We Worship 10:45 am

Prelude Elementary Handbell Choir and Violin “Gabriel’s Oboe” Opening Hymn* Organ and Congregation #230 “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” Welcome Pastor Tracy Baerg Ministry Moment Pastor Jesse Malin Mother’s Day Tribute Children’s Story/Lambs’ Offering Tammie Rich Songs of Praise Elementary Ukulele Band Tithes and Offerings Dottie Phelps Today’s Emphasis: Disaster & Famine Relief/World Budget Next Sabbath: Fairmont Church Budget

Offertory Elementary Handbell Choir “El Shaddai” Scripture Daniel Little Isaiah 45:3-5 Prayer Betty Scuka Meditation in Music Elementary Handbell Choir “Bound for the Promised Land” Message Pastor Janeen Little “The Chosen” Postlude Organ “Hymn of Praise” - Schreiner

*Congregation, please stand

Happening Today… Sabbath, May 12 – Mother’s Day Sabbath 9:30 am We Study – Sabbath School Study Hour 10:30 am We Fellowship – Hospitality Center 10:45 am We Worship – Pastor Janeen Little 12:00 pm Elders’ Meeting in Conference Room 8:06 pm Sabbath Ends Looking Ahead…

Wednesday, May 16 6:00 pm VBS Team Meeting in Youth Room 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting Thursday, May 17

7:00 pm Choir Practice Friday, May 18 8:12 pm Sabbath Begins Sabbath, May 19 9:30 am We Study – Sabbath School Study Hour 10:30 am We Fellowship – Hospitality Center 10:45 am We Worship – Pastor Tracy Baerg 12:00 pm Evang./Missions Meeting w/Potluck Lunch 8:13 pm Sabbath Ends Coming Soon… Thursday, May 24 – 8th Grade Graduation at Fairmont Fri, May 25 - Sun, May 27 – Academy Graduation Weekend Tuesday, May 29 – Church Finance & Board Meeting Thursday, May 31 – Treasure Sale @ Comm. Services Friday, June 1 – Treasure Sale @ Comm. Services Sunday, June 3 - Treasure Sale @ Comm. Services Sun., June 10 – Area-wide SDA Church Picnic @ Academy

Fairmont Church Office Hours: M-Th 9am–1pm

Phone Contact Church Office/Secretary................................... 209-334-1844

e-Contact Website.................................................... fairmontsda.org

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Welcome!

We are happy to have you worship with us today. Here in our Fairmont family it is our goal to bring you closer to Jesus in a loving environment. If you are looking to make this your church home, we invite you to speak to one of our Elders as you exit the doors of the sanctuary. It is our hope that Fairmont can be a place where we all proclaim Jesus, and prepare people for His soon return. We Study 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Adult Classes “The ‘Change’ of the Law” Sanctuary Classes In Sanctuary Solazzo Class Choir Room Colucci Class Conference Room Spanish Class Mother’s Room Collegiate Fellowship Hall

Children/Teen/Youth Classes In Hallway Cradle Roll Newborn through age 3 Kindergarten Ages 4-6 Primary Grades 2-4 Juniors Grades 5-6 Earliteen Grades 7-8 Youth Grades 9-12

We Fellowship 10:30 am – 10:45 am

Join us in the Hospitality Center for fellowship and refreshments!

Today’s worship service is enhanced by: Organist: Elvahre Walther Pianist: Aubrey Scarbrough Light and Sound Team: Arne Romstad, David Ice, Ean Myers, Melodie Cha

Fairmont Family News

Mid-week Prayer Meeting will be on Wednesday at 7:00 PM. We are studying Christ’s Object Lessons. This week’s study is “The Pearl/The Net/Things New and Old”, pgs 119-130.

Today we welcome the Lodi SDA Elementary School music department as they lend their talents to us during our worship service. It is a blessing to have them here!

Lodi SDA Elementary School presents Disney’s “Peter Pan, Jr.” The musical will take place on Thursday, May 17 at the Lodi Academy Gym. The doors open at 6:30 PM. Beginning band, concert band, handbells, and the violin ensemble will present an instrumental concert at 7:00 PM. The musical will follow the concert. Invite family, friends, and neighbors!

A great big “Thank You!” to all my church family for their prayers, cards, flowers, plants, visits, and encouraging thoughts and words that meant so much. Recovery takes time, but the great physician has blessed. –Del Baybarz

Attention all VBX Team members: there will be a team meeting on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:00 PM in the Youth Room. Please plan to attend.

Show the community you care, help keep it clean. We will be picking up litter from our adopted stretch of Highway 12 on Sunday, May 20. Meet in the Chile’s parking lot at 8:00 AM. You will need to view the safety video at the following link before arriving: http://www.dot.ca.gov/maintenance/adopt-a-highway/index.html Call Joshua Lewis for info.

The Northern California Conference has scholarships available for all grade levels from Kindergarten through college. Applications are due by June 1. Information my be obtained at http://www.ncceducation.org/article/13/scholarships-becas

Friendly Lodi Academy administrative assistant needed. Assist w/office duties; Microsoft Word & Excel plus preferred; attendance; arranging substitute teacher coverage; ability to multi-task in school office environment on a part-time basis. Submit resume/fill out application at Lodi Academy. Contact Tim Kubrock, principal, or Mark Lockwood, business manager, for details, 209-368-2781.

We are seeking people to help us move May 18-20. One of our household items is a very heavy piano. If you would like to help, please contact Pastor Tracy, and he will provide you with our information. Thank you!

Attention all Evangelism/Missions Committee members: there is a potluck lunch meeting next week, May 19, after the worship service. Please plan to attend. Membership Transfers Joining Fairmont Second Reading: Robin and John Ivy from Capitol City SDA Treasurer’s Report as of April 30, 2018 Church Budget Deficit -$34,219.29

Video projector update: we received $2,822.96 for the purchase of our new projector in the special offering last week. We have received a total of $8,460.55 to date out of $20,000.00 needed. Thank you all for your contributions!

Prayer Requests

Please keep the following in your prayers: Clora Greene John Engman Wes Schimke Iva Knoefler Helen Moreno Bob Day Linda Emmerson Linda Wright Don Fuchs Charles Payne Don Schlenker Dorothy Kalisch Debra Yearicks Dorothea Guptill Roy Henderson The Erickson Family David Johnson Virginia Nickel Susan Peek Amy Dawe Del Baybarz The Family of Tina Haynes Jan Hayes