March 9th bulletin 2013

SABBATH SCHOOL Stewardship and

the Environment Genesis 1:28

The Church at Study 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Superintendent: Mike Keim

WORSHIP HOUR Praise and Worship……………………………………..Biggs Family

Hymn of Praise………………No.427…………….No Night There

Intercessory Prayer………………………………Cameron Munro

Praying for Revival & Transformation for Adventist Youth, Reclamation of missing members,

Ohio Conference Next week: Parents of preschoolers, and their children, Pennsylvania Conference

Offering…………Adventist World Radio……….Rixon Gultom Next Week…… Church Budget

Children Story……………………………………………Patricia Lopez

Special Music…………………..................................Friendship

Scripture…….Revelation 6: 9-11……..Rico & Rixon Gultom

Sacrificial Waiting in the

End of Time Pastor Alex Golovenko

Song of Commitment………No.412……..Cover with His Life

Benediction……………………………………………………Mike Keim

Sunset this Sabbath 6:24 pm Next week 6:33 pm

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Announcements Today

1. TONIGHT at 5 pm pastor Alex Golovenko will share insights on Revelation 17. The subject will be identity of the “8th head” as the interest is growing in the upcoming Vatican election of the new pope. We welcome your questions and suggestion of topics for study. For more details see the schedule in the foyer.

2. AY (Youth) Vespers TONIGHT @ 6 pm! “What it means to be a follower of Jesus.”

3. Outreach to homeless TONIGHT. The team of 12 volunteers, please remember to be at 696 Dundas Street Ark Aid Christian Mission at 6:15 pm. Parking is available behind the building. Dinner begins at 7 pm with 15 minutes devotional time and ends at 8 pm, followed by a clean up. Volunteers are welcomed to prepare a devotional. Next opportunity is April 20. Please consider your schedule and sign-up to serve on May 18, June 15, 29; July 20, August 17, September 21, October 19, November 16, December 21. A sign-up sheet is available in the foyer at the main announcement board. We invite a rotation of volunteers, so everyone can participate.

Tomorrow

4. NO METTING of Pathfinders Club TOMORROW – Sprig Break!

Later Events

5. The Church Council (Board meeting) will meet to continue planning for developments in 2013 on Monday, March 11 at 7 pm at our church hall. Board members are invited for an hour of prayer after Communion Service, March 9, seeking God’s guidance for our ministry. 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. Next Sabbath, March 16 – Kingsway College Aerials – in London! 8 pm gymnastics performance, FREE admission, at the Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre, 656 Elizabeth Street, behind the Wolseley Barracks.

7. Next School of Evangelism class will take place March 16 at our church. Class will be taught by Dr. David Baker on “Understanding Ellen G. White.” This class will be open to all interested, as we are substituting the Bible Study time. Class will begin at 4 pm and continue until 6:00pm.

8. Bible Conference in London – March 23, 2:30 - 6 pm. Darius, Jankiewicz, PhD from Andrews University presents on topics of Authority, Ordination & Fundamentalism. As the topic of women ordination is being researched in our church, you get a chance to hear directly the matters at stake.

9. The next general church potluck will be held on Sabbath March 30th .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.

10. Disaster Preparedness Certification Training is offered April 5-7 at Oshawa. Community Service is preparing a team at each church prepared to coordinate relief efforts in cases of disaster. Additional training for Chaplaincy is available in addition to this on June 16-20 at Camp Frenda.

11. The harsh weather getting you down? Need to get away? How is that Spiritual life of yours? Good news. Want to get away come to the Women's Ministries Convention in Niagara Falls April 5-7, 2013. We all can use a refreshing break. Please keep in touch with your Women's Ministry Team for all the details.

12. Adventurers will be visiting a nursing home in May. We would like to distribute small packages of useful items to the residents. We are looking for donations of the following items: travel size hand lotions/shampoos/conditioners/body wash, hand soap, purse size kleenex, denture tablets, small combs, etc. (no food items please). Our goal is to have enough for at least 50 packages for distribution. If you can donate any of these items, please contact Lucy Simoes by April 6th.

