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Sabbath School
Paul’s Pastoral
Appeal Galatians 4:12
The Church at Study 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Superintendent: Max Mantiri Musician: Alex Golovenko
Praise Leader: Kathy & Sandra Next Week: Super: Jack Polihronov Music: Gordon B. Praise: Max & Juliana
Worship Hour Song and Praise………………………………………………….Friendship
Opening Song…………..…No.456……………………..My Lord and I
Intercessory Prayer………………………………………..Simone Biggs
Praying for Birthdays and Anniversaries/ Revival and Reformation
Next Week Praying for Evangelism and Hospitality
Offering Appeal…......Conference Advance…………Ajit Gaikwad
Children Story…………………………………………………………Puppets
Special Music……………………………………………………….Friendship
Scripture Reading……………John 13:34-35……………….Alicia Sealy
“Radical Relationships of Love” Pastor Alex Golovenko
Closing song..................No.652……………….......Love at Home
Benediction........................................................Teresa Ferreira
Sunset this Sabbath 4:54 pm Next week 4:51 pm
Please send all the bulletin related information to: [email protected]
Announcements 1. NO Pathfinders meeting tomorrow! Next meeting is
December 4th, 10 am. At that meeting each class will participate in planning and budgeting for 2012.
2. Next Sabbath, December 3rd we will celebrate our cultural diversity. A special program is being prepared for the worship service. You will hear short presentations from people of different continents on the role Adventism plays in their lives. After church we will fellowship at the international table - please bring your ethnic dish for the diversity potluck.
3. Nominating Committee is planning to bring a Report for the first reading on December 3rd. As you receive calls from members of the Committee with appointments, please communicate with them your calling to serve.
4. Bowling! You are all invited to join us at Fleetway Bowling (5 pin and 10 pin) on December 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Fleetway Bowling is located at 720 Proudfoot Lane. Now that the colder weather has arrived, come for an evening of indoor fun and exercise. (There is a rock climbing wall as well for those who are really adventurous...) Please sign up for this event on the clip board being passed around. You must be signed up to receive the special group rate. For more information please talk to Don Topper.
5. Next Elders meeting will take place Monday night, December 5th starting at 6:30 pm at our church. The main agenda will be planning for growth in 2012.
6. The AV Department now has a Radio frequency for the hearing inpared. For info please speak to AV personael.
7. For the benefit of those who cannot be with u s in person, our programs are video recorded and web broadcast.
8. Sister Violet is moving on Monday Nov 28,2011. People can call: Stephen Beckles @ 519-719-3251 or Violet @ 519-694-3616
9. Prepare your hearts and relationships as we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper December 10th during the worship hour.
10. A young family from Cambridge church is visiting with us today, presenting their preparation to go on ADRA mission trip to Thailand and Cambodia in February-March 2012. Ivan and Shalini Gill plan to participate in humanitarian work, visiting the ADRA “Keep Girls Safe” project, participating in Cambodian REFLECT circles. The fundraising for their project is done through ADRA Canada. To make a contribution visit their site online - http://www.adra.ca/ivan-and-shalini. They are looking for your support.
11. Next Sabbath we will be celebrating baptism of Jeremiah Gibson. Baptismal classes will begin regularly in January 2012 on Sabbath afternoons.
12. There have been a few requests to show the movie Forks Over Knives again. This movie will be shown on Sunday December 4th 2011. We will again offer the dinner and movie for $10.00 or just the movie for $5.00. The dinner will start at 5:30 PM and the movie will start at 7:00 PM. This movie gives documented proof of what lifestyle changes can accomplish. The main presenters are:Dr. T. Colin Campbell "The China Study" and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn "The Cleveland Clinic".If you are planning on attending the dinner and movie please call Gord & Kathy at 519-472-6066 or email [email protected] There is already a number of community people coming, this is your opportunity to share with them.
13. End of the year is almost upon us and as winter looms, there are many families that are just struggling to make ends meet. Start early this year and take initiative to sponsor a family in need. Also if you would like to know more about the Angel Tree program, please contact Teresa Ferreira.
14. On Saturday, December 10th @ 7:00 p.m. there will be a concert at the St. Thomas SDA Church (380 Manor Road, St. Thomas). Refreshments will be provided after. A free will offering will be collected and proceeds will be used to assist in the travel and accommodation expenses for the youth who are planning to attend this year's Generation of Youth for Christ (GYC) conference in Houston, Texas from Dec.28-Jan.1 Please plan to attend and invite your friends!
15. Membership Update. SECOND reading: Transfer OUT: Maria Keim to College Park SDA Church in Oshawa. To remove from the membership following: Stan Adamski, Jeanne Kaleb, Maria Medeiros, David Stinson, Don Stinson, Mary Stinson, Sandi Stinson - by their requests, or through their indication of belonging to other denominations and not interested to continue in the Seventh-day Adventist fellowship.
