Sunday December 28, 2008

 

 

“Joseph’s Life is Summed up in His Children’s Names’

  

 

Message by

  
Pastor Alvin louie

 

 

 

 

378 -18th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94121

(415) 751-2242

*  Last Week’s Attendance & Offering                                                     

 

Attendance

General

Mission

Building

Other

English  

145

$3,503.00

$385.00

$1,035.00

$220.00

Cantonese

126

$1,931.00   

$325.00

$1,022.00

---

Mandarin

156

$4,758.00

$455.00

$1,560.00

---

 

*  Announcements & Upcoming Events                                                   

 

No Adult Sunday School classes today.  Resume on Jan. 4.

 

New Year Eve Worship & Prayer Time 7:30pm – 9:30pm.

Come & join us.

 

        Bookroom Sale through Dec. 31:  Bibles 10%, Books & Gifts 20% off.

 

Happy New Year - The church office will be closed Thursday.

 

Jan 18, 2009 – Combined Worship Service and Ordination of Evangelist Helen Chew at 10:00am.  English Service will meet on the second floor.

 

Gospel Center update:

Giving Campaign received amount as of Dec. 26 is $431,270.68.

Ground Breaking Ceremony will be held at 12:45pm on Jan. 4, 2009.

The goal of Gospel Center pledge for 2009 is $750,000.00.

 

Agape After School program is hiring Cantonese teacher; volunteers

for Tuesday morning senior tea. Please call ACC office @ (415)387–7204 .    

 

Sanctuary Flowers: If you are interested in providing an offering of flowers for the Sunday Worship Service in 2009, please sign-up in the bookroom.

 

Church Offering Envelopes are now available in the church office.  If you do not have a number,  you may obtain a number from the church office.

 

o   Small Groups: Meeting Schedules for January 2009                                      

 

Junior Highers – TNT

Fridays, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Weekly

Dexter Young

415-387-1398

High Schoolers – PRAISE

Book of Matthew

Fridays, 7:30 – 10:00pm

(Sanctuary) Weekly

Amos Lee

415-990-6678

College – The 20’s

Book of Colossians

Thursdays, 7:00 – 10:00pm

(Chapel) Weekly

Mike Mislang

415-816-2277

Discovery Group                                          

Call to Walk in the Ways of God/ God’s Story                  

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Jan. 9 & 23

Toi Louie

415-387-7204

Growth in the Word – Biblos

Saturdays, 7:30 – 8:30am

Jan. 10 & 24 

Eddy Lee

415-661-7208

Mature Woman - Joy

Saturdays, 3:00 – 4:00pm

Jan. 10 

Linda Chung

415-386-4298

*Mature Women – Elim

Book of Ephesians

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Jan. 9 & 23 

Pat Tsang

415-668-9742

Couples – Blessed & Bliss

“Boundaries in Marriage”

Saturdays, 6:00 – 8:30pm

Jan. 10 & 24

Linda Hau

415-333-4722

Families w/Children – Faith Builders

“Growing Godly Tomatoes”

Saturdays, 4:00 – 6:00pm

 Jan. 17 & 31 

George Wong

415-647-3380

Intergenerational – Logos

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Jan. 9 & 23

 Lana Endo

650-878-1410

Growth in the Word – Berean

Studying  “Kerygma”

Saturdays, 9:30 – 11:30am

  Jan. 17

Vivien Lok

650-579-0826

  Golden Gate Christian Church                                                

 

 Our Vision

 We want to be a multicultural church-family that joyfully worships, serves,   

 and reaches out to the world for the glory of God.

Our Mission

We seek to bring family and friends to Jesus and into the Membership of His family, disciple them, to Christ-like Maturity, and equip them for Spirit-filled Ministry in the church family, and life Mission in the world, in order to Magnify God’s name.

