OUR MISSION:

To Seek & Save the Lost

May 3, 2024

Inspiration

All these promises, all these assurances in the garden of God's word, are to us an expression of the love of God to man, and we should not regard them with carelessness or indifference, but as we would examine the precious flowers in our brother's garden and inhale their fragrance, delighting our senses with their loveliness and fragrance, just so we should take the promises of God, one by one, and examine them closely on every side—take in their richness and be soothed, comforted, encouraged, and strengthened by them. God has provided for all the comforts the soul needs. They are suited to the friendless, the poverty stricken, the wealthy, the sick, the bereaved—all may have their appropriate help if they will see and take hold upon these by faith. God scatters blessings all along our path to brighten the rugged way of life, and we want to be receiving all the comfort and tokens of God's love with grateful hearts. Ellen White, RH October 11, 1887

A big shout out and Thank You to Melissa Brownell for this

beautiful picture of the tulip fields at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Woodburn, Oregon!

If you have a photo you'd like used in the newsletter (preferably also sending a meaningful quote -- but not absolutely necessary!) email it to the Secretary address at the bottom of the page, and I will do my best to use it.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT OUR CHURCH

Sabbath School Mission Statement:

"Learning to be like Jesus, to seek and save the lost"

SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON STUDY — 10:00 AM

This week's lesson is #5 - Faith Against All Odds

(Click on the picture to study)

Click the picture above for our 11 AM livestream

Stone Tower Church Announcements & Activities

Sabbath, May 4:

1:00 pm:  Please join us for a fellowship meal downstairs in the Fellowship room.

2:00 pm: Women's Ministries Team meeting.

After Fellowship Meal: Sabbath Fellowship Group meets downstairs in the Youth classroom.

4:15 pm: Tone Chimes rehearsal in the Fellowship room.

Our condolences & prayers for the Sloan Family in the loss of Bob Sloan, and the White family in the loss of Laurence's brother, Ronnie. 

REMINDER: Teen Sabbath School Class is meeting downstairs at 10:00. Parents, please bring your teens to join in the study and fellowship. 

Tuesday, May 7, 7:00 pm: Oregon Conference Town Hall at Sunnyside Church, 10501 SE Market Street, Portland

May 8, 7:00 pm: Prayer meeting

May 10, 4:30 pm: Tone chime rehearsal in the sanctuary

May 10, 6:30 pm: Youth & Young Adult Vespers at Stone Tower

May 11, 11:00 am: Communion & Mothers' Day Tribute.

May 11, 2:30–7:00 pm: Social Committee invites the church to join in a hike at Lacamas Park.  Take a family- and dog-friendly stroll around the lake. The hardpack dirt trail is about 1-½ miles long. Complete the trail twice to get 3 miles and let the kids explore the playground! Brad and Joy Nunn are opening their home afterwards for vespers and snacks!

Park and meet up at 3344 NE Everett Street, Camas, Washington. Overflow parking found on NE 35th Ave on the north side of the lake. See the newsletter for links and maps. Click the map to go to the website.

May 14, 6:30 pm: Elders' meeting

May 18, 11:00 am: Guest speaker, Dr. Michée Badé is the new director of the Set Free in Christ Institute for Adventist frontier Missions. He is an ordained minister and has been a frontline worker for AFM for the past 17 years in West and North Africa. He is married to Elmire, and they have two children, Eliora (19) and Elie-Dana (16). 

May 18, 6:30-10:00 pm: Stone Tower Youth will join Lents youth for a joint Vespers and Gym Night.

May 19, 11 am: Children and families are invited to a hike with Children's Ministries at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, 19255 SW Pacific Highway, Sherwood, OR 97140-9292 (See map at the bottom of announcements). This trail is generally flat, except for descending short switchbacks at beginning of trail, near parking lot. The river trail is 1 mile each way and is great for wildlife observation and photography. The trail is gravel, but may be muddy this time of year. Bring appropriate shoes, clothing, water and a sack lunch. Binoculars and bird identification books may also be useful. (Click map below to go to the website.)

May 19, 5:00 pm: NW Veg potluck in the Fellowship room. Bring plates & utensils plus a plant-based dish with a card listing its ingredients. Bring enough to serve 4-6 and increase the amount 4 servings for each additional person in your party. 

A special message from our head elder, Leo: When you have time please listen to this speaker. I believe there is something we can learn.

1 hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eykv-3hvFvI

1 hour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vl2kDyjTNJQ&t=8s

41 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn10djBQukM&t=6s

35 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc3cr8UtSos&t=270s

Women's Locker to be created for our ladies in need, both in the community and in the church. The Locker is open for donations of gently-used modest clothing, brand new top and bottom undergarments (sized

S-XXL) and female essentials. Please see any member of the women's ministry team for more information and to donate. The Locker will be open to the public June 1st.

