Category: Announcements

Announcements:

Pastors’ schedules: Both pastors Tatum and Sevilla are back from their vacation trips, refreshed, and thankful to be able to spend time with their families who live far away. Pastor Mark will be here the remainder of the week, but departs again on Sunday to go to a conference out-of-town next week (he’ll continue to be available in the evenings via phone/email, and will lead mid-week meetings via zoom).

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 next week, Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. You can come in-person to room 305/306 or join via Zoom: (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 15 “The Marriage of Isaac”. Come join 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 (in Sanctuary)

9:20 a.m. Kids’ song service (all ages) in Room 305/306

9:45 a.m. Kids’ Sabbath Schools in their age/grade-based classrooms

                        (youth SS will be upstairs in the balcony-adjacent room)

10:00 a.m. Spanish Devotional Service – Sanctuary

      Young Adult Sabbath School – room 304

      English Adult Sabbath School – room 305/306

11:00 a.m. All ages/languages church service in sanctuary

12:20 p.m. Church potluck in Fellowship Hall

2:00 p.m. Memorial service for Millie Wolford

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  

Church Potluck This Sabbath: After church, we’ll be gathering in our fellowship hall to have a shared lunch in our usual last-Sabbath-of-the-month potluck – so bring a vegetarian dish to share, and come prepared to enjoy Christian fellowship in a friendly setting.

Memorial Service for Millie Wolford will be held this Sabbath, July 30th, at 2:00 p.m. in our sanctuary. Come to honor the life and legacy of a dear woman of God. Pastor Ernie Furness is coming down to officiate. A reception will follow in our fellowship hall.

Orangewood Academy – Christian Education resumes soon! Our Christian K-12 school in Garden Grove is starting up again, with classes beginning August 16th! If you are interested in your child(ren) attending, but have concerns about the cost of tuition, we have some tuition aid available from our church, please get an application from the deacons’ table, fill it out, and return it to the church office by August 1st. Please pray and consider donating to our sister educational institution, as we believe educating kids for eternity is a top priority.

Church Board Meeting Monday, August 1st at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be zoom only. All church elders and ministry leaders, please prioritize attending. If you have any discussion items, please get them to Pastor Mark, so he can get them on the agenda. And all members, please pray for our church leadership, as we seek to discern & implement God’s will.

“Cross-fit” group & Young Adult Camping August 26-28th In about a month, 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.

Announcements:

Recent Successes: We have been having a very busy period lately: with the Red Cross blood drive, Vacation Bible School, and the parking-lot Car Show all taking place within the last 10 days. Thanks to all those who participated in each! Our community is enriched because of your contributions.

Wednesday Food Bank Distribution: Food Bank Distribution resumes today 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 next week, Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. You can come in-person to room 305/306 or join via Zoom: (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 12: “Abraham in Canaan”. Come join 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 in the 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 (Daniel Geli preaching)

5:30 p.m. “Sociedad de Jovenes” bilingual end-of-the-Sabbath program 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  

Pastoral Vacations throughout July: Pastor Nathaniel will be taking a vacation to the East Coast with his family from July 6th – 12th, and Pastor Mark will be travelling to Argentina with his family from July 13th – 26th. Please pray for safe travels, and refreshing, fulfilling times for both pastors and their families.

Summertime Fun & Faith @ PSR Christian Camp: This summer, Pine Springs Ranch, our conference camp near Idyllwild, is reopening after the pandemic! Parents can look at offerings & register their kids at www.psrcamp.org. All employees are background-checked. 

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.

Red Cross Blood Drive This Sabbath! From 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., our Fellowship Hall will be used as a blood donation site. Please consider donating! You can sign-up a reservation time at www.redcross.org.

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 in the 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

5:00 “Crossfit Club” hike (see announcement below)

5:30 p.m. “Sociedad de Jovenes” bilingual end-of-the-Sabbath program 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 

“Cross-Fit” Outdoors club Hike This Sabbath: at 5:00 p.m. our outdoors group will be meeting for a late-afternoon hike to “Robbers Roost” in the Anaheim Hills. It’s about 3 miles round-trip. Meeting Address is 6984 E Overlook Terrace, Anaheim. Come enjoy fellowship & exercise in a beautiful environment. Bring water bottle, sturdy shoes, hiking stick, etc. Ask JoAnne Lightford or Ivette Hernandez if you have any questions.

