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

Jonathan Duman Dennis Crane

Worship Service Sabbath, August 27 2016

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

Sunday: Monday Tuesday: Wednesday: Next Sabbath:

8:00 am 7:00 pm 8:30 am 10:00 am 9:00 am 6:30 pm 10:00 am “Revelation” 10:00 am 8:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 am Speaker Following Service 3:00 pm

Church Needs Church Budget as of 7/16/16 LCA Financial Aid for 2015-16 School Year Church Renovation Phase II

Prayer Group Vespers Prayer Group How We Love (Session 9) Kids In Stitches Grief Share Prayer & Praise Group Grief Share Bulletin Info Deadline How We Love (Make Up Session 9) Prayer Meeting Prayer Group Pastor Scotty Deal Mother’s and Father’s Prayer Group Sunshine Band

Budgeted $13,000 $15,000 $20,400

Lizette and Dwayne Marlow

Announcements

Eric Schoonard

Call to Worship

Introit

Prayer of Invocation

Dwayne Marlow

Welcome and Call to Worship

Dwayne Marlow

Gifts of Worship

GC Conference Advance

Offertory

Calendar of Events Today:

Songs of Praise

Received $ 4,207 $ 2,556 $24,010

Deep 6

Children’s Story Scripture Reading

Jim Purple 2 Corinthians 1: 3 - 4

Invitation to Prayer Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer Worship in Prayer

Hymn of Response

No. 658

Deep 6 The Divine Ointment Wonderful Peace

Benediction

Pastor Burgess No.466 Pastor Burgess

Postlude

Deep 6

Pianist:

Jeanie Hair

(Sanctuary carpet, pew repair and minor decorating)

The celebration of the Sabbath ends tonight at 8:14pm And begins again next Friday at 8:06pm

Olivia Williams

Karen Williams

Special Music Worship in Word

Greg Williams

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 ........................................................................................................ Treasurer .................................... Karla Reel .......... [email protected] 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 ........................... (423) 774.4717 Bulletin Info Deadline Tuesday 8pm ......................... [email protected] Church Website ............................................................... www.apisonchurch.org

Apison Church Notices WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS! We're glad you chose to worship with us today. If we can be of help to you, please see Head Elder Eric Schoonard or today’s Resource Elder, Dan Seebeck. Today ~ Members, please invite guests to your home to enjoy lunch and fellowship with you and your family. 1st Reading ~ Member Transfers: Outgoing:

Alex and Elizabeth Clark to Collegedale SDA Church

Incoming:

Sara Ghandhi from Collegedale Span-American SDA Church Clyde and MyrtleThomas from Inverness SDA Church, FL

Volunteer Pianist Needed ~ at our LCA school for the youth choir. If available, please contact Nancy Zima-Gentry at the school 423.236.4926 Pathfinder Fund Raiser ~ please help us raise funds to cover expenses for So. Union Camporee. The can container is right outside the church doors. Thank you! GriefShare ~ It hurts to lose someone, don’t go through it alone. Find help at a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life's most difficult experiences. GriefShare, a 12 weekly sessions, will be held at 6:30 pm on Mondays, beginning August 29, or at 10:00 am on Tuesdays, starting August 30, in the Church Library. Please come join us on our shared journeys. For questions, or more info, call Laura Becker at 423.504.8706.

