Today’s Sermon “Jesus Super-Freak” Pastor Randy Young Acts 28:11-31 What’s keeping you from being bold, crazy, and daring for Jesus? Learn today, as we end our study of the book of Acts, and examine why Paul was so crazy for Jesus. Next Sunday, Pastor Randy will begin a new mini-series on marriage and family. Annual Budget for 2012/2013 Last week’s giving __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ $12,510,000 $121,000 Apr 2012-Mar 2013 (excluding designated funds) Actual income Actual expense $10,891,000 $11,681,000 __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Alex Chu Andrew Mole Anthony Ma (Chairman) Malcolm Lithgow Philip Lo Randal K. Young Tim Buechsel Staﬀ __________________________________________________________________ Lead Pastor __________________________________________________________________ Randal K. Young Worship Services 9:30am-10:45am & 11:15am-12:30pm, Assembly Hall, 4/F, YMCA 5:00pm-6:15pm, 4/F, TST MC Sunday Morning Prayer 9:00am-9:30am, Room 307, YMCA Alpha Express 9:30am-10:45am, Rooms 1 & 2, TST MC Evangelism Training Course 9:30am-10:45am, Room 6, TST MC Jonah Study: Faithbuilders Follow-Up Class 9:30am-10:45am, , Room 601, YMCA NT100 11:15am-12:30pm, Room 610, YMCA Mongolia STM Training [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2723 4777 [email protected] 2732 7318 [email protected] 2723 4777 [email protected] 2732 7314 [email protected] 2732 7313 [email protected] 2732 7322 [email protected] 2732 7319 [email protected] 2732 7304 [email protected] 2732 7311 [email protected] 2732 7326 [email protected] 2732 7302 [email protected] 2732 7315 Associate Pastor Tim Buechsel Today For US citizens wishing a US tax receipt, please ensure that your check is at least US$100 (HK$800) made out to “Friends of Hong Kong Charities, Inc.” with any designations written on the offering envelope (available at the welcome table) - NOT on the check itself. Elders __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Please make checks payable to Evangelical Community Church Ltd. Walking route to 4/F, TST MC (Hankow Centre) Pastoral Support Coordinator Carol So Director of Worship KK Kim Director of Family Ministries Sarah Williams Manager of Children’s Ministries Sherry Cheung Wong Director of Filipino Ministries Marcos J. Venezuela Manager of Outreach & Missions Brittney Tsang Directions from 4/F lift (Hankow Centre) to TST MC Director of Youth Ministries Josh Loke Coordinator of Youth Ministries Melody Wakefield Director of Discipleship & Education Jenifer Liu Accountant Josephine Kwok Office Assistant Cheng Wai Ling 1:00pm-3:00pm, Room 9, TST MC Uni YoPro Home Group 1:00pm-3:00pm, Room 6, TST MC May 26th, 2013 9:30am, 11:15am & 5:00pm WELCOME TO ECC! Greetings, and welcome to the Sunday worship services at Evangelical Community Church. This is where we pray, sing and listen to God’s Word. We are here to bless one another and to lead you into God’s presence through Jesus Christ. If you have any questions, please contact one of our greeters, a pastor, or one of our church leaders. So relax, and make yourself at home. At all morning services, nursery care for your infant or toddler is available near this assembly hall. If you are attending the 9:30am or 11:15am services, we also have children’s classes which meet on this ﬂoor and on the third ﬂoor, as well as youth classes in our Ministry Center in the building just across the street on Middle Road and Hankow Road. Enter through Hankow Road. Please see a greeter or usher for assistance if needed. If today’s message has moved your heart, you may download the audio mp3 recording at www.ecchk.org. If you wish for someone to pray for you this morning, please come near the green banner to the left of the stage after the benediction. MISSIONS AND OUTREACH MEN’S FLIGHT DECK FELLOWSHIP Mongolia Short-Term Mission: Team Meeting Today Contact: Stuart Dobie / [email protected] Trip Dates: Jul. 7th-Jul. 14th, 2013 Contact: [email protected] The trip is currently full as we’ve received applications from more than 20 individuals who are eager to experience the incredible work God is doing in Mongolia. If you would still like to be a part, please considering joining our prayer and financial support team! You can signup at the welcome table for more information or contact us if you have any questions. FDF Prayer Breakfast