Our 2008 Theme

“To be rooted and built-up to care one more for Jesus” Col 2:6-7

o    Sermon Topics                                                                                                                                           

            

“Joseph’s Life is Summed up in His Children’s Names”

Dec. 28, ‘08

  Genesis 41: 50-52 

 

  Pastor Alvin Louie

 

 

 

“Blessed to Bless; Saved to Serve”                              

Jan. 04, ‘09

  I Peter 4: 7-11

Holy Communion

  Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

 “Jesus our Advocate”

Jan.11,‘09

   I John 2: 1-6

 

   Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

“Our Service unto Christ”

Jan.18,‘09

  Romans 12: 3-8

 

  Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

o    Contact Information                                                                         

 

    Church Address: 378 - 18th Ave. San Francisco CA 94121

    Tel:  (415) 751-2242      Fax: (415) 751-6389
   
Associate Pastor          : Rev. Kingston Tong

    Associate Pastor          : Rev. Fred Eng

    Evangelist                   : Helen Chew

    Office Manager           : Diane Chang

 

AGAPE Community Center (ACC)

     For senior or adult classes, please see schedule located in the lobby

    or call ACC office at (415) 387–7204 for more information.

            Contact Person: Nelson Ma

 





 

Sunday December 21, 2008

 

 

“It’s Not Too Late”

  

 

Message by

  
Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

 

378 -18th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94121

(415) 751-2242

*  Today                                                                                                  

 

Prayer Meeting

8:45am

Sanctuary

Worship Service

9:15am

Sanctuary

Children’s Chapel Time

9:15am

Room 105

Elementary Sunday School

 

 

   - Pre-K – 2nd grade

9:30am

Room 102

   - 3rd 5th grade

9:30am

Room 104

   - Junior High

9:15am  

Room 103

  - Nursery

9:00am-12:30pm

Nursery

Adult Sunday school                      

 

 

- “Faith Under Fire”   

11:00am

Room 201

- “Bible Reading Class”

11:00am

Prayer Room

Coffee Hour                      

10:45am

Fellowship Hall

 

 

 

*  Last Week’s Attendance & Offering                                                     

 

Attendance

General

Mission

Building

Other

English  

115

$2,128.00

$355.00

$1,435.00

$50.00

Cantonese

147  

$2,658.00   

$475.00

   $920.00

---

Mandarin

199

$4,501.00

$470.00

$ 1,420.00

$200.00

 

*  Announcements & Upcoming Events                                                   

This morning we will witness the Infant Baptism of Anne Marie O’Neil,   Michelle O’Neil, and Michael O’Neil. (Children of James & Angel O’Neil.)

 

Jan 18, 2009 – Combined Worship Service and Ordination of Evangelist Helen Chew at 10:00AM.  English Service will meet on the second floor. 

 

Gospel Center update:

    Giving Campaign received amount as of Dec. 19 is $427,653.68.

         Ground Breaking Ceremony will be held at 12:45pm on Jan. 4, 2009

       The Goal of Gospel Center pledge for 2009 is $750,000.00.

 

Volunteers are needed for Tuesday Senior morning tea & help with

cooking.  Please contact Toi Louie.

 

The new 2009 bilingual lunar calendar is here! Please pick it up from the bookroom, one copy per family.

 

Bookroom Sale through Dec. 31:  Bible 10%, Books & Gifts 20% off.

 

Sanctuary Flowers: If you are interested in providing an offering of flowers for the Sunday Worship Service in 2009, please sign-up in the bookroom.

 

Pastor Fred Eng will be on vacation from Dec. 23rd to Dec. 29th

 

Blessed Christmas to one and all.  The church office will be closed Thursday.

 

o   Small Groups: Meeting Schedules for January 2009                                      

 

Junior Highers – TNT

Fridays, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Weekly

Dexter Young

415-387-1398

High Schoolers – PRAISE

Book of Matthew

Fridays, 7:30 – 10:00pm

(Sanctuary) Weekly

Amos Lee

415-990-6678

College – The 20’s

Book of Colossians

Thursdays, 7:00 – 10:00pm

(Chapel) Weekly

Mike Mislang

415-816-2277

Discovery Group                                          

Call to Walk in the Ways of God/ God’s Story                  

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Jan. 9 & 23

Toi Louie

415-387-7204

Growth in the Word – Biblos

Saturdays, 7:30 – 8:30am

Jan. 10 & 24 

Eddy Lee

415-661-7208

Mature Woman - Joy

Saturdays, 3:00 – 4:00pm

Jan. 10 

Linda Chung

415-386-4298

*Mature Women – Elim

Book of Ephesians

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Jan. 9 & 23 

Pat Tsang

415-668-9742

Couples – Blessed & Bliss

“Boundaries in Marriage”

Saturdays, 6:00 – 8:30pm

Jan. 10 & 24

Linda Hau

415-333-4722

Families w/Children – Faith Builders

“Growing Godly Tomatoes”

Saturdays, 4:00 – 6:00pm

 Jan. 17 & 31 

George Wong

415-647-3380

Intergenerational – Logos

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Jan. 9 & 23

 Lana Endo

650-878-1410

Growth in the Word – Berean

Studying  “Kerygma”

Saturdays, 9:30 – 11:30am

  Jan. 17

Vivien Lok

650-579-0826

  Golden Gate Christian Church                                                

 

 Our Vision

 We want to be a multicultural church-family that joyfully worships, serves,   

 and reaches out to the world for the glory of God.

