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CHURCH STAFF

dave smith SENIOR PASTOR sam chetty LOCAL MISSION & MINISTRY

tim cross YOUTH PASTOR mike fulbright ASSOCIATE PASTOR

wolf jedamski FOREIGN MISSION, CHURCH ADMIN. dúane schoonard SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT

carole verrill CHILDREN’S MINISTRIESdebbie hinton OFFICE MANAGER

jim jolly FACILITY MANAGERsherrie williams COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

423-396-2134 CHURCH OFFICEwww.collegedalechurch.com

vol . 27 no. 12 June 15, 2011

THE MISSION of the Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church

is to bring all people to a saving relationship with Jesus and grow

them for God’s glory.

Take a walk on The wild side

Take a walk on the wild side at Kingdom of the Son VBS June 20-24! During this spectacular

prayer safari kids will journey into the Serengeti-the magnificent grassland region of Tanzania and Kenya. They’ll discover exotic animals, create safari crafts, play exciting games, sing upbeat songs and enjoy delicious safari snacks!

And while your kids are having safari fun, they’ll also learn to talk to God as they explore the Lord’s Prayer, and go on an expedition into the pages of God’s Word.

We invite children ages 4 to 9 to join the safari while the 10 to 13 years old will experience opportunities to serve others through our great Service Camp VBS. Take your kids on an unforgettable adventure this summer! It’s the wildest VBS ever! It’s Kingdom of the Son Prayer Safari.

We have several local churches joining us this year so we need LOTS of VOLUNTEERS, about 150 are needed in all with 100 spaces left to fill! We are offering an early registration on Sunday June 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. where you will receive your crew assignment and security cards, as well as have the opportunity to purchase a music CD, t-shirt and/or safari hat.

Join us June 20-24, there is room for you. Bring a friend to VBS this year. Applications are available at www.collegedalechurch.com, the Church office, or email collegedalevbs@gmail.com.

A special VBS program will be presented at the 11:45 a.m. worship

service on June 25.

If you have questions, contact the Church office at 396-2134 or Sharon Mohr at 615-9002. We appreciate your prayers.

Mission: Local Disaster Relief

needs: juice boxes and empty egg cartons (paper preferred) for Service Camp.g

C h a M B e R M U s i C w e e k e n d ‘o R aTo R i o s i n G - a lo n G’b y B r u ce A s h t o n

The ‘Oratorio Sing-along’ is an event open to everyone who would love to sing with an orchestra. Singers are needed to sing selections from “Messiah,” “Elijah,” the “Creation,” and other great choral works. String players from Chamber Music Weekend play the orchestral parts. Community singers comprise the choir.

If you sing or you would like to try to sing, you are more than welcome. Music is provided. Or, if you would like to just listen, that’s fine, too. Everyone is welcome. Mark your calendars for the ‘Oratorio Sing-along,’ Sabbath Evening, June 18, at Ackerman Auditorium in the Southern’s Music Building. Singing begins at 6:30 p.m. and goes until 7:45 p.m. g

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While much of this article may look the same, the Apison area is seeing change. But, the need for volunteers continues.

The volunteer organizers have come up with a name for the volunteers: Open House Volunteers.

housesFoundations have been poured for three houses and the walls are up on two.

Donations of goods and services for new homes are being accepted. Painters, paint, plumbers, electrical parts, electricians, finishers, drywall hangers, and cleanup people are needed. Call Doug Walter at 488-8661 before bringing something out.

