WCAC WEEKLY BULLETIN ( May 4 , 200 8 )

ANNOUNCEMENTS [ * = new item]

• *T he pastors came back from CM&A Midwest District meeting where the president of the CM&A spoke to us.  He gave us a challenge to have our churches be informed on the great things that are happening in the CM&A.  Please check out the website www.cmalliance.org or read a copy of the Alliance Life magazine found in the foyer .
• We need volunteers for this Tuesday morning’s Chicago Chinese Church Pastors’ Prayer meeting at WCAC. Please contact Pastor Ma.
• You are welcome to the 30th a nniversary k eepsake p en in the lobby for yourself or friends.
• This year’s VBS will take place on the week of June 16-20.

PRAYER REQUESTS

• *Please pray for the health and healing (Short-term): Steve Huang, Yea-Shin Twu, Felicia Liu’s mother in Taiwan, Kam-Ming Law, Annie Shum, Fiona Yu (Long-term): Frances Wong, Hui-zen Luo , May Sanchez, Wilson Cheung, Hai-qing Wang’s father, Thomas Luc, Ernest Li, Gang Wu, Cassandra Leung’s mother, David Heng, May Cheung, Wing Mui, Chu Tzeng, Camen Ong, Mei Wah’s father, Lisa Tsang’s father, Lency Wong, Liberty Chen’s brother, Lillian Yeh’s father, and Mark Lu’s father.
• Pray for the decision making and future of the high school and college graduates.
• Pray for the English pastoral search.

ENGLISH MINISTRIES  

• * Next week in worship, our preacher will be Dr. Vincent Bacote, professor of theology at Wheaton College.

YOUTH MINISTRIES 

• * Taiwan Mission Trip – The application for the mission trip is due today (May 4, Sunday).  Please talk to Pastor Ben if you have any questions about the trip.
• *Bible Discussion Group – This coming Saturday May 10, we will come together and dig into God’s Word together.
• T-Shirt Design Contest – The youth group is designing a T-Shirt for this year.  If you would like to submit a design, please contact Pastor Ben.

MANDARIN MINISTRIES

• The new Adult Sunday school (May to July) will have three classes: Seekers’ Class by Mrs. Lee, The Gospel of Mathew by Shyae-Cheng & Foley, and Minor prophets of the Old Testament by Pastor Lee and Cheng-Sung. We encourage everybody to attend Sunday school to get equipped and blessed by the grace of God.
• Starting from June, we will have membership classes on the first Sunday after the worship for three consecutive Sundays. Please sign up with Pastor Lee if you are interested.
• 5/4 after church lunch, there will be an ushers’ training meeting in the basement. Please mark your calendars.
• *Tea Time service between 9:30am and 11:00am worship services need you to sign up to help. You can either call Roger Wu or sign up directly on the sign-up sheet posted on the kitchen door.
• *Please pray fervently for Steve Huang (Just diagnosed with colon cancer), Yea-Shin Twu’s continued treatment, and Felicia Liu’s mother is improving but still needs your prayers.
• *5/8 (10:30am) Evergreen Fellowship at church. Mrs. Lee will be speaking about The Art of Relationship between Three Generation under the Same Roof. We invite you to join us.

*CANTONESE MINISTRIES

• * We welcome last Sunday’s new comers Jun-quan Zhou and Zheng-Yu Zhong.
• *Today after worship, we have lunch service. Please go to WCAC for lunch and fellowship.
• *Please pray for Pastor Ma’s new sermon series on Philippians. Please preview God’s word before the sermon.
• In order to support our gospel outreach, we will have the following sermon series: 5/4 “A Special Blessing” (lunch available); 5/11 “Eight Blessings” (Mother’s Day) . Please pray for the services.
• *Chee-Chiew Lee will be teaching June to August Adult Sunday School on the book of Song of Solomon. Please join to get equipped.
• 5/11(Sun) 11:00am Mother’s Day gospel Sunday worship. Mrs. Ma will be speaking “ Eight Blessings ”, please pray the message, invitation, and follow-up.
• Aldersgate Methodist church parking lot is too small for our congregation lately. Please consider using the office parking lot near WCAC or Wheaten Park District parking lot.
• *Thank God for leading last Saturday’s outreach caring ministry. 70 participated with 50 from Cantonese congregation. We came in contact with 124 families, explained the gospel to 16 individuals, 6 expressed interest, and several families came to Sunday’s Mandarin and Cantonese services.
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