July 19, 2014

Brothers and sisters in Christ, we come together as family to worship God and receive his Word. Welcome one another in Jesus’ name.

This Morning will be the ninth installment of our “Who Are We” series, and the sermon will be Church. We believe God’s church is designed for his children to bond together as one to form the body of Christ. The church has an essential role in fulfilling God’s plan for this world, and it is vital for all of us to belong as we grow in Christ and connect with God’s mission for our lives.

Next Week is the closing program for VBS. Pastor Cary will close with a sermon, Knowing God, that summarizes what the kids learned through the week.  The VBS theme is called the “Jungle Safari” and it’s a fun way of knowing the nature of God as He is our creator, our provider, our protector, our savior, and our king.

VBS is THIS WEEK!
VBS is July 21-25th. If you want to help let us know! We can all be praying that the program will be a positive impact in the lives of our children. There are sign up sheets in the foyer for food. We need your help for the food! Thank you for your support!




We Have An App! Have you checked out our new app yet? You can access sermon audio and videos, read the newsletter, see pictures, read bulletin announcements each week and more.
Search for “Downey Adventist Church” on the App Store and on Google Play.

Let us know how it works for you. As always, let us know if you have suggestions for anything that would be helpful to add to the app.

Upcoming Dates to Note:

Aug 10-17 - Pathfinder Camporee @ Oshkosh

Sept 6 - Parking Lot Party

Sept 21 - Health Fair

AUS is in search of hiring a Kindergarten teacher and a Secretary for this coming school year.  If anyone is interested call Principal Terry Tryon at (323) 807-5372.  The Secretary position offer is for 2 hrs each morning from 8-10, M-F.

Christian Education Sabbath - The Seventh-day Adventist Church operates the 2nd largest private school system in the world. Our offering and part of our tithe money goes to support Christian Education, so this a topic for all of us. If you talk to enough people, you’ll hear a lot of different opinions about Christian Education not all of which are accurate. Join us as Bill brings us the message Myths of Christian Education on August 2nd. 

Flowers today are from the Morales family for Ethan’s birthday.

Team Leader:   Flor Munguia
Team:              Johnny Macias, Mark Toban, Divine Munguia
Greeter:           Frances Menendez

Church Calendar

TODAY - July 19

9:30a   Sabbath School

10:50a Worship Service - Cary Fisher 

MON-FRI - July 21-25

6:00p  VBS!

FRIDAY - July 25

7:00p  Band Practice 

NEXT SABBATH - July 26

9:30a  Sabbath School

10:50a  Worship Service - Cary Fisher, VBS Closing Program

July 12, 2014

The psalmist declares: “We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy temple!” (Psalm 65:4, NIV). God is eager to share many good things with us today. Welcome!

This Morning is our Communion service. On this special Sabbath, we will partake of the Lord’s supper which is remembering Jesus’s sacrifice as he gave his body and blood for us.  We also will follow our Lord’s example of foot washing as an act of service to our brothers and sisters.

Next Week will be the ninth installment of our “Who Are We” series, and the sermon will be Church. We believe God’s church is designed for his children to bond together as one to form the body of Christ. The church has an essential role in fulfilling God’s plan for this world, and it is vital for all of us to belong as we grow in Christ and connect with God’s mission for our lives.

Vacation Bible School is coming!

VBS is July 21-25th. If you want to help let us know! We can all be praying that the program will be a positive impact in the lives of our children. There are sign up sheets in the foyer for food. Sign up early and sign up often! Thank you for your support!

We Have An App! Have you checked out our new app yet? You can access sermon audio and videos, read the newsletter, see pictures, read bulletin announcements each week and more.
Search for “Downey Adventist Church” on the App Store and on Google Play.

Let us know how it works for you. As always, let us know if you have suggestions for anything that would be helpful to add to the app.

VBS Closing Program: July 26th is the closing program for VBS. Pastor Cary will close with a sermon, Knowing God, that summarizes what the kids learned through the week.  The VBS theme is called the “Jungle Safari” and it’s a fun way of knowing the nature of God as He is our creator, our provider, our protector, our savior, and our king.

