KETTERING Intercom a Newsletter for the Kettering Seventh-Day Adventist Church Volume 36, No
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KETTERING Intercom A newsletter for the Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church Volume 36, No. 2 March/April/May 2016 Inside... Dear Church Family, ABC Deal of the Month .9, 10 God is doing some amazing things in and through our church these days. Consider this: Birthday Blessings ..........11, 12 Calendar ...............................2 • Over 160 people are praying every day for our church, its leaders, and for opportunities to share Jesus with friends and family members who do College and Young Adult not know Him. In joining together in this daily practice we are following Ministries .............................3 the example of the church leaders that we read about in Acts 1: “12 Then Donating to KetSDA .............8 the apostles returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city. 13 When they arrived, they went Family/Children's Ministry .....2 upstairs to the room where they were staying.… 14 They all joined together From the Church Office ......9 constantly in prayer, … [it was] a group numbering about a hundred and twenty.” Melashenko Sabbath ..........4 • There are approximately 50 Life Groups meeting regularly during the Kettering College .................7 winter/spring quarters. Groups do everything from genealogy to crafts to studying the Bible. Surely there is a group or two for you! Sign up KHN Missions ..........................6 now at ketsda.org. In joining together in Life Groups we want to replicate Lucid Moments .....................9 the early Christian church in Acts 2: “42 They devoted themselves to the Missing in Action ...................7 apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs Shadow Empire ....................4 performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had 45 Spring Valley Academy ......8 everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the Who's in the Pew? ................5 temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad Youth Ministries .....................3 and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” • Already in 2016 we have celebrated several baptisms with many more people this winter planning to make this public confession of Jesus as their personal Savior. Together, we are fulfilling the Great Commission from our Leader: “18 Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age’” (Matthew 28:18-20). It is an exciting season of ministry at the Kettering Church. Come participate in our shared pursuit of Jesus! In His Love, Pastor Karl Connect with Kettering via Social Media Web site — www.KetSDA.org www.google.com/+KetsdaOrg www.facebook.com/KetteringAdventistChurch www.vimeo.com/ketsda www.instagram.com/KetteringSDA Church info: 3939 Stonebridge Rd, Kettering, OH 45419 v Office: 937-298-2167 v Email: [email protected] Family and Children's Ministries Childrens’ Church Dates March 12, April 23, May 14. During 2Serv in the Fellowship Hall. Let’s Celebrate! Come and join us this Easter for a wonderful day, Jesus filled with joy and marvel as we celebrate the is Resurrection of our Lord and Savior — Jesus. Walk through Jerusalem in a hands-on Children’s Risen! Resurrection Experience as the kids move from booth to booth. Enjoy pony rides, bounce house, March 27, 10am-2pm and petting zoo. Event is FREE! MARK YOUR3939 Stonebridge, Kettering,CALENDAR OH 45419 | (937) 298-2167 | ketsda.org Mary Ulloth Memorial Service, Musical Events General Events May 14 Bach Society Concert Songs of Finance/Church Board Meeting SVA Graduation, May 29 Mystery & Praise, Mar. 13 at 7:30 March 8, 6 pm pm. Memorial Day, May 30 (office Combined Church closed) Celtic Concert Mar. 20, 7 pm by our Kettering Praise Orchestra. Service Easter Weekend Ohio Conference Music Festival, March 26 Fellowship Meals April 8 & 9 Golden Buckeye Spring Brunch, March 12 April 23, Vespers Series Concert April 17 at 11 am - 2 pm in the March 26 Fellowship Hall. Come and enjoy a April 9 variety of delicious foods as well as an entertaining speaker. $7 per April 23 person. RSVP to Karen Caviness May 14 "Picnic in the Park" at Paw- at 937-433-8355 to register by Paw pavilion in Hills & Dales Park Thursday, April 14. Page 2 Our Mission: To share Jesus with others and together become more like Him. Youth Minisitries (High School) Youth Vespers Schedule Dayton Area Youth Rally All events at Spring Valley Academy: March 4: SVA vespers March 11: Youth Rally Friday, March 11, 7pm March 18: Ionescu’s Zak Mirzadeh, a Christian March 25: Shawn McDonald concert illusionist, presents April 1: