AUSTIN CHINESE CHURCH

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth

has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the

name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have

commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

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Lighthouse Middle & High School Lighthouse Sunday Lessons are online. Please check the Lighthouse Instagram (@acclighthouse) for more information. Quest (College) No Quest Adult Discovery Groups Discovery Groups are now online at 11:00 AM.

D I S C O V E R Y G R O U P S

Thank you for joining us at ACC today! We hope that you will experience God and true

community with us here at Austin Chinese Church. If you’re new, we would like to stay in

touch online! Please complete the short Contact Information form at acc.church/visitor.

For more information about ACC, Discovery Groups, small groups, and/or how you can help

serve, please visit our website at english.austinchinesechurch.org or contact us directly at

acc.welcome@gmail.com. We are glad you came to worship with us today!

CALL TO WORSHIP WORSHIP IN SONG & PRAYER MOTHER’S DAY & PRAYER SERMON SERIES: “Thrive: Living By Faith, Not in Fear” TODAY’S SERMON: “Lessons from Jesus’ Mom on How to Thrive” PASSAGE: Luke 1: 26—38 SPEAKER: Pastor Gaylord Tsuei WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENTS & PRAYER FOR COLLEGE GRADS CLOSING PRAYER

Discovery Groups. 11 AM | Online Classes meet TODAY for the last time this semester. Summer Discovery Groups will begin Sunday, June 7 online. Please stay tuned for more details about upcoming classes.Those who have been attending should have received an email with more details. If you didn’t get an email, or if you have not previously attended a class this term, please complete this FORM, and someone will contact you. Please come and learn with us! ACC Welcome. Dear Visitors, due to temporary suspension of onsite services, we would like to stay in touch online if you are visiting our church for the first time. Please complete the short Contact Information form at: acc.church/visitor. We are glad you came to worship with us today! Child Dedication. We are planning for our Child Dedication ceremony to be held this summer on Sunday, June 28th. In this ceremony, we pray for parents and their children as they commit to grow as a Christ-centered family. However, due to current circumstances, we may be streaming the ceremony as a pre-recorded video. If you are interested in dedicating your child(ren) with the support of your church family, please email our EAA at eaa@austinchinesechurch.org by May 31st. COVID Fundraising Update. ACC would like to thank our congregation for donating to the Coronavirus Relief—World. Praise God for helping us raise $51,199.47! This donation will be given to the following organizations: Sa-maritan’s Purse, Dell Medical hospital, Seton hospitals & clinics, Dell Children's hospital, Baylor Scott & White Central Texas hospitals & clinics, St. David's hospitals & clinics, and Austin Disaster Relief Network. We also want to thank you all for the contributions toward the Benevolence Fund to support our church mem-bers who may be experiencing some financial difficulty. The total amount we raised was $42,795.21. Thank you for stewarding your finances through the love of Christ. Prayer Request Form. As we continue to wrestle through this pandemic together, ACC has created a Prayer Request Form for our congregation to use at any time! The purpose of this form is to allow ACC's Staff & Prayer team to connect with your prayer needs, which will always stay confidential. We have committed to pray along-side you and intercede on your behalf. Visit acc.church/prayer-request if you have any praises or updates to share with us, we'd love to hear more about it! 2020 Fun Nights & JAM Cancellation. Due to COVID 19 situation and Texas schools closed until end of Summer, 5/22 & 5/29 Fun Nights and 2020 JAM will be cancelled. We are in process of refunding those who had already registered for JAM. Please keep connected via Friday Children Online Learning during the Summer by visiting the ACC Friday Children Website. COVID 200 Challenge. Local Outreach is hosting a drive in May (5/2-5/23) to gather 200 DIY face masks, 200 cans of fish/meat, and 200 $10 HEB gift cards for the Dobie Food Pantry to distribute. Please help us to love and serve our neighbors in keeping them safe by taking some time to make some masks and food. Pickups will be coordi-nated Saturdays. Please sign up on the interest form to learn more about how to make a mask and receive more information: acc.church/localoutreach. 2021 Deacon Nomination Committee. The deacon nomination committee includes representatives from each congregation: Marian Lin and Ling Cheng (English); Raymond Lo and Leo Yeung (Cantonese); Shin Tower Wang and Guodong Qin (Mandarin); and Pastor Representatives Pastor Gaylord Tsuei, Pastor Enoch Chow, and Pastor Tony Hsu. Non-voting participants will be Pastor Arthur Hsu and Pastor Patrick Yao. Raymond Lo will serve as the 2021 Deacon Nomination Committee Chair. If you would like to recommend a name to the committee, please contact any one of these members. Please keep the committee in your prayers.

