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Toledo First Headline News | April 25, 2019

Theological Hmm: Last year the United Kingdom appointed its first "Minister for Loneliness", partly in response to an official study finding that over 9 million UK residents often or always feel lonely. - