Apison Seventh-day Adventist Church
Welcome...
11421 Bates Road, Apison, Tennessee 37302
...to the little church with a big heart. Our mission is to be a family of believers that Know Jesus, Love People, and Treasure Truth.
Sabbath School Morning Praise Sabbath Praise ~ 9:00-9:30 Sabbath School Superintendent Class Study ~ 9:30-10:45
Barbara McCassland Dalton Athey
Sabbath, May 7, 2016
Children& Adult Sabbath School Classes Potter's Class ~ Library SS Lesson Study ~ Sanctuary Collegiate and Young Adults ~ Bible Study application discussion ~ Upstairs Life Application of the SS lesson quarterly ~ Across the hall from the Sanctuary Discipleship Group ~ Kitchen, across from the Sanctuary SS Lesson Study ~ Down the hall on left, just past the double doors; 1st classroom Cradle Roll (ages B-3) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway to right; 2nd door on left Kindergarten (ages 4-6/grades K-1) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway; 3rd door Primary (ages 7-9/grades 2-4) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway, 4th door on left Juniors (ages 10-12/grades 5-7) ~ Through double doors, Downstairs; 1st door on left Earliteen (ages 13-15/grades 8-10) ~ Downstairs, follow hallway then last door on left
Calendar of Events Today:
Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Next Sabbath:
8:00 am Prayer Group 11:00 am Jon Wood, Jesus for Asia Worship Service Following Service Mother’s and Father’s Prayer Group 3:00 pm Sunshine Band 5:00 pm Pathfinder Investiture 7:00 pm Allessandra Sorace Musical Vespers 8:30 am Prayer Group 7:00 pm Apison Behavioral Health Men’s Group 10:00 am Grief Share 7:00 pm School Board 10:00 am “Revelation” Prayer & Praise Group 8:00 pm Bulletin Info Deadline 6:30 pm Pathfinder Meeting 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting 8:00 am Prayer Group Speaker Pastor Burgess 8:00 pm Beason Brook Trail Youth Vespers
Church Needs Church Budget as of 5 3 16 LCA Financial Aid for 2015-16 School Year Capital Improvement Phase I
Worship Service
Budgeted
Received
$13,000 $15,000 $33,000
The celebration of the Sabbath ends tonight at 8:30 pm And begins again next Friday at 8:35 pm
$15,573 $13,439 $35,448
Songs of Praise
Morgan Jameson
Announcements
Paul Eirich
Call to Worship
Introit
Prayer of Invocation
Glen Wintermeyer
Welcome and Call to Worship
Glen Wintermeyer
In to the Salt Shaker
Pastor Burgess
Gifts of Worship
Local Church Budget
William Dean
Offertory Children’s Story
Thaddeus Lozensky
Baptism
Pastor Burgess
Scripture Reading
Matthew 24: 45-46
Invitation to Prayer
Karen Wintermeyer
Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer
Worship in Prayer
No. 658
Glen Wintermeyer
Special Music
Alessandra Sorace
The Word
How to Survive the End Times
Hymn of Response
Faith is the Victory
Jon Wood No. 608
Benediction
Jon Wood
Postlude
Organ
Pianist: Louise Eirich
Organist: Jeanie Hair
Media Services Tech: Seth Sutherland
HEAVENLY FATHER, HEAR OUR PRAYER Heavenly Father, hear our prayers As we bow before You; Bless us in our worship today, Humbly, we implore You. Be our guide in all endeavors, Be our hope that nothing severs; PLEASE KNEEL Constant source of love divine, Let Your love within us shine.