Spring Valley Academy GAME. This is an April 8: Harter’s experience that will instill April 15: Botelho’s wonder in the audience. It April 22: Kettering SDA Church will draw in every person April 29: Haffner’s to become a participant. May 6: Bekowies' They will discover the May 13: Centerville SDA Church rules to GAME and soon May 20: Collins' understand that they have been playing it their entire life! Saturday, March 12 9:30am - meet and greet 10:00am - presentation by youth leadership team and Kettering College 11:00am - presentation by Pastor Jonathan Henderson, chaplain at PUC 12:15pm - lunch sponsored by Kettering Health Network 2:00pm - Making a Difference, fighting sex trafficking in Ohio. Presentations by Central Ohio Rescue and Restore Coalition, and Gracehaven Home. 5:00pm - presentation by Pastor Henderson 6:00pm - Dinner 7:00pm - Archery Tag! Student LIFE & Young Professionals LIFE (ministry supporting college students) (ministry supporting post college life) Collective worship: every Friday night, location varies Fresh bread: every Sabbath morning at 10:20am Good Neighbor House: 2nd Saturday of every month Target Dayton: 4th Saturday of every month *Hot spot: every weekday morning, 9:15am in campus ministries *Assembly: first Friday of every month *Peru mission trip: March 6-16 Shawn McDonald Concert: March 25 Game night: March 26, Carlson home, 7:30 pm Knocker ball: April 16 in the Kettering College gym, time to be announced Starbucks night: 4th Wednesday of every month *Food for finals: April 25-26 *Indicates Kettering College activity Shawn McDonald Concert Contact Chaplain Steve for Student Life events at (937) Friday, March 25, 7 pm – Free! 470-4979, or visit their Facebook page. First come, first served seating Contact Pastor Elliot for Young Professional Life events at (937) 369-1062. More information available at: www.kc.edu/shawnmcdonald www.ketsda.org Page 3 Mark Your Calendar! Lonnie Melashenko presents the sermon, "Outta' My Way, Preacher!" at both services on Sabbath, March 12. Revivalist Lonnie Melashenko still travels Pole to Pole (literally last year) challenging and inspiring lay people to realize “You ARE Jesus Christ to many people!” "It's time to change gears. For 172 years we’ve been on 'spiritual cruise control.' However, Jesus hates lukewarm 7-Up. It's time for every church member to recognize that preaching is only the 'store window.' But the windows don’t 'clinch the sale.' God needs salespeople!" Bonus! Come for one hour Sabbath afternoon (after potluck) when Lonnie unveils a dozen new and extremely powerful witnessing “tools” for every lay person. Join us for a four-night outreach experience with Voice of Prophecy speaker, Shawn Boonstra, held at the Kettering Church. Each meeting will have a 30-minute video presentation by Shawn Boonstra, followed by a 30-minute discussion of the topic presented. The meetings will focus on these questions: • Why did the Roman Empire hate Christians? • Why did the early Christians have so much trouble fitting in? • Was the persecution against Christians actually good for the church? • Did Bible prophecy really predict that the Roman government would persecute the church? • What, exactly, are those 10 days of tribulation mentioned in Revelation’s letter to Smyrna? • Was it a good idea for the Roman emperor to step in and try to solve the internal disputes within the church? • If Christians really are Jesus’ followers, then why do they have disputes? Why aren’t Christians perfect? Begins Thursday night, April 28, at 7 pm Page 4 www.ketsda.org Who’s In The Pew? The Harvey Family Shaen and Mindy met at Walla Walla College (University now). After finishing a degree in Business Administration Mindy worked at the Loma Linda Dental School while Shaen was in Medical School. They moved to Ohio for Shaen’s internal medicine residency at Kettering Medical Center. They thought they would move close to family in California after residency, but God opened doors for Shaen to join as a partner in his multi- specialty physician group. Now 8 years later they are happy with Shaen’s job, Kettering Church, and school. Their two children attend SVA; 7-year-old Ian is in first grade and 5-year-old Ellie is in "Early 5". The Harveys enjoy traveling, visiting national parks, spending time with family and friends, good food, and shoveling snow in the driveway. The Marton Family The Martons moved from Mansfield, Ohio in 2014 for Mariya to do her chaplain residency at Kettering Medical Center. Mariya finished her Master of Arts and did her training at Ohio State Medical Center prior to coming to Kettering Medical Center, she now serves as a chaplain at Soin Medical Center.