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Report on BCEC Senior Pastor Search
The work of the Senior Pastor Job Description Committee (JDC) is now completed, and the approved job description is passed on to the Search Committee who is responsible for finding the right candidate. A detailed report has been uploaded here and to our church website. A small number of printed copies are also made available for those who do not have online access. The Search Committee brings together 13 elders, deacons, staff, and congregants, representing all six congregations of BCEC. The members are Elder Bak Fun Wong, Elder Chuk Lam Yuen, Rob Huie, Terri Mock, Vincent Lau, Pastor Daniel Chan, Pastor Andy Su, Ryan So, Tak Chau, Pasang Drolma, Charlotte Lai, Joyce Lin, and Wendy Yee. Please continue to pray for our search for the next Senior Pastor.
The Sunday Service Teams are looking for volunteers to serve the Chinatown English congregation in its Sunday worship services. If you're interested in joining the Worship Team, Tech Team, or Hospitality Team, please contact Minister Vernon.
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 Come watch the playoff finals this Sunday, 4/14. Games start at 12:45 in the JQES gym. Visit our web page https://tiny.cc/BCECsports for the latest updates and schedule.
Save The Date: Pastor Daniel Chan's Retirement Banquet - Sunday, 11/3/2024. Tickets will be available for purchase in September 2024.
Venue: China Pearl Restaurant (Quincy)
237 Quincy Avenue
Quincy, MA 02169
Ticket price: $65.00
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.
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.
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.
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 27 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.
Freedom Concert will be on April 27, as a fundraiser for the RouteOne Ministry, a ministry tending to women exploited by the sex industry in Massachusetts. It will be held at Granite City Church in Quincy (315 Whitwell St, Quincy, MA 02169), and there will be free food, music, as well as survivor stories. For more details, please see here for more details. We hope brothers and sisters can register and join this event!
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.
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.
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.
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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4/13 Family Fellowship
4/14 Community Sports Finals
4/20 Love Your Block Chinatown Cleanup
4/27 Chinatown Respite Care
4/27 Freedom Concert
5/3 Project Destiny Camper Application Deadline
5/18 Global 6K for Water
11/3 P. Daniel's Retirement Banquet
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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 Benjamin & Catherine Kuo serving in East Asia reaching college students. Pray for more student leaders raised up for the ministries. Pray for open doors for the Gospel.
Pray for Hualian County in Eastern Taiwan, which were hit by a magnitude 7.4 earthquake on April 3rd. Nine people are killed and thousands more are injured. Pray that rescue workers may continue to locate and save survivors. Pray that God will grant peace and comfort amidst this difficult time and help the region to recover.
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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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April 14, 2024
Encounters with the Risen Christ (2)
Minister Ryan So
Luke 24:13-35
English Standard Version
13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, 23 and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. 24 Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
28 So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29 but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. 32 They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33 And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34 saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
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