13. School Constituency meeting – April 13 at 7 pm. A.C.E.S of London calls all members of three constituent churches to the annual meeting, reporting on school progress, and development plans. This meeting is for all members, donors, parents.

14. April 20th is Bring a Friend Day at our Adventurers Club! You and your child(ren) 4 to 9 years of age are invited to participate in an age appropriate class followed by a social hour. Guests will be given a gift by their class Counselor and, if you were invited by an Adventurer, he or she will be given a special certificate. So mark April 20th at 4:30 p.m. in your calendar. For more information, please contact Lucy Simoes.

15. Youth Mission Trip - A mission trip will be taking place this summer to Manitoulin Island, Ontario (July 4-15). This mission trip will consist of running a Vacation Bible School, as well as other community-related projects. Application forms and a deposit of $50 are due THIS Thursday (March 14). If you would like more information about this mission trip, or are in need of an application form, please talk to Lanita ([email protected] or 519-852-9360)

Notifications

16. Sanctuary London – ministry for homeless is located at 513 Talbot Street Church. Following times are open for people to come and offer friendship, build relationships with friendless. Monday – 11-2 pm lunch, followed by 2-3 pm Bible Study. Wednesday – 3-7 pm supper; 7-9 pm art and writing class. Sunday – 6 – 9 pm – worship, bible discussion, fellowship.

17. Inviting ALL to our mid-week church service on Wednesday night at 7 pm. It is time for extra prayer, deeper Bible study, and testimonies.

18. Family Ministries Cruise - The eight-day cruise aboard Carnival’s Splendor departs from New York on October 24 and travels to San Juan, St Thomas, Grand Turk, and back to New York on November 1, 2013. Payment Plan available. Registration has been extended. Give undivided attention to your spouse; receive resources and Christian marriage tips from dedicated professionals. Visit www.AdventistOntario.org and click on Events to register.

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS Mar 10 Mary-Jane Gibson Mar 13 Barbra Kasule

Mar 11 Adrian Carter Mar 15 Daliborka Maletic

Mar 11 Lee Topper Mar 16 Marka Stajfer

Mar 12 Malcom Beckles Mar 20 Ivan Lima

Who Discipled You? Who are you Discipling?

Pose this question in a room full of believers, and the place will look confused. Have you been disciple? Have you discipled someone?

Discipleship – the Method of Jesus, is a part of two-fold legacy Jesus left to build the Kingdom of God: Message + Method. One does not work without the other. Yet, Christianity claims the Message without the Method......and then people wonder why it does not work.

Leonard Sweet shares results of an extensive study of major denominations, which points out that “the journey from milk to meat didn’t come from superb preaching, compelling worship, well-organized small groups, or even church benevolent service of needs – but from intentional disciple making.

The Sabbath School original intent, (as it was in the Sunday School which preceded it ), was intentional disciple making through adult Christian education. The current “nod-to-God” model of showing up for an hour to hear religious performance does not school people into being followers of Jesus. Discipleship is about becoming a follower of Christ, and it is not taught, but modeled.

So, have you been disciple? Has anyone invested time and modeled Christ to you? If not, you may be wondering where to begin, and how can you become a follower of Jesus. The answer is simple – be with Jesus in your own daily life, and be “Jesus” in lives of others.

There is no substitute to the “follow-me-as-I-follow-Christ” mentoring lifestyle (1st Corinthians 11:1). It is time consuming, tedious, frustrating, painful, scary! But, it’s not about making money – it’s about making people for God’s Kingdom. Time and relationships are the main investment.

If you are not discipling you are not following Jesus! Jesus’ disciples/followers do what Jesus did – they disciple others. Church growth, the Kingdom of God growth is not a matter of money, business strategies, tricks, complicated plans – it is a matter of individual following Jesus and in the process discipling others.

Consider where You stand in this journey of following Jesus, discipling people. Chose today to be a discipling disciple.

your servant, pastor Alex Golovenko