Worthington Seventh-day Adventist Church Newsletter

Mission Statement 

As people who accept God's grace, we respond by loving the Lord our God with all of our hearts, souls, and minds, and our neighbors as ourselves. 

Upcoming Speakers  

April 30th, 2016
Pastor Yuliyan Filipov

May 7th, 2016
Pastor Yuliyan Filipov

May 14th, 2016
Pastor Yuliyan Filipov

May 21st, 2016
Pastor Yuliyan Filipov
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WSDA Church Membership Update
Our Church
High fives and special thanks to all of you who responded to our request. This is an ongoing initiative and we appreciate your cooperation. P lease look out for a membership form in your church bulletin and place it in the receptacle in the church foyer . Thank you for your cooperation.
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Church Secretary Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday 
               9:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

Church announcements are due by
Wednesday afternoon
Announcements received 
after this deadline 
will be kept for the following week.
Our Church Calendar

 
Project Sunshine  
 
 
Polly Taylor - Villages at Westerville,  215 Huber Village Blvd.  Westerville, OH 43081
(614) 882-3782 

Rose Abbott - Rose is at Emeritus at Outlook Manor, Room 210, 690 Cooper Rd. Westerville, OH 43081. Visitors would be appreciated.
614-942-6239.

Josie Ryba - At Emeritus at Outlook Manor, 690 Cooper Road, Westerville 43081

Eva Gates - Continuing in home therapy and would love a visit or note of encouragement at 276 E. Stafford Ave. PO Box 675, Worthington, 43085. Please call 614-507-1649 prior to visits. No flowers and gifts at this time.  

 
Mary Lemming - Please pray for Mary as she is dealing with pain. Her address is 3729 Darbyshire Dr., Hilliard, 43026.     

Phyllis Chucta: Willow Brook Christian Village, 100 Delaware Crossing West, RM 2006, Delaware, 43015.  She misses her church family! 740-201-3328

Suzanne Grady:  Is back home again.614-519-5158

Gayle Nwankpa:  12000 Mt. Vernon Ave.  Grand Terrace, CA 92313. Tel:  1-909-735-0066. She  would love calls and cards. 

Alta Eitel:  Wesley Glen nursing facility. She would love cards, visits and calls.

Daisy Patrick:   She is a former church member who  has just returned to Columbus after living in Florida for many years.  She resides at Oakleaf Village, 5500 Karl Road, Columbus OH  43229. She would love a visit, or to hear from those of you who remember her. 

Jean Newman: A member of one of our sister churches in Kentucky who has recently moved in the area. She loves cards, visits, potlucks and attending church services. She resides at Crowne Pointe Care Center, 1850 Crown Park Ct, Columbus, OH 43235


Tithing Made Easy!
  

Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7
 
 
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Stepping Stones Learning Center News
Stepping Stones is always seeking volunteers. They are happy to accommodate interested persons who wish to provide the following services:
  • Reading to the children during story time,
  • Conducting Bible studies with teachers
  • Forming a Parent Teacher Association 
  • Being involved as Substitute teachers 

For more information and inquiries, please call 614-885-6656.

Prayer Session
Every Thursday 
from 7-8 PM in the church sanctuary.
Duty Roster
April 30th, 2016 
 
Deacons Kevin Sciulli, Kenya Thompson, Kenyon Thompson, Teodor Bozic

P.A. -      Ben Bylsma, Lukio Chagama

Greeters -   Rose Dulo

Children's Church: 

Hospitality: 
Bible Study Groups 

Rose Hofacker leads a women's small group in the Garden Room Mondays  from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm.  You may contact Rose via the Church Office.

Cathy Matthews leads the
Wednesday Evening Bible Study (for men and women)   6:30 - 8:30PM Wednesdays in the Garden Room.  (Use the Fellowship Hall entrance)  Contact Cathy at  614-404-1823  or catbird7777@att.net.
 
Ricky LaVaughn leads a men's Bible Study 2nd  and 4th  Thursday, 6:45 pm until 8 pm. For more information contact Elder Ricky R. LaVaughn at 614-622-1679. You may also  visit the link for the lessons.