1st Reading ~ Church Positions Primary Co – Leader

Penny White

Prayer Requests ~Bereavement / Special Needs / Healing ~ Bereavement ~ the family of Connie Aikman, would like to express their heartfelt thanks for the many cards, calls, food, visits and prayers following her sudden death. Please continue to keep our family in your prayers in the coming weeks. Healing ~ Margie Frost has serious health issues and would love to hear from us! Address: 25250 Eureka Road Apt 314 Taylor, Michigan 48180 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, contact John Holley, 423-316-6722. Please donate your extra Bibles to the inmates our church supports. Apison Hour of Prayer (A HOPe) ~ join us in the Church Library at 8:00 am Sabbath morning and 8:30 am Sunday morning as we seek a worldwide and individual revival, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and God’s protection, blessing and salvation for our church and community through United Prayer. Can’t make it in person? You can also call in 712-775-7031 w / access code 682-097-212 How We Love Seminar ~ Sundays, 10:00 am – noon. Contact Pastor Burgess if interested in attending; there is a cost for materials. Recreation is available for attendees children. Church Work Bee ~ this Sunday evening at 6:30. Bring your utility knife, a flat screwdriver and a hammer. Many hands make light work! Kids in Stitches ~ meets at the church Monday's, 9 to Noon. Come help create sewed, knitted and crocheted items for missions. Current project is for SAU mission students to distribute our gifts to Brazilian children. Fabric and yarn donations welcome!

Mother’s & Father’s Prayer Group ~ meets the 1st Sabbath of each month, following the Church Service. See Nancy Patton or June Paynter for more info. Women's Care and Share Prayer Breakfast ~ is coming up on Sunday, September 18 at 9am here at church in the young adult room upstairs. Teen girls are also welcome. Breakfast is provided! But if you have a favorite or special dish you would like to share, bring it along. Come fellowship and learn about opportunities to serve. We will initiate the Secret Sisters program for those who wish to participate. Contact Janice or Noelle for more information Homemade Pies/Bread ~ our LCA Students will be sharing homemade pies/bread and "Steps to Christ" near the school on Wednesday, September 21, and we need your help. Please bring homemade items to the school Tuesday, September 20, between 8 am and 3 pm! We would like to collect at least 15 nice items to share. Please call 423/2364926 to let us know how you can help. Church Family Campout ~ Sept 30 – Oct 2 at Gee Creek in Delano, TN. This will be a great time for family fellowship and fun while out in nature, all are invited. Sign up sheet will be at the Welcome Desk soon. Contact Janice for more info 931.787.8108. Church Directory ~ We are happy to have a new Church Directory available either electronically or via hard copy. If you would like a hard copy, place $10 in a tithe envelope, include your name and phone number and mark it Directory. Special thanks to Noelle Holland for her many hours in compiling the information. New Entry System ~ We are happy to announce our new entry system is up and running and card keys have been handed out and programmed. For those of you who currently have church keys, as of September 2, please plan on only using the card key entry as the regular keys will no longer work on the external doors. The regular keys will still open interior doors, as they did previously. If you have any trouble with your card key, feel free to contact Lisa Jennings, Church Secretary, to work out details.

Special Information The Sanctuary renovations are wrapping up, this will impact all Adult SS Classes and the Worship Service. The Children's Ministry will not be impacted and will meet in their usual classrooms. Adult Sabbath School will be conducted in LCA School. Sabbath School will begin at 9am with Opening Remarks then class discussions at 9:30am. All adult classes will dismiss at 10:30am and Children's SS to dismiss at 10:40am to provide parents opportunity to retrieve their children and return to the gym for church. Here is the classroom schedule: • • • •

Potter's Class will meet in LCA Office Pastor's Class will meet in LCA Library Vonn William/Jesse Rademacher Class will meet in Grade 68 Classroom Erling Odell and Sanctuary Class will meet in the gym.

