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Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor Charles Byrd May 26, 2018 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1
Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church
Pastor Charles Byrd
May 26, 2018
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
10:50 AM Pastor Byrd’s sermon today will be about how God’s
peace starts now – not because everything is perfect, but because
He’s in control of everything and He is engaged in everything.
12:30 PM There will be no Fellowship Meal.
The blessings of the Sabbath draw to a close at 8:38 PM
and resume next Friday at 8:43 PM
~TO OUR GUESTS~ Welcome to the family of the Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist
Church. If you desire a place where you can grow spiritually,
find healing, and learn from the Bible, please join us on that
same journey. You may share information with us by filling out
the "Connection Card" in the pew rack. We're so glad you came!
Happy Sabbath!
~ Serving You Today ~
Elder — Ray Erwin Deaconess — Sandy Page
Deacon — Louis Karen Audio — Larry Greer & Alex Baydala
Keyboards — Sylvia Crary
Interpreter for the Deaf – Wende Trautwein
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR
Sunday ~ May 27
o 10:00 AM Walking & Hiking Club / Reinhart Volunteer Park
o 6:00 PM Handbell Choir Practice / Multipurpose Room
Monday ~ May 28 Memorial Day Holiday
o Church Office and Thrift Store Closed
Tuesday ~ May 29
o 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM Dorcas Thrift Store Hours
o 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Dorcas
o 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Veggie Food Store Hours / School
o 3:00 PM Small Group Bible Study / Youth Chapel
o 5:00 PM Women’s Bible Study Group / Multipurpose Room
Wednesday ~ May 30
o 12:00 PM Bulletin Information Deadline
o 4:00 PM New Testament Study / Youth Chapel
o 6:30 PM Prayer Meeting / Youth Chapel
Thursday ~ May 31
o 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM Dorcas Thrift Store Hours
o 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Pastor’s Office Hours
o 3:00 PM– 6:00 PM Veggie Food Store Hours / School
o 5:00 PM Revelation Study / Multipurpose Room
o 6:30 PM Choir Practice / Choir Room
Friday ~ June 1
o 6:30 PM Choir Practice / Sanctuary
NEXT SABBATH ~ June 2
o 9:30 AM Sabbath School / Mission Spotlight / Birthday & Thank
Offering
o 10:50 AM Pastor Charles Byrd “God Prepared…”/ Sanctuary
o 10:50 AM Laudation Singers / Sanctuary
o 12:30 PM Fellowship Meal / Hosted by Growing! & Going!
Menu: Adventist Healthy
SABBATH SCHOOL
9:30 – 9:50 AM
Health Focus Tony Bigginton
9:50 – 10:40 AM
Bible Study Classes
Worship the Creator
Sabbath School Study Guide, 2nd Quarter, Lesson 8
*Extra study guides are at the Personal Ministries window*
SABBATH SCHOOL CLASSES
Children’s Divisions:
Beginners East Hall of Foyer, Birth to 4 years
Kindergarten West Hall of Foyer, Ages 4-6 years
Primary East Hall, Downstairs, Grades 2-4
Junior / Earliteen West Hall, Downstairs, Grades 5-8
Youth Youth Chapel, Grades 9-12
Adult Classes:
Les Derfler East Hall, Prayer Room 213
Richard Carrigan West Hall, Room 221
Frank Hurd Sanctuary, West Side
Christianity 101 East Hall, Training Chapel, Room 214
Caryl Ermshar North of Sanctuary
Ed Sanders Sanctuary, East Side
Donna Griffith Multipurpose Room, Downstairs
Spanish Class West Hall, Downstairs
Young Adults Young Adult’s Room,
North of Sanctuary
10:50 AM
PRELUDE
WELCOME TO WORSHIP Ray Erwin
WORSHIP IN SONG Jon & Anna Ermshar
PRAYER OF INVOCATION Pastor Charles Byrd
CHILDREN’S STORY Tim Crary
WORSHIP IN GIVING Or Conference Youth Support
SCRIPTURE & PRAYER Michael & Natalia Blurton
WORSHIP IN MUSIC Niki Nelson
More Than Anything
THE SPOKEN WORD Pastor Charles Byrd
Peace with Challenge vs Completion
CLOSING SONG Hymn # 153
Prince of Peace, Control My Will
BENEDICTION Pastor Charles Byrd (Please be seated after the benediction and the Deacons will dismiss by row)
Thoughts & Prayers
May Prayer Focus: Pray for the conversion of our children.
