This week: Sabbath, April 10, 2010. Pastor Dave Gemmell – The Greatest Story Never Told.   We encourage you to attend the Just Claim It 2! Sabbath service this week down at the Convention Center. Everything is FREE on Sabbath so you can take the entire family and enjoy the many special speakers and leaders that they have brought in for this outstanding event. The days schedule is as follows: 8:45am – 12:30pm       Youth & Adult Program.                                     Speakers are Jonathan Cobb and Rashard Burton. 9:30am – 12:30pm       Children's Program 12:30pm – 1:30pm       Free boxed lunch. Call your church secretary to reserve your lunch. 3:00pm                         Ohio Elementary Music Festival Concert on the main stage of the                                     Convention Center.  Check out this website for more details, www.jci2.org.   As you leave the sanctuary following this weeks worship services, you will be greeted by one of our elders. Be sure to shake his/her hand and introduce yourself. Our elders are eager to get acquainted with all of YOU! They will be rotating over the next several months in order to meet as many of you as possible.   Coming in the weeks ahead:  Meet our 1st quarter 2010, Outstanding Volunteer Award winners: Raffy & Carmie Ouzounian and their daughter's (not pictured) Talin & Danika Ouzounian. If you would like to nominate someone for this award, please submit your ideas to the church office.   Our April fellowship luncheon has been cancelled due to the JCi2 event. We encourage you to attend the JCi2 event and enjoy a free lunch at the park!   Mt. Vernon Academy's annual Academy Days will be held April 11-12, 2010. We would like to invite any students currently in grades 7 through 11 to join us on campus for this event. Registration will begin at 10:00 a.m. This is a free event. MVA will provide shuttling for students from the Akron/Cleveland and Columbus areas. If you have questions or are interested in attending, please call 740-397-5411, or visit our website at www.mvacademy.org.   Singles Spring "Easter" Party. You are invited to a singles event on Saturday, April 10 from 6:30p.m-10:00p.m. in the fellowship hall. Activities include: games, Easter egg hung, egg decorating and singles mingling. The food theme is Italian. Please r.s.v.p. to this event to Sheila at 431-7268 or stjeanse@yahoo.com.   Columbia Union Adventist Disaster Response training – The 1st of its kind training course is being offered to those interested in responding to those affected by natural and man-made disasters in a highly organized and documented program of the North American Division. This training will be held April 23-25, 2010 at the New Jersey Conference's Tranquil Valley Retreat in New Jersey. Full program details and registration are available at ww.plusline.org or 800-732-7587.   Take Charge of your life! Do you have advanced directives? A living will? YOU should be in charge of your life-sustaining decisions. Plan now to attend this important informative session on Sabbath afternoon, May 15 at 3:00pm in the fellowship hall. You will not only receive information, but will have the opportunity to complete the forms and have them notarized. Save this date, May 15, 3:00pm. Call Marge Hay with questions, (614) 885-2993.   Sabbath, May 1, 2010 there is a Children's Ministry training opportunity at the Kettering SDA Church. From 10:30 to 11:30am all Sabbath School leaders & teachers are invited to come and observe Kettering's trained and experienced leaders as they conduct Sabbath School. There is a potluck lunch and then Eric Hamp will be speaking on helping your ministry become the best it can be. Eric is currently the Director of Children's Ministries at Word of Life Christian Center in Denver, CO. For more information contact Brendon Prutzman at 937-298-2167.   Do you know of a child who would like to attend Camp Mohaven this summer but is unable due to financial reasons? The Ohio Conference and Ohio churches have partnered together to provide the resources needed to send any child that desires the Camp Mohaven experience a chance to attend. It's easy to apply, all you need to do is call Laura in the church office with the name of the potential camper and I'll take care of the rest. This has been limited to five campers per church so we will disperse these scholarships on a first come, first served basis.   ATTENTION ELDERS – Please plan to attend a meeting scheduled for Saturday, April 24 at 2:30pm.   Central SDA Church is looking for undiscovered talent to participate in their 2010 Talent Showcase on May 15. If you would be interested in participating, please contact Nicole Nelson at nn01@sbcglobal.net.   WANTED AND NEEDED – In the coming weeks and months, WAC is planning several health related activities. Some of the forums that we have in mind include: Smoking cessation program Various support groups Health screenings CPR training Advanced medical directives Cooking school Walking program We are looking for individuals/families that would be able to lend your talents to these programs. In addition to trained leaders/ professionals, we are also looking for support staff or those behind the scenes faithful who help out with advertising, registration, set-up, etc. If you are interested in helping or have other health related forums you would like to see us host, please contact the church office, 885-7812 or Marge Hay, our WAC Health Coordinator. 885-293 or margehay@gmail.com.   Central SDA Church is looking for undiscovered talent to participate in their 2010 Talent Showcase on May 15. If you would be interested in participating, please contact Nicole Nelson at nn01@sbcglobal.net.   2010 Service Day sponsored by Leadership Worthington, Saturday, May 1, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.   Can we help you?  Service Day volunteers help senior citizens and residents in need, living within the Worthington School District, with chores such as inside/outside clean up, running errands for shut-ins, and light landscaping such as weeding, planting flowers or spreading mulch. Are you looking for an opportunity to help others?  Team with fellow congregation members, your youth group, your family, or come by yourself.  Youth volunteers are to be accompanied by adults. Volunteers will meet at Kilbourne Middle School @ 50 E. Dublin-Granville Road.  Breakfast ( 8:00 – 9:00 am ) and T-Shirts provided   If we can help you, or for more information on volunteering - contact: Joan Bird at Leadership Worthington, 614-883-3057 or ExecDir@LeadershipWorthington.org.