Apison Seventh-day Adventist Church

Welcome...

11421 Bates Road, Apison, Tennessee 37302

...to the little church with a big heart. Our mission is to be a family of believers that Know Jesus, Love People, and Treasure Truth.

Sabbath School Morning Praise Sabbath Praise ~ 9:00-9:30 Sabbath School Superintendent Class Study ~ 9:30-10:45

John MacFarlane Beth Scott

Worship Service Sabbath, December 10, 2016

Children& Adult Sabbath School Classes Potter's Class ~ Library SS Lesson Study ~ Sanctuary Discipleship Group ~ Kitchen, across from the Sanctuary Life Application of the SS lesson quarterly ~ Across the hall from the Sanctuary st SS Lesson Study ~ Down the hall on left, just past the double doors; 1 classroom Cradle Roll (ages B-3) ~ Through double doors, follow the hallway; last door on left rd Kindergarten (ages 4-6/grades K-1) ~ Through double doors, follow hallway; 3 door Primary (ages 7-9/grades 2-4) ~ Downstairs, follow hallway, last door on right Juniors (ages 10-12/grades 5-7) ~ Downstairs, follow hallway, last door on left Earliteen (ages 13-15/grades 8-10) ~ Upstairs to the left Collegiate / Young Adults ~ Bible Study application discussion/Upstairs to the right

Sunday: Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Next Sabbath:

8:00 am 1:00 pm 5:00 pm 8:30 am 9:00 am 7:00 pm 9:00 am “Revelation” 7:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 am Speaker Following Service 2:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm

Church Needs

Prayer Group Church Family Christmas Caroling Vespers – Scottie Deal Prayer Group Kid’s In Stitches School Board Meeting Prayer & Praise Group Bulletin Info Deadline Pathfinder Meeting Prayer Meeting LCA Christmas Program Prayer Group Pastor Burgess Fellowship Lunch Adventurers Church Family Christmas Caroling Youth Vespers

Budgeted

Received

Songs of Praise accompanied by Jessie Zollinger

Announcements

Greg Williams

Call to Worship

Introit

Invocation and Welcome Gifts of Worship

Calendar of Events Today:

Worship Songs

Eric Schoonard

Adventist Community Services

Offertory Children’s Story

Karen Williams

Scripture Reading Invitation to Prayer

Daniel 2: 12 - 14

Worship in Prayer Special Music

I’m a Little Candle

Worship in Word Hymn of Response

When Anger Sabotages

Benediction

No. 130 Pastor Burgess

Hymnal Replacement

$

$

Pianist: Ludmila Loktionova

The celebration of the Sabbath ends tonight at 5:28pm And begins again next Friday at 5:30pm

Pastor Burgess

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

Postlude

798.50

LCA Choir

directed by Mindy Steele

$ 9,228.00 $ 6,374.00 $ 29,173.00

630

No. 658 William Dean

$13,000 $12,000 $20,400

(Additional funds to go to pew Bible replacement)

Deborah Becker

Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer

Church Budget thru 11/30/16 LCA Financial Aid for 2016-17 School Year Capital Improvement Phase II Sanctuary (Additional funds to go to Phase III, Hallway)

Dennis Becker

Organ Organist: Jeanie Hair

Media Services Tech: Bill Pearson

HEAVENLY FATHER, HEAR OUR PRAYER Heavenly Father, hear our prayers As we bow before You: Bless us in our worship today, Humbly, we implore You. Be our guide in all endeavors, Be our hope that nothing severs; PLEASE KNEEL Constant source of love divine, Let Your love within us shine.

Here to Serve Pastor ...................................... Brian Burgess ................. [email protected] ...........................................................Or...................................... (423) 637.9412 Head Elder ............................. Eric Schoonard ........................... (423) 504.0661 Head Deacon ............................ Barry Becker ............................. (423) 505.6415 Head Deaconess .......................Shirley Long.............................. (423) 605.1120 Church Clerk ................................................................................ (423) 236.4214 Treasurer .................................... Karla Reel .......... [email protected] …………………………………………..Or ..................................... (423) 800.8031 School Principal ................... Nancy Zima-Gentry ........................ (423) 902.3883 School Treasurer .................... Reggie Thomas ........................... (423) 244.7825 Church Office .............................................................................. (423) 236.4214 Church Secretary ......................Lisa Jennings................ [email protected] Church School ............................................................................. (423) 236.4926 Bulletin Editor .......................... Christy Beason ......... [email protected] Bulletin Info Deadline Tuesday 7:30 pm ..................................... (423) 774.4717 Church Website ............................................................... www.apisonchurch.org

