Bible Verse to Light Your Day
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“Give all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about you” (1 Peter 5:7,
New Living Translation
).
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Redwood Kids Build Oven from Scratch
Redwood Adventist Academy students recently built a pizza oven from scratch, mixing and forming their own adobe bricks before stacking and sealing them.
Watch a video
of the whole process, and you’re guaranteed to be impressed!
Joby Oft, manager of the school’s What’s Up Farm, has numerous creative ways to teach kids to appreciate healthy food. The school’s large farm program is still a work in progress, since the 2017 Tubbs Fire destroyed the campus, but in the meantime, Oft has been helping the students to tend smaller gardens and sell the produce. They’ll probably save some veggies to put on their pizzas.
“Each classroom has its own garden, and the kids are learning what to grow, when to grow, and how much money to charge,” said Oft. “There are an endless variety of lessons they can learn in the garden.”
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Donations Provide Relief and Stability in Paradise
In 2018, the Camp Fire destroyed the entire town of Paradise and impacted more than 1,300 Adventists in the area. Today, survivors are still affected by the tragedy. With their homes and businesses destroyed, many residents still live in temporary shelters. Those who wish to rebuild, as well as those whose homes were not damaged, are experiencing daunting challenges as they attempt to secure insurance coverage or adequate infrastructure in Paradise. However, the city is recovering and the Adventist church has played a critical role.
Thanks to the generous support of donors, organizations, and conferences around the world, the NCC has received a total of $1,704,621 to date. Due to the ongoing work and coordinated efforts of the Intra-church Camp Fire Recovery Committee, a dedicated support team from the Paradise church, and NCC Adventist Community Services Director James Lim, $1,568,162 has been distributed in two phases—Phase 1: Emergency and Recovery Relief and Phase 2: Long-term Stability Assistance.
The NCC also distributed funds from the Camp Fire, Paradise Church, Paradise Adventist Academy, and Pastor/Teacher funds as well as the Paradise Adventist Academy Tuition Assistance fund and a special fund to purchase vans for transportation.
This support has not only made a difference in the lives of our brothers and sisters in Christ, but also other members of the community—a true testimony to engaging our local community with compassion. For continued updates, visit the
Paradise Adventist Church Facebook
page.
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NCC Junior High Band Festival
Last week, about 75 young musicians—from El Dorado Adventist School, Lodi SDA Elementary School, Redwood Adventist Academy, and Ukiah Junior Academy—participated in the NCC Junior High Music Festival, held at Rio Lindo Adventist Academy.
“The festival was a wonderful experience for our students,” said Katie Zimmermann, music teacher at Lodi SDA Elementary School, who coordinated the event. “Both the clinicians, Lisette Parks and Stephen Hall, really connected with the students and brought out the best in them.”
On Friday, choir students worked with Parks, and band students rehearsed with Hall. Both clinicians have served as music teachers in Adventist education for many years.
On Saturday night, the festival choir and band presented a concert of patriotic songs. “I was very impressed by the level of professionalism that they exhibited at this very young stage in their musical journey,” said Executive Secretary Jose Marin.
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Good Resources Regarding COVID-19
It is everyone’s responsibility to pay attention to current, factual information about COVID-19 (coronavirus) so that you can make wise decisions for your church, school, and family.
In addition, we recommend that you sign up to receive alert notifications from your county’s public health department. Follow these three easy steps.
- Click here: www.cdph.ca.gov/Pages/LocalHealthServicesAndOffices.aspx
- Click on the name of your county, and you will be taken to its home page.
- Sign up to receive alert notifications on your mobile device or through email. Each county calls its alert system something different, but you will find the sign-up form on your county’s page.
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Adventist Book Center
March is music month at the
ABC
. All Adventist hymnals and music products from Pacific Press are discounted 20 percent!
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Northern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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