Tornado cleanupVolunteers are needed in the Apison Pike and Clonts Road area cleaning and clearing the land of debris and trees. Light to heavy jobs available. Work gloves, rakes, and chainsaws are helpful but not necessary. Wear long pants and “work” shoes (no open toe/flip flops). Contact Doug at 488-8661.

foodLeilani Hagerman is coordinateing food and water for the Open House Volunteers. Several local, now homeless, residents also rely on the food tent for daily meals. If you are willing to provide lunch and/or supper for ten or so people, contact Leilani at 240-8430. She will assign you a meal and let you know how many to prepare for.Both meat and vegetarian food options for lunch and supper are needed. Examples of meal ideas include sandwiches, entrees, vegetables, and salads…

something wholesome and healthy. Fresh fruit and bags of ice are always welcome.

waterWater and Gatorade is needed and may be dropped off at the Church Office or at the site.

iceBags of Ice are needed daily to be dropped off at Clonts Road and Apison Pike to fill the coolers.

cash donationsCash donations may be made to the Collegedale Church to assist those in need, either by dropping it by the Church or by giving online. Mark your donation “Local Tornado”.

other donationsWe encourage you to continue making in-kind donations of clothing and furniture - especially beds, sofas, chairs, and kitchen tables - to the Samaritan Center.

updated needs

Continue to monitor the Church website at www.collegedalechurch.com or the “Connect Worship Service” Facebook page every day. Give an hour, day, or more according to your schedule.g

o p e n h o U s e V o lU n T e e R s

The first house built by Open House Volunteers.

Stirring paint for the foundation.

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membershiptransfersThe following names were pre-sented for transfer.

in–Daniela Ale-Salvo from Atlanta, GA; Kenneth and Bodil Kirkham from Madison, WI; and Anders and Chasity Peterson from Loma Linda, CA.

ouT–Chris, Angela, and Joshua Johnson to Collegedale Community, Ooltewah, TN; Sean Johnson to Tampa, FL; Kelly (Miller) Knowles to East Ridge, TN; Robert, Renetta, Kaitlyn, and Rachel Seeley to Coeur d’Alene, ID; and Marcus and Joy Sheffield to McDonald Road, McDonald, TN.g

s aV e T h e U p C / B a R Co d e s

InMeMoryfrances andrews passed away May 27. Services to be an-nounced.susan Bradley passed away May 22. Services were held June 11. lenna lee davidson, School of Nursing faculty from 1968-1981, wife of Robert (de-ceased) and mother of Sylvia Mayer, Lee Davidson, and Bry-ant Davidson, passed away May 24. Her family spent precious

C aYa aT h l e T i C s

caya Boys Basketball campCAYA Boys Basketball Camp, for grades 8-12, will be held July 10-13, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. Cost is $70. For more information, contact Bob Hamilton at 779-8844 or rob-ert.hamilton@us.henkel.com.

caya girls Basketball camp “Skills you must have for High School Basketball”, will be held June 28-30 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Cost is $75. For more information or to register, call Matt Nafie 503-3241 or Collegedale Academy at 396-2124

caya summer soccer campCAYA Summer Soccer Camp, for high school age boys and girls, is July 25-28 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Collegedale Academy Soccer Field. For more information, contact Felipe Quezada at cougarscayasoccer@gmail.com.g

Have you been saving and turning in your Worthington, Loma Linda, Morningstar Farms, Cedar Lake, and Natural Touch food labels for mission investment? If so, take a moment to be sure you are including what is needed. The UPC/Bar Code is what is “counted” to get credit. If we do no receive this, it’s a total waste. Gail MacLafferty, the Church’s volunteer who counts and records all the labels, says she periodically receives just pieces of the label without the UPC/Bar Code.

Each UPC/Bar Code will be reimbursed by Kelloggs at five cents each and is given to mission investment.

If your Sabbath School doesn’t collect labels, consider finding a child to turn in your labels in their Sabbath School, or you can leave them at the box provided at the Welcome Desk. g

time together with her in her last hours. We are thankful for the hope for a bright future when she is resurrected to join her family again. Services were held in Owasso, OK. Memorial gifts may be given to: Southern Adventist University School of Nursing—Dean’s Fund—place “Lenna Lee Davidson Memo-rial” on the memo line. Mail to PO Box 370, Collegedale, TN 37315 g

The CIEE USA High School program brings over 1,400 international students to communities across the U.S. each year.

