CrossPoint Community Sunday Service  

Chinese Bible Church of Greater Lowell

October 24,  2021 11:25AM 

Live Stream: https://www.cbcgl.org/livestream

Presided by Elder Jeremy Wu

Music led by Elder Jeremy Wu

Call to Worship and Welcome  

Praise Chorus  

Announcements 

Scripture Reading  

Message  

Sermon: Examples Worthy of the Lord

Scripture: Philippians 2:19-30

Speaker: Pastor Nathan Willems

Responsive Chorus  

 Benediction

Doxology

Assisted by 

Live Stream Operator: TC Tang 

Audio Operator: Bob Chen

Slide Operator: Nathan Tan

Ushers: Lori Tang/Ying Zhang

CPC Women Bible Study

The next CrossPoint Community Women’s Bible Study will be held on November 2 and will meet in the Empower Room(A-201A) from 1-2 pm. Topic to be determined. If you have any interest please e-mail Jeanne at jeannemic50@icloud.com or come directly to the study.  All women are welcome!

CBCGL Ladies Fellowship Gathering (9/2021 – 11/2021)

Please note the upcoming event on the CBCGL Ladies Fellowship gatherings this Fall. The theme for the next two meetings is “Navigating the College Years“.

The three panelists from the last meeting gave a lot of good advice and extremely useful insights on what to do and how to be prepared for that “next step” in their 4 years in college so that they were able to meet all the requirements to graduate on time (and double majors). They also gave suggestions on how to gain work experience to land their first job. 

Date:

• 11/14/2021 –  Mumu Zhang (Data Analysis & Project Management), Cynthia Stellmaker (Sales), Jessica Chen, PA (Physician Assistant) 
• December – Holiday break; no meeting

Time: 1:30pm

Venue: Cantonese Sanctuary

Who to invite: Besides the Ladies, we welcome high school juniors/seniors, Empowers and young adults who might be interested in the topics.

Due to the recent covid delta variant concerns, we will NOT be able to serve food in the September meeting. Attendees who have not signed a COVID waiver form will need to submit one on the day of the meeting.

If anyone has any questions, they can contact the LF leadership team or myself:

Cantonese – Shu Lam & Lucy Ho

Mandarin – Grace Ren & Ping Cui

CrossPoint Community – Ying Fleming & Vivian Gillis

• Meet with Pastor Nathan

Every 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoon from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 30-min per slot, youth, youth parents or members of CrossPoint Community Ministry may schedule a time to meet with Pastor Nathan (in-person or online). Please make an appointment with Pastor Nathan in advance.  Also, please note that you can contact Pastor Willems anytime.

• Prayer and Service Requests

Share your prayer and service requests online on our intercessory prayer and service request list. https://bit.ly/3dXEjuX 

2021 is coming to an end. Thanks to brothers and sisters for the continued support and help to the mission ministry. The budget for the mission fund in 2021 is $110,000. We encourage brothers and sisters continue to pray for and support the missionaries. May God bless you as you participate in the expansion of His Kingdom.

You may make an online donation via Zelle to the following email address:  

Mission.fund.cbcgl@gmail.com (Mission Fund)  

For details, please refer to Giving page:  

Giving

New Life Toastmasters Club (Virtual): Sunday Zoom Meeting is hosted at 1:30 pm for video conferencing communication and leadership training.  

Join Zoom Meeting 

 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81263192812?pwd=azR3TGlpUzE5UXlvdjZTK0hoOUN0dz09 

Meeting ID: 812 6319 2812 

Passcode: 296181 

Join by phone:  +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) 

Lunch is back at CBCGL!

Beginning 10/24 (Sunday), in time for our congregational meeting, the Church Kitchen will be re-opened to serve Lunch. The lunch will be in the form of a $4 pre-packaged lunchbox. (Note: This doesn’t include drinks, so please bring your own drink!) Brothers and sisters are required to submit the pre-order form online by 11:00pm on the preceding Friday each week. Please find below the link to the pre-order lunch form: https://forms.gle/SJBrwGF4nb5w564DA 

Congregational Meeting

2021 Congregational Meeting will be held Today 10/24 at 1:30pm in the Main Sanctuary. All church members are invited, even obligated, to join the Meeting. Please find the voting items as listed below.

Voting item 1: New Church Council Members.  In the new church bylaw approved this April, assistant pastors and ministers may be elected as council members.  The church council would like to recommend Pastor Ben Tu and Minister Katherine Lu to become council members.  Please prepare to vote on this proposal. 

Voting item 2: 2022 Elder candidates: Oscar Hsu (new), Elder Ming Chiang (re-elect), and Elder Jeremy Wu (re-elect).

Voting item 3: 2022 Deacon/Deaconess candidates: Shufen Chen (new), Shiping Geng (new), Lichuan Lin (new), Jecko Li (re-elect), Yajwu Wu (re-elect), Paul Li (re-elect), Tony Ge (re-elect).

Operation Christmas Child 

Operation Christmas Child has returned this year and all are welcomed to participate. Please contact New Birth Christian Fellowship (A209) or brother Caleb Cheng for info, labels, and pre-made boxes. As there are a limited quantity of these boxes, recycled shoe boxes are very welcomed. The shipping fee is $9 per box and the collection deadline is November 21, 2021. Please include a check made to Samaritan’s Purse, with the memo “Operation Christmas Child”.

