Weekly Church Update
Week of December 22nd, 2024
This Sunday, December 22nd, the English Congregation will have a special Christmas program entitled “He Shall Reign Forevermore”. Please come to join us.
The church office will be closed next Wednesday, Dec 25th for the Christmas holiday and on Tuesday, Dec 31th, the office will be closed early for New Year’s Eve and on Wednesday, Jan 1st, the office will be closed for New Year's Day.
2024 Donations - For donations to be included in your 2024 tax year, they must be submitted to CIBC by Sunday, January 5, 2025 and dated December 31, 2024. If you are currently using the Online Donation system, all donations for 2024 must be completed online by 12:00pm on December 31st. Anything received after that date/time may not be included for 2024. No exceptions. If you have any questions, please contact the Finance Committee at or
2024 Expense Reimbursements -To ensure that we close our 2024 financial books accurately and in a timely manner, please submit all electronic reimbursement forms no later than January 12, 2025.
2024 Shoebox Ministry: We have sent off 764 boxes! For those who dropped off boxes on your own or packed virtually, please report how many shoeboxes you made at so we can include your boxes in the total tally.
Virtual packing is still available! Build a box online! https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/buildonline/
Please share your shoebox packing pictures and videos with us: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPde3OVTnNpo37i4GKoqyF0HszH06S-CcAnxSDZcuAnePPOYwfQn3M0mKxZCyX-OQ?key=bHdMRk1KTDM2c3pqeXBuejZzVUMyLUNmLW5BZ1lR
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.
The 2024 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.
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