SJCCC Easter Sunday Tea Party - An Evangelization Opportunity/James Hua

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I bet you've heard some nagging from many Catholics either among ourselves or other communities that -

"we are not proactive as Protestants in approaching people, tagging people around and relaying people with Good News..." –or-

"we should stand up and act instead of complain and sigh…"

Well, this is everyone's chance! Tony and E.T. Committee (Evangelization Team, not Extra-Terrestrial from Steven Spielberg’s movie) had put up tons of effort to hold another action packed event for the benefit of everyone – bay area friends to be evangelized and us to be energized! It’s like hitting two birds with one stone. Isn’t that great?!

Please note this invitation excludes no one – all are expected to chip in some efforts. Please try your best to influence your dear brothers and sisters so they don’t feel left out. Please reply to ALL, Tony and me so we all know which action items are covered. We have Florence, George, Kerching, An-Pung, Cris helping you out. They are all ears too.

Here are all the details from Tony and E.T.

親愛的區組長,

謝謝您為主耶穌帶領他的羊群！我們感謝您的辛勞及您的心血，我們相信天主了解您的心意，祂也必祝福您為主耶穌所有的付出。

在復活節當天, SJCCC將邀請去年我們在華人大型活動中接觸到的五十多位「新朋友」參加一個特別的茶會。我們希望所有的區組都能參與這項活動：

1. 每一個區組都能以主人身份招待2位「新朋友」。不但是在活動當時招待他們，活動以後也保持接觸，繼續邀清他們參與區組及團體活動。
2. 每一個區組都能用1領1(1區組領1人)的方式邀請疏遠的「老朋友」，在復活節回來我們的團體。在復活節以後也繼續邀清他們參與區組及團體活動。
3. 每一個區組都能參與這活動的一部分工作(請代表您的區組認領貴組能夠承擔的部分) 。我們都知道，在一起工作中，區組才能真正的凝聚和成長。

復活節茶會



時間：3/23星期天

地點：St. Clare’s Parish Hall

節目：

12:00 - 01:00 PM 精美點心招待

01:00 - 02:30 PM 以見證分享為主題，詳情未定(最好能有中英粵語，以及輕鬆喜樂的氣氛) 兒童Easter Arts & Crafts

01:30 - 02:30 PM 粵語彌撒

03:00 - 04:00 PM 國語彌撒

04:00 - 05:00 PM 兒童Easter Egg Hunt 及慕道班活動



Tasks:

1 Programming (Sacred Heart Children Choir has agreed to support), including MCs

2 Food preparation

3 Food serving

4 Set up, decoration, & clean up

5 Childcare/crafts

6 Easter Egg hunt

7 Audio/visual

8 New friends invitation - phone, email, and snail mail

9 The 1-0-1 pilot planning & execution - including post-event follow up

10 Community communication - both for hosting and 1-0-1 pilot (written, verbal)

11 Welcome/sign in

12 Overall project coordination

13 Cantonese group coordination


Dear group leaders,

Thank you for leading Lord Jesus’ flock! We sincerely thank you for your thoughtfulness and hard work. We know that God see and appreciate your contributions, and will bless all of your efforts for Christ.

We are happy to share with you that on Easter Sunday, SJCCC will invite those 50 “new friends” we met at the major Chinese events back to the community for a Tea Party. We would like every community group to participate in this activity:
1. Every group will be the host to 2 “new friends” during the event and continue to be in touch after the event to invite them to group and community activities.
2. Every group will have the spirit of 1-Lead-1 (each group lead/adopt one), and bring a distant Catholic back to the community on Easter. The group will continue to invite them to be involved with group and community activities after the event.
3. Every group will take part in some of the tasks of this event. We all know that it’s in working together; the group grows and jells together.

Easter Tea Party
Time: Sunday 3/23
Location: St. Clare’s Parish Hall
Program:
Noon-1pm Snacks
1-2:30pm Sharing/Testimonies to be determined (Mandarin, English, and Cantonese preferred, joyful and not too heavy) Children - Easter Arts & Crafts
1:30-2:30 Cantonese Mass
3:00-4:00 Mandarin Mass
4:00-5:00 Children Easter Egg Hunt and RCIA Activity

May God bless you and this event!

James Hua