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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.
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 March 3.
Adult Sunday School "Studies in Matthew" 11:15am-12:30pm at 120 Shawmut in the MFR. Email AdultSundaySchool@bcec.net to join mailing list & for zoom link.
BCEC Chinatown English Newcomers' Meet & Greet Have you been coming to BCEC these past few months? We invite you to a newcomers' meet & greet to get connected with our church community. A light lunch will be served on Sunday, March 17 at 11:00am. Please RSVP by completing the Google form by Friday, March 15. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Pat Lau at bcecnewcomers@gmail.com.
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.
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.
Chinatown Community Sports Dodgeball season has started! Come watch games or join for the after-game scrimmage. Games start at 12:45 in the JQES gym, continuing through the beginning of April. If you would like to join a team midseason, contact bceccommspots@gmail.com. Visit our web page https://tiny.cc/BCECsports for latest updates and scheduling.
Alpha Morning Prayer Meetings The Alpha team will be hosting morning prayer meetings every Monday from 7:00-7:30am. Feel free to drop in on the days you can join us by clicking here.
Alpha is a series of conversations designed to create a safe, non-judgemental space for nonbelievers, new believers, or anyone to explore the Christian faith. Is there more to life than this? How can I have faith? Why did Jesus die? Chinatown English will be running Alpha online on every Monday night until March 25, 2024. It’s not too late to join!. If you are interested in attending Alpha or accompanying someone to Alpha, please sign up here or contact Jenny Wong at alpha.ce@bcec.net.
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 Chinatown and Newton 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.
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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2/25 Adult Sunday School
2/26 Alpha Morning Prayer Meeting (7am)
2/26 Alpha
3/3 Baptism Application Deadline
3/8-10 College Retreat
3/17 Newcomers' Meet & Greet
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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Pray for global partners Jeremy & Sarah Young serving in the country of Colombia. Jeremy teaches in the local university and they partner with a local church to do ministry. They are currently on home assignment in U.S., taking care of their health, conducting professional research, and developing ministry partners.
FYRe Praise God for a wonderful time of growth, fun, and community last weekend at February Youth Retreat! 38 youth and their counselors reflected on God’s design for friendship. We are especially grateful that several counselors got healthy just in time to join after being sick. Pray for the Holy Spirit to continue moving in those who attended.
Newton Schools Give thanks and praise to the Lord for the Newton Teachers strike that recently ended, and that both the city and teachers are able to reach an agreement. Pray that forgiveness and trust would triumph over anger, bitterness, and selfishness as the Newton community will need healing. Please also pray that Newton residents will be able to settle back into their normal routines quickly.
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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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February 25, 2024
The Cross of Agape
The Mystery of the Cross (2)
Interim Minister Vernon Cheung
1 John 4:7-12
English Standard Version
7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us.
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