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Chinese United Methodist Church San Francisco

Serving the Chinatown community of San Francisco

Weekly Announcements: February 18th, 2018

  • We would like to thank you for supporting our outreaching program—New Year Festival which was held last Sunday. Thanks to our brothers and sisters for the planning of this great outreaching program. May the Lord reward you. We would like to thank the Prince of Peace Inc. for sponsoring the New Year gifts to people who come to our out-
    reaching program.
  • The 2018 BASS Church Workers Convention will be held in Castro Valley, CA. CUMC is registered for the convention for Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd. The convention website is http://bassconvention.org and the church registration code is YPHFZ. Information on the speakers, exhibitors, and workshops can be found at the website. For additional information, contact Stan Fong.
  • Please join us for our English Congregation Church Retreat at Redwood Alliance from Friday March 23rd – Sunday March 25th. Please save the date and pray for the planning committee.
  • The Board of Trustees will meet on Saturday, 2/24 at 9:00 am in the Social Hall. Members of the Trustees are: Mr. Wai Kwong Chia, Mr. Ken Yee, Mr. Joe Yee, Mrs. Mimi Leung, Mr. Wai Mar, Mr. Vincent Lau, Mr. Johnny Lau, Mr. Raymond Law, and Mr. Bob Ye.
  • The Finance Committee will meet on Sunday, 3/4 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel. Members are Mr. Stephen Lai, Mr. Eugene Wong, Mr. Edward Wong, Mr. Brendan Huang, Mrs. Christin Wong, Mr. Joe Yee, Mrs. Junie P. Collins, and Mrs. Kathy Lau.
  • The Administrative Council will meet on Sunday, 3/11 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel. Members please come.
    We will have the Joint Choir singing on Easter Sunday (4/1). The Joint Choir will be conducted by Mrs. Celia Kan. Please join the rehearsal today from 12:30 —1:15 pm in the Sanctuary.
  • CUMC is marching into 150 anniversary in 2018. We have set up a group to lead us to celebrate this marvelous year. Members of this group are Mrs. Adrienne Lieu, Mrs. Miranda Wong and Mrs. Christin Wong.

CUMC English Retreat 2018

Join us for our English Congregation Church Retreat at Redwood Alliance from Friday, March 23rd – Sunday, March 25th. Please save the date! Our retreat speaker will be Tim Leung. You can turn in the form via email to chineseumc@sbcglobal.net or hand it into Joshua Wong or Gordon Lam.
 

CUMC English Church Retreat 2018 Form

Weekly Announcements: January 21st, 2018

  • We are going to have our All-Church Luncheon today, Jan 21st, shortly after the Chinese-Speaking Worship service at approximately 12:45pm. Please mark your calendar and plan to stay for the simple lunch prepared for all and enjoy the fellowship with your church family.
  • The English Missions Committee will meet today from 2:00pm – 4:00pm on the 4th floor. 
  • To welcome the coming of the Year of the Dog, please join us for our CUMC Chinese New Year Festival in the social hall 2/11 from 2:00pm – 4:00pm.
  • Samuel Fellowship and Wesley Parents Fellowship will have a joint fellowship in the Social Hall on 2/4 from 3:00pm-8:00pm. Please come and celebrate.
  • We will have the Joint Choir singing on Easter Sunday (4/1). The Joint Choir will be conducted by Mrs. Celia Kan. Starting from 1/28, please join the rehearsal every Sunday from 12:45pm – 1:30pm in the Sanctuary.
  • The San Francisco Chinese Christian Union (SFCCU) will host a fundraising banquet on Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Far East Cafe, 631 Grant St in Chinatown. The dinner program will start at 5:30pm. Each ticket is $30. Feel free to sign up with Mrs. Betty Chia or Mr. Thomas Xiao. You are welcome to donate ticket to the church even if you cannot attend. Please write check payable to ‘CUMC’ and write Dinner donation on envelope.
  • You are welcome to check the activities and the pictures of our church on Facebook. Just type ‘Chinese UMC San Francisco’ in the friend search. 