Upcoming Dates to Note:

Aug 10-17 - Pathfinder Camporee @ Oshkosh

Sept 6 - Parking Lot Party

Sept 21 - Health Fair

Flowers today are for Lucille’s birthday.

Team Leader:  Eloy Luna

Team:             Jr. Deacons

Greeter:          Frances Menendez

Church Calendar

TODAY - July 12

  9:30a Sabbath School

10:50a Worship Service - Cary Fisher, Communion

FRIDAY - July 18

  7:00p Band Practice 

NEXT SABBATH - July 19

  9:30a Sabbath School

10:50a Worship Service - Cary Fisher

July 5, 2014

Welcome to worship in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in whom we have true freedom.

This Morning the message is Who Are We # 8: Salvation. As we celebrate the 4th of July, we are blessed to live in a country that cherishes the freedom of its citizens.  On this day, we will commemorate our freedoms, but we will also present our belief that it is God’s nature for all of his children to be free. God gives us the freedom to love him, and to listen to his ways. However, God’s greatest gift of freedom is the freedom from sin.

Next Week is our Communion service. On this special Sabbath, we will partake of the Lord’s supper which is remembering Jesus’s sacrifice as he gave his body and blood for us.  We also will follow Jesus’s example of foot washing as an act of service to our brothers and
sisters.

Vacation Bible School is coming!

VBS is July 21-25th. If you want to help let us know! We can all start praying that the program will be an impact in the lives of our children. There are sign up sheets in the foyer for food. Thank you for your support!

The Beach Party last week was great fun. Thanks to Eloy who reserved an awesome spot for us. Also, to everyone who came out and brought food to share, thanks!

July 19th will be the ninth installment of our “Who Are We” series, and the sermon will be “Church”. We believe God’s church is designed for his children to bond together as one to form the body of Christ. The church has an essential role in fulfilling God’s plan for this world, and it is vital for all of us to belong as we grow in Christ and connect with God’s mission for our lives.

TODAY - July 5
  9:30a Sabbath School
10:50a Worship Service
        Cary Fisher
FRIDAY - July 11
  7:00p Band Practice
NEXT SABBATH - July 12
  9:30a Sabbath School
10:50a Worship Service
        Cary Fisher
        Communion

This Week

Team Leader:   Gustavo Ortega

Team:               Pete Ramirez, Lourdes Centeno, Myrna Cuyuch

Greeter:            Everlyn Garcia

June 7, 2014

Good morning, and welcome to worship at Downey Adventist Church. What a blessing to take time away from life’s busyness to rest in God’s presence.

This Morning our series will continue with Who Are We #5: Law. We will focus on our belief in the law of God.  The law gives us a clear understanding of God’s character and it shows us his expectations of us as his children. When following the law, we also see how deficient we are and how desperately we need God’s grace in our lives.

Next Week Pastor Cary will preach on how important the Sabbath is as it relates to our identity as children of God.  Our identity is revealed as it shows us how we are created. The Sabbath also shows how God values us by having a day of rest which gives us health and peace, but most importantly, God shows his desire to be with us by giving us this moment to spend with him every week. The sermon title is Who Are We #6: Sabbath.

Beach Party!  Sunday, June 29th we are having a Beach Party at Huntington Beach. We’ll plan on meeting down at the beach around 10 or 11ish. We’ll share some lunch together and have some fun playing some games and hanging out at the beach. The church will bring some hot dogs and water melon. There are sign up sheets in the foyer for other lunch items we can share at the beach. Come on out and join us for some fellowship, volleyball, sand castles and food.

Father’s Day:  Next week is our Father’s Day service. Invite your dad or other father-figure to join us. We’ll have a special gift for all the men that day.

We Need Graduates!   We would like to celebrate with all our graduates. If you know someone in the church family who is graduating from Kindergarten, Eighth Grade, High School, or College, please let us know so we can celebrate with them. We’ll honor our graduates on June 21st.

Worthy Student Applications: It’s time to apply for Worthy Student for the 2014/2015 school year. If your child will be attending AUS or SGA and you need assistance, please get your application in before June 16th. See Bill for an application form.

