July 25, 2026

Weekly e-Bulletin

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11:00 AM Worship with Joe Sodora

Sermon title slide with the words "As It Is in Heaven" above the title of the sermon and "Matthew 14:22-33" below.

There are many examples of God's anger in the Bible. To us, these may be puzzling. Today we will look at this topic from different perspective in this week's sermon: “Who is afraid of an Angry Lamb”?

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"And said to the mountains and rocks, ‘Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" – 1 Kings 18:21 (NIV)

Outdoor Church

August 1 starting at 10AM

Churchill Woods - 881 St Charles Rd Lombard IL 60148

Join us for our annual worship service in God's creation! Guest Speaker: Rodney Balmes, youth pastor - Hinsdale Fil-Am. We'll begin with Childrens, Youth and Adult English Language Sabbath Schools and then Worship Service with a Potluck Picnic to follow. Please bring a vegetarian potluck dish to share. More details coming soon!

Please note: there will be no services at the church building this day and we will not be streaming services from the park.

10:00 AM Sabbath School Bible Study

Adult Sabbath School

Lesson 4: “Sin in the Church”

Teacher: JP Navarro

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Phone:

312-626-6799 (US - Chicago)

309-205-3325 (US)

Escuela Sabática para adultos

Lección 4:

“El Pecado en la iglesia”

Maestro: Elvis Rodriguez

Esta clase es en la aula de "Grade 5-8"

LA GUÍA DE ESTUDIO BÍBLICO EN ESPAÑOL

Children & Youth Sabbath School

Sabbath School begins with song service

in the fellowship hall followed by children & youth lesson study in their lower level classrooms.

Calendars & Weekly Announcements

Our Church Calendar

July

22-25 Camp Akita Family Camp

25 Worship Service – Guest Speaker:

July Academy Subsidy Application Due

July 31-Aug 2 Hispanic Camp Meeting

August

1 Outdoor Church with Guest Speaker Pastor Rodney Balmes

2 School Clean Up & Oganizing Day

7 Youth Vespers

8 Worship Service with Pastor Ira

11 Church Youth Pool Outing, please RSVP by Aug 7

15 Worship Service with Pastor Ira

15 Visitor Potluck

18 Ministry & Visitors Potluck

22 Education Dedication Sabbath with Pastor Ira

29 Revelation Seminar – Sabbath School, Worship Service & Afternoon Session with James Merrill

Upcoming Dates to Remember

Sept 1 New Officer Year Begings

Sept 19 Visitation Ministry Resumes

Sept 20 Fall Fest

Oct 3 ILC Convocation – Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dwight K Nelson

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Picnic Potluck

August 1 after worship service at Outdoor Church. Please bring a vegetarian picnic dish to share. All are welcome.

@ Pelican Harbor

200 Lindsey Lane Bolingbrook, IL

Tuesday, Aug 11; 12 – 7 PM

• $5 per person contribution

• Young children need a chaperone

• Pizza and drinks provided

• Bring additional snacks

• Bring towel and sunscreen

• Bring a change of clothes

RSVP by Aug 7 with Daisie Bartolome

Downers Grove Advenist School Campus Clean up & Organizing Day

Sunday, August 2 | 1 – 3 PM

We'd like to invite our church family and all our school families to come out and help us prepare for the amazing year ahead.

Our teachers would love to also invite church members to join us the first 2 weeks in August to help organize books & bookshelves, make copies, etc to help prepare the school as we make some big changes for the 2026-2027 school year!

If you are interested in volunteering, please email to yjimenez@ilcsda.org

Academy Subsidy for 2026-27 School Year

Please complete your Academy or High School student’s subsidy form & submit it in July to treasurer@dgsda.org.

Click the apply now button below to view and download the application form which includes the full subsidy program policy.

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Alaska Mission Trip

Thank you for all who supported the mission teams. Your prayers for our team we much appreciated. And a special thank you to those who gave of your time as part of the mission team and generously donated towards our missionary efforts.

We were recruiting up through the week we left and helped several people to answer the call to serve as missionaries for both VBS at the Dillingham SDA Church.