Weekly Announcements: December 17th, 2017

  • Anyone wants to get baptized, confirmed or transferred your membership to CUMC on Christmas Sunday, 12/24, please contact Rev. Ernest Kan.
  • We had a successful Charge Conference on 12/9/2017 at the Waller Center. May the Lord strengthen them. Please support them with your prayer as well as your commitment that the Lord be glorified. We are going to have the Installation Service for these great leaders on 1/7/2018, which is also the New Year Sunday Service. The Chinese group will have joint Chinese Sunday Service at 11:00 am on 1/7/2018.

Christmas and New Years Events

  • 12/23, 4:00 pm – Member Visitation Christmas Caroling
  • 12/23, 8:00 pm – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
  • 12/24,  10:30 am – Chinese & English Joint Christmas Sunday Service with Baptism, Confirmation & Receiving with Joint Choir from the Chinese & English congregation.
  • 12/24, 12:45 pm – Please proceed to the Social Hall for the church family’s Christmas free lunch.
  • 12/31, 11:00 am – New Year Eve Chinese Combine Service with Rev. William Cheng

Weekly Announcements: December 3rd, 2017

  • Anyone wants to get baptized, confirmed, or transferred your membership to CUMC on Christmas Sunday 12/24, please contact Rev. Ernest Kan.
  • Pastor Tim Leung will come back next week for speaking in the Sunday Service. Please invite your friends to come. 
  • We will have the Joint Choir singing on Christmas Sunday. The Joint Choir will be conducted by Mrs. Celia Kan. Please join the rehearsal every Sunday, from 12:30-1:30 pm in the Sanctuary.
  • Our 2017 Annual Church Conference will be held on December 9th (Saturday) at 10:00 am at Waller Center (1525 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117). It will be presided by circuit pastor. Please reserve the date and plan on attending. 
  • The ministries of the church will be restructured in 2018. The Mission Committee and Christian Education Committee will be restructured into the Chinese Ministry Committee and English Committee. The composition of the rest of the committees, like Finance Committee, Board of Trustees, Membership Committee, and Social Committee, will consist of the delegates from the Chinese and English congregations. In doing so, we hope that all the participants could freely voice out their idea in their mother tongue and eliminate challenges arising from the language barrier. 
  • The Chinese Ministry Committee will meet today at 2:00 pm in the Chapel. All fellowship members are invited. Anyone of you who would like to promote the Chinese language outreach programs and planning for pastoral care is welcome.
  • The Methodist Fellowship is going to meet on Sunday, 12/10, at 2:00 pm in the Chapel. Members please come.
  • Friday Fellowship and Gospel Cantonese Opera will host jointly the Christmas party to celebrate Christmas on Dec 8 at 2:30 pm in the Social Hall. All are welcome.
  • Parent Fellowship and Samuel Fellowship will host a joint Christmas Potluck Party will be held on December 16th at the Social Hall. Please sign up with Ms. Christie Ng.
  • Rev. Ernest Kan will attend the Conference Committee on Ethics Ministries Ministries. Outreach on Dec 5 from 1:00-4:30 pm at West Sacramento Cal-Nev Conference Center.

Weekly Announcements: November 19th, 2017

  • Welcome Mrs. Manley Chour and Mrs. Yeu Hua Chan Tran got baptized into San Francisco Chinese United Methodist Church. Wecome Mrs. Yan Ying Chan joining our church. May God be with them and their families. 
  • Anyone wants to get baptized, confirmed or transferred your membership to CUMC on Christmas Sunday, 12/24, please contact Rev. Ernest Kan.
  • The Administrative Council will meet on Sunday, 11/19, at 2:00 pm. in the chapel.
  • The Thanksgiving Luncheon will be held today after the Cantonese Worship Service in the Social Hall. Please sign up with Mrs. Josephine Wong or Mrs. Jennifer Lai. Adult: $5.00, Children 6-12: $2.50 and Children under 6 are free.
  • We will have the Joint Choir singing on Christmas Sunday. The Joint Choir will be conducted by Mrs. Celia Kan. Please join the rehearsal every Sunday, from 12:30-1:30 pm in the Sanctuary.
  • Our 2017 Annual Church Conference will be held on December 9th (Saturday) at 10:00 a.m. at Waller Center (1525 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 ). It will be presided by circuit pastor. Please reserve the date & plan on attending.
  • The San Francisco Chinese Christian Union will host a fundraising banquet on Sunday, January 21, 2018, at Far East Cafe, 631 Grant St., in Chinatown. Please save the date. 

