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Stone Tower Church Announcements
The March Board meeting has been rescheduled to March 26 at 7:00 pm.
Dale Goodson from Adventist Frontier Missions will be our guest speaker on March 23.
Dale Goodson’s childhood was spent between Oregon, Ontario, and the Navajo Reservation. He started off his career with manual trades, always looking for practical ways to get the job done. While he enjoyed the trades, Dale had a passion for missions and ended up church planting for AFM in the New Guinea rainforest. Once again he looked for practical ways of communicating the gospel and discipling new believers. After several years of ministry, he realized there was a critical link between cultures, worldviews and discipleship that he had overlooked. Hundreds of hours of research revealed more effective ways to disciple people, and he has since written hundreds of pages on the subject. Twelve years and several churches and schools after he first stepped foot in New Guinea, Dale returned to the US, where he has been training missionaries ever since. Dale loves to write and is currently completing a three-book series on missions which should be in print this year.
Dale is happily married to Leticia. They have three living children and eleven grandchildren.
The Stone Tower Sunshine Band will be ministering to the residents at Morningstar Assisted Living on this Sabbath, March 16th at 2:30 p.m. Join us and share your voice and/or your musical instrument. Please contact Jeanine Goodwin at shanjeamusicmin@gmail.com for more details.
Etienne Dupon passed away on March 3. Our hearts go out to the Dupon family. A memorial service will be held at Stone Tower on April 7 at 1:00 pm. Please keep the family in your prayers.
The photography team is beginning the project of updating the church directory photos. Please stay around a little while after church any of the next few weeks until we get a chance to take your picture. Look for Michael Burgett, Josh Poulivaati, Gideon Magnuson or Renae Smith.
Sabbath, March 16, 4:00 pm Sunnyside Adventist Church will be hosting another Evensong. Elvin Rodriguez will be on the organ, and daughter Elynn Rodriguez and her husband, Pastor Kevin Wilson, will present the spoken word. Please join us for this moment of peace and spiritual refreshment. Location: 10501 SE Market Street, Portland, OR 97216
Children’s Ministries is planning another sledding day! Join us at White River West Sno-Park on March 17th from 10-2pm. Bring your snow gear, lunch, and your sled as we enjoy the day on the mountain. Sno-Park permit is required and costs $4/day.
Northwest VEG March 17 Join us at 5 pm at Stone Tower Church for our Eastside vegan potluck and/or at 6:15 for our featured presentation. We will be hosting Food and Water Watch organizer, Aimee Travis, to speak about a recent bill to regulate factory farms (SB85), recent victories in stopping CAFOs in Linn County, and the need to build on this bill in 2025. Read more about the issue and event on our website.
For the potluck, please bring a plant-based (no animal products, including honey) main dish, salad or dessert; a card listing its ingredients; and plates and utensils for your use. If you come alone, figure the amount to serve 4-6; increase the amount 4 servings for each additional person in your party/family. Northwest VEG potlucks are alcohol-free events, and we start eating at about 5:15. For more information email info@nwveg.org.
Stone Tower Health and Temperance Presentation, 2:30pm on March 23rd. What does the Bible say about drugs? How do drugs affect our relationships? Are there effective ways to heal without painful drug side-effects? Absolutely! Come away encouraged!
Women's Ministry is hosting its spring prayer brunch gathering on March 24th at 10:00 a.m. in the Stone Tower Fellowship Hall. Bring a friend and come for a time of prayer, Bible study, yummy food and true fellowship. We are continuing our discussion on living as daughters of God in a secular society. We will also have our Secret Sister reveal after the brunch concludes. You don't want to miss it!
An SDA Regional Bell Choir is being organized. If you're a musician and interested in joining, contact Melody Spiker at maspiker79@gmail.com. Rehearsals will be at Sunnyside Church Tuesdays 7-8:30 pm.
The 2024 GYC Northwest is an annual conference with the mission to encourage, empower, and equip young people to fully grasp the message and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church by living and proclaiming the Three Angels’ Messages – and it’s about two weeks away!
The convention is held Wednesday evening to Sunday morning, featuring insightful plenary speakers, engaging seminars, networking activities, hands-on outreach, and more! This year's theme is based on Romans 5:8 “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Speakers: The convention will feature James Rafferty as the main speaker, with seminars by Rese Rafferty (the health message), Brian McMahon (how to give Bible studies), Michael Carducci (purity/Biblical sexuality), and Tony Scarpino (career development). The evening plenaries will feature testimonies shared by members of the GYC Northwest Executive Committee.
Details: Dates - March 27-31, 2024
Location - Linwood SDA Church 6525 N Monroe St, Spokane, WA 99208
Register online at https://www.gycnorthwest.org/
Registration is $75 for the full convention (Wednesday-Sunday) or $60 for the weekend only (Friday-Sunday). There is no charge to attend during the Sabbath hours.
Meals are $9/meal
Please save the date for March 30, 2024, and invite your family, friends, and neighbors to come honor our risen Savior in a special Sabbath worship service commemorating Christ's resurrection! If you'd like to participate in the program, please contact Jeanine Goodwin at shanjeamusicmin@gmail.com.
Thinking Well, Living Well, a women's mental health series, is coming to Stone Tower this spring! This is a 10-week series with sessions to be held every Thursday from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. A soup and salad meal will be provided from 6:00 to 6:45 p.m. Click here to sign up and reserve your spot now! Space is limited.
Portland Adventist Elementary School is excited to announce an Auction Banquet Fundraiser! Our school cannot exist without community and church support, and this is a great opportunity to come enjoy an evening of fun together while supporting PAES. There will be Themed Baskets to bid on, as well as Class Art Pieces that can brighten your home or work space. All proceeds go towards our Roof Project.
Price: $10.00 (includes meal) - RSVP to admin@paes.com by APRIL 15TH
When: Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 5:30pm
Where: PAES Gym (3990 NW 1st St., Gresham OR 97030)
Questions? Please contact us at 503.665.4102 or admin@paes.com
Stone Tower is looking for people who can help on an Advertising Team to write, design and produce flyers and social media content for evangelism. If you can help, please contact Elder Brad Nunn at elderBNunn@gmail.com.
Stone Tower is looking for people who would like to lead or help with Vacation Bible School this year -- likely in July. Come be a part of seeking & saving the lost children around our church! If you can help, please contact Elder Brad Nunn at elderBNunn@gmail.com.
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