Your local Women's Ministry Team apologizes to the ladies for the confusion about the list of prayer partners that was announced on April 13th. It was said that the list was posted at the ERC window that Sabbath, when, in fact, it had not been. However, the list has been there for the past two Sabbaths. Ladies, please take a moment to view the list and learn who your prayer partner is for the next five months. Watch God work mightily as we pray with and for our sisters in Christ!

The Stone Tower Music Dept. presents its first Tone Chime Ensemble! We were blessed to hear the tone chimes for the first time at our Resurrection Day service. By popular demand, the chimes will ring on for the foreseeable future! The ensemble is currently open for up to five new chimers. That said, if you are interested in learning to play the chimes and can be available for regular rehearsals, please contact Jeanine Goodwin.

SAVE THE DATE -- May 25, 2:30 pm at Stone Tower, Health & Temperance presentation: Simple Herbs & Remedies for Serious Ailments.

SAVE THE DATE -- May 29, 7:00-8:30 pm at Stone Tower: NW Veg is hosting a presentation by Dr. Michael Greger. He is a physician, author and leader in the field of public health. He is an advocate of whole-food plant-based diet, and his presentation will be on this topic. His website, NutritionFacts.org, contains a number of videos and articles on health and nutrition topics. His personal website is drgreger.org. 

SAVE THE DATE -- Sunday, June 23, 2024, when our Music Department will present the first of three presentations in a series entitled Sacred Music Study. June's presentation will focus on important definitions as well as the original purpose of music. This event is open to all Stone Tower church members and guests, as well as to our sister churches. More information to come!

Stone Tower needs people: 1) who can help on an Advertising Team to write, design and produce flyers and social media content for evangelism.

2) who can lead or help with Vacation Bible School -- likely in July. If you can help, please contact Elder Brad at elderBNunn@gmail.com.

Sabbath Fellowship Group

will meet downstairs in the ABC room this week, 1:15.

Click the picture for lots of resources.

PRAYER TIME

"Pray without ceasing."

(1 Thess. 5:17)

Did you know we have a special prayer time

on Sabbath mornings?

Come join us at 9:30 am

in the front of the sanctuary to pray for our church and our members.

Come to the Hour of Power at Stone Tower

Wednesdays at 7:00 PM.

Please ring the doorbell or knock hard.

We meet in the kitchen.

THIS WEEK'S CHILDREN'S SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON:

Click on the picture for a video corresponding with

My Bible First Kindergarten and Primary Lessons

BIBLE STUDY TRAINING RESOURCES:

To browse a variety of personal evangelism resources, click below:



WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS

PRAY WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD ON ZOOM

Prayer Group meets EVERY evening at 7:00pm PDT. Join the North America Prayer Group through zoom by clicking this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81684898368

Password: 247247

Friday, May 3, 7:15 pm: Adventist Health’s free First Friday at Adventist Health Portland Medical Center on the lower level in Amphitheaters C & D. We will feature an inspirational talk by Harold Altamirano and music by Eco Worship Team.

June 24-29 The RoC Fellowship Adventist church will be hosting VBS and would like to invite the members of your church and community to join us.

All Oregon Conference 2024 camp meetings have been suspended, due to financial concerns.   Read more at link below.

(Click the picture to go to the website)

PACS Food Pantry 11020 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220

Drive-through hours: Mon-Fri 9-11:00am and every first Thursday of the month 5-7:00pm. If someone you know needs food please tell them about PACS. Any questions, call 503-252-8500 or email: info@pacsonline.org.

PACS Thrift Store: Sun 11-4:00pm, Mon-Thurs 9-5:00pm, Fri 9-2:30pm.

Donation drop-off center: Mon-Thurs 9-1:00pm and Sun 11-2:00pm.

Gateway Grace Dental Clinic accepts uninsured patients for low-cost preventative dental care. Call 503-907-6768, email dental@pacsonline.org.

Communication Card

We want to hear from you! If you have questions or concerns you would like to voice, or if you would like a personal visit, phone call, or another service offered by our church leadership, click the button below. If you need to speak to an elder or would like Bible studies or to be baptized, or if you’d like to transfer to Stone Tower from another church, all of this can happen through our one point of contact below. Please click on the button below to communicate with us! Your message will be forwarded to the appropriate ministry leader for consideration. We are eager to hear your thoughts.

If you have a vegan recipe you enjoy please email it to the

address below, and I will share it.

And a picture would be extra awesome!

Bulletin & Newsletter info. due: Wednesdays by 12:00 pm 

E-mail items to: secretary@stonetowersda.org

Stone Tower Seventh-day Adventist Church

3010 NE Holladay St., Portland, OR 97232

(503) 232-6018 | StoneTowerSDA.org