Announcements

Announcements for the Month:

• Joint Christmas service with the Chinese Ministry on December 22nd.  Joint service starts at 10:30 am and will end around 12:15 pm. There will not be a 9:30 am service on that day.

• Elementary and pre-school children will have the opportunity to present a short Christmas musical. The plan is to perform the musical at our joint Christmas service on December 22nd (with a 2nd potential performance on Dec 24). There will be 4 songs and some speaking roles. Please reach out to Amy if you have questions: The remaining practices are: 

  • • December 22 at 9:30am

    • December 24 (time TBD)

• For church members, there is an annual congregational meeting on Sunday, January 19th from 12-1 pm in the main sanctuary. Church members will hear updates on church priorities for 2025 as well as have the opportunity to ratify the 2025 budget.  In advance for the congregational meeting, the church budget will be posted on the church member website starting January 5th, and then an optional Q&A session in the church office will be held between 12:30 pm and 1:00 pm on Sunday, January 12th.

• Connections Sign-up sheet: For those interested in signing up for providing snacks during Connections time, please use this Google sheet.

• Parking on the street: As a courtesy to our neighbors, please avoid parking in front of their mailboxes. Some deliveries are made on Sundays and we don't want to block access to mailboxes or walkways.

Current Ways to Connect:

• Men's, Women's, and Combined small groups + fellowships are in full swing. If you have interest in learning more about the schedule, please contact Sir Sain or Penny L or Brodie. Here's the schedule:

  • • 1st weekend: Young family fellowships.

    • 2nd and 4th Friday nights: English-wide Small Group. Open to all adults (College and up). We will have a childcare rotation if you bring your kids. Please respond to this survey if you are interested.

    • 3rd week (mid-week): Men and Women fellowships meet separately.

• Connections snack and fellowship on Sundays after English Worship.

• Church-lunch on second Sundays of each month.

Current Opportunities to Serve:

• If you are interested in playing an instrument in the sanctuary during the postlude (the time after announcements as we transition to Connections time), please contact Andrew. 

• If you are interested in being a supporting singer to the worship leader, please contact Andrew. 

• We are in need of volunteers to teach/help with Children's Worship and Sunday School. If you are interested in serving in this area, please contact Corina, Stephanie, or Amy.

• If you are interested in serving in the Audio/Visual team, please contact Andrew or Jeff. Training will be provided, so no experience required.

• For those interested in signing up for providing snacks during Connections time, please use this Google sheet.

Standing Announcements for Sunday Worship:

• The following Sunday ministries are active:

  • • English Worship Service at 9:30 am.

    • Children's Worship (2 years old through fifth grade) starts in the sanctuary for worship singing with the adults at 9:30am and then move downstairs from 9:45-10:30am for children's activities.

    • Adult Sunday School class will meet in the Church Office from 11-12:30pm.

    • The baptism and basics of the Christian faith series of 6 classes started on October 20.  Classes begin at 11:05 am sharp in the classroom behind the sanctuary organ.

    • Youth (middle and high school) Sunday School class will meet in the Fellowship Hall from 11-12:30pm. 

    • Children's Sunday School classes (2 years old through fifth grade) will meet in the classrooms downstairs from 11-12:30pm.

• Current church guidance is: if ANY member of your family is ill, please keep your entire family at home. If you have had direct exposure to a COVID positive case, please come back after testing negative or being asymptomatic.