Donation  

We accept online donation via Zelle from your online bank or mobile bank apps via the following three emails: 

general.fund.cbcgl@gmail.com (General Fund) 

mission.fund.cbcgl@gmail.com (Mission Fund) 

Events.cbcgl@gmail.com (Special fund-raising events, or registration fee for retreats or programs like VBS) 

Please include your full name, as shown in your check book, in the optional Zelle message. If email address is included, please replace the @ character with a blank.  

(E.g. “jsmith@gmail.com” will become “jsmith gmail.com”) 

For first time CBCGL donor via Zelle, please send an email to treasurer@lowell.church to have your donation confirmed. 

  You can also send your donation via your online bank “Bill Pay” or send check to CBCGL at 197 Littleton Road, Chelmsford MA 01824  

  If you have questions or need email confirmation about your donation, please feel free to contact the CBCGL treasurer via treasurer@lowell.church.

Meet with Minister Jeremy MacDonald

Every 2nd Sunday afternoon from 1:30pm – 3:30pm, youth, youth parents may meet with Minister Jeremy. Please make an appointment with Minister Jeremy in advance.

Children’s Ministry 

 Help Wanted! CBCGL Kids is looking for people who have a heart to serve! We need you! Get involved! An hour makes a lot of difference! Please use the QR code to check out the different ways you can get involved! Any questions, please email Minister Katherine (katherine.lu@lowell.church) or Deaconess Shu (shu.lam@lowell.church). 

Here is the link to the volunteer post: https://www.cbcgl.org/cbcgl-kids-ministry-serve/       

CBCGL Kids has started in-person Sunday School and Friday Fellowship for children in Preschool to 6th grade. Sunday Worship for children will continue to be hybrid until further notice. Please register your children (nursery to 6th grade) using the QR code. Nursery will be opened at a later date. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Minister Katherine (katherine.lu@lowell.church) or Deaconess Shu (shu.lam@lowell.church). Or come visit us at the new children’s wing located in the north wing of Building A (near the main entrance of Building A). 

1. Sunday worship (11:25pm – 12:30pm):  

CBCGL Live Stream: https://www.cbcgl.org/live-stream/ 

Phone No: 774-220-4000 Conference ID: 256-3889-00  

2. Wednesday night prayer meeting (7:45pm):  

Zoom Meeting: 

https://zoom.us/j/758587937?pwd=aS9sZUdxcm1janNNM2I2aXJ6Smx2QT09  

Meeting ID: 758 587 937  

Password: 030086  

Join by phone:  +1 929 436 2866 US (New York) 

3. Young Adults prayer meeting (Wednesday, 7:45 pm): 

4. Friday night Bible Study (7:30pm – 9:30pm):  

Zoom Meeting: 

https://zoom.us/j/685376249?pwd=cWtyUk1pckJiRHJxZVZCSGdJZWw2UT09 

Meeting ID: 685 376 249  

Password: 840840  

Join by phone:  +1 929 436 2866 US (New York)  

5. Adult Sunday School “Essentials of Worship” (9:45am – 11:00am): 

Join Zoom Meeting: 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/491248585?pwd=RnpLcnpjQ01nTGZLSmhaZ3l4L3dKQT09 

Meeting ID: 491 248 585 

Password: 403767 

Join by phone:+1 929 205 6099 US (New York) 

6. Young Adult/Empower Sunday School Class (9:45am – 11:00am): 

Teams Meeting: 

https://bit.ly/2AiOyLX 

7. [Seasonal] Tuesday Alpha Class (7:30 pm – 8:30 pm): 

Please invite your friends and family to join our online Alpha Class.  

For details, see https://www.cbcgl.org/home/local-mission/alpha-course/

Covid-19 face mask mandate

Based on the current COVID-19 pandemic situation and latest CDC guidelines, the COVID-19 task force updated church COVID-19 policy：

1: Wearing face mask is required to attend church indoor activities regardless of vaccination status except when preaching, teaching or leading worship service.

2: After international or domestic travel by plane, self-quarantine  for 10 days before attending church in-person activities or follow state and CDC recommendations or requirements.

3: MPR room is limited for only no contact sports, e. g pong-pong, badminton and etc

1.                                                                     COVID Waiver & Release
2. The church lawyer has revised the COVID-19 waiver form.  Members and coworkers who are going to church for meetings/gatherings, please download the new form below at 

bit.ly/cbcgl-covid19-waiver 

Please fill in the form and give it to ushers or coworkers when you arrive at the church. Hard copies of the COVID-19 Waiver form will also be available at the entrance of our sanctuary. Parents are required to fill in the form for their kids under the age of 18. Please note that only one completed waiver form per household is required. 

COVID–19 Special Task Force 

The COVID-19 Special Task Force includes Deacon Tony Ge (Chairman), Elder Jeremy Wu, Pastor Ben Tu, and Brother Ray Gan. The committee is responsible for developing COVID-19 related policies, handling COVID-19 related tasks and emergencies, and approving church reopening programs.