International students participating in the exchange are between 15 and 18 years of age, have studied English for a minimum of three years, have their own medical insurance and spending money, and have undergone a thorough personal screening and interview process. Once here, cultural immersion allows students to gain a personal understanding

of the “American way of life.” Attending American high schools and living with a host family give students unique firsthand access to American culture.

The CIEE USA High School program is looking for host families to open their homes to an international exchange student for an academic school year. Contact: Marvina Baksh CIEE Local Coordinator, (201) 962 5229, baksh.mr@gmail.com, or www.ciee.org/highschool. g

h o s T Fa M i l i e s n e e d e d

C a l e n da R

earliTeen leader and assisTanT leader needed: Serve Jesus through creating a warm and inviting environment to help facilitate 7th and 8th grade students to fall in love with Jesus and grow in their relation-ship with Jesus. Contact Tim Cross at timcross@southern.edu or 309-1860 if you would like to explore this possibility.

adulT spiriTual MenTors needed! Over the summer we will put together our new CAYA Community groups, home-based bible study groups for teens. Many adults are needed to serve as spiritual mentors for our teens in these groups. Email Tim Cross at timcross@southern.edu.

collegedale advenTisT Middle school is accepting ap-plications for the 2011-2012 school year. Classrooms are filling up fast. Visit www.camschool.net to apply online or call 396-3020.

sTudenT aid applicaTions are available in the Church Office for members needing financial assistance to send their children to the Greater Collegedale School System. Return applications by June 20.

sTudenT Missionary to Central Asia is in search of fundraising work. Willing to help out with any miscellaneous house or yard work...or whatever is needed. Asking only for donations toward mission trip in return. Contact Jeremy at 244-5408.

youTh inTeresTed in receiving CAYA text updates and announce-

ments such as breakfast times, upcoming baptisms, and event reminders, email or text your first and last name, cell number, cell phone carrier, and the year you graduate to Ame Fowler at 595-4299 or amefowler@gmail.com.

a MonTessori pre-school for children ages 3-5 (turning 5 after August 31) is being established by Southern Adventist University at AW Spalding Elementary. Call AW Spalding at 396-2122.

The sTandifer gap school is now enrolling for the 2011-2012 school year. We have openings in grades Pre-K through 8. Call 892-6013 or visit www.sgsdaschool.org.

help The church save Money. Subscribe to the online version of Churchbeat by going to www.collegedalechurch.com. Once you subscribe, you will be taken off the mailing list.

we are faMily: We are offering rides to folks who need transpor-tation to Church, medical ap-pointments, or grocery shopping. We will ask that you help with gas money for the volunteer drivers. We invite you to call the Church Office (396-2134) if you need a ride. We also need volunteer drivers who could help when their schedules permit. Thanks for helping the Church family.

celeBraTe recovery meets weekly on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. The twelve steps coincide with the twelve months. Conquer a hurt, habit, or hang-up.

wednesday, June 1510:00 a.m. 55+ Activities7:00 p.m. Prayer Group

Thursday, June 1610:00 a.m. 55+ Bible Study

sabbath, June 189:00 a.m. Adoration 1: Sam Chetty

Adult Sabbath Schools

10:15 a.m. Adoration 2: Sam Chetty

Sabbath Schools11:30 a.m. Connect: Andy Nash11:45 a.m. Renewal: Sam Chetty

Offering: Church Family Budget

8:56 p.m. Sunset

Monday, June206:00 p.m. Celebrate Recovery Meeting

wednesday, June 2210:00 a.m. 55+ Activities7:00 p.m. Prayer Group

Thursday, June 2310:00 a.m. 55+ Bible Study

sabbath, June 259:00 a.m. Adoration 1: Fiji Report

Adult Sabbath Schools

10:15 a.m. Adoration 2: Fiji Report

Sabbath Schools11:30 a.m. Connect: Jackie James11:45 a.m. Renewal: VBS

Offering: Vacation Bible School

8:57 p.m. Sunset

Monday, June 276:00 p.m. Celebrate Recovery Meeting

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