Order of Service

July 25, 2021

Call to Worship  Scripture, Prayer Emily Doo
Worship in Song  Music and Singing Emily Doo
Worship in Fellowship  Welcome and Announcements Emily Doo
Worship in Word Jesus and Disillusionment Eddie Sun
Worship in Giving and Response  Tithes and Offering Emily Doo

Sermon Notes

Title: Jesus and Disillusionment

Passage: John 2:18-25

Announcements

  • Devotional Material: 2021 August “Living Life” is available for pick up at the church office.
  • Child Care: From 8/1, church will provide child care for age 3 to 11 (5th grade) from 11am to 12:30pm. Parents that come for physical worship can bring your children to the children’s worship hall on the 2nd floor. Precautions such as wearing masks and social distance will apply.
  • Construction: 1) Church is planning to renovate the men’s and women’s restrooms in the main sanctuary and English chapel. The estimated cost is $150,000. We invite you to pray for sufficient funds and the successful completion of the remodeling process. If you would like to give a special offering for this project, please put “Building” in the notes. 2) Until 7/18, we have collected just over $90,000 including the church reserve fund, fixtures that will be donated, and cash offerings. Please pray for the fulfillment of the remaining $60,000.
  • Midweek Prayer Meeting: We will start a new prayer ministry every Wednesday evening from June. We sincerely invite all our sisters and brothers to join our midweek prayer every Wednesday from 7:30‐8:30pm (Zoom Meeting ID: 810 0333 4883 Passcode: prayer). We look forward to connecting with our church family through worship, scripture reading, and prayers altogether. Feel free to reach out to Pastor Jacky if you have any questions.
  • Children Congregation: 1) Due to the recent pandemic situation and concerns of the parents, CC will postpone the plan to resume physical gathering in August. Sunday worship and Sunday school will continue to be online. Please encourage your children to join. 2) CC is also recruiting Sunday school teachers for 4th-5th grade class in the fall (September to November). If you have been fully vaccinated, welcome to contact CC Director Ruth (ext.16). 
  • Recruitment: We are looking for advisors and helpers to join our ministries to bless and inspire our college, high school, and middle school students. Feel free to reach out if you feel called and would like to know more about it.

Upcoming: Holy Communion (8/1)

Prayer Requests

Pray for Our Church (EFCLA)

  • Pray for Equipping Ministries. Pray for the teachers of August Joint Sunday school, Pastor Su-Luan Meng, Pastor Wei-Jiang Lee and Dr. Bo-Ren Zheng.  Also, pray for the teachers of Student Sunday school.
  • Pray for Recruitment. We still need one more children’s teacher for Friday and Saturday nights’ children’s program.  Pray that we may successfully recruit this teacher by September.
  • Pray for the Sick. Pray for those who are sick. Pray that the Lord would heal them and restore their health.

Pray for the world

  • Pray for COVID. The vaccination rate of the US population has not yet reached the level of group immunity.  Facing the very contagious Delta variant, pray the Lord would move those who have not been vaccinated soon to receive their vaccination to keep the COVID pandemic under control.
  • Pray for Latvia.  Latvia is considered as a poor member of the European Union.  When the Soviet Union collapsed and Latvia’s border opened, many people emigrated out of the country, further increasing Latvia’s poverty rate.  This instability has caused social problems such as rampant alcoholism and high suicide rates, especially among men.  Pray that the Latvian people who have lost hope for the future will be reborn through Christ and find true hope in the gospel. 

Faithful Servants

   Today  Next Sunday
Speaker Eddie Sun Jacky Yang
Presider Emily Doo Jacky Yang
Worship Emily Doo Arthur Au
Prayer Meeting Eddie Sun Jeremy Chuang

Your Faithful Participation

Your faithful participation July 18, 2021
Hybrid Worship Service 79
Online Sunday School 8