Weekly Announcements: November 12th, 2017

  • Anyone wants to get baptized, confirmed or transferred your membership to CUMC on Thanksgiving Sunday (11/19), or Christmas Sunday, 12/24, please contact Rev. Ernest Kan.
  • We would like to thank Mr. Stanley Fong to preach at the English Sunday Service today. May the Lord reward him.
  • We would like to thank Mr. Jason Huang to preach at the 10:15 and 11:30 Chinese Sunday Service today. May the Lord reward him.
  • Rev. Ernest Kan will attend the National Chinese Caucus of the United Methodist Church in Los Angeles from 11/10 to 11/12. He will fly back on Sunday, 11/12.
  • The Administrative Council will meet on Sunday, 11/19, at 2:00 pm. in the chapel.
  • The Thanksgiving Luncheon will be held on November 19th after the Cantonese Worship Service in the Social Hall. Please sign up with Mrs. Josephine Wong or Mrs. Jennifer Lai. Adult: $5.00, Children 6-12: $2.50 and Children under 6 are free.
  • Our 2017 Annual Church Conference will be held on December 9th (Saturday) at 10:00 a.m. at Waller Center (1525 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 ). It will be presided by circuit pastor. Please reserve the date & plan on attending.
  • The Chinese Christian Union of San Francisco will have the Thanksgiving Service on Saturday, 11/18, at the Salvation Army Chinatown Corps (1450 Power St, CA 94133)

Weekly Announcements: November 5th, 2017

  • Anyone wants to get baptized, confirmed or transferred your membership to CUMC on Thanksgiving Sunday (11/19), or Christmas Sunday, 12/24, please contact Rev. Ernest Kan.
  • The Administrative Council will meet on Sunday, 11/19, at 2:00 pm. in the chapel.
  • The Thanksgiving Luncheon will be held on November 19th after the Cantonese Worship Service in the Social Hall. Please sign up with Mrs. Monica Le or Mr. Thomas Xiao. Adult: $5.00, Children 6-12: $2.50 and Children under 6 is free.
  • We will have the Joint Choir singing on the Joint Chinese Thanksgiving Sunday (11/19). The Joint Choir will be conducted by Mrs. Celia Kan. Every one is welcome. Please us to practice on every Sunday, starting from 10/8, from 12:30—1:30 pm in the Sanctuary.
  • We will have the Joint Choir singing on Christmas Sunday. The Joint Choir will be conducted by Mrs. Celia Kan. Please join the rehearsal every Sunday, from 12:30—1:30 pm in the Sanctuary.
  • Our 2017 Annual Church Conference will be held on December 9th (Saturday) at 10:00 a.m. at Waller Center (1525 Waller Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 ). It will be presided by circuit pastor. Please reserve the date & plan on attending.
  • We are going to replace our old steel chairs and tables with much lighter ones. You are welcome to take them back home if you want to get some after register with the Board of Trustees members. After November, we will donate them to our sister United Methodist Church.
  • Flowers’ donation is a way of Thanksgiving to the Lord, or in memory of your loving family members. The January – June 2017 Flowers Fund Chart is posted in the hallway. Donations are welcome. Please put your flower offering into the pew envelopes with the specific dates or present it to Mr. and Mrs. Shek Yin Chiang for help.

