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Sunday Worship
Join us on campus at either 9:20am or 11:20am service. Both services are now indoors. *** Registration deadline: Saturday 6:00pm***
Please note that we have updated our guidelines to allow children to attend service under strict supervision of an accompanying parent. The Overflow area and other classroom areas are restricted areas and the children will be attending the adult EC service in the Sanctuary.
For Grove students (7th-12th grade) who wish to attend onsite service at the SMC, please visit the Grove website for more information (yg.opendoorpc.org)
For Grove students 7th-12th grade who would like to attend EC Service with parents, please sign up here.
Before attending our service, please read the instructions below:
Prepare to bring your mask. Anyone attending service will be required to wear their mask while in the building and during the singing portions for the outdoor service.
(Indoor Service) Prepare to arrive 15-20 minutes early for temperature screening. To help us get accurate readings with our laser thermometer, please avoid drinking hot or cold drinks one hour before you are screened.
Park every other space. You will enter through the gym doors (2 doors on the left) where we will perform temperature checks and screening.
Follow instructions regarding our uni-directional traffic flow in the church, our 6 ft physical distancing, and our assigned seating in the sanctuary. Hand sanitizers are available (especially as you enter our building and as you leave). Restroom use will be limited for emergency use only. For the outdoor worship service, there will be assigned spots where you can set up chairs for you and your family.
There will be limited fellowship in the gym after the service. Tables will be set up with 4 chairs per table. We encourage you to fellowship, but keep your masks on and continue to practice physical distancing.
If you have any questions, please contact any of our staff at odpcec@gmail.com.
Acts 8:4 Forum
We’ve heard a lot during this past Missions Month about ways of bringing our passions, experience, and skills into communities that know little or nothing about Christ. Are you curious and want to explore the possibilities? This sign-up is only for gauging interest in joining an Acts 8:4 Forum. The forum would be a place where you can meet (zoom for now) to learn more, network, and explore what God may have for you and your job skills and passions. If you have further questions, please contact: TK.Watanabe@odpcec.org
- 2/17 Ash Wednesday Worship Service (8pm) onsite and online. To sign up for onsite, go to https://tinyurl.com/ECAshWed
- Daily Devotionals will also begin on 2/17 for 40 days. There will be a link on the church website (odpcec.org) for each day's devotional.
- Lent TNR: Every Tuesday night (8pm) starting from 2/23 - 3/23 (Online).
Lenten Family Devotional: Letters from Jerusalem
Families, let’s observe the Lent Season with our children! This Sunday, you'll receive an email from your child’s CM Director with a 6-week Lent devotional for families called, "Letters from Jerusalem."
This resource focuses on 6 stories from the last week of Jesus' life on earth, and the devotions are written as letters from the disciples to their families back home. Each devotion is Bible-based, but written from the viewpoint of a disciple. It also includes a Bible Memory Verse, Bible Story Art, Family Craft, Family Activity, Family Letters and suggested Family Snack!
Hypothermia 2021
It’s COLD out! This year Hypothermia Shelter will be held at a facility near Tysons Corner. During our week (21-27 March) ODPC will be providing three meals a day and transporting the meals to the facility where the Homeless Guests are staying. We are asking for GC’s or other groups to sign up for a date. (Groups may be combined to share a day.) Please click on the Sign-up Genius link here or contact TK.Watanabe@odpcec.org for more information:
2021 Summer/Fall Short Term Missions Interest Meetings
(See ODPC Happenings for Zoom Links!)
14 February (Sunday) at 1:30 pm: India Short-Term Trip Interest Meeting
21 February (Sunday)at 9 PM: Central AsiaShort Term Trip Interest Meeting
28 February (Sunday) at 1:30 pm: Indonesia Family Vision Trip Interest Meeting
7 March (Sunday) at 8 PM: North East Asia Short Term Trip Interest Meeting
Upcoming Classes:
1) Baptism and Confirmation Service (3/28 Sunday) and Class: If you would like to profess your faith publicly in Jesus Christ for the first time and begin following Jesus as a Christian, please contact Pastor John at john.cha@odpcec.org about being baptized/confirmed by 1/31. Our baptism/confirmation class will run through February and March. The baptism/confirmation service is scheduled for the afternoon of 3/28.
2) Membership Class (2/20): If you would like to find out more about our church's vision, what we believe, our structure, and practice, please contact Pastor John by 1/31 to receive pre-class homework and links for our class on 2/20. You can reach PJ at john.cha@odpcec.org.
3) GC101: If you would like to join one of our Gospel Community Groups, please sign up to take the GC101 class that will be offered in early March. Deadline to sign up is 2/26. Contact: Pastor David Chang at david.chang@odpcec.org.
The Kairos Course
The Kairos Course is a 10-week, interactive course on world Christian mission, designed to educate, inspire and challenge Christians to active and meaningful participation.
Schedule: 3/3 (Wed) - 5/12 (Wed), every Wed 7:30-9:30pm & 5/15 (Sat) 9am-3pmCost: $120 (materials/food), ODPC members $60Registration: https://opendoorpc.org/kairos/registration/
The Grove - Parent Zoominar
Scripture Journal: Sign-Up
In mid-February, we will be shifting from the YouVersion app to a physical journal for our Bible reading. As a gift, the church will provide you with an ESV Scripture Journal for the first book we will read, the book of Acts. To sign up to get a Scripture Journal, go to https://myodpc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/681717.
Diaconate Fund
NEW! Did you know our church now has a Diaconate Fund? As the newest part of our Care Ministries, the Diaconate Fund is a way for our church to take care of those in need in our midst through short-term financial relief.
What is our Diaconate Fund? Watch the video on our website (http://www.odpcec.org/mercy) for general info and details on how to apply and contribute to the fund.
Join our weekly Praying Parents Partnership every Wednesday 8-9:00pm on zoom: Link to Zoom Meeting.
Spring Semester Friday Night Bible Study
The Grove is currently taking sign-ups for our "Spring Semester Bible Study". If you would like to sign up your child, please visit out website for more information.
EC Family Retreat Postponed The new dates are August 6-8, 2021.
Pray with Us
Friday Night Family Worship We invite you to our G2G (Generations Together) Family Worship Online. Tune in each week for 30 minutes of praise and worship at 7:30pm. Learn More
Grove Parents Prayer Meeting Join alongside ODPC parents at 8pm Wedneday evenings via Zoom to pray for our children in Grove and the teachers and staff. Zoom Link
Lift Up a Prayer: Prayer Wall Post a prayer or offer to pray for others. Our prayer wall is a simple way to carry each other's burdens by laying our cares before Christ. Read More
Bible Reading Plan: 2021
This past year, we read through Genesis to Revelation and saw the Bible as one story, interwoven with many stories, but ultimately about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This year, we want to read the Bible at a slower pace, encouraging you to meditate upon Scripture, to journal your responses to God's word, and to write down your prayers.
Sunday Worship 
Acts 8:4 Forum 
Season of Lent 
Lenten Family Devotional: Letters from Jerusalem 
Hypothermia 2021 
2021 Summer/Fall Short Term Missions Interest Meetings 
Upcoming Classes: 
Scripture Journal: Sign-Up 
Diaconate Fund 
Grove Parents 
Spring Semester Friday Night Bible Study 
Grove Pre-Registration for Sunday Worship 
Save the Dates 
Bible Reading Plan: 2021 
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