December, 2007

Christmas Celebration

The English Christmas Celebration is on December 21 (Friday), from 7:45 – 9:30 pm, and the Chinese Christmas Celebration is on December 22 (Saturday) from 7:45 – 9:30 pm. This year, both congregations will have variety of performances to bring out the joy of the Season.

Jesus came to save people from the penalty of Sin, and Baptism is an external ordinance that reflects the internal Salvation. Therefore, on December 23 (Sunday) at 3 pm, we will be gathering together at Pastor Larry’s home for a baptismal service. You are welcome to join us to witness this joyous occasion. If Lord’s willing, we will be baptizing four new members into the Body of Christ. As usual, we will serve dinner after the service.

Building Project Update

At the time of writing this newsletter, we still haven’t heard from the City of San Jose about our application to retain the current Multi-purpose building. During the last special Business meeting, the church approved to rent off-site parking. We have contacted the East Bay Unified School District to rent the parking lots at the nearby schools, which are next to each other, and are only one block away from the church. It only costs $30 per hour for both parking lots, which total 100 parking spaces. Let’s continue to pray so that we may be able to keep this building. The Building Committee also selected December 9 (Sunday) to be a day to launch the fund raising program. We will utilize a joint worship on that day to present the needs to the congregation. We extend our invitation to you to join us and learn how you can participate in the building project.

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