CONNECTIONS
Worship
Service: Shannon will be sharing about her ministry at UCR, and
Willis and Jocelyn Han will be sharing about their ministry in Taiwan. We will
begin a new series from the Book of Ruth next Sunday.
Christian
Foundation: The new topic for this quarter is the Book of Ephesians, and Colin
will be teaching this class in Grace Hall at 11:30 a.m.
Mentoring Class: "The Mentoring Relationships You Need to Succeed
in Life" is
the title of this class and we will begin on Sept. 2. You will learn the seven mentoring types, discover
what is upward, peer and downward mentoring, and will have an opportunity to be
a part of mentoring relationship.
Friday Night Young Adult Group: We will resume the study of the Gospel of
Mark in Sept. Contact Tiffany Lin at squeakypoof@gmail.com for
more info.
Family
Life: We are continuing
our study from the Gospel of John this Friday at 8 p.m. in E-10. Contact John Shao at john_shao@yahoo.com
for info.
Women's Group: We meet on the second and fourth Saturday of
the month at Anni's home, 8:30 a.m. Contact Anni for more info: wonganniy@yahoo.com.
Sunday
Small Group: Sundays at 1:30 p.m. at the Cheng
residence. Contact Paul at paul.c.cheng@gmail.com for
info. We will discuss "Radical
Discipleship" by Edmund Chan.
Light House Group: Meet at Andrew and Liz's home on Friday night
at 7:30 p.m. in Temple City. Contact Andrew at Andrewlamcpa@yahoo.com. We are studying "The Purpose Driven Life" by
Rick Warren.
Missions Conference; Oct 5-7: Come and be inspired by Operation Mobilization
missionaries, Martin and Petro de Lange, who planted churches among the Turkish
people in France.
YOUTH
Sunday Service: Pastor Ben will begin the new sermon series on the Book of Judges
today. Pastor Marcus Robinson will come to share God's
Word on 9/9. Let's welcome him.
Sunday School: All Sunday school classes resume
TODAY. Jr. High classes meet at E-9 with Pastor Ben. Freshman & sophomore will serve the CM kids in
different small groups TODAY. Junior and senior meet at Pastor Ben's office upstairs
with Dr. Glenn.
Baptism Class: Baptism class will begin on Sunday, 9/2 from 1-2 p.m. in Youth Center. Talk to Pastor Ben after the service if you
plan to attend
this class.
Praise Night: As part of our kick off Friday night this year, we invite you to
join Praise Night on Friday, 9/14 @ 8 p.m. Youth Center. Peter Lee and Korean Campus Crusade Worship Team
will lead us. Come and be blessed!
Friday Night
Fellowship We're excited to have our own uncle Jacky, the Oracle engineer share how
digital technology influences your brain and behavior on Friday, 9/7 @ 8 p.m. in Youth Center. Invite your friends to come. Don't miss out!
Children's Hunger
Fund:
Let's join our
family project to serve together in CHF by packing up foods and toys for the
needy families on Saturday, 9/14 @ 8-10 a.m. The address: 13931 Balboa Blvd, Sylmar, CA 91342. Sign up with Pastor
Ben.
Pastor Ben's
vacation:
Pastor Ben will be
away from 9/5 -12 for vacation. During his absence uncle Roland Liou will be
overseeing youth ministry.
September SENA: Pick up your own copy at pastor Ben's
office after the service.
ALL
CHURCH
2019
Elder and Deacon Nomination, Ministry Planning and Budgeting will begin on 9/2: Please pray for God's guidance and
blessings!
Personnel Announcement:
We warmly welcome Tracy Tung to come on board to become our Part Time Youth
Director in "House of Abundance (HOA)" effective 9/4.
1.
Role
& Responsibilities:
Lead the HOA's Youth Ministry (HOA is a multi-site campus of FECSGV in Azusa),
and help with FECSGV's Youth Ministry, which is under the leadership of
FECSGV's Youth Pastor, in accordance with the Senior Pastor's vision, direction
and instruction for the whole church.
