December 3, 2022 - Vol. 6, No. 52 |
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Tomorrow's Worship Service |
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Finding Advent in Adventist
Growing up in a Seventh-day Adventist family, I heard a lot about the 2nd Coming of Jesus in sermons and discussions. Around Christmas time we would sing songs about the Christ child and go Ingathering (remember Ingathering?) with lighted cans that played “Away In A Manger” every time you wound up the key on the side. But I don’t remember hearing about “Advent” so much -- that seasonal awareness and celebration of God entering into our world by becoming one of us. Not until I was an adult did I realize how rich the traditions and biblical ideas of Advent really were.
This Sabbath, our Pastoral team at Vallejo Drive Church explores the meaning, origin, and teaching of Advent to help us discover a new understanding of what it means to be “Adventist.” I invite you to join us in person or online as we look at how the messianic prophecies of the Old Testament are fulfilled by Jesus of Nazareth, who is the Christ!
Happy Advent!
Pastor Terry Benson
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WATCH LIVE - or - Previous Programs
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Please pray for:
Church leadership, pastoral staff, church staff, & Conference leaders
Norberto Leiss
Audrey Zorek
Wanda Seiber, the mother of Betty Noujiam
Committee Meetings of the church
Christmas Concert on December 17
Church Ministries and Outreach Opportunities as we approach the New Year
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Next week we will have the pleasure of hearing the Word from Elder Derek Morris, President of Hope Channel International.
Come and listen to his message entitled "Preparing the Way of the Lord" -- just as John the Baptist prepared the way for the first coming of Jesus, we are called to prepare the way for the second coming of Jesus.
We hope you can join us, either in person or online via YouTube, Facebook, or graceunconditional.com, on December 10, with Elder Derek Morris.
Happy Sabbath!
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2022 VIRTUAL ANGEL TREE
Our 33rd year!
Get tax deductible credit for monetary donations
to Vallejo Drive Church's Angel Tree
Each child will receive 2 gifts:
$25.00 donation per gift
$50.00 donation per child
Deadline: December 14th, 2022
Thank you for keeping our Angel Tree alive.
Questions?
Contact Alma Wesley
747-215-0611
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Christmas Tree Congregational Project
We have our Christmas tree!
Thank you for your generous donation to make our Advent season here at Vallejo Drive a bright one!
Thank you also to the brave volunteers who brought and set up our beautiful Christmas tree!
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Want to get a closer look at your health? Blood pressure readings are available every 2nd and 4th Sabbath after church in the courtyard.
For more information, please contact the church office
or Rene Pidoux, MD.
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Job Opening!
The Vallejo Drive Church is in need of a facilities manager. The pastors are looking for someone who is a committed Seventh-day Adventist that can work part-time during the week and help us fulfill our mission:
The Vallejo Drive Church of Seventh-day Adventists exists to experience and to share the loving presence of Christ,
to equip our faith community for life and ministry,
and to engage a world in need.
We invite you to share this work opportunity with family and friends. Although we are looking for Adventist candidates, they do not have to be a member of the Vallejo Drive Church.
Please contact Pastor Aivars or the church office for more information. Interested applicants can submit their resume to adminpastor@vallejodrive.church.
Thank you for keeping our church and its employees in prayer.
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Click here to sign up to bring breakfast:
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Adult Sabbath School
- The Sanctuary Class meets from 10:00 am to 10:45 am
- The Fellowship Hall class meets from 9:45 am to 10:30 am (coordinators are Irvin Henry Jr, and Fred Cline)
- The Spanish class meets at 9:45 am in the Agape Room (coordinators are Isabel and Eduardo Alanes)
- Escuela Sabática en español es en el Agape Room, a las 9:45 am, con Isabel y Eduardo Alanes.
- Si quieren folletos de escuela sabática, manden un texto a Isabel 626-251-5021.
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Please pray for our Sabbath School so that the Holy Spirit inspires us all as a family as we return to coordinated Bible Study on Sabbath mornings. Also, prayerfully consider becoming a teacher for one of these groups. |
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TODAY
4:43 p.m. Sabbath begins
SABBATH
9:45 a.m. Breakfast and Cafe Hour for all hosted by Young Adults (Cafe)
9:45 a.m. Adult Sabbath School In-Person (Fellowship Hall)
10:00 a.m. KIDS Connection: Online / In-Person (Chapel)
10:00 a.m. CORE Youth Sabbath School In-Person (Room 106)
10:00 a.m. Adult Sabbath School Classes In Person
11:00 a.m. Divine Worship Service In-Person / Online (Facebook/YouTube)
WEDNESDAY
NEXT SABBATH
11:00 a.m. Divine Service
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KIDS CONNECTION!
Every Saturday at 9:45 AM
Contact us: KidsConnection@VallejoDrive.Church
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Click on the cover below for the online copy of next week's Sabbath School Lesson: |
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Sunset in Glendale, taken by Audrey Zorek |
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Today 12/2/22 - 4:43 PM
Next Friday 12/9/22 - 4:44 PM
"You have six days in which to do your work, but remember that the seventh day, the Sabbath, is a day of rest. On that day do not work, but gather for worship. The Sabbath belongs to the Lord, no matter where you live."
Leviticus 23:3, Good News Translation
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December
4 Janice Merrill
4 Amanda Simeone
5 Stephen Soukup
5 Eli Villanueva
7 Lily Napoli
7 Cameren Saunders
9 Federickson Geraneo
9 Melissa Walden
10 Anthony Fernandez
10 Lorene Mae Jabola
10 Heather McKinney
10 Evelyn Nwaigwe
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*The weekly birthday calendar is from the Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists database. We apologize if your birthday is not listed. It is crucial to have everyone's contact information up to date. Please contact us to update your birthday and other information for our records by emailing clerk@vallejodrive.church.
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