This week: Sabbath, June 26, 2010 – Elder Marwood Hallett: How Dead is Dead?          1st service – Praise & Worship with Grace Notes          2nd service – Baptisms & baby dedication   Our condolences to Nancy Detrick, Nerissa Kennedy and their families on the loss of Nancy's mother (Nerissa's grandmother), Margaret Leeper. Mrs. Leeper passed away last Wednesday. She was 93 years old. Your condolences can be sent to her daughter Nancy at P.O. Box 1, Kirkersville Ohio, 43033.   Coming in the weeks ahead:  Upcoming Sabbath Speakers: June 25     Elder Marwood Hallett July 3        Elder Thom Juarros July 10      Elder Marwood Hallett July 17      Heritage Sabbath with Pastor Steve Chinn July 24      Elder Dennis Carlson July 31      Elder Raj Attiken   Health Food Cupboard July dates: times remain 2:00-4:00. Friday, July 9 & Sunday July 11 Friday, July 23 & Sunday July 25   ANNUAL HERITAGE SABBATH of the Worthington SDA Church, JULY 17, 2010. THE DAYS EVENTS INCLUDE:   1st & 2nd Service GUEST SPEAKER:  Pastor Steve Chinn Pastor Chinn was the Senior Pastor at Worthington from 1986 to 1998.   All Church finger-food Luncheon in the Fellowship hall following our 11:15a.m. worship service. Bring your favorite hors d oeuvre, finger food platter to share.   A farewell to the Seibolds. Join us as we honor Loren & Carmen, recognizing the many contributions they've made to our church and presenting them with a gift of gratitude for their service here.   We are hosting an ARC Blood Drive on Saturday, July 3 from 9:00a.m. until 2:00p.m. Please plan to donate if you are eligible.   Church member Jim Blue has begun a new business in direct sales/marketing. Please check out his website to see how you may become involved, www.iamjimblue.com.

In-Touch Newsletter of the Worthington Seventh-day Adventist Church        My Grace is Sufficient. II Cor. 12:9 June 17, 2010   HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!! This week: Sabbath, June 19, 2010 – Elder Raj Attiken: When Good Answers Aren't Good Enough     What Makes A Dad God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night, The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle's flight, The joy of a morning in spring, The faith of a mustard seed, The patience of eternity, The depth of a family need, Then God combined these qualities, When there was nothing more to add, He knew His masterpiece was complete, And so, He called it ... Dad     Coming in the weeks ahead:  Upcoming Sabbath Speakers: June 25     Elder Marwood Hallett July 3        Pastor Bob McGhee July 10      Elder Marwood Hallett July 17      Heritage Sabbath with Pastor Steve Chinn July 24      Elder Dennis Carlson July 31      Elder Raj Attiken   Health Food Cupboard June dates: times remain 2:00-4:00. Friday, June 25 & Sunday June 27   Mark your calendar for a farewell luncheon for Loren & Carmen, Saturday, July 17 following 2nd service. We will be presenting the Seibold's with a "gift of gratitude" during the luncheon and want to offer you the opportunity to contribute. Please put your donation in a tithe envelope marked gift.   Our longest running ministry, Street Beat is struggling to continue. They are short on help and those involved are unable to maintain this important work. This will be their last call for help. If you've been looking for a way to pay your blessings forward, this may be the ticket! This group meets every Sunday at 8:00a.m. in the kitchen and prepares a meal for one of Columbus' homeless shelters. If you feel called to participate, please call Kayleen at (419) 234-6093 or just show up Sunday at 8:00a.m.   Many, Many thanks to those volunteers who came out last Sunday and spread 120 bags of mulch!! Our hero's are Dave Mono's, Tom Essman, Charlie Hastilow, Laura Hanley & Dan and Jenny Thorward.   We are hosting an ARC Blood Drive on Saturday, July 3 from 9:00a.m. until 2:00p.m. The Blood mobile will be parked in our lot for your giving convenience!  Church member Jim Blue has begun a new business in direct sales/marketing. Please check out his website to see how you may become involved, www.iamjimblue.com.

This week: Sabbath, June 12, 2010 – ALL NATIONS SABBATH. Pastor Kwesi Gyimah and the Columbus African SDA Choir.   Please join us for a fellowship luncheon this Sabbath following the 2nd service. As part of our ALL NATIONS SABBATH there will be a variety of ethnic cuisine for your taste bud's enjoyment! Please bring your favorite dish to share.   Join us Sabbath evening for a vespers concert featuring music from the Ghanaian SDA Church and the Columbus African SDA Choir at 6:00pm in the sanctuary. All are invited to attend!   Children's Sabbath school teachers and leaders – Please plan to join Doris Curley for a brief meeting this Sabbath in the garden room following 2nd service. She promises to have you in and out quickly.   Sunday, 8:00a.m., we need YOU!   Please consider helping with our yard spruce-up day. We'll begin at 8:00a.m. and end when we finish or at noon (which ever comes first!). We'll be doing some weeding and spreading mulch. Please bring your garden tools if you have them. If it's raining we'll try again the next week.   ** Breaking News **   Most of you are probably aware that last Sabbath was Loren's last as our senior pastor. After serving our congregation for 12 years he has accepted a new challenge offered him by the Ohio conference. He will be working on a variety of projects that the conference has wanted to tackle for years but were unable to. What does this mean for us? For the immediate future, it means that Pastor Bob will be partnering with Raj Attiken and Marwood Hallett to conduct the daily business of the church, i.e. visiting our sick, planning our worship services, responding to our member's needs, etc. You can expect to hear many interesting and inspirational guest speakers. You can be assured that the church office will be staffed to receive your calls and e-mails. And we promise that our leaders remain available to assist with any need that may arise. We encourage you to talk to one of our elders or church board members if you feel confused or unsure of what is happening. This has all happened quickly and there are bound to be questions and our leaders would be more than happy to talk to you. An item for your calendar. Plans are underway for an appreciation celebration for Loren & Carmen. Since they aren't moving away, we didn't feel the need to rush and throw something together last week, so we're taking our time and planning a nice event. The details are under construction but this Sabbath we will begin collecting donations towards an appreciation gift. Please place you donation in a tithe envelope marked "gift."   Coming in the weeks ahead:  YOU can save a life! Come to our 1st CPR session, Sunday, June 13 at 10:00a.m. Learn to use basic CPR skills and also how to use AED (automatic external defibrillator) which we will have available for emergencies in our church and school. Space is limited to 12 per session and the cost is $5.   You'll have yet another opportunity to save lives at the ARC Blood Drive, Sabbath July 3. Look for the blood-mobile out in the parking lot!   Health Food Cupboard June dates: times remain 2:00-4:00. Friday, June 11 & Sunday June 13 Friday, June 25 & Sunday June 27   Our longest running ministry, Street Beat is struggling to continue. They are short on help and those involved are unable to maintain this important work. This will be their last call for help. If you've been looking for a way to pay your blessings forward, this may be the ticket! This group meets every Sunday at 8:00a.m. in the kitchen and prepares a meal for one of Columbus' homeless shelters. If you feel called to participate, please call Kayleen at (419) 234-6093 or just show up Sunday at 8:00a.m.  Church member Jim Blue has begun a new business in direct sales/marketing. Please check out his website to see how you may become involved, www.iamjimblue.com.