The sermon on June 21st is Who Are We #7: Jesus. At the center of our faith, we believe  that Jesus is the Son of God. In fact, our belief in Jesus supersedes all of our other beliefs. Jesus came as God with us to full his plan to restore humanity from sin.  He is continually working in our behalf and fulfilling his promise that someday he will come again.

Pathfinder Yard Sale:  Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our yard sale. We raised over $1200! Thank you so much!

Flowers today are from the Archila family for Nestor’s birthday.

TODAY - June 7
  9:30a Sabbath School
10:50a Worship Service
        Cary Fisher
        Adventurer Investiture
 3:00p Pathfinders / Adventurers
        Adventurer Lock-in
SUNDAY - June 8
  9:00a Pathfinders / Adventurers
THURSDAY - June 12
  7:00p Women’s Bible Study
FRIDAY - June 13
  7:00p Band Practice
NEXT SABBATH - June 14
  9:30a Sabbath School
10:50a Worship Service
        Cary Fisher

Team Leader:    Flor Munguia

Team:                Rick & Kelly Gonzalez, Margaret Toban

Greeter:             Pilar Centeno, Sr.

May 31, 2014

“How good it is to sing praises to our God!” (Psalm 147:1, NRSV). Welcome to worship, as we join our voices in song to God our Father.

This Morning the San Gabriel Academy Chorale will lead the worship. This Sabbath will sure to be a spiritual blessing for all of us. This is a great week to invite your friends and relatives who around high school age. Come and worship in music with the Chorale.

Next Week our series will continue with Who Are We #5: Law. We will focus on our belief in the law of God.  The law gives us a clear understanding of God’s character and it shows us his expectations of us as his children. When following the law, we also see how deficient we are and how desperately we need God’s grace in our lives.

Pathfinder Yard Sale:  There will be a Yard Sale on Sunday, June 1st. This is the last fund raiser before the trip to Oshkosh.  Bring your treasures to sell tomorrow morning. Also come and browse to see if there is something you could give a new home to. Thank you!

Worthy Student Applications: It’s time to apply for Worthy Student for the 2014/2015 school year. If your child will be attending AUS or SGA and you need assistance, please get your application in before June 16th. See Bill for an application form. 

We Need Graduates!   We would like to celebrate with all our graduates. If you know someone in the church family who is graduating from Kindergarten, Eighth Grade, High School, or College, please let us know so we can celebrate with them. We’ll honor our graduates on June 21st.

Adventurer Investiture:  On June 7th we will have the Adventurer Investiture as part of our worship service. Please plan to be present and show some love and support for our younger members and what they have accomplished this year.

On June 14th our series will continue with Who Are We #5: Law. We will focus on our belief in the law of God.  The law gives us a clear understanding of God’s character and it shows us his expectations of us as his children. When following the law, we also see how deficient we are and how desperately we need God’s grace in our lives.

Flowers today are from the Munguia family for their 31st wedding anniversary.

Church Calendar

TODAY - May 31

  9:30a Sabbath School

10:50a Worship Service

        SGA Chorale

THURSDAY - June 5 

  7:00p Women’s Bible Study

FRIDAY - June 6

  7:00p Band Practice 

NEXT SABBATH - June 7

  9:30a Sabbath School

10:50a Worship Service

        Cary Fisher 

This Week

Team Leader:  Mark Pond

Team:              Evan Aumack, Ricky Gonzalez, Lucille Martinez

Greeter:           Lourdes Centeno-Ortega

May 17, 2014

Welcome to worship and Christian fellowship in the name of Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. Amen.

This Morning the message is Who Are We #3: Word. We believe that all things about God are understood through the Bible, and if we are applying the wisdom from it, we will live in a way that is congruent to God’s will for us.  After all the psalmist writes, ”Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” (Psalms 119:105)

Next Week the message is Who Are We #4: Humanity. It will expound on the belief that our origin came from God and how we were formed in His image.   This will also lead us to how sin has affected the nature of our existence and the relationship with the One that created us.

