10-october 16, 2021-metro bulletin

Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. to 10:25 a.m.

Children’s Classes in the West Wing:

Cradle Roll (Ages Birth-4) | Classroom 4

Primary/Kindergarten (Ages 5-9) | Classroom 2 Juniors (Ages 10-12) | Classroom 1 Teens (Ages 13-16) | Classroom 3

Adult Sabbath School Classes:

Adult Quarterly | Sanctuary

Adult Quarterly | Fellowship Hall Christian Connections | Youth Chapel

Young Adults (Ages 17-30) | Classroom 6 – Canceled 10/16

Japanese Class | MJA Mrs. Simon’s Room

STUDYING TOGETHER

CHURCH BUDGET

WORTHY STUDENT FUNDS

Month-to-date Goal $9,812 Collected 2 of 5 weeks $7,714 Over/(Under) for October: ($2,098)

YTD Over/(Under) as of October 9: ($734)

Please make checks to “Metro SDA Church”

Today’s offering is for the Local Combined Budget.

October — $24,530

— $19,623 — $14,718 — $ 9,812 — $ 4,906 — $ 0

Year-to-date Goal $6,635 Collected to date $11,271 Over/(Under) $4,636

WORSHIPPING TOGETHER OCTOBER 16, 2021

Praise Sing Christopher Gilbert

Welcome & Announcements Nick Conner

Hymn of Praise* Redeemer of Israel

Worship in Prayer** Nick Conner

Welcome Christopher & Flory Gilbert

Worship in Music I Will Rejoice

Metro Choir; Cheri Gilbert, conductor

B Harlan

Scripture Reading Psalm 150 Richard & Lorraine Lane

Worship in Music A Mighty Fortress Ayumi Uchino

My Tribute Lorraine Zdravkovski Caroline Burgunder-Sims

Never Lost a Battle Camille Aragones Evan Reynosa

Children’s Story Rula Karapatsakis

Worship in Music To Be As Children Joseph & Elana Howse

He is Here


K Talley/C Kirkland

Scripture Reading Psalm 113 Michael & Grace Namm

Worship in Music Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken Nathaniel Nwankpah

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Christian Nwankpah

What a Friend We Have In Jesus Megumi Quartet

A New Name In Glory Memorial Quartet

A Mighty Fortress Scott Verhelle Tom Verhelle

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Sunset Today: 6:51 p.m. Sunset Next Week: 6:41 p.m.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome to Metropolitan SDA Church: We are so glad you are here today. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Psalm 100:2.

Metro Church Retreat is next weekend October 22nd-24th. Final payments are now due to secure your accommodations. Please contact Betty Chapman (248-701-0522) or Stacey M Francois (504-813-4102) if you any questions. Don't forget to bring towels and bed linen.

Cradle Roll Teachers Needed! We are blessed with two cradle roll teachers who are expecting babies toward the end of this year and beginning of next year, and we need teachers to help in the Cradle Roll class. Would you be willing to teach a class 1-2 times a month? If so, please contact Kelli Marquette at 248-974-5271 or any of the current teachers in Cradle Roll (Liz Master, Camille Rosekrans, and Diana Rico). If you’d like to observe the class before taking on this fun responsibility, go check out the class at the end of the West Wing of the church!

Hymn of Praise Praise to the Lord #1, 1st & 3rd verses

Worship in Music We Will Glorify


T Paris/J Schrader

Faithful God Angela & Chi-Lan Stevens

Prayer of Mother Theresa Heather Conner Tom Verhelle

Scripture Reading Psalm 145:1-7 Henderson Family

Worship in Music How Great Thou Art


S Hine/D Forrest

Benediction* Nick Conner

Benediction Response A Clare Benediction J Rutter

Postlude Our Firm Foundation J Martin Praise Pianist Flory Gilbert Worship Pianist

Tom Verhelle

please stand*/please kneel** Offering will be collected at the door as you exit the sanctuary.

Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church

15585 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170 www.metrosdachurch.org First Elder

248-207-3160 cell Nick Conner

[email protected] 248-207-3160 cell [email protected] Head Deacon Jeff Baxter

248-396-3213 cell [email protected] Head Deaconess Julie Verhelle

248-701-0165 cell [email protected] Treasurer Miriam Schmidt

734-262-0303 cell [email protected] A.V. Coordinator Rick Rosekrans 586-495-2713 cell [email protected] Interest Coordinator Kalyna Birmele-Skoretz 440-454-1049 cell

[email protected] Church/Bulletin Secretary Julie Verhelle

734-420-3131 office [email protected] [email protected]

Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday by 9 p.m.

