Web Bulletin - Atlantic Union College Church

The College Church of Seventh-day Adventists
God is unwilling to be alone,
and man cannot remain
impervious to what He longs
to show. Faith is a blush in
the presence of God.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
03/10/12

Responsa Service, 8:30 a.m.
This is a reflective service held in the Chapel.
This morning we continue our full-Text survey of looking for Jesus.
Leviticus becomes our focus today.
Opening Prayer & Welcome
Sabbath School, 10:15 a.m.
Lesson Study
Lesson online: ssnet.org; see also teachwithpower.com.
In Classes
Worship Service, 11:30 a.m.
Prelude Intermezzo in E-flat, Op. 117, No. 1
Johannes Brahms
Church Bell
Come, People of the Risen King
Keith & Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townsend
Come, people of the risen King, who delight to bring Him praise.
Come all, and tune your hearts to sing to the Morning Star of grace
Over all the world His people sing, shore to shore we hear them call
The Truth that cries through ev’ry age: “Our God is all in all.”
Rejoice! Rejoice! Left ev’ry tongue rejoice.
One heart, one voice, O church of Christ rejoice.
Invocation & Welcome
Paula Severin
Call to Worship Congregational response in bold
Debbie Bezerra
If your heart is to come before the throne of your KING, you may approach.
Though our hearts are not perfect, we would desire to honor HIM.
Your good LORD values your intentions. HE receives you anytime for that.
We do not comprehend HIS mercy. May HE be well praised!
Hymn of Praise 172, The Strife Is O'er
Rebirth 21
Victory
Roger Oetman
Offering World Budget/Adventist World Radio
Juliette Willoughby
Sweet Hour of Prayer
William Bradbury
694, Praise God From Whom All Blessings Old Hundredth
Dedication Prayer
Juliette Willoughby
Anthem All God’s Creatures
Bill Staines
Celtic Chorus and Rose, Thorn & Fiddle, Kathryn Kalmansson, director
Children’s Offering & Moment
Call to Prayer Change My Heart (Those who wish come forward)
Chorus: Change my heart, O God, make it ever true;
Change my heart, O God, may I be like You.
You are the Potter, I am the clay;
Mold me and make me, this is what I pray.
Prayers of the People
Response
Pastor Heather
Eddie Espinosa
Rose Dawkins
AnthemsCome Thou Font
Robert Robinson
Jesus the Light of the World George Elderkin

Celtic Chorus and Rose, Thorn & Fiddle, Kathryn Kalmansson, director
The Word Lives Romans 8:32–34
Daihyana Vargas-Wood
Sermon The Benefit of the Doubt - Part 1
Part 1 of 3: Self-protection naturally directs us to distrust.
We need to lift our eyes to what can be …
Hymn of Dedication 452, What Heavenly Music
Benediction
Organ Amen
Don Pate
Heavenly Music
Don Pate
Postlude Divertissement, Op. 31, No. 11
Louis Vierne
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Also Serving Today
Organ ................................................................................................ Kristjon Imperio
Deacon Leader ...................................................................... Jean-Claude Rodgrigue
Worship Leader ..................................................................................... Rose Dawkins
Church Life
WE THANK ALL for sharing in our worship today. May the Lord open each of us
to His indwelling Spirit as we worship, study, fellowship, and praise Him together.
TODAY’S SABBATH FLOWERS are presented by Eliel Fuentes in gratitude to
God for so many blessings, especially my dear wife Edita and two wonderful sons,
Abner and Edman, and six beautiful grandchildren.
PRAYER FOCUS:
Health Concerns: Joel Nosek, James McDonald (Tish Brahmia’s cousin), Beryl
Christoph, Wayne Lufkin, Reagan Dow, Roger & Regina Preston, Ann Parrish,
Phil Covey, Linda and Paul (church neighbors), Thor Montgomery, Joel
Richards, Aidan Chamberlain.
In Bereavement: the family of Peggy Day, who passed away Tuesday. Her
service will be this afternoon at 3:00 here in the church.
Military Service: Bill Bartlett II, Lindsey Bartlett, Kelsey Creighton, Kim King,
Steven Morris (nephew of the Sassones).
Pastor Heather will be in Turkey with several dozen other SNEC pastors for
the next two weeks. We pray for their safety and blessing.
Service Abroad: Jesse & Hailey Malin (Palau: likeahart.wordpress.com).
Prayer Afterglow: In the Junior Room after the 11:00 service.
WELCOME, GUESTS! Please join us in our fellowship hall for breakfast from
9:30-10:00 a.m. today, hosted by the Ates/Dawkins/Montaque/Robertson/
Earliteen/Primary II team. Members: Please bring plenty of food to share with
guests. The Sassone Class/Deacons not in SS leadership team will host next
Sabbath's breakfast.
ROSE, THORN AND FIDDLE AND CELTIC CHORUS present a St. Patrick’s Day
Concert Saturday, March 10, at 5:30 p.m. (note time change) at the Berlin Town Hall.
Nominal admission; baked goods and refreshments available for sale. Donations
welcome. For more info: Kathryn Kalmansson, kathrynthegreat42@comcast.net.
“SPRING FORWARD”: Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour tonight as
we switch to daylight saving time.
PATHFINDER CITRUS: Pickup is tomorrow at the community service
center. Thank you for your contiuned support of our Pathfinder Club.

