Announcements for January 15, 2012

Chinese New Year Celebration: On Saturday, January 28th, the English Congregation will host an evening that brings together cultural insight and the Gospel message. Please mark your calendars! We believe you will be able to enjoy this celebration with people from your community and network of friends. Tickets are $10 each and are on sale starting today in the church lobby. Seats are limited, so be sure to get your tickets early. For more information or to lend a helping hand with preparations, please see Debbie Chieng.

Costumes Needed: If you or someone you know has Chinese costumes they can lend us, please contact Debbie Chieng immediately at dchieng@me.com. We are interested in Chinese costumes from any dynasty and including any traditional qi pao (women's) or chang mian ao (men's) attire.

Knot Your Ordinary Class: Our very own Ruth Wong is offering a free Chinese Knot-Making Class next Saturday, January 15, at 2:00pm at church. All knots made will be sold at the market at our Chinese New Year Celebration.

2011 Finances:
2011 Offering..........................$549,621
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget......$561,705
God richly blessed our church in 2011. Though the total Offerings did not match our Budget, expenses also were held below Budget, and no deficit was incurred. Thank you for your generous giving: you are an answer to prayer and proof that God provides for his church.

February Concert at NSCCC: We have the exciting opportunity of hosting Tim Be Told, a Contemporary Christian music group whose goal is to promote honesty, hope, redemption, and change. Their musical style incorporates elements of soul, pop, rock, gospel and blues. They are coming to our church on Saturday, February 18th, as part of their national tour of churches and college campuses. This event is for our entire church, and you are highly encouraged to invite your friends. Admission is $10. It's coming up soon, so please see Mary Kay for tickets and more info.

SPRING TEACHERS NEEDED: The Spring Quarter is around the corner and our Children's Ministry is still in need of several teachers. Please pray for the Lord to meet our need:
Children's Worship (9:15 am)
4- and 5-year-olds
1st - 3rd Grade
Sunday School (11:00 am)
4- and 5-year-olds
3rd - 4th Grade
5th - 6th Grade
Please see Lindsay Herman for more information or to volunteer.

Service Opportunity: We need more ushers to add to the rotation for our weekly worship service. God desires order and community in his worship services, and ushers play an important role in making that happen. Please see Larry Hui for more information or to sign up.