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Week at a GlanceToday: Sunset 4:29 p.m.

Sunday: Men’s Study 7:30 a.m..

Monday: Community Services 1:00-5:30 p.m.Pathfinders 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Tuesday: Clark County Helping Hands 10:30 a.m.Pastoral Staff Meeting 11:00 a.m.Belle Cantori Practice 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Footsteps to Jesus 7:00 p.m.Moms in Prayer International 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: Clark County Helping Hands 10:30 a.m.Community Services 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Friday: Sunset 4:27 p.m.Messiah Concert 6:00 p.m.Anchor Cafe (CP) 6:30 p.m.

Next Sabbath: Message: Pastor Rick BowesChildren’s ChurchSunset 4:27 p.m.

Meadow Glade Seventh-day Adventist Church

Sabbath, November 30, 2013

Pastor on Call: Pastor Rick Bowes 360.904.7281Deacon in charge: Richard Hogg 360.263.6916

Upcoming Events

Our Flowers Today are sponsored by Estera Polehna in honorof her wonderful husband Pavel who is celebrating his birth-day on the 28th. Happy birthday, Pavel!

Prelude Sherilyn HolmGladys Robinson

Gathering Song

Focus on Local Missions Pastor Jim BollinTeen Girls Bible Study

Church Life Pastor Rick Bowes

Opening Hymn “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” #122All Verses

Children’s Story

Offering Call Ruthie Gohl

Songs of Praise Alanna Jones

Intercessory Prayer Daryl Gohl

Message “Real Guidance” Pastor Rick Bowes

Reflection Song

Postlude Sherilyn Holm

Special Thank You: Last Sunday CAA held an Alumni soccergame at the Meadow Glade field. What a great mini reunion andfun time for all. This wouldn’t have happened without peoplelike Debbie Reed and Garret Ermshar who organized, coachedand even refereed the soccer match. Thank you both for caring somuch for our current and former students.

2014 Devotional Books: It’s time to order your Devotionalbooks for next year. All the ABC Devotional Books areavailable at a significant discount if you order them throughthe church. Please stop by and see Ruth Jones at the displaytable in the foyer or Arlene Ermshar at the Resource Room.

Pictorial Directory: Please schedule your photo session ~

• Monday, December 9, 1:00-8:30 p.m.• Tuesday, December 10, 1:00-8:30 p.m.• Wednesday, December 11, 1:00-8:30 p.m.• Thursday, December 12, 1:00-8:30 p.m.

Warren Miller Movie - CAA January 11WHO Homeless Shelter January 12-18MGC Snow Camp at Big Lake January 24-26

Guest Fellowship Dinner Today: Are you visiting with ustoday, or are you new to our church? A special meal has beenprepared for you. For details and directions, please see anyGreeter at the Welcome Desk.

ACS Update: Walk and Knock food drive is Sabbath, December 7.On that Sabbath, you may bring your non-perishable foods tothe church or leave them on your doorstep. Any frozen turkeysthat you could bring would be much appreciated.

Sign up online via the link on our church website, see Karen atthe Welcome Desk after church, or call at the Church Office.

Thank you to our Church Family for your support of ourAdventurer’s Chili Feed and Bake Sale. Together, with a generoussponsorship from Portland Adventist Academy, we raised over $300towards our club’s activities and supplies.

Moms in Prayer: “... the Father has sent the Son to be the Saviorof the world.” Are you burdened for the salvation of yourchildren? Then join us this Wednesday for an hour of confiden-tial, life changing prayer at 7:00 p.m. in Room #119. Please enterthrough the main doors. Questions? Please contact MelanieBickford at 281-5669 or Angelica Dull at 600-9212.

Columbia Adventist Academy is selling fresh-pressed Apple Cider(Seniors) Florida Citrus (Juniors) and fresh, local honey (Sophomores).Also, the drama department is looking for costumes for their upcomingCinderella production. For more details and prices, please call the schooloffice at 687-3161 or just stop by.

International Children’s Care is in great need of many items for thecontainer we are sending to our children’s village in the Congo. Weare looking for all sorts of things... soccer balls, sewing machines,twin size sheets, towels, etc... We are hoping to load the containerand send it by mid-December. If you are interested in helping, pleasevisit our website at www.forhiskids.org or see the needs list onbulletin board #3.

Flower Schedule: Thank you so much for your commitments toour flower calendar. At present time about 70 percent of thedates for 2014 have been filled. Currently no one has signed upfor any of the Sabbath’s in April or July. Please be remindedthat you can sign up using the Friendship Card. The cost ofsponsoring Sabbath flowers is $25.00.

Sabbath School and Church Service

Sabbath School Classes for all divisions begin at 9:30 a.m. and closeat 10:30 a.m. Only one Adult SS class is held in the sanctuarystarting at 9:30 a.m.

Classes are divided as follows:Leaders/Groups:

Randy Hesgard, John Loor, Reed Qualley, Michael Rue SanctuaryLarry Hiday, Larry Ilchuk Conference Room #307 3rd FloorYoung Adults, Pastor Jim Bollin Center Point Room #300Joe Evens, Ralph Larson Board Room #203Merlin Fish, Carolyn Waldron, Liz Trupp MGAES LibraryKoinonia, Mike Sanderson Lower Level Room #119Center Point Quest Center Point Room #306The GAP, Jeff Fry Lower Level Room #120Women’s Ministries, Shelly Opdycke Lower Level Room #107Men’s Ministries, Jay Boatright Lower Level Room #139

Classes: Location:Beginners Ages birth - 3 years Room #125Preschool Ages 3 - 5 years Room #129Kindergarten Ages 5 - 6 or Kindergarten Room #132Primary I Grades 1 & 2 Room #124Primary II Grades 3 & 4 Room #108Juniors Grades 5 & 6 Room #113Jr. High/Earliteen Grades 7 & 8 Room #111Sr. High High School Grades Center Point

Church Service begins promptly withGathering Music at 10:45 a.m.

