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1 November 17, 2018 Stay Woke Guide, Lamar Ferguson

2 SABBATH SCHOOL WELCOME! We are happy you have decided to join us and we pray this day will be very special to you. If you are a first-time or returning guest, please fill out our welcome card at the greeter s desk in the foyer. We look forward to fellowshipping with you. Prayer Service 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. Sabbath School Study Session 4th Quarter Theme: Christian Unity Program Theme: Christian Unity Song Service Sis. Grace Ahyoung-Alexander Theme Song...#348 The Church Has One Foundation vs 1&3...Congregation Prayer... Scriptural Focus....Galatians 3:27,28... Conan Murray Welcome & Thematic Highlight..Sis. Rose Drummond Lesson Review......Small Family Groups Thematic Conclusion...Sis. Rose Drummond Sharing/Nurturing Small Family Group Special Song...Bro. Paul Cunningham Pianist: Sis. Molly St. Hilaire 10:35 a.m. - Personal Ministry Sis. Doreen Humphrey-Nelson 10:45 a.m. - Church Announcements & Welcome Elder Royson James PATHFINDER S INVESTITURE 5:00 p.m. Processional: Drum Corps, Color Party, Platform Party, Pathfinders Opening Exercises TLT, Tyffany Ambrose Opening Prayer Marsha Birkett Welcome Caroline Ambrose Investiture Service Pathfinders/Teachers 2

3 SABBATH CELEBRATION 11:00 A.M. Processional.Drum Corps, Color Party, Platform Party, Pathfinders Mission Statement.Pastor Fred Nichols Opening Exercises... TLT, Tyffany Ambrose Welcome Master Guide, Shawn Broomes Call to Worship. Ranger, Melanie Bennett Pulpit to Pew...Pastor Fred Nichols Children s Story.. Friend Class Special Music. Sarah Leah Civera, Willowdale Pathfinder Club Tithes & Offering.. Ranger, Annaleise Gordon Offertory Interlude...Cassiopeia Band Dedicatory Prayer.. Explorer Class Praise & Worship.. Just Worship Director s Report Master Guide, Yashyka Broomes The Written Word... Matthew 25: Litany Introduction of Speaker Stacey Ferguson & Shawn Broomes Musical Presentation. Cassiopeia Choir With the Spoken Word.. Lamar Ferguson Stay Woke Mission Statement.Pastor Fred Nichols Benediction.. Alex Nichols Recessional..Drum Corps, Color Party, Platform Party, Pathfinders Pianist: Bro. Dennis Hall LEGEND: * Standing Ø Do Not Enter/Exit (Please remain seated until ushered out) Today s Offering: Ontario Advance Offering Next Week Offering: Local Church Budget Offering Sunset Today: 4:51 p.m. Sunset Next Week: 4:45 p.m. 3

4 CHURCH CALENDAR FOR TODAY CHURCH CALENDAR FOR TODAY Elder on Duty: Elder Andrew Smith Health Care Personnel: Sis. Doreen Humphrey-Nelson & Sis. Katherina Presilus Prayer Team on Duty: Sis. Coleen Birkett & Sis. Luan Cadogan 10/10 Ministering Men & Young Men in Prayer: All men and young men are invited to room 23 for 10 minutes of prayer immediately after Divine Service. 4:00 p.m. Bible Class 4:00 p.m Personal Ministry Community Outreach 5:00 p.m. Pathfinder Investiture Service (see page 8) 6:30 p.m. Pathfinder Club Fundraising Concert What Different Means: Let me give you some synonyms for "different." I'm talking about "unique," weird," "bizarre," "strange " "goofy," and "quirky." Grace based homes should provide a safe haven for these kinds of children. I'm not saying that grace-based homes should tolerate sin, or evil, or anything that goes contrary to clearly stated precepts in the Bible. For instance, a child who interrupts his/her teachers, speaks disrespectfully to people in authority, or uses caustic put-downs against his/ her siblings can't hide behind any of the synonyms listed above as a way of abdicating responsibility for his/her actions. He/ she can't explain his/ her disrespectful behavior with a throwaway excuse like, Listen, I'm just goofy that way. Why can't you just accept me as I am?" Those who are just plain different and do goofy things aren't necessarily wrong. They're just different. Grace Based Parenting, pg 143 PARENT(S) S RESPONSIBILITY: Parent(s), you are responsible for your child(ren) at all times. A child or children under 14 years MUST BE accompanied by an adult to the restroom, at snack time, and during lunch break. Your child(ren) MUST BE in your company at all times. Membership Transfer 1st Reading, Sabbath November 17, 2018 Ingrid Johnson to Apopka Seventh-day Adventist Church, Florida, USA 2nd Reading & Vote, Sabbath November 24, 2018 The Communications Department will be creating a directory for all business owners in the congregation. We are asking all business owners to their business name and contact details to: communications@torontowestsda.org Power Hour Wednesday, November 21, 7:00 p.m. Presenters: Elder Wayne McClean & Sis. Chermiann Lewis-Balfour 4

