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
John MacFarlane Dennis Crane
Sabbath, April 23, 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 st SS Lesson Study ~ Down the hall on left, just past the double doors; 1 classroom nd Cradle Roll (ages B-3) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway to right; 2 door on left rd Kindergarten (ages 4-6/grades K-1) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway; 3 door th Primary (ages 7-9/grades 2-4) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway, 4 door on left st Juniors (ages 10-12/grades 5-7) ~ Through double doors, Downstairs; 1 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: Thursday Friday: Next Sabbath:
8:00 am 7:00 pm 8:30 am 4:30 pm 7:00 pm 10:00 am 7:00 pm 10:00 am 6:00 pm 8:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 6:00 pm 3:00 pm 8:00 am Speaker
Worship Service
Budgeted
Church Budget as of April 9th LCA Financial Aid for 2015-16 School Year Capital Improvement Phase I
$13,000 $15,000 $33,000
Lizette and Dwayne Marlow
Announcements
Glen Wintermeyer
Call to Worship
Introit
Prayer of Invocation
Dalton Athey
Welcome and Call to Worship
Dalton Athey
Adventurer Investiture Gifts of Worship
Atina Tinkham & Staff Local Conference Advance
Giovanni Zillalba
Offertory
Prayer Group Pastor Dave Taylor - ADRA Vespers Prayer Group Vegan Cooking School Apison Behavioral Health Men’s Group Grief Share Church Board Meeting “Revelation” Prayer & Praise Group Vegan Cooking School BULLETIN INFO DEADLINE!! Pathfinder Meeting Prayer Meeting Vegan Cooking School Church Campout Prayer Group Pastor Burgess
Church Needs
Songs of Praise
Received
The celebration of the Sabbath ends tonight at 8:19pm And begins again next Friday at 8:24pm
$ 6,053 $12,765 $34,733
Children’s Story
Christopher Beason
Baptism
Carissa Schoonard
Scripture Reading
Romans 8: 9 - 11
Brooke Brailsford
Invitation to Prayer Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer Worship in Prayer
No. 658 June Paynter
Special Music
Deep Six
Worship in Word
Lifestyles of the Remnant
Pastor Burgess
Hymn of Response
Hover O’er Me, Holy Spirit
No. 260
Benediction
Pastor Burgess
Postlude
Organ
Pianist: Coral Miller
Organist: Jeanie Hair
Media Services Tech: Bill Pearson
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 .................
[email protected] ...........................................................Or...................................... (423) 637-9412 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 Reel ..........
[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 Jennings................
[email protected] Church School ............................................................................. (423) 236-4926 Bulletin Editor .......................... Christy Beason ........................... (423) 774.4717 Bulletin Info Deadline Tuesday 8pm ..........................
[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, Deryl Holland. Today ~ Members, please invite guests to your home to enjoy lunch and fellowship with you and your family.
Prayer Requests ~ Special Needs ~ Healing ~ Sue Bruce’s Granddaughter 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. Vespers ~ come out at 7 pm and to hear Pastor Dave Taylor tell about his recent trip to Yemen and the work of ADRA. 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. Grief Share ~ seminar/support group on Mondays at 10 am. Call 423/236-4214. 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. Free Vegan Cooking Classes ~ given by Katherine MacFarlane and Anita McGrath in the Fellowship Room: April 24, 4:30 - 6:30, April 26 & 28, 6 - 8. Women's Ministry Prayer, Share, Care Breakfast ~ is tomorrow, April 24, from 9 to 11:30 am at the Burgess home. Breakfast will be provided. Ladies and teen girls please join us for this special time of fellowship.
