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Kitchen Renovations The Newton Campus kitchen is almost complete, but still needs to pass inspection. Please refrain from using the kitchen until further notice. If you have any questions, please contact pastoral staff.
Baptism is a ceremony where a Christian publicly declares his/her faith in obedience to Christ. Our next baptism will be on Easter Sunday, March 31. Application can be downloaded here. Application deadline is this Sunday, March 3.
New Community Luncheon
Our next New Community luncheon is on March 10 after service in the Fellowship Hall. We will have luncheon delivery from Home Taste in Watertown (you choose the orders from a limited selection). Kindly place your order in by Friday, March 8, 7PM (the restaurant wants advance notice). If you need to cancel your order, you must call Fenton at 617-851-0455 by 3PM on Saturday, March 9. Otherwise, you are responsible for your order.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to accept orders on Sunday because the restaurant needs sufficient notice for large orders. All prices include tax. Please visit their website for further description of their menu item listed below.
1. N6 – Xinjiang Spicy Noodles (thin noodles) with Chicken – $14.00
2. *N9 – Henan Style Noodle Soup with Lamb – $15.00
3. N13 – Home Style Lo Main with Shrimp – $13:00
4. *N15 – Hong Shao Beef Noodle Soup – $14.00
5. L5 – Fried Pork Chop over Fried Rice with Spring Roll – $12.00
6. L15 – Sautéed Hot & Spicy String Beans with Minced Pork with Rice and Spring Rolls – $12.00
7. L18 – Black Pepper Beef Sirloin with Steam Rice and Spring Roll – $12.00
* Soup Noodles will be Hand Pulled Wide Noodles with hot spice on the side.
Please place your orders here: https://forms.gle/PBd8gZAaKzq9TQp88
You should receive an acknowledgement that we received your order. If not, please call Fenton at the listed number above.
March Prayer Meeting Come join the Social Responsibility (SR) Committee for our second prayer meeting on Sunday, March 17, 1:00-2:30pm in the Fellowship Hall at the Newton Campus! We invite all BCEC brothers and sisters to join us to dialogue about and pray for local concerns, global concerns, and SR partners. Baos and light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP here by 3/15.
Short-Term Missions Trip to the Republic of Congo - 2 weeks in June 2024 - The team will assist NewSight to set up their new eye hospital which is strategically located to reach several countries and countless communities. The hospital will serve as a hub of medical outreach in the region. The main task of this trip will be physically setting up furniture and equipment for the hospital. Although people with medical skills will not be able to provide direct patient care, your expertise can help the local team assess the needs of the area and provide insights for future expansion of services at the hospital. To find out more about the ministry, please go to their website. If you are interested in applying, please contact Lorraine Ho.
Spring Seminar On Saturday, March 23 from 9:00am to 2:30pm, special guests Dorothy and Chris Greco will speak on Becoming More Whole and Holy in the Second Half of Life. Dorothy and Chris will address the challenges of mid-life and beyond and how to reframe our expectations and hopes through the gospel. For more information about the speakers, schedule, and registration, go here. The deadline is March 10th. Please contact Pastor Ken Liu for more information.
Project Destiny Summer Looking for a way to serve the local community? PD is BCEC’s Summer Activities that serves middle schoolers in Chinatown. We’re recruiting a team of adult/college/high school counselors for an 8-week adventure of life and gospel ministry in the city (June 15-August 07). Get info and get in touch about your interest here.
Save the Date: Vacation Bible School (August 12-16. Chinatown campus) Want to be part of something awesome and meaningful this summer? VBS is a full day outreach program for children entering 1st to 5th grade. Children will learn through large and small groups. Activities include learning through bible drama, music, games, crafts, and marine science. Please contact Lorraine Ho if you have any questions.
Staff Update We thank God for leading Peter Wong to accept the position of Interim Minister at Newton Mandarin to provide pastoral care to the congregation during the search for the next Newton Mandarin Minister. Please pray for Minister Wong as he serves as Interim Minister while fulfilling previous local and overseas ministry commitments before this appointment. Pray for the Lord's strengthening of this ministry and the cooperation and coordination with pastoral co-workers, elders, and ministry leaders.
Newton Campus Storage Cleanup The Newton Campus will be reorganizing the storage spaces this upcoming year. Items will be reorganized, redistributed, donated, or thrown away. If you are interested in helping with this project, please contact Pastor Ken for more information.
Job Posting BCEC is seeking to hire the following position:
1. Administrative and Ministry Support Coordinator (primarily supporting English ministries)
Please click on BCEC Job Portal (bcec.net/jobs) for more information.
Senior Pastor Daniel Chan's Retirement Please see his letter here and Robert Huie's response as the Board of Deacons chairperson.
Pastor Enoch Liao's Sabbatical Pastor Enoch is currently on his 12-month sabbatical. Please pray for him to be renewed and refreshed through this sabbatical.
Security and Safety BCEC has hired trained security guards to monitor the front door in Newton and Chinatown from 8:30am to 2:30pm every Sunday. Please contact Pastor Steve Liu if you have any questions.
2023 Herald Garage Parking Permit Extended for 2024 BCEC has an agreement with Herald Garage Management such that the current BCEC parking sticker (expires 10/31/2023) will be honored until 10/31/2024. No action is needed for the current Herald Garage parking permit holders.
Parking Please be mindful when parking on the streets to not block any driveways. Also, the staff parking lot on Sundays is for staff and guest speakers only.
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.
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Online Library BCEC has subscribed to an online church video library by RightNow 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.
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3/3 Baptism Application Deadline
3/17 SR Prayer Meeting
3/23 Spring Seminar
3/29 Good Friday
3/31 Easter
3/31 Baptism
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Prayer Request and Online Prayer Meetings
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Prayer Request The pastoral staff and prayer team would like to pray for you. Please fill out this form.
Online Prayer Meeting is every
Wednesday 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 Three ways to give.
1. To give online, 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
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The best way to connect 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.
For the latest sermon discussion guides, go here.
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Condolences and prayers to the family of Jeffrey Edwin Chin (wife Yolanda, children Jonathan and Jennifer, and brothers Pastor Steven Chin and Dennis Chin) as he passed away unexpectedly on 2/19/2024.
Please see below for his arrangements:
Date: Saturday, March 2, 2024
Dello Russo Funeral Home
306 Main Street, Medford, MA 02155
Visiting Hour: 10-11am
Funeral Service: 11am-12 pm
In lieu of flowers, contributions in honor of Jeffrey’s memory can be made to: Yolanda Chin
Pray for global partners C & L, serving in Southeast Asia reaching Muslim people group. They are seeking God's guidance to extend their ministry to a neighboring country torn by civil war. Pray for them as they often travel to reach out to the people living near the border. Pray for travel safety.
Pray for the ongoing rift between Israel and Palestine in Gaza that the violence may be minimized and that God will bring lasting peace to the region.
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BCEC Connections, a publication to inform, involve, and unite the BCEC extended church family. The latest publication is available here. (Summer 2023, Issue 52)
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Special Attachments/Reports
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March 3, 2024
The Cross of Ransom
The Mystery of the Cross (3)
Pastor Ken Liu
Mark 10:35-45
English Standard Version
35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came up to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 36 And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” 37 And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.” 38 Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” 39 And they said to him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink, and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized, 40 but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. 42 And Jesus called them to him and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. 43 But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 44 and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. 45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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