News & Announcements
November 2, 2024
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.
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 page 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.
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.
Budget Update
Our Budget is $8030. The New Building Monthly Goal is $4000. Thank you for your generous support!
Outreach Opportunity
Outreach opportunity to support a local family with vegetarian / vegan meals for the next few weeks as they adjust to a new baby in their family. See Terrie Bayless for more information / to support.
Work Bees
Now, that we have moved in to the New Church Building, we will be having work bees only once a month. Please check the schedule of upcoming events below for the next work bee date.
Health & Temperance
Everyone interested in Health and Temperance is invited to the first planning/brainstorming meeting of this year on October 26 at 3:00 PM.
Holiday Gift Baskets
In preparation for Thanksgiving and Christmas, here is the shopping list for food baskets to bless those in need. (Approximately $25)
1 large box/bag stuffing mix
1 box dry mashed potato flakes
2 cans green beans
2 cans corn
2 cans vegetable broth
2 packets vegetarian gravy mix
1 can sweet potatoes/yams
1 can cranberry sauce
1 box biscuit mix OR cornbread mix
1 dry box pie crust mix AND 2 can fruit pie filling
OR
1 cake mix AND 1 can frosting
Optional additional items:
Dried beans
Rice
Cans of Fruit
Cans of Soup
*No perishable items, please!
*Baskets will be packed and delivered during the Season
*Monetary donations to “Charity Assistance” or gift certificates to purchase fresh food items are appreciated!
Please bring the items to the church
and place in the labeled containers.
Thank you for sharing God’s goodness!
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.
Ukraine Giving:
If you wish to support the Ukraine relief efforts, there are two known valid entities: ADRA (https://adra.org) and Build and Restore International (https://buildandrestore.org/ukraine). The need is great, the need is urgent!
Adventist Women’s Group
The Adventist Women’s Group is meeting @ 11:30 a.m. on the 3rd Tuesdays of the month for Lunch at a local restaurant. Contact Lori Bowersox for more information.
Prayer List
The following people have requested prayer from the church. First names have been omitted for privacy.
- R. Andrus
- S. Brain
- C. Bullion
- Anita Davis
- M. Gilleroth
- P. Grissom
- C.J. Hill Family
- D. Hines
- S. Jenkins
- C. Larson
- B. Pacheco
- D. Puicon
- S. Sandow
- Shockley Family
- J. Spradlin
- E. Trusyuk
- Vargas Family
- Weeks Family
- Prison Ministry Members (James, Bryon, Bradley, Joshua, Justin, & Chaplin West)
Prayer Focus This Week: Daniel Ristow of Heavenly Sound & Video (AV Contractor)
Calendar
Wednesdays Prayer Meeting (6:30 PM)
Thursdays Food Ministry (9:00 – 11:00 AM)
Thursday Evening Gym Clean Up (~7:00 PM)
Sunday, November 3 (Tomorrow) Work Bee (8:00 AM – Noon)
Tuesday, November 5 Elders Meeting (7:00 PM via Zoom)
Wednesday, November 13 Church Board Meeting (7:30 PM)