Women's Wednesday Bible Study led by Margie Kinkead meets   in the Garden Room at 10:00 am. 
WSDA Church Memorial Garden 
The Worthington Seventh-day Adventist Church invites you to buy a paver brick. For your tax-deductible donation of $100/brick, you may personalize it with up to three lines of text. Your inscription could include your family name, a biblical text, quote,
or other message to commemorate your support.

These bricks will be used to landscape the memory garden located
between the main sanctuary and the fellowship hall.  This garden is open to the public at all times. Visitors will be welcome to walk about the Memory Garden and enjoying its beauty.

Click here for a form.

Health Food Cupboard News
The Health Food Cupboard is  seeking volunteers to assist with the Health Food Cupboard. Among other duties, volunteers will be using the cash register to process sales.  The store  is open from 2-4 pm every Friday and 2-4 pm on the 1st & 3rd Sunday each month. All persons interested in volunteering should contact Rick Engle at 614-425-8706
Labels Make Cents Program 
Atlantic Natural Foods offers our church Conference an opportunity to earn money from  Loma Linda, Worthington and Caroline's canned food products . Cut and collect UPC codes off the cans and bring them into our church.  Eligible bar codes are #28989 and 45561.  
"Calling all Deacons!  Now is your chance to be a part of our team for 2016!  Please contact Kevin Sciulli at 614-329-9516 or email at ksciulli@columbus.rr.com"
 
Family Ministries  
 
Water kickball- July 26

Fall Fest- November 11 

Send an email to Kevin Sciulli at mohavendad@gmail.com to get added to our email list and keep your eyes open for the latest info.
 
This Sabbath, April 30th, 2016
Pastor Yuliyan Filipov
Sermon:
People Of The Way:
Drifting Toward an Unknown Shore
Celebrate Arbor Day 2016

Happy April Birthday!
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God's blessings and wishes for many more to all April Birthday celebrants!
 Click  here  for a full listing of birthday celebrants. 

Happy Birthday William Aldrich !
Softball Tonight!

Time: 7:20 pm

Place: Snouffer Field off from Levenworth and Snouffer

All are invited!

Worthington 55+ Fellowship Potluck
table_lots_food.jpg This Sabbath, April 30th, the Worthington 55+ will be having a fellowship lunch following second worship service. 
Heart 2 Heart Women's Ministry Event

Ohio Conference Women's Ministry Event: May 2nd, 2016







Place: Worthington SDA Church 

Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Women, men and couples are all welcome to attend!
WAA News Corner

Kindergarten graduation is on Thursday, May 19th at 7 pm at 870 Griswold Church. 

The 8th grade graduation/closing school program is on Monday, May 23rd at 7 pm at Worthington SDA Church.
Men's Retreat May 20th-22nd, 2016
Men from across Ohio are encouraged to attend the upcoming retreat May 20-22 at Camp Mohaven. This invigorating retreat is designed to ignite spiritual discussions and experiences from a male perspective through outdoor activities, hearty food, engaging worship and music, and messages of conviction. Become "a man after God's own heart," (Acts 13:22). Brochures are available at the Church Office. Please visit www.ohioadventist.org for details.
Camp Stepping Stones: May 31st- August 18th, 2016

Looking to have fun this summer? Would you like to see old friends or meet new ones? Come to Camp Stepping Stones where we offer children ages 5-12 an environment where they can play, learn and grow during the warm summer months. Our camp's themes will be a blend of fun, faith and life skills. Day campers will learn and experience different jobs and careers through community speakers and field trips. We will plant and maintain a garden and study entrepreneurship through operating a Camp Stepping Stones store. Along the way, we will also participate in weekly themes based on current events, take weekly trips to Dublin Granville or Pingree Park, go swimming at the Worthington Recreational Center and visit the Worthington library. Come join us for a safe and fun-filled summer where we place the way we treat others as top priority. 

The Stepping Stones Learning Center is open from 7:00 am to 6:00pm. 