Apison Church Notices A SPECIAL WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS! We're happy you have chosen to worship with us today. If we can help you in any way, please see Head Elder Eric Schoonard or today’s Resource Elder, Deryl Holland. Today ~ Members, please invite guests to your home to enjoy lunch and fellowship with you and your family. Thank You ~ Many thanks to our Apison family for your very kind and generous Pastor's Family Appreciation gifts. It was a memorable and loving occasion! Sincerely, the Burgesses Member Transfers 1st Reading ~ Incoming ~ Jaude Valentine from Hockinson Heights SDA Ch, Brush Prairie, WA Outgoing ~ Darlene Seath to Wildwood SDA Church, Wildwood, GA Prayer Requests ~Bereavement / Special Needs / Healing ~ Read Family ~ as they mourn the loss of Elder Peter Read. Please remember the Read family during this difficult time. Gayle Lott ~ recovering for a few weeks from successful surgery for an aneurysm. Barry Becker ~ recuperating from knee surgery. Priscilla McNeily ~ is in the Dalton Building Nursing facility at Standifer Place. She has developed considerable dementia and appears to be very weak. Visits would be welcome, especially around meal times. Prison Ministry ~ addresses on the Bulletin Board for fellow members in prison. Encourage them with cards. Would you share your faith with those who are ready and willing to listen? We are looking for committed men and women with a passion for souls who would be trained and mentored to minister to the forgotten ones who are in our local jails. Interested, call John Holley @ 423-316-6722.

Kids in Stitches ~ meets Monday's, 9 am, at the church. Thanks, we would like to express many thanks for filling Holbrook Indian School's Christmas packages! We made our goal for each child and your love made it happen! Blessings to you all! Christmas Bags for 100 inmates ~ in Silverdale Correctional Facility will be prepared by our youth Dec. 14th. Operation Silverdale Christmas needs us all to donate specified items listed on the bulletin board. Let Jesus be proud of our touching lives for Him this Christmas! Contact John Holley with questions! LCA Christmas Programs ~come enjoy the LCA Christmas Program on December 15, 7 pm in the Gym, refreshments will be served following the program. For those of who might find it difficult to come in the evening, you are welcome to a dress rehearsal on December 14, at 10 am, also in the Gym. Youth Vespers and Christmas Party ~ next Saturday night, Dec 17 at 6:30 pm at 11630 Apison Pike. There will be a short worship; we will enjoy Christmas cookies, snacks, hot chocolate and cider. We’ll play some games and listen to Christmas music. Come and welcome in the Christmas season with us! Gatlinburg Volunteering ~ are you interested in helping the Disaster Response team from the conference? Please contact the Pastor with your availability so he can work to coordinate a team from our church or connect you with a team that is scheduled to go. 423/637-9412 or [email protected] Heaven's Bounty ~ The Southern Singles Ministry is operating Heaven’s Bounty, a food pantry in Apison, right in our back yard. The pantry serves 30-40 families each day that it is open. We are in need of volunteers in the following areas:  Putting food away in bins before the clients arrive. (3-4 hour blocks of time, weekly, monthly or whatever works for you)  Picking up food once a week at Food City. (About 2 hours 1x a week for loading and unloading at the center, any day Sunday – Friday) Southern Singles falls under the Church Ministries Department of the Conference. Please contact Linda Robertson 423/322-7206 to help with this important ministry.

Apison Hour of Prayer (AHOPe) ~ join us in the Church Library Sabbath mornings at 8 am and Sunday mornings at 8:30 am as we seek the Holy Spirit for our lives, our church, the world church and government leaders. Can’t make it in person? You can also call in 712-775-7031w / access code 682-097-212

Investment Labels ~ Here is breakdown of what labels can be saved: Cedar Lake canned and frozen. Worthington - frozen. Heritage - canned and frozen. Kim's Simple Meals - dry boxed. The next ones are from a different company. Loma Linda & Worthington - canned. Caroline's and beginning next year - Loma Linda Blue. Bring your labels to SS class or leave them on the front desk.

Scottie Deal, Singer and Former Baptist Minister ~ will share his "Testimony in Song", this afternoon, Dec. 10 at 5 pm, here at the church. You are invited to an inspirational evening of music and praise! CDs will be available.

Pathfinder Fund Raiser ~ we will have our Aluminum Can Container near the front steps of the church. So, please continue to gather and bring your cans to help us to begin planning for Oshkosh. Thank you!