Area Announcements "Chainsaws and Butter Knives" Men's Rally ~ All men are invited to attend a free rally on today, Aug. 27 at the Collegedale Community Church. This event is designed to inspire, educate and connect men as they answer the call of becoming the men God designed us to be! Keynote speaker will be John Cosgrove, along with Marty Miller and Gary Rustad. For more info or to register visit www.blueprintformen.org "As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend" (Proverbs 27:17). 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. Evening Anthem ~ vespers series at Chattanooga First SDA will continue this evening, August 27, at 6:30 pm, with The Highlanders (Portland, TN), and Voices in Worship (Ooltewah SDA). They will also sing for the divine worship service. This mixed choir will sing beautifully-arranged hymns with rich harmonies, accompanied by piano and organ. Come and receive musical blessings!" Messy Church ~ at the Bowman Hills Church this evening, August 27th in the school gym from 7 - 9:30 pm. This will be a fun filled night for both young and old. We worship together, share a delicious meal and enjoy fun crafts and games. All are invited to attend. CA Boys Soccer Team ~ will be hosting Georgia-Cumberland Academy (GCA) at Finley Stadium in Chattanooga, Monday, Aug. 29, at 6:15 p.m. Come support our schools. Tickets available at the gate for $3 pp, gates open at 5:30. Concessions will be available. HOME SCHOOL CO-OP ~ at the Ladd Springs SDA Church begins August 31, on Wednesdays 1-4 pm. 5860 Bates Pike SE, in Cleveland. Classes offered: Baking, Spanish, Anatomy & Physiology, Sewing, and Gardening. To register, call or text Mary Fish 423-331-2489 or email [email protected]. Faith Camp East ~ Aug. 31 - Sept. 4 at Laurel Brook Academy: Campmeeting about Faith and the Great Commission! Come hear amazing stories of faith first hand from missionaries serving on the front lines. Be challenged to step out in faith to do more for God. Main speakers will be Gayle Haberkam and Gem Castor. Gayle is a nurse serving the hill tribes of Thailand. She is full of energy and adventure as she shares Jesus. Gem is a mighty prayer warrior serving God all over the world. He encourages people to pray and depend fully on God. Registration fee is $20 for food and lodging. Please call 423413-7321 or visit faithcamponline.org to register. Faith Camp East is sponsored by Jesus for Asia, visit jesus4asia.org to learn more! Revelation for the Head and Heart ~ A Symposium on Last Day Events, Sept 2 – 6:308:30 pm and Sept 3 – 9:30 am-6:30 pm in Lynn Wood Hall Chapel Speakers are: Gerard Damsteegt, PhD (Andrews University), Michael G. Hasel, PhD (SAU), Kenneth Mathews, MD (author, Revelation Reveals Jesus) and Norman McNulty, MD (Physician and Speaker)

FLEA MARKET ~ Sunday, September 11th 9 - 4 at the McDonald Road SDA Church 5440 McDonald Road, McDonald. Support Youth Mission Trip to Belize. Booths available for rent and Donations are Needed! (No Clothing). Contact Daryl Ford for more information 423-504-8116 or call the Church Office 423-396-3462. Dr. Jorge Flechas ~ to lecture at the McDonald Road SDA Church (5440 McDonald Road, McDonald, TN), October 8th and 9th. Lectures times: Sabbath, Oct 8th 2:30 - 5:15 PM and Sunday, Oct 9th 9:30 - 11 am. For more info, call the church office at 423.396.3462 Lecture topics: Sabbath: 2:30 – 3:30 - Boron Benefits & Treatment Protocols, Calcium 3:30 – 3:45 - Question & Answer 3:45 – 4:00 - Break 4:00 – 5:00 - Zinc Deficiency and Prostate Cancer 5:00 – 5:15 - Question & Answer Sunday: 9:30 – 10:30 - Iodine Insufficiency and Treatment Protocols 10:30 – 11:00 - Question and Answer Dr. Jorge D. Flechas, M.D., M.P.H. is the Medical Director of Flechas Family Practice in Hendersonville, N.C. He sub specializes in Iodine therapy for thyroid and breast disorders, bio-identical hormone replacement for both men and women, and diagnosis and treatment of cardiac-related issues such as coronary artery disease, arthrosclerosis, and hypertension. Dr. Flechas was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and is a graduate of Southern Missionary College; achieved both his Doctorate in Medicine (1977) and his Master’s Degree in Public Health (1979) from Loma Linda University. Dr. Flechas has been in medical practice for 35 years. 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!" 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 once 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 volunteer and help with this important ministry.