Sabbath School

Clothed in

Christ Romans 13:14

The Church at Study 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Superintendent: Cameron Munro

Musician: Jonathan Bartoszc Praise Leader: Pat Carter

Next Week: Super: Tess Rooney Music: Gordon Baptiste Praise: Pat Carter

Worship Hour

Song and Praise ……………………Eager Beavers /Edwin Onyango

Opening Song………………..No. 218………………When He Cometh

Intercessory Prayer……………………………………………Gord Rayner

Praying for Anniversaries Next Week Praying for Children & youth

Offering Appeal………Conference Advance……..… Adventurers

Children Story……………………………………..…………………….Puppets

Special Music………………………………………………………..Alicia Sealy

Scripture Reading….......Hebrews 1:1-3….........Jessica Gyamfi

Prophets on Safari to Eternity Adventurers

Closing song….....................No.190...................Jesus Loves Me

Benediction…..........................................................Lucy Simoes

Sunset this Sabbath 9:08 pm Next week 9:10 pm

Please send all the bulletin related information to: bekorben@hotmail.com

Announcements 1. We invite every church member to the time of Prayer,

every Wednesday 7 pm. A Prayer Group is also meeting at North London Church every Wednesday morning 10am-12noon. You have an option of “shifts” to come and interceded for our church family, for our city, for leaders. We have seen miraculous answers to prayer, and experienced the goodness of God, connecting to His Mystery and presence in prayer.

2. Personal Ministry leader Aroldo Anniehs is fundraising for purchasing “Steps to Christ” books to distribute in the neighborhood around the church. Make a donation marked “Steps to Christ project” toward this initiative.

3. Church Board decisions from June 13th 5 independent quotes were considered from different roofing companies. One company quote was dismissed as they are distributors of IKO shingles only, and their selection of installers is uncertain (their price range was not the lowest either). All other companies considered installing the best quality shingles, either GAF Timberline or Certainteed Landmark formerly known as “40-year,” and from January 2011 offering the Lifetime Warranty by manufacturer. The company selected offers 24 hours response during the first year, above manufacturers warranty, and 10 year workmanship warranty. Following prices were considered (including GST): $42,459; $39,900; $32,770; $ 31,301 and $27,644. The Board recommends the contract to Artech Homes at $27,644, pending the response from the church membership. Please speak to Gene Bernardo if you have any questions, to elders, or to pastor Golovenko. If no objections are raised the Board will formalize the contact with Artech Homes by July 5, 2011.

4. Next Church Board meeting will take place Monday, July 11th at 7 pm at the fellowship hall. All departmental leaders are invited to attend. Please provide your agenda items either to first elder Mike Keim, clerk Kusum Gaikwad, or to pastor Alex Golovenko.

5. Adventurer Family Fellowship Potluck to be held on Sabbath, June 25th. All families with young children are welcome to attend. It will also be an opportunity to ask questions about the Adventurer Program and be the first to register your children for the Program commencing in September. Since we are celebrating summer is finally upon us, it will be a salad, sandwiches and dessert potluck. Please feel free to bring one of these items to the potluck.

6. LACA Graduation at our Church, TOMORROW, June 26 at 5 pm. Michael Golovenko, valedictorian.

7. Next Baptismal service is July 16. If you are interested in making the commitment to Christ, speak with pastor Golovenko about preparation.

8. Thank you for your financial support! With the generous donation of $2,400 from the Quiet Hour through Director Roy West, and your personal donations, the school has received $5,000 for the new curriculum books “Pathways.” The new curriculum says “We want Thinkers!” Reflecting on words of Ellen G. White “The work of true education is to train youth to be thinkers and not mere reflectors of other men’s thoughts.” Someone said “tell a child WHAT to think and you make him a slave of your knowledge. Tell a child how to think and you made knowledge his servant.” Adventist Christian Elementary School starts early registration for the next school year on June 23!

9. VBS, it’s almost that time again and we are looking for volunteers to work as leaders and assistant leaders. VBS this year is on July 18 – 22 for children ages 4-12 from 5:30-8 pm. If you can help; please contact: Doris Van Leeuwen @ (519) 452-7073. Thank You.

10. Kingsway College a Seventh-day-Adventist boarding and day co-ed high school in Oshawa Ontario, is now accepting applications for the 2011/2012 school year. For more information please g to our webite www.kingswaycollege.on.ca or call 905-433-1144 ext. 211 or 212. You can also e-mail us at admissions@kingswaycollege.on.ca

11. The Ontario Conference is sponsoring a Seniors Wellness Retreat (September 16-18, 2011), to be held at the Best Western Hotel Oshawa. There will be FREE health screening and massage, seminars on exercise, heart and stroke, diet and more. The Seniors Walking Club will also be launched at this time. Please see your pastor, church clerk or seniors’ ministry leader for registration form to the wellness retreat & order form for walking club exercise suit. Submission deadline is September 2. For further details contact Judith Guarin, Office of the President, Ontario Conference.

12. West Park Manor Personal Care Home, is accepting applications for a full time Director of Recreation/Volunteer Services. The ideal candidate will be certified or equivalent as a Recreation Facilitator with minimum of 3 years experience in related leadership. The position requires a love for the elderly, outgoing personality and strong English communication skills. We offer a completive salary, full benefit package, a great place to work and a moving allowance considered for out of province candidate. If you desire to join us in fulfilling our mission “to provide holistic long term-term CARE in a Christ-like manner as a service to our residents” please send a cover letter and resume to: Ruben Wollmann, CEO at rwollmann.ceo.wpm@mts.net by August 22, 2011.