Area Announcements Sunshine Bands ~ of music, ministry and friendship are welcome at The Lantern of Collegedale on the 2nd and 4th Sabbaths of each month at 3pm. Sacred Harp Singing Group ~ will have its December singing this afternoon from 3 to 5 pm in the Seminar Room at the Collegedale SDA Church. If you enjoy acapella music we invite you to join us today. SAU’s School of Music Christmas Concert ~ will host Christmas concert, Dec. 10 at 4 pm at the Collegedale Church. The Symphony Orchestra and choral ensembles will perform a selection of inspirational holiday music. For info, call 423.236.2880. This concert can be viewed online @ southern.edu/streaming. Festival of Praise ~ Convocation with South Atlantic Conference and GeorgiaCumberland Conference in Atlanta, today, Dec 10, 4 pm, at Greater Travelers Baptist Church, 4650 Flat Shoals Pkwy, Decatur, GA 30034. Key-Note Speaker: Elder Ted N. C. Wilson, President, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Come share our love for Jesus as we walk together in ministry and service. Evening Anthem Vespers ~ today, Sabbath, Dec 10th, 4:45 pm at the Chattanooga 1st Church as Kel & Josie Burgoyne share some of their original compositions and other songs of encouragement. Come and be blessed by music that shows God's care for you! Wedding Shower ~ You are invited to a wedding shower for Stefan Heldzinger and Amber Bako tonight, Dec 10 at 6:30 pm in the White Oak room in Thatcher Hall (Girls Dorm) at SAU. Come and let’s celebrate their new life together. Handel's Messiah Sing-Along ~ at the Chattanooga 1st Church tomorrow, Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 pm. Bring your own score or borrow one from the church. We will have our professional soloists, chamber orchestra and the Chattanooga Girls Choir leading out in this glorious music to start the Christmas season. Cookie reception to follow. Info, contact Mary Anne Poulson 423-605-2468. Christmas Gift Idea ~ now is a great time to order your copy or copies of Secrets and Mysteries of the Lost Ark: A Bible Adventure, the premier sanctuary study guide! Single copies ordered through our website are only $14.95 plus shipping. Bulk orders of 10 or more copies to the same address for only $10.00 per copy plus shipping. Order today and get it in time for Christmas. See our website for details. It’s also available in Spanish. www.lostarkseminar.com.

Home School Co-Op ~ at the Ladd Springs SDA Church began meeting August 31, on Wednesdays 1-4 pm. 5860 Bates Pike SE, in Cleveland. Classes offered: Baking, Spanish, Anatomy & Physiology, Sewing, and Gardening. Call or text Mary Fish 423-331-2489 or email [email protected] for more info. Montessori Journey and Discovery ~ Parents of 2 ½ to 4 Year Olds or 5 YO’s who are not yet ready for 2017 kindergarten are invited to our most valuable parent event at the Montessori Early Childhood Center located at A.W. Spalding Elementary. Our goal is to help you answer your most pressing questions about what a child does in a Montessori program - in the best way possible, immersing you in the Montessori environment. You will have a silent journey through the classroom and then discover the curriculum through hands on work and the opportunity to talk with teachers. Mark your calendar for this adult only event, January 5, 2017, 6pm. Space is limited, call (423) 396-2122 to reserve your spot. Great Controversy Tour ~ May 12-25, 2017 with Dr. Gerard Damsteegt of Andrews University. See the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation come alive in Europe. Visit Rome, the Waldensian Valleys, Switzerland, Germany and France. Experience Early Christianity, the Dark Ages, the Reformation, and the “deadly wound.” For more information email: [email protected] or call 269-815-8624. A Gift For You ~ Enjoy uplifting Christmas music on LifeTalk Radio during the month of December. It is LifeTalk's gift to you and one more way to share the Good News of the best Gift ever! You can get the free LifeTalk Radio mobile app or listen online at www.lifetalk.net. In Collegedale/Ooltewah listen on 98.5 FM. During this season of sharing, please tellfriends about LifeTalk Radio! The Samaritan Center ~ needs grocery bags! Our stores use 800 - 1000 plastic bags every day and are always running low. Exec Dir, Tony Dahlberg invites you to make a habit of "giving your baggage to the Lord and your plastic bags to us!" Enjoy Gardening? ~ the Samaritan Center is seeking volunteers to help develop our winter planting in our Harmony Garden. The harvest will go to feed our neighbors in need. Call Bethany at 238-7777, x22, if you can help. Adelphos ~ a community-based non-denominational Christian vocal group of young men originally founded in Staunton, Virginia, is re-establishing in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Adelphos will consist of 8 to 16 singers and an accompanist. Vocalist positions are open to young men post high school through 20’s. The accompanist position is open to any age, male or female. Apply online at adelphosbrothers.org/auditions. Several staff positions are also available. For more information go to adelphosbrothers.org or call 423-443-1233.

Apison 6th Annual Christmas Caroling – 2 dates Apison SDA Church – Fellowship Room For young and older alike. December 10 - 1- 4:30 pm Sabbath afternoon 1:00 - Lunch – crock pots of soup will be provided (Families attending bring sandwiches & finger foods) Return to church to hear how God was working December 17 – 6:00-9:00 pm Sabbath evening The church will provide the handouts and treats Dress warm, cover head, neck and hands Return to church to hear how God was working Social time with hot chocolate and popcorn Bring table games