GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE - MARCH 29

Our Good Friday Service will be on March 29 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. Join us as we remember the suffering of Christ on our behalf. We encourage you to invite your family, friends, and co-workers for this special service. Childcare is provided through age 5.

FAITH PROMISE FOR MISSIONS UPDATE

The Missions Team and our missionaries share our thanksgiving to the Lord and His church for the $339,944 pledged from 100 individuals and families (as of March 20) towards our goal of $335,000 for our annual Missions budget. We will use this amount as we finalize our budget for 2024. Contributions may be given to Faith Promise even if you did not make a pledge.

EASTER FLOWERS - SUBMIT ORDERS BY MARCH 24

If you would like to purchase Easter flowers to be placed in the Sanctuary in memory or honor of someone for Easter, please complete an Easter Flower order form, which can be found in the Parlor and Welcome Center. The deadline to submit an order is this Sunday, March 24. Supplies are limited.

EASTER EGG HUNT - MARCH 30

AVPC’s Children’s and Outreach Ministries will be hosting our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, at 10:30 AM in Altadena Park. Bring a friend and join us!  

CANDY DONATIONS

If you would like to leave candy donations for the Easter Egg Hunt, you can do so in one of the labeled boxes in the Parlor or Welcome Center.

EASTER AT AVPC - MARCH 31

Easter is only one week away! In addition to our Sunday morning worship services and Sunday School, our Easter services will begin with a sunrise service at 7:00 AM at Acton Memorial Cemetery followed by an Easter breakfast at 7:20 AM.

ALTADENA PARK WORKDAY - APRIL 6

Grab your shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, work gloves, and any other tools that might be useful, and join us for our next Altadena Park workday on Saturday, April 6, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We will provide pizza for lunch. 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The Youth Ministry Team is looking for a female summer intern. Applicants need to love God, to love students, and to be available ten weeks out of the summer. For more information visit our church website following THIS LINK. The deadline to apply is April 6. Please send applications to clint@avpc.org. The church is also seeking a College Ministry Assistant to shepherd and disciple college-age members. Email Anna Waldrip (anna@avpc.org) for more information or to apply. 

MEMBERSHIP NIGHT - APRIL 19

Are you thinking about church membership at Altadena? Come to our next Membership Night on Friday, April 19. Dinner is served at 6:00 PM, followed by an informational meeting. You will meet church staff and hear about ministry opportunities. You can sign up on the AVPC website HERE. Attendance at this or another Membership Night is required for church membership. The deadline to register is April 14.

CHURCH-WIDE TALENT SHOW - APRIL 20

Do you have a talent that you would be willing to share with others, all while helping raise support for the youth mission trip to Washington state? Then make plans to join us in the Fellowship Hall on April 20 at 6:00 PM for an evening you will not soon forget! If you would like to participate in the talent show, you can contact Clint Cvacho (clint@avpc.org) or sign up by using THIS LINK.

WACK 2023: JULY 8-11

Registration for WACK (Worship Arts Camp for Kids) is now open! Rising 2nd graders through rising 8th graders are invited to join us July 8-11 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM to explore various ways they can use their talents and passions to worship. Grab a pamphlet from the Welcome Center or Parlor, or you can register on our website, HERE.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The Urban Hope Success Academy is an outreach ministry of Urban Hope, our sister church in Fairfield. The program offers academic support for middle schoolers over the summer and builds relationships with their families. For more information, contact Sandra Hardy (shardy0228@gmail.com). 

Dates: Mondays-Wednesdays June 3-26

Time: 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Where: CJ Donald Middle School

We need one lead teacher in reading/language arts and 6 volunteers to assist.

PRAYER PROMPT BOOKMARKS

The Prayer Prompt bookmarks from the Prayer Ministry Team are now available for use. Pick up your copy from the Parlor, the Welcome Center, or by following THIS LINK. Each month, there will be a specific theme and Scripture verses for you to use in praying for the Pastoral Transition Process. The theme for the month of March is Wisdom.

Pray the week of March 17 – March 23:

“For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding; He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the ways of His people.” 

Proverbs 2:4-8

Pray the week of March 24 – March 30:

“And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And, if we know He hears us in whatever we ask, we know we have the requests that we have asked of Him.”

I John 5:14-15

MISSIONS NEWS

OUR MISSIONARIES OF THE WEEK are Brad and Anna Owens. Brad is the RUF Campus Minister at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). As a campus minister, Brad reaches and equips students for Christ by pastoring students, building healthy student groups, leading and managing student and staff teams, and developing ministry partners, all for the sake of serving Christ, the campus, and the church.