“Heroes” Vacation Bible School Starts Monday! June 27th – July 1st, 6:15-8:30 p.m. Please invite any friends, neighbors, co-workers with children, etc. to come join! We will also have a pre-decorating session this Sunday @ 3:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. We’re so thankful to Jenny Hastings and Griselda Schultz for leading our team. We’re looking forward to it being a wonderful time!

Wednesday Food Bank Distribution: Our Food Bank will be closed next week due to the VBS services we’re holding all week. If you or someone you know needs to find food availability, please call 211, text 898-211, or go to ocfoodhelp.org.

Mid-week Prayer/book discussion group will be moving earlier next week, to Wednesday at 4:00 p.m., to accommodate to the evening VBS programs. You can come in-person to one of the classrooms or join via Zoom: (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 11: “The Call of Abraham”. Come join us to get a mid-week Spiritual recharge, and connection with fellow church members.

Car Show July 3rd: A Young Adult friend of Pastor Nathaniel’s organizes car shows, and we will be hosting one that Sunday evening from 7-9 p.m. in our parking lot! Elder Michael and Pr. Mark visited an earlier one, and found it remarkably family-friendly, fun and interesting. Come stop by for an interesting form of outreach to the local Young Adult community.

Summertime Fun & Faith @ PSR Christian Camp: This summer, Pine Springs Ranch, our conference camp near Idyllwild, is reopening after the pandemic! Parents can look at offerings & register their kids at www.psrcamp.org. The camp is also looking for young adult workers who’d like a summer job in a beautiful, Spiritual environment. All employees are background-checked.

Pastoral Vacations throughout July: Pastor Nathaniel will be taking a vacation to the East Coast with his family from July 6th – 12th, and Pastor Mark will be travelling to Argentina with his family from July 13th – 26th. Please pray for safe travels, and refreshing, fulfilling times for both pastors and their families.

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.

Wednesday Food Bank Distribution: Today and each Wednesday beginning at 5 p.m., our volunteers distribute boxes of pre-packed food into people’s trunks. If you or someone you know could benefit, do not hesitate to come/invite them to the church to come & receive. A big thanks goes out to the volunteers who help collect, organize, and distribute the food. We will continue such distributions on Wednesdays going forward. If you would like to help out in some manner (including helping with pickups from grocery stores 4 mornings per week), don’t hesitate to let us know!

Mid-week Prayer/book discussion group, Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m., this week via 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 9: “The Literal Week”. Come join 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 in the 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

3:00 p.m. Pathfinder Club meets – entryway to Fellowship Hall

6:00 p.m. “Sociedad de Jovenes” program joining AWA @ Emmanuel Spanish church this week

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

Church Board Meeting Next Monday, June 20^th, at 7:00 p.m. Either in-person or via zoom. Leaders, look at your e-mail inbox for zoom invite info. Please get any additional agenda items to Pr. Mark or Martiza as soon as possible. And all members: please pray for God to direct and bless in the church’s plans & events moving forward.

Red Cross Blood Drive June 25^th From 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., our Fellowship Hall will be used as a blood donation site. Please consider donating! You can sign-up a reservation time at www.redcross.org.

“Cross-Fit” Outdoors club Hike Next Sabbath June 25^th at 5:00 p.m. our outdoors group will be meeting for a late-afternoon hike. Come enjoy fellowship & exercise in a beautiful environment. Ask JoAnne Lightford or Ivette Hernandez if you have any questions.

“Heroes” Vacation Bible School is fast approaching! We are less than 2 weeks away!  June 27^th – July 1^st, 6:15-8:30 p.m. We’re so thankful to Jenny Hastings and Griselda Schultz for leading our team. We’re looking forward to it being a wonderful time! Please invite friends, neighbors, classmates, etc.

Car Show July 3^rd: A Young Adult friend of Pastor Nathaniel’s organizes car shows, and we will be hosting one that Sunday evening from 7-9 p.m. in our parking lot! Elder Michael and Pr. Mark visited an earlier one, and found it remarkably family-friendly, fun and interesting. Come stop by for an interesting form of outreach to the local Young Adult community.

