CHURCH AT STUDY - 9:30-10:40 a.m.
Please bring an
Song Service………………………………………………………..
Opening Hymn……….…………………….…………...................
Scripture Reading…………………………..................................
Opening Prayer……………………………………………………..
Superintendent………………………………….Elder Bob Reeve
Lesson Study…………….”Christian living”……………..Classes
10:50 – Personal Ministry –
WORSHIP HOUR - 11:00 am
Introit……………………………………………….. Congregation
*Invocation……………..............................Elder Clara Baptiste
*Hymn of Praise…………”How Great Thou Art”.................#86
Congregational Prayer………………….Elder Teresa Ferreira
Offering…..”Canadian Evangelism”…...Elder Cameron Munro
Praise & Worship………………………..………..Men of Praise
Children’s Story………………………………….Sophon Bailey
Special Music…………………………………..Nevaeh Beckles
*Scripture Reading..”#711 Adventist Hymnal”..Nathan Starczewski
Special Music……………………………………..Jonathan Bartosz
Spoken Word..........................................Elder Clara Baptiste
In Remembrance
Celebration of Holy Communion
*Hymn of Consecration…..”Sent Forth with God’s Blessings”…..#407
*Benediction………………………………..Elder Clara Baptiste
*Postlude……………………………………………………………
.Legend: *Congregation stands
Announcements
Notifications
1. We are delighted that you have chosen to worship with
us today. We extend our sincere welcome to our church
family and visitors. Best wishes for 2018!
2. Membership Transfers: 2nd Reading – Teresa Alvites
and Marice Riwudjeru from the St. Thomas Adventist
Church.
3. On Sabbath January 6, 2018, Pastor Juan Carlos
Atencio and family would be installed as our pastoral
family. Do plan to be in attendance to welcome them to
our church as we begin this phase of our journey
together, and please keep them in your prayers. There
will be a Fellowship Luncheon after the Worship Service.
4. New Year’s Eve Service December 31st at 5PM
5. Treasurer’s Report -
Church Budget Received YTD……… $44,898.00
Church Budget Deficit…………………$ 1,124.00
Renovations Account Year Forecast...$ 7,500.00
Actual Received………………………..$ 2,275.00
6. Ministry leaders, please remember that we agreed to
serve until January 31, 2018.
7. Pathfinders Club next meeting Sunday, January 14,
2018 at 10 a.m.
8. Potluck next Sabbath, January 6th.
item from the section of the first letter of your last name.
Feel free to bring additional items from any category.
A-C Main Course, Casserole, meat loaf, roasted
vegetable, potatoes. rice dishes, lasagna, spaghetti, stir
fries , veggie rolls, D-G Dessert, fresh fruit, apple crisp,
pies, cookies, cakes, squares, vegan yogurt, ice cream,
melons, fruit salad, grapes, tangerines, H-M Tossed
salad, cut up raw vegetables, bean salad, quinoa salad,
potato salad, cabbage salad, vegetable salad, kale
salad N-Q vegetarian chili, stew, soups, R-S drinks,
frozen juice, bag of Tostitos, salsa, T-Z Bread, buns,
bagels, croissants, including vegan becel, humus, etc
as spreads, cheese, vegan cheese, crackers. If you are
bringing a tossed salad, dessert/fruit please bring it
ready to be served, also a dressing for the salad if it is
normally served that way.
9. Parents and guardians, please be aware of your
child’s/children’s whereabouts at all times. Your
child(ren) MUST BE in your company at all times.
10. Community Service is in need of donations of diapers,
baby food and other food items are welcomed. Please
speak to Teresa Ferreira or any member of the
Community Services Team for more detail.
11. Youth Ministries Department of Ontario Conference
presents IGNITE: PASSION, POWER, PURPOSE,
Youth Ministries Convention, January 12-14, 2018!
Enjoy powerful worship experiences, training workshops
for ministry, networking with practioners in their area of
ministry and engage in plans for the future of Adventist
Youth Ontario. All AY leaders, AY committee member,
young adult leader, youth sponsor, youth mentor, ACF
chapter leader and youth pastors are invited to attend
and register for this annual convention to launch your
year. You can't afford to miss it! #ignite! #ignite2018!
#ymc2018. Registration website operational by
next: www.ayoevents.com
12. The ABC Book Mobile will be at the London Church,
Wednesday, January 31st between 8-9 p.m. Please
pre-order by Monday, January 29th 1-800-765-6955).