2. Supervision & Coaching:
Provide shepherding for the youth at HOA under the supervision of the
Senior Pastor, and the guidance of a coaching team which consists of the Senior
Pastor, FECSGV Connections' Pastor (Pastor Ken Wong), FECSGV Youth Pastor
(Pastor Ben Poli) and HOA Coordinating Elder (Elder
Alan Liang).
Tracy will also serve as
part-time Administration Assistant in SGV.
In the past 3 years, Tracy has served in our Jiamerica Community Center
in Taichung, Taiwan shepherding the youth there. She has now come back to the U.S. to receive
further training so that when she goes back to Taiwan to serve the youth, she
will be more thoroughly equipped to serve the Lord for His glory!
Deacon Board Meeting: The Deacon
Board
meeting will be held on
9/10 (Mon.) 7:30 p.m. at Grace Hall. Please pray for God's guidance.
Elder Board Meeting: The Elder
Board
will meet on 9/18 (Tue.)
7:30 p.m. at Grace Hall. Please pray for
God's wisdom and guidance!
First
Evangelical Church Association 9/2/2018
A joint and integrative ministry of spirituality,
mission and social concern
FECA Theme
for 2018: "Following Jesus with Daring Faith"
Pray for the St. Petersburg Short-Term Mission Team
Rev. Eric Lo, Pastor of FECC-Cerritos'
Mandarin Congregation, will lead some choir members on a short-term mission
trip to St. Petersburg from 9/25 – 10/9, to support the welcoming ministry of
the St. Petersburg Church. Currently the short-term team is actively preparing
for it. The short-term team members are: Rev. Eric Lo, David Mou, Danna Mou,
Stanley Kao, ShuShu Liu, Jun Li, Sue Chen, Eudora Chen, Timothy Lin, Grace Lin,
Jonathan Mou (David & Danna's son). Please pray for the short-term team,
asking God to grant them health, fruitful service, and a smooth journey!
Vision Audition
Join Vision's 2018-2019 team! Try-outs during September.
Contact Marshall.huang@feca.org or
click on www.visionsings.org and
follow the links on "join us" for eligibility requirements and application
forms.
FECA Office Will Be Closed
FECA Office will be closed on Monday,
September 3rd, in observance of the Labor Day.
*ACC: Anchor
Community Church (a new church planted by FECDB)
*GCDC: Grace Covenant Disciples Church (a new
church planted by FEC Arcadia)
Last Sunday's Worship
Attendance and Offering
|
|
Glendale
|
SGV
|
FECC
|
Diamond Bar
|
Arcadia
|
SGV
|
HOA
|
Cerritos
|
Fullerton
|
Oakland
|
E. Lansing
|
DB
|
*ACC
|
Arcadia
|
*GCDC
|
Mandarin
|
132
|
254
|
63
|
100 (am), 153
|
126
|
104
|
65
|
106
|
--
|
All
|
25
|
Cantonese
|
24
|
195
|
--
|
84
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
156
|
-
|
Church
|
--
|
English
|
189
|
66
|
--
|
63
|
42
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
80
|
Retreat
|
--
|
Youth
|
21
|
44
|
7
|
w/Kairos
|
--
|
32
|
--
|
w/ACC
|
--
|
144
|
--
|
Conval. & Ret. Homes: 51
|
|
Kairos: 113
|
Total: 2,439
|
|
Glendale
|
SGV
|
FECC
|
Diamond Bar
|
Arcadia
|
General Fund
|
43,828.12
|
14,918.63
|
18,746.54
|
11,230.00
|
4,745.50
|
FECA Mission Fund
|
2,600.00
|
400.00
|
440.00
|
100.00
|
50.00
|
Others
|
2,534.00
|
1,363.85
|
2,903.34
|
515.00
|
8,667.00
|
07/18 Sur./Def.
|
(14,993)
|
(2,839)
|
(29,901)
|
(263)
|
(853)
|
01-07/18 Sur./Def.
|
(139,433)
|
(30,353)
|
(195,150)
|
(12,898)
|
(28,241)
|