Coming this week: Sabbath, June 27: Pastor Loren Seibold: The Strangest Thing Jesus Ever Said   Abby & Nathan Helm are having a baby! Join us for a shower on Sunday, June 28 at 2:00pm in the garden room. They are expecting a baby girl and are registered at Babies R Us and Target.   Coming in the weeks ahead:  Cheer on Bob's Big Boys softball team as they play against Newstart Community at 7:20, diamond #2 at Perry Park. Then they play Worthington Christian on July 9th at 6:15, diamond #1 at Perry Park.   This is the last Sabbath to make your donations to Street Beat's Towels & Toiletries drive. They really need towels and washcloths.  You can drop your donations in the yellow and green box located in the church narthex.    Health Food Cupboard July dates: (times remain 2:00-4:00). Friday, July 10 & Sunday July 12 Friday, July 24 & Sunday July 26.   Fellow female church member, 55 plus, in search of one bedroom apt. with a/c by July 1. Please call 614-238-2122 in the evenings and ask for Susan.   A new Prayer group has formed and they would like to invite you to join them. They meet every Tuesday at 7:00pm here in the garden room of the church. This group spends an hour in prayer for the requests that come in to the prayer team and the church office.   A change in the schedule: Please note that our fellowship luncheon will take place on the 3rd Sabbath of the month (instead of the 2nd) in July to coincide with Heritage Sabbath.   Heritage Sabbath 2009 – Our worship leader for both services will be Pastor Fred Kinsey.  Pastor Kinsey served at Worthington as the associate pastor in the late '70's and was instrumental in starting the Westerville SDA Church. Leading our adult Sabbath School sanctuary class will be Pastor Leslie Bumgardner. Pastor Bumgardner served as the associate in Worthington in the late '80's and was instrumental in starting the Dublin SDA Church. Second service will be followed by a fellowship luncheon and then in the early afternoon, Joseph Bacher will perform a vespers concert.   Books At Your Door. The Worthington Library now has a homebound service book delivery service. If you live in the Worthington school district and are homebound you qualify to participate. Contact Rebecca Wenden at 807-2626 for more info.   Singles Events: Beginning June 16. New Testament Survey Class for Singles.  We meet every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 8:30pm. Led by Larry Lytle at Grace Brethren Church, Room 208, 8225 Worthington-Galena Rd, 43081. July 12.  Mark your calendars!!!  POOL PARTY at Holli's!!!!! Party party begins at 12:00. More details to come.  Scioto Ridge Job Networking Group (SRJNG). We have accepted an opportunity to host this group on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month beginning August 5. This group supports the unemployed by offering useful skills for resumé writing, job interviewing techniques, networking opportunities, etc. You are welcome to participate at any time. There is a $5 fee per meeting. No advanced registration is necessary. Are you looking for a way to volunteer your time? SRJNG is looking for folks to help facilitate these meetings at our church. They need help in the areas of greeting, registration, PA operations and setup/tear down.

Coming this week: Sabbath, June 27: Pastor Loren Seibold: --   Hey Kids! This Sabbath is Children's Church. Meet Pastor Bob and friends in the fellowship hall at 11:15a.m. for a program designed just for you.   HAPPY FATHERS DAY DADS!!    Coming in the weeks ahead:  Cheer on Bob's Big Boys softball team as they play against Newstart Community at 7:20, diamond #2 at Perry Park. Then they play Worthington Christian on July 9th at 6:15, diamond #1 at Perry Park.   This is the last Sabbath to make your donations to Street Beat's Towels & Toiletries drive. They really need towels and washcloths.  You can drop your donations in the yellow and green box located in the church narthex.    Health Food Cupboard July dates: (times remain 2:00-4:00). Friday, July 10 & Sunday June 12 Friday, July 24 & Sunday June 26.   Fellow female church member, 55 plus, in search of one bedroom apt. with a/c by July 1. Please call 614-238-2122 in the evenings and ask for Susan.   A new Prayer group has formed and they would like to invite you to join them. They meet every Tuesday at 7:00pm here in the garden room of the church. This group spends an hour in prayer for the requests that come in to the prayer team and the church office.   A change in the schedule: Please note that our fellowship luncheon will take place on the 3rd Sabbath of the month (instead of the 2nd) in July to coincide with Heritage Sabbath.   Heritage Sabbath 2009 – Our worship leader for both services will be Pastor Fred Kinsey.  Pastor Kinsey served at Worthington as the associate pastor in the late '70's and was instrumental in starting the Westerville SDA Church. Leading our adult Sabbath School sanctuary class will be Pastor Leslie Bumgardner. Pastor Bumgardner served as the associate in Worthington in the late '80's and was instrumental in starting the Dublin SDA Church. Second service will be followed by a fellowship luncheon and then in the early afternoon, Joseph Bacher will perform a vespers concert.   Books At Your Door. The Worthington Library now has a homebound service book delivery service. If you live in the Worthington school district and are homebound you qualify to participate. Contact Rebecca Wenden at 807-2626 for more info.   