JUNE 27, 2020

Bible Study: 9:30 a.m. to 10:35 a.m.

Classes in the West Wing: CANCELED - CRADLEROLL ~ Ages Birth-4

CANCELED - PRIMARY/KINDERGARTEN ~ Ages 5-9 CANCELED - JUNIORS ~ Ages 10-12 CANCELED - TEENS ~ Ages 13-16

Classes in the School: CANCELED - YOUNG ADULTS ~ Grades 3-5 Classroom ~ 17+

CANCELED - ADULT JAPANESE ~ Grades 6-8 Classroom

Adult Class in the Sanctuary: Lesson 13: Living By The Word of God

Co-Host: Pr. Bentley & Emeka Nwankpah Text questions/comments to: 860.778.9224

Month-to-date Goal $14,429 Collected 3 of 4 wks $13,136 Over/(Under) for Jun.20th: ($1,293)

YTD Over/(Under) as of Jun. 20th: ($563)

Please make checks to “Metro SDA Church.”

Undesignated or “Loose” offerings go towards the offering of the day.

4 Weeks-June

Year-to-date Goal $21,482 Collected to date $20,575 Over/(Under) ($908)

Sunset Today: 9:15 p.m. Sunset Next Sabbath: 9:14 p.m.

STUDYING TOGETHER

CHURCH BUDGET

ANNOUNCEMENTS

WORTHY STUDENT FUNDS

Welcome Back! Dear Metro family and friends, I am so very happy to welcome you back to church today. Thank you for your loving support during this very difficult time for all of us, and thank you for being the wonderful church community that you are. It is truly a privilege to serve as your pastor. -Pr. Bentley Metro Mid-week "Praise, Prayer, & Proclamation" will continue this coming week at 7 p.m. Please plan to join via Zoom or live stream. We would love to have you with us. Welcome the Sabbath calls next Friday, July 3rd at 8:30 p.m. An email message will be sent out with the Conference call number so that everyone has that again. 2020-2022 Nominating Committee will be meeting on Sunday, June 28th. If you have been serving and have an interest in continuing to serve, please let Pr. Bentley know. If you have not been serving but have a passion to do so, please contact the pastor as well. Please know that all church officers are expected to be members in regular standing who also return a faithful tithe. For those currently serving, please plan to continue to do so until the new officers can be selected. Thank you very much!! Sabbath School will be limited this Sabbath to one adult class in the sanctuary. We will gradually be adding back the other adult and children’s classes in the next few weeks. Next Sabbath, July 4, Fellowship Hall and children’s SS classes will open with the exception of Cradleroll. July 11, Christian Connections class will resume. The new SS materials will be placed in central locations for members to pick up. For those that will not resume in-person services for a while, the new quarterlies will be placed in the plastic tub outside of the front doors of the church to pick up. If you or someone you know would like the material mailed, please contact Kellie Marquette at 248.974.5271. Vacation Bible School will be outside and in-person July 27-31, If you would like to help, please reach out to our VBS Director, Bruce Higgins at 248.390.5126. Please be in prayer as planning has begun. Facial Coverings can be lowered once you have reached your seat starting July 4. Thank you for continuing to use your face covering when up and about.

WORSHIPPING TOGETHER

RENOVATION NEEDS

— $20,000 — $18,752 — $14,064 — $ 9,376 — $ 4,688 — $ 0

Monthly Loan Payment of $1,508 Month-to-date collected is $1,175 Remaining loan balance is $90,748

Welcome & Announcements Pr. Bentley

Prelude

Introit*

Worship in Prayer** Emeka Nwankpah

Prayer Response**

Children’s Worship Kelli Marquette

Scripture Reading “Matt. 13:3-9” Emeka Nwankpah

Musical Meditation Benjamin Gittens & Danqi Zeng

Worship in the Spoken Word

“Primitive Godliness:

Miracle Grow” Pr. Bentley

Benediction* Pr. Bentley

Benediction Response*

Postlude

Worship Pianist Ginger Bentley

please stand*/please kneel**

Location of Offering Boxes: Foyer and back door for your convenience.

STAFF DIRECTORY

Today: 9:30 a.m. Sabbath School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service

Sunday, June 28: Nominating Committee Mtg

Wednesday, July 1: 7 p.m. Metro Mid-week “Praise, Prayer &

Proclamation” - via Zoom/Live Stream

Friday, July 3: 8:30 p.m. Welcome the Sabbath Call

Sabbath, June 4: 9:30 a.m. Sabbath School; 10:45 a.m. Worship Service

Save the Date:

July 27-31 Vacation Bible School

www.metrosdachurch.org/calendar

Today’s Offering Appeal and Focus…

Michigan Advance Partners (MAP)

Reporting on the Michigan Camp Meeting held in the year 1897 George Tenney wrote the following in the Review and Herald: “It is our privilege to say of this meeting that it was good to be there. Although unable to be present during the entire meeting, we are able to say, to the praise of God, that, like other meetings held this season, it was a profitable occasion. From all the reports we have, it appears that our camp-meetings are being unusually blessed of God; and the spirit of consecration and power is being placed upon the people. This is a very encouraging omen; for there is nothing that we need as much as to be owned and blessed of the Lord.” Review and Herald, September 7, 1897, Vol. 74, No. 36, p.568. What a wonderful report that we want repeated over and over again of our camp meetings today, that they are “being unusually blessed of God; and [that] the spirit of consecration and power is being placed upon the people.” Thank you for your continued giving and support to keep Camp Meeting a special place for God to poor out His heavenly blessing. Today the loose offering is for Michigan Advance Partners, our local conference offering, which helps to support Camp Meeting. You can also give through the Tithe & Offering Envelope in the pews or through online giving at www.misda.org. May God continue to bless our Camp Meetings and each one for giving to this special cause.

COMING EVENTS

Church & School Address 15585 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170 www.metrosdachurch.org Pastor Darryl Bentley 248-767-2730 cell pastorbentley@gmail.com First Elder

248-207-3160 cell Nick Conner

nsconner@aol.com 248-207-3160 cell nsconner@aol.com Head Deacon Jeff Baxter

248-396-3213 cell jeffreybaxtersr@gmail.com Head Deaconess Julie Verhelle

248-701-0165 cell julieverhelle@gmail.com Treasurer Miriam Schmidt

734-262-0303 cell treasurer@metrosdachurch.org A.V. Coordinator Rick Rosekrans 586-495-2713 cell rrosekra@aol.com Church/Bulletin Secretary Ginger Bentley

734-420-3131 office info@metrosdachurch.org bulletin@metrosdachurch.org

(Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday by 6 p.m.)

Metropolitan SDA Junior Academy

www.metrosdaschool.org Principal Jill Simon 810-623-2545 cell jsimon@misda.org School Board Chair 248-207-3160 cell

Nick Conner nsconner@aol.com 248-207-3160 cell nsconner@aol.com

School Secretary Kathi Ingleby 734-420-4044 office metroschooloffice@yahoo.com 734-420-3710 fax

Metro Food Store Hours store.metrosdachurch.org

Hours for June:

2nd Sunday of each month 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Store closed Jun 30 Next Sunday open is July 12