Connections Weekly Newz‏

My Fellow Connections Members, Leaders and Friends

We had a great time eating and hanging out at Rafa's house last Sunday. Thank you Rafa! Just couple things to remind all of you.

The Christmas Eve service will be later tonight begin at 5:30pm, refreshment will be follow afterward.

Also, Christmas Day service opportunity with Union Station will be tomorrow. We will be setting up tables and chairs around the park from 8-11am and lunch afterward. Meet at church parking lot at 7:30am. Please contact Service Chair Alex Liao at 626-822-1508 or email liao989@gmail.com if you are interested! Click here for more information. http://unionstationhs.org/event/dip

By the way, I will be on vacation this week till January 3rd 2014.

Lastly, I love you all and pray that you have a presence of Jesus abiding in your heart during this holiday.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Serve Beyond Self!

James Tsang

Connections Weekly Newz‏

My Fellow Connections Members, Leaders and Friends

Our very own Rafa has extended an invitation to everyone for Christmas Potluck gathering at her place(5743 Baldwin Ave Temple City CA 91780) this Sunday begin at 1pm. This is our annual Christmas social you don't want to miss. Please contact Rafa at 626-551-9824 or email rafatwaheed@yahoo.com if you plan to attend the party.

Don't forget to sign up with Alex for service opportunity on Christmas Day. We will be setting up tables and chairs around the park from 8-11am and lunch afterward. Meet at church parking lot at 7:30am. Please contact Service Chair Alex Liao at 626-822-1508 or email liao989@gmail.com if you are interested! Click here for more information. http://unionstationhs.org/event/dip

Lastly, Christmas Eve Service will be on next Tuesday at 5:30pm. Come to singing christmas carol and celebrate Christ birthday!

Don't forget to check our upcoming social and service events below this email.

Merry Christmas to you all!

Serve Beyond Self!

James Tsang

Connections Weekly Newz‏

My Fellow Connections Members, Leaders and Friends

Well what can I said, we had an awesome time at our Annual Christmas Party last Saturday. It was so fun to watch all of us being a kid from the beginning to the end of the party. So again my thanks go to our Christmas party committee chair Raquel Marquez, the whole committee members and all of you who make a contribution to the party.Speaking about p

ty, there will be a Christmas Ball Party host by Maizie's friend tomorrow night from 6pm-midnight at Peacock Gardens: 23347 Golden Springs Dr. Diamond Bar, CA 91765. It's a non-alcoholic event with all you can eat and drink, three course meal, gift exchange, Christmas carols, Semi-formal attire, DJ music and dancing. The price is $30.00/person & $50.00/couple. Contact Maizie for tickets at 626-716-0302 or maizietam@yahoo.com

Also, don't forget to sign up with Alex for service opportunity on Christmas Day. We will be setting up tables and chairs around the park from 8-11am and lunch afterward. Meet at church parking lot at 7:30am. Please contact Service Chair Alex Liao at 626-822-1508 or email liao989@gmail.com if you are interested! Click here for more information. http://unionstationhs.org/event/dip

Lastly, the new series The Story is back this Sunday. This is one of my favorite series that I have prepared to share with all of you. As I have said in the past, each of us has a story. We have families, fall in love, experience failure or betrayal, face conflict and overwhelming challenges, and long to be loved and accepted for who we are. The Story is about God’s great love affair with humanity – the story of the Bible. Join us this Sunday at 9am, Rm208 for a unique opportunity to read through the Bible in a way that's clear and easy to understand.

Don't forget to check our upcoming social and service events below this email.

Hope to see you all this Sunday!

Serve Beyond Self!

James Tsang

Connections Weekly Newz‏

My Fellow Connections Members, Leaders and Friends

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving weekend. We had a blast time joining Union Station for serving and sharing God's love to homeless and low income families at Central Park, Pasadenaon Thanksgiving day. Since we had such a great turn out (18 people show up) on Thanksgiving Day. We decided to do it again on Christmas Day! It will be the same format as we had on Thanksgiving Day, setting up tables and chairs around the park from 8-11am and lunch afterward. For those interested please sign up with Service Chair Alex Liao at 626-822-1508 or emailliao989@gmail.com. Please meet at church parking lot at 7:30am. Click here for more information. http://unionstationhs.org/event/dip

Also, we had the largest attendance ever (23 people show up) with Maizie's Volleyball gathering last Saturday. I think it's obvious that we all need to work out after all the food from Thanksgiving weekend. By the way, the "Menudo" soup was amazing. Maybe we can ask Pastor Rivas's wife to give us some cooking lesson sometime in the future. What do you think Maizie? We will be letting you know our next Volleyball gathering.

Just a friendly reminder, our Annual Christmas Party is coming up this Saturday begin at 5:30pm, in Rm 103. This is the most anticipated event you don't wanna miss. If you haven't sign up on Invite you can still sign up with Raquel Marquez( Christmas Party committee Chair) by contacting her at 626-484-1619 or email rmarquez410@yahoo.com for detail.

Get excited! It's time for holiday cheer with the celebration of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Be prepared:

1. Bring a side dish to share for at least 5 people
2. Festive clothing and holiday spirit
3. The main meal will be catered - Chinese food
4. Share on evite the dish you will bring
5. Children are included in the festivities
Optional ~ Fun times are ahead with the white elephant gift exchange ($10 minimum of a new gift)
RSVP by Thursday December 5th for us to get the best headcount

By the way, I am proud to introduce Gent Grush this Sunday. He is on staff with Intervarsity working with students at Cal State University LA. He will be sharing with us his story and perspectives on reaching out to the emerging generation. The seminar will begin at 9am, in room 208. Everyone is welcome!

That's all for now. Don't forget to check our upcoming social and service events below this email.

Hope to see you all this weekend!

Serve Beyond Self!

James Tsang