1. Access Arise announcements and sign-ups here or via https://linktr.ee/arisefremont

2. Advent: We are approaching the Advent season in December. You are invited to worship with us.

3. AEM & EGM: We will have 2 members’ meetings on Dec 8 after worship. The first one is the Annual Election Meeting when members will vote on the new leadership candidates for 2025-26, The second meeting will be an Extraordinary General Meeting when members will vote on the usage of the vacant unit. Members, please check your email for the details.

4 Kids Against Hunger Food Packing: You are encouraged to invite friends and family to pack nutritious food for the children. We need 100 volunteers.
• Date: Saturday, December 7, 10AM-12PM
• Registration fee is $20 including food and shipping.
• Registration: 11/17-12/1. Please sign up.

5. Community Activities:The missional department sincerely invites you to participate in Christmas giving back to the community activities on Dec 21, Saturday. There are two projects, choose one. Please sign up.
1) The Arise team will be visiting our neighbors in the streets. We will pack food and then go out. Time is 10am-1pm.
2) We will be caroling outside a supermarket in Union City from 11am – 12:30pm. Song practice time is 12-1pm after Sunday worship on 12/15. This event will be conducted in Cantonese.

6. Christmas Celebration: Arise celebrates Christmas on December 22, and we will have a combined worship and membership ceremony on that day. After worship, there will be a church-wide luncheon. Main course is Korean beef or Korean spicy chicken. Lunch bento coupons are sold outside the Sanctuary lobby for $10 per person, the same price for children. You are encouraged to participate and invite your family and friends! To celebrate Christmas, you are welcomed to pumpkin pie, apple pie, or cherry pie to share.

7. Year-end Donation: We are getting towards the end of year 2024. If you are planning to donate stock to church as offering, please initiate the transfer soon and send the information to our church office. The church office must receive any donations by Dec 27 for 2024 donations. If you have changed your address this year, please contact church office to update your information.

8. Bible Reading Program: Our “Foundations New Testament” bible reading program is in progress. Join us anytime. The reading schedule is available here.

9. Pastor Search: Arise Church is hiring pastors/ministers for youth and children ministries. Job description is listed in this page.

Updated on 11/27/2024