ACC What’s Happening August 25, 2020

OFFICE HOURS UPDATE:
Lara is in the office this week from 10:00 to 2:00 every day.
office@adventistcommunity.church ~ 360.696.2511

Join us at church – ALL ARE WELCOME!!

We have room for 165 people.
It doesn’t matter if you are old or young.
We have people in their 80s coming and we have babies coming.
Please make sure you don’t have any underlying health concerns.
We want to keep you healthy.
But do come. YOU ARE WELCOME!!

This coming Sabbath, August 29, join us for:
Family Service at 9:45am
Worship Service at 11:15am

August 25, 2020

From Pastor Roger…

I hope you are taking advantage of our new website (AdventistCommunity.Church) as well as the new church app (find links to download the app at the bottom of the home page on our new website – link above). We can send you notifications from the app with any new developments that are going on (Church closures, important events, etc.).
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I was struck this week by the idea of what church is really about. Church is about COMMUNITY. Maybe that’s why this church is named the Adventist Community Church. When someone is sick, when a child strays from the Lord, when you are discouraged, when you’ve been locked up for 6 months in a house full of kids and are looking forward to a school year or more in-home classwork, you need community.

But isn’t that the way God designed us? To be in community? God himself said, “It is not good for man(kind) to be alone.” What that is saying is that the God who lives in community (the trinity) saw the need for us to also be in community. We need each other. We need people.

When did I realize that? As I walked through church last Sabbath and realized that even with masks, I was so glad to see people I hadn’t seen for 6 months. Church isn’t about the knowledge we get, although that is good. Church isn’t about the music, but that is good too. Church is about growing in community with God, with each other.

If you haven’t been back to church recently, it’s time to pre-register to come (unless you have some other medical issues that would say to stay away).

Welcome to the Adventist Community Church. It is about the community.

I love being your pastor!

Roger Walter, DMin

Lead Pastor

Adventist Community Church of Vancouver

www.AdventistCommunity.church

Church Twitter: @AdventistCC

Our community needs us! The office has gotten many calls from people who have missed the last couple God’s Closet events that we had to cancel and are hoping we will have one soon to help with back to school shopping for their kids.

We are planning for God’s Closet to happen the week of September 6 – 13, with the 13th being shopping day.

HOWEVER, with Covid restrictions, we will be having the event outside, and that means we need more help and more volunteers to pull it off.

The times we need to cover (with the number of people we need) are listed below.
Please check your calendars and let us know when you can help!

Sunday, September 6:
9:00am – Need 12 people to help move from storage house to the church
2:00pm – Need 4 people to set up signs and tables

Tuesday, September 8:
9:00am – 6:00pm – 3 Sorting Sessions
Need 18-20 community people / 4 Church Members Per Session

Wednesday, September 9:
12:00pm – 9:00pm – 3 Sorting Sessions
Need 18-20 community people / 4 Church Members Per Session

Thursday, September 10:
10:00am – 7:00pm – 3 Sorting Sessions
Need 18-20 community people / 4 Church Members Per Session

Friday, September 11:
9:00am – 12:00pm – 1 Sorting Session
Need 18-20 community people / 4 Church Members Per Session

12:00pm until Done
Need 8-12 people
Removing the tables / signs from the lobby and putting furniture back for Sabbath

Sunday, September 13:
7:00am – 10:00am – Setup tables / signs /clothes on tables in the back parking lot for the sale
Need 15 people

10:00am – 4:00pm – Sale
Registration – Need 4 people
Passing out Numbers – Need 2 people
Moving People to Entry / Out of Sales Area – Need 6 people
General Area Patrol – Need 3-4 people

4:00pm – Done – Pack up, Move back to Storage, Clean up parking lot
Need 15-20 people

If you can help, please fill out the volunteer form below to let us know when you will be available.

Fill out the Volunteer Form Here

From Shirley Allen, Oregon Conference Children’s Ministries:
Calling all parents, Sabbath School teachers/leaders and Children’s Ministries leaders….please fill out this 2 minute survey.
I would really appreciate it.

WE HAVE A FANCY NEW CHURCH WEBSITE!!

By now, we’re sure you have seen and heard that we have a new church website.
The new website is colorful, smart phone compatible, easier to navigate and we have new, faster, better streaming options! https://www.adventistcommunity.church

Our Next “Going Deeper” Study with Pastor Ryan

Topic: Have you ever wondered about the Unity of Scripture?
As we review some thoughts about the Unity of the Bible, we will discuss topics like Progressive Revelation, Harmony of Old and New Testaments, and Uniformity. Bring your thoughts and questions.
When: Thursday, August 27, at 9:00am PST
Where: https://zoom.us/j/98648380432?pwd=Q29oUEEyRWxtSkNwTS9TTGpUNExKZz09

Want to catch up on last week? Use the link below.

2020-08-20: Bible Inspiration and Ellen White (Authority)
Presenter – Ryan Whitehead
Recording: Bible Inspiration and Ellen White (Authority)

Check out the new App for our church. It gives up-to-date information from our webpage, our calendar, our database. You can sign up to help in the outreach event for the fall, or you can join a Community Group. You can download the app from our webpage atwww.AdventistCommunity.churchand then simply log in with the church name (remember, it’s the Adventist Community Church).

Go to the new website at https://www.adventistcommunity.church and at the bottom of the front page you will find links to download the app for your Android or iPhone. This will allow you to get quick and easy access to many things like our weekly calendar, our Facebook page, etc. It’s always a good idea to have easy ways to stay connected and get church news, especially right now!

Plan to join the live worship this coming Sabbath, or our live stream. We’ve been working on things and improving them. If the livestream link you are trying to get to doesn’t work, go to one of the others from this page: https://www.adventistcommunity.church/watch-live/ Even though things are imporoved, there may still be some glitches to work out.

Or simply call the church office to pre-register or just show up with your mask. We’d love to see you.

July Service Stats

Households – 522
Food – 27,600
Homeless – 336
Volunteers – 40
Volunteer hours – 1326
Clothing – 325

There is a position open for a volunteer treasurer. Tasks involve approximately 8-16 hours per month. For more details on knowledge and equipment necessary, please contact David Cannard at 360-608-0587 or at dmjcannard@comcast.net.

Church Finances

Since we aren’t “passing the plate” at church these days, here are some other options for your giving.

You can bring your offerings to the church, or mail them (address at bottom). You can also go to theAdventist Giving Site to give – click here. We’ve also added the ability to give via Venmo or Paypal by searching “@AdventistCC“. Finally, we have giving kiosks where you can give with all major credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay as well.

If you are already giving via the Adventist giving site, we want to encourage you to keep using that, and PLEASE don’t go into debt to give to your church.But thank you for your support.