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FRESNOSUNNYSIDE

SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST

CHURCH

Sunnyside News is a weekly publication designed to inform members and subscribers of our current news and events.

Church Mailbox BurglarizedThe church mailbox was broken into over the weekend.! We have no way of knowing what was stolen. If you mailed a check or anything of value to the church within a few days prior to August 17, please contact Ron Fitzgerald, church treasurer, at 978-5011.

Thank You For A Wonderful Day at ShaverFrom the moment we arrived the spirit of God's love could be felt and experienced. What a blessing to hear Arland and the band, to see the children's Sabbath Schools as many of them took off on nature walks and scavenger hunts. We were ministered to through Dennis' anointed sermon. The delicious and abundant potluck spread, the inspiring baptism, happy voices and laughter of our children, to the restful boat rides, made for a time of real fellowship.! Thank you to the Sabbath School Teachers, those who participated in and assisted with the worship service, the Social committee and those who cooked, the captains and navigators of the boats and everyone who came together on the mountain to enjoy the wonderful day of worship and community. Thanks to all who gave of their time and talents for another relaxing and blessed Shaver Lake Sabbath! Because of all the loving attention to many details behind the scenes it was a beautiful family celebration.

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER August 22, 2013

CHURCH LIFE

Worship Learn Connect Serve

In this week's issue…

Church Life …… …..1

WorshipCelebration ….… .....2

Announcements….…..3

Church Finance 201 .4

Getting to Know Our Friends & Family ..… 5

The Last Word…..… 8

More pictures on pages 5 - 7

Energy BoostSimple ways to boost your energy! And who wouldn’t want more energy?!#1 Watch what you are drinking. Caffe ine/cof fee/sugar = instant gratification. Unfortunately these drinks offer short-term solutions that

leave you feeling worse than before drinking them. Drink these for too long and you end up taxing your adrenal glands, which make you feel exhausted and imbalances your body. An imbalanced body is even more energy-depleted. Water is your answer! Water = energy boost!#2 Just be still. Slowing down, even for a few minutes a day will do much for restoring your mind. When your mind is running at a rapid pace all day, springing from thought to thought and never stopping so you can just collect yourself, you get not only mentally tired, but physically tired, too. If you are holding stress in your body and tensing your muscles, it’s very exhausting.!#3 Pair your foods properly and get more magnesium in your diet. One of the major things you can do to boost your energy is to stop pairing heavy foods together; this will give you better digestion and more energy. Keep your meals simple. If you are deficient in magnesium, your likelihood of feeling fatigued even after a good night’s sleep is increased. Magnesium can be found in large amounts in Swiss chard, spinach, tempeh, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, almonds, Brazil nuts, millet and quinoa.

For more information on healthy solutions and recipes, contact Gale Bolinger at [email protected] or visit my blog at http:/gale4health.blogspot.com.au

I would like to remind you that these “Healthy Bytes” are my own suggestions and not medical advice.I get my references from many practical sources. Please read them with this in mind.

August 31 - Eric Johnson, FAA Principal

September 7 - Art Preuss, Youth Pastor Candidate

September 14 - Pastor Ray

Sunnyside Light 9:00 – 9:50 A.M.

“Draw Me Nearer”“To God Be the Glory”

WelcomePastor Taneshia Kerr

Offering

“I Worship You, Almighty God”“Cares Chorus”

PrayerBruce Eckhart

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8

“The Gospel According to Hannah”

Pastor Dennis Ray

Benediction

Preaching Schedule

Monday, August 26Church Office - CLOSEDWomen's Ministry Bible Study - "David: Seeking a Heart Like His" - 6:00 p.m. - Sanctuary

Tuesday, August 27 Food Pantry Set-up Day - Maroa Rooms - 9:00 a.m.Facilities Committee Meeting - 6:30 p.m. - Youth Room

Wednesday, August 28 Community Services Food Pantry Distribution - 9:00-11:00 a.m.Bulletin Info Deadline: [email protected] 6:00 p.m.

Sabbath, August 31 Sunnyside Light - 9:00 a.m.Sabbath School - 10:00 a.m.Worship Service - 11:15 a.m.

