News & Announcements

July 24, 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.

JULY 30, 2026:  Adult, Infant and Children’s Clothes Giveaway July 30 from 9 a.m. to noon.  A donation bottle will be available if you wish to contribute to our Community Services and Food Ministry

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.

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

Graveside Service for Michael Weeks

Our prayers & sympathies to the family of Michael Weeks. There will be a celebration of life/memorial service for Michael Weeks (June’s son/Tasha Preisner’s uncle) in our church on Sunday, August 2 at 10:00 AM followed by a private family meal. (We originally announced a graveside service, but that has changed.)

Budget Update

Our Budget is $8030. The New Building Monthly Goal is $4000. 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):

 

July 25 Texas Vision

 

Prayer List

The following people have requested prayer from the church.  First names have been omitted for privacy.

• D. Aponte
• J. Barajas
• A. Brock
• C. Emery
• E. Feese
• H. Feese
• S. Gardener
• Morauske Family
• D. Puicon
• M. Rasmussen
• Slough Family
• E. Trusyuk
• D. Wolfe
• L. Young
• Prison Ministry Members & Chaplin West
• Jeremy’s Father
• Silent Prayer Requests

Special Prayer focus: Shelton Family

 Calendar

Wednesdays Bible Study (5:00 PM)/ Prayer Meeting (6:30 PM)

Thursdays Food Ministry (9:00 – 11:00 AM)

Sabbath, August 1 Fellowship Dinner

Sunday, August 2 Memorial Service for Mike Weeks (10:00 AM)

Tuesday, August 4 Elders Meeting (7:00 PM Via Zoom)

Wednesday, August 12 Church Board Meeting (7:30 PM)

Sabbath, August 15 Fellowship Dinner

Sabbath, August 29 Outreach Ministries Sabbath

Sabbath, August 29 Fellowship Dinner