church@9:30 Doing Doxology Music for Nearer, My God, to Thee - arr. Diane Bish Meditation Grace Chung, organ Songs of Praise Genevieve Nelwan and friends Sabbath Worship :: November 14-15, 2014 Prayer, Welcome Chris Oberg & Greeting Slavonic Dance - Antonin Dvorak AVPA Flute Trio: Jenna Parkhurst-Porter, Julia Geriguis, & Julia Savala; Jason Anthony, director Liturgical Service Offertory Give Thanks - arr. P. Keveren (Offering Received) Isabelle and Jessica Ragsac, piano duet @ 9:30 From the Word Psalm 96:1, 2 Message A Proclamation for Everyday Beverly Maravilla Benediction Beverly Maravilla Postlude Come, Christians, Join to Sing - arr. Carolyn Hamlin Grace Chung, organ If personal prayer would be meaningful for you today, a prayer partner will be available to pray with you after the service in the left transept (Sierra Vista side). Or if you are looking for ways to get involved in this large church family, a leader will also be available to speak with you in the same GRACE W O RSHIP C O MMU NI T Y S ER V I CE left transept. GRACE W O RSHIP C O MMU NI T Y First Service S ER V I CE 8:00 pm: Josh Estrada, speaker Next week: Derrick Cruz 8:30 am: Melvin Campbell, homilist; Paul Mallery, liturgist. Next Week: Pastoral Staff This Week: Beverly Maravilla, speaker Next Week: Vaughn Nelson @ study 10:45 am: Sabbath School classes for all ages. Visitors are welcome to join any class. Special features are listed on inside page. @ noon This Week: Beverly Maravilla, speaker Next Week: Vaughn Nelson The Before or after your service or study, or while you’re waiting for your children, join us for community, a snack, and drink. Open from 9:30am-11:45am. **Services are streamed live online (www.lsuchurch.org/live)** La Sierra University Church 11585 Pierce Street, Riverside, CA 92505 Office 951-354-7095 E-mail info@lsuchurch.org Website www.lsuchurch.org lsuchurch This Week church@study (10:45am). Destination Sabbath School meets in Sierra Vista Chapel featuring “Pastors’ Update, with Vaughn Nelson;” Ruth Burke, teacher. This week in Journey, Don Stacy will lead our discussion of Habakkuk as we continue to examine the Flyover Scriptures. This Sabbath’s offering is for our Local Church Budget. Fellowship Luncheon. Visitors are invited to potluck across the street in Sierra Vista Chapel after church@9:30 and church@noon. All are welcome. Members are invited to bring a dish. Thank you! A special thanks to Leslie von Esch for the awesome potluck she gave on October 25. Community Services (CS). Christmas Sale. Come check out our four-day Christmas sale starting this Sunday in the Pathfinder Room from 8:00am-1:00pm. Decorate your home for the holidays and support our Community Services food distribution. Boutique open as well! Thanksgiving Food Drive. Community Services will be collecting non-perishable items including: beans, canned corn, canned vegetables, canned yams, green beans, mashed potatoes, and stuffing. Bring items to the church and place them in the boxes near the exits. Baskets for Shut-ins. Community Services is preparing their annual Thanksgiving baskets for our shut-in members. If you know of a shut-in member, please call the church office with their name. Sabbath Rest is until 4:46pm on November 15. Next Sabbath’s welcome is on November 21 at 4:42pm. Planning Ahead Nov. 15 Second reading of transfers is available at the Greeter’s Window 4:00pm: Children’s Vespers. Sanctuary 7:00pm: All-Dvorak Orchestra Concert. Hole Memorial Auditorium (HMA). Free Child Dedications. Raven PowellArthur and David Harris dedicate thier son, Landon David Arthur, to the Lord with Chris Oberg. Araceli and Ralph Ornelas dedicate their daughter, Alyssa Ornelas, to the Lord with Devo Kritzinger. Better Than 50 Club Trip on November 20 to the Nixon Library, in Yorba Linda. Open daily 10:00am5:00pm. Leave Sierra Vista Chapel at 9:15am. Call the church office soon to reserve your spot. $8.50 for admission and $2.00 to carpool. Nov. 20 10:00am-5:00pm: Nixon Library. Leave SVC at 9:15am. Call church to reserve. Fee Nov. 22 8:30am-1:00pm: Community Services Thanksgiving Food Offering. Sanctuary Dinner with the Classics. If you are a “Better Than Fifty” Senior, you are invited to the annual Christmas Dinner, Tuesday, December 9, at 6:00 pm in Sierra Vista Chapel, which is a gift for our seniors from the Pastoral Team. Reservations only. Please call the church office. La Sierra University’s Center for Near Eastern Archaeology will hold its 6th Annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend November 15 and 16, featuring ancient maritime archaeology. Topics include: the Galilee boat, Roman maritime activity on the Dead Sea, and recovered shipwrecks on Cyprus and in Turkey. Activities include: lectures by international scholars, hands-on displays, a teachers’ workshop, and a dig for kids and parents. Info: www.lasierra.edu/archaeology. Nov. 15-16 6th Annual Archaeology Discovery Weekend. Visit www.lasierra.edu/archaeology Nov. 16 8:00am-noon: Boutique Sunday Sale. Building located behind Sierra Vista Nov. 16-19 8:00am-1:00pm: Community Services Christmas Sale. Pathfinder Room Nov. 19 2:30pm: Service for Barbara Leer. Riverside National Cemetery Stage 3 7:00pm: Student Recital. Featuring Jonathan Mamora 7:00pm: Prayer Meeting. Sierra Vista Chapel Nov. 26-28 Church office CLOSED Dec. 4 University Christmas Tree Lighting Festival. 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