OUR MISSION:

To Seek & Save the Lost

February 9, 2024

A MOMENT OF VALENTINES INSPIRATION

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

Lesson 6 - I Will Arise

(Click on the picture to study)

Click the picture above for our 11 AM livestream

Quick Glimpse - Upcoming Events

1. Vespers & Game Night: February 10, 5:30 pm
2. Elders' meeting: February 13, 6:30 pm
3. Prayer Meeting: Wednesday, February 14, 7 pm
4. Guest Speaker Niouma Leno: February 17, church service & 2:30 pm. Potluck after church
5. Youth Snow Day at MT. Hood: Sunday, February 18
6. Finance committee meeting February 20, 5:30 pm Board meeting: February 20, 7:00 pm
7. Don Brooks Celebration of Life: February 25, time TBA
8. Church Business Meeting: Sunday, March 3, 10:00 am

Stone Tower Church Announcements

Social Committee invites you to join in a Church GAME NIGHT following vespers Saturday night (Feb. 10) at 5:30 pm. Come for an evening of family fun & a chance to get to know one another better! Bring your favorite game and a snack to share.

Stone Tower Sunshine Band strikes up again! Do you enjoy singing? Do you have a heart for sharing Jesus' love with those in need? See Jeanine Goodwin if you desire to join this band of singing evangelists. Everybody needs a little sunshine!

Newsletter & Devotional Signup: We are cleaning up our Friday Newsletter list. If somebody you know didn't get it this week and would like to, have them send their email request to [email protected] or go to the church website here and sign up. You can also sign up on the website to receive a daily devotional by Ellen White every morning in your email. 

SAVE THE DATE: May 17-19 will be Stone Tower's first ever local women's retreat. Your Women's Ministry Team is inviting the ladies of Stone Tower to come together for a weekend at the beautiful Oregon Coast. Prepare to be inspired, equipped, and empowered to worship God and work in His vineyard as 'A Biblical Woman.'

Religious Liberty Offering: Help us send Liberty Magazine to over 180 local lawmakers, judges, community leaders and leaders of other faiths. Mark your tithe envelope Religious Liberty OR get a Donation and Subscription form at the ERC window in the lobby. Contact Elder Kenny Smith if you need assistance 360-521-8565.

Our guest speaker February 17th is missionary Niouma Leno: 11:00 church service, potluck and a 2:30 pm program. He is from a long line of Animists destined to be the next priest of his village after his father and grandfather. After becoming a Christian he accepted the call to minister in West Africa. He and his wife are now missionaries with Adventist Frontier Missions, going into regions that have never heard the name of Jesus, bringing the Gospel into a region steeped in spiritualism and fear.

Afternoon session: The functioning of the deliverance ministry in Africa, the reality and the role of spirits among animists, how Jesus achieves victory over evil spirits.

Secret Sisters: March 2nd is the last day to leave and pick up gifts in the ERC room.

Don Brooks' Celebration of Life will be held at Stone Tower on February 25 -- time to be announced.

Sabbath Fellowship Group

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

PRAYER TIME

"Pray without ceasing."

(1 Thess. 5:17)

Come to the Hour of Power at Stone Tower

Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Please ring the doorbell

or knock hard.

We will meet in the kitchen.

Also join in a Special Prayer Time on Sabbath Mornings

Sabbath at 9:30 AM in the front of the sanctuary

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE HORIZON

First Church Business Meeting of 2024

is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, 10:00 AM. An agenda will be finalized and announced soon. All new leaders are requested to attend so people can meet the new leaders for 2024. Plan to come and support our church.

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 here:

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

From around the Oregon Conference

(newest at the top)

Sunnyside Adventist Church’s next Evensong will be February 10 at 4:00 pm featuring Dan Miller on the organ and Dave Allen presenting the spoken word. This is a very special time to come together and renew your spirit. 10501 SE Market St., Portland, OR 97216

Free concert: Sunnyside Symphony Orchestra is pleased to be joined by the Choral Arts Ensemble, conducted by Dr. David De Lyser, for the Beethoven Mass in C Major, one of Beethoven’s greatest works for chorus and orchestra. The February 25 concert will be outstanding, so don’t miss it, and bring your friends and family. The pre-concert talk by SSO Music Director Jonathan DeBruyn, starts at 3:15 pm and ends 15 minutes before the concert begins at 4:00 pm. A reception will follow the concert. Concert Location: Sunnyside Adventist Church, 10501 SE Market St., Portland, OR 97216.

Save the Date: May 31-June 2, 2024 - Milo Retreat with speaker Melody Mason. Questions, contact Tina Holland 541-530-3870.

NEWSTART LIFESTYLE PROGRAM

Click above for an explanation of the program. Click below for a testimony.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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PACS Food Pantry 11020 NE Halsey St, Portland, OR 97220 Drive-thru is open Mon-Fri 9:00-11:00am and every first Thursday of the month 5:00-7:00pm. If you or someone you know needs food please tell them about us. If you cannot get to PACS please send a note with someone, and they can get you food. Any questions, please call 503-252-8500 or email:  [email protected].

PACS Thrift Store is OPEN Sun 11:00-4:00pm, Mon-Thurs 9:00-5:00pm and Friday 9:00-2:30pm. The donation drop-off center is open Mon-Thurs 9:00-1:00pm and Sun 11:00-2:00pm.

Gateway Grace Dental Clinic at PACS is accepting uninsured patients for low-cost preventative dental care. Call 503-907-6768 or email [email protected].

Empty Egg Cartons? PACS Needs Them! You can drop off 12-count empty egg cartons at our office or Donation Receiving.

MEADOW GLADE ADVENTIST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS HIRING! 

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.

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

E-mail items to: [email protected]

Stone Tower Seventh-day Adventist Church

3010 NE Holladay St., Portland, OR 97232

(503) 232-6018 | StoneTowerSDA.org