13. Elders meeting will take place Monday night, June 27 starting at 6:30 pm at our church. The theme – Realizing God’s Vision for our Church in the city.

14. CHIP Alumni Supper Monday June 27th at 6pm. Three new recipes will be introduced – Thai Curry and Tofu, Avocado Banana cake, and more.

15. Our next general potluck will be held on July 16th. Everyone please join us as we share a meal.Please bring an item from the section of the first letter of your last name. Note that we will change the categories each month. Feel free to bring additional items from any category. A-C Cooked vegetable/Soup D-F Dessert/ Fruit G-I Drink/Juice J-M Salad/Raw vegetables N-R Bread/Bun S-Z Main course/Casserole

16. Sabbath picnic and hike on July 23rd at Gibbons Park. More details to follow.

17. Our next church Camping Weekend will be at Wildwood Conservation August 19th & 20th. Please sign up now with Don Topper to reserve your camping spot.

18. The Health Department presents Dr. Neil Nedley's “Depression the Way Out” seminar weekly. Seminars will take place in the evening from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Cost - $150.00 single, plus $40.00 for a spouse sharing material. Mark your calendars, invite friends who needs this good news. Following is the session name and date: September 9 - Identifying Depression and It's Causes September 13 - Lifestyle Treatment for Depression September 20 - Nutrition and the Brain September 23 - How Thinking Can Defeat Depression September 27 - Positive Lifestyle Choices October 4 - Stress Without Distress October 11 - Living Above Loss October 18 - How to Improve Brian Function November 1 – Graduation

19. Next Sabbath pastor and parents/families of our youth and teens will be away at Adventist Youth Camp for Western Ontario in Plymton Wyoming, Ontario. Two guest speakers, Wanito Bernadin & Massiel Davila will lead in spiritual emphasis. Keep this initiative in your prayers.

20. Next Pathfinders’ fundraiser Yard sale toward the Camporee cost will take place on July 10. Bring your extras, declutter the house, and sponsor a Pathfinder. Tables will be set up from 8 to 9 am, and stay open until 3 pm in the afternoon.

Happy Birthdays Jun 28 Larris Biggs July 3 Carolyn Dowdell

Jun 29 Kayla Reeve July 4 Heather Bernardo

Jun 29 Gina Beckles July 4 Jenny Mickle

Jun 30 Gevanya Mantiri July 4 Charlene Ria

Pastor’s Blog. Friendship Evangelism

Someone said that our problem in evangelism is not a lack of training, but that we don’t love enough.

As I shared thoughts on friendship Evangelism last Sabbath in short-long (depends on perspective) 60 minutes workshop I wished for more time to emphasize certain aspects. Two radical allegories were memorable as I spoke with people after: doing what I love to do with people who have common interests and being a guide for my friends on their spiritual journey when they begin to ask questions; conversion is like a marriage, begins with friendship, courtship, and continues after commitment.

And, I feel I must emphasize the second one a bit more. The idea of having permission to skip some of church activities to go and make friends, to do what we are passionate about with people who enjoy same thing, making friends with this worldly mammon was so powerful, that the second aspect of bringing friends back into the family was not sinking in.

It is great if in your personal life you are making friendships, and letting people know about your relationships with God and salvation in Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit in your daily life! BUT! Are you ready to ask the question about their situation? And when you introduce them to Jesus, will you bring them into the Family of God? The “family” concept, where all believers in relationship with Christ are connected together as a “body” for a purpose should not be missed.

So, when I say “it’s not the lack of training, but the lack of loving,” I wonder if we love and care for our friends, and for the church family. “Either/or” does not work. It has to be “both/and.” We love our friends to tell them about salvation available to them, and we love them enough to care to introduce them into a community where they will grow in Christ. We also love our church family to entrust our friends into getting to know each other.

A Baptist preacher Dr. Joe McKeever asks a question: Is it possible to do a drive-by of a church and within a few seconds determine that it's a healthy church? As he asked this of his friends many responded that it's easier to tell an UNHEALTHY church in a few seconds than a healthy one. Facebook comments suggested also a few indications: if people are excited to be there, if the people are generous, if there is strong pastoral leadership, if everyone is in the right place in serving, if people love their leaders and follow them, if church has children, if people are carrying their Bibles, if there are different age groups.

The reason I am pondering on this, because if visitors could tell about our church conditions in 30 seconds, people going on a date could decide in the first minute if they are interested in a person or not, then our acquaintances also have a very short opportunity to evaluate our friendship, or personality, the faith family we belong to and decide if they want to continue developing the relationship. And no effort to impress will do. It has to be genuinely from within, the real you, Christ within you, hope of Glory, that would move friendships to commitments. The only appeal I have – let Christ transform you, then loving, relating, caring will be natural.

In service of the Great Shepherd, pastor Alex Golovenko

LONDON SEVENTH-DAY

ADVENTIST CHURCH

A Place where Every Believer is a Minister. Discover Your Calling!

Sabbath, June 25, 2011

805 Shelborne Street, London, ON. N5Z 5C6

Pastor: Alex Golovenko (519) 281-9706 agolovenko@adventistontario.org

www.adventistlondon.ca