2017 New Year Combined Sunday Service

January 1, 2017, 10:00 a.m.

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Cheng Combined Worship Team

Interpreter: Stephen Tzeng Mandarin Choir

Worship Combined Worship Team

Prayer Pastor Ken Wong

Anthem “On Christ We Stand ” Mandarin Choir

Scriptures reading Mt 5：1-16 Pastor Tracia Wong

Pastor Dalen Men

Message “Being Empowered by the Spirit:

Accomplishing the Lord’s Work” Pastor Joshua Cheng

Covenant & Commissioning Congregation

Pastoral Staff

Elders & Deacons

Congregational co-workers/

Fellowship & small group leaders/Sunday School teachers

Youth and Children Ministry workers

Agape Caring Center co-workers

Stephen Ministry co-workers

Chinese School & After School Program

Administrative Staff

All congregants

Offering Pastor Ken Wong

Announcement Pastor Ken Wong

Doxology Congregation

Benediction Pastor Joshua Cheng

~ New Year Lunch Follows ~

WELCOME TO CONNECTIONS

Spiritual Maturity Class: There is no class today. The new quarter will start next Sunday.

Pray for Karen and Tim: They will be serving on a short-term mission in the Middle East during the holidays, Dec. 17-Jan. 3. Let’s diligently pray for God to use them and protect them.

Saturday Prayer Meeting: Let’s gather for a time to seek the Lord on Jan. 7, at 9 a.m. in Grace Hall.

YOUTH

Sunday Service: Dr. Stephen Tzeng will speak at our youth service on 1.08.17. Let's welcome him.

Sunday School: We will not have Sunday school TODAY. All Sunday school classes will resume on 1/08/17.

Friday Night Fellowship: Let's come together to start this New Year with praise on Friday, 01/06/17 at 8:00 pm in Youth Center. Our very own Praise Team will lead us. Invite your friends to join us.

SENA: January 2017 edition is available for you to pick up at Pastor Ben's office after the service.

Turn Your Campus 2017: A special event for equipping junior high and high school students to share the Good News to their friends at school. TYC 2017 is on Saturday, 01/14/17 at Biola University. A discounted ticket of $10 is available for the first 30 youths to join in. The ticket price will go up to $15 after 01/07/17. Sign up with Pastor Ben TODAY. Don't miss out!

ALL CHURCH

Blessed New Year! Let us consecrate the first day of the year to worship God with your heart, mind and strength. May the Lord richly bless you and your family this year. Please stay for lunch. Facility arrangement: Cafeteria: Mandarin Congregants; Chapel 2 & 3: Seniors and Cantonese Congregants; Youth Center and Patio: Connections and CIA.

2017 Elders: Joshua Cheng (Senior Pastor/Elder Board Chair), Ken Wong (Pastoral Elder), Dalen Men (Pastoral Elder), Tracia Wong (Pastoral Elder), Yvonne Tung (Secretary), Vincent Cheung (Treasurer), Allan Han (Personnel Committee Chair), Kelly Wong (Spiritual Formation), Peter Chan (Missions), Alan Liang (Church Planting), Mindy Ying (Social Concern).

2017 Deacons: Sarah Chen (Deacon Board Chair), Richard Chang (DB Vice Chair/Finance), Pauline Kao (DB Vice Chair/Education & Social Concern), Gary Chen (IT), Judy Peng (Missions), Jaime Chan (Admin./Risk Management), Nichole Tan (Education & Facility Management).

Joint Board & Pastoral Team Vision Sharing Meeting: 1/8, 1:00-4:00PM, at Youth Center. Please pray for guidance.

Personnel Announcement: Effective 1/1/2017

1. The title of Pastor Dalen Men will be changed to “Mandarin Congregational Pastor”.

2. The title of Pastor Tracia Wong will be changed to “Cantonese Congregational Pastor”.

3. Pastor Kuo Fen Cho will join House of Abundance as Children Ministry Director”.

Congratulations to these three pastoral staff! Please pray for them.

2016 Special Thanksgiving Offering: We have collected $35,698.97. Half of the donation will go to N. Iraq Refugee Relief and the other half will support JiaAmerica Community Center in Da-Jia in Taichung, Taiwan.

2016 Donation Receipt Deadline: The expiration dates for 2016 donation receipts are as follows: All offerings for the year 2016 need to be specified on the memo as “2016 offering”.

2016 Payment Requisition Form Deadline: 1/8/2017 will be the last day to apply for 2016 ministry expense reimbursement requests. Any requests after 1/8 will be considered as 2017 expenses.

First Evangelical Church Association 1/1/2017

A joint and integrative ministry of spirituality, mission and social concern

2017 Theme: “20 Years of Heritage: A Heart for God’s Kingdom”

2017 Governing Board Members

Please pray for the following 2017 Governing Board members for FECA:

Six Pastoral Members: Rev. Joshua Cheng (FEC – San Gabriel Valley)

Rev. Tom Cheng (FEC – Glendale)

Rev. David Chung (FECC)

Rev. Nick Melazzo (FEC – Arcadia)

Rev. Leonard Tan (FECC)

Rev. Albert Wong (FEC – Diamond Bar)

Five Lay Members: Philip Chuang (FEC – Glendale)

Peter Kung (FEC – Diamond Bar)

Alan Liang (FEC – San Gabriel Valley)

Daniel Lim (FECC)

Chit-Sang Tsang (FEC – Arcadia)

Maria Available For Sharing

FECA-sent fieldworker, Maria, will be back to the US for a home assignment. She may be available to share at fellowships and other church groups about her experience on the field from 1/29 to 3/5. If any group would like to invite her for sharing, please contact her at mlim@feca.org.

Last Sunday's Worship Attendance and Offering
	Glendale		SGV			FECC					Diamond Bar		Arcadia
			SGV	HOA		Cerritos	Fullerton	Oakland	E. Lansing
Mandarin	125		335	124		90(am),139 68	110	67			100		Joint Service 225
Cantonese	30		200	--				--	--		122
English	215, (LS) 76		101	--		Eng. Kairos & Youth Joined 168	40	--	--		English & Youth Joined 69
Youth	Combined w/English		39	--				--	--
Conval. & Ret. Homes: 71							Total: 2,514
		Glendale			SGV		FECC			Diamond Bar		Arcadia
General Fund		61,131.00			33,695.62		56,466.92			12,197.01		13,941.00
Mission Fund		4,956.00			155.00		1,640.00			170.00		450.00
Thanksgiving		4,780.00			3,742.00		1,650.00			558.00		21,130.00
Others		1,527.00			2,102.00		23,386.00			120.00		11,910.00
11/16 Sur./Def.		29,806			(9,930)		4,820			1,638		(2,271)
01-11/16 Sur./Def.		(143,621)			68,180		(9,020)			64,147		36,153