13. If you are new to our congregation and you would like to The Meaning Of Communion With God
have your birthday included in the church bulletin please
inform the church clerk at larris.biggs@gmail.com or in That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also
person. may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father,
and with his Son Jesus Christ. 1 John 1:3.
Birthday Wishes for December-Jan 5
Dec 1 Hellen Orisi Dec 14 Loralee Dawson Dec 29 Ray Thompson
Dec 1 Natasha Kubvoruno Dec 16 Kristina Howick Dec 29 Nokuzola Ncube Communion with God is the life of the soul. It is not something
Dec 1 Natalie Kubvoruno Dec 17 Amanda McLeod Dec 30 Denay Rial that we cannot interpret, something that we can clothe with beautiful
Dec 5 Jeanne Munro
Dec 6 Bosljka Stupar
Dec 19 Teresa Alvites
Dec 21 Randy Heath
Dec 31 Shawna Thompson
Dec 31 Emily Reeve
words but which does not give us the genuine experience that makes our Welcome to
words of real value. Communion with God gives a daily experience that
Dec 8 Josh Catarino
Dec 8 Kibwe-Jahi Williams
Dec 8 Philip Starczewski
Dec 25 Dragan Maletic
Dec 25 Lynette Williams
Dec 25 Jeremy Joseph
Dec 31 Elizabeth Haskell
Jan 1 Mary Tavares
does indeed make our joy full.
Those who have this union with Christ will declare it in spirit and
London Seventh-day Adventist Church
Jan 1 Evarline Zablon
Dec 9 Lynn Tait
Dec 9 Sharon Reeve
Dec 26 Leah Stajfer
Dec 26 Yeni Gultom
Jan 1 Hemos Zablon
Jan 3 Valdemar Ferreira
word and work. Profession is nothing unless in word and work good fruit
is manifest. Unity, fellowship with one another and with Christ—this is the
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Dec 11 Rwangi Hosea Dec 26 Margaret Yates
Dec 11 Mariana Sidabutar Dec 27 Holly Dowdell
Jan 5 Sheena Teague fruit borne on every branch of the living vine. The cleansed soul, born
Dec 14 Lisa Dawson Dec 28 Cliff Munro again, has a clear, distinct testimony to bear. . . .
To know God is, in the scriptural sense of the term, to be one with Him in
heart and mind, having an experimental knowledge of Him, holding
reverential communion with Him as the Redeemer. Only through sincere
obedience can this communion be obtained. Where this communion is
Health Bite lacking, the heart is not in any sense a temple of God, but is controlled by
the foe, who is working out his own purposes through the human agency.
Any Physical Activity Better than None! Such a man, whatever his profession or claims, is not a temple of the
Even modest levels of physical activity benefit the heart Holy Spirit.
The experience is perfected by fruit bearing. He who does not
Are you tempted to say you are too tired or too busy to bear good fruit in words and deeds, in the strength of elevated, ennobling
exercise? An 18-year study of 24,000 adults aged 39-79 has principle, is a bad tree. The fruit that he bears is unpalatable to God. His
found a significant link between physical activity and a professed knowledge of Christ is a falsehood, a deception. . . .
reduced risk of heart disease. The elderly who engaged in In the light of the love of Christ, the gospel is an open book. This is the
moderate intensity exercise were 14% less likely to true light, which Christ came to bring to the world. The Saviour’s true
experience a cardiovascular event than their peers who were disciples have received this love. . . .
inactive. From the light that God has given me, I know that men’s great danger is
in being self-deceived. Satan is watching his chance. He will come to
Positive Tip: No gym available? No problem! Seniors should men in human form, and will speak to them most entrancing words. He
walk, garden, do housework, and other moderate physical will bring against them the same temptations that he brought against
activities. Christ. Unless their minds and hearts are filled with the pure, unselfish,
sanctified love that Christ revealed, they will fall under Satan’s power, and
December 30, 2017
will do and say and write strange things, to deceive, if it were possible,
Please send bulletin related information by WEDNESDAY, 9:00
the very elect. . . .
p.m. to larris.biggs@gmail.com. Late submission will be
deferred to the next week’s bulletin. Following Christ’s example of unselfish service, trusting like little
children in His merits, and obeying His commands, we shall receive the
approval of God. www.adventistlondon.ca
Elder on duty – Elder Teresa Ferreira (519) 680-1965
Sunset Today: 4:55 p.m. Next Friday: 5:04 p.m. From Our Father Cares, p. 277