Announcements:
Wednesday Food Bank Distribution: Food Bank Distribution takes place today and every Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. in our church parking lot. It is primarily a drive-through service. If you or someone you know would benefit from a heaping box of free food, don’t hesitate to come receive. We are utterly appreciative of our volunteers who give of their time and energy to bless the community.
Mid-week Prayer/book discussion group will be meeting at its regular time each week, Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. Meetings going forward will be on zoom only: (meeting ID#: 7053955673, with password 172569). We also continue to discuss book, “Patriarchs and Prophets”, written by Ellen White. This week we will discuss chapter 17 “Jacob’s Flight and Exile”. Join with us to get a mid-week Spiritual recharge, and connection with fellow church members.
Sabbath Morning Church Worship: We continue to meet in the sanctuary. Folks are still recommended to wear facemasks while worshipping, especially those who are not fully vaccinated.
Current Sabbath Worship/Activities schedule:
9:00 a.m. Spanish Sabbath School service (Fellowship Hall)
9:20 a.m. Kids’ song service (all ages) in Youth Room
9:45 a.m. Kids’ Sabbath Schools in their age/grade-based classrooms
10:00 a.m. Spanish Devotional Service – Fellowship Hall
Young Adult Sabbath School – room 304
English Adult Sabbath School – Sanctuary
11:00 a.m. All ages/languages church service in sanctuary
12:20 p.m. Church potluck in Fellowship Hall (see announcement below)
5:30 p.m. “Sociedad de Jovenes” bilingual service in Fellowship Hall
Online Worship Options: If you are ever traveling, sick, or still prefer to worship from home, we have online worship options, live Sabbath mornings from 10:00-12:00 on Zoom (mtg ID# is 7053955673, with password 172569), or services being posted after-the-fact on our Anaheim Sunkist SDA Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfZrh44kEB7LJUy2c37XrFA
Special Celebratory Church Potluck This Sabbath: William Hernandez recently got married up in Washington State! After church, we’ll be gathering in our fellowship hall to have a shared lunch in a celebratory potluck meal – so bring a vegetarian dish to share, and come prepared to celebrate with the Hernandez family.
Orangewood Academy – Christian Education resumes soon! Our Christian K-12 school in Garden Grove is starting up again, with classes beginning August 15th! If you are interested in your child(ren) attending, it’s not too late to register. Visit www.orangewoodacademy.com, or call the school office at (714) 534-4694. Please pray and consider donating to our sister educational institution, as we believe educating kids for eternity is a top priority.
Recording of Funeral Service for Millie Wolford: If you missed Millie Wolford’s memorial service on July 30th, a recording of it is now uploaded to our YouTube site. At the request of the family, the video has been sent to “private”, which means you need to have the following link to be able to access it. Feel free to share this link with others who knew & loved dear Millie: https://youtu.be/1SRpXNYg2fE
Change in Pastor Mark’s Role: As announced last Sabbath at church, Pastor Mark has been offered and has accepted a new job at the Southeastern California Conference of SDAs in Riverside, and will be “Assistant to the President” there. From now on, his weekday time will be spent there, though he will continue to preach and be available Fridays & Sabbaths to the Anaheim/Orange SDA Church district until a new Senior Pastor is found. Please pray for the up-coming transition time, and for discernment in God’s will for the future of our church district. Pastor Nathaniel will be continuing as associate pastor through this time of transition and onward.
“Cross-fit” group & Young Adult Camping August 26-28th In a few weeks, a couple of our ministry groups will be teaming-up to go for a camping/hiking trip to “Big Pines” (up I-395), for a weekend of worship, fellowship, and exercise in the beauty of God’s nature. Speak with Ivette Hernandez, JoAnne Lightford, or Lorena Salto to see if there’s still space at the campsite or if you’d like any other details.
Online Giving: Please remember the church’s local funding needs in your giving plans. Your tithes (10% of your increase) and offerings are most appreciated during this time. Adventist giving has both a phone app and a website you can donate through: adventistgiving.org. Any donations made here are applied directly, with no percentage skimmed off, and your donations will come in your year-end receipt, seamlessly integrated with donations made in the church. May God bless us as we partner with him in faith through our finances.