XiChe, China Short-Term Mission: Applications Due Today! This Saturday, Jun. 1st, 9:00am-2:30pm, Meet at Fenwick Pier Main Gate We will be hiking with some US Navy sailors from Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park via Violet Hill to Tai Tam Reservoir. It is a scenic hike. The level of diﬃculty is moderate and we will have lunch in Stanley afterwards. Please bring water, and money for transport and lunch. GENERAL NEWS Trip Dates: Jul. 17th-Aug. 2nd, 2013 Skills Needed: Young at heart: Mandarin encouraged Contact: [email protected] Application Deadline: Today, Sunday, May 26th This trip is all about showing the Father’s love to the ‘Left Behind Children’ from the surrounding mountain villages of XiChe, Hunan, China. We hope to bring a team of 8 young adults (or young at heart!) to extend hope, love and joy that can only come from the Father. We will help run a 10-day camp with some English lessons for 30-50 middle school kids who are part of a sponsorship program run by ECC Mission Partner and member, Joseph Lim. Conversational Mandarin is encouraged. Please contact us for more information. Pray for Staﬀ Changes Hubei Love English Camp 2013: 5 More Needed! A good pot of soup requires a lot of stirring and moving around. So God stirs Christ’s church, moving people around. Please pray for Sherry Cheung Wong, whose last Sunday is today as Manager of Children’s Ministries. Please pray for success in her start of a new playschool for children. Please also pray for our new Director of Operations, Jeannie Wong, who will join the ECC staﬀ tomorrow. May God be gloriﬁed through their eﬀorts, and may God give them success in their new callings. Trip Dates: Jul. 3rd-Jul. 13th Skills Needed: Mandarin encouraged Come join this year’s camp and share God’s love with the students there! A camp will be held this year in Hubei and teachers are needed to conduct phonics classes, English games, and group leaders are needed to organize activities and assist teachers. Conversational Mandarin is helpful, but not essential. Please sign-up at the welcome table for more information. 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Results Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support and participation at the 2013 AGM last Sunday. We would like to congratulate Alex Chu and Anthony Ma who were re-elected as elders, and also new candidates Andrew Mole and Philip Lo who were elected as elders as well. There was also discussion about a new logo for the church, and a review of last year’s finances and attendance. We thank God for His faithfulness, for the growth of the congregation, and for His continued sanctification of the church. ADULT EDUCATION New One-Day Inquirer’s Class for Membership—Last Call! Midweek Bible Study: Colossians Submit Urgent Prayer Requests: Request a Prayer Visit: www.ecchk.org/#/prayer/submit-prayer-request [email protected] Freedom Prayer Night Every Third Tuesday of the Month, Jun. 18th, 7:00pm-8:45pm, Room 8 & 9, TST MC Experience the freedom and power that comes through praise, worship and prayer. We can pray for you privately as well. Be blessed and bless the name of the Lord! Coming straight from work? Sandwiches, drinks, and snacks will be provided. WOMEN’S MINISTRY Every Wednesday, 10:00am-12:30pm, Main Hall, TST MC Contact: Suet Ha Yeung / [email protected] We have ended our study on the book of Romans for now, and will resume the study in October. Thank you Mrs. Judy Leibowitz for facilitating! The end of season party has been pushed forward to this coming Wednesday, May 29th. After that, WBS will be taking a break until September. Uni YoPro Home Group Ongoing Courses: Next Meeting: Today, 1:00pm-4:00pm, Room 6, TST MC Contact: Charis To / [email protected] We are a bunch of university students and recent grads who come together for food, fun and fellowship, but most importantly to walk with each other in faith and pursuit of God. Whether you’re just passing through Hong Kong for a while or living here, come join us! This Wednesday: “Earth Keeping: A Christian Response to the Environment’’ PRAYER MINISTRY Next Sunday, Jun. 2nd, 11:15am-2:00pm, Meet at the welcome table after ﬁrst service On Sunday June 2nd, we will be inviting some US Navy sailors to join our 9.30am service after which we will take them for a dim sum lunch. If you would like to join