Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
This past Sunday, we had our Town Hall meeting. We had over half of our CPC members in attendance! (Admittedly, 5 of our members are pastoral staff or elders, and three of them were busy leading other things at that time.) It was great to talk together to see where we have been and where we plan to be in the coming 6 months. If you have concerns or questions or encouraging stories, I’d love to hear them. God is at work among us and we can rely on God to do His work in and through us as we seek to follow, serve, and obey Him. We serve an incredible God who is in the work of restoration, reversal of wrongdoing, and rescue!
Please continue to pray for the nations of Israel and Ukraine and South Sudan. Pray that the wars would end. Here is a suggested list of prayers if you are at a loss for words in how to pray: https://send.org/story/hh_pray_for_ukraine. And https://worldrelief.org/blog-prayer-for-israel-and-gaza/ Thank you for kneeling on behalf of the people of Ukraine and Russia, Israel and Gaza and Lebanon, Sudan and South Sudan, and taking a stand (or a knee in prayer) against the forces of darkness in this present age.
This Week: Oct. 11-17, 2024
1. Tonight, Oct. 11, 2024, the Living Stones Friday Night Bible Study is not meeting due to the holiday weekend (Indigenous Persons Day is on Monday). Enjoy a time of extra sleep or other forms of rest and the changing of the leaves!
2. CrossPoint Community Sunday School meets this Sunday – October 13 in the Koinonia Room (A-216). We are continuing our study of Church History, looking at what is errantly called the “Dark” ages. We will use the following link for those who wish to join online this Sunday:
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)
3. This Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at 11:25 am, our CrossPoint Community Worship Service will start and Elder Charles Wang will be preaching. Pray for him! Join us for worship at CBCGL!
Text: Genesis 37:12-36
Title: The Challenge of a Dream
Live stream via Youtube: https://www.cbcgl.org/live-stream/
4. Each Wednesday, such as this coming week (October 16) at 7:45 pm, you are invited, encouraged, and requested to join our weekly prayer meeting. We will not grow in Christ without growing in our dependence on God through prayer. In October, we will be praying with a focus on caring for others. The link is found below in the section on prayer.
Administration / Events
1. We have a missions update (so check out the missions tab in the bulletin)! You can provide support for James Liang (at UConn), and pray for the Havlicek family serving the people of the Mixe language group in Oaxaca, Mexico. This summer, they had the opportunity to return to the States for a brief (6 week) visit and are excited to be back in Oaxaca.
2. ***Cancelled for 10/12 *** CPCM has reserved the Multi-Purpose Room on Saturday’s from 1:30 to 4PM for sports. We can play any game: Ping-pong, badminton, pickleball, volleyball, basketball; we can do it all. The room is reserved only for CPCM members, so it is highly likely you will have lots of space and time to play whatever you want. The goal is to build deeper bonds through shared interest and activity. The contact person is Joshua Zhang.
3. ***Acting like Chick-fil-A – Closed this Sunday*** Sunday Lunch Service is available at CBCGL with $5 lunches that are first-come, first-served. Pizza is $2 per slice and Ramen is available (priced variously according to size).
4. Women’s Bible Study – “KEEPING IT VERTICAL” meets the first and third Tuesday of each month to learn, share and grow in the Lord. We are studying the Fruit of the Spirit. Come join us and meet new friends and bring more friends along! Contact jeannemic50 (at) icloud.com
5. Save the Date: October 27, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, CBCGL will hold its 35th Annual Congregational Meeting. As a member, your attendance and participation are expected and encouraged. We look forward to seeing you there, as we vote for Elder and Deacon Candidates, welcome new members, and hear reports from different ministries in our church.
6. Save the Dates: November 9 and 10 will be a time for CBCGL to hold a Mission Conference, with speaker Dr. Jamie Taylor (Great, great grandson of Hudson Taylor) and President of China Evangelical Seminary (in Taiwan).
7. Also, the once-every-three years Chinese Missions Convention is being held again in Baltimore, MD this December 26-29. Here is a link with more information about the English track: https://www.thecmc.org/
8. All other announcements can be found here (in our CrossPoint Community bulletin).
For Prayer:
1. From Bishop J.C. Ryle – “To be prayerless is to be Christless, Godless, and in the high road to destruction…It will always be found that when prayers are few, grace, strength, peace, and hope are small.” Please join our Wednesday night prayer meeting (7:45 – 9:15 pm) even if you can’t participate the whole time.
https://zoom.us/j/758587937?pwd=aS9sZUdxcm1janNNM2I2aXJ6Smx2QT09
Meeting ID: 758 587 937
Password: 030086
Join by phone: +1 929 436 2866 US (New York)
2. We’d be glad to pray for you. If you need prayer, you can submit your prayer request via the following link: https://www.cbcgl.org/pray/
In Christ, your servant, SDG,
Rev. Dr. Nathan Willems
Associate Pastor of CrossPoint Community – A Ministry of CBCGL