2/19 Announcements

2/19 Announcements

  1. There will be a combined CM & EM worship service on 3/26 at 9:30am. It will be followed by a Congregational Meeting at 11:15am. The meeting subject is Election of Church Officers. The special worship service for the ordination of the new deacons will be in the afternoon of 3/26 at 1:30pm. Deacon candidates Beida Xie & Jason Zhang are currently going through training. Please remember them & their family in your prayers.
  2. We plan to have a Baptism & Profession of Faith worship service on Easter Sunday, 4/9. Please contact Pastor Arthur if you’d like to be baptized or to become a member of GCC.
  3. GCC will hold our church retreat on 5/27–5/29 (Memorial Day Weekend) at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia. The EM speaker is Rev. Nathan Boyette, and the theme is “Philippians: Joyful Submission”; the CM speaker is Rev. Grant Chen, and the theme is “Repentance & Revival”. Please mark your calendar and plan to join. Registration is now open. Please plan to participate in learning, sharing, fellowshipping with our fellow brothers and sisters.
  4. We plan to have our Summer Youth Mission trip to Fairmont, WV on 6/17–6/24; registration is open. Please contact Helen He or Grace Yuan for information.
  5. Beginning in February, the EM will start a monthly Young Adult Fellowship/Bible Study in the evening of the third Tuesday of the month from 6:30–8:30pm. If you’d like to join or learn more, please contact Pastor Arthur <graphitude@gmail.com>.
  6. There will be a New Testament Chinese Bible Translation Conference (hosted by Trinitarian Bible Society) at GCC on Thursday, 2/23 at 7:30–9pm; it will be conducted in both Chinese & English. There will be refreshments and giving away of the New Chinese Translation of the New Testament Bible. We invite all to attend.
  7. Our next EM potluck dinner is on Sunday, 3/5.
  8. Weekly Prayer Meeting is on Wednesday evenings, 8–9:30pm through Zoom. All are invited.