CrossPoint Community Sunday Service
Chinese Bible Church of Greater Lowell
October 2, 2022 11:25AM
Presided by Pastor Nathan Willems
Music led by Minister Jeremy MacDonald
Call to Worship and Welcome
Praise Chorus
Announcements
Scripture Reading
Message
Sermon: In Spirit and Truth
Scripture: John 4:22-24
Speaker: Pastor Nathan Willems
Communion
Responsive Chorus
Benediction
Doxology
Assisted by:
Live Stream Operator: Joshua Sun
Audio Operator: Joshua Zhang
Slide Operator: Nathan Tan
Ushers: John Huang/Mumu Li
Women’s Bible Study – “Keeping It Vertical”
Our Women’s Bible Study called KEEPING IT VERTICAL, will be starting up again on September 6th at 1:00 o’clock on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. We will be studying FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT. Come join us in person in a sharing and caring environment as we learn of God’s great love for us. All women are welcome! Please contact Jeanne if you would like to join us, at jeannemic50@icloud.com and let’s grow together!
3 mothers from VBS have shown interest but need childcare during the study. If you, or anyone you know, is willing and able to serve 1 1/2 hours to watch children during the time of the study, please contact Jeanne via the above e-mail.”
Meet with Pastor Nathan
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoon from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, 30-min per slot, members of CrossPoint Community, or youth, or youth parents 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
Media team help wanted
If you are interested in helping out with slides or live stream, please contact tc.tang@lowell.church or anyone in the media team
Name: Tim & Judy
Mission Target: International Students and Scholars, US
Tim and Judy have been long-term missionaries in East Asia, but over the past two years they have redirected their ministry focus to international students and scholars in the Pittsburgh area after being unable to return to the field in East Asia. They are currently serving as campus workers through PRISM.
Praises & Prayer Requests:
- Pray for strength, vision, and unity as Tim and Judy begin a new semester serving students and scholars at Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh. They reach out to nearly 13k international students from over 40 different countries, including some of the most difficult, unreached countries in the world (e.g. the Middle East, India, and some Chinese speaking countries).
- Pray for the students and scholars to have open and willing minds and hearts to engage with PRISM through friendship, mentorship, and Bible learning programs, and gradually develop deeper bonds with each other through weekly events and meetings that focus on topics of interest to this particular population and include spiritual devotions and/or discussions.
- Pray for wisdom and creativity in their ministry so that they can connect with students and scholars in ways that are culturally relevant and sensitive.
2022 Mission Fund
Thanks to brothers and sisters for the continued support and help to the mission ministry. The mission fund received last year far exceeded the goal of $110,000. Praise the Lord! The budget for the mission fund in 2022 is $120,000. 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)
2022 Church Theme
The theme for church in 2022 is “Revive Us Again”. We pray that everyone will be revived by God in 2022.
Church Congregational Meeting
The Church Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday 10/23 at 1:30pm in the Main Sanctuary (Building B). All CBCGL members are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Please mark it down in your diary.
Sunday Lunch Service
The Sunday Lunch Service resumed on Sunday 9/11. Please use the following link or QR Code to pre-order your lunch before 11:00pm on Friday prior to the Sunday lunch service date. Lunch will be $5.00 per order and pizza will be $2 each.
Deacon Nomination Committee
The term of office of some existing Deacons will expire at the end of this year. The council unanimously approved the establishment of a Deacon Nomination Committee responsible for nominating new Deacon candidates for 2023-2024. If you would like to nomination a candidate, please inform any member of the Nomination Committee. Members of the Nomination Committee consists of Elder Ming Chiang, Elder Sean Li, Deacon Charles Wang, Deacon Alan Lam, Sister Qi Ying and Sister Mumu Li Yijin.
May God guide them find the appropriate candidates to serve in CBCGL. Please pray for the nomination of the new Deacons.
COVID-19 Task Force Announcement
The COVID-19 situation is ongoing in MA, the task force strongly recommends and urges congregations to wear face mask when attending Sunday worship service and other in-person activities. All the church COVID-19 policies including, face mask, isolation, quarantine and after travel quarantine guidelines please MA state and CDC guidelines.
Sunday Lunch Service
Church Sunday Lunch Service resumed on Sunday 6/5. However, beginning 6/26 until the end of August, there will be no lunch service on Sundays at church.
Brothers and sisters can use the following google form to pre-order Sunday lunch. Please pre-order the Sunday lunch before 11:00PM every Friday.
Continuation of normal in-person activities at church
CBCGL will continue normal in-person activities this weekend including both Friday fellowship and Sunday worship service.
Everyone is reminded to stay vigilant against COVID-19
1. Stay home if you feel ill, consider getting tested if you experience symptoms of COVID-19.
2. Follow church COVID-19 requirements, protocol, and guidance at this link: CBCGLCovid19RequirementsProtocolsGuidance_v2.docx
If you have any questions, please contact your ministry pastor, minister, elder, or deacon/deaconess.
CBCGL Covid-19 Task Force
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.
New Life Toastmasters Club (In-Person|Online):
Sunday Meeting is hosted at 1:30 pm for in-person and video conferencing communication and leadership training.
In-Person Meeting: Room 215
Join ONLINE 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)
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.
Kids’ Family Apple Picking Hangout (at Parlee Farms)
Families, you are invited to our CBCGL Kids’ Family Apple Picking Hangout (at Parlee Farms) on Saturday, October 15th at 10:00AM. Please RSVP by October 13, 2022. Thank you! https://forms.office.com/r/fLAj0YmiMX
Volunteers needed to serve in Kids’ Ministry! Please considerserving in kids’ ministry. There is a need for more teachers, small group leaders, room helpers and check-in/check-out operators. We are currently down one Sunday School teacher. Please take a look at the link for more information and fill out the form provided: https://www.cbcgl.org/km-volunteers-needed/. We encourage parents to sign up as room helpers on Fridays and Sundays as well.
COVID-19 Task Force New Proposal
Recently, COVID-19 situation in MA has been slightly improved, CDC COVID-19 community level in our church area was lowered to medium, but still relatively high and new variant cases are increasing. Church COVID-19 task force reminds everyone to stay vigilant and continues to recommend wearing face mask when attending church Sunday service and any other indoor activities.
Other policies such as isolation, quarantine and travel, etc., follow state and CDC guidelines.
Latest COVID-19 Guidance
Everyone is reminded to stay vigilant against COVID-19, in light of new variants.
1. Stay home if you feel ill, consider getting tested if you experience symptoms of COVID-19.
2. Follow church COVID-19 requirements, protocol, and guidance at this link: CBCGLCovid19RequirementsProtocolsGuidance_v2.docx
If you have any questions, please contact your ministry pastor, minister, elder, or deacon/deaconess.
COVID–19 Special Task Force
The COVID-19 Special Task Force includes Deacon Tony Ge (Chairman), Elder Jeremy Wu, Ministry Intern CJ Sun, 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.
- Sunday worship (11:25pm – 12:30pm):
CBCGL Live Stream: https://www.cbcgl.org/live-stream/
- 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. 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)
4. Adult Sunday School “Big Survey, Big Screen Perspective“ (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)
5. Young Adult/Empower Sunday School Class (9:45am – 11:00am):
Teams Meeting:
6. [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/