Chinese New Year Celebration 2017

Chinese New Year Celebration

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RTM

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February 4, 2017 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=azIzcHI2bXZtYWc4cGppdWt2ZjhzMGtuczQgNXRlZGMwaW1lM2dldmViN2o2dGNnamQ1cmtAZw

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Saturday, February 4, 10am-4pm
In partnership with the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation

Celebrate Chinese New Year at the Market with cultural & cooking demonstrations, a lion dance performance by the Philadelphia Suns, crafts, and more.

Join us for the following events (schedule subject to change):
9:45 - USPS presents new Chinese New Year stamp
10am - Tea demonstration by The Tea Leaf (City Kitchen)
10am-4pm - Chinese New Year crafts for sale
10am-4pm - USPS selling Chinese New Year stamps
10:30am - Tai Chi demonstration (Rick Nichols Room)
11am - Philadelphia Suns performing a traditional lion dance through the Market
11am-4pm - Chinese Calligraphy
12pm - Musical performance
1pm - Dumpling-making demo (City Kitchen)
2:30pm - Spring roll-making demo with Sang Kee (City Kitchen)

WeChat ESL Class on January 21, 2017 Beijing Time 8:00-9:00 AM

A Highlights of the Week
B. Short Article:

A treasure to be Shared

A Treasure to be Shared January 19, 2017

Read: 2 Corinthians 4:1–7 We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.—2 Corinthians 4:7 In March 1974, Chinese farmers were digging a well when they made a surprising discovery: Buried under the dry ground of central China was the Terracotta Army—life-size terracotta sculptures that dated back to the third century bc. In this extraordinary find were some 8,000 soldiers, 150 cavalry horses, and 130 chariots drawn by 520 horses. The Terracotta Army has become one of the most popular tourist sites in China, attracting over a million visitors annually. This amazing treasure lay hidden for centuries but is now being shared with the world. The apostle Paul wrote that followers of Christ have a treasure inside them that is to be shared with the world: “We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure” (2 Cor. 4:7 nlt). The treasure inside us is the message of Christ and His love. This treasure is not to be hidden but is to be shared so that by God’s love and grace people of every nation can be welcomed into His family. May we, through His Spirit’s working, share that treasure with someone today. —Bill Crowder

C. American Idioms - use the following words or phrase to make a sentence.
A:ace (verb)
all right (adjective, adverb, exclamation)
and then some
antsy
as easy as pie
at the eleventh hour

D. Bible Lesson: Mark 2:1-12

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

2 And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. 5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts,7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? 10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he said to the paralytic— 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” 12 And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

WeChat ESL Class on January 14, 2017 Beijing Time 8:00-9:00 AM

A. Highlights of the Week
B. Short Story - The Hairstyle Change
A different hairstyle or color can change a person's entire look. It can make a person look better or worse. Jean was about to enter her first day of college. She wanted a new look. Her current hairstyle was nice, but it was boring. She had it since she was a 9th grader. Her hair right now was straight, long, and blonde. She went into the hair salon and asked the hairstylist.
"What kind of look are you going for?" the hairstylist asked. "I want to look like a model," Jean said. "Well, we can add layers to your hair. We can also make your hair more blonde," the hairstylist said. "That sounds good!" Jean said. Jean sat in the chair while the hairstylist cut her hair. Jean couldn't see herself in the mirror because she didn't have her glasses on. She just trusted the hairstylist. An hour later, the hairstylist said, "Done!" Jean put on her glasses and looked at herself. She looked totally different! She liked it, but felt strange. She could barely even recognize herself.
Jean asked her friends and family what they thought. Most of them liked it. They said it made her look edgier but very different. In fact, when she met up with her friends, they asked who she was. One of them even tried calling the police when Jean showed up in front of her house.

When Jean was shopping with her friends at the mall, a model scout came up to her and asked if she would consider modeling. Jean said she would think about it and took his business card. The new hairstyle was really working out for her.

C. American Idioms

1. A penny for your thoughts
2. Add insult to injury
3. A hot potato
4. Once in a blue moon
5. Caught between two stools
6. See eye to eye
7. Hear it on the grapevine
8. Miss the boat
9. Kill two birds with one stone
10. On the ball

D. Jesus' Story : Mark 1:29-45

Jesus Heals Many

²⁹ And immediately he left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰ Now Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. ³¹ And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
³² That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or oppressed by demons. ³³ And the whole city was gathered together at the door. ³⁴ And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

³⁵ And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. ³⁶ And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷ and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸ And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for that is why I came out.” ³⁹ And he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

Jesus Cleanses a Leper

⁴⁰ And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” ⁴¹ Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand and touched him and said to him, “I will; be clean.” ⁴² And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. ⁴³ And Jesus sternly charged him and sent him away at once, ⁴⁴ and said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” ⁴⁵ But he went out and began to talk freely about it, and to spread the news, so that Jesus could no longer openly enter a town, but was out in desolate places, and people were coming to him from every quarter.