Life @ Montrose, August 21
WORSHIP THIS SABBATH WITH PASTOR CAMPBELL
This Sabbath we are going to look at what Jesus taught about the judgment (based on John 5:19-24). Have you ever had to stand before a judge? It isn't a lot of fun is it? Then you can understand why most people are afraid of the judgment, but we are told the judgment is supposed to be good news. Come worship with us this Sabbath as we discover why Jesus said that the judgment is good news for us.
SCHOOL BONFIRE VESPERS
On Friday evening (tomorrow) we will have a bonfire at the school with some food and a vespers program. Come fellowship with our Spring Creek children as we inaugurate a new school year.
SCHOOL/CHURCH CONSTITUENCY MEETING
It is the time of year for another school/church constituency meeting on Saturday evening, Aug. 23, at 6:30 pm. We're going to begin with a vespers program and a talk about developing leaders and a vision for the future of our church. This will also be a great opportunity to also have a school constituency meeting immediately following our church business. I know that some modifications to the school constitution have been suggested and that this revised constitution will begin to be posted at our church this coming Sabbath (watch for copies in your boxes as well).
VEGETARIAN GET TOGETHER
The monthly vegetarian get together will be this Sunday at 5:00 pm at Rotary Park. The theme is Hawaiian.
GRAND JUNCTION GETS NEW PASTOR
Pastor Randy and Pam Mills will become pastor of the Grand Junction Seventh-day Adventist Church and Oasis Christian Ministry in September. Pastor Mills relocates from Georgia where he has ministered to the Douglasville Seventh-day Adventist Church for the past 10 years. He has a BA in theology and a Masters of Divinity and been active ministry for 28 years. The Mills have been married 31 years and have four adult children. Pastor Mills replaces interim Pastor Charles Buursma, who has ministered to the congregation for the past 20 months. When the Mills arrive I plan to go up to Grand Junction to help them unpack the truck. If you'd like to help please let me know.
AMAZING FACTS KIDS
From Sept. 12-20 we will have this special series at our church. Contact Gordon or Rebecca Reichard for more information. On Sabbath I showed a special video advertisement. We have flyers at the church. This will be a great opportunity for our children and their friends to come to know Jesus better.
MEN'S ADVANCE RETREAT
The Men's Advance Retreat will be Sept. 19-21, 2008, at Red Cloud Ranch south of Lake City. The speaker will be Charles Burkeen, author of A Place for Guys. Six vegetarian meals and two nights in the lodge cost $150 with a deposit of $75 due by Sept. 1, 2008. Contact Marwin Olsen at mojocolo@msn.com or by calling him at 261-2677. Mail your deposit to Oasis Christian Ministry, 540 E. Greenwood Dr., Grand Junction, CO 81507.
WOMEN'S RETREAT
The women in our church are cordially invited to the Women's Retreat at beautiful Glen Eyrie in Colorado Springs, September 26-28. This is a very special time for you to come and be spiritually fed, relax, enjoy fellowship with others, God's beautiful nature, good food, and MORE! To register download a form check your church box or download it online at www.rmcsda.org and click on Departments, then Women's Ministries.
PASTOR'S BLOG
On Sunday evening we had about 80 church members over to our house for Eddie & Kelly Reed's baby shower. It was a lot of fun. I was impressed at how well Eddie can identify different kinds of baby food (one of our games) and Kelly did a good job identifying the chocolate diapers. Our church is very generous so I want to thank you for providing so much support for them as they anticipate the arrival of this little one. Plus, we had a lot of fun! If you missed out then it isn't too late to give Eddie & Kelly a gift since they are registered at Target.
Monday I used my day off this week to help out some friends, Pastor Seth & Melissa Coridan. They've been "camping" in their house for the last six months, and I promised him when he got to the tiling to let me know. So Monday with Harold Oldham we went up together to tile his kitchen, which we did. It was a lot of fun to spend time together and get some tile laid so hopefully Melissa doesn't have to keep cooking on her camp stove! As a bonus, Pastor Seth loaned me one of his baby bearded dragons to take over to the school as a classroom pet. When I brought him by the kids loved having this new addition to their classroom.
Last night Sharon Holbrook stopped by the house last night to say good bye as she heads out of town for her new home in Washington today. We told her to stop by, and Sharon gave the church a thank you card that I am going to post on the church bulletin board. You will want to take a look to see what Sharon has to say to our church family. We wish them well as they transition to their new home.
I finally got to finish Emma's sand box yesterday. Some friends came over and with a pick axe helped me get the dirt out that I needed to get out (that adobe is so hard!!!). I've got the wood cut and everything is ready to go except when I went to go get sand yesterday, no one would sell me sand. Thankfully a member of our church family is going to help me out in that department since he is a contractor. One of the reasons I am excited to have a sandbox is because Emma has a special friend visiting her this week, she was born less than a week before her. Her parents, Jim & Laura Wibberding, are good friends of our from college and seminary. They arrived last night for a few days to spend some time with us. I look forward to introducing them to you at church this Sabbath.
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