Address: 860 Griswold Street, Worthington, OH 

Tel: 614-885-6656
New Bible Study in June!






















Cost: $8.00
International Sabbath: June 4th, 2016
Is your home country listed below?

Afghanistan, Antigua and Barbuda, Austria, Barbados, Bermuda, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, The Phillipines, Poland, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Slovakia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, US Virgin Islands, United States, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.


Check out the display in the foyer this Sabbath. A sign-up sheet will be available on a table in the foyer with a list of nations. Please let us know if you are willing to carry a flag and whether we have new nations within our church. We will order flags so as to have every nation represented at the church service. 

Start thinking about your contribution to the International Potluck and inviting your friends and loved ones to this annual event. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.
Camp Mohaven Event: June 9th, 2016
 
Camp Mohaven Summer Camps 2016
Summer camps at Camp Mohaven begin from June 8th. 

Click to register online:
ohiosdayouth.org/camp-mohaven.

For Questions:
Call: 740-397-4695 ext. 122

Email:
youth@ohioadventist.org 
Family Camp At Camp Mohaven
Join us at Camp Mohaven for Family Camp 2016.

Featured Speaker: Ohio Conference President, Ron Halvorsen, Jr. (Thursday-Sabbath)

Register Online:

Call: 740-397-4695 ext. 122
Apartment For Rent
house-icon.gif Second floor four-room apartment approximately 700 square feet on Griswold Street, is available for rent at $725.00 per month which includes utilities for lighting, heating, cooling, and water. Also included is basement space for laundry and half of a two-car garage.  Call B. L. Knecht at 614-581-3141.
Lifeline Prayer Box 
Upon entering the church this Sabbath, you will see a Prayer Box, just like the one displayed in the picture, posted in the foyer. The Lifeline Prayer Group has made this Prayer Box available for everyone who desires prayers and intercessions made on their behalf. The box is always locked and prayer request cards will be collected by Lifeline Prayer personnel on Mondays and Wednesdays. The Prayer Group will pray over all requests. 

"Do not be anxious about anything,but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4:6
Lifeline   Thursday  P rayer Group
Promise of God: April
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Memorize with us ! 
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalms 55:22

(TIP: Cut this out or write down on a sticky and put on your mirror, refrigerator or dashboard as a reminder.)

Meetings resume on Thursday, May 5th, 2016 at 7 PM - 8 PM.

There will be no meetings when there is bad weather and temperatures are 25 degrees and below. 
 
Talking Hands is here! 

Do you want to be able to talk across the room, through windows, or even under water? Well, join us in another season of ASL (American Sign Language). Classes are following second service in the Garden Room except for potluck Sabbaths. Questions? Contact Sari Wilson at 614-940- 8035 or sari@wowway.com.
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PathFinders - Preferably looking for current Pathfinders parents to assume this honored tradition.

 

Adventures Club - The kids are excited to learn who their new leader will be.


 

Little Lambs- The leaders are in need of volunteers to serve once every 6 weeks.

 

*And Many More!

  

*Our downloadable Ministry Opportunities Form is now available on our church website: www.worthingtonsda.org

 

        Please contact:     Dave Monos  614-595-7411reaching_hands.jpg

For The Urgent Attention Of All Church Leaders And Volunteers
 
 

Dear Church Volunteer,

The Ohio Conference is now requiring anyone who works with our youth/children to complete an on-line awareness training course & background screening through Shield the Vulnerable. In addition, all Pastors, Elders, Deacons/Deaconesses, Church board members and church volunteers are required to undergo this same process.

 

Attached, you will find the step-by-step instructions on how to proceed with this training course. The entire course takes about 20-30 minutes and can be done all at once, or over several visits to the STV site.     

  

If you have already completed the course, thank you! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our church secretary or Ruth Ann VanNostrand  at 740-397-4665, ext. 111.

 

Please note: STV is a secured website and personal information will be kept highly confidential.

 

Thank you for your dedication to the safety of those most vulnerable among us, our children.

 

In His and your service,

Pastor Yuliyan Filipov

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