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Promiseland (Sunday). Even though our children cannot meet at campus, we strongly encourage parents to

continue the faith experience with them at home, here are the links to Family Faith Experience for different age

groups:

4th-5th graders: acc.church/promiseland4th-5th

2nd-3rd graders: acc.church/promiseland2nd-3rd

K-1st graders: acc.church/promiselandk-1st

2-4 years old classes: acc.church/promiseland2-4year

*Those files will be updated every week.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact llai@austinchinesechurch.org or visit us at

austinchinesechurch.net/Promiseland/

RightNow Media. ACC is excited to add RightNow media as a resource for you. It's a collection of videos for

bible studies, devotions, and teaching, and topics include marriage, parenting, apologetics, and youth/children

specific series. While it’s important that this resource doesn’t replace the Word, we hope it can be a beneficial

supplement. It's free, and to gain access, go to acc.church/rightnow to signup.

ACC COVID-19 Update.

Dear ACC Family,

ACC's leadership is aware of Governor Abbott's April 27th order (Executive Order GA18) and its effect to relax the

shelter in place for churches. As of now, Austin Chinese Church will continue to stream all services online, as the

governor still urges churches to conduct as many activities as possible remotely. Please note that our church

campus is still closed for all ministries. We ask that you keep the church leaders in your prayers as they discern

what the next steps will be. Please stay tuned for more updates.

By His Grace,

Austin Chinese Church Elder Board

*Please visit english.austinchinesechurch.org to see more information and announcements.

