www.slpcenglish.org
MAY 2013
Join us for English Worship on Sundays at 11 AM on 7F and lunch afterward in the café area. * No English worship on 5/26! *
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Our Vision Evangelistic & Nurturing Church Our Mission Love God & Love Others as Ourselves
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 Dt 31-32
2 Dt 33
3 Dt 34
4 Jos 1-2
10 Jos 11-12
11 Jos 13
17 Jos 22
18 Jos 23-24
Labor Day (TW)
5 Jos 3-4
6 Jos 5
9:30a BBRE 11A English Worship 1P Choir 1P Bible Overview
12c Jos 14
13 Jos 15-16
Mother’s Day 9:30A BBRE 11A English Worship 1P Choir
19 Jdg 1-2
20 Jdg 3-4
9:30A BBRE 11A English Worship 1P Choir
7 Jos 6
8 Jos 7-8
9 Jos 9-10
7:30P Chrysalis CC
7:30P 1Way CC 7:30P Music Team
7:30P Chosen CC
14 Jos 17-18
15 Jos 19
16 Jos 20-21
7:30P Chrysalis CC
7:30P 1Way CC 7:30P Music Team
7:00P SLPC Testimony Night 7:30P Chosen CC
21 Jdg 5
22 Jdg 6
23 Jdg 7-8
24 Jdg 9
25 Jdg 10
7:30P Chrysalis CC
7:30P 1Way CC 7:30P Music Team
7:30P Chosen CC
7P EM Retreat (leave SLPC)
EM Retreat
31 Jdg 19-20
26 Jdg 11
27 Jdg 12-13
28 Jdg 14-15
29 Jdg 16
30 Jdg 17-18
9:30A BBRE * No EM Worship 8P EM Retreat (return to SLPC)
Memorial Day (USA)
7:30P Chrysalis CC
7:30P 1Way CC 7:30P Music Team
7:30P Chosen CC
c: Communion Sunday BBRE: Basic Bible Reading in English
TYBS Readings: Dt: Deuteronomy Jos: Joshua Jdg: Judges
From the Pastor’s Desk MAIL TO
FROM SLPC English Ministry 雙連教會英文牧區 111 Zhong Shan North Rd, 9F Sec 2, Taipei, Taiwan 台北市中山北路二段 111 號 9 樓 E: emcaresforyou@gmail.com Tel. 02-2541-5390 slpcenglish.org Fax. 02-2523-1361 SLPC-EM
Praise the Lord that EM has suddenly grown into the 100’s on Sundays in 2013, especially as our carecells strengthen, children’s ministry invites more young families and bilingual sermons on PowerPoint break down the language barrier for some. However, there are more barriers to break if God’s kingdom is to keep growing. For one, the church needs to enter the lives of non-Christians. Generally, non-Christians don’t walk into church worship on their own just as Christians don’t normally walk into a local Buddhist or Daoist temple service. So if “the lost” won’t enter the church, then what can we do? As the church, we can enter people’s lives by caring for them. Let us be more mission-minded as Jesus commands every Christian to “go and make disciples of all na-
tions” (Matt 28:19). For another, EM with our diversity of cultures and l a n g u a g e s Above: Rev. Peter Chen & Family 陳道南牧師家庭 has the amazing opportunity to cross geographic borders and become more global. Nothing tangible yet, but I am seeing how we have so many previous EMers who have relocated around the world, and if/when they visit Taipei, they return to worship with us. Now, imagine if we not only step outside of the church building to reach people for Jesus in Taiwan, but also step outside to partner with previous EMers in reaching people for Jesus in “all nations”? Let’s keep that in prayer in the days to come.
Articles in this edition of EM News reflect the opinions and personalities of the English Ministry at Suang-Lien Presbyterian Church. If you would like to contribute to EM News—opinions, testimonies, photos, etc—please email to emcaresforyou@gmail.com. www.slpcenglish.org -4-