YUCAIPA SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH January 9

SABBATH SCHOOL 9:30 A.M.

Welcome and Prayer Tom Miller

Darwin's Dilemma DVD

Prayer Tom Miller

Song Service Tammi Magie

Opening Hymn “To God be the Glory” #341

Lesson Study “Crisis in Eden” Lesson Groups

Pianist: Judy Northrop Organist: Calvin Moses

Adult Sabbath School Lesson Groups

Sanctuary Front Center— Peggy Tomat Board Room— Dan Buckendahl Overflow Room— Ardyce Fowler Fellowship Hall— Gary Strunk Elders’ Room— Joyce Hopp Pathfinder’s Room — Michael Magie Music Room— “Refocus your Marriage” Community Service Room – Elders Ken Cox & Curtis Bradford – Class for Beginners

Children’s/Youth Divisions

Cradle Roll: (North Patio) Ages 0 - 3 Kindergarten: (North-East Patio) Ages 4 - 6 YUCAIPA SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Primary: (East Patio) Ages 7 - 9 Juniors: (East Patio) Ages 10 - 12 January 9, 2016 Earliteens: (Family Ministries Room) Grades 7 - 8 Youth: Revive (South Patio) Youth Center, Grades 9 - 12 Pastor Elijah Grekov Pastor Christine Wallington BULLETIN DEADLINE: Material & Information to be printed in the Pastor Jamison Wallington Church bulletin needs to be in office by Wednesday noon each week! Leave the information with Linda Hill, the secretary. Office: 797-1375 or email her at [email protected]. WORSHIP SERVICE WELCOME 10:40 A.M. TO OUR GUESTS, WE ARE DELIGHTED that you are worshiping Welcome/Church Life Pastor Elijah Grekov with us today. We consider it a privilege to share this time together praising and giving thanks to God. If you are visiting and are making your Prelude “Prelude on the Tune St. Columba” H. Baker home in this community we extend to you a hearty invitation to make this your church home. Please, complete the Guest Registration card in the pew Song Service “It’s a Great Day,” “Whisper a Prayer,” Children’s Choir rack and place it in the offering plate. “Serve Him” FLOWERS TODAY are given by the church in celebration of Edna York’s Hymn of Praise “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” #499 100th birthday on January 13. May God Bless you Edna and have a happy and blessed day. Invocation Robert Usery

Tithes & Offering “Church & School Building Fund” Linda Shattuck ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY Special Music “Adoni” Jayde Emery

Children’s Offering & Story “Rebekah & Isaac” Jennifer Lidar

Preparation for Prayer Pastor Christine Wallington

Congregational Prayer Sandra Estrada

Prayer Response

Scripture Reading “Genesis 24:11-15” Thomas Usery

Special Music “Thank-you” Jay Emery

Sermon “When God Is Our Matchmaker” Pastor Christine

Hymn of Response “This Little Light of Mine” #570

Benediction Pastor Christine

Prayer Response

Postlude “Lead On, O King Eternal” F. Ritter 1. OFFERING OF THE DAY: Conference-Wide Church & School Building Fund is an offering for much needed building funds for churches and schools in Southeastern California Conference. Elders of the Month: Ron Neish/Jennifer Lidar Pianist: Jan Larson/Judy Northrop Organist: Calvin Moses 2. HEALTH MINISTRIES COMMITTEE MEETING: January 9 following the church service at the Neish’s home. Potluck lunch. 3. MOVIE NIGHT: All are invited to this Youth sponsored event on 4. YUCAIPA CHURCH COMMUNITY SERVICES: has opened their January 9 at 4:30pm. Visit www.ReviveSDA.com for more details. doors to the community and church members. They will be opened each Please contact Pastor Jamison if you have any questions. Tuesday from 9 am – 1 pm. They will be providing food and clothes. If you know anyone who is in need please send them to us at that time. Our mission statement is: To live our lives through Jesus Christ and to serve others as He did. Thank you for your continued support and prayers. Donation can be put in tithe envelope on line #79. They will be accepting only food, clothing, bedding, and kitchen items for give-away from Community Services.

5. WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 7:30 pm, as we examine the life of Christ as told in the Gospel of Mark. To join, please call Stephanie Griffin: 909-557-4273.

6. WEDNESDAY MORNING GROUP - Studying new book: Thoughts From COMMUNITYthe Mount SDAof Blessings CHUR by Ellen White. Books will be provided for each student. We meet from 10:30 to 12 noon in the Overflow Room. All are encouraged to join and share your thoughts on the subject that will be covered. A different class member will be leading each chapter with class participation.

