April 16, 2011
The Church at Study
9:15am – 10:30am
We are pleased to welcome Maranatha Volunteers International to First Church this Sabbath.
Classes
The Youth, Earliteen/Junior and all adult classes will meet in the sanctuary today for a special mission feature from Maranatha Volunteers International. Parents of Beginners and Kindergarten children please come pick up your children in their classrooms at 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Classes
Beginners Ages: Infant – 4
Kindergarten Ages: 5 – 7
Primary Ages: 8 -10
Juniors & Earliteens (Upstairs Left) Meet in sanctuary today
Youth (Young Adult Classroom) Meet in sanctuary today
Church Family Time
10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Coordinator Brian Wilcox
Welcome, Family Fellowship & Song “The Family of God”
Please turn off or silence all beepers, cell phones and other electronic devices.
“You shall keep My Sabbaths and reverence My sanctuary: I am the Lord” Leviticus 19:30.
Platform Coordinator: Laura Breece
Pianist: Norma Sheffield
A/V Operator: Ken Johns / Brent Cordis
Greeters: Craig & June Tucker
Deacon for the day: Jeff Marcell / Kwabena Addison-Amponsah
The Church at Worship
Maranatha Volunteers International Missions Sabbath
God Invites Us to Worship
In Songs of Worship and Preparation Léolène Jean
“We Sing Alleluia”
In the Call to Worship:
“Give thanks to the Lord! Call for Him to help you! Tell all the nations what He has done! Tell them how great He is! Sing to the Lord because of the great things He has done. Let the whole world hear the news” Isaiah 12:4-5.
We Respond
In Praise “Majesty”
In Invocation Pastor Melvin Santos
In Hymn of Praise #71
“Come, Thou Almighty King”
God Invites Us to Confess
In Congregational Song
“Soften My Heart, Lord”
In Prayer Brian Wilcox
God Invites Us to Respond
In Giving Our Offerings Josef Poole
Offertory: Jun Sung Park
First Church Budget
In the Children’s Story Dick Duerksen
We Receive Him
Through Special Music Brenda Duerksen
Through the Word Dick Duerksen
“I Would Be True”
We Depart to Serve
With His Benediction Dick Duerksen
(Please be seated following the Benediction)
Postlude Marjie Johns
Nashville First Seventh-day Adventist Church
2800 Blair Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-297-1343
www.nfsda.org / E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone Directory
Melvin Santos, Pastor (home) 472-1721/ (cell) 810-241-3399
First Elder
Jack Azor, Head Deacon (home) 672-5646/ (cell) 812-7605
Nate Hatcher, Sr., Co-Head Deacon 242-5235
Sherri Bohnert, Co-Head Deaconess 884-0134
Laura Breece, Co-Head Deaconess 650-8416
Dean Flint, Personal Ministries (home) 868-0820/ (cell) 585-2108
Raylene Wilcox, Church Administrator
Church Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Please have all bulletin information to the church office Thursday mornings before 10:00 a.m. You may leave messages on the church answering machine if necessary. Thank you.
MONTHLY CHURCH BUDGET is $11,465. Please note your faithfulness in giving your offerings to the Lord. Offerings marked “church budget” are the only funds that help with the operational costs of the church. FYI: Remember our tithes, which show our faithfulness to God, are based on 10% of your wage or income & offerings have no percentage because it symbolizes the unlimited love for Christ. It can be 3%, 5%, 10%, 20%, etc.
Church Budget Update
Needed for month $11,465
NEXT WEEK’S OFFERING: Kentucky-Tennessee Conference Advance
The Nursery, located in the foyer across from the kitchen, is open for parents needing a private place to feed or change their babies. The Toddler “Time-Out” Room is located in the Beginners classroom during the church service. There are monitors in these rooms so parents can continue to see and hear the worship service.
If your small child would enjoy a quiet diversion during the worship service, please see one of the greeters for a children’s “Quiet Bag.” Please return the bags to the basket at the welcome table in the foyer after the worship service.
Sunset Tonight: 7:21 pm Sunset Next Friday: 7:27 pm
Church Calendar
TODAY – April 16, 2011
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We welcome Maranatha Volunteers International leadership to First Church today!
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All church fellowship lunch will be served in the fellowship hall approximately 15 minutes after services. All Invited!!
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Youth/adult bell choir practice at 1:30 p.m. in the music room.