Monthly Contribution Summary

Sunset

Healthy Bytes

August Needs $29,300.00Church Needs Donations 16,478.30Over (Short) (12,821.70)Year to Date $234,400.00Donations Received 152,619.83Over (Short) (81,780.17)

Associate Pastor Fund $30,482.11Youth Pastor Fund $35,841.50

This Week’s OfferingConference Faith Advance

This Friday7:41 p.m.

Next Friday7:31 p.m.

this Week at a GlanceSabbath CELEBRATION

August 24, 2013

“Draw Me Nearer”“To God Be the Glory”

PrayerBruce Eckhart

Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-8

“The Gospel According to Hannah”

Pastor Dennis Ray

Worship Service 11:00 A.M.

Announcements

Baptismal ClassPastor Dennis will be teaching a baptismal class for young people ages 10–13. It will meet at the church from 6:30–7:30 p.m., on three consecutive Wednesdays: September 11, 18, and 25. There is no cost to attend. To register your child, please contact Pas tor Denn i s a t 647-9485 or [email protected].

Please submit your bulletin and eNews announcements of 50 words or fewer (in paragraph form) to: [email protected]. All info is due by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday. Bulletin staff reserves the right to edit text.

Community ServicesBeginning September 19, Community Services will resume their Fall/Winter hours: open Wednesdays, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. (closed 2nd & 5th Wednesdays).

Membership Transfer Second Reading: Kurt Logan from Fresno Westside.

Please submit your bulletin and eNews announcements of 50 words or fewer (in paragraph form) to: [email protected]. All info is due by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday. The Bulletin staff reserves the right to edit text.

Youth Events Comin' Up

Youth at Poverello House - this Sabbath: Hey guys, it's been a while since we've joined the Meals-on-Wheels Street

Ministry to serve lunch to the homeless. Make plans to go out with us! The Young Adults will be joining us.

Models Needed for Women's Ministry Tea

If you would like to be a model in the Women’s Tea fashion show on May 5, please contact Dianne Dickerson (323-4587). Our fashion show will feature contemporary designs with an antique flair. We’re looking for a variety of models from size 5 to 2X.

CCC Family ConvocationCome and receive a blessing! Committed, the winners of the NBC acappella singing competition “The Sing-Off,” will perform at Westside Church during the Central California Conference Family Convocation on September 20 & 21. The weekend speakers include Pastors Anthony Jeremiah Kelly, Rebecca Davis and Debleaire Snell. Make plans to attend Friday evening’s prayer and praise vespers at 6:30. Sabbath Services will include a full day of worship beginning with Sabbath School at 9:00 a.m., worship service at 11:00 a.m., the annual Bible game competition Quiz-A- Rama at 3:00 p.m., and Committed in concert at 5:00 p.m.

Church Office HoursThe Church Office will be closed

Mondays only through September 2.

Camp Meeting Lost & FoundA variety of things were found after Camp Meeting last month. Items include clothing, shoes, hats, hair accessories, glasses, watches, jewelry, blankets, towels, toys, balls, books and Bibles, cameras, phones, chargers, flashlights, keys, and many other miscellaneous items. If you lost any of your possessions at Camp Meeting, please contact the CCC Human Resources Department at 347-3049 or hr@cccsda. org to reclaim your lost item. Items that are not claimed by the end of September will be taken to Goodwill.

S.H.A.R.E.S. CardContinue to swipe your S.H.A.R.E.S. Card for Sunnyside Church! We just received

another check for $274.35 which makes a total of $4,580.35 all for the building fund. Not bad for just swiping a card at Save Mart, Food Maxx, or Lucky stores! If you do not have a Sunnyside Church S.H.A.R.E.S. Card, they are in the church foyer or contact Todd Bristol at tlbristol@ hotmail.com, or see him at church.

Community Services

Drivers NeededTwo drivers with trucks or SUVs are needed this Tu e s d ay b e t w e e n 7:30–11:30 a.m. to pick up food from the Community Food Bank and deliver it to the church (this usually takes about 2 hours). Please contact Printess Schlist (232-1194).

Food Pantry Distribution - WednesdayWe will have our monthly free food and grocery distribution on Wednesday - 9:00 to 11:00a.m.

Help a High SchoolerIt’s tiime to start bringing items to help out community high school students. Drop off your donations of clothing, shoes, and backpacks at the church or contact Printess Schlist (232-1194).

