Richmond Chinese Alliance Church
10100 No.1 Rd V7E 1S2 Richmond, BC, Canada

COVID-19 Pandemic RCAC Update March 27, 2020 Dear Brothers and Sisters,... Greetings to you in Christ Jesus our Savior. As the pandemic situation continues to develop, we have been forced to adopt new ways of living. In the midst of all the uncertainty, our prayer is that God would do something new in our spiritual lives too. Please note the following changes: 1) The RCAC Sanctuary is no longer open to the public. 2) Church Office Hours have been updated: Monday Friday: 9:00am-1:00pm 3) Ministries Postponed: Alpha, Awana Games, Hazelton & Trail Trips, Peru Missions Team 4) Online giving is being set up. 5) Need help or prayer? Or, do you know of someone who may need help? Know that all our pastors and our church leaders are prepared to help in whatever way possible. As COVID-19 situation is getting more severe, do you know of any elderly person or neighbour who may need help with groceries? Do you know of individuals or families struggling financially? Please reach out to any pastoral staff. 6) April Sermon Series has now changed: Jesus Calms the Storms in our Lives 7) Good Friday Service will be online and available as of 6:00pm 8) Ministries moving online: - English Youth &Young Adults: Titus (Wednesdays), JR’s & Mark (Thursdays 5:30pm) - PTH: Bible Study Friday 10:00-11:00am & 8:00-9:00pm - Friday AWANA: Friday 7:00-8:00pm - Joseph Fellowship: Friday 8:00-9:00pm - Chinese Youth: David & John Fellowship (Saturday @ 8:30pm), Song of Songs Fellowship (Saturday @ 4:00pm 2nd & 4th week of the month) - Adult Bible Classes (April-June) (Cantonese): 1 Self-study, 1 Zoom class (sign up is required); Monthly Bible Quiz () Continue to check our website for the most up to date information. Know that our pastoral team is available for help and prayer. May Christ our Lord use this time to build something new in each of us that transforms our hearts, souls and minds. In Christ, Rev. Dr. Simon Lee

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COVID-19 Pandemic RCAC Update March 19, 2020 Dear brothers and sisters, Greetings to you in Christ Jesus our Lord.... These are difficult times. Still, we trust in God, who watches over us, who cares for our every need, and meets us with nothing less than his everlasting love. In this time of national crisis and emergency due to the pandemic of COVID-19, when we need to suspend all church activities (50+) and respond to the call to social-distancing and to stay at home, it is very challenging for all of us. We are here to build our Christian community and to reach out to the community at large, social distancing seems to bring all things to a halt. However, it is at times like this that we should draw close to God and therefore to each other in the Spirit. The follow are some further measures that we have taken in response to the crises: 1) Cancellation of all gatherings at RCAC, now will include gatherings in people’s homes. (eg. Small groups, committee meetings, Bible studies, Badminton group, etc) because of difficulty in social distancing (2m). 2) The RCAC Sanctuary will still be open for quiet, individual prayer during regular worship times (Saturday & Sunday). Everyone who comes is encouraged to maintain a good social distance and stay only a maximum of 10 minutes if there are a lot of people. A pastor will be present, but will not approach individuals. Come into God’s presence and be comforted. This arrangement will be assessed weekly. 3) Church Office continues to be open from 10:00am to 4:00pm, Monday to Friday. 4) Offering & Giving. Thank you to all who have expressed their desire to worship through offering. We know God will provide. We are currently working on setting up online giving. In the meantime, we encourage you to consider holding your giving until a future time, or, feel free to come by RCAC during office hours and drop it off. 5) Pastoral Staff. With the call to work from home when possible, our pastors will follow these advice from the authorities. Our pastors are urged to continue to shepherd our flocks using other means of communication. But at least one pastor will always be present at RCAC during the day. Weekly pastoral staff meetings will now be conducted via online video conference. 6) Need help or prayer? Or, do you know of someone who may need help? Know that all our pastors and our church leaders are prepared to help in whatever way possible. Know of an elderly person or neighbour who may need help with groceries? Know of individuals or families struggling financially? Please reach out to any pastoral staff. May Christ our Lord give you assurance of his presence, courage in the unknown, and strength in all circumstances. In Christ, Rev. Dr. Simon Lee

With the increased level of COVID-19 precautionary measures from the Government, please be advised Tuesday Cantonese Prayer Meeting will be suspended effective tomorrow March 17 until further notice. We will distribute the prayer items every Tuesday and encourage everyone to pray at home.

Dear all, we have created a new YouTube channel where you can find our sermons and other messages as we move to an online format of gathering together. We have just uploaded this week Cantonese sermon in that channel. ... 9:115 (9:2-3) English and Putonghua sermon will be available tomorrow at 9:00am PST. For all our Chinese (Cantonese and Putonghua) sermon videos, you should be able to find them at http://online.rcac.ca/worship/sermonvideo For our English sermon vidoes, you should be able to find them at https://english.rcac.ca/english-service Please stay tuned as we are still in process of updating the rest of the pages on our websites for the new changes.