This week: Sabbath, April 17, 2010. Pastor Loren Seibold – God's Will for Your Life part 4   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:  Have you been approached on Sabbath by someone begging for money? We are getting an increasing number of homeless/needy individuals who see the crowd on Sabbath mornings and enter our church looking for a handout, almost always cash. We STRONGLY recommend that you do the following: Let the individual know that the church doesn't have cash on hand but that one of our deacons is available to help. Then walk them to one of our deacons. Our deacons will take it from there. We STRONGLY discourage you from giving them cash. While your heart may want to help, your generosity only perpetuates the problem. It almost guarantees that they will return, often when there is only one or a few people at the church and when they are denied more cash, they become angry and occasionally the situation has become volatile. Just so you know, it is my policy to offer anyone who comes to us asking for assistance, the opportunity to select food items from our pantry and on occasion will provide them with gas cards that are kept on hand. I will also spend as much time as they need helping them contact social service agencies on their behalf. Here is a list of our deacons: Bruce Paulien Tom Bale                    Josh Abbott Victor Ast                  David Walden            Jeff Hume                  Kennedy Dulo            Charlie Meadows      Dave Abbott               Steve Wycoff Leroy Bennett            Kevin Sciulli              David Ruth                 Danny Wipple            David Monos             James Steen               Charlie Hastilow       Mark Dennis                Children's Church has been moved from April 17 to April 24 so that Pastor Bob can travel to the Wilmington SDA Church to preach.   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.   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.