News & Announcements
November 7, 2026
Worship Services:
Physical Sabbath School (Adult & Children’s) & Worship Service:
- Sabbath School Song Service at 9:15 AM
- Sabbath School Program from 9:30 – 9:50 AM
- Lesson Study from 9:50 AM to 10:40 AM
- Worship Song Service at 10:45 AM
- Worship Service from 11:00 AM to Noon
- Prayer Requests & Praises are after Live Stream is ended.
Online Sabbath School, Worship Service, & Children’s Story are still available at the Alvarado SDA Church Facebook Page. Children’s Story is pre-recorded. Adult Sabbath School may be pre-recorded or live Sabbath morning. (See the Facebook page for details.) Worship Service will be limited to the Sermon, so may have a a flexible start time. However, all services are archived in the Video section of the Facebook page for viewing at your convenience. Closed Captioning is auto-generated. If we have time, we also edit it.
Prayer Meeting
Prayer Meeting is held in the Sabbath School Complex, Wednesdays at 6:30 pm.
Fellowship Dinners
Our Fellowship Dinners are currently 1st & 3rd Sabbaths.
Food Ministry
The Alvarado SDA Food Ministry is held every Thursday, except Holidays or times when TAFB closes. Please check the Alvarado SDA Food Ministry Facebook for the current weekly status.
Anyone willing to help with gym clean up after Food Ministry on Thursday evenings in preparation for our Spanish family to worship on Sabbath, please see Terry Spradlin or Terrie Bayless.
Literature to Share
Literature! If you have literature and materials in the back area, or want to hand out literature, please see Bonnie Mattheus.
SPECIAL: We have received books with large print from Christian Record for those with diminished vision. If you are interested, see Bonnie Mattheus.
Community Services News
Community Service/Food Ministry is ready to receive cleaned donations in small amounts. You can leave them on the table in the gym Ministry room.
See Bonnie for details.
Food Baskets for Holidays
We are collecting food donations for holiday baskets. You can bring the items and put them in the baskets in the foyer. Financial donations to “Assistance Offering” are also needed to provide gift cards for families receiving food baskets. If you know of a family in need, let us know. There are forms on the bulletin board.
Church Notifications
Anyone wishing to receive text messages (instead of or as well as emails) of church notifications, please text your name and number to T. Bayless.
Pre-Baptism Class
Wil Reyna is teaching a Pre-Baptism Class on Wednesdays at 5 pm. Prayer Meeting starts at 6:30 pm. All are welcome to attend both meetings.
Health & Temperance
Access the latest installment from the Health & Temperance Department below:
Budget Update
Our monthly Budget is $12,000. This includes our mortgage repayment. Thank you for your generous support!
Online Giving
Online Giving is now enabled via Adventist Giving. You may continue to use Online Giving or you may return your tithes/offerings at the physical service. Thank you for your continued support.
Weekly Offering Designations (Please Mark Your Tithe Envelope):
November 7 Local Church Budget
November 14 Annual Sacrifice Global Mission (GC)
November 21 Local Church Budget
November 28 Texas Vision
Prayer List
The following people have requested prayer from the church. First names have been omitted for privacy.
- D. Aponte
- J. Barajas
- C. Emery
- E. Feese
- H. Feese
- J. Gallardo
- S. Gardener
- J. Hernandez
- T. Jenkins
- J. Mcmahon
- Morauske Family
- M. Murdick
- E. Nino
- D. Puicon
- L. Puicon,
- T. Reid
- Slough Family
- P. Taylor
- L. Teasely
- E. Trusyuk
- L. Young
- Prison Ministry Members & Chaplin West
- Jeremy’s Father
- Silent Prayer Requests
Special Prayer focus: Wolfe Family
Calendar
- Sabbath, November 7 Fellowship Dinner at the Spanish Church with Thanksgiving Theme
- Wednesday, November 11 Bible Study at 5:00 PM Prayer Meeting at 6:30 PM Church Board Meeting at 7:30 PM
- Thursday, November 12 Food Ministry
- Friday/Sabbath/Sunday, November 13/14/15 Texas Conference Camp Meeting at Lake Whitney
- Wednesday, November 18 Bible Study at 5:00 PM Prayer Meeting at 6:30 PM
- Thursday, November 19 Food Ministry
- Sabbath, November 21 Fellowship Dinner in the Gym & Vespers/Game Night in the Gym
- Wednesday, November 25 NO BIBLE STUDY Prayer Meeting at 6:30 PM
- Thursday, November 26 NO FOOD MINISTRY