Sabbath program and more…
Order of Service
9:30 - 10:00 - Prayer Group - Seminar Room
10:00 - 11:00 Sabbath School - adults start in main Church with preliminaries before breaking into smaller groups; and children in Kinder/Primary or Junior/Teen Rooms
11:15 - 11:25 Song Service
11:25 - 11:35 Preliminaries - welcome, prayer, announcements, offering
11:35- 12:20 Sermon
This Sabbath: 25.7.26
Sabbath Sunset Times: Today 5:17pm Next Friday 5:22pm
Greeter: Paul Breheny
New Believers: Pr. Rian van Deventer
Adult Sabbath School Coordinator: Daniel O’Neill
Children / Teen Sabbath School Facilitators:
Kinder: Karen Guzel
Primary/Junior: Kate Twining
Speaker: Pr. Rian van Deventer – Communion Service
Worship Host: Daryl Murdoch
Musician: Carissa van Deventer
Flowers: Lyn Loughton
Offering: Local Church Budget
Church Lunch: Invite Someone Home
STRONGER TOGETHER: ONE BODY, MANY CHURCHES
Today, we are praying for: Sale SDA Church
BULLETIN NOTICES FOR THIS WEEK:
COMMUNION SERVICE - SABBATH 25 JULY
Please join us next week as we celebrate Communion during our main service time. Communion is a time when we reflect on our walk with Jesus and renew our commitment to Him.
SABBATH SCHOOL SURVEY
To help strengthen and improve Sabbath School across Australia, a national survey is being conducted to gather feedback from church members, attendees and those who may no longer attend Sabbath School regularly.
We warmly invite you to complete the survey using the link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W68ZGVP
The survey takes approximately eight minutes to complete, and all responses are anonymous. Your feedback will help guide future Sabbath School initiatives, resources, and support across Australia.
YOU ARE INVITED TO BE PART OF THE ADRA FOOD PANTRY once again. We would love to receive COCONUT CREAM or MILK, MINCED GARLIC or GINGER. These items are excellent for winter cooking. Please place items in the labelled bin in the foyer. Any non-perishable food items are always appreciated.
VICTORIAN CONFERENCE MEN'S WEEKEND AWAY 30 OCT – 1 NOV
The Vic Conference is planning a Men's Ministries retreat at Camp Howqua from Friday night the 30th of October till Sunday lunch the 01st of November. The cost for the weekend is $162 which includes accommodation and all meals. Please speak with Pastor Rian if you would like to go.
STRONGER TOGETHER: ONE BODY, MANY CHURCHES
An initiative to unite the churches in our region in prayer, worship, and purpose. Each Sabbath, we will pray for a different church in our region, and once a month we will come together for a combined Zoom study group led by a pastor from one of our region’s churches. This will run from June until December.
For more information, please speak with Pastor Rian.
The next meeting: 7th August
Below are the Zoom meeting details:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85651985335
Meeting ID: 856 5198 5335
Passcode: 635161
COULD YOU BE OUR NEW CHURCH CATERING LEADER? - We’re looking for someone to step into the role of Church Catering Leader. This person would organise the church lunches. If you’re interested (or would like to know more), please speak with Rian or Rod. (The the 23rd of May will be the last church lunch until the position is filled.)
RENEW 2026 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
This year's RENEW Conference will take place at Belgrave Heights Convention Centre from 16th - 18th October 2026. Our guest speaker is the newly appointed Daniella May, the Women's Ministries Director at the Australian Union Conference.
The Early Bird rate is $280 for two nights (minimum stay) and it closes on 31st August 2026. The full rate increases to $300 and all registration and bookings need to be finalised by 18th September 2026. We encourage you to register at this link https://victoria.bluevineyardevents.com/renew-2026/ before the early bird rate closes.
Please note that we require a separate application for every attendee, including children, as walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Every individual needs to be registered to ensure that in the event of an emergency, everyone is accounted for.
