TFPC EM NEWSLETTER - APRIL 28, 2020
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:31AM An Update from Pastor Frank about the Opening of our Church's Onsite Worship Service
After much prayer and deliberation, the leadership of our church has decided to open the 9:45am Sunday worship service for onsite worship. Meaning, starting May 2 (Sun) and moving forward, the 9:45am worship will be a hybrid online/onsite worship.
The leadership will monitor the covid numbers during the month of May and will decide, at a later date, whether to open up the 11:30am worship service and the education worship services for the month of June.
For now, the 11:30am worship service will remain being online only.
I know that the pandemic has been a trying and difficult time but, as Hebrews 12:1b encourages us, “…let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.”
We are almost at the end of this. The finish line is in sight. Let us continue to be steadfast while encouraging one another and, in due time, I know we will see each other face to face.
God’s blessings upon you all and be safe!
Rev. Frank Kim
April 27, 2021
#tldr 9:45am onsite adult service is now open. 11:30am service is still online. No education worship services yet.
God's Eyes
Today is April 28, 2021
Welcome to your mid-week!
We live in a divisive world where, instead of seeing each other as people made in the image of God, we see each other as less - looking down upon people we view as wrong or guilty.
Yet, being God's image bearers means more than just who we are, it is who we ought to be. Within the phrase it is implied that we need to be transformed. And that transformation is only possible if the gospel is at the center of our lives.
Conversations with people we disagree with need not be about securing who is the victim or who is the innocent or who is to blame or who is absolved. If the gospel is at our center, conversations can be an appeal to see what we have in common and not what divides us. It can be an appeal to see that we are all brothers and sisters, all fallen through Adam, all saved in Christ - that the only way we can move forward together is through the common morality that appeals to the best that we can be via the power and conviction of the Holy Spirit and the transformational power of the word of God.
Having the gospel be the center of our lives means seeing people the way God sees people and to act as he did - in trust, humility, patience, vision, mercy, grace, compassion, and love.
God's blessing and protection over you and your family as you try to see people the way God does, and I look forward to seeing you onsite or online this Sunday!
- Rev. Frank Kim
Youtube Link from last Sunday's Worship: HERE
Cell Group Discussion PDF: HERE
New Announcements
- May 2 (Sun) - 9:45am On Site Worship Returns!
- Due to lowered COVID numbers, the leadership of the church has decided to have the 9:45am adult worship service be a hybrid service: onsite & streamed online starting May 2. NO Education services yet.
- Upon monitoring the covid numbers in May, a decision will be made concerning the 11:30am adult service and Education services. Both will open at the same time whether in June or July.
- For those coming to the 9:45am service, please wear masks and observe proper social distancing.
- Please note that, starting May 2, the 11:30am online EM worship will be the 9:45am service restreamed.
- May 2 (Sun) - Children's Day Drive Thru, 1:30pm-3:30pm. Stop on by church for some snacks and a gift. Sign-up HERE
- VBS Volunteers Needed! Sign-up HERE
- VBS “Treasure: Discovering You’re Priceless to God” will be held online June 22-25, Tuesday to Friday evening with a Saturday Onsite event TBD.
- Training information TBD once volunteer sign-ups are completed.
- If you have any questions please contact Pastor Haein at phaeinj@gmail.com
Announcements
- Cell-Groups will continue to meet virtually. Please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com if you have any questions or nee further information.
- PV Cell Group is meeting Sundays via zoom at 2pm.
- YMF Cell Group is meeting Wednesdays bi-weekly via zoom at 7:30pm.
- College Cell Group is now meeting Wednesdays weekly via zoom at 7pm.
- The '5 Loaves & 2 Fish' Ministry continues. If you are able, please donate dry goods, cleaning supplies, and paper products to the main lobby during church office hours. If you are in need, please stop by the church lobby and take whatever is available for you and your family.
- KM is encouraging all families to pray together for those effected by the coronavirus at 9pm daily.
- Offering can still be done via online HERE or via mail: P.O. Box 622, Torrance, CA 90508
- For online offering, please select English Ministry (EM), write your EM Member number in the Member ID section, & place details in the memo section. Example: whether the offering is for tithe, thanksgiving, Sunday offering, designated offering, mission offering, etc.
- If you need your members ID# please contact Pastor Frank at frankkim1@gmail.com
- Our EM Elder designated to us from the KM for 2021 will be our Head Pastor, Daniel Ko.
- NEW starting this year, we will have an EM Representative to the Session. For 2021 our EM Representative will be Mike Lyu.
- Please continue to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus, especially those on the frontline of the disease who are putting themselves at risk in the service of us all.