5 ANNOUNCEMENTS Sept 25 Spring 2019 Steelpan Program from 5:30 p.m.- 6:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Sign up with Sis. Jennifer Watson. Nov 18 Women of the Word brought to you by the TWest Women's Ministry Department from 10:00 a.m noon. This initiative is aimed at building meaningful relationships among young and mature-aged women in our church, as well as engaging women in the community to study together and experience the transforming power of the Word. Refreshments will be served. Nov 21 ESL 6:00 p.m. Nov 24 Me and My Love One Planning Together - AY Program by Senior s Ministry Nov 24 Investment Day Nov 24 Business Meeting at 6:15 p.m. Nov 25 Winter Games Fundraising Tournament presented by Toronto West Men s Ministry Department. Games domino, chess, ludo, table tennis fun, etc. Time: 5:00 p.m. Venue: Toronto West. Admission: $40:00 per team. Refreshments will be on sale. Contact Bro. Kenroy or Bro. Victor at Nov 30 Overcoming the Battle of the Mind Through Prayer & Praise at 7:00 p.m. Come bring in the Sabbath with your young adults! It s not something you want to miss! For more information please see Bro. Victor Smith. AY Presents Secret Blessings Gift Exchange between the Youth and Seniors! Nov 17 & 24 please sign up with any member of the AY team after Divine Service and AY. Pick your person on Dec 8. Gift them on Dec 22. Join in on being a blessing to someone during this holiday season! CHRISTMAS GIFT DELIVERY The children of Rexdale are eagerly awaiting what might be the only Christmas present they get this year. We need you to help deliver the gift boxes to 800 homes, starting Sunday November 25 at 10:00 a.m. We need 100 volunteers without cars and with cars. Take your children with you so they appreciate what they have when they see how others live. This is our annual Christmas holiday outreach to our neighbours in Rexdale, and part of our mission as a Community Church. See any elder, pastor, pathfinder leader, or call for details. Our Condolences to Sis. Dolly Kong on the passing of her aunt. Please remember her in prayer, in addition to other bereaved members. The debit machine will be available in pastor's vestry, weekly, for members to process their tithes, church budget offerings, and church building renovation donations. 5

HISTORY OF PATHFINDERS The roots of Pathfindering go back to 1919 when Arthur Spaulding organized the Mission Scouts for his own children and their friends. In the 1920 s, Harriet Holt and C.