Pathfinder Yard Sale:  There will be a Yard Sale on Sunday, June 1st. This is the last fund raiser before the trip to Oshkosh.  You can start bringing your treasures to donate for the cause. We will be putting them in the room off the breeze way. Thank you!

Deacon Ordination: We will be ordaining some men and women who will be serving around the church. Please lift up all those who serve in your daily prayers. Thank you!

We Need Graduates!   We would like to celebrate with all our graduates. If you know someone in the church family who is graduating from Kindergarten, Eighth Grade, High School, or College, please let us know so we can celebrate with them.

Worthy Student Applications: It’s time to apply for Worthy Student for the 2014/2015 school year. If your child will be attending AUS or SGA and you need assistance, please get your application in before June 16th. See Bill for an application form.

Church Calendar

TODAY - May 17
  8:30a Breakfast
  9:30a Sabbath School
10:50a Worship Service
        Cary Fisher
 3:00p Pathfinders / Adventurers
SUNDAY - May 18
  9:00a Pathfinders / Adventurers
THURSDAY - May 22
  7:00p Women’s Bible Study
FRIDAY - May 23
  7:00p Band Practice
NEXT SABBATH - May 24
  9:30a Sabbath School
10:50a Worship Service
        Cary Fisher

This Week
Team Leader:  Eloy Luna
Team:              Jr. Deacons
Greeter:           Phillip Mondragon

Next Week
Team Leader:   Flor Munguia
Team:               Ellis Perry, Francis Menendez, Linda Bewley
Greeter:            Rick & Kelly Gonzalez

Sabbath Ends:    7:49
Sabbath Begins:  7:53

May 10, 2014

Welcome to worship! A special greeting today to moms, grandmas and mother-figures. The relationships that bless our lives are gifts of God’s love. Alleluia!


This Morning the message is Who Are We #2: Creation. It will be a reminder of where we come from. After all, the very first words of scripture writes, “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”  Believing that we weren't randomly placed here shapes the way we view ourselves and the way we see the world around us.

Next Week the message is Who Are We #3: Word. We believe that all things about God are understood through the Bible, and if we are applying the wisdom from it, we will live in a way that is congruent to God’s will for us.  After all the psalmist writes, ”Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” (Psalms 119:105)

Happy Mother’s Day: We hope you were able to join us for your special breakfast this morning. Even if you could not make it to breakfast, we would like to wish all the Moms a very special Mother’s Day. In fact all of our ladies deserve a special thanks for all they do for us, the church and God. Thank you!

Victorian Tea Party Success! Hopefully you were able to attend the wildly successful Victorian Tea Party last week. They raised nearly $900! Plus there is still some more money expected. Thank you for your amazing support!  Be sure to check out the pictures on Facebook or Flickr.

We Need Graduates!  We would like to celebrate with all our graduates. If you know someone in the church family who is graduating from Kindergarten, Eighth Grade, High School, or College, please let us know so we can celebrate with them.

The message on May 24th is titled Who Are We #4: Humanity. It will expound on the belief that our origin came from God and how we were formed in His image.   This will also lead us to how sin has affected the nature of our existence and the relationship with the One that created us.

Pathfinder Yard Sale:  There will be a Yard Sale on Sunday, June 1st. This is the last fund raiser before the trip to Oshkosh.  You can start bringing your treasures to donate for the cause. We will be putting them in the room off the breeze way. Thank you!

Flowers today are in honor of all the Mothers from Natalie.

Church Calendar

TODAY - May 10
  8:30a Breakfast
  9:30a Sabbath School
10:50a Worship Service
        Cary Fisher
THURSDAY - May 15
  7:00p Women’s Bible Study
FRIDAY - May 16
  7:00p Band Practice
NEXT SABBATH - May 17
  9:30a Sabbath School
10:50a Worship Service
        Cary Fisher


This Week
Team Leader:  Gustavo O.
Team:              Alex A., Laura L., Evelyn G.
Greeter:           Frances M.

Next Week
Team Leader:  Eloy L.
Team:              Jr. Deacons
Greeter:           Phillip M.

Sabbath Ends:    7:43
Sabbath Begins:  7:49