WALLA WALLA UNIVERSITY CHURCH CONTACT US wwuchurch.com [email protected] BULLETIN 212 SW 4th St., College Place, WA OCTOBER 10, 2015 509.527.2800 Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 9am–5pm Friday 9am–Noon WELCOME ATHLETES! October 8-10 marks WWU’s annual Fall Classic. This year, we welcome teams from: Auburn Adventist Academy Campion Academy Cascade Christian Academy Chinook Winds Academy Columbia Adventist Academy El Dorado Adventist School CIRCLE CHURCH Fraser Valley Adventist Academy Gem State Adventist Academy Livingstone Adventist Academy Mile High Academy “Let’s do this thing!”, senior theol- Milo Adventist Academy Mount Ellis Academy ogy major Anthony Lyder remem- Orcas Christian School Paradise Adventist Academy Parkview Adventist Academy Portland Adventist Academy bers agreeing with some friends PUC Prep Puget Sound Adventist Academy at the beginning of his college Upper Columbia Academy Walla Walla Valley Academy career. Largely a group of other theology majors, they had been meeting for some time in a circle after Friday night vespers: wor- shiping, praying, and listening to the Word. That gathering has Anthony Lyder now evolved into Circle Church, which begins its fourth year of operation October 10. Over the years since, new students have stepped up to take their places in leadership. Matthew Burghart, a sophomore theology major is the community’s sec- ond student pastor along with Anthony. His heart stirs when he thinks about people connecting, opening up, and understanding one another. For fall quarter, Circle Church’s theme is ‘connections’: building relationships and acti- vating faith to serve others. The University Church is excited to welcome this student-led com- “You’ve all been to the stadium and munity into our very own Fellow- seen the athletes race. Everyone ship Hall on Sabbath mornings this year 10:30-11:30am. Antho- runs; one wins. Run to win! All good ny and Matthew offer an open athletes train hard. They do it for a and warm invitation to every- one to join them. Circle Church Matthew Burghart gold medal that tarnishes and fades. is ubiquitous with welcoming all You’re after one that’s gold eternally.” people to the table regardless of age or history, church affiliation or experience, maturity or mood. -1 Corinthians 9:24-27 (The Message) FOR THE FULL ARTICLE ON CIRCLE CHURCH, VISIT WWUCHURCH.ORG/BULLETIN (MOBILE FRIENDLY) 8:00AM TOUCHES OF INTEREST MEN’S 12 STEP GROUP Chan Shun Room 251, [Sid Nash] Fire and Fellowship Saturday night, October 10 at 6pm. A Children’s & Family Ministries event, bring your kids to Ray & Karin Trees house at 1821 Reser Rd. in Walla Walla. 10:00AM Katelyn (Luce) Wilson Memorial. Katelyn’s family is RENEW SABBATH SCHOOL grateful to all who prayed fervently for her over the last Conard Hall Courtyard several months. Sadly, she lost her battle with cancer on Sept. 26, 2015. A memorial service will take place on Sabbath, Oct. 10, at 5:30pm in the University Church. The graveside service is at 8am on Oct. 11 at Mt. Hope Cemetary. Please send gifts for Daisy Jo’s education fund 10:30AM to: Dan & Julie Luce, 389 Russet St., Walla Walla. BEREAN FELLOWSHIP Fine Arts Center Auditorium William Hamby, WWU Business major, will be baptized [Pedrito Maynard-Reid, Speaker] by Paul Dybdahl today following the second service. CIRCLE CHURCH Breaking Bread Gatherings begin Sabbath October University Church Fellowship Hall 10! If you have questions about hosting or being a guest, contact Katie Palumbo at [email protected]. CANADAY TECHNOLOGY CENTER Rm.128, [Charles Edwards] Gospel Outreach Mission Rally on Sabbath, October 10, 3:30pm at the University Church. Featuring stories CHILDREN’S SABBATH SCHOOLS from the 10/40 window. Visit goaim.org for more info. Newborn through 8th Grade, Children’s Wing (K-8 begins with Family Worship in Heubach Chapel) Work Gloves are needed for WWU Service Day. Donate a pair or two by dropping them off at the Chaplain’s office. 