Updated Materials for Spiritual Growth

Town Hall on the Asian American Experience
Tuesday, March 2, 7:30 pm
Violence against Asian Americans is rising at an alarming rate, yet news articles about this fact are few and far between. A recent Time article reported that “The NYPD reported that hate crimes motivated by anti-Asian sentiment jumped 1,900% in New York City in 2020.” Jesus has called us to love one another, to heed the cry of the oppressed, and to pray for one another. And that’s exactly what we hope to do.
The LCC Racial Righteousness small group and many others from our LCC community joined together for a special evening with Dr. Boaz Johnson, Dr. Russell Jeung, and Pastor Mary Chung March. This Town Hall style Zoom gathering focused on the recent increase in violence against the Asian American community, including our own Covenant family.
We hope to have a video recording of the presentation available soon and will post it here. Please pray with us for our Asian American sisters and brothers.

Spring Immerse Groups
We have kicked off our Immerse reading program which will run from February 1st through May 22nd (16 weeks). During this time, we will commit to reading the entire first five books of the Bible – Genesis through Deuteronomy – together. There are 5 days (Monday-Friday) of readings (about 4 pages or 10-15 minutes a day of reading time) to be completed at your pace.
5-11 people or a family could meet weekly to discuss what was read. These meetings are less like a Bible study but more like a “book club.”
Three formats of Immerse:
- Hard copy: A family guide is available here to use at home for parents, grandparents, or guardians to use with younger children. Click here for a sixteen-week reading plan.
- Free MP3 audio: Click here (once on Immerse website-click “view 16-week audio button)
- E-book: Purchase through the vendors below:
How Can I Participate In A Group?
- Join an existing group
- Form Your Own “Immerse” Group | If you presently do not belong to any group feel free to start your own group! Gather a group of about five-seven people—friends, neighbors, acquaintances, or colleagues. You can meet at your home, at a coffee shop, over lunch, whenever works for you. You don’t need to know everything to host a group; Immerse has a host guide here
Please email Zachs your questions, zzgaiya@tiu.edu, or call\text 978-335-7140 or the church office.
Immerse Blog
Here you will find writings on the small group Bible reading (Immerse). This blog may help you dig deeper into the Immerse readings for that week. Click here to see the blog posts.
We also are looking for blog writers/recorders. If you are willing to share your thoughts on a day’s reading, either by writing less than one page or recording less than 5 minutes, please sign up here!