Weekly Church Newsletter
December 1, 2021
Loving God | Loving People
What About James?
Speaker | Darrin Thurber
Acts chapter 12 details Peter’s miraculous escape from prison. Yet, as I marvel at how God divinely intervened to break Peter free, I find myself asking, “What about James?”In the same section that describes Peter's deliverance, James is put to death. Why spare Peter but not James? Why doesn’t he get divine deliverance? I hope you join us this Sabbath as we wrestle with questions many of us may have asked before. Join us as we wrestle with questions about God’s fairness.
8 "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast."
Sabbath School Options
Pastor Isaac's Last Sabbath
Pastoring at Calimesa
Join us this Sabbath as we say farewell to Pastor Issac and celebrate over 20 years of being blessed by his ministry!
It will also be a very special Sabbath because Pastor Isaac will be baptizing his two sons: Christian and Noah. We praise God for their decision to follow Jesus!
Worship Service Update
Beginning on Sabbath, December 18, we will be temporarily returning to one church service on Sabbath morning, at 11:15 AM in the sanctuary. We will be live streaming that service, so if you are not able to be with us in person, please join us online! There will be no services at 8:30 AM. Sabbath Schools will remain at the usual times. Be watching for information on when we will be returning to two church services.
In keeping with Conference and State/County guidelines, we are highly recommending that masks be worn for all indoor gatherings at this time, regardless of vaccination status (exceptions for those under 2 years of age, or with a hearing impairment where seeing one's mouth is essential for communication, or a medical condition that prevents it). In accordance with Conference guidelines, this is required for all indoor youth and children's activities as well. ( https://indd.adobe.com/view/e5075f20-9183-4db6-bbf1-2dbedb64f900 )
Calimesa Women’s Ministry- Ladies, please join us December 3 at 6 PM in the Fellowship Hall for dinner and vespers as we kick off this season of Women’s Ministry. Dinner will be provided, more details to follow.
Christmas with the Classics
Wednesday night, December 8 at 5:30 PM
While we're not quite ready yet to resume a full sit-down meal all packed together in cozy together in the Fellowship Hall, we are providing our traditional Christmas dinner for our seniors once again this year! You will be able to come and pick up your dinner prepared by the pastors (with lots of help from Janya and her crew), and then you will be able to:
Take it with you to enjoy at home,
or
Stay by and eat with a few friends at some tables that will be set up in the Fellowship Hall and Courtyard area.
R.S.V.P.
by calling the Church Office at (909) 795-9741
(let us know if you are planning on staying by, or taking yours home)
Memorial Service of Robert Knutson
The family of Robert Knutson will be having private services for him in a couple of weeks. They are asking however if those who knew Bob would be willing to share a word that they felt described him, and perhaps a short thought or text. Cindy Wright will be collecting these this Sabbath. You can find her at First Service or in Contemporary Issues Sabbath School. Or, if you wish, you can email these to Ken Wright at clastblaster@yahoo.com Thank you!
Drop Everything and Pray
Daily 9:00 am & 4:00 pm
The Prayers and Squares ministry invites you to join us in prayer for the individuals who will receive the quilts. Prayer quilts will be available when we gather for church if you would like to tie a knot and say a prayer.
Mid - Week Time in the Word & Prayer
Wednesdays at 6:45-8:00 PM
Quilting Room
All are invited to come and share a quiet time of fellowship with each other and with God through His Word & prayer. Facilitators: Gail Mack and Jerry Adey.
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Family Ministries
Discipler Sabbath School
Garden Chapel Sabbath Mornings @ 10 AM
Zoom option still exists
Dec 4 | Temples of the Holy Spirit Haglund
Dec 11 | Fruitful Followers Thurber
Dec 18 | The Miracle Birth
Dec 25 | Helper, Comforter, and Speaker of Truth
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Children & Junior High Ministries
Come join us for Sabbath School! Our Juniors and Jr. High class are combined for the month of December!
Are you interested in a growing ministry within our church? We are looking for volunteers to be a part of our media ministry team that is constantly changing and growing, especially with the times we are living in. Four areas of need are the Video production, Sound, Projection, and Lighting. Jesus once said, in an effort to share the good news in a world that so needed to hear it, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few."
Myrtlewood Wing Remodel Update
While the work continues in the kitchen, the drawers and cabinets are getting stocked in the fellowship hall and Pastor Mark is giving a tutorial on how to use the new A/V system in the fellowship hall
If you'd like to make a donation online, you can do so by clicking on the red button below. You can also make a donation by mailing or dropping off a tithe envelope to the church. Make sure to mark in your tithe envelope that your donation is going to the Property Building Fund. Tithe envelopes can be placed in the dropbox outside the prayer room.
Giving
December 4 Offering
Church Budget
(figures as of 11/27/2021)
Monthly Budget . . . . . . . $ 39,417
Amount Received. . . . . . $ 51,845
YTD Budget. . . . . . . . . . $ 197,085
YTD Received . . . . . . . . $ 168,568
More Info on Giving and Non-Budgeted Funds
Offering Schedule 2021
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