CONNECTIONS

Worship Service:  We are studying from John 2:13-25, and the title of the message is "Devoted to Father's House" today.

Spiritual Maturity Class:  Karen will be teaching this class in Grace Hall today from Bill Bright's book, "A Handbook for Christian Maturity." Meet in Grace Hall, 11:30 a.m.

Abiding and Advancing the Kingdom of God Class:  We will meet today at 11:30 a.m. in E-7.  We will be using "The Upside Down Kingdom" by Donald A. Kraybill.

ThrYve Community:  Come fellowship with other young adults and study the gospel of Mark together! Contact Tiffany Lin at squeakypoof@gmail.com for more info.

Family Life Community:  Family Life is currently focused on "Building Community."  We are having fun watching videos, playing games, and spending time to share, pray, and support one another.  Join us at 8 p.m. in E-10.  Contact John Shao at john_shao@yahoo.com for info.

Women's Community:  We meet on the second and fourth Saturday of the month at Anni's home, 8:30 a.m. Contact Anni for more info: wonganniy@yahoo.com. The group is discussing "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren.

Sunday Community: Sundays at 1:30 p.m. at the Cheng residence.  Contact Paul at paul.c.cheng@gmail.com for info.  We are discussing "Radical Discipleship" by Edmund Chan.

Light House Community:  Meet at Andrew and Liz's home on Friday night at 7:30 p.m. in Temple City. Contact Andrew at Andrewlamcpa@yahoo.com.  They are studying "The Purpose Driven Life" by Rick Warren.

Liz's Mother Memorial Service:  Liz's mother passed away and we are holding a memorial service on May 11, 10 a.m. in the Youth Center.  Come and support her family.

Summer Retreat:  Join us as we spend the weekend, June 28-30 at Pepperdine University with our speaker, Steve Gladen.  Steve is the pastor of small groups at Saddleback Church and oversees more than 3,500 adult small groups at his church.   He is the author of Leading Small Groups with PURPOSE, and  Building Healthy Small Groups in Your Church.  You can sign up with Pauline today.

YOUTH

Sunday Service: Pastor Ben will continue the sermon series on the gospel of Mark today. We will have a special guest speaker on Mother's Day.

Sunday School: All Sunday classes will meet at 11:30 a.m.  Junior High students will be with Pastor Ben in E-9. Freshman and sophomore will be with auntie Virg and auntie Anni in E-10. Junior and senior will be with Dr. Glenn in youth center. No Sunday school on Mother's Day.

Friday Night Fellowship: We will be having our regular small group on 5/10 at 8:00 p.m. in youth center. Invite your friends to join us!

Summer Retreat: Come and join our Summer Retreat on 6/28-30 in Pepperdine University.  Pastor Andrew Min will be our speaker. Early registration cost $150/person. Sign up together with your family. Don't miss out!

Baptism class:  Pastor Ben will start baptism class on Sunday, 5/19 from 1-2 p.m.  Talk to your parents and pray for it before joining in. The baptism will be conducted during retreat at Pepperdine University on 6/29 in Malibu beach.  Talk to pastor Ben for more details. 

SENA: Pick up your copy of May SENA after the Sunday service in Pastor Ben's office.

 ALL CHURCH

Happiness Groups: Praise the Lord, 14 Happiness Groups (Mandarin Congregation 5, HOA 9) have been sharing Gospel with the Bests the past 10 weeks, and they have led many people to Christ.  Glory be to God!  The Celebration Sunday will be held on Mother's Day Sunday May 12, with Amy Sand as the special speaker.  Please invite families and friends to come to hear the gospel to receive Christ as their personal Savior!

Register for the Chinese School Summer Program Today. Time: 6/17-8/16, M.-F., 8:00 a.m. - 6:10 p.m.  We provide Mandarin, English and Math classes. There are also Arts, Science and many fun activities. We welcome children K-6^th to join us. Volunteers are needed! Enroll by 5/16 and qualify for early registration discount. Please contact office at (626) 571-5537 Ext.116 for more information.

Taiwan Haka STM: Dates are 6/30-7/7. Looking for people with a heart for missions to work with 40 Hakka youth in Taiwan this summer.  Language is not an issue as long as you have a willing heart to serve! Cost: $250 [not including airfare] Register with Power Hsu (626) 890-0456, deadline is 5/19.

2019 Taiwan Short-Term Mission: Dates are 7/20 to 8/2.  This year, we will serve 21 Junior High schools and Hui Ming blind school.  We encourage you to participate in what the Lord is doing in Taiwan this summer. 

All Church Cleaning Day:  Thank you for taking the time to clean God's House.  May the Lord richly bless you for your service.

AGAPE CARING CENTER

Thanks for Supporting Rosemead Community Health Fair:  Praise God!  67 people from our community, Chinese School, seminaries, and brothers and sisters from our church came to this health fair. Thanks to UCLA Asian Pacific Health Corp, ACC co-workers and congregational volunteers for their service! Special thanks to Karen Duh for her leadership! 

­First Evangelical Church Association    5/5/2019

A joint and integrative ministry of spirituality, mission and social concern

FECA Theme for 2019: "Building Missional Church-Discipleship and Outreach"

Prayer for Muslims during Ramadan, May 6 - June 4, 2019

Ramadan is the month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims fast, pray, and are open for spiritual reflection. The 2019 30-Day Christian prayer guide for the Muslim World booklets have been delivered to pastors and missions leaders of FECA member churches. A simplified prayer calendar is inserted in this Sunday Bulletin.  It can also be downloaded from our website (www.feca.org) and Right Now Media (www.rightnowmedia.org/Training/Post/View/341792).  Please join these prayers and bring Muslims to Christ during Ramadan. (Other online resources: www.30DaysPrayer.com)

Belize STM 

FEC Arcadia Cantonese Congregation and FECA has launched out a STM trip (4/30 ¡V 5/6) to Belize in Central America to explore the needs of Cantonese ministry and possibility of future church planting effort.  The team is formed by six members from four churches in the Los Angeles area.  Trip activities and prayer items will be posted on https://tinyurl.com/2019-Belize-STM.  Please continue to remember them in prayer.