527.2010. ESCUELA SABATICA LATINO AMERICANA Kretschmar Hall Salon 214 [Maria Gonzalez, Ricardo Guzman] EVENTS Sabbath, October 10 HEUBACH CHAPEL 1pm - Breaking Bread Gatherings, Members’ Homes (Lesson study begins after Family Worship) 3:30pm - Gospel Outreach Mission Rally, Sanctuary [Troy Fitzgerald] 5:30pm - Katelyn (Luce) Wilson Memorial Service, Sanctuary 6:19pm - Sunset HAVSTAD ALUMNI BOARD ROOM Alumni Center Board Room Sunday, October 11 [Jack Hoehn, Shawn McCrery, Ralph Stirling] 8am - Katelyn (Luce) Wilson Graveside Service 5pm - Retired SDA Workers Potluck, Village Church HIGH SCHOOL SABBATH SCHOOL Youth Room Monday, October 12 7:30-7:50am - Heubach Chapel Worship (m-f) GERMAN SABBATH SCHOOL Fine Arts Center, Rm. 208 Tuesday, October 13 7pm - High Five Youth Group, Jr. High Room (weekly) JR. HIGH SABBATH SCHOOL 6pm - CHIP Alumni Ice Cream Social with Jenn Ogden Grades 7 & 8, Children’s Wing (Begins with Family Worship in Heubach Chapel) Wednesday, October 14 8am-1pm - WWU Service Day SABBATH SEMINAR Noon-1pm - Women’s DVD Bible Study, SonBridge Canaday Technology Ctr., Rm. 105 6:30pm - Pathfinder’s Club, Fellowship Hall (weekly) [David Bullock, Julie Keymer, John McVay, Josefer 7pm - Prayer Meeting, Heubach Chapel (weekly) Montes - “Review of General Conference Session”] Friday, October 16 SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY CLASS 6:08pm - Sunset Kretschmar Lecture Hall, [Theology Faculty] 8pm - WWU Campus Ministries Vespers, Sanctuary WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY GROUP Sabbath, October 17 Senior Pastor’s Office 5pm - Rosemary Watts Memorial Service, Sanctuary For additional items of interest and a more extensive calendar of events, visit our website at wwuchurch.org and click ‘events’ or grab a “Family of God” sheet at the information desk. GIVE 9:30AM Thank you for partnering financially with the University Church! FIRST SERVE, Sanctuary Our local church budget supports K-12 schools Rogers & TIMOTHY OLIVER, Band Leader WWVA, Children’s Ministries, worship services, a number of ALEX BRYAN, The Guts to Believe Belief staff members’ salaries, and maintaining our facility. Donations marked “Tithe” support pastors’ and teachers’ salaries as well as the world church. 10:15AM As always - we welcome your gifts made Online (wwuchurch.org) CHAN SHUN SABBATH SCHOOL Room 154, [Loren Dickinson, Monty Knittel, Church Budget Josefer Montes, Alden Thompson] 422,992 729,312 DEFENDING THE FAITH Sabbath School, Bowers Hall Student Lounge Received to Date 2015 Budget Excellence in Broadcast Ministry Project 10:40AM 160,187 PARENTS’ CLASS Gathering Room, Children’s Wing Amount Raised Goal: 175,000 11:45AM SECOND SERVICE MUSIC NOTE Prelude Variations on a Theme of Clement Janequin -Jehan Alain We welcome this year’s edition of the small choir, I Cantori Kraig Scott, Organ of Walla Walla University. Please join me in thanking these hard-working students who give of their talents and Call to Worship Paddy McCoy time to serve God through music. We also thank the two Hymn #2, All Creatures of our God and King accompanists, Frankie Bones, piano, and Ariana Parks, organ. We also thank the week of worship band who have Adoration Prayer Paddy McCoy ministered to us on campus all week long. Offering World Church Budget The organ postlude directly repeats a short melodic idea Offertory When I Survey -Chris Tomlin for a very specific reason. The word “litanies” refers to a Dangerous -Timothy Oliver special type of prayer that repeats a refrain or petition Timothy Oliver, Band Leader over and over, Psalm 136 provides a good example. The Baby Dedication Thatcher Vixie by Peter Beck composer Jehan Alain (1911-1940), who died in the French resistance of World War II, appended the following words ASWWU Video ‘Chaplain Dares’ to this piece. Pastoral Prayer Randy Folkenberg, Senior, Theology When the Christian soul in its distress cannot find words Anthem Hosanna to the Son of God to implore God’s mercy, it repeats ceaselessly and with a -Orlando Gibbons vehement faith the same invocation. Reason has reached I Cantori its limit. Faith alone can go further. Sermon The Guts to Believe Belief May we each, in the stunningly powerful sounds of this Alex Bryan repetitive piece, perceive the strength and power of our Genesis 50:22-26 wonderful Lord who promises to be with us even in the Anthem God So Loved the World shadows and valleys of our life. May we choose always to -John Stainer have the guts to believe! I Cantori The two anthems present well-loved texts – Matthew 21:9 Hymn #511, I Know Whom I Have Believed and John 3:16-17. As you prepare to worship, please take some quiet time to reflect on these texts or the words of Benediction Alex Bryan our hymns. Postlude Litanies - Jehan Alain Kraig Scott, Organ -Kraig Scott Please be seated for the postlude. Ushers will dismiss those who wish to quietly exit the sanctuary during this time. .