Those Who Need Healing:
Fran Holder, Monica Wheeler, Israel Rush, Joney Haning, Jean Frers,
Jessica Rae, Lance Schmidt, David Hamblin, Molly Mourning,
Dennis Gallegos, Beth Greer, Harry Hansen, and Gary Jones
Church Ministries: Prayer Ministry, Religious Liberty, Social Ministries, and
Better Life Broadcasting Network
UPCOMING EVENTS ~ 2018
May 28 ~ Memorial Day – Church office and Thrift Store closed
June 8 ~ Last day of school
June 8 & 9 ~ BLBN Camp Meeting at Milo
June 9 – 15 ~ Pastor Byrd on vacation
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Women’s Retreat
“Fan Your Flame” is the theme of this year’s Southern Oregon Christian
Women’s Retreat being held at Milo June 1 – 3. Idaho Conference
Women’s Ministries Director Cheri Gatton will be the keynote speaker.
Registration brochures are on the foyer table.
Cowboy Church
Grab your Bible, put on your boots and head over to Gateway for Cowboy
Church on June 2 at 5:00 PM. The scheduled program includes a concert by
John Wilson, a brief message, and a light meal afterwards.
2018 Graduates
We would like to know all the names of the students who are graduating
from 8th
grade or high school this year so we can include them in our June
newsletter. If you have any information, please contact the church office.
Cell Phones
Please remember to silence your cell phones. The Holy Spirit should be the
only One calling during the worship service!
Blue Zone Project
The Health Committee invites all to come to The Blue Zone Purpose
Workshop on Sunday, June 3, from 3:00 – 5:00 PM in the Better Living
Center. Cort Cox from The Blue Zone Project will be presenting
information about the Blue Zone Project in Grants Pass, which is a
movement to help people live a more healthy and purposeful life. Come see
how you can make a difference by putting your individual strengths and
talents to work together to be a larger part in our community. For more
information, please contact Rosie Tresenriter at 541- 471-1325.
Herbal Walk and Class with Tony Bigginton
In support of the Blue Zone Project in Grants Pass, there will be an herbal
walk on Wednesday, June 6, starting at 3:00 PM at Rinehart Volunteer Park.
Tony Bigginton will lead the walk and teach about the various plants and
herbs that can be found. A follow-up herbal class will be held the following
afternoon, Thursday, June 7, from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at the Better Living
Center. Please contact Rosie at 541-471-1325 for more information.
2018 Better Life Camp Meeting
Mark your calendars and plan to attend Better Life Camp Meeting at Milo
Adventist Academy on June 8th and 9th! Dorm room accommodations, RV
spots, tent camping, and meals will be available, as well as a wonderful
children’s program for kids ages 5 - 12. Our speaker this year is Dr. Terry
Johnsson – Chaplain at Portland Adventist Hospital. Registration has already
opened and we would love to see you there! Please call Better Life at 541-
474-3089 to reserve your spot.
Grants Pass SDA School Registration for 2018-2019 Our school is now accepting applications for next school year. Students who
will be in grades K-8 are welcome to make arrangements to tour the school
and/or come visit for a day. Call 541-479-2293 for more information. Help
us spread the word!
Share Your Singing Talent
If you love to sing, if you love to praise the Lord with the gift of song, if you
love to be part of a fun and energized group of folks, the choir is the place
for you! Bring your sunny disposition, your voice and a willingness to be
part of a God-blessed music ministry. We have great plans in the works and
would love to have you be a part of it. Check the weekly calendar for our
next practice.
Prayer Chain Email Group
We are thrilled to have so many people requesting to be put on the Church’s
Prayer Chain email group. We know God answers prayer and the more
people praying, the more God works! To streamline the requests, we’re
asking that ALL prayer requests go through the church’s
email: [email protected] so we can consolidate the
requests. Please use Donna Griffith’s personal email for EMERGENCY
prayer requests only (ie: someone is enroute to the hospital, an accident just
happened, etc). Thank you!
Email Groups
Our church maintains several email lists which you may find helpful. There
are email lists for church announcements, member prayer requests, the
newsletter and the bulletin. If you are a church member and would like to be
included in any of these lists, please contact the church.
Dorcas Many in the community of Grants Pass are blessed with food and clothing
that is distributed from our center. Volunteers are needed to serve in the
operation of various stations. It would be greatly appreciated if you could
give of your time and /or to donate the following items: gloves, blankets,
tents and sleeping bags. We no longer need egg cartons. Please call Larry
Sample at 541-660-9088 for more information.