Weekly Announcements: October 29th, 2017

  • There will be a prayer meeting after the Chinese worship service every Sunday. If you would like to participate, please gather in the chancel area of the sanctuary. There are yellow prayer request cards at the back of the pew. Please write your prayer request and place it in the offering plate or give it to an usher for the Prayer Team and Pastor.
  • The Nominating Committee is inviting candidates to take up the nominated position in the committee to serve the Lord. Please kindly accept the invitation if you are being called. Thank you.
  • We will have the Joint Choir singing on the Joint Chinese Thanksgiving Sunday (11/19). The Joint Choir will be conducted by Mrs. Celia Kan. Every one is welcome. Please us to practice on every Sunday, starting from 10/8, from 12:30—1:30 pm in the Sanctuary.
  • The Membership Committee will meet on 11/5, at 1:00 pm. in the chapel. Members are Mr. James Huang, Mrs. Betty Chia, Mrs. Fern Lau, Ms. Fung Ling Ho, Mrs. Betty Chu, Mrs. Dianne Wong, Miss Stephanie Tam, Mrs. Esther Huang, Miss Amy Li, Mrs. Donna Yee and Rev. Ernest Kan.
  • The Mission Committee invites you to support the ‘Operation Christmas Child’ to pack Christmas presents for the 3rd World children who needs your help. If you want to donate the gifts to fill the box or boxes, please give your generous donation to Eugene.
  • We are going to replace our old steel chairs and tables with much lighter ones. You are welcome to take them back home if you want to get some after register with the Board of Trustees members. After November, we will donate them to our sister United Methodist Church.
  • We will have the Joint Choir singing on Christmas Sunday. The Joint Choir will be conducted by Mrs. Celia Kan. Please join the rehearsal every Sunday, from 12:30 – 1:30 pm in the Sanctuary. 
  • The Administrative Board will meet on Sunday, 11/19, at 1:00 pm in the Chapel.
  • The National Chinese Caucus will host the 2017 Convocation at the Shepherd of the Hill United Methodist Church in Monterey Park, LA from 11/10-12. The registration form is available in the library. The Chinese Caucus of the Cal-Nev Annual Conference will provide you with the scholarship. For details, please see the flyer in the library. The theme is ‘Vital Congregation: 20 years from Now’. Rev. Ernest Kan is invited to be one of the speakers at the convocation.

Weekly Announcements: October 22nd, 2017

  • We are collecting donation to support the hurricane victims. Please write down ‘Charity Fund – Hurricane Victims’ on the envelopes. Please write check payable to ‘CUMC’. Donation will be collected and sent to the UMCOR to help the victims.
  • The Luncheon Fellowship will be today after the 11:30 am Chinese-Speaking Worship Service. Please mark your calendar & plan to stay for the fellowship with your church family.
  • The Finance Committee will meet today at 1:00 pm. in the chapel. Members are Mr. Eugene Wong, Mr. Edward Wong, Mr. Brendan Huang, Mr. Thomas Li, Mrs. Adrienne Lieu, Mr. Joe Yee, Mrs. Junie Collins, Mrs. Kathy Lau and Rev. Ernest Kan.
  • The Membership Committee will meet on 11/5, at 1:00pm in the chapel. Members are Mr. James Huang, Mrs. Betty Chia, Mrs. Fern Lau, Ms. Fung Ling Ho, Mrs. Betty Chu, Mrs. Dianne Wong, Miss Stephanie Tam, Mrs. Ether Huang, Miss Amy Li, Mrs. Donna Yee, and Rev. Ernest Kan.
  • The Mission Committee will host the Harvest Festival on Saturday, 10/28, from 2:00–4:00pm in the Social Hall. Please invite your friends and relatives to join us.
  • We are going to replace our old steel chairs and tables with much lighter ones. You are welcome to take them back home if you want to get some after registering with the Board of Trustees members. After November, we will donate them to our sister United Methodist Church.
  • The Mission Committee invites you to support the ‘Operation Christmas Child’ to pack Christmas presents for the 3rd World children who needs your help. If you have shoeboxes with lids, please bring them to Eugene. Each box requires a $7 shipping charge. If you want to donate the gifts to fill the box or boxes, please give your generous donation to Eugene.
  • We will have the Joint Choir singing on the Joint Chinese Thanksgiving Sunday (11/19). The Joint Choir will be conducted by Mrs. Celia Kan. Everyone is welcome. Please join us on every Sunday, starting from 10/8, from 12:30—1:30 pm in the Sanctuary.
  • The National Chinese Caucus will host the 2017 Convocation at the Shepherd of the Hill United Methodist Church in Monterey Park, LA from 11/10-12. The registration form is available in the library. The Chinese Caucus of the Cal-Nev Annual Conference will provide you with the scholarship. For details, please see the flyer in the library. The theme is ‘Vital Congregation: 20 years from Now’. Rev. Ernest Kan is invited to be one of the speakers at the convocation.

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