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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.
3/31 Baptism will be in the sanctuary at our Newton Campus (218 Walnut St) at 1:30pm. All are welcome to attend to celebrate with our brothers and sisters who will publicly affirm their faith in Jesus Christ. (Andy Chen, Faith Chen, Jonathan Cheng, Katelyn Cheng, Jia Lin Li, Sunnie Li, Caleb Liang, John Moore, Sofia Moore, Henry Nim, Arina Tham, Charisse Wong, Michelle Wu, Justin Zhong). See their testimonies here.
Adult Sunday School, No Class 3/31. Will resume "Studies in Matthew" Apr 7.
Global 6K for Water On 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! Help us meet our goal of $20,000 by signing up on the BCEC team page. Your $50 ($25 if under 18) registration fee also goes towards the goal of providing clean water. Encourage your family, small group, or friends to join the team and walk together with our BCEC team at the Watertown's Arsenal Community Park on May 18. Contact Elysia Moy for a registration code or any questions.
BCEC Website We are looking for your inputs on how to revamp the church website. Please help us fill in this online survey here. The survey will close on Monday, April 1. If you have any questions, please contact the IT deacon.
Boston Rescue Mission The Social Responsibility Committee is resuming bringing volunteers to serve food to folks at the Boston Rescue Mission every other month! However, please note that we are now serving during the lunchtime of every third Saturday in even-numbered months going forward. If you or your small group (up to 4 people) is interested in serving on April 20, please call or text Szechun (Jay) Leung at 617-304-6562.
Project Destiny Summer Camper Application is now available! Project Destiny Summer is BCEC's 5-week summer program for students currently in grades 5-8. The program dates are 7/1-8/2. Apply at www.project-destiny.com/camper2024/. The deadline to apply is May 3, 2023.
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.
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 session is 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.
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.
Chinatown Community Sports 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)
2. Mandarin Minister - Newton Campus
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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3/29 Good Friday Service
3/31 Easter Sunday
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 Tom & Nancy Lin serving as President of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Pray for more campus workers to be placed in college campuses across the country. Pray for open hearts for this generation of students to accept Christ.
Pray for the ongoing conflicts in Sudan and Gaza that God will stabilize these situations, bring a ceasefires and stop the conflicts. Please also pray that hunger crises will not materialize in either areas.
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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 31, 2024
The Cross of Victory
The Mystery of the Cross (7)
Pastor Ken Liu
Matthew 27:62-66
62 The next day, that is, after the day of Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered before Pilate 63 and said, “Sir, we remember how that impostor said, while he was still alive, ‘After three days I will rise.’ 64 Therefore order the tomb to be made secure until the third day, lest his disciples go and steal him away and tell the people, ‘He has risen from the dead,’ and the last fraud will be worse than the first.” 65 Pilate said to them, “You have a guard of soldiers. Go, make it as secure as you can.” 66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.
Matthew 28:1-15
1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. 4 And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” 8 So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”
11 While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. 12 And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers 13 and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ 14 And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.
Colossians 2:13-15
13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. 15 He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
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