16. Tonight is the LAST NIGHT of the Prophecy Seminar! The presentation will focus on the last 3 chapters of Revelation – the glorious new beginning with God. Bring your friends and witness your faith. Invite people you had been ministering to this past year!
17. Please mark your calendar for Children's Sabbath on December 17th. Opal Sawe-McKenzie will be presenting the sermon "Is there a Josiah in the House? Following a family potluck, Opal will continue with her afternoon program entitled "Misconceptions" where she will be going into a dialogue with the young people and their families about how they can change the way they are perceived. Please don't forget to bring something for the potluck.
18. SECRET SISTERS! We have had some fantastic feedback from the women involved in the secret sisters’ initiative. If you have not yet had a chance to write or email your secret sister, please take some time in the upcoming month do so. We have month left and will be revealing our identities in the early New Year. So write to your secret sister today and place message in box in front lobby. Letters and packages are delievered on Sabbath mornings by one of the Women's ministry team, and if you happen to see your name in there, take your message, or if you see someone who has not gotten their letter, and you see them near you, feel free to pass along the joy. Thank you and God bless you for your kindess! Any questions, please contact Patricia Ferreira-Lopez. To send an email to your secret sister, go to: Go to: www.mail.com Login: [email protected] Password: sister2011
Happy Birthdays Nov 26 Graciela Carcamo Nov 28 Erdene Beckles
Nov 27 Alla Druzcz Nov 29 Annette Birabwa
Nov 28 Ndabezinhle Neube Nov 30 Dana Tavares
Nov 28 Angelina Polihronov Nov 30 Nira Isaac
Praying for the World Project This coming week we will be praying for:
Central Africa, Chad, Chile, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, & China
This week we continue praying for the world, and in a special way begin to two week long prayer cycle for China – the largest population in the world. Starting Tuesday as we pray for Hong Kong, then Macau & Taiwan – these are Chinese territories which share similar history. Our video-cast prayer today is taken from China in preparation for the 18 days of prayer.
But first - today’s prayer is for Central African Republic. Much needed is peace and stability especially in the north east region. Constant uprisings and banditry halt government’s already insufficient efforts to restore the infrastructure. Anarchy continues to reign in the north of the country, and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes in the past few years. Pray that banditry and chaos might not prevail and that a strong and just central government can establish peace throughout the country. Adventist church is present less than in Canada (by percentage), however there is strong potential for growth and outreach.
On Sunday we turn our prayers to it’s north neighbour – Chad, the source of banditry and rebel groups. A country with 53% population Muslim, has one of the lowest Adventist presence in Africa –1 per 3,000. Chad is one of very few Muslim-majority countries where Christian workers are still welcome and find openness and access, where the government is truly secular in its operations. Pray that the doors of opportunity to witness would remain open.
Monday we cross the ocean in Prayer for Chile. I had a privilege to spend a couple of weeks there in 2008 on Maranatha mission trip. Its population is slightly larger than Ontario, and Adventist Church is over 120,000! They embrace the ministry of all believers with lay members actively involved in evangelism and church planting. However, the country still has not fully recovered from consequences of the military dictatorship ousted in 1988. Remote villages need much infrastructure development. Majority are Catholic and open to superstitious beliefs. Pray for church to take leadership in developing the new generation.
Hong Kong, a city state with over 7 million population is the gateway into China. Christian publications and missionaries go through Hong Kong into mainland China. Adventist church is only 4600 strong. Continue praying for Christian witness to remain a positive influence for the rest of China.
Macau, west of Hong Kong, also city-state, but much smaller, only half a million people, experiences different dynamics. It is less Christian. Adventist church has about 200 people. It was the first Christian territory in Asia to become non-Christian. Occupied by Portuguese, by 1600s 95% of Macau’s population were Catholic. Today less than 3% claim Christianity. Pray for restoration of the Gospel.
On Thursday we pray for Taiwan, a mountainous island 160 km east of mainland China, the most densely populated territory on earth. 81% of people live in cities. It has a controversial and ambiguous political status – de facto independent, yet de jure a renegade province of China. Claiming independence would almost certainly bring a hostile, even military response from China. Adventist presence is the same proportionately as in the rest of China. More would be written over the next two weeks on church needs in China.
As you are praying weekly, daily for all nations, I trust your awareness of how large the harvest is grows too. Pray the Lord of the Harvest to make you a labourer!
In service of the Great Shepherd, pastor Alex Golovenko
London
Seventh-day
Adventist
Church
SAYS
A Place where Every Believer is a Minister. Discover Your Calling!
Sabbath, November 26, 2011 805 Shelborne Street, London, ON. N5Z 5C6
Pastor: Alex Golovenko (519) 281-9706 [email protected]
www.adventistlondon.ca