6 HISTORY OF PATHFINDERS The roots of Pathfindering go back to 1919 when Arthur Spaulding organized the Mission Scouts for his own children and their friends. In the 1920 s, Harriet Holt and C. Lester Bond helped develop the JMV classes, MV Honours and the Master Guide leadership. The name, Pathfinder seems to have made its debut as the first JMV camp on the west coast at Julian in 1928 when Arthur Spaulding told a campfire story of John Fremont, the Pathfinder. When Southeastern California Conference purchased a camp at Idyllwild in 1930 it was named JMV Pathfinder Camp. In the 1930 s, John McKim, an Adventist scoutmaster and Dr. Theron Johnson started a club for boys in Santa Ana which they called Pathfinders. The club was short-lived as the church board asked the two brethren to stop this worldly enterprise Lawrence Skinner experimented with JMV clubs in Hawaii, Southern California and in the North Pacific Union with Trailblazers. In 1946 when John Hancock was elected youth director of Southeastern California Conference, he organized the first conference-sponsored Pathfinder Club at Riverside. He designed the Pathfinder sleeve patch and put the juniors in JMV uniforms. In 1947, Elder Skinner asked J.R. Nelson, Pacific Union Conference youth director, to develop the Pathfinder Club program with the help of his local conference youth directors. By 1950 the organization was in high gear, with a solid activity program including outdoor activities by Donald Palmer, activity books by Lawrence Paulson, a flag, and a song written by Henry Bergh. It was evident the Pathfinder club program was ready to be adopted by the General Conference and this was done in L.A. Skinner, John Hancock and Lee Carter wrote a Pathfinder Staff Manual and a booklet on how to start a Pathfinder Club and in a few short years Pathfindering took off world-wide. As Pathfindering grew, fairs and camporees were added and in more recent years the Pathfinders have been actively engaged in evangelism, mission outreach to many countries and community service at home. The Pathfinder Club has proved to be one of the greatest influences to win and hold the youth to the church. 6

PATHFINDER EMBLEM Meaning: The red color on the emblem represents the blood of Jesus Christ and how Pathfinders believe that He gave His life as salvation from sin.

7 PATHFINDER EMBLEM Meaning: The red color on the emblem represents the blood of Jesus Christ and how Pathfinders believe that He gave His life as salvation from sin. The white color represents purity, and how the objective of Pathfinders is to have the purity and righteousness of Jesus Christ in their lives. The blue color represents loyalty and how one of the objectives of the club is to be loyal to God, their parents, and their church. The gold color represents excellence and how it is a standard of measurement. The Pathfinder club has high standards to help build a strong character for the kingdom of heaven. The 3 sides of the emblem represent completeness. Completeness of the Godhead: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. It also represents the tripod of education: Mental (as done through Honors and Crafts), Physical (as done through work bees and campouts), and Spiritual (as done in witnessing and missionary activities). The shield represents protection. In the Bible, God is often called the shield of His people. The sword represents the Bible. They are in spiritual warfare against sin; their weapon is the Bible. (Ephesians 6) and God the most important part. 7

8 ANNOUNCEMENTS Dec 1 Young Women s Ministry Earliteens (12-15) and Teens (16-18) are invited to a team building program in the library, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Light Refreshments will be served! Dec 1 Prayer Conference With Prayer, Praise & Testimonies. Allnight prayer vigil from 10:00 p.m. - 6:00 a.m. Dec 2 Woman of the Word Bible Study brought to you by the TWest Women's Ministry Department from 10:00 a.m noon. This initiative is aimed at building meaningful relationships among young and mature-aged women in our church, as well as engaging women in the community to study together and experience the transforming power of the Word. Refreshments will be served. Dec 8 Adventurer Day Dec 8 Baby Dedication Dec 8 Church Board 7:00 p.m. Dec 8 Children s Year End 6:00 p.m. Dec 15 Dec 15 Personal Ministry Community 4:00 p.m. Ontario Conference Teens Present MOSAIC : A Multicultural Teen Worship Experience at Willowdale 5:30 p.m. Basketball 7:30 p.m. Multicultural food will be on sale. Come and support! Dec 15 Collegiate AY Outreach Initiative: Packaging winter garments for homeless men at a shelter! Please come and be the hands and feet of Jesus. If you d like to be involved please see any member of the Collegiate AY team or Sis. Caroline Ambrose/Sis. Lavern Rowe. Dec 22 Dec 31 TWest Christmas Program End of Year Program & Baptism Register and be a part of the Blessing Box Project. Boxes are still available. Participants are being asked to bring in their funds for this quarter on December 29th. Please see Sis. Molly St. Hilaire for further information and registration. This is BIG! The Toronto West Music Department is starting an orchestra AND a steel pan ensemble! Candidates for the orchestra must have 2 or more years experience with formal training who can read music. Candidates for the steel pan ensemble are not required to have formal training but must have their own steel pan. We are looking for members AND community members. So tell your friends and your friend's friends to come and sign up after church. Sign up today in the lobby or Charmaine at cdunchie@hotmail.com 8

ANNOUNCEMENTS ADRA THE RATION MEAL CHALLENGE: For one day, we challenge you to eat the same ration bars given to refugees when nothing else is available.

