CHURCH LIFE. WEEKLY NEWSLETTER August 22, 2013 FRESNO SUNNYSIDE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH. Worship Learn Connect Serve. In this week's issue

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1 FRESNO SUNNYSIDE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER August 22, 2013 Sunnyside News is a weekly publication designed to inform members and subscribers of our current news and events. CHURCH LIFE Church Mailbox Burglarized The church mailbox was broken into over the weekend.! We have no way of knowing what was stolen. If you mailed a check or anything of value to the church within a few days prior to August 17, please contact Ron Fitzgerald, church treasurer, at In this week's issue Thank You For A Wonderful Day at Shaver From the moment we arrived the spirit of God's love could be felt and experienced. What a blessing to hear Arland and the band, to see the children's Sabbath Schools as many of them took off on nature walks and scavenger hunts. We were ministered to through Dennis' anointed sermon. The delicious and abundant potluck spread, the inspiring baptism, happy voices and laughter of our children, to the restful boat rides, made for a time of real fellowship.! Thank you to the Sabbath School Teachers, those who participated in and assisted with the worship service, the Social committee and those who cooked, the captains and navigators of the boats and everyone who came together on the mountain to enjoy the wonderful day of worship and community. Thanks to all who gave of their time and talents for another relaxing and blessed Shaver Lake Sabbath! Because of all the loving attention to many details behind the scenes it was a beautiful family celebration. Church Life..1 Worship Celebration....2 Announcements...3 Church Finance Getting to Know Our Friends & Family.. 5 The Last Word.. 8 More pictures on pages 5-7 Worship Learn Connect Serve

2 Sabbath CELEBRATION August 24, 2013 Sunnyside Light 9:00 9:50 A.M. Draw Me Nearer To God Be the Glory Prayer Bruce Eckhart Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8 The Gospel According to Hannah Pastor Dennis Ray this Week at a Glance Monday, August 26 Church Office - CLOSED Women's Ministry Bible Study - "David: Seeking a Heart Like His" - 6:00 p.m. - Sanctuary Tuesday, August 27 Food Pantry Set-up Day - Maroa Rooms - 9:00 a.m. Facilities Committee Meeting - 6:30 p.m. - Youth Room Wednesday, August 28 Community Services Food Pantry Distribution - 9:00-11:00 a.m. Bulletin Info Deadline: bulletinstaff@sunnysidesda.org 6:00 p.m. Sabbath, August 31 Sunnyside Light - 9:00 a.m. Sabbath School - 10:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:15 a.m. Sunset Preaching Schedule August 31 - Eric Johnson, FAA Principal September 7 - Art Preuss, Youth Pastor Candidate September 14 - Pastor Ray Monthly Contribution Summary August Needs $29, Church Needs Donations 16, Over (Short) (12,821.70) Year to Date $234, Donations Received 152, Over (Short) (81,780.17) Associate Pastor Fund $30, Youth Pastor Fund $35, This Week s Offering Conference Faith Advance This Friday 7:41 p.m. Page 2 Next Friday 7:31 p.m. Worship Service 11:00 A.M. Draw Me Nearer To God Be the Glory Welcome Pastor Taneshia Kerr Offering I Worship You, Almighty God Cares Chorus Prayer Bruce Eckhart Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8 The Gospel According to Hannah Pastor Dennis Ray Benediction Healthy Bytes Energy Boost Simple ways to boost your energy! And who wouldn t want more energy?! #1 Watch what you are drinking. Caffeine/coffee/sugar = instant gratification. Unfortunately these drinks offer short-term solutions that leave you feeling worse than before drinking them. Drink these for too long and you end up taxing your adrenal glands, which make you feel exhausted and imbalances your body. An imbalanced body is even more energy-depleted. Water is your answer! Water = energy boost! #2 Just be still. Slowing down, even for a few minutes a day will do much for restoring your mind. When your mind is running at a rapid pace all day, springing from thought to thought and never stopping so you can just collect yourself, you get not only mentally tired, but physically tired, too. If you are holding stress in your body and tensing your muscles, it s very exhausting.! #3 Pair your foods properly and get more magnesium in your diet. One of the major things you can do to boost your energy is to stop pairing heavy foods together; this will give you better digestion and more energy. Keep your meals simple. If you are deficient in magnesium, your likelihood of feeling fatigued even after a good night s sleep is increased. Magnesium can be found in large amounts in Swiss chard, spinach, tempeh, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, Brazil nuts, millet and quinoa. For more information on healthy solutions and recipes, contact Gale Bolinger at gale4health@yahoo.com or visit my blog at I would like to remind you that these Healthy Bytes are my own suggestions and not medical advice. I get my references from many practical sources. Please read them with this in mind.