Our Mission

We seek to bring family and friends to Jesus and into the Membership of His family, disciple them, to Christ-like Maturity, and equip them for Spirit-filled Ministry in the church family, and life Mission in the world, in order to Magnify God’s name.

Our 2008 Theme

“To be rooted and built-up to care one more for Jesus” Col 2:6-7

o    Sermon Topics                                                                                                                                           

            

    “It’s Not Too Late”

Dec. 21, ‘08

    Matthew  2:1-12

 

    Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

    Open Text

Dec. 28, ‘08

    Pastor Alvin Louie

 

 

 

    “Blessed To Bless; Saved to Serve”                              

Jan. 04, ‘09

    I Peter 4:10

Holy Communion

    Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

    “The Test of Love”

Jan.11,‘09

    I John 2: 7-11

 

    Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

o    Contact Information                                                                         

 

    Church Address: 378 - 18th Ave. San Francisco CA 94121

    Tel:  (415) 751-2242      Fax: (415) 751-6389
   
Associate Pastor          : Rev. Kingston Tong

    Associate Pastor          : Rev. Fred Eng

    Evangelist                   : Helen Chew

    Office Manager           : Diane Chang

 

AGAPE Community Center (ACC)

     For senior or adult classes, please see schedule located in the lobby

    or call ACC office at (415) 387–7204 for more information.

            Contact Person: Nelson Ma

 





 

Sunday December 14, 2008

 

 

“God is Holy”

 

 

Message by

 
Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

 

378 -18th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94121

(415) 751-2242

  Today                                                                                                  

 

Prayer Meeting

8:45am

Sanctuary

Worship Service

9:15am

Sanctuary

Children’s Chapel Time

9:15am

Room 105

Elementary Sunday School

 

 

   - Pre-K – 2nd grade

9:30am

Room 102

   - 3rd 5th grade

9:30am

Room 104

   - Junior High

9:15am 

Room 103

  - Nursery

9:00am-12:30pm

Nursery

Sunday School Christmas Party

10:00am-12:00pm

Room #104

Adult Sunday school                      

 

 

- “Faith Under Fire”  

11:00am

Room 201

- “Bible Reading Class”

11:00am

Prayer Room

Coffee Hour                      

10:45am

Fellowship Hall

 

 

 

  Last Week’s Attendance & Offering                                                     

 

Attendance

General

Mission

Building

Other

English 

93

$2,897.00

$205.00

$6,485.00

$190.00

Cantonese

155

$3,020.00   

$225.00

$1,046.00

$404.00

Mandarin

199

$5,853.80

$730.00

$2,395.00

$370.00

 

  Announcements & Upcoming Events                                                   

 

Today: “Understanding CRC’s View on Women in Ministry”, 12:45pm – 3:00pm in the Sanctuary.  Presentation and Q & A on Women in Ministry.  Simple lunch will be provided.

    

Prayer Meeting at church–you are invited. Wednesday 7:30pm - 9:00pm

Studying Isaiah.

 

Mission Awareness:  As of December 12, the total amount pledged is $61,358.00.  Our goal for 2009 is $114,270.

Christmas Celebration: “Jesus, Gift of God’s Love” will be held on December 20 at 7pm.  Please invite your family & friends to our musical cantata.

 

Giving Campaign received amount as of Dec. 12 is $423,878.68.

 

Ground Breaking Ceremony will be held at 12:45pm on Jan. 4, 2009

 

The new 2009 bilingual lunar calendar is here! Please pick it up from the bookroom, one copy per family.

 

Sanctuary Flowers:  If you are interested in providing an offering of flowers

for the Sunday Worship Service in 2009, please sign-up in the bookroom.

