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Huntsville Central Seventh-day Adventist Church CENTRAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 2021 Pastor Randy Mills Central News editor (205) 565-1162 Kathy Lamson rmills at gscsda.org newsletter4central at gmail.com 3001 Whitesburg Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802 ♦ Church Office (256) 881-4351 ♦ http://www.hsvcentralsda.org/ FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK SABBATH BIBLE STUDY DATEs TO REMEMBER Did you know that God has an assignment Ed Toth’s adult Sabbath School class September 25, Communion Service at for your life? And, you are God’s meets in the small room behind the Central Church. “masterpiece” – just the right person to sanctuary piano. September 25, 13th Sabbath Offering for accomplish the assignment He has for Chuck Kittleson’s adult Sabbath the North American Division. Give you. School class meets in the sanctuary. during worship service or with your “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has Don Evans’ adult Sabbath School class online giving. See what will be created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we meets in Central Hall. accomplished with this offering. can do the good things he planned for us https://am.adventistmission.org/resources- Junior and Earliteen Sabbath School long ago” (Ephesians 2:10, NLT). for-sabbath-school-leaders#current classes are meeting in the Junior chapel. God created you and re-creates you so September 26, BCCA Yard Sale (See that you can do the good things He has Kindergarten and Primary Sabbath info under BCCA News, page 2.) planned for your life. You’re not here just School classes are meeting together in the to consume resources – to eat, breathe, Primary classroom upstairs in Central September 26, Gulf States Conference and take up space. God designed you to Hall. Constituency Meeting, information for make a difference with your life and to Beginners Sabbath School class is delegates: https://gscsda.org/session Also add value to the lives of others. meeting in their classroom upstairs in delegates, if you want to carpool let The fact that you are designed to make a Central Hall. Pastor Mills or Josh Broussard know. difference should give you courage and September 29 through October 3, hope and real purpose for living. Why? Wednesday Night Worship Adventist Community Services disaster Because God created you. Jesus re-creates We are concluding “Connect with God you. The Holy Spirit equips you to do response training and certification, Through Prayer,” a 5-part series by John God’s work when you accept His www.gscsda.org/acstraining assignment for your life. Bradshaw, president of It Is Written. If you missed any or all of “Connect,” you October 17, Central’s Health Ministries Starting Sabbath, September 11, during can view all of the presentations here: Cooking Class, 1:00 p.m. in Central the 11:00 a.m. worship hour, I’ll share https://itiswritten.tv/ Hall.Come learn how to prepare (and with you how you can know and accept sample) healthful dishes! God’s assignment for your life. By CENTRAL THIS ’N’ THAT accepting His assignment you can make a Join Central Church Choir! If you huge difference in the lives of others. By Nominating Committee has begun their work of selecting willing volunteers to fill enjoy praising God in music, and accepting His assignment God will would like to join the choir, please continue His masterful work in your life! all the church offices. Please pray for God’s guidance for this committee. contact Malinda McCleary to learn Love Always, what the weekly rehearsal schedule is. Pastor Randy Mills If they contact you to ask you to fill a particular role in the church, please ADD consider prayerfully what God would YOUR Pastor Mills will be the speaker VOICE! September 11, 18, 25, and have you do. October 9, 16, 23, 30. THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP OUR EVANGELISM JOURNEY Divine worship each Sabbath begins at Huntsville Central has partnered with It Is Written television ministry in a 16- approximately 11:00 a.m. in the sanctuary. month Virtual Evangelism Journey called ACTS 20:21. The purpose of this project is The service is live-streamed on YouTube. to ”turn people to God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ,” Acts 20:21. The link for the live stream will be posted Previous series are: each Sabbath on the church website just prior to the service. “Answers in Prophecy,” “No Limits,” and “Next Level Health.” They may be viewed https://www.hsvcentralsda.org/ Request at https://itiswritten.tv/ an email reminder: huntsvillecentralav at The next series in our Acts 20:21 Evangelism Journey will be “Revelation Today: The gmail.com Some music selections are Great Reset,” which will begin October 8. muted due to copyright restrictions. 