If you would like to help us build up our Alaska Mission Fund from it's use this year as well as looking towards next year's mission trip as we look towards

expanding our missionary efforts, please click the Donate link.

Click Here to Donate Towards Our Missionary Efforts

Giving

Visit our giving page to donate tithe & offerings. Lambs offering is collected by the children before Children's Story. If you would like to donate towards special projects, such as church expense, or to give towards one of our various ministries, please visit our donation page.

July Offerings

4, 18 Local Church Budget

11 World Church Budget (GC)

25 Illinois Action

July Lamb's Fund

4 Supports DGAS

11, 18, 25 Children's Ministries

Click here to visit our Giving Page

Stewardship Report – Combined Budget

May

Income $11,090

Budget $10,867

YTD 2026

Income $ 50,601

Budget $54,333

Community Corner

Donate to Support Fred's ALS Journey with His Family, organized by Lauren Miga

A member of our Downers Grove Adventist School family can use your help. Please visit their Go Fund Me page & prayerfully consider supporting this family.

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Let us Pray

Do you have a prayer request you would like to share with our prayer ministry team?

Email prayer@dgsda.org

Please include if we can share your request with our full team of prayer warriors or if it is confidential.

Please submit bulletin items to the communications team by Tuesday at 12:00PM to be included in the weekly e-Bulletin on Thursday. Please note: Announcements may be adjusted to fit the space available.

Share your ministry's announcements with us!

Adventurer & Pathfinder Clubs

In Adventurers, children ages 5-9 learn lessons along side their parents or guardians that help them to develop spiritually, mentally and emotionally. This family-centered approach to learning helps to strengthen the parent-child relationship.

Adventurer Calendar

Thank You For A Wonderful Year!

Keep an eye on this space for our registration date near the end of summer.

Pathfinder Calendar

Thank You For A Great Year

Registration information will be available later in the summer.

September 24-27

Union Camporee

in Berrien Springs

Pathfinders is a Christ-centered club for youth in grades 5-10 with a focus on learning Biblical teachings as well as various skills in a wide range of subjects specifically developed for each class level.

Downers Grove Adventist School

DGAS is an

Adventist Christian School

with an emphasis on

STEM & Outdoor Education.

We believe in academic excellence

while preparing our students

for this world and the one to come.

Visit www.dgaschool.com and Learn More About Our School!

Volunteer Opportunities Available!

Help DGAS from the comfort of your home. Visit our Google Doc form to volunteer to help us!

Click Here To View Our Fun Volunteer Opportunities!

School Calendar

August 2

1 – 3 PM

School Campus Clean Up and Oranizing Day

August 2 – 7, 9 – 14

School Pre-Weeks

August 17

First Day of School

Acrylic bookstands for use in classrooms

DGAS Wishlists

We invite you to visit our classroom and Home & School Wishlists and prayerfully consider donating items listed.

Pictured:

12 Acrylic Book Stands from the Pre/K & Elementary Classroom wishlist and 34" Extra Long Foldable Wagon from the Home & School wishlist.

View Our Middle School Classroom Wishlist

View the Wishlist for Our PreK/K & Elementary Classrooms

View our Home & School Wishlist

Area, Conference, & NAD Announcements

Campestre Hispano 2026

Illinois Conference

31 de julio – 2 de agosto

Acompáñenos del 31 de julio al 2 de agosto en Camp Akita para un fin de semana lleno de compañerismo, música inspiradora, actividades para toda la familia y mensajes edificantes de la Palabra de Dios. Contaremos con el pastor Elden Ramírez como nuestro orador principal.

Disfrute de deportes, natación, canotaje, paseos a caballo, tirolesa, actividades para niños y jóvenes, ¡y mucho más!

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Weekly Church Services

Sabbath School

10:00 AM

Church Service

11:00 AM

Wednesday Bible Study

7:00 PM

Adult Sabbath School

Escuela Sabática ﻿para adultos

Our Church Calendar

Pictured:

12 Acrylic Book Stands from the Pre/K & Elementary Classroom wishlist and 34" Extra Long Foldable Wagon from the Home & School wishlist.

Escuela Sabática para adultos