MEN'S CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY GROUP
Would you like to be part of a men's Christian community group? We are exploring the opportunity to have regular socials and support for men in our Church and community. Please let Pastor Rian know if you are interested.
HEALTHY COOKING CLASSES 2026
Please add these dates for our Healthy Cooking Classes to your diary – 5pm Sundays 19 July, 13 September, and 15 November. Please consider prayerfully who you know that could benefit and invite them along. $10 per person (includes a meal). To book, contact Vaughan: 0417 202 984 or 0438 658 046
SECRETS OF PROPHECY STUDY GROUP WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 7PM
In the cafeteria at 7pm. Join us as we explore world events in light of Bible prophecy. This would be a good opportunity to invite a friend or family member to. We will have the study group weekly on Wednesdays. For more information speak to Pastor Rian
TPUM - MISSION TO THE ISLANDS- The Victorian Conference is planning to support a mission to Samoa in August 2026. They are looking for expressions of interests for fly & builds, medical teams and presenters/speakers for Evangelistic outreach. If you are interested, please email pastor Rian and a link will be forwarded to register. Please note that airfares, accommodation, food and insurance will need to be covered by each volunteer.
JULY CHURCH LUNCHES
Week 1: Invite Someone Home
Week 2: Soup & Buns
Week 3: Invite Someone Home
Week 4: Invite Someone Home
MISSED A SERMON OR WOULD LIKE TO WATCH ONE AGAIN?
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LITTLE LAMBS PLAYGROUP
Running Mondays, 10am to 12noon
All families with preschool age children are welcome to join. Little Lambs will run every Monday of the school term. Please bring a piece of fruit. Gold coin donations are accepted.
For further details, please contact Karen 0412 400 441
SABBATH MORNING PRAYER GROUP- 9.30AM to 10AM.
To be held in the seminar room, in the main Church building. All are welcome.
ADRA - FOOD & FRIENDSHIP CAFE ON MONDAY MORNINGS
We would like to ask if there are any person(s) in Church who would like to come and mingle with the patrons on Monday mornings. This is a great opportunity for witnessing and making friends with people in the community. Please speak to Lorraine Ryan.
Evening Worship (Vespers) on Zoom Every Friday at 7.00pm
FRIDAY NIGHT VESPERS
Click on the link to join:
https://adventistchurch.zoom.us/j/98500398044
Then click ‘open zoom’ and click join with computer audio. If this link doesn’t work, please go to zoom on your computer and click join a meeting and type in the Meeting ID: 943 3241 8391 then follow the prompts.
MONTHLY COMBINED CHURCH BIBLE STUDY ZOOM MEETINGS FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH AT 7PM:
NEXT MEETING: 7th of August at 7pm.
Below is the zoom meeting details:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85651985335
Meeting ID: 856 5198 5335
Passcode: 635161
Bible Study Group Thursday Mornings at 10:30am
If you would like to share with others, grow in your understanding of Christianity and encourage new believers please come along to the study each Thursday in the church foyer. Pastor Rian will be leading out the study this week. All Welcome! We are studying the book of Romans.
CAFE CONNECTIONS
Social Get Together
On the First Wednesday of the month.
Next Meeting: Wednesday, 5th of August
10am at Nicho Café, Princes Hwy, Nicholson.
Love to see you there, all are welcome.
CHURCH LIBRARY
Check out what’s new in the church’s library, books and DVDs are being added all the time. It’s self-serve to check out anything you would like to borrow. Children are welcome but will need adult supervision please.
Mums at the Table
Mums! Do you enjoy making friends? We are looking for mums (of any age or stage) who would be interested in getting involved in our existing groups or creating a new meet-up group.
It's a really great friendship outreach/ministry opportunity to connect church and community mums together using Facebook as a springboard to in person meet-ups.
https://mumsatthetable.com/whats-on
Please email Elise at [email protected] if you're interested, or would like to ask any questions.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