9 ANNOUNCEMENTS ADRA THE RATION MEAL CHALLENGE: For one day, we challenge you to eat the same ration bars given to refugees when nothing else is available. Packages are available for friends and family to sponsor you on your big day when you take the challenge. Registration is open. For more information see Sis. Janice Smith. Celebration of Life for the Late Sis. Edris Duggan on November 25, 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Toronto West Church, Toronto. All parents/guardians who have children attending college/university outside the GTA are asked to submit their names and addresses to the Education Department at education@torontowestsda.org Socks for the Homeless: Please donate socks for the homeless. All bulletin information must be given to Sis. Carmen Brown no later than the Monday at 8:00 p.m. prior to the Sabbath required. Family Life Department: Greetings Church! Our Kindness Campaign is in full swing, and we have created a Kindness Tree that is in need of your kind acts in order for it to bloom. We have left sticky notes, a pen and tacks to use to record your selfless acts, or the kindness that others have shown to you. Please use the supplies to write down the acts of kindness and place them on the tree, as this will be its leaves. We want our tree to be laden with leaves, as we show others God's love by His fruit of the spirit: Kindness. We have also created a Take What You Need board! We have put some of Gods words/key quotes to fill your heart and lift your spirit. It is our hope that this will serve as a boost when you may not have the umption to be kind, or when others have been unkind to you. Please leave the cards there so that our project can continue to be a success. If anyone needs ideas on how to be kind... ask one of our team members. So let s go and kill someone with kindness! The Community Services Department is in desperate need of male volunteers to unload the truck on Friday mornings. If you have a few hours to spare between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Fridays, please speak to Sis. Doret Hibbert or Sis. Gloria Samuel. 9

10 ANNOUNCEMENTS Crisis Resources: Distress Lines operated by various agencies. When in need of someone to talk to. Open 24 hours a day (unless indicated). Toronto Distress Centre Contact Centre Telecare Peel , Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindu, Urdu, Spanish, Portuguese Assaulted Women s Helpline Distress Centre Peel Durham Crisis Line Oakville Distress Centre Gerstein Centre Kids Help Phone Warm Line, Progress Place (every day from 8pm to midnight) DIABETES: The body needs sugar for energy: muscle eats sugar, muscle mass builds strength, and strength creates proper posture and holistic energy (physical endurance, and mental health). On the contrary, fat stores salt which increases fat levels, reduces energy, and stresses the internal organs. The more muscle you have the more energetic you will feel because it is a better load bearer than fat. If I already have it, what may I do about it? If you have already been diagnosed with pre/diabetes, speak with your physician and dietitian/nutritionist. But, the main thing is to keep active. Before undergoing any form of exercise, you must consult with your doctor because you might be at risk of heart disease. Remember, insulin is not designed to cure diabetes, but help manage diabetes. An ounce of prevention is a pound of cure; by work out, you ll stand a better chance of avoiding pre/diabetes. You are at a higher risk of developing diabetes if your family has a history of having it. But, you might break that lineage by reducing your risk of developing diabetes, if you stay active. ATTENTION SENIORS 60+: a). If you re interested in joining a prayer line See Sis. Jennifer Watson. Majestic Choir is appealing for new members to join in their music ministry - especially male members. Rehearsal on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. 10

ANNOUNCEMENTS Charge Sandra Joseph, Area Coordinator Video presentation VISITING PATHFINDERS: Your presence has enhanced our Pathfinder Day. Thanks for being our guests.