Here to Serve Pastor........................................Brian Burgess.............................(423) 637.9412 ............................................................Or............................pr-bcb@sbcglobal.net Head Elder ..............................Eric Schoonard............................(423) 504.0661 Head Deacon.............................Barry Becker..............................(423) 505.6415 Head Deaconess........................Shirley Long...............................(423) 605.1120 Church Clerk............................Martha Dutterer............................(423) 503.4498 Treasurer......................................Karla
[email protected] School Principal....................Nancy Zima-Gentry.........................(423) 902.3883 School Treasurer.....................Reggie Thomas............................(423) 244.7825 Church Office ...............................................................................(423) 236.4214 Church Secretary......................Lisa
[email protected] Church School..............................................................................(423) 236.4926 Bulletin Editor...........................Christy Beason............................(423) 774.4717 Bulletin Info Deadline Tuesday
[email protected] Church Website.................................................................www.apisonchurch.org
Apison Church Notices WELCOME VISITORS! We're happy you are here to worship with us. If we can be of help to you, see Head Elder Eric Schoonard or Resource Elder, Dan Seebeck. Today ~ Members, please invite guests to your home to enjoy lunch and fellowship with you and your family. Membership Transfers ~ 2nd Reading ~ Abigail Doubleday from Cedar Ridge SDA Church to Apison Prayer Requests ~ Special Needs ~ Healing ~ Linda Durham ~ solicits prayer as she deals with the loss of sight in one eye due to macular degeneration Prison Ministry ~ addresses on the Bulletin Board for fellow members in prison. Please encourage them with cards. Would you share your faith with those who are ready and willing to listen? We are looking for committed men and women with a passion for souls who would be trained and mentored to minister to the forgotten ones who are in our local jails. Training opportunities are available; if you are interested, contact John Holley at 423-316-6722. Welcome ~ Jon Wood, President of Jesus for Asia. Jon is our speaker for the worship service today. Mother’s & Father’s Prayer Group ~ will meet today, May 7 th after the service. We will meet in the Mother’s Room. See Nancy Patton or June Paynter for info. Sunshine Band ~ today @ 3 pm. See John Macfarlane for details. Pathfinder Investiture ~ this afternoon, May 7 at 5 pm. Come support our Pathfinders and see their achievements from the year. Vespers Tonight ~ come at 7 pm and enjoy the music of 16 year-old, Alessandra Sorace, a sacred music artist. She has performed at conventions such as ASI Int’l, GYC and AMEN. Grief Share ~ seminar/support group on Mondays at 10 am. Call 423/236-4214.
Apison Hour of Prayer (AHOPe) ~ join us in the Church Library at 8:00 am Sabbath morning and/or 8:30 am Sunday morning as we seek a worldwide and individual revival, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and God’s protection, blessing and salvation for our church and community through United Prayer. You can also call in 712-775-7031 w/ access code 682-097-212 Men ~ join us in "The War Room". Review battle strategies from God's Word; learn how to fight the enemy and live in victory over sin. Join us and become a fellow soldier on active duty for Christ. Sunday’s, 7 pm, Apison Behavioral Center, 11014 Apison Pike. Apison Youth Night / Bonfire ~ on May 14 from 6 – 9 pm, Beason Brook Trail in Apison. All teens ages 13 and up are invited. See Tori Beason for more info. LCA 8th Grade Graduation ~ you are invited to share this special occasion with our graduates, Joshua Burgess, and Eric "Joshua" Tinkham. Wednesday, May 18, at 7:00 pm Women Inspiring Women Project ~ We still need cards with your personal hand written notes of encouragement to be shared with women at a shelter in the area. Drop them off at the Welcome Desk or give them to Noelle or Janice. Pathfinder Fund Raiser ~ Aluminum Can Collection ~ our Aluminum Can Container is to the right of the front doors of the church. Please bring your cans and help us raise funds to attend the So. Union Camporee this fall. Thank you! Summer Work ~ Do you have lawn jobs or summer tasks that a teen could perform for hire? Are you a teen looking for odd jobs? Let Pastor Burgess know and he will try to connect the two. BTW...Teens age 15 and older are able to apply for jobs on the Southern Adventist University Campus for the summer! CPR and AED Educational Session ~ Would you like to get some "hands on" experience learning basic CPR and getting familiar with our churches AED (Automated External Defibrillator)? Join us for a free educational session on Sunday, June 5 at 2:30 pm for information regarding emergency medical situations and the use of the AED. Practice of adult and infant CPR will be available. This is not a certification but you will be awarded a participation certificate. Please RSVP
[email protected] or (423) 322-7473 (leave a message or text) if you wish to attend.
