WORDS FROM OUR PASTORS

WORDS FROM OUR PASTORS

WORDS FROM OUR PASTORS

It's time to resume! 现在该恢复了

Thanks for your feedback on our surveys. With prayerful consideration and the Lord's leading, we believe that now is the time to begin--at first on a limited basis--a worship service on campus and a communion service through Zoom.  Moreover, we plan to resume baptisms and membership. (I can hear you now: "Hallelujah!")

謝謝你們做問卷調查. 經過禱告及神的帶領, 我們相信可以逐漸回復聚會—在教會崇拜及用Zoom舉行聖餐.  我們也打算恢復舉行浸禮及轉會禮.

OUTDOOR WORSHIP SERVICE  戶外崇拜
The plan is to hold outdoor worship services (English only) on the church lawn beginning Sunday, August 30th, during the normal time of 10:45 am--12:00 pm. For the first few weeks, at least, we will not be able to live stream that service for those who join from home on the internet.

But fear not, worshipers from home at 10:45am  will still be able to view a worship service as usual--the only difference is that it will be prerecorded. We hope to add a 1st service (Chinese-language) outdoor service in the near future as well.

Because we need to limit the number of people for this outdoor service, a "reservation system" will be used. All attendees must reserve a spot through a link that will be provided next week. Watch for that email.

謝謝你們做問卷調查, 經過禱告及神的帶領, 我們相信可以逐漸回復聚會—在教會崇拜及用Zoom舉行聖餐.  我們也打算恢復舉行浸禮及轉會禮.


COMMUNION SERVICE  聖餐
On Sunday, September 6th at 10:25am, we will observe the Lord's Supper together on Zoom as a whole church in three languages. The reason we are choosing to do this on Zoom (instead of live stream) is because of the communal nature of this meal. In a live stream, we cannot see one another. Therefore, we will partake together via Zoom "face-to-face" as we remember Christ's sacrifice.

To preserve the  sacred duty and privilege of our deacons serving the congregation (Acts 6), we kindly ask you to come to the church office to be "served", to receive the bread/cup from one of our deacons. Each serving will be individually sealed.

Please  click here and use this form to select a date to receive the elements. If you are unable to come on the dates provided, you can make alternate arrangements to meet a deacon. You will receive four months of servings for you and your participating family members, just in case we will not resume in-person communion services for the rest of this year. After you complete that form, you will receive the Zoom link in a follow up email.

九月六日上午十時廿五分我們一同用Zoom來守主餐, 是整個教會用三種語言來舉行. 用Zoom的原因是我們可以至少 “面對面”來記念主犧牲大愛, 而直播沒有此功能.

為保留執事服事會眾的聖職, 請你們來教會從執事手中領取餅及杯. 每份是獨立包裝的.

請擊點此處的表格, 選擇日期來領取. 如果沒有合適的日期, 可與執事另作安排. 萬一我們今年仍不能實體舉行聖餐, 你會領取四份的餅和杯作四個月用, 請把參加聖餐家人的名字一同登記. 填寫表格後, 你會收到電郵附上Zoom資料. 

Click Here to Receive Communion Elements 請擊點此處的表格


BAPTISM SERVICE & MEMBERSHIP   浸禮及轉會
We skipped baptisms in the spring time, so we are especially eager to resume this important church ordinance on Sunday, October 25. To prepare for baptisms, we will begin holding baptism and membership classes next month in September (most likely via Zoom again).

If you profess Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, but have not yet been baptized, His will for you is to be baptized (Matthew 28:19-20). Baptism does not save you, but is an act of obedience and public declaration of your faith in Jesus. If Jesus Himself, as the perfect Son of God, was baptized, how much more ought we to do the same?!

If you were previously baptized via immersion, and have a genuine, saving faith, we urge you to join our church as a member. Like baptism, membership does not save. But, like baptism, membership is a public declaration of one's love and commitment to the local church. In essence, through membership one declares, "I love this FCBC-FV church family, for better or for worse, and I am pledging myself to serve and build up this spiritual family, as God as my witness." (Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4) 

For more information, please  click here to sign up--no obligation. 

春季我們沒法舉行浸禮, 我們期待在十月廿五日恢復舉行. 九月會先舉行會籍班 (也會是用Zoom).
如果你已信主, 但未受洗, 主耶穌的旨意是要人受洗(太28:19-20). 加入教會及浸禮不會使你得救, 但是是公開承認你對主及本地教會的委身. 簡單來說是你宣告你對這個屬靈家庭的愛, 無論如何, 向神誓言委身事奉和建立這個屬靈的家. (羅12, 林前12, 弗4)

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Thanks to you for praying for us as a church. The Lord has and continues to answer prayers for His glory.
謝謝你對教會的禱告. 為著祂的榮耀, 神已答允也會繼續答允禱告.

Together in Christ,
Pastor Godfrey
譚旭光牧師