ACC Electronics Garage Sale

Our church is having an Electronics Garage Sale to raise money for our East Asia and Thailand short-term mission teams. There are two ways you can support them:

Come to the Electronics Garage Sale!
When: May 2 (Sat), 7am-2pm
Where: ACC Morrison Hall

And for that to happen, we need stuff to sell--Bring donations of laptops, software, cameras, A/V equipment, gaming equipment, cell phones, etc! Collection times are as the following...
When: May 1 (Fri) 7-8pm AND May 2 (Sat) 7-9am
Where: ACC Morrison Hall

If you have any questions, contact Adam Wong.

Potluck and Games!

WHEN: Fri May 1st, 7:00pm
WHERE: Johnson's place; 2413 Avenue N, 78727

Come join us for a night of food, fun, and fellowship - hosted by Moses' life group. An Evite was sent out earlier this week so let us know if you haven't received it yet. Sign up and let us know if you're bringing a side dish, dessert, or drinks--the meat will be provided for, but you are more than welcome to bring a meat dish if you'd like.

The Chopstick Challenge

What would you do to save a life?

In 277 BC during the Warring states period of China, a royal descendant and poet-scholar Chu Yuan became prime minister but was removed from his position because he objected to the use of force and violence.  Banished to the countryside and grieving that he could no longer save his country from the turbulent times, Chu Yuan threw himself into the Milo River of Hunan Province.

Hearing of Chu’s action, villagers gathered their boats and rushed into the river to save him.  Alas, they were too late, but their solidarity and cooperation lives on today in the tradition celebrated by Dragon Boat Festivals held around the world.

What will you do to save a life?  Will you rush into action before it’s too late? 

Help us reach out to the lost in Austin by joining us this Saturday April 25 at the 11th annual Austin Dragon Boat Festival.  We’ll be conducting a fun Chopstick Challenge and trying to glorify God by promoting the Gospel.  Volunteer with us from 10:00am-3:00pm at Festival Beach on Town Lake.  Contact Richard to sign up and for more details.  No experience, just faith required.

Outreach Event at Buckner Villas Retirement Home

WHEN: Sat April 25th, 9:30-11am
WHERE: 11110 Tom Adams Dr, Austin 78753

Buckner Villas is a retirement home near ACC. This Saturday we'll be spending morning free time with their residents--playing cards, dominos, or just chatting. We'll also be offering manicures for the elderly ladies there (so girls, please sign up and bring your supplies!). The volunteer coordinator has requested that no more than 10 people come, so please RSVP quickly to our Evite (or let us know if you didn't receive one).

Visiting Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) Professor

WHEN: Fri April 17th, 7:30-8:30pm
WHERE: ACC John Sung Bldg

Professor Robert Chisholm, of the Old Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, will be visiting ACC this weekend and giving a series of talks on the Books of Amos and Micah. Prof. Chisholm is a renowned scholar on the Major and Minor Prophets books and authored a number of books on the Prophets. He also served as the senior Old Testament editor of the New English Translation (NET) Bible.

See attachment for a detailed schedule for this weekend, April 17-19 (Fri-Sun). (Note, lunch is included on Saturday!)

First Base Tutoring (Background Check Information)

f you would like to volunteer for First Base Tutoring and still need to get your background check done, you can do it online!  **Make sure to complete at least 3-4 days BEFORE tutoring, as it takes 2 business days for your background check to be completed.

 - Go to their website

 - Click on "General Volunteering - 08/09 - Rodriguez Elementary" -> "Click Here For Details" -> "Sign Up" -> "New Volunteering Sign Up" -> "Ok" to authorize a background check

 - Fill out the forms (be sure to fill out the "School Preferences" and "Volunteer Preferences" field by clicking on "Open")

 - Click "Save and Exit"

After about 2 business days, if approved, you should get an email.

Good Friday Service

WHEN: Fri April 10th, 7:30pm

WHERE: ACC John Sung Bldg

Join us and the English congregation for "Portraits of the Passion" at 7:30pm in ACC's John Sung Bldg as we remember Jesus’ sacrifice for us on the cross. Please arrive on time.

In this week leading up to Easter Sunday, we encourage you to contemplate what Jesus' sacrifice means to you. Personally.  Christ came to serve and give his life as a ransom for many (Matt 20:28).  The death of the Son of Man was a ransom--a payment made to set you and me free from the deadly power of sin.  Our debt to God was infinite, and takes an eternity in hell to pay it off.  And when Jesus came, he overcame evil by doing what had to be done first--paying the debt--not by persuading people not to sin or to talk them out of sinning.  Only after Jesus paid our debt that we could not pay ourselves, can we enjoy being free and be declared righteous by faith. Knowing this, what does that mean to you? How is that reflected in your life?  (source: John Piper)

Easter service will be this Sunday, at 9:30am in the ACC Taylor gym.  What friends of yours can benefit from hearing about the amazing gift of life that Jesus Christ enables us to have?  As people are more willing to enter a church on Easter day, we challenge you to step out in faith and invite them!