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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. The application deadline is March 17.
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.
Please join us to remember the crucifixion of Christ in our Good Friday Service on March 29 in the Josiah Quincy Elementary School Auditorium (885 Washington Street, Boston) at 7pm. The Chinese Good Friday service will be at BCEC Newton campus (218 Walnut Street, Newton) at 7:30pm.
Chinatown Respite Care (CRC) hosts monthly sessions for kids with disabilities where they engage in Christian activities and provides parents and caretakers a chance to de-stress. The next sessions are March 23rd and April 27th from 4-8 PM at 120 Shawmut, and volunteers are very welcome to join with no prior experience needed. If you are interested, please email chinatown.respite@gmail.com for additional details. You can also join CRC’s prayer request mailing list by reaching out to the same email.
Love Your Block Chinatown Cleanup will be on Saturday, April 20, and we would love for brothers and sisters to come show some love to our community by helping with cleaning up! Interested parties please register at here.
Family Fellowship is looking for some help with Child Care. Family Fellowship is usually every 2nd Saturday of the month at 120 Shawmut. Their next meetings are April 13th, May 11th, and June 8th. If you're interested, you can reach out to Amy Lo for more details.
Save the Date: Global 6K for Water On Saturday, May 18, run or walk with Team BCEC in World Vision’s fundraiser to provide clean water to communities around the world that lack access. Encourage your family, small group, or friends to save the date! Registration details to come. Contact Elysia Moy at srministry@bcec.net with any questions.
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.
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.
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-judgmental 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.
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.
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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3/17 Adult Sunday School
3/17 Newcomers' Meet & Greet
3/17 Congo Application Deadline
3/23 Spring Seminar
3/29 Good Friday Service
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 Richard & Sally Johnson, who retired from serving overseas, are currently mentoring international students in U.S., and mobilizing churches to get involved in global missions.
Pray for the ongoing civil war in Sudan, which has caused humanitarian crises in various parts of the country. The Sudan government is also closing the Sudan-Chad border, which will stop humanitarian aid from reaching those in need. We pray that God will stabilize the situation, bring a ceasefire and stop the conflict.
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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 17, 2024
The Cross of Reversal
The Mystery of the Cross (5)
Pastor Ken Liu
Romans 5:12-21
English Standard Version
12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned— 13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come.
15 But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. 16 And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
18 Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. 19 For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. 20 Now the law came in to increase the trespass, but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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