Metropolitan SDA Junior Academy 15521 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170 www.metrosdaschool.org

Principal Jill Simon 810-623-2545 cell [email protected] School Board Chair 248-207-3160 cell

Gilbert Chapman II [email protected] 248-324-5037 home [email protected]

School Secretary Kathi Ingleby 734-420-4044 office [email protected] 734-420-3710 fax

Metro Food Store Hours store.metrosdachurch.org

Open: Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. October 26 - Closed

October 28 – 11 a.m. – 11:30 am.

Walk-ins now available Please call to schedule a pickup 734-262-0303 Welcome!

STAFF DIRECTORY

www.metrosdachurch.org/calendar

Today: 9:30 a.m. Sabbath School 10:45 a.m. Worship

Sunday, October 17, 9:00 a.m. Marketing as Ministry Workshop

Wednesday, October 20, 7 p.m. Metro Midweek “Living Conflict” - via Zoom

Scan with Smartphone Camera to join the Zoom

Friday, October 22, 7 p.m. Welcome the Sabbath Call Dial 605-313-5375 Access Code: 463992#

Friday to Sunday, October 22-24, Metro Church Retreat Camp Au Sable, Grayling, Michigan

Sabbath, November 20, 5 p.m. Church Business Session

COMING EVENTS

Face Coverings: No face coverings are required at any time or in any place for those who have been fully vaccinated. If you have not been vaccinated, we encourage you to follow the CDC guidelines and continue to wear your face covering.

New A/V Camera System Fundraiser: Our current camera system has grown quite old, and we would like to expand our capabilities. In light of this, the church board has voted to update our existing live stream cameras at a cost of $25,000. Thank you for your generous spirit and helpful donations. Please mark your tithe envelope "A/V Project".

Metro Midweek - Please join us for our Living Conflict study series (the Great Controversy). Each week we explore a new chapter to learn how to stay close and faithful to Jesus Christ in troublesome times. Don’t miss out! Set aside one hour a week (Wednesdays 7-8pm) and be blessed! The service is on Zoom and phone dial-in is also available: +1 646 876 9923; Meeting ID: 859 6814 5138; Passcode: 786356

Welcome the Sabbath Call: Please join us Fridays at 7:00 p.m. We simply dial in (605-313-5375, access code: 463992#) enjoy a brief devotional thought, share praises and prayer requests, and wish one another a happy Sabbath. Why not take a few minutes to join in? You will be blessed.

ANNOUNCMENTS CONT.

Welcome!

Metro Messenger

Metropolitan SDA Junior Academy

Announcements

October 15, 2021

Would you like to increase attendance/membership in your organization? Could your business use a little “boost”? Are you affiliated with a school or group that needs to grow? Then join us Sunday, October 17, from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. in the Metropolitan SDA Church for the “Marketing as Ministry Workshop”. There is no charge and lunch will be provided. Since 2012 Theresa Kelchner, the presenter, has worked to build capacity with 200+ Christian schools both large and small. For additional information please checkout her website www.ChristianEducationMatters.com If you are planning to attend please either call the Metro School office 734.420.4044 and leave a message or email the office at [email protected] with your name, phone number and the number of people attending.

Picture Day is Tuesday, October 19. If you would like to order any of the photo packages from Lifetouch, please go to their website: MyLifetouch.com. The ID for our Picture Day is EVTJTK9X2. When you enter that ID it will ask for your student’s name and grade. Students names have already been sent to them and you will be able to choose a package.

Coming up: School will dismiss at 11:45 a.m, Friday, October 22. There will be no school, Monday, October 25 as the teachers will be attending an InService. Classes will resume Tuesday, October 26. We are one quarter into the current school year! Thursday, October 28 school will dismiss at 11:45 a.m. for Parent Teacher Conferences in the afternoon. Please see the attached schedule form, complete it, and return by Friday, October 22. Move A Thon monies are due in by Friday, October 29. There are some very nice prizes to be given away! Thursday, November 11 at noon is our annual Veterans Day Lunch. If you, a family member, friend, or neighbor served in one of the branches of our mil-itary, they are invited to join us. Please either call the school office 734.420.4044 with the name of each person attending or you may email the office at [email protected]

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