OUR COMMITTEE to Select the Nominating Committee will be meeting this
coming Monday, the 12th, at 6:30 p.m.
IN OUR WEDNESDAY RECALIBRATIONS (10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.) we continue on
Paul's growth-curve by turning to Galatians. This week we'll dig into chapters 1 & 2.
EDUCATION GRANTS: The SET Fund is for those attending any SDA academy,
and the Three-way Plan is for students at SNEC elementary schools, GBA & SLA.
To apply, print and fill out the forms at tinyurl.com/snecforms (see bottom right of
page; be sure to follow instructions). Notes:
You must apply again this semester even if you applied last fall.
Three-way Plan: Include a copy of the first page of your IRS 1040 form (unless
you applied and included it last fall).
Our deadline is Mar. 15—this Thursday—so that we can meet SNEC’S Mar.
31 hard deadline; also, we do not accept incomplete applications.
WE WILL BE HAVING another job networking supper this Thursday, the 15 th at
6:00 p.m. An active HR director will be with us to help you go over your resumé
and give suggestions for more effective job search. If you plan to attend, please let
the pastor know by mid-day Wednesday so we can plan for the meal.
IT’S TIME TO THINK about your garden: fruits, vegetables, flowers. Pete
Chrisoph’s garden sessions for 2012 will include tomatoes and the rest. They will
be on the next four Monday nights, Mar. 12–Apr. 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall. Kids are welcome with parents.
AUC ALUMNI WEEKEND will be April 20–22. The speaker for Friday vespers will
be NNEC President Mike Ortel, church will be Maria Roybal-Hazen, and Sabbath
vespers Tiffany Tan. The alumni banquet will be Sunday at noon at the AUC dining
commons. All alumni and friends of AUC are welcome.
MARK YOUR CALENDER: 6th Annual Benefit Concert at the Gardner SDA
Church on April 28 at 5:30 p.m. You do not want to miss this blessed musical
experience featuring local artists from all over the conference! Church address:
100 Old Colony Road, Westminster, MA. 01473.
WE DID SO VERY WELL finishing strong in December so that our 2012 ending
Church Family Budget report finished in the black. But now we are in deficit again.
Obviously, this calls for all of us to consider how we might step up to keep things
for our church family running as they should. Thank you for your generosity!
SOUTH LANCASTER ACADEMY
Experience quality Christian education. SLA/Browning Elementary Visitation
Day is Thursday, April 5. We invite all preschool–grade 12 students to get a
preview of what’s to come and hopefully make a decision to join our school
family. Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarten, 8:00–11:30 a.m. Grades
1–12, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. For more information, call 978-368-8544.
The SLA National Honor Society will be collecting new or gently used coats of
any size in support of the Coats for Kids program. Drop off boxes are set up in
SLA and Browning. Thank you for your support!
The Senior Class cordially invites you and your family to a Red Carpet Banquet at
Atlantic Union College Chan Shun Dining Commons on Sunday evening, April 1.
Proceeds will go for a much needed school bus. Tickets are available from any
senior or through the SLA/Browning office. Please come and invite friends to
enjoy great entertainment and delicious food while supporting your school!
THE A/V MINISTRY needs one or two volunteers to help with titling on our
services. If you don't know how, we can train you—we just need willing,
dependable people. For more, see Don Siver, David Greenidge, or Ed Collins, or
come to the A/V control room off the Fellowship Hall this morning.