 

o   Small Groups: Meeting Schedules for  January  2009                                    

 

Junior Highers – TNT

Fridays, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Weekly

Dexter Young

415-387-1398

High Schoolers – PRAISE

Book of Matthew

Fridays, 7:30 – 10:00pm

(Sanctuary) Weekly

Amos Lee

415-990-6678

College – The 20’s

Book of Colossians

Thursdays, 7:00 – 10:00pm

(Chapel) Weekly

Mike Mislang

415-816-2277

Discovery Group                                           Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Call to Walk in the Ways of God/ God’s Story                  Jan. 9 & 23

Toi Louie

415-387-7204

Growth in the Word – Biblos

Saturdays, 7:30 – 8:30am

Jan. 10 & 24 

Eddy Lee

415-661-7208

Mature Woman - Joy

Saturdays, 3:00 – 4:00pm

Jan. 10 

Linda Chung

415-386-4298

*Mature Women – Elim

Book of Ephesians

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Jan. 9 & 23 

Pat Tsang

415-668-9742

Couples – Blessed & Bliss

“Boundaries in Marriage”

Saturdays, 6:00 – 8:30pm

Jan. 10 & 24

Linda Hau

415-333-4722

Families w/Children – Faith Builders

“Growing Godly Tomatoes”

Saturdays, 4:00 – 6:00pm

  Alternating Saturdays

George Wong

415-647-3380

Intergenerational – Logos

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Jan. 9 & 23

 Lana Endo

650-878-1410

Growth in the Word – Berean

Studying  “Kerygma”

Saturdays, 9:30 – 11:30am

  Jan. 17

Vivien Lok

650-579-0826

  Golden Gate Christian Church                                                

 

 Our Vision

 We want to be a multicultural church-family that joyfully worships, serves,  

 and reaches out to the world for the glory of God.

Our Mission

We seek to bring family and friends to Jesus and into the Membership of His family, disciple them, to Christ-like Maturity, and equip them for Spirit-filled Ministry in the church family, and life Mission in the world, in order to Magnify God’s name.

Our 2008 Theme

“To be rooted and built-up to care one more for Jesus” Col 2:6-7

o    Sermon Topics                                                                                                                                            

                 

   “God is Holy”

     Dec. 14, ‘08

    I John 1: 8-10

 

    Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

    “It’s Not Too Late”

Dec. 21, ‘08

    Matthew  2:1-12

 

    Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

    Open Text

Dec. 28, ‘08 

    Pastor Alvin Louie

 

 

 

    “Blessed To Bless; Saved to Serve”                              

Jan. 04, ‘09 

    I Peter 4:10

Holy Communion

    Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

o    Contact Information                                                                         

 

    Church Address: 378 - 18th Ave. San Francisco CA 94121

    Tel:  (415) 751-2242      Fax: (415) 751-6389
   
Associate Pastor          : Rev. Kingston Tong

    Associate Pastor          : Rev. Fred Eng

    Evangelist                   : Helen Chew

    Office Manager                       : Diane Chang

 

AGAPE Community Center (ACC)

     For senior or adult classes, please see schedule located in the lobby

    or call ACC office at (415) 387–7204 for more information.

            Contact Person                        : Nelson Ma

 





 

Sunday December 7, 2008

 

 

“God Is Light”

 

 

Message by

 
Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

 

378 -18th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94121

(415) 751-2242

 

  Today                                                                                                  

 

Prayer Meeting

8:45am

Sanctuary

Worship Service

9:15am

Sanctuary

Children’s Chapel Time

9:15am

Room 105

Elementary Sunday School

 

 

   - Pre-K – 2nd grade

9:30am

Room 102

   - 3rd 5th grade

9:30am

Room 104

   - Junior High

9:15am 

Room 103

  - Nursery

9:00am-12:30pm

Nursery

Adult Sunday school                      

 

 

- “Faith Under Fire”  

11:00am

Room 201

- “Bible Reading Class”

11:00am

Prayer Room

Coffee Hour                      

10:45am

Fellowship Hall

 

 

 

  Last Week’s Attendance & Offering                                                     

 

Attendance

General

Mission

Building

Other

English 

133

$1,352.00

$235.00

$10,810.00

$225.00

Cantonese

115

$1,807.00   

$150.00

$996.00

$20.00

Mandarin

154

$3,000.00

$720.00

$2,060.00

---

 

  Announcements & Upcoming Events                                                   

 

Dec.14, “Understanding CRC’s View on Women in Ministry”, 12:45pm – 3:00pm in the Sanctuary.  Presentation and Q & A on Women in Ministry.  Simple lunch will be provided.

