Weekly Church Update
Week of February 16th, 2025
Save the date: The 2025 All Church Camp will be held at the Redwood Christian Park Camp near Santa Cruz over the Labor Day weekend, from August 29th to September 1st. Our camp speakers are Pastor Jason Kim – English; Rev. Albert Lam – Cantonese; Rev. Randy Tsang – Mandarin and Pastor Ian Kwon – Youth. This year’s theme will be “God’s Home <---> My Home”. Please mark your calendars.
The Saturday English Class (FOI & MEC) for spring semester will be from February 15th to May 3rd, every Saturday morning. The registration will still be available this Saturday, February 15th, from 8:45am to 9:00am for Cantonese English class and from 9:00am to 10:30am for Mandarin English class at CIBC. Please check the church website for more details.
Monday, February 17th is the President’s Day holiday, the church office will be closed.
On Saturday, February 22nd, the Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council will be hosting a Chinese New Year Parade from 10AM to 4PM. The parade will begin at Wilma Chan park and come down 9th Street to the Renaissance Plaza, then over to 10th street and back to the park.
A website/app has been set up for anyone who would like to help Pastor Tim, Christina and the family during his cancer treatments. If you would like to help, you can sign up at this link: https://link.ianacare.team/nrhYuUXcRQb Everyone should sign up as a "Supporter." Once they are on Pastor Tim's "Team" they will then be able to see requests that come from the Lin Family. Once requests are posted they can sign up to help with that request through their computer or the Ianacare app.
On Sunday, February 23rd, we will have a GCM (General Congregational Meeting) that will begin at 12:30 in the Sanctuary. The agenda items will include a year-end finance report and a report on our plans to support Pastor Tim and his family during his cancer journey. We do not expect it will be a long meeting, so there will not be lunch provided.
During the month of February, we will be taking a Love Offering for victims of the L.A. fires. In addition, all donations to the Benevolent Fund will go towards fire victims. For Online Giving, please select the Fund Designation “Benevolent Fund”. For all other donations, please indicate on the check or donation envelope, it is for “Love – Fire Victims”. These donations may either be left in one of the offering boxes at the back of the Sanctuary or Fellowship Halls or they may be mailed to the church.
2024 Contribution Tax Statements: The 2024 donation tax statements is ready. If you need a copy of your statement by mail or email, please contact Jenny Bang at You can also fill out the sign-up list outside of Room 101 or on the bulletin board outside of the Fellowship Hall, and your statement will be mailed or emailed to you.
*Please sign up online for conference, including options for childcare or car rides: https://docs.google.com/forms/
The 2025 FLOWER CALENDAR is available for signup. It is posted on the Church Ministry and Church News bulletin board on the hallway. If you wish to sign up, please use the flower envelopes placed on the wall next to the flower calendar, and designate your date(s) to commemorate someone or something.
The church is planning to install AED defibrillator devices for use in the event that someone has a medical event which would require its use. We are seeking individuals who have received training or certification for AED devices. If you have received training or are certified, please inform Deacon Ken either in person or via email at
We are looking to recruit a pool of drivers to help drive some of the elderly Cantonese and Mandarin members to and from church. Please prayerfully consider this ministry that may shine light to those eager to come to worship God with the church body on Sundays. If you are interested in joining this ministry, please contact Lawrence Mue , Transportation Chair, at (925) 980-6713, or email at Thank you!
Here are some updates for English Children’s Church and Children’s Sunday School:
Children’s Church (1st - 5th grades) 9:15am - 11:00am, Room 313
Note: The Children will participate with the Congregation in the Sanctuary from 9:15am to 9:35am. Between 10:45am and 11:00am, the children will be provided with snacks and have supervised free time. They can be picked up by their parents during this time, or they can remain in the room until their teachers escort them to their Sunday school classrooms at 11:00am.
Children’s Sunday School (1st - 5th grades) 11:00am - 12:15pm
1st grade: Room 316
2nd grade: Room 312
3rd grade: Room 314
4th - 5th grades: Room 311
Parents: Please be sure to pick up your children promptly at 12:15 PM.
If you need to park in the parking lot right next to our church on 8th St and block other people's cars on Sundays, please remember to give your car key to the parking lot usher or people in charge in Room 101, and provide your name and contact number as well. In addition, please pick up your car key in the parking lot after the Sunday services as soon as possible. If you come late, please find your key in a black box on the wall of Room 101.
If anyone is in need of a ride to CIBC for Sunday Service, please contact Transportation Chairman Lawrence Mue at (925) 980-6713, or email him at