12/15/2024 Bulletin

Order of Service

Call to Worship	Scripture, Prayer	Eddie Sun
Worship in Song	Music and Singing	Eddie Sun
Worship in Fellowship	Welcome and Announcements	Leona Chen
Worship in Word	The Light of Christmas	Jacky Yang
Worship in Giving and Response	Tithes and Offering	Eddie Sun

Free Calendar: Care department has printed the year 2025 calendars as a gift to our church family. Please pick up one per household after the Sunday worship service on today.
Christmas Celebration:
1) There will be a Candlelight service on 12/20 (Fri) 8:00pm in the main sanctuary. Please invite your family and friends to come and celebrate Jesus’ birth.
2) 12/22 10:30am is a joint Christmas Sunday in the main sanctuary.
Reimbursement: If any coworker or fellowship has prepaid expenses for the church, please bring the receipts to the department elders ASAP before closing accounting books at the end of the fiscal year.
Mailbox: Next year there will be a rearrangement for the mailbox in the Pastoral Office. Please take away everything from the box by 12/31. Thank you for your cooperation.
Installation (1/5): New coworkers, deacons, and elders’ installation will occur in the worship service on Sunday 1/5/2025. Praise the Lord for their hearts to serve God’s church. Let us pray for our new church leadership.
Expanded Council Meeting (1/5):
1) EFCLA’s expanded council meeting will be held on 1/5/2025 at 1:30 pm at the English chapel. For all pastors, zone pastors, staff, elders, deacons, advisors, chairmen, and small group leaders, please re-serve your time for this meeting.
2) The church board meeting will follow right after for pastors and elders to attend.
Upcoming: Holy Communion (1/5/2025)

PRAY FOR OUR CHURCH (EFCLA)

Pray for who will be baptized recently. There are brothers, sisters and children who have decided to follow Jesus and will be baptized in December. May God help them grow in truth and love, gradually mature in spiritual lives. Pray that they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and have the ability to testify for the Lord.
Pray for the Christmas gatherings on 12/20 and 12/22. There will be candlelight worship on the night of 12/20, and there will be a joint Christmas Sunday service on 12/22. Pray that brothers and sisters can invite family and friends in the community to participate, put the focus of the gathering on Jesus Christ, thank Jesus Christ for His incarnation, His crucifixion for us and His resurrection, and give thanks and glory to Jesus Christ.
Pray for Newcomers. Pray for those who come to our church recently, some are already Christians looking for a suitable church, and some are unbelievers. Pray for them to be willing to seek God’s word and like to stay and make church their home. Pray also that they would join any groups besides Sunday service for a normal Christian life.
Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and re-store their heath and strength.

PRAY FOR THE WORLD

Pray for those who suffering in the World. Because wars, violence, and natural disasters have occurred one after another around the globe, the number of displaced people within countries has reached the highest level in recorded history. Those who have lost their homes and are forced to migrate to other areas for survival are unable to receive protection from their governments. We pray that the Lord will help those who suffer due to war and calamity, that they may hear the Gospel, receive provision, and find peace and joy through Him

	This Week’s Service	Next Week – Christmas Joint Service
Speaker	Jacky Yang	Benson Wang
Presider	Leona Chen	Jacky Yang
Worship	Eddie Sun	Choir
Ushers	Jeffrey Chen	Jeffrey Chen
Midweek Prayer Meeting	Jacky Yang	Jacky Yang

Your faithful participation	December 8, 2024
Hybrid Worship Service	131
Table talk (Sunday School)