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Maranatha Volunteers International missions presentation, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.
Next Week
Sunday, April 17
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Baby shower for Amy & Brent Cordis to welcome baby Savannah at 2:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
Monday, April 18th
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Worship Committee meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the library
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Church Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall
Wednesday, April 20th
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Scripture Study Series with Pastor Santos at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.
Sabbath, April 23rd
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Easter Celebration Sabbath featuring choir, Youth/adult bell choir, drama, soloists, Madison strings and our annual “Flowering of the Cross.” Invite your family and friends to attend this special service with you!
Hand Bell Choir Practice Schedule Please meet at 9:00 a.m. prompt in the music room. We must close by 9:30 as there is a class that meets in the music room.
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April 16 - Youth/adult choir
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April 23 - Youth/adult choir
Choir Schedule – All rehearsals will start immediately after the worship service in the sanctuary
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1st & 3rd Sabbaths – Church Choir
Children’s Church Schedule
Children’s Church will be held on the following dates:
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January 15
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February 26
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March 12
WELCOME!
Welcome to the Nashville First SDA Church! We are delighted you chose to worship with us this Sabbath.
First Church Family Prayer List:
This Week’s Prayer Focus Families - Remember in prayer this week:
Faye Fazekas
Tish Fernadez-Finlay
Annetta (Trevor) Ferreira
Prayer Requests for Healing:
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Doris Monk – surgery scheduled for January 18, gallbladder & tumor on kidney, sister of Debbie Keeling
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Mina Angwenyi – recovery, hip replacement surgery
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Ruth Swain – health recovery
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Jimmy Underhill – cancer cells found in colon, recovery from surgery
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Donald Sparks – recovering from strokes and brain hemorrhage, brother of Judy Rimer
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Eucabeth Ongau – recovery from car accident; healing for legs
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Clara Johnson – health concerns, co-worker of Pat Ward
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Pastor Lynn Schlisner – failing health
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Lynda Briggs – diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma; Shingles
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Nate Hatcher, Jr. – Health concerns
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Baby Michael Copeland – premature birth complications
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Clyde Ward – kidney disease, on dialysis
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Rose Marie Khulman – health concerns
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Ramone Pugao, failing health, father of Chito Pugao
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Richard Andal- recovery from stroke, father of Ric Andal
Prayer Requests (other):
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Chris & Mary Tucker and family of Chris’s step-father Norman Stephens, as they grieve his death on December 18th.
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Judy & Rod Baughman, the family and friends of David Oakes as they grieve his death.
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Friend of Tom Slark, trapped by drug addiction cycle
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Élan DeGroat – loss of home in flood, reconstruction process
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Emily Rotich – special issue
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Todd Wright – Sabbath work issues
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Our Bible study interests
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First Church members/attendees seeking employment
Announcements for April 16, 2011
Today we welcome Maranatha Volunteers International: Dick Duerksen, host of Maranatha Mission Stories, and Maranatha leadership are here as our special guests. We will hear about church growth around the world, about Maranatha’s One-Day Church and School projects. We will have one group Sabbath school class starting at 9:15 in the sanctuary (Beginners, Kindergarten and Primary will have class in their rooms, as normal). Dick Duerksen will be our speaker during the worship service.
Today, immediately following the pastoral prayer, those who would like to be part of an intercessory prayer group to pray again over the requests brought to the elder’s Bible are invited to meet in the Swahili classroom (upstairs right) with Mike Hite.
All are invited to fellowship lunch after the worship service today in the fellowship hall. Please be willing to help with set-up and clean up, to keep the work load light!
Maranatha Volunteers International missions presentation today at 2:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Learn about upcoming mission trips and how you can join in taking the Gospel to the world!
You are invited to a baby shower for Amy & Brent Cordis tomorrow, April 17th at 2:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Amy and Brent are expecting a baby girl (Savannah Artine Cordis). They are registered at JC Penny, Target, and Wal-mart.
The following meetings are re-scheduled for this Monday, April 18th:
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Worship Committee will meet at 5:00 p.m. in the library.
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Church Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
EASTER CELEBRATION SABBATH: You are invited to our Easter Celebration Sabbath next week, April 23rd. Please plan to bring: Fresh-cut flowers, food, family and friends! Please see bulletin insert for details.