Abby & Nathan Helm are having a baby! Join us for a shower on Sunday, June 28 at 2:00pm in the garden room. They are expecting a baby girl and are registered at Babies R Us and Target.   Singles Events: Beginning June 16. New Testament Survey Class for Singles.  We meet every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 8:30pm. Led by Larry Lytle at Grace Brethren Church, Room 208, 8225 Worthington-Galena Rd, 43081. July 12.  Mark your calendars!!!  POOL PARTY at Holli's!!!!! Party party begins at 12:00. More details to come.   Scioto Ridge Job Networking Group (SRJNG). We have accepted an opportunity to host this group on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month beginning August 5. This group supports the unemployed by offering useful skills for resumé writing, job interviewing techniques, networking opportunities, etc. You are welcome to participate at any time. There is a $5 fee per meeting. No advanced registration is necessary. Are you looking for a way to volunteer your time? SRJNG is looking for folks to help facilitate these meetings at our church. They need help in the areas of greeting, registration, PA operations and setup/tear down.     Local Budget Giving             YTD Local budget income thru April            $164,653.90             YTD Local budget expenses thru April         $182,114.95                        $-17,461.05

Coming this week: Sabbath, June 20: Pastor Loren Seibold: Contamination   Hey Kids! This Sabbath is Children's Church. Meet Pastor Bob and friends in the fellowship hall at 11:15a.m. for a program designed just for you.   HAPPY FATHERS DAY DADS!!    Coming in the weeks ahead:  Cheer on Bob's Big Boys softball team as they play against Meadowpark COG, tonight at 6:15, on diamond #2 at Perry Park. Next Thursday they play Newstart Community at 7:20, diamond #2 at Perry Park.   Only two weeks left to make your donations to Street Beat's Towels & Toiletries drive. The last collection Sabbath is June 27. They really need towels and washcloths.  You can drop your donations in the yellow and green box located in the church narthex.    Health Food Cupboard June dates: (times remain 2:00-4:00). Friday, June 5 & Sunday June 7 Friday, June 19 & Sunday June 21.   Fellow female church member, 55 plus, in search of one bedroom apt. with a/c by July 1. Please call 614-238-2122 in the evenings and ask for Susan.   Heritage Sabbath, coming July 18. We have invited two Pastors who previously served here at the Worthington church to speak at our celebration; Pastor Fred Kinsey and Pastor Leslie Bumgardner. Heritage Sabbath gives us the opportunity to reunite with old friends and reflect on this churches rich and diverse history. We hope you'll plan to attend the Sabbath morning worship services and then stay by for the fellowship luncheon to follow.   Dear Worthingtonians....Thanks for your generous support for Summer Camp at Mohaven in the past!  Please know that I have greatly reduced the price this year to enable as many of our kids and their friends to attend camp even during dire economic times.  Summer camp is about kids getting to know Jesus.  You can be partners with us in this specific evangelistic opportunity by paying for a child to attend this summer at Mohaven.  Please pray about this and let me know how you can help. Thanks much!    Mike Stevenson, Summer Camp Director (740-397-4665 ex. 122 ).   Abby & Nathan Helm are having a baby! Join us for a shower on Sunday, June 28 at 2:00pm in the garden room. They are expecting a baby girl and are registered at Babies R Us and Target.   Singles Events: Beginning June 16. New Testament Survey Class for Singles.  We meet every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 8:30pm. Led by Larry Lytle at Grace Brethren Church, Room 208, 8225 Worthington-Galena Rd, 43081. July 12.  Mark your calendars!!!  POOL PARTY at Holli's!!!!! Party party begins at 12:00. More details to come.   Local Budget Giving             YTD Local budget income thru April            $164,653.90             YTD Local budget expenses thru April         $182,114.95                                                                                 $-17,461.05

Sabbath, June 13 NEW MEMBERS SABBATH: Forever Friends   Breakfast with the Band – Come early (8:00a.m.) this Sabbath and enjoy breakfast with our Praise Band members. Pastor Bob is the head chef, should be delicious!   You may have noticed the many new faces in the church recently. You might be feeling as if you just don't know as many folks as you used to. If so, be sure to join us this Sabbath, June 13, for our NEW MEMBER SABBATH when we'll try to introduce the new members that have joined over the last few years. This will be your chance to put a name with a face and make new friends. Then, stay by following 2nd service for an All-Church Fellowship Luncheon. Everyone is encouraged to join in fellowship with their church family. Please provide an entrée and a dessert or salad to share.   We had a tremendous response to our request for household items for Rwandan families. Thank you, thank you, thank you! You can bring your items to church and drop them in the church office. We already have a growing pile. We will make the deliveries to the families over the next few weeks. God bless you for your generosity!   