Singles' RetreatSeptember 13–15 at Camp WawonaCome and enjoy:Good fellowship

Preaching from Dr. Colin Ross & Dr. Pierre Steenberg

Amazing musicIntense spiritualityand a lot of fun!

Cost is $75 per person. To register log on to

[email protected] or contact Marlyn Novielli

(347-3142).

Marriage RetreatYou will be blessed to enjoy a place where couples connect with their spouse and God. February 21–23 at the Cliffs Resort in Shell Beach, CA. $475 includes 2 nights at the resort, 4 meals and all the seminar materials. To register, send completed reservation form along with the required $100 deposit to CCC Marriage Retreat 2014, P.O. Box 770, Clovis, CA 93613. Full payment must be received before the event. Cancellations made before December 31 will incur a $25 cancellation fee. No refunds after December 31.

Men Of Faith RetreatCCC Men’s Retreat 2013 will be held October 18–20 at the Soquel Conference Center, 1931 Old San Jose Road, Soquel, CA. Featured speakers will be Dr. Pierre Steenberg, Dr Colin Ross, and Don MacLafferty. The registration fee is $75 for the entire weekend. If you have questions or would like to register, please contact Marlyn Novielli (347-3142).

Women's Friendship Circle

Ladies, plan to join us Tuesday, September 3 at 1:00 p.m. in the Youth Room for our monthly Friendship Circle meeting. If you’re

looking for a place to connect and perhaps make new friends, the Friendship Circle is made up of single ladies 60 and older; and we meet every month for fellowship and refreshments or lunch. We also participate in community service projects and social events. We’d love to have you join!

Sunnyside would like to help our church family understand church finances. In an effort to accomplish this, we are starting a series of brief outlines about how your donations are accounted for and used. This is the first in the series.

Donations to the church fall into one of two major areas: 1): those monies received and kept in trust for forwarding on to the world wide corporate church (“world church”) and 2): those monies received and utilized by our own Sunnyside church (“local church”).

World church donations include Tithe, Sabbath-school offerings, World Missions, Conference Advance and others. The donations received by Sunnyside for these kinds of funds are accumulated and kept in trust during any given month and disbursed on or before the 10th of the following month to the Central California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists for world-wide church use.

Local church donations include Combined Budget offerings, School Subsidy, Associate Pastor Fund, Youth Pastor Fund, Community Services Fund, and a host of other funds kept and used strictly by the local church for the designated fund purposes.

During the calendar year 2012 these two breakdowns for donations were as follows:

Next time we will discuss what happens to the “Tithe” you donate.

Church Finance 201 - "Benefits of Giving"(No. 1 in a Series)

World Church Local Church Total

$332,795.79 $551,606.08 $884,401.87

Getting to Know our Friends and FamilyWorship Learn Connect Serve

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Church Address5375 North Maroa Avenue

Fresno, CA 93704Phone: 559.229.5501

Fax: 559.229.5502email: [email protected]

website: www.sunnysidesda.org

Happy Birthday to...

Happy Anniversary to...

Melissa Cornwell (8/24) Tyler Hirschkorn (8/24) Diana Mora (8/25)Jordan Reijnders (8/25) Zander Zenith (8/25) Audrey Donaghy (8/26) Jacqueline Messing (8/26) CamillevanPutten(8/26) Michael van Putten (8/27) Diane Ray (8/28)Kaleb Jaden Walker (8/28) Stephanie Carpenter (8/29) Patricia Lutz (8/29)Joel Garbutt-Quistiano (8/30)

Greg & Julie Keener (8/24) Dave & Elga Boccardo (8/25)Delbert & Georgiella Swederofsky (8/26)Peter & Cathie Jo Jones (8/26) Ivan & Delaine Morford (8/29) Trace & Tami Pafford (8/29)

Prayer for Our Church Family

Hear our prayer for our church family;Where there is falseness, smother it by your truth

Where there is any coldness, kindle it with your loveWhere there is joy and hope, free us to share it together

And make us one as You are one.Before (You) God and You who are near

We release anything we hold against one another; We regret all the harm we have done;We stand beside the wrong in our lives

and we ask (Your) forgiveness.Amen

The Last Word

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