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Join the LIVESTREAM of Sunday Service at 11:00am on June 26, 2022
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Weekly Announcements
Junior Worship Preschool On June 26th, Junior Worship will offer in-person pre-K. Junior Worship Preschool students are Age 2 by 09/01/2021 through Kindergarten (rising 1st graders). Please drop off in Room 206 by 9:15am and pick up in Room 205 by 10:30am. Please take your child to the toilet prior to drop off, & no eating or drinking inside the church building. Since space is limited for COVID safety, please sign up for a student spot here.

Children's Sunday School Summer Session will be June 26 to September 4, 2022.
Time: 11:00am-12:15pm

See meeting locations below.
  • Nursery (0-2 years old): Nursery Room (Entering from Youth Lounge)
  • Preschool and K: Youth Lounge 
  • G1-3: 2/F Room 208
  • G4-5: 2/F Room 206 

Please complete the registration online if parents/guardians have not done so for your child during the 2021-2022 school year. https://bcec.net/NTkids

Rocky Railway VBS, Chinatown (August 15-19 9am-3pm) Climb aboard for a mountain of fun at Rocky Railway VBS for a faith-filled adventure. We welcome children entering 1st -5th grade this Fall. Invite your friends, relatives, and neighbors to introduce them to Jesus through this life-changing experience. Space is limited. Deadline to register is July 18. Register here.

Newton Renovations Update See here for updates and photos. Please pray for the safety and well-being of all the contractors. Pray that the renovation will go smoothly and for the work to be done in a timely manner. 

Ordination & Installation as Assistant Pastor Ceremony for Steve Liu will be on Sunday, August 28, 2022, 3:30pm at 120 Shawmut Ave in the Multifunction room. All are invited.

Help PD? Project Destiny is BCEC's summer outreach program for middle school, offering enrichment labs, field trips, community, and summertime fun while sharing the gospel! Want to help a little or a lot? Sharing your time, food, funds, and even gear will help make a difference! Please let us know how you'd like to help here.

Sabbatical Assistant Pastor Calvin Chu is currently on sabbatical, and his return date is July 1. Please see other staff for assistance in his absence. If you have questions regarding Friday or Sunday programming, please email chinatownyouth@ministry.bcec.net

Reimbursement Form A new version of the reimbursement form is now available on BCEC’s website. There is now an option to treat expenses as donations to the BCEC General Fund, in which case no check will be issued. BOD urges brothers and sisters to submit all expenses using this form so that we can track ministry expenses more accurately.

BCEC Job Posting BCEC is seeking to hire the following positions:
    1. Director of Student Ministries (Newton)
    2. Director of Children's Ministries (Newton)
    3. Administrative and Ministry Support Coordinator
Please click on BCEC Job Portal for more information.

Until Further Notice Please note that there's no eating in our buildings without prior staff permission. Thank you.

Parking Please be mindful when parking on the streets to not block any driveways. Also, there is no parking in the staff parking lot on Sundays.

Global Partners Updates Do you want to hear regular updates, stories, and prayer requests from our global partners? Sign up here for a secure monthly newsletter. 

Financial Assistance from the BCEC Charity fund is available for those who have trouble sustaining basic needs of life because of COVID-19.  Please speak to your pastoral staff. 

Online Library BCEC has subscribed to an online church video library by Right Now Media which allows our church members free online access to thousands Christian videos on marriage, parenting, etc. for adults, students, and children. Sign up by text, BCEC to 49775, or see the QR code below.

RightNow Media Online Library 
You can sign up by scanning the QR code 
Upcoming Dates

6/26 CSS Summer Session Begins
8/15-19 Chinatown VBS

Need Prayer and Online Prayer Meetings
The pastoral staff and prayer team would like to pray for you. Please fill out this form. 

Online Prayer Meeting on 
Wednesdays 7:30-8:00pm, hosted by Pastor Ken Liu. We invite people to join us as we pray for our church with an emphasis on the English congregations.

If you would like to call into the prayer meeting, please contact Helena Fong.
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Offering 
1.For online giving here.
2.To text, using your credit/debit card text GIVE to 617-404-4821 from your phone. Standard text message rates apply.
3.To mail to BCEC, church offering checks (no cash please) should be mailed to the following address:
       BCEC Treasurer
       120 Shawmut Ave.
       Boston, MA 02118
Community Groups
The best way to con-nect with others and to grow as disciples is to join a Community Group. If you would like to learn more, go here for times and locations.

Contact Pastor Ken for more information. 

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Weekly Prayer Requests
  • Pray for global partners Keith & Minhee So family serving at OMF International U.S. Headquarter, in the Personnel Team and Member Care Team, overseeing the care of 300 missionaries sent from the U.S. Pray for their continued energy to serve and care for those missionaries, which includes navigating the complexities of their transitions from the U.S. to overseas, and building up ministry teams.
  • Social Responsibility Pray for Afghanistan‘s Paktika province, which was hit by a devastating earthquake Wednesday. More than 1000 people are estimated killed and up to 1800 homes destroyed. Pray for relief and comfort for victims and that the new government would be able work quickly with international aid to save lives.
More Opportunities to Serve

Help PD? Project Destiny is BCEC's summer outreach program for middle school, offering enrichment labs, field trips, community, and summertime fun while sharing the gospel! Want to help a little or a lot? Sharing your time, food, funds, and even gear will help make a difference! Please let us know how you'd like to help here.

Vacation Bible School (Chinatown Outreach) Volunteers Want to see kids (1st -5th graders) in the community know the love of God this summer? Come help VBS in-person (8/15-19, 9am-3pm) or prepare pre-recorded lessons. We are looking for full and part time team members to teach, befriend children in small groups, do science and engineering experiments, drama, music, games, crafts, food prep, and registration. Please fill out the interest form or contact Lorraine Ho for any questions.


Newton Youth Ministry both on Friday and Sundays are now meeting in-person. We are still looking for volunteers who have a heart to serve the youth as counselors. If you're interested in serving as a counselor, please contact Pastor Ken for more information.

Supporting BCEC on AmazonSmile: If you shop on Amazon, BOD encourages you to support BCEC by using AmazonSmile: visit http://smile.amazon.com OR activiate AmazonSmile on your mobile app, and choosing "Boston Chinese Evangelical Church" as the organization to support. BCEC will receive a small percentage of all eligible purchases made through AmazonSmile. Please visit the church website for more information.

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Sermon Information
For the New Community online bulletin, please scan the QR code or
here's the link: http://app.bcec.net/bulletin
June 26, 2022
Due Honor: Honoring Others (5)
Pastor Ken Liu

 

1 Timothy 5:3-16
English Standard Version


3 Honor widows who are truly widows. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. 5 She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day, 6 but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives. 7 Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach. 8 But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

9 Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband, 10 and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work. 11 But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry 12 and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith. 13 Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not. 14 So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander. 15 For some have already strayed after Satan. 16 If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.

BCEC Connections 
BCEC Connections, a publication to inform, involve, and unite the BCEC extended church family. The latest publication is available here. (Winter 2022, Issue 50)
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