Weekly Church Update
Week of February 8th, 2026
- Worship Services 9:00 - 10:10AM
- IBF and transition between services 10:10 – 10:30AM
- All Sunday School classes (adult & children) 10:30 – 11:40AM
- Sunday School classes 9:15 – 10:15AM
- Worship Services 10:30 – 11:40
- Children’s Worship 9:00 – 10:20AM
- Children’s Sunday School 10:20 – 11:40AM
Monday, February 16th is the President’s Day holiday, the church office will be closed.
Please join us for a baptism service at the beginning of the English Worship Service on Feb 22nd, 8:55am, as we witness brother Jason Ly declares his faith in Christ through the waters of baptism.
On Sunday, February 22nd, we will have a General Congregational Meeting (GCM) from 12pm to 1:30pm in the Social Hall. The agenda items include voting on 11 new member candidates and hear a year-end financial report.
An English Membership Class will begin on March 1st. Those interested in attending the class and becoming a member, please contact Deacon Ken Wong either in person or via email at administrativedirector@cibc-
SEC camper registration is open for CIBC members and attendees and now for Oakland area residents. Sign your elementary graders up for an Irish adventure through Psalm 23! The online registration link can be found in the SEC poster posted on the bulletin board outside of the Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall.
2025 Contribution Tax Statements: If you need a copy of your statement by mail or email, please contact Yulia at You can also fill out the sign-up list on the bulletin board outside of the Sanctuary or Fellowship Hall.
CIBC Women’s Outreach Event (English), “An Amazing Journey of Grace” will be held on Saturday, March 14th, from 10am to 2pm, at CV First Baptist Church, 18550 Redwood Rd, Castro Valley. Cost: FREE, and lunch will be provided, but no childcare. Registration is now open online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9EHn13n4AbXRnQ_l-74MbhIam6GRyQFVy1MOAgD0Ug11zwQ/viewform For questions email:
The 2026 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.
Summer Enrichment Camp (SEC) will be held from June 15th (Mon.) to June 19th (Fri.), 2026 for kindergarten to 4th grade (completed) students. Staff registration is open now! Please sign up online at https://forms.gle/czXhguqN4y3poftx9 and see more details on our church website. Paper forms will be available on the table outside of Rm 101 as well. There are many different areas to help, part-time and full-time.
The Nursery and Toddler room (3 months infants to 3 years old) is looking for helpers to serve at both 9:00am and 10:20am on Sundays. If you are interested in volunteering or to learn more about it, please contact Jenny Bang at A Sign-up form is also posted on the bulletin board outside of the Sanctuary.
We would like to establish a church wide event calendar, highlighting events that will take place in 2026. We plan to use the existing calendar on the church website. The types of events we would like to show may include all-church events, fellowship events like retreats or outreach events, general outreach events, baptisms, GCMs, holiday events, fellowship socials, etc... We don't want to show "regular" meetings or activities that are regularly recurring. Please inform us of these types of events by sending the information to our AAs at . Please provide dates, times, location and what the event is and any other relevant information. This calendar will appear on our website, so the information will be public.
Children’s Church (1st - 5th grades) 9am - 10:20am, Sanctuary then Room 313
Note: The Children will participate with the whole Congregation in the Sanctuary from 9am to 9:20am, then transition to Room 313. Between 10:20am and 10:30am, 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 10:30am.
Children’s Sunday School (1st - 5th grades) 10:30am - 11:40am
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 11:40 AM.
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