SABBATH SCHOOL Jesus, Creator of Heaven and Earth Genesis 1:1 The Church at Study 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Superintendent: Musician: WORSHIP HOUR Praise and Worship……………….Chris, Shaquille, and Gavin Hymn of Praise…………..No.229………...All Hail the Power… Intercessory Prayer………………………………..Alex Golovenko Praying for... Next Week Praying for… Offering Appeal……….Church Budget………Edwin Onyango Next Week……Conf. Advance Children Story…………………………………..Michael Golovenko Special Music…………………….Earl Biggs & Gordon Baptiste Scripture……..Revelation 1:1-3………Ruth & Lew Stoddarts Encounter Jesus Pastor Alex Golovenko Song of Com…….No.511….I Know Whom I Have Believed Benediction……………………………………………………………………... Sunset this Sabbath 5:05 pm Next week 5:13 pm Please send all the bulletin related information to: [email protected] Announcements Today 1. Welcome back Adventurers! Today is our first club meeting for the New Year starting at 4:30 p.m. Our next club meeting will be Sabbath, January 19th at 4:30 p.m. Look forward to seeing all of you there. By the way, if you still wish to enrol your child (4 to 9 years of age) now is the time. 2. From Russia with Love. Christina Boskovic returned from a month long mission trip to Russia where she worked in orphanages. She will share her stories at the Youth Vespers in St. Thomas, TONIGHT January 5 at 4:30 pm. 3. NEW! By your requests! The Bible Study Class is offered weekly starting TONIGHT January 5, 2013 at 6 pm! This “unformatted” approach will allow maximum participation by those attending, as we will address questions that arise from the Sabbath School and daily experiences. Classes will be taught on the schedule by elders and pastor, when available. We welcome your questions and suggestion of topics for study. Tonight’s facilitator is elder Jack Polihronov. Next Sabbath, January 12 the study will begin at 5 pm. A sign up list for topics and suggestions is in the foyer, or speak to one of our elders. Tomorrow 4. Table Tennis at the church starts on Sunday January 6 th 3-5 PM and will continue every 2 nd Sunday. Players of all skill levels are welcomed and basic instruction will be provided. If you are interested, please talk to Rixon Gultom or Don Topper. Later Events 5. The NEW BOARD will meet for planning 2013 on Monday, January 7. It will be not a regular “paper filled” meeting, but a fellowship potluck meal at 6 pm, followed by sharing plans by all ministries and scheduling for greater cooperation between ministries. Meeting will take place at our church hall. We invite all ministry leaders to meet with their teams over the next 3 weeks. As a reminder following leaders are members of the Church Board: Gord Rayner, Clara Baptiste, Don Topper, Heather Baptiste, Janice Brindley, Gene Bernardo, Teresa Ferreira, Jack Polihronov, Angelina Polihronova, Ray Thompson, Alonso Lopez, Lo Richards, Lucy Simoes, Edwin Onyango, Kathy Rayner, Mike Keim, Rixon Gultom, Cameron Munro. 6. Children's Ministry members please note that we will be having a meeting following the church potluck on January 12th at 2:00 p.m. All Children's Ministry members are asked to make every effort to attend. We will be setting our goals for 2013 and looking at ways of delivering the various programs under this ministry. 7. The next general church potluck will be held on Sabbath January 12 th . Please bring an item from the section of the first letter of your last name. Feel free to bring additional items from any category. A-C Drink/Juice, D-F Salad/Raw vegetables, G-I Bread/Bun, J-M Main course/Casserole, N-R Cooked vegetable/Soup, S-Z Dessert/ Fruit. Please note: If you are bringing a tossed salad, Dessert/ Fruit, the kitchen staff would appreciate if you could bring it already prepared and cut up (since our kitchen crew often does not have enough time to do this during the service). Please bring a dressing for the salad if it is normally served that way. 8. Social Life Committee meeting on January 12 th at 2 PM following the Potluck. 9. Worship Committee meeting is called for next Sabbath, January 12 at 6 pm. Matters of schedule and making our worship experience more participatory, as well as the second worship alternative time will be discussed. All members of the worship committee are invited to participate. 10.Youth sports night, Next Sabbath, January 12, at the Spanish Church Gym, starting at 6 pm, located at 649 King Street 11. Pathfinders Club meetings will resume January 13, starting at 10 am. 12.You are invited to a Wedding Shower honoring Steve Hurst and Ashley on Sunday, January 13, 2013 2 PM in our Fellowship Hall.