Finances Local Church Budget November YTDBudget Amount: $ 39,660 $ 436,260Received: $ 30,385 $ 342,969

Still Needed: $ 9,274 $ 93,291

Student Aid November YTDMGAES: $ 1,283 $ 57,639CAA: $ 30 $ 21,623

Church Office Hours M-Th 8:30 a.m. - 12:30; 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.Closed on Fridays

Office Phone .................................................. 360-687-2265Fax .................................................................. 360-666-3665Email ....................... meadowgladesdachurch@gmail.comEmail for Treasurer ...... MGChurchTreasurer@gmail.comWebsite ........................................... www.meadowglade.comFacebook .............. facebook.com/meadowgladesdachurchPastor Jim Bollin, Associate Pastor .. (Hm)360-687-5423Pastor Rick Bowes, Senior Pastor ............... 360-904-7281Pastor Jana Lee, Associate Pastor .............. 360-931-6949Pastor David Smith, Youth Pastor ............... 360-747-7851Karen Mallory, Church Administrator ........ 360-953-3728Jana Boatright, Church Secretary ............. 503-367-6961Kathy Hamby, Head Elder ........................... 360-606-3433Bruce Watson, Pathfinder Director ............. 360-713-2797Lisa Jokela, Adventurer Director ................ 971-285-0856Shelly Opdycke, Women’s Ministry .............. 360-281-7061Columbia Adventist Academy ...................... 360-687-3161Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary ......... 360-687-5121Battle Ground HealthCARE ......................... 360-687-8941Community Service Center ........................... 360-687-3459Center Point ................................................... 360-687-0150Oregon Conference of SDA’s ........................ 503-850-3500

Bulletin Deadline - Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.

Announcements

If you would like to donate to the offering of the day,NAD Evangelism,

please mark your tithe envelope accordingly.

Portions of our services are streamed live online

ACS - Adventist Community ServicesBGHC - Battle Ground HealthCAREBLYC - Big Lake Youth CampCAA - Columbia Adventist AcademyCHIP - Complete Health Improvement ProgramICC - International Children’s CareMGAES - Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary SchoolMGC - Meadow Glade ChurchNAD - North American Divison of Seventh-day AdventistsNPUC - North Pacific Union ConferenceOC - Oregon Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Welcome to our Worship Today: We hope our greetings willconvey the pleasure we feel in having you visiting us. Althoughyou are a visitor, don’t feel as a stranger, you are among God’speople. May every aspect of the service be a blessing to you.

Fiji Mission 2014: The dates of the mission trip to Fiji next summerhave been confirmed and will be June 24-July 8th. We will bebuilding a church, conducting VBS, and carrying out any otherwork where the Lord leads. If interested, please contact Pastor Jimand confirm you are going by November 30, so that we can get thebest deal on plane tickets.

Handel’s Messiah: On December 6 at 7:00 p.m. Bravo! VancouverChorale and Chamber Orchestra will present Handel’s Messiah in ourSanctuary. This beautiful concert is a Christmas gift to our commu-nity from CAA. There will be a pre-concert reception, catered byChuck’s Produce, in the CAA Forum starting at 6:00 p.m. The concertis free, but you will need to get a ticket at www.itickets.com.

Sharing Hope with the Homeless: On Friday, December 6, ourTeen Girls’ Bible Study Group is hosting their Second AnnualOutreach at Esther Short Park. Last year they distributed 30 bundlesof gloves/mittens, hats, socks and blankets to the homeless in thepark and hope to do at least that many again, but they need yourhelp. Please bring any of the above items (also hand-warmers andindividuals soups) to the Church Office by December 2. If you havequestions, call Nita Yuros (687-4556) or Judy Thompson (573-7564).

W.H.O needs you! This year, under the direction of Andrew Ikeda,we will host the week of January 12-19. There is still room to sign upfor a shift or two. Why not get a friend to join you? The shifts are6:00-10:00 p.m.; 10:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.; 2:00-6:00 a.m.; 6:00-9:00 a.m.Thank you for your continued support of this ministry.

Big Lake Winter Weekend: Our annual winter church getaway toBig Lake is scheduled for the weekend of January 24-26. However, ifwe don’t have 20 people signed up before Monday, December 2, wewill cancel the event. If you are planning on going you need to makeyour reservation today in the church lobby.

Messiah Concert - MGC Sanctuary - 7:00 p.m. December 6Walk and Knock December 7MGC Christmas Program - 10:45 a.m. December 14MGAES K-4 Concert - Vancouver SDA - 3:00 p.m. December 14CAA Concert - CAA Cafeteria - 7:00 p.m. December 17MGAES 5-8 Concert - CAA Cafeteria - 7:00 p.m. December 18

Membership Transfers: First Readings

In Coming: From:Fred and Edith Moor Sunnyside Adventist Church

Out Going: To:Robert and Marilyn McKinney Whipple Creek SDA Church

“When God shuts a door, He opens a window.”

~ John Ruskin Gingerbread Decorating Party: Want to have some holiday fun withthe entire family? On Sunday, December 15, from 10:00 a.m.-12:00p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, we’re going to have a GingerbreadDecorating Party. A little planning is necessary though, so pleaseRSVP to Pastor Jana (931-6949; jana@sbcglobal.net) by December 9.There will be a small cost for materials. Everyone is invited to play!