BLBN Prayer Team
Prayer warriors are invited to join Better Life’s newly formed Prayer Team.
We will be gathering on Wednesdays at 1:30pm at the station to earnestly
pray for the needs of the ministry of Better Life and our local community.
Church Calendar Scheduling
To avoid scheduling conflicts, please contact the church office when
planning an event or when you need to use a room in the church, the
sanctuary, or the Better Living Center. All activities, and especially those
other-than-the-normally-scheduled usages, must be put on the church
calendar. Thank you!
“LIKE” us on Facebook!
We have an active church page (“Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist
Church”) that you can connect with yourself and also invite friends and
family to do as well! Just another way to keep informed and to share with
others in our community about our church!
Gladstone Camp Meeting Help Needed
Come be part of the team! Do you want to have a great time helping others
and being part of a team that feels like family? If so, consider volunteering
during camp meeting this year! We’re looking for hard working individuals
who want to serve God through service to others and who want to have fun
doing it! We need volunteers for Hispanic Camp Meeting (July 12-14) and
Gladstone Camp Meeting (July 17-21) in a variety of areas including
Hospitality, Shuttle Service, Safety and Security. We will also need licensed
RNs and EMTs/paramedics. Whether you can work one day, or all week,
we’d love to have you on our team! To volunteer, visit
http://volunteers.oregonconference.org or contact Lisa Rodriguez at
[email protected] or at 503-850-3350.
Light Bearer’s Camp Meeting
This year’s theme for the Light Bearer’s Camp Meeting will be: The Minor
Prophets—Major Salvation Promises in the Minor Prophets.
They are called the Minor Prophets because of their size, not their spiritual
depth. Hidden in these little books are found sublime pictures of God’s
unrelenting love. That’s why we plan to plumb their depths to mine rich
nuggets of God’s golden love that promises to keep our love alive in the
coming crisis. We warmly invite you to join Light Bearers and our speakers,
Ty Gibson, James Rafferty, David Asscherick, Jeffrey Rosario, Fred
Bischoff, Nathan Renner and Risë Rafferty for a Spirit-led journey that
promises to build hope, faith and love at our annual convocation July 3-7 in
Jasper, Oregon. For more information, please go to www.lightbearers.org, or
call 541-988-3333.
CHEERFUL GIVERS’ REPORT – AS OF 5/19/18
Monthly Goal Still Needed Church Budget (#9001) $ 20,219.00 $3,698.82
Student Aid (#9576) $ 2,150.00 588.15
Next Week’s Offering: Local Church Budget
Church Budget as of the end of April 2018: -$1,866.33
Our worship service is livestreamed at www.grantspasschurch.com. It is also
archived on our YouTube channel, "Grants Pass Adventist Church" and
rebroadcast on Better Life Broadcasting Network.
DIRECTORY
Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church 1360 NE 9
th Street
Grants Pass, OR 97526 Church Office: 541-476-6313 Fax: 541-474-2179
Church Office Hours: Mon – Thurs 9 AM – 3 PM
Web Site: www.grantspasschurch.com
Pastor Charles Byrd: [email protected]
Pastor Charles Byrd 541-415-6878 Pastor’s Office Hours: Tuesdays 10 AM – 3 PM Bible Worker Chuck Austin 541-659-3185 Bible Worker Victor De La Vega 541-816-7828 Church Secretary Kii Morse 541-476-6313 Head Elder Richard Carrigan 541-761-4273 Head Deacon Dave Hallmark 541-846-7612 Head Deaconess Sandy Page 541-218-4724 Treasurer Terry Trautwein 541-660-1502 Choir & Bells Director Cathe Morse 541-324-8340 Dorcas Leader Larry Sample 541-660-9088 Dorcas Office Tuesdays 9-2 541-476-2052 Dorcas Thrift Shop Mon., Tues., Thurs. 9:00 – 1:30 Grants Pass SDA School Grades K - 10 541-479-2293 Principal Richard Rasmussen 208-553-8931 Oregon Conference Office 503-850-3500 Adventist Book Center 800-765-6955 Better Life Broadcasting 541-474-3089
Grants Pass Worship Hour Broadcast Sunday at 11:00 AM, Wednesday at 4:00 AM, Friday at 10:00 PM
Sabbath at 4:00 PM, –Channel 22/Antenna 30.1
THE VEGGIE FOOD STORE HOURS AT THE SCHOOL Tuesday: 12:00 – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 3:00 – 6:00 PM
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