FAITH PROMISE

We have received 64 pledges equaling $153,187 toward a goal of 110 pledges and $335,000. Additional pledges are welcome. We ask that you prayerfully consider giving to Faith Promise.

MEN’S QUARTERLY GAME NIGHT - TONIGHT

Men of all ages, join us tonight for an evening of pizza and board games at the home of Holt and Laura Gray from 6:00 – 8:30 PM. Please contact Blake Harris (blake@avpc.org) if you have any questions.

MEN'S WORK DAY

Men of all ages, join us next Saturday, March 16, from 9 - 11 AM as we spruce up the church grounds, including spreading pine straw and gravel in various locations around the church buildings. Bring your gloves, shovels, and wheel barrows!

OPERATION COLLEGE CARE PACKS - ITEMS DUE BY MARCH 8

The Young Adults will be packing care packages on March 10 for all of our college students and college-age members. Items are due by March 8, and you can set them in the grey tub by the church office. Make sure to bring enough of your items for 28 individuals and to get the individually wrapped version of those items. Thank you for partnering to express the love of Christ to our college students! Contact Blake Harris (blake@avpc.org) if you have any questions.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME (SPRING FORWARD) - MARCH 10

Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour this Sunday, March 10!

MERCY SUNDAY - MARCH 17

The Mercy Team invites you to join us on Sunday, March 17, for Mercy Sunday. We will be hearing from a guest preacher, Dion Watts, from our sister church Urban Hope. See this month’s Saltshaker for more information. See you there!

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 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, in Altadena Park. If you would like to leave a donation of plastic eggs or candy, you can do so in one of the labeled boxes in the Parlor or Welcome Center. 

EASTER AT AVPC

Easter is only three weeks away! In addition to our Sunday morning worship services and Sunday School, we have several Easter traditions we’d like to invite you to:



- March 29, 12:00 PM: Good Friday Service

- March 30, 10:30 AM: Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt in Altadena Park

- March 31, 7:00 AM: Sunrise Service in Acton Memorial Cemetery

- March 31, 7:20 AM: Easter Breakfast

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.

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 1 – March 9:

“But if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, Who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”

James 1:5

Pray the week of March 10 – March 16:

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him; and He will act.” 

Psalm 37:4-5

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 Bill and Cheryl Nikides, who serve with Reformed Evangelistic Fellowship (REF) in Native American church planting in Billings, Montana. They have spent many years supporting church planting in Bangladesh through the Muslim convert Presbyterian Church of Bangladesh. They also train church planters in Muslim majority Albania.