    

Jan. 18, 2009 Ordination of Evangelist Helen Chew.

 

Prayer Meeting at church–you are invited. Wednesday 7:30pm - 9:00pm

 

Mission Awareness:  As of Nov. 30, the total amount pledged is $61,358.00.  Our goal for 2009 is $114,270.

Evangelist Night – Dec 13, 7:00pm.  Rev. Luke Zhang was an engineer in

material science with study in Berlin, Germany.  

 

Christmas Celebration: “Jesus, Gift of God’s Love” will be held on December 20 at 7pm.  Please invite your family & friends to our musical cantata.

 

Giving Campaign received amount as of Dec. 5 is $413,952.68.

 

Congratulations to Victor & Jenica Liu.  God blessed them with Mikayla on Dec. 1, weights 8.5 lbs. 

 

The new 2009 bilingual lunar calendar is here! Please pick it up from the bookroom, one copy per family.

 

o   Small Groups: Meeting Schedules for  Dec. 2008                               

 

Junior Highers – TNT

Fridays, 7:30 - 9:30pm

Weekly

Dexter Young

415-387-1398

High Schoolers – PRAISE

Fridays, 7:30 – 10:00pm

Weekly

Victor Liu

415-731-1335

College – The 20’s

Studying Psalms

Thursdays, 7:00 – 10:00pm

Weekly

Mike Mislang

415-816-2277

Discovery Group

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

 Resume in Jan. ‘09

Toi Louie

415-387-7204

Mature Women – Joy

Saturdays, 3:00 – 4:00pm

Resume in Jan. ‘09

Linda Chung

415-386-4298

*Mature Women – Elim

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Resume in Jan. ‘09 

Pat Tsang

415-668-9742

Couples – Blessed & Bliss

Saturdays, 6:00 – 8:30pm

Resume in Jan. ‘09

Linda Hau

415-333-4722

Families w/Children – Faith Builders

“Growing Godly Tomatoes”

Saturdays, 4:00 – 6:00pm

 Resume in Jan. ‘09

George Wong

415-647-3380

Intergenerational – Logos

Fridays, 7:30 – 9:30pm

Dec. 12

Tad/Lana Endo

650-878-1410

Growth in the Word – Berean

Saturdays, 9:30 – 1:30am

Resume in Jan. ‘09

Vivien Lok

650-579-0826

Growth in the Word – Biblos

Saturdays, 7:30 – 8:30am

 Dec. 13

Eddy Lee

415-661-7208

  Golden Gate Christian Church                                                

 

 Our Vision

 We want to be a multicultural church-family that joyfully worships, serves,  

 and reaches out to the world for the glory of God.

Our Mission

We seek to bring family and friends to Jesus and into the Membership of His family, disciple them, to Christ-like Maturity, and equip them for Spirit-filled Ministry in the church family, and life Mission in the world, in order to Magnify God’s name.

Our 2008 Theme

“To be rooted and built-up to care one more for Jesus” Col 2:6-7

o    Sermon Topics                                                                                                                                            

                 

   “God is Light”

     Dec. 07, ‘08

    I John 1: 5-7                                                          

Holy Communion

    Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

   “God is Holy”

     Dec. 14, ‘08

    I John 1: 8-10

 

    Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

    “It’s Not Too Late”

Dec. 21, ‘08

    Matthew  2:1-12

 

    Pastor Kingston Tong

 

 

 

    Open Text

Dec. 28, ‘08 

    Pastor Alvin Louie

 

 

 

o    Contact Information                                                                         

 

    Church Address: 378 - 18th Ave. San Francisco CA 94121

    Tel:  (415) 751-2242      Fax: (415) 751-6389
   
Associate Pastor          : Rev. Kingston Tong

    Associate Pastor          : Rev. Fred Eng

    Evangelist                   : Helen Chew

    Office Manager                       : Diane Chang

 

AGAPE Community Center (ACC)

     For senior or adult classes, please see schedule located in the lobby

    or call ACC office at (415) 387–7204 for more information.

    Contact Person                       : Nelson Ma