Sabbath School

Paul: Apostle to

the Gentiles Acts 11:18

The Church at Study 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. Superintendent: Max Mantiri

Musician: Cliff Munro Praise Leader: Pat Carter

Next Week: Super: Clara Baptiste Music: Alex G. Praise: Ladies

Worship Hour Song and Praise ………………………………………………….Max Mantiri

Opening Song………………..No.73……………………Holy, Holy, Holy

Intercessory Prayer……………………………………………..Lucy Simoes

Praying for Lifestyle Evangelism, Children Next Week Praying for Nominating Committee

Offering Appeal….............Church Budget………Edwin Onyango

Children Story………………………………………………..Marilyn Topper

Special Music…………………………………Aloma and Fitzroy Martin

Scripture Reading…….798 Responsive Reading…….Don Topper

“Caution! This Could Change You” Elder Baptiste

Closing song....................No. 493....................Fill my Cup, Lord

Benediction........................................................Ray Thompson

Sunset this Sabbath 7:08 pm Next week 6:56 pm

Please send all the bulletin related information to: bekorben@hotmail.com

Announcements 1. Come in from the cold to the Hour of

Prayer that's making a heart-warming difference. Wednesday morning at 10:00 AM at the North London Church. Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM at the London or North London Church. First Sabbath of every month from 8:30 AM -9:30 AM in the Prayer Room

2. Fast for Change-A Christian Hunger Response to end hunger around the world is sponsored by Canadian Food grains Bank a federally incorporated, non-profit ,charitable agency, is a partnership of Canadian churches and church-based agencies which includes ADRA Canada working to end hunger in developing countries by increasing and deepening the involvement of Canadians in efforts to end hunger. On October 16 please do your part: Fast from food, over consumption, fossil fuel, complacency, entertainment, and devote your time and money to ADRA or a charity of your choice. Website-www.fastforchange.ca

3. “Depression the Way Out” seminar has began. Pray for people that are attending to have a life-changing experience. Following are 3 more sessions of this course: October 4 - Stress Without Distress October 11 - Living Above Loss October 18 - How to Improve Brain Function November 1 – Graduation

4. Pathfinders are meeting tomorrow morning at Church, 10 am. Class schedules will be given, Master Guides will also begin training.

5. Spanish Company Dedication is scheduled for December 10 at 4 pm. Location and detailed plans will be announced as plans are made over the next months. For now – SAVE the DATE!

6. Next Baptismal service is planned for October 8. Three candidates were approved by the Church Board upon completion of their Bible studies – Stajfer Brittany, Leah & Andrew. Come to celebrate the new spiritual birth with Stajfer family. If you are interested in making the commitment to Christ, speak with pastor Golovenko about preparation. Another baptismal service will take place on November 26.

7. Another Walk In The Park! On September 25th, 49 people came out to walk, and expressed a desire to do it again. For anyone interested there will be a walk in Springbank Park on October 23rd at 9:00 AM. We will meet at the parking lot across form Shopper Drug Mart (same place), this is the second entrance to the park when traveling west on Commissioners Road. If you are interested in breakfast again please bring cereal, bread, jam, peanut butter and fruit with you. See you in the park weather permitting.

8. 2011 is the Year of Mission. October 8th at 6 pm pastor Alex will continue the teaching on Mission presenting principles of cross-cultural competencies. Could women lead men? Could an African lead a Slavic church? Should missionaries just go home and let natives do the work? How do we relate to people in London whose culture is diametrically different than ours? Remember, Mission is not optional for a healthy Adventist church.

9. Next Church Board meeting will take place Monday, October 17 at 7 pm at the fellowship hall. Please provide your agenda items either to first elder Mike Keim, Clerk Kusum Gaikwad, or to pastor Alex Golovenko.

10. On Thursday, October 6, do not forget to cast your vote. Don’t let others speak for you – VOTE!

11. There is NO potluck next Sabbath. To celebrate thanksgiving, to show radical gratitude and to build a community – invite a family or guests to your home for lunch. Let’s practice hospitality next Sabbath so that no one would be left behind, and all would experience Christian family.

12. Fall Evangelism Plans: October 1-15 pastor Rudy Alvir and the North church are doing outreach program October 15-22 pastor Rudy Alvir and the Spanish congregation are offering a seminar. October 21-November 4 Christopher Bassaragh and London youth are reaching out to other youth, school peers, extended church family, former members. November 5-12 – Week of Prayer, nightly at 7 pm. November 18-26 pastor Alex Golovenko offers “Prophecy Seminar” unfolding Daniel & Revelation to understand today’s events. Pray for this work of harvest. Plan your schedules and bring friends. More details will be communicated by next week.

13. Who are you RUNNING for? On Sunday, October 2nd, 2011, join us as many Seventh-day Adventists will run/ walk 5km to end Breast Cancer. This is your chance to participate with your local church and be visible in your local community. For more information, Register at www.adventistontario.org/youth and click the Run for the CURE Tab!

Happy Birthdays Oct 2 Samuel Golovenko Oct 3 Kyle Mahon

Oct 2 Marco Ferreira Oct 5 Stephen VanLeeuwen

Oct 2 Maria Stajfer Oct 6 Sandi Rusek

Oct 3 Beverlyn Sealy Oct 7 Sarah Onyango

Pastor’s Blog We are praying for:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra

This week we begin our One Year Experiment by praying for nations of the world. A comprehensive monthly calendar is published in the Newsletter (back page).

The second challenge – start daily reading of the Bible, plan to complete the Book from cover to cover in one year.

This week two of the countries on the list have no Adventist presence at all – Afghanistan and Andorra. These had been listed in the Adventist world directory as “families yet to gather.” One is a large country of about 30 million, the least developed, thorn by civil war and terror of Taliban for past three decades, under influence of radical Islam. This strategic land has been fought over by rival foreign empires for nearly three thousand years. 93% of people living there have not been exposed to the Gospel of Christ. Today & Sunday we will pray that the conflict would stop and people would grow to seek truth and spirituality.

Another is a small county in the heart of the Pyrenean mountains between France and Spain, with population size of Sarnia, under Catholic influence. Formerly a smugglers’ refuge, Andorra now attracts well-heeled tourists, financiers and those taking advantage of duty-free goods. Empty materialism is the norm, spirituality is thin on the ground, and the Church is on the defensive. Many consult mediums, seers and astrologers for guidance and advice, usually at a significant financial cost. Next Friday, the 7th we will pray that the Holy Spirit would touch hearts of people, expose and disarm the power of the occult.

On Tuesday and Wednesday we will be praying for Algeria, which is also almost unentered by Adventist message. A single church with about 200 believers consists of immigrant workers in this predominantly Muslim country of about 36 million people. Berber tribes used to know Christian message two millennia ago, yet today their closed boundaries make it difficult to communicate and teach them about Jesus.

Monday our prayer will uplift Albania, a small mountainous Balkan state on the Adriatic Sea, it only recently gained freedom from Communist oppression. The Adventist church is very small there, only 3 congregations exist. Over 60% of population is Muslim. Others are secular. The corruption in the emerging economy is rampant and past war crimes are fresh in need of reconciliation.

Finally, on Thursday we also will pray for the American Samoa, an archipelago where indigenous people had been more open to evangelical influence. 4% of population are Adventists. (given such proportions we should have about 18,000 Adventists here in London!)

As we begin this prayer experience, you see the diversity of spiritual experiences among countries. All these are God’s harvest field, for which the labourers are needed. Pray the Lord of the Harvest to make you a labourer!

In service of the Great Shepherd, pastor Alex Golovenko

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