News & Announcements
Feb. 8, 2025
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.
Chili Cookoff
Chili Cook Off is scheduled for Sabbath, February 15 at 6:00 PM in the gym. If you are interested in entering your chili, let Jean Bruce know. We will also need volunteers to bring sour cream, cheese, chips, and other sides and toppings. Jean can let you know what is specifically needed.
Free Religious Books, including Daily Devotionals
Be sure to check the book stand in the foyer for books that may be of interest to you or to share.
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!
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):
February 8 Adventist Television (NAD)
February 15 Local Church Budget
February 22 Texas Vision
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.
Health Nugget
Prayer List
The following people have requested prayer from the church. First names have been omitted for privacy.
- D. Aponte
- S. Brain
- A. Cummings
- Anita Davis
- L. Gepphard
- M. Gilleroth
- C.J. Hill Family
- D. Hines
- S. Jenkins
- C. Larson
- B. Pacheco
- D. Puicon
- K. Reyes
- S. Sandow
- Shockley Family
- D. Shoff
- Slough Family
- R. Spradlin
- Trina (friend)
- E. Trusyuk
- Pastor Tchounkovskii
- Vargas Family
- Weeks Family
- Prison Ministry Members (James, Bryon, Bradley, Joshua, Justin, & Chaplin West)
Prayer Focus This Week: Lone Star Stone (Supplier)
Calendar
Wednesdays Prayer Meeting (6:30 PM)
Thursdays Food Ministry (9:00 – 11:00 AM)
Thursday Evening Gym Clean Up (~7:00 PM)
Saturday/Sunday, February 8/9 Area Pathfinders Use of Gym
Wednesday, February 12 Church Business Meeting (7:00 PM)
Sabbath, February 15 Fellowship Dinner
Sabbath, February 15 Chili Cook Off (6:00 PM in the Gym)