at the Dessert Table on August 24, 2024 and bring to the event at 10:30 am. Thanks in advance.
Looking Ahead:
August 20, 2024 Seminar on Medicaid and Medicare sponsored by Chinatown Service Center, 10:00 – 11:30 am
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 in September. (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
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/
Next Legal Clinic, sponsored by Chinatown Service Center and Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, will be August 15, 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. （howcontact？）
In-Person Meetings:
● Virginia Bible Study and Prayer Group [E&C] 1st & 3rdTuesdays, 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.
● 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, 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，感謝賴雪梅為我們準備。請在12:30之前排隊購買。
● 粵語堂：早上9點30分，禎桂堂大堂,辜漢然牧師，[請用國語zoom鏈接]
● 國語堂：早上10點45分，禎桂堂大堂,辜漢然牧師，
● 英語堂：早上11點，大禮堂，Chaplain Don Kammer。
● 從info@cccdc.com 請求Zoom 鏈接 。
請為國語堂徐麗娟牧師禱告 徐麗娟牧師預計於8月27日進行切除癌症腫瘤手術。願上帝在這段等待的時間裡堅強她的心靈。
非常感謝 所有讓上週的暑期聖經學校成功地為眾多學生學習和服務的機會。來自美京中華基督教會和Grace DC的50名學生參加了每日的上午課程，各會眾和Grace DC的志願者幫助帶領、佈置、清理、準備午餐等更多工作。特別感謝暑期聖經學校的主管曺師母Esther。願信仰的種子在我們的年輕人心中茁壯成長！
華埠服務中心募款活動 將於2024年8月24日星期六上午11點至下午1點30分舉行。請來了解教會通過服務中心向新移民、長者和社區兒童提供的重要外展服務。歡迎來享用午餐、購買特別物品和聆聽成功的故事。停車位將在教會星期天使用的同一個第九街停車場—請參閱以下的停車資訊。
募款義賣活動需要甜點：如果你們能捐贈甜點作義賣，請在活動前製作一些甜點拿到教會。請聯繫Monica或Hadassah Wong [csc.coordinator@cccdc.com] 。感謝你们的支持！
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。下一次虛擬禱告會在2024年9月（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。
• 普通話祈禱會議和聖經學習，星期二，Zoom晚上7點。
• 粵語祈禱會議，星期三，Zoom晚上7:45。
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
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。
● 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 開始；第3和第4週日上午11:00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。
● 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（普通話）：每周日晚上10：30 pm. Zoom在線聚會。