Newton English Worship (4/5/2020)

Newton English Newsletter

Online Giving

 

To continue giving to the church, please consider signing up for online giving here.

To expedite and secure the delivery of church offerings to BCEC, a PO Box has been set up. Effective immediately, church offering checks (no cash please) should be mailed to the following address:

BCEC
PO Box 600790
Newton, MA 02460

Thank you for your partnership. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we understand that we may prayerfully adjust our giving. For some, we may choose to give less. For others, we may decide to give more. Whatever your gift, thank you for your partnership.

Text 30131 to give:
You can now make an offering to BCEC using your credit/debit card by texting 30131. You can text-to-give to one of four funds.

To give to the General Fund, text “BCEC {enter dollar amount}” or “BCECGF {enter dollar amount}“
To give to the Missions Fund, text “BCECMF {enter dollar amount}“
To give to the Charity Fund, text “BCECCF {enter dollar amount}“
To give to the Expansion Fund, text “BCECEF {enter dollar amount}“

For example, texting “BCEC 100” will give $100 to the General Fund from your credit/debit card.

Please ensure you can pay your donation balance before using this method. If this is the first time you are giving to BCEC using a credit card, thank you! You will be prompted for setup information. Note a credit card fee of 2.65% plus $0.45 per transaction will be deducted from your offering.  (The fee for online giving through e-check costs less at $0.35 per transaction. Thus giving via e-check would make your gift go further for BCEC. You may also consider increasing your gift to cover the cost of the transaction fees.

For more info, click here.

Join us after service at 11:45 am to connect, share, and pray together. Zoom link Email Pastor Ken for password.

Join us on Wednesday evening at 8:30 pm to intercede for the church, our city, and our nation. Zoom link Email Pastor Ken for password.

If you need prayer, please fill out the form and our prayer team will pray for you.

In addition to joining the online worship, you can also worship with your child at home. We will be putting resources on this page each week to help your family worship experience. Your child can use this page from their computer or tablet to worship.

Family worship is as simple as gathering the whole family to:

• SING praises to our God through online videos
• READ/LISTEN to the Lesson – Read the passage and follow along the lesson video.
• PRAY – Follow the prayer guide outlined in the lesson section.

For youth programming, the Newton youth ministry meets online on Sunday mornings at 10 am and on Friday evenings at 7 pm. Visit the BCEC Newton Students website for more information.

The COVID-19 coronavirus has wreaked havoc on our daily lives, as much of Greater Boston has shut down. Some individuals have been impacted physically and financially. Therefore, our church will collect a special offering over the next three Sundays (April 5, 12 and 19) for the Boston Resiliency Fund, created by the City of Boston.

Priorities of this fund include providing access to food for various at-risk populations, technology to Boston Public School students for remote learning, and support to first responders and health care workers who are on the frontlines fighting this pandemic.

To donate to Boston Relief Fund or learn about more ways to practically care for our communities, click here.

Next Sunday is the first Sunday of the month, which we typically celebrate Holy Communion. Since we cannot come together physically to do this, we will be doing this in our homes. In order to prepare, please watch Pastor Enoch give a tutorial on how to prepare for the Holy Communion in your homes.