Newsletter November 2023 Thanksgiving Month

Salam dalam anugrah Kristus Yesus!  

Bulan November selalu disebut bulan Thanksgiving, karena Negara Amerika setiap tahun pada bulan November merayakan Hari Raya Thanksgiving yang dilatarbelakangi Sejarah Thanksgiving oleh para imigran atau pilgrims dari Inggris ke Amerika pada tahun 1621.

Pada tanggal 18 November, Sabtu, Gereja kita akan merayakan Hari Thanksgiving dengan mengadakan Thanksgiving  Luncheon, di Restoran Grand Golden Bay Seafood Harbor, Union City dengan tema “Bless The Lord, Oh My Soul”.  Acaranya mencakup persembahan vokal grup, kesaksian, permainan dan undian berhadiah. Pembicara adalah Rev. Bob Bixby. Biayanya $40.00 (12 tahun ke atas) dengan 10 macam makanan, anak-anak $14.00 (4 - 11 tahun) dan gratis untuk 3 tahun ke bawah . Pendaftaran bisa menghubungi  Agnes Rosida, Stanley Ciputra dan David Widjaja. Harap jemaat dapat memakai kesempatan ini mengundang keluarga dan teman-teman mengikuti acara ini.

Rasul Paulus mengingatkan kita selalu bersyukur kepada Tuhan dalam segala hal.  Ia berkata: “Ucaplah syukur senantiasa atas segala sesuatu dalam nama Tuhan kita Yesus Kristus kepada Allah dan Bapa kita.” (Ef 5:20)

Pada akhir tahun ini, selain kita merayakan Hari Thanksgiving, kita juga sedang mempersiapkan acara Perayaan Natal Gabungan dengan Jemaat San Jose yang akan diselenggarakan pada tanggal 16 Desember, jam 4 sore dangan tema “Good Tidings to You” di Gereja San Francisco. Marilah kita berdoa agar Tuhan memakai acara ini untuk memberitakan berita kesukaan tentang kedatangan Juruselamat kita Jesus Kristus kepada teman-teman kita yg baru.

Kiranya Tuhan senantiasa memberkati kamu sekalian!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2023!

Pdt. Stephen Hosea
Gembala Sidang

Stephen Hosea

Rev. Hosea is known for his friendly and warm personalities. He is a hard-worker who loves the Lord and his congregation. He made a commitment to serve God at the age of 14 while he was in Pematang Siantar, North Sumatra, Indonesia. After completing his Bachelor of Theology at Southeast Asia Bible Seminary (SAAT) – Malang in 1981, he went to Azusa Pacific University to continue his study for Bachelor of Art and Master of Art in Religion in 1983. To support his ministry in counseling, Rev. Hosea continued his study for Master of Art in Marriage Family Child Counseling (MFCC) in 1984 and received his Doctor of Philosophy in Marriage Family Child Counseling from California Graduate School of Psychology – Corte Madera in 1996.

His ministry started when he served in Christ Church (Gereja Kristus Tuhan) in Kediri, East Java. Then he became Assistant Pastor in Church of Share the Gospel (Gereja Beritakan Injil) in Jakarta before he left to continue his study in the United States. Rev. Hosea served in IEC – Los Angeles until 1984 when he moved to San Francisco. He continues to faithfully serve the Lord in IEC – San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, and San Diego until now. He is also the President of Christian Evangelical Mission in West Coast since 1993, serves as Senior Pastor in Chinese Evangelical Church – San Francisco, and the President of Christian Evangelical Chinese School – San Francisco.

https://www.gii-sf.org/leadership
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