us in hosting them, please add your name to the sign-up sheet. You will only have to pay for your own share of the lunch. FAITHWALKERS - for growing Christians AXIOM Youth Choir Every Second Sunday of the Month, Jun. 9th, 1:00pm-3:00pm, Rooms 8 & 9, TST MC Whether you are a newcomer or old timer, please join us for a time of food and fellowship at our next Welcome Lunch, June 9th, held at the TST MC (see back of bulletin for directions). Food will be available on a donation basis, the fellowship is free! Sign-up at the welcome table. Dim Sum Lunch with US Navy Sailors UNIVERSITY & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY 5 Wednesdays, Apr. 24th-May 29th (Except May 1st), 7:30pm-9:00pm, Room 6, TST MC, Facilitator: Jenifer Liu Welcome Lunch Hike with US Navy Sailors Contact: Jenifer Liu / [email protected] This Saturday, Jun. 1st, 10:00am-2:30pm, Room 9, TST MC Remember, you can’t grow alone. Learn about ECC’s background, beliefs, vision and values at this new one-day inquirer’s class. See if we’re the church family that can help you grow through membership by opening doors for serving the Lord, leadership and blessing others. Romans 12:4-5—Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Lunch provided. Please sign-up at the welcome table. Today, 1:30pm-2:30pm, Rooms 1&2, TST MC Contact: Melody Wakeﬁeld / [email protected] or Melanie Baughman Are you Axiom-aged (in middle or high school)? Do you like to sing? If you answered yes to both of these questions, then you're invited to join our new youth choir! We will meet today from 1:30pm-2:30pm in TST MC rooms 1&2. We're looking for dedicated and enthusiastic students who want to exercise the vocal chords God gave them. No experience required! Every First and Third Tuesday of the Month, Jun. 4th, 7:30am-8:30am, Wan Chai MC Men, bring your breakfast. We will provide fresh coﬀee. New Testament 100 Steps (NT100) 12 Sundays, Feb. 17th-May 26th, 11:15am-12:30pm, Room 610, YMCA, Facilitator: Cary Clifton LEADER’S ACADEMY – for leaders & mature Christians 12 Wednesdays, Jan. 30th-May 29th, 7:30pm-8:45pm, Wan Chai MC Recycling, global warming, endangered species... What’s God’s response to these? Are Christians to protect the earth? Or drain it, since the world will end anyways? If you are a leader or aspiring to be one, you will inevitably be asked these questions or be asked to set an example for others to follow. Pastor Randy will be teaching this last Leader's Academy session for this season, at the Wan Chai Ministry Center, 7:30pm, this Wednesday. FILIPINO MINISTRY Contact: Mark Venezuela / [email protected] Our Saturday group gathers at 10:00am–7:30pm and Sunday group at 12:00 noon to 8:30pm at Wan Chai Ministry Center. We cater to people’s social, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs through worship, Bible Study, informal interaction, counseling, evangelism and training for spiritual rebirth, spiritual growth and eﬀective service to God and to one another. Uni YoPro Camp Jun. 14th-Jun. 16th, Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village, Chai Wan There are spaces for 2 more guys aged 18-27 to attend the Uni YoPro Camp taking place in mid-June. The cost is HK$330, or HK$300 for full-time students with ID. If you’re interested, please contact Charis To by tomorrow night, Monday, May 27th. AXIOM YOUTH MINISTRY Contact: [email protected] Come join us for youth group on Fridays and Sundays at the TST Ministry Center! Please bring your own dinner starting 6:00pm on Friday Nights; youth group to start at 7:00pm. All Youth: Axiom Friday Nights 6:00pm-10:00pm TST MC Middle School Youth: Sunday School 9:30am & 11:15am TST MC High School Youth: Worship Service 9:30am & 11:15am 4/F Assembly Hall, YMCA CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Children’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) 2013 Monday, Jul. 29th-Friday, Aug. 2nd, 9:30am-12:30pm, TBC Please save the date for this summer’s VBS, for children aged 3-11! This year, VBS will be taking place over one week instead of on Sundays. More details to come—stay tuned! Children’s Sunday School Sundays, 9:30am-10:45am & 11:15am-12:30pm Contact: Sarah Williams / [email protected], Sherry Cheung / [email protected] Team Noah (0-2 years old) Rooms 403 & 404 YMCA Preschool Rooms 305 & 309 YMCA Elementary Children/Pre-teens Room 401 YMCA