During this year’s Lenten season, we have been journeying through the theme: “The Practice of Encountering Others: Building Community through Covenant, Commitment, and Companionship.” Our invitation was to explore the idea of covenants and the ways the enable and enrich relationships, to grapple with our commitment to God, one another, and the world, and to try on supportive and accountable spiritual companionship. We incorporated the practice of confession into our worship as a sign of our willingness to turn (or repent) and realign ourselves with God’s ways. We shared the prayers of our hearts with neighbors and carried those hearts into our daily lives. And over hot bowls of delicious homemade soup, we shared about the ups and downs of our Lenten commitments. As always, it has been a rich and fulfilling season as we have opened ourselves up to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives: healing, restoring, convicting, and challenging.
Soon the Lenten season will draw to a close as we enter Holy Week. This is a special and set-apart time in which we remember and make meaning of Jesus’ last days and hours amongst his disciples in physical form. While it is certainly tempting to jump right into Easter and its great celebration, I gently urge you to consider journeying through the darkness before welcoming the light. For what, after all, is resurrection without death? This important journey through sorrow and suffering enables us, I believe, to more fully experience and celebrate the great joy of Easter and the wonder of Resurrection. This year, we will not only be marking Good Friday, but also Maundy Thursday. You are warmly welcomed to mark these in community!
On Sunday, Apr. 8th, we will celebrate Easter. Together, we will lift our voices and affirm “Alleluia! Our Redeemer lives!” You are invited to be a part of this joyful celebration!
Apr. 1st, 2012 Palm Sunday 9:30 a.m. Cantonese-Mandarin Worship
Soon the Lenten season will draw to a close as we enter Holy Week. This is a special and set-apart time in which we remember and make meaning of Jesus’ last days and hours amongst his disciples in physical form. While it is certainly tempting to jump right into Easter and its great celebration, I gently urge you to consider journeying through the darkness before welcoming the light. For what, after all, is resurrection without death? This important journey through sorrow and suffering enables us, I believe, to more fully experience and celebrate the great joy of Easter and the wonder of Resurrection. This year, we will not only be marking Good Friday, but also Maundy Thursday. You are warmly welcomed to mark these in community!
On Sunday, Apr. 8th, we will celebrate Easter. Together, we will lift our voices and affirm “Alleluia! Our Redeemer lives!” You are invited to be a part of this joyful celebration!
Apr. 1st, 2012 Palm Sunday 9:30 a.m. Cantonese-Mandarin Worship
11:00 a.m. English Worship
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Children’s Easter Party
Apr. 5th, 2012 Maundy Thursday 7:30 p.m. English Worship
Apr. 6th, 2012 Good Friday 2:00 p.m. Bilingual Worship at Chinese Presbyterian
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. Children’s Easter Party
Apr. 5th, 2012 Maundy Thursday 7:30 p.m. English Worship
Apr. 6th, 2012 Good Friday 2:00 p.m. Bilingual Worship at Chinese Presbyterian
7:30 p.m. English Worship at CCUMC
Apr. 8th, 2011 Easter Sunday 7:30 a.m. Sunrise Worship
9:30 a.m. Cantonese-Mandarin Worship Celebration
11:00 a.m. English Worship Celebration
Grace & Peace,
Rev. Emily Lin
Your Easter donation will be used intentionally and faithfully to grow the ministries and mission of CCUMC. During the past year, we started a wonderful afterschool and summer tutoring ministry serving 60 neighborhood children. In addition, we raised over $20,000 for the building of Kumi Christian Visionary School, a project of the Youth & Child Visionary Ministry. We give great thanks for your generosity. Your donation is, as always, tax deductible.
Apr. 8th, 2011 Easter Sunday 7:30 a.m. Sunrise Worship
9:30 a.m. Cantonese-Mandarin Worship Celebration
11:00 a.m. English Worship Celebration
Grace & Peace,
Rev. Emily Lin
Your Easter donation will be used intentionally and faithfully to grow the ministries and mission of CCUMC. During the past year, we started a wonderful afterschool and summer tutoring ministry serving 60 neighborhood children. In addition, we raised over $20,000 for the building of Kumi Christian Visionary School, a project of the Youth & Child Visionary Ministry. We give great thanks for your generosity. Your donation is, as always, tax deductible.