Coming in the weeks ahead:  Cheer on Bob's Big Boys softball team as they go for another win against Worthington Christian, tonight at 7:20, on diamond #2 at Perry Park. Next Thursday they play Meadowpark COG at 6:15, diamond #2 at Perry Park.   Street Beat Ministry is collecting towels and toiletries for the residents of the "Friends of the Homeless" shelter. Items needed are towels, washcloths, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Items can be dropped off here at the church in the box labeled Street Beat.   Health Food Cupboard June dates: (times remain 2:00-4:00). Friday, June 5 & Sunday June 7 Friday, June 19 & Sunday June 21.   Fellow female church member, 55 plus, in search of one bedroom apt. with a/c by July 1. Please call 614-238-2122 in the evenings and ask for Susan.   Heritage Sabbath, coming July 18. We have invited two Pastors who previously served here at the Worthington church to speak at our celebration; Pastor Fred Kinsey and Pastor Leslie Bumgardner. Heritage Sabbath gives us the opportunity to reunite with old friends and reflect on this churches rich and diverse history. We hope you'll plan to attend the Sabbath morning worship services and then stay by for the fellowship luncheon to follow.   Dear Worthingtonians....Thanks for your generous support for Summer Camp at Mohaven in the past!  Please know that I have greatly reduced the price this year to enable as many of our kids and their friends to attend camp even during dire economic times.  Summer camp is about kids getting to know Jesus.  You can be partners with us in this specific evangelistic opportunity by paying for a child to attend this summer at Mohaven.  Please pray about this and let me know how you can help. Thanks much!    Mike Stevenson, Summer Camp Director (740-397-4665 ex. 122 ).   Abby & Nathan Helm are having a baby! Join us for a shower on Sunday, June 28 at 2:00pm in the garden room. They are expecting a baby girl and are registered at Babies R Us and Target.

Coming this week: Sabbath, June 6 speaker: Pastor Loren Seibold. Sermon Title: Peace Be Still   Happy Birthday to everyone born in the month of June! May God continue to bless you in the coming year.   Congratulations to Nadine and Jonathan Zygowiec who welcomed baby Ian Michael into their family last week! Mom, baby and Dad are all doing well.   Coming in the weeks ahead:  Breakfast with the Band – Come early (8:00a.m.) next Sabbath and enjoy breakfast with our Praise Band members. Pastor Bob is the head chef, should be delicious!   You may have noticed the many new faces in the church recently. You might feeling as if you just don't know as many folks as you used to. If so, be sure to join us next Sabbath, June 13, for our NEW MEMBER SABBATH when we'll try to introduce the new members that have joined over the last few years. This will be your chance to put a name with a face and make new friends. Then, stay by following 2nd service for an All-Church Fellowship Luncheon. Everyone is encouraged to join in fellowship with their church family. Please provide an entrée and a dessert or salad to share.   Street Beat Ministry is collecting towels and toiletries for the residents of the "Friends of the Homeless" shelter. Items needed are towels, washcloths, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste. Items can be dropped off here at the church in the box labeled Street Beat.   Congratulations Graduates! Worthington Adventist Academy Graduates: Quentin Sciulli               Luke Howard                Bradley Cooper Jay Park                       Grecia Reyes                JaQuan Thompson   Julien VanPutten Graduating from Perry Middle School. Chelsea R. Dennis Graduating from Buckeye Valley High School with honors. Samantha Ray Graduating from Thomas Worthington High School. Jackie Gates Graduating with her masters. David Beard Graduating from the Wellington School. Attending OSU in the fall. Joelle Gary Graduating from University of NC and Greensboro with a BSN. Janelle Gary Graduating from OSU with a degree in Journalism. Juliane Wagner Graduating from Loma Linda with her BS. Savannah Juarros Graduating from Pacific Union College with a BA in Psychology. Susan Nwankpa Graduating from UCLA with a MS in Architecture. Livinus Nwankpa, Jr. Graduating from DeVry Univ. in Atlanta with his MBA Jason Callahan Graduating from University of AR with an Environmental degree. Chioma Anaba Graduating from OSU with a BSN. Sarah McDermott Graduating from Andrews University. Tallin Ouzounian Graduating from Andrews University with a degree in Public Relations.   Health Food Cupboard June dates: (times remain 2:00-4:00). Friday, June 5 & Sunday June 7 Friday, June 19 & Sunday June 21.   Fellow female church member, 55 plus, in search of one bedroom apt. with a/c by July 1. Please call 614-238-2122 in the evenings and ask for Susan.   Heritage Sabbath, coming July 18. We have invited two Pastors who previously served here at the Worthington church to speak at our celebration; Pastor Fred Kinsey and Pastor Leslie Bumgardner. Heritage Sabbath gives us the opportunity to reunite with old friends and reflect on this churches rich and diverse history. We hope you'll plan to attend the Sabbath morning worship services and then stay by for the fellowship luncheon to follow.   Local Budget Giving YTD Local budget income thru April                        $118,555.18 YTD Local budget expenses thru April                     $152,596.59 YTD Deficit                                                             $-34,041.41