Scripture Study Series with Pastor Santos, “Preparation for the Final Crisis,” Wednesday evenings through May 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. Come join us for this exciting Bible study. Bring your Bible, pen, notebook and a friend!
Graduates: The church family would like to celebrate our graduates in a special way during an upcoming Sabbath service. If you or a member of your family will be graduating from 8th grade, 12th grade, college or post-graduate degrees, please contact the Church Office or Marjie Johns immediately.
The Adventist Community Services Center – Well done Nashville First Church: Last week we contributed 90 food items which fed about 4 families! Remember, we are responsible for keeping the following food items in stock: Canned beans (all varieties), canned tomatoes, canned fruit, canned soup, canned pasta sauce, pasta noodles (i.e. spaghetti)
When we don’t do our part, others must step in and cover for us . . . Please bring in 3 or 4 cans each week to help us keep “our” shelves stocked!
SPRING WORKBEE: Sunday, May 1st, 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. We are inviting all members and friends to come and help us clean and beautify the “Lord’s House.” Let’s all help to get this church ready for our community ministries and make it presentable. Our “to do” list:
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Clean windows and blinds in fellowship hall and kitchen
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clean windows and blinds in building across the street
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weed & put down growth inhibitor in back parking lot and across the street
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spread mulch in all beds
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trim/prune shrubs
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plant flowers in front beds
Things to bring: brooms, dustpans, garden tools of all kinds (hedge clippers, pruners, shovels, rakes, etc), wheelbarrows, cleaning rags, buckets, gloves, step stools and ladders (up to 6 -8')
Mark your calendars for some exciting events to be presented in May at First Church:
May 4-7: Creation Seminar – A great event to invite your family and friends to attend with you. More details to follow.
May 7: Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible School Rally at Nashville First Church with Pastor Jim Zachrison and Ed Cox.
Adventist Community Service Center
403 Gallatin Pike St., Madison, TN 37115
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Activity Report for March, 2011
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March
YR TO DATE
No. of families helped
235
1,727
Representing no. of individuals
459
3,830
Assistance provided:
Clothing
$1,199
$11,693
Furniture
$15
$1,766
Hygiene Kits
$131
$2,106
Household Items
$163
$3,875
Food
$1,825
$19,304
Kroger Cards
$0
$260
Utilities
$3,123
$16,925
Housing Expense
$1,147
$8,700
Gas Cards
$285
$1,903
Bus Passes
$123
$837
Miscellaneous
$516
$2872
Total
$8,526
$70,240
Literature
401
1,640
Volunteer hours
1,597
7,326
Other organizations helped:
Caring Connections
$0
$590
Pet Rescue
$0
$185
Mission Trip
$0
$102
ARC
$1,950
$18,645
ADRA
$1,320
$10,365
InterCity Ministry
$0
$151
Bags of Love
$0
$145
Lifeline Outreach
$270
$1,410
Homeless
$0
$139
Other
$150
$1,023
Total
$2,835
$17,557
Lions Club - Eye Glasses
8
57
Abuse Center – cell phones
3
10
Donated Food to Other Ministries
38
$420
Adventist Community Service Center
403 Gallatin Pike St., Madison, TN 37115
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Activity Report for March, 2011
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March
YR TO DATE
No. of families helped
235
1,727
Representing no. of individuals
459
3,830
Assistance provided:
Clothing
$1,199
$11,693
Furniture
$15
$1,766
Hygiene Kits
$131
$2,106
Household Items
$163
$3,875
Food
$1,825
$19,304
Kroger Cards
$0
$260
Utilities
$3,123
$16,925
Housing Expense
$1,147
$8,700
Gas Cards
$285
$1,903
Bus Passes
$123
$837
Miscellaneous
$516
$2872
Total
$8,526
$70,240
Literature
401
1,640
Volunteer hours
1,597
7,326
Other organizations helped:
Caring Connections
$0
$590
Pet Rescue
$0
$185
Mission Trip
$0
$102
ARC
$1,950
$18,645
ADRA
$1,320
$10,365
InterCity Ministry
$0
$151
Bags of Love
$0
$145
Lifeline Outreach
$270
$1,410
Homeless
$0
$139
Other
$150
$1,023
Total
$2,835
$17,557
Lions Club - Eye Glasses
8
57
Abuse Center – cell phones
3
10
Donated Food to Other Ministries
38
$420