3 Page 3 A nno u n ce m en t s Baptismal Class Pastor Dennis will be teaching a baptismal class for young people ages It will meet at the church from 6:30 7:30 p.m., on three consecutive Wednesdays: September 11, 18, and 25. There is no cost to attend. To register your child, please contact Pastor Dennis at or dennis@sunnysidesda.org. Youth Events Comin' Up Youth at Poverello House - this Sabbath: Hey guys, it's been a while since we've joined the Meals-on-Wheels Street Ministry to serve lunch to the homeless. Make plans to go out with us! The Young Adults will be joining us. Church Office Hours The Church Office will be closed Mondays only through September 2. S.H.A.R.E.S. Card Continue to swipe your S.H.A.R.E.S. Card for Sunnyside Church! We just received another check for $ which makes a total of $4, all for the building fund. Not bad for just swiping a card at Save Mart, Food Maxx, or Lucky stores! If you do not have a Sunnyside Church S.H.A.R.E.S. Card, they are in the church foyer or contact Todd Bristol at tlbristol@ hotmail.com, or see him at church. Singles' Retreat September at Camp Wawona Come and enjoy: Good fellowship Preaching from Dr. Colin Ross & Dr. Pierre Steenberg Amazing music Intense spirituality and a lot of fun! Cost is $75 per person. To register log on to ministries@cccsda.org or contact Marlyn Novielli ( ). Marriage Retreat You will be blessed to enjoy a place where couples connect with their spouse and God. February at the Cliffs Resort in Shell Beach, CA. $475 includes 2 nights at the resort, 4 meals and all the seminar materials. To register, send completed reservation form along with the required $100 deposit to CCC Marriage Retreat 2014, P.O. Box 770, Clovis, CA Full payment must be received before the event. Cancellations made before December 31 will incur a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds after December 31. Community Services Drivers Needed Two drivers with trucks or SUVs are needed this Tu e s d a y b e t w e e n 7:30 11:30 a.m. to pick up food from the Community Food Bank and deliver it to the church (this usually takes about 2 hours). Please contact Printess Schlist ( ). Food Pantry Distribution - Wednesday We will have our monthly free food and grocery distribution on Wednesday - 9:00 to 11:00a.m. Help a High Schooler It s tiime to start bringing items to help out community high school students. Drop off your donations of clothing, shoes, and backpacks at the church or contact Printess Schlist ( ). Women's Friendship Circle Ladies, plan to join us Tuesday, September 3 at 1:00 p.m. in the Youth Room for our monthly Friendship Circle meeting. If you re looking for a place to connect and perhaps make new friends, the Friendship Circle is made up of single ladies 60 and older; and we meet every month for fellowship and refreshments or lunch. We also participate in community service projects and social events. We d love to have you join! CCC Family Convocation Come and receive a blessing! Committed, the winners of the NBC acappella singing competition The Sing-Off, will perform at Westside Church during the Central California Conference Family Convocation on September 20 & 21. The weekend speakers include Pastors Anthony Jeremiah Kelly, Rebecca Davis and Debleaire Snell. Make plans to attend Friday evening s prayer and praise vespers at 6:30. Sabbath Services will include a full day of worship beginning with Sabbath School at 9:00 a.m., worship service at 11:00 a.m., the annual Bible game competition Quiz-A- Rama at 3:00 p.m., and Committed in concert at 5:00 p.m. Men Of Faith Retreat CCC Men s Retreat 2013 will be held October at the Soquel Conference Center, 1931 Old San Jose Road, Soquel, CA. Featured speakers will be Dr. Pierre Steenberg, Dr Colin Ross, and Don MacLafferty. The registration fee is $75 for the entire weekend. If you have questions or would like to register, please contact Marlyn Novielli ( ). Please submit your bulletin and enews announcements of 50 words or fewer (in paragraph form) to: bulletinstaff@sunnysidesda.org. All info is due by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday. The Bulletin staff reserves the right to edit text. Camp Meeting Lost & Found A variety of things were found after Camp Meeting last month. Items include clothing, shoes, hats, hair accessories, glasses, watches, jewelry, blankets, towels, toys, balls, books and Bibles, cameras, phones, chargers, flashlights, keys, and many other miscellaneous items. If you lost any of your possessions at Camp Meeting, please contact the CCC Human Resources Department at or hr@cccsda. org to reclaim your lost item. Items that are not claimed by the end of September will be taken to Goodwill.

4 Page 4 Church Finance "Benefits of Giving" (No. 1 in a Series) Sunnyside would like to help our church family understand church finances. In an effort to accomplish this, we are starting a series of brief outlines about how your donations are accounted for and used. This is the first in the series. Donations to the church fall into one of two major areas: 1): those monies received and kept in trust for forwarding on to the world wide corporate church ( world church ) and 2): those monies received and utilized by our own Sunnyside church ( local church ). World church donations include Tithe, Sabbath-school offerings, World Missions, Conference Advance and others. The donations received by Sunnyside for these kinds of funds are accumulated and kept in trust during any given month and disbursed on or before the 10th of the following month to the Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists for world-wide church use. Local church donations include Combined Budget offerings, School Subsidy, Associate Pastor Fund, Youth Pastor Fund, Community Services Fund, and a host of other funds kept and used strictly by the local church for the designated fund purposes. During the calendar year 2012 these two breakdowns for donations were as follows: World Church Local Church Total $332, $551, $884, Next time we will discuss what happens to the Tithe you donate.

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8 Church Address 5375 North Maroa Avenue Fresno, CA Phone: Fax: website: Happy Birthday to... Melissa Cornwell (8/24) Tyler Hirschkorn (8/24) Diana Mora (8/25) Jordan Reijnders (8/25) Zander Zenith (8/25) Audrey Donaghy (8/26) Jacqueline Messing (8/26) CamillevanPutten(8/26) Michael van Putten (8/27) Diane Ray (8/28) Kaleb Jaden Walker (8/28) Stephanie Carpenter (8/29) Patricia Lutz (8/29) Joel Garbutt-Quistiano (8/30) The Last Word Prayer for Our Church Family Hear our prayer for our church family; Where there is falseness, smother it by your truth Where there is any coldness, kindle it with your love Where there is joy and hope, free us to share it together And make us one as You are one. Before (You) God and You who are near We release anything we hold against one another; We regret all the harm we have done; We stand beside the wrong in our lives and we ask (Your) forgiveness. Amen Page 8 Happy Anniversary to... Greg & Julie Keener (8/24) Dave & Elga Boccardo (8/25) Delbert & Georgiella Swederofsky (8/26) Peter & Cathie Jo Jones (8/26) Ivan & Delaine Morford (8/29) Trace & Tami Pafford (8/29)