Summertime Fun & Faith @ PSR Christian Camp: This summer, Pine Springs Ranch, our conference camp near Idyllwild, is reopening after the pandemic! Parents can look at offerings & register their kids at www.psrcamp.org. The camp is also looking for young adult workers who’d like a summer job in a beautiful, Spiritual environment. All employees are background-checked.

Pastoral Vacations throughout July: Pastor Nathaniel will be taking a vacation to the East Coast with his family from July 6^th – 12^th, and Pastor Mark will be travelling to Argentina with his family from July 13^th – 26^th. Please pray for safe travels, and refreshing, fulfilling times for both pastors and their families. 

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.

Wednesday Food Bank Distribution: Today and each Wednesday beginning at 5 p.m., our volunteers distribute boxes of pre-packed food into people’s trunks. If you or someone you know could benefit, do not hesitate to come/invite them to the church to come & receive. A big thanks goes out to the volunteers who help collect, organize, and distribute the food. We will continue such distributions on Wednesdays going forward. If you would like to help out in some manner (including helping with pickups from grocery stores 4 mornings per week), don’t hesitate to let us know!

Mid-week Prayer/book discussion group, Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m., either in person in room 305/306, or via Zoom (meeting ID#: 7053955673, with password 172569). We are also discussing a new book, “Patriarchs and Prophets”, written by Ellen White. This week we will discuss chapter 8: “After The Flood”. Come join 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 in the 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 (Pr. Nathaniel Preaching, ladies’ chorus sings)

1:30 p.m. VBS prep meeting – all volunteers, please attend

5:30 p.m. “Sociedad de Jovenes” bilingual closing of the Sabbath program 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

“Heroes” Vacation Bible School is fast approaching! Beginning in less than 3 weeks, June 27^th – July 1^st, 6:15-8:30 p.m. We are having an organizational planning meeting this Sabbath at 1:30 p.m., so all current & prospective volunteers, please plan on attending! We’re so thankful to Jenny Hastings and Griselda Schultz for leading our team. We’re looking forward to it being a wonderful time!

Resumption of Dr. Maria Ovando-Gibson’s Discipleship Series Our sister church in Fullerton will be hosting a similar series of Sabbath afternoon classes that we had last year. We know some found out about the series late and wanted to know when/where they’d be happening again. The series is called “Vine and Branches Academy”, and the first 5-week session, called “Imitation: Following Jesus with intention in your everyday life” will be running from this Sabbath, June 11^th, through July 9^th, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the Fullerton SDA Church. Cost is $45, and that includes workbook materials you’ll be receiving. If interested, you can contact Dr. Maria @ mogibson@mac.com, or show-up on Sabbath afternoon there.

Future Calendar: Significant events we are looking at further in the future are as follows:

June 18^th: Youth/Young Adults combine with AWA for vespers @ Emmanuel Spanish Church @ 6:00 p.m.

June 25^th: Blood Donation drive in Fellowship Hall (you can sign-up to donate at www.redcross.org)  

            June 26^th – July 1^st: “Heroes” Vacation Bible School (talk to Jenny Hastings or Griselda Shultz to help)

            July 3^rd: Evening car show in our church parking lot

            July 6^th – 12^th: Pr. Nathaniel away on vacation

            July 13^th – 26^th: Pr. Mark away on vacation 

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.

Hello again, dear Anaheim SDA Church family,

I’m writing to make a correction on the preaching schedule. I apologize for the mistake. Pr. Julio Tabuenca, who I’d mistakenly said was preaching tomorrow, is actually preaching the first week of November. Here is the preaching calendar as it now stands:

October 2nd: Sandra Fermin (former Youth Intern, now back from Seminary)
October 9th: Pastor Mark (Communion service + baby dedication)
October 16th Adam Wamack from ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency)
October 23rd: Pastor Mark or Pastor Nathaniel
October 30th: Pastor Mark or Pastor Nathaniel
November 6th: Pastor Julio Tabuenca
November 13th: Pastor Mark
November 20th: Pastor Nathaniel
November 27th: Pastor Mark

I pray everyone has a wonderful Sabbath!

Sincerely,
Pastor Mark Tatum