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Midweek on Wed., May 8th, 2024

One Day Ministry Leadership Seminar The Fuller Seminary and Christ Church of Oak Brook (IL) are hosting 1-day seminar, “Ministry Leadership in a Messy World” on Friday, May 31 st , 2024 at Christ Church of Oak Brook (501 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523). You can read the detail information at the seminar website: https://www.fuller.edu/events/ministry-leadership-in-a-messy-world/ . Register deadline is Friday, May 24 th . The cost is $75 per person and for a group of over 5 people, the cost goes down to $60. Leeza Finch is attending. If you are interested, please contact Leeza Finch for the possibility of getting group rate. May is Mental Health Awareness Month Do you know: Loneliness and social isolation are key risk factors for mental health conditions in later life? Approximately 14% of adults aged 60 and over live with a mental illness. You are not alone! Call 988 to connect to a trained counsellor who can help you find resources and support. Photo Contest
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Repent

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OT Lesson: 2 Chronicles 7:11-16 (NIV) When Solomon had finished the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had succeeded in carrying out all he had in mind to do in the temple of the Lord and in his own palace, the Lord appeared to him at night and said:  “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a temple for sacrifices. When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among my people, if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.” NT Lesson: Matthew 4:12-17 (NRSV) Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to
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Midweek on Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

 New Bible Study Book The Saturday Bible Study finished studying the Gospel of Luke. After discussion for the next Bible book for study, we concluded to study the Book of Hebrews. It is a mysterious but amazing book. Please join us to explore the theology and knowledge more in depth. Photo Contest The first annual photo contest is open. Please email your flower photo to pastor Je to enter. It does not have to be a recent photo. Five or more years or old photo is just fine. There are only two rules that it has to be a flower photo, and that is was taken by you. Sunday Hymns There will be more songs and music than our regular Sunday morning worship services. The three regular hymns are listed below. Let other songs surprise you on Sunday. 268. Crown Him with Many Crowns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuMh_ept-Js Lord, I Lift Your Name on High: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdrIlUAZy38 Before I Take the Body of My Lord: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh6R4Yv1b0w
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Newsletter May 2024

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Pack a Baby Pack Wonderful Presbyterians gathered on Saturday, April 27 th and made many baby packs with various hygienic items. These packs will be shipped to Malawi for the use of expecting mothers at the time of her delivery. Countless infants and mothers die of infection because of unsanitary environment and the lack of proper healthcare in Malawi. These simple baby pack guarantees not only the survival but also the health of both newborns and mothers. Photos are at the church website or at https://photos.app.goo.gl/qT2HxHPfN5hVfXPd9 Photo Contest The first annual photo contest begins from April with the theme of Spring Flower. One rule is that the photo must be taken by you personally, which means you cannot submit a photo which you down-loaded from the internet. You can submit your digital photo via email, or drop off the printed photo at pastor Je’s office. The photos will be displayed on the church website. After the Worship in the Park in late June, it will be voted and th
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Jesus' New Beginning

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OT Lesson: Genesis 12:1-9 (CEB) The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your land, your family, and your father’s household for the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation and will bless you. I will make your name respected, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you,  those who curse you I will curse; all the families of the earth will be blessed because of you.” Abram left just as the Lord told him, and Lot went with him. Now Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran. Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all of their possessions, and those who became members of their household in Haran; and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, Abram travelled through the land as far as the sacred place at Shechem, at the oak of Moreh. The Canaanites lived in the land at that time. The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I give this land to your descendants,” so Abram built an altar there to the Lord who appeared to him.
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Midweek on Wed., Apr. 24th, 2024

¡ Pack a Baby Pack! Saturday 2 P.M. Finally this coming Saturday is the Pack a Baby Pack! We have been waiting for it for such a long time, announcing each week. Now we are going to pack the baby packs for expecting mothers in Malawi (for your information, Malawi is a country in South-eastern Africa). These packs contain essential hygienic supplies, which are crucial for clean and healthy baby deliveries. Unfortunately, due to the lack of these items, many newborn babies and mothers face serious risks. By this, we can save lots of new born babies and their mothers. It is this coming Saturday, 2 P.M. at the fellowship hall. N o Bible Study To remove the possible conflicts with the wonderful mission project of Pack a Baby Pack, this coming Bible Study is cancelled. We will resume the Saturday Bible Study from Saturday, May 4 th , 11:30 A.M. New Bible Study Book The Saturday Bible Study finished studying the Gospel of Luke. After discussion for the next Bible book for study, we concl
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You Don't Have to Be a Cheeseburger (PPM Sunday)

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OT Lesson: Genesis 2:4b-9 (GNT) When the Lord God made the universe, there were no plants on the earth and no seeds had sprouted, because He had not sent any rain, and there was no one to cultivate the land; but water would come up from beneath the surface and water the ground. Then the Lord God took some soil from the ground and formed a man out of it; He breathed life-giving breath into his nostrils and the man began to live. Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the East, and there He put the man He had formed. He made all kinds of beautiful trees grow there and produce good fruit. In the middle of the garden stood the tree that gives life and the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad. NT Lesson: Matthew 13:1-9 (NRSV) That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the lake. Such great crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. And He told them many things in parables, sayi
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