1 DEDICATION On Sabbath, August 7, all students and teachers in the congregation were asked to Music Lessons – We are come to the front of the sanctuary for a prayer of dedication. happy to announce that Jodi Jim Bishop took a picture of the group. Thanks, Jim, for sharing the picture with us! Perkins is offering 30-minute private piano or other instrumental lessons every Friday during school hours. The monthly rate is $105. Students will provide their own instrument (other than piano), as well as obtaining music books. Please let Mrs. Fristoe know if you are interested. Spots are limited, and lessons will be scheduled on a first-come basis! (Lisa Schmitt, Christian Education Secretary) Pavilion update – I am MEMBERSHIP TRANSFERS Donate online at Adventist Giving excited to The following people have chosen to join (https://adventistgiving.org/#/org/ANTG inform Huntsville Central Church. G1/envelope/start), or use the link on the you that church website at our Wilguens Gustave from Margate Outdoor Church, Pompano Beach, Florida. https://www.hsvcentralsda.org/ or place your donation in a tithe envelope marked Pavilion Ellen Graves from Grace Fellowship, accordingly. Memorial funds for BCCA Fundraiser has been completed! The Madison, Alabama. are in the names of Jack Nelson and teachers and kids are enjoying the shade Michael and Becky Kelsey from Grace Victor Christensen. You will be making and opportunities to learn outdoors Fellowship, Madison, Alabama. an investment in eternity when you all year round. Thank you to all who Ruth Upham from Little Creek Adventist support BCCA financially. donated to this special project. The next phase is to lay down concrete. Please Fellowship, Clayton, North Carolina. Student keep this endeavor in your prayers. (Lisa transportation Welcome to the family! Schmitt, Christian Education Secretary) to/from BCCA may be available if BCCA Fundraisers BIG COVE you need it, on a CHRISTIAN weekly or monthly basis, at $20 per SaveAround ACADEMY month. Please contact Lisa Schmitt coupon book fundraiser! BCCA offers a at l.schmitt at bigcovesda.net safe, September 8-24. It’s Yard Sale Time! Start The Huntsville book and free mobile app personalized, and quality Christian cleaning out your closets and education. If someone you know has a are only $20 and offer thousands of garage! Big Cove Christian dollars in savings from local and national child or children who should be attending Academy is hosting a BCCA, or if you would like your child or merchants! You can save lots of money fall yard sale fundraiser at while helping our school! children to attend but you believe your the school on September 26 (Sunday), The best part is, it’s online and easy! You family cannot afford Christian from 7:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. education or you believe that you even get to see what’s in the book before will need financial assistance, please For those interested in getting a table you buy. to sell your items, there will be a small contact either Pastor Mills; Jeff Green, Friends/Family can also order books from donation amount of $5 per small table, school board chairman, jeff.green at their specific state by clicking the drop $10 per large table. gatech.edu; or the principal Cassie Fristoe, down box under the heading “state.” If you have items you would like to at c.fristoe at bigcovesda.net; or Lisa Please use this link to purchase a book donate to the BCCA school table, please Schmitt, Christian Education Secretary, at from our fundraising page and books will l.schmitt at bigcovesda.net contact Lisa Schmitt at contactlisa99 at be safely shipped to the address you enter gmail.com to make arrangements. We at checkout. Support BCCA financially – It is the will start collecting 2 weeks before the https://www.sapaynow.com/180254 goal of Huntsville Central that all the event, unless you need to schedule children in our church family receive an sooner. If you have any questions, please contact Adventist education. To help make this Maggie Navarro. All proceeds go toward BCCA’s possible, monthly donations are always mnavarro.vazquez at gmail.com renovation project. needed for the assistance of worthy Thank you for your support, Don’t forget to mark your calendar! students. Why not make it a monthly (Lisa Schmitt, Christian Education habit to give to this project? (Lisa Schmitt, Christian Education Secretary) Secretary) 2 ♦ Shop with Amazon FOCUS ON YOUTH PRAYER REQUESTS Smile. 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