Calendar of Events
March 10–16, 2012
Today 8:30 a.m. Responsa Service (C)*
9:30 a.m. Potluck Fellowship Breakfast (FH)*
10:15 a.m. Sabbath School (S)
11:30 a.m. Worship Service (S) with Prayer Afterglow (JR)*
11:45 a.m. CC service on Clinton cable channel 8**
5:48 p.m. Sabbath Ends
Sunday 2:00 a.m. Daylight Saving Time Begins
11:45 a.m. CC service on Clinton cable channel 8**
6:30 p.m. Men’s Chorus (MR)
7:30 p.m. Sanctuary Choir (MR)
End of Day Pathfinder Citrus Pickup*
Wednesday 9:30 a.m. Prayer Time (JR)
10:00 a.m. Recalibration (C)
10:00 a.m. Bulletin Deadline—See Below
3:30 p.m. Good Shepherd Choir (MR)
4:30 p.m. Young Musicians’ Choir (MR)
6:00 p.m. Prayer Time (JR)
7:00 a.m. Recalibration (C)
Thursday 12:00 p.m. Education Grant Submission Deadline*
6:00 p.m. Job Networking Supper (FH)*
7:00 p.m. Overeaters Anonymous (C)*
Friday 6:55 p.m. Sabbath Begins
7:00 p.m. 360º/SLA Nights (H)
*See announcements for more. **Delayed one week; may also air at other times.
C: Chapel; ER: Earliteen Room; F: Foyer; FH: Fellowship Hall; H: Pastor Heather’s home;
JR: Junior Room; MR: Music Room; O: Office; S: Sanctuary; Y: Youth Center.
Bulletin submissions are due Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. in writing in Google
Docs or at bulletin@thecollegechurch.com. All submissions require pastoral staff
approval and are subject to editing for clarity, length, content and formatting.
Job/apartment listings and event prices are posted on our bulletin board.
Church Office Hours
Monday–Friday 8:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Occasional afternoons; see calendar above for changes.
Pastoral staff hours may not coincide.
We thank you for setting your phones, watches and other
devices to silent mode during all services, and for
observing the parking restrictions in our lot.
We again express gratitude to each and every one who assisted to
bring our church family budget into the black as we turned the year.
Of course, it's up to us to keep progressing in caring for all
of these matters as we move forward. Your generosity and
sacrifice is appreciated!

Mar. 17
Mar. 24
Mar. 31
Apr. 7
Calendar of Speakers & Offerings
Don Pate; College Church Budget
Don Pate; SNEC Budget
Don Pate: Atlantic Union Special Offering
Don Pate; College Church Budget
Church Motto
We experience salvation in Jesus
and reach out to all in acts of love and service.
On the pew backs are welcome cards for you to inform us of prayer or ministry
needs or address changes, make comments, or join our church (by membership
transfer, profession of faith, or baptism). Just fill out the card, then put it in the
offering plate or give it to a deacon.
Ministry of Nurture
If you need a visit, a card, food, a local ride or a listening ear, contact Elaine
Kennedy (see below).
DVDs/CDs
To order a DVD or CD of a service, fill out the form on the DVD/CD table in the foyer or
on our web site, email video@thecollegechurch.com, or call us. DVD/Video Library:
To borrow an item, come to the video counter in the foyer after church.
Online Giving
You can conveniently give to the College Church online. For details, click the
Giving link on www.thecollegechurch.com.
Pastor Pate’s Emails and Announcements
Our announcement email list is where Pastor Pate sends his popular updates on
church life, and where we send a weekly notice when the bulletin is ready for
online viewing. You may sign up on our bulletin web page. If you don’t have email,
please see the foyer information post for printouts.
College Church Staff Table
337 Main Street office@thecollegechurch.com
PO Box 877 www.thecollegechurch.com
South Lancaster, MA 368-2130 voice
01561-0877 368-2016 fax
Also find us on Facebook by clicking the link on www.thecollegechurch.com.
Bulletin submissions: bulletin@thecollegechurch.com
Area code is 978 unless otherwise noted. Please see our web site for more contacts.
Senior Pastor Don Pate Associate Pastor Heather Cook
w 368-2132 w 368-2133
vision4him@integrity.com
pastorheathercook@gmail.com
Head Elder Ralph Dawkins Head Deacon Carlos Muchiutti
h 422-3302, m 808-4753 h 365-5510
rodawkins@comcast.net
cmuchiutti@gmail.com
Membership Clerk Daihyana Vargas-Wood Treasurers Caleb Bastien, Ron Gründer
m 978-424-1096 w 368-2135
clerk@thecollegechurch.com
treasurer@thecollegechurch.com
Music Coordinator Kristie Stevenson Ministry of Nurture Elaine Kennedy
m 617-438-3046 368-0603
creationsbyKLS@aol.com
nurture@thecollegechurch.com