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PRAYERS FOR THE WORLD Morocco. Population: 36,381,000. Inhabitants in Morocco are predominantly Muslim and very few are Christian. Pray that the Lord will grant wisdom and favor to mission agencies currently focusing on the Moroccan people group, and ask that He will give the believers boldness to share the love of Christ with their friends and families. May we boldly ask the Holy Spirit to soften the hearts of the Moroccan people towards Christians so that they will be receptive to the Gospel. COVID-19. Covid-19 has now infected more than 3 million people worldwide and at least 1 million in the United States. As many parts of the nation are loosening up on their stay-at-home policy, the U.S. could be in for a bad fall and winter if countermeasures like testing and social distancing aren't implemented in time. For that reason, may we urgently pray for the wisdom of our govern-ment, that they would make sound decisions for our next steps. Let’s continue to faithfully pray for the healing of our world. Pray for compassion and kindness in knowing how to respond well and that we may learn to live by faith in the midst of this chaos. Pray especially that we would embrace God’s sovereignty, and ask for His mercy and healing over anyone affected by this virus, whether physically, mentally, and/or emotionally. Government Leaders. Pray for our government leaders. Ask God to surround them with good counsel. Pray for the salvation of leaders who have not yet accepted Christ. Pray that they will have courage to govern justly, be merciful, and walk humbly with God (Micah 6:8). PRAYERS & PRAISES FOR THE CHURCH BODY Angel Man. Pray for Angel, who is a long-time Cantonese congregation member. She has been battling brain cancer since December 2017. She is now in home hospice. Pray for the family as they wait for God’s will to be done and that Angel will experi-ence God’s peace. Elders & Staff. Please pray for our Elders and Staff team as they gather to decide on ACC’s next steps in the coming month. Despite Austin’s stay-at-home policy expiring, ACC’s leaders are meeting and praying for a decision that continues to protect the congregation. Please pray for God’s wisdom over their discussions. Edmond Cheng. Please lift up prayers for Edmond Cheng and his family. A few weeks ago his father passed away after nine months of battle with illness. May we pray for their family as they grieve, and that the Lord will comfort and embrace them with His peace. The family also rejoices that Edmond’s parents have come to join Christ’s family through these times. Praise God for His amazing grace! Pastor Gaylord’s Dad. Pastor Gaylord’s dad was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma on February 20, 2020 and is undergoing chemotherapy. So far he has had 4 infusions and seems to be doing pretty well, except for initial fatigue after each infusion. Pray for the treatments to be effective, and that PG's mom will not be overwhelmed in caring for his dad. Tiffany. One of our English young adults, Tiffany, recently lost her grandma over the span of two days. Please pray for comfort for her and her family, who are in New Jersey. Austin Chinese Church. Please pray over our church body. With tensions high in the city, there are members who may be wres-tling with financial, physical, and relational burdens. Pray that we may be wise in keeping safe day by day, but not live in fear. And pray for God’s faithful provision and protection during this difficult season, especially for those who are looking for new jobs. May we still faithfully worship our Heavenly Father and persevere in our prayers. Lily Lee. Please continue praying for Lily, who is Pastor John’s wife at First Chinese Baptist Church. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 breast cancer in 2016, and although incurable, it is treatable. In July 2019, the doctors discovered intracranial tumors in her brain MRI. However, after 5 courses of radiation, God had reversed her weakness and restored her strength. Excluding her auditory and salivary glands, she is doing well and stable. She will continue chemotherapy and oncologist visits every 3 weeks. Please pray for God’s mercy and strength during her therapy and that the treatments will be effective for a long time. Hoby Ng. Continue praying for Hoby as he is working hard at physical therapy and that God will direct him during this recovery. Expecting Families. Pray for Jimmy & Sonya Wang, Janie & Tim Wang, and all families expecting little ones. Unity Embracing Diversity. We believe that it is essential and effective for believers to seek, discern, and obey the Lord’s will as a community. We are committed to unity embracing diversity in a multilingual, multicultural and multigenerational ministry within our multi-congregational church. We value honest communication and mutual respect so that God will be glorified and our church will flourish. (Ephesians 4:11-13, 15; Galatians 3:28; 1 Corinthians 12:12)

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S T E W A R D S H I P U P D A T E

S T A F F

English Pastor Rev. Gaylord Tsuei

English Associate & Coordinating Pastor Rev. Arthur Hsu

Mandarin Pastor Rev. Tony Hsu

Mandarin Associate Pastor Rev. Simon Shen

Cantonese Pastor Rev. Enoch Chow

Family Pastor Rev. Patrick Yao

Youth Pastor Minister Dominic Chan

Children’s Ministry Director for Promiseland* Lai Yung Lai

Children’s Ministry Director for Awana & JAM* Doreen Wong

Church Administrator Annie Feng

English Administrative Assistant* Victoria Liu

Ministry Assistants* Ann Hung (Awana & JAM)

*Part-time

ACC’s mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ by sharing His Good News

with all people, especially with those of Chinese descent, and helping them grow

as followers of Christ, so that together we will bear witness of His glory in Austin,

in the surrounding areas, and to the ends of the earth.

AUSTIN CHINESE CHURCH 11118 DESSAU ROAD, AUSTIN, TX 78754

TEL 512.339.8675 | FAX 512.339.9556 | english.austinchinesechurch.org

Week 18 of 52 Weekly Need YTD Offering YTD Need YTD Difference

General $41,699.56 $33,901.40 $476,795.69 $610,225.27 -$133,429.58

Mission $7,798.16 $6,701.92 $75,761.04 $120,634.62 -$44,873.58

Church Expansion $1,824.91 $9,615.38 $18,984.21 $173,076.92 -$154,092.71