Pathfinder Fund Raisers ~ Chattanooga Lookouts Tickets ~ last chance for tickets for tomorrow’s game @ 2:15. Tickets are $5 and proceeds benefit your Pathfinder Club! Come out and help our Pathfinders reach their goal of selling 250 tickets! Aluminum Can Collection ~ our Aluminum Can Container is on the right of the front doors of the church. Please and bring your cans to help us raise funds to cover expenses for the Union Camporee in the fall. Thank you! LCA Pre-Registration for ’16 – ’17 and Education Fair ~ tomorrow, Sunday, April 24, from 4 - 5 pm in the LCA Gym. Come hungry and enjoy a dinner fundraiser, hosted by Home and School. Church Family Campout ~ is next weekend, April 29 – May 1. See Dean Coulter for details. Adult Sabbath School Classes April 30 ~ during the campout next Sabbath, there will only be 1 Sabbath School class meeting in the Sanctuary. Apartment Needed ~ for a family of 4 for April and May. Any suggestions for a small apartment or rooms available to them, call Karen Williams at 423.715.1516. Church Access ~ those that need entry into the church will soon need a key card. Target date for this to be in place is by April 30th. There will be a sign-up sheet on the welcome desk for those needing access. Also, in the meantime, you may call 423/236-4214 or 423/504-0661 or 423/505-6415 to gain access, if necessary. Mother’s & Father’s Prayer Group ~ is changing their meeting day to the 1st Sabbath of the month, following the Church Service. See Nancy Patton or June Paynter for more info. Calling Posts / Emails ~ if you are not getting calling posts or emails from the church, please contact Lisa Jennings, Church Secretary, at 423/2364214 or
[email protected] and have your contact information added. Contact Information ~ have you had changes to your contact info or have an addition to your family? Please contact church clerk, Martha Dutterer, 423-5034498 to update your information :-)
Area Announcements Apison Tornado Memorial / Celebration ~ You are invited to join in a memorial commemorating the five-year anniversary of the April 2011 tornadoes that devastated parts of Apison and Cherokee Valley. The event will take place this afternoon, April 23 at 1 pm at the Apison-Cherokee Memorial at the corner of London Lane and East Brainerd Rd. Refreshments and fellowship to follow. 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. Performance of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” ~ Southern Adventist University’s symphony orchestra and choirs, conducted by Laurie Redmer Minner, present Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” today, April 23, 4 pm at the Collegedale Church. Soloists include John Brandon, Darrin Hassevoort, Julie Penner, Naomi Jackson, and Jonathan Klingbeil. You may be view online at southern.edu/streaming. Part Two / Seminar on Self-Esteem ~ entitled I Love me, I Love Me Not, will be conducted by Nicole Parker at the Collegedale Community Church in the Connection Corner, Youth Rm. #205 on April 25 at 7pm. Nicole, along with her husband Alan, runs Heart Thirst Ministries, (heartthirst.com) a Biblical counseling service. She holds a master’s degree in Biblical Counseling and is currently working on a master’s in Pastoral Ministry. All are welcome! Gordon Bietz Retirement Event ~ SAU invites you to a historic event in Iles P.E. Center on April 28 at 11 a.m. to celebrate the legacy of Gordon Bietz and his 19 years of service to the school. Exciting surprises will be announced! Those unable to attend may view online at southern.edu/streaming. Jam-n-Bread ~ join us at Collegedale Community Church, Friday, April 29, 6 pm as we experience an evening to recharge your spirit and draw you into a closer connection with Christ. We have cafe-style praise & worship service planned in the Connection Corner Room with lots of singing, spiritual food, and light refreshments. So mark your calendars and bring a friend! Email
[email protected] if you have any questions. Revelation Today Reunion ~ join John Bradshaw for an inspiring afternoon reflecting on the Lord’s leading during Revelation Today. Sabbath, April 30 at 4 pm at the ICCM Theater 6425 Lee Hwy, Chattanooga, 37421 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!"
55+ Club Monthly Meeting ~ will be Sunday, May 1, at the Collegedale SDA Church fellowship hall at 12 noon. Dale Walters, head of the SAU Technology Department will speak about "Economical Car Care". The vegetarian food assignments are: A-C: Potato, Macaroni or Tossed Salad; D-H: Dessert; L-M: Entrée; N-P: Potatoes, Rice or Pasta: Q-T: Vegetables; U-Z: Bread, Rolls or Sandwiches. Food should arrive by 11:30. WELLkids Summer Camp ~ Keep your kids moving and exploring the great outdoors 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! More information and registration is available at 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, 301-640-6677,
[email protected] 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. 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 mobile phone app at www.lifetalk.net
