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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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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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3/23 Spring Seminar
3/24 Adult Sunday School
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 workers Rev. David Hoc Tey and son Rev. Moses Tey. Their team is planning for this year's itinerary evangelistic rally in different cities in Southeast Asia. Pray for them as they host multiple events for evangelism and discipleship, and seminars to train local pastors.
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 24, 2024
The Cross of Glory
The Mystery of the Cross (6)
Minister Ryan So
John 12:20-36
English Standard Version
20 Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. 21 So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23 And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24 Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25 Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
27 “Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” 30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31 Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. 32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” 33 He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. 34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” 35 So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”
When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
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