NEXT WEEK

RECEPTION Please join us as we celebrate Edna York’s 100th Birthday Sunday January 10th, 2016 Lunch will be served between 1:00 and 3:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall th RSVP 909-797-2300 by January 7 8. SENIORS’ FELLOWSHIP POTLUCK: after church on January CARDS ONLY. 16. Seniors, ages 55 and up and all visitors are welcome to join us for that Sabbath’s potluck. Please be sure to bring plenty of hot or cold food for yourself and visitors. Drink and dessert will be provided. UPCOMING EVENTS GENERAL

9. 10. INTERNET PRAYER TEAM: Our church Internet prayer team is willing to pray for both short and long term requests. Should you have a request or a praise, please place it in the prayer request box in the church foyer, or e-mail it to Deanne Joseph [email protected] ALL REQUESTS WILL BE HANDLED CONFIDENTIALLY.

PRAYER WORKS "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him!" Luke 11:13

"The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the church is looked forward to as in the future; but it is the privilege of the church to have it now.

Seek for it, pray for it, believe for it. We must have it and Heaven is waiting to bestow it. EGW Review & Herald, March 19, 1895

11. SABBATH SCHOOL & CHURCH SERVICE DVDS: are available at the Personal Ministry desk in the foyer. Please sign up on the sheet at the desk. If you cannot wait, it will be available for you next week. These are free but if you would like to contribute to this ministry, place

your donation in a tithe envelope and mark it DVD. 10. SENIORS’ TRIP TO LIVING DESERT: Sunday, January 24 leaving church at 9 am. Entrance Cost: $14.00 Seniors. You can bring COMBINED BUDGET: monthly goal $14,500 your own lunch or buy at the Café. Bring jacket and wear walking shoes COMBINED BUDGET: received in Jan. $ 1,330 or purchase ticket on the tram for $6.00. Tuition Aid: needed each month $ 2,300 Transportation to Living Desert will be provided for Seniors who need it. Tuition Aid: received in Jan. $ 396

NEW BUTTERFLY EXHIBIT The newly constructed 2,500 square- 12. ANY UNDESIGNATED MONEY: in a tithe envelope, will go toward foot habitat was specially built for the the offering appeal of the day. All loose offerings go to church budget. butterflies within the zoo’s existing Your contribution, whether large or small is of great help to the church. gardens and flowering plants. The 13. NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING: Local Church Budget enclosed exhibit allows for the butterflies to fly freely, while guests will enjoy the delicate creatures in an NON YUCAIPA CHURCH ACTIVITIES

uninhibited way. 14. Loma Linda Youth Baseball & Softball signups: now Winged Wonders will showcase approximately 300 butterflies from more at LomaLindaYBS.org. Games on Sunday afternoons and weeknights, than 30 unique species. The interactive exhibit will illustrate metamorphosis perfect for Seventh-day Adventist families. Fun competition, a positive from egg to butterfly. Guests will be able get up close and personal with the atmosphere, everyone plays, exiting post-season all-star tournaments. butterflies. Extra Cost of $3.00 to enter. Season begins in March. See poster in foyer. For more info check foyer board. Sign up in Foyer by January 20 or call church office at (909) 797-1375. 15. HIKING THE PACIFIC CREST TRAIL: If anyone is interested in Calendar at a Glance hiking on the Pacific Crest Trail on day hikes or backpacking, please call WEEKLY Karen Lafferty at 661-331-1219. An extensive backpacking trip is being Community Services – Tuesdays - 9am – 1pm planned for August & September 2016 for Washington & going into Women’s Bible Study - Tuesday evenings – 6:30 pm Canada. Itinerary can be mailed to you. Wednesday Mornings’ Study Group– 10:30 am Prayer Meeting – Wednesday evenings – 6 pm

JANUARY 9 Refocus your Marriage – 9:30 am 9 Children’s Church in the Main Sanctuary CHILDREN’S COLORING PAGE 10 Edna York’s 100th Birthday Celebration – 1:00 pm 16 Refocus your Marriage – 9:30 am 16 Senior Potluck 16 United in Mission Round Table Conversation– 1:30 pm 19 Finance Committee – 7 pm 20 Adventurer/Pathfinder Meetings – 6:30 pm 21 School Board 23 Refocus your Marriage – 9:30 am 24 Pathfinder Teen Swim Test 24 Seniors’ Trip to Living Desert 26 Church Board Meeting – 7 pm 30 Refocus your Marriage – 9:30 am 30 Pathfinder/Adventurer Sabbath FEBRUARY 3 Adventurer/Pathfinder Clubs – 6:30 pm 6 REFOCUS Marriage Seminar ends – 9:30 am 6 Children’s Church in the Youth Center 6 Pathfinder Picnic in the Park 6 Elder Care Ministry 7 Pathfinder Valentine Dinner Fundraiser 16 Finance Committee Meeting – 5:30 pm 16 Church Board Meeting – 7 pm 17 Pathfinder Club Meeting – 6:25 pm 17 Adventurer Club Meeting – Rock Society – 6:30 pm 18 School Board Meeting 20 Seniors’ Fellowship Potluck 20-27 Scharffenberg Evangelistic Meetings 26-28 Adventurer Club – Joshua Tree Trip