11 ANNOUNCEMENTS Charge Sandra Joseph, Area Coordinator Video presentation VISITING PATHFINDERS: Your presence has enhanced our Pathfinder Day. Thanks for being our guests. CASSIOPEIA 2019: Watch for registration in January. All new and returning Pathfinders must register. The Cassiopeia Pathfinder Club Fundraising: To bring down the cost to go to Oshkosh the club has to fundraise. We need your help to raise funds! Do you have Canadian Tire Money (CTM)? If so, Cassiopeia is collecting Canadian Tire money to use to offset purchases for Oshkosh. Please look around your house or ask your friends to donate their CTM to our club. DECEMBER: 5:00 p.m. 1 -Prayer Ministry Week of Prayer 8 -Adventurer Day 15 - Ask the Pastor & Ask the Youth 22 -NO AY 29 -NO AY Iniquity Within Our Hearts Psalm 66: If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me: 19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. MEN S CORNER Meditation of the Week: Nothing hinders prayer from being answered like iniquity harboured in the heart. If we harbour iniquity in our heart, the Lord, who hates iniquity, would not regard and answer our prayers. In order that prayers may be heard and answered, we must purpose to forsake sin it is sin that lies at the door and causes us to harbour iniquity. 11

12 PASTORAL CARE Office Hours: Mon-Thurs: 7:30a.m.-4:30p.m. Fri: CLOSED Pastor Fred Nichols Pastor Paul Smith Elder Bernice McDonald Call the office and Tues: 9:30am - 3:00pm Tues: 10:00am - 4:00pm make an appointment Off on Thursday Off on Thursday If you are aware of someone who is ill, please notify a member of the pastoral staff. Kindly remember our sick and shut-in members with your prayers, calls, cards, visits, and other acts of kindness. For I was sick I was alone and you visited me when you did these things you were doing them to me. (Matthew 25:36, 40) KID S CORNER 12

13 CHURCH DIRECTORY Lead Pastor... Fred Nichols Associate Pastor Youth & Young Adult Pastor... Paul Smith Bible Instructor... Bernice McDonald First Elder... Wayne McClean Church Clerk Daphne McPherson-Samuels Head Deacon.Charles Antoine Communications Carltonette Walters Head Deaconess... Chanelle Flash SS Superintendent Julie-ann Harris-Mason AY Sponsor..Andrea Shoga Health... Beatrice Oppong Pathfinder... Yashyka Broomes Library... Marsha Birkett Education... Hartley Springer Stewardship.. Prayer Ministry... Paulette Lewis Treasurer... Suzet Benjamin Community Services... Gloria Samuel Finance... Kim Ambrose Adventurer... Karen Smith Men s Ministry... Kenroy Jones Children Ministry... Janine Patrick Women s Ministry Kimberly Spencer-Jones Music Director..Charmaine Jamieson Religious Liberty... Lorna Muir Personal Min... Doreen Humphrey-Nelson Social Committee... Curtis Ambrose Audio... Larry Ferguson Safety... Alex Fedee Building... Kai Kong Visual... Andrew McKenzie Program Coordinator... Marcia Boase Senior s Min..Jennifer Watson Culinary Director...Andrea Shoga VBS... Janine Patrick Family Life Dir....Nadine Thompson Interest Coordinator... Sylvia Lashley IT Director.Wayne Ambrose Crawford Adventist Academy Finch Ave West Peel Adventist School Mayfield Rd Food Store... Willowdale Adventist Book Center... Oshawa Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists SICK & SHUT-IN Sis. Hortense Brown Bro. Ron McFarlane Sis. Victoria Richards Sis. Hortense Burnett Bro. Michael McIntosh Bro. Derrick Stewart Sis. Madge Campbell Sis. Elfreda Myers Sis. Doreen Stewart Sis. Sheila Campbell Sis. Dorothy Nesbeth Sis. Myrna Williams Bro. Shirley Campbell Sis. Eileen Peak Bro. Clement Wright Sis. Winifred Haynes Sis. Hermine Peart 13

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Prayer Service 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.

Prayer Service 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Sabbath School 9:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. November 24, 2018 SABBATH SCHOOL WELCOME! We are happy you have decided to join us and we pray this day will be very special to you. If you are a first-time or returning guest, please fill out our welcome