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BCEC Chinatown Expansion Listening Sessions The church would like to gather feedback and your thoughts regarding the Chinatown Expansion Plan. The first Chinatown Expansion Listening Session will be held on Sunday, 5/5, from 1:30-3:00pm in Chinatown, 120 Shawmut Multifunction Room. The second session will be held on Sunday, 5/19, from 1:30-3:00pm in Newton, Fellowship Hall. Light refreshments will be provided. Please consider joining, listening and sharing. Thank you for your continued support for this process.
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.
Young Adult Worship Night Music teams from Cantonese and Mandarin Congregations will be leading a Worship Night (Cantonese, Mandarin and English songs) Saturday, 4/27, 4-6pm, BCEC Newton campus. RSVP is required. Please RSVP by Sunday, 4/21 here.
Safety Reminder Due to ongoing repairs in our front outdoor area, we kindly request that children and teenagers utilize the playground. We would like to remind everyone that children under the age of 12 must be accompanied and supervised while outdoors. Thank you for your cooperation.
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!
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.
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
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.
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.
Kitchen Renovations The Newton Campus kitchen is almost complete, but still needs to pass inspection. Please refrain from using the kitchen until further notice. If you have any questions, please contact pastoral staff.
Job Posting BCEC is seeking to hire the following position:
1. Senior Pastor
2. Administrative and Ministry Support Coordinator (primarily supporting English ministries)
3. 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 Newton and Chinatown 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.
Parking Please be mindful when parking on the streets to not block any driveways. Also, the staff parking lot on Sundays is for staff and guest speakers only.
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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4/20 Boston Rescue Mission
4/27 Chinatown Respite Care
4/27 Freedom Concert
4/27 YA Worship Night
5/3 Project Destiny Camper Application Deadline
5/5 Expansion Listening Session (Chinatown)
5/18 Global 6K for Water
5/19 Expansion Listening Session (Newton)
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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The best way to connect with others and to grow as disciples is to join a Community Group. If you would like to learn more, go here for times and locations.
Contact Pastor Ken for more information.
For the latest sermon discussion guides, go here.
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Pray for global partners Tim & Chris, after serving in Africa for many years, are now mobilizing churches and nurturing a new generation of global workers to bring the Gospel to Muslim world.
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 21, 2024
The Resurrection Community
Encounters with the Risen Christ (3)
Minister Vernon Cheung
Luke 24:36-53
English Standard Version
36 As they were talking about these things, Jesus himself stood among them, and said to them, “Peace to you!” 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought they saw a spirit. 38 And he said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me, and see. For a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.” 40 And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and ate before them.
44 Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, 46 and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, 47 and that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”
50 And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. 51 While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. 52 And they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy, 53 and were continually in the temple blessing God.
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