Area Announcements Word Weavers International ~ a Christian face-to-face critique group with more than 30 chapters nationwide and in Canada—has a local group beginning that you should know about. Are you a writer looking for a group to connect with? For more information: www.Word-Weavers.com. The first informational meeting begins on Thursday, May 12 from 7:00-8:30 in the White Oak Room, Thatcher Hall South, Southern Adventist University in Collegedale, TN. Call Roberta at 407-719-4490 or [email protected] for more information and directions. Sunshine Bands ~ of music, ministry and friendship are welcome at The Lantern of Collegedale on the 2nd and 4th Sabbaths of each month at 3pm. Evening Anthem ~ vespers series at Chattanooga First on May 14 at 7 pm with a talk on "The Harvest is Great: Laboring in the Middle East" and you will receive a firsthand report of the Lord's work in this important part of the world. Christian Media Camp ~ SAU invites high school students to spend May 23 25 on campus for Christian Media Camp, sponsored by the School of Journalism and Communication. Explore photography, videography, film editing, writing for the media, and branding design. The $100 registration covers all materials and meals. For more info, visit southern.edu/camps. WELLkids Summer Camp ~ Keep your kids moving and exploring this summer with "WELLkids in the Wild," a summer camp for kids at Southern. Each week-long session offers adventures facilitated by graduate students in the university's Outdoor Leadership program. Activities include rock climbing, hiking, canoeing, ropes course, caving, rafting and more. Camps are held June 6-10 and June 27- July 1. Spots are limited, so don't wait! Info and registration southern.edu/wellkids. “Wounded Hearts” Group ~ continues thru May 31st on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 -8:30 pm at Hamilton Community Church. This will be a closed group, separated male and female. This group looks at the heartache of sexual abuse and the hope of transformation, 301-640-6677, [email protected]. Divorce Care ~ Thursday evenings, through June 2nd, 7:00 - 8:30 pm @ Hamilton Comm. Church. Programs for kids: The Big D for teens ages 13 - 17, DC4K for kids ages 5-12, and daycare for children 5 and under, $15.00 per participant. Kids can come even if parents have already completed the program. Info, 301-6406677, [email protected]
The Samaritan Center ~ needs grocery bags! Our stores use 800 - 1000 plastic bags every day and are always running low. Exec Dir. Tony Dahlberg invites you to make a habit of "giving your baggage to the Lord, and your plastic bags to us!" Adelphos ~ a community-based non-denominational Christian vocal group of young men originally founded in Staunton, Virginia, is re-establishing in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Adelphos will consist of 8 to 16 singers and an accompanist. Vocalist positions are open to young men post high school through 20’s. The accompanist position is open to any age, male or female. Apply online at adelphosbrothers.org/auditions. Several staff positions are also available. For more information go to adelphosbrothers.org or call 423-443-1233. Wildwood Lifestyle Center ~ is looking for missionary minded physicians, nurse practitioners or physician assistants who have a passion for lifestyle medicine. Medical practitioners need to have a valid USA license. Stipend provided. If you sense the Lord may be calling you to full-time or part-time service, please contact the Administrator on 423-315-3737 or [email protected]. Resource For Happier Relationships~ Hear Marriage and Parenting experts on “Family Life Today” radio show weekdays at 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on 98.5 FM LifeTalk Radio in McDonald/Ooltewah area. Hear other uplifting programs and music 24/7. Can’t tune in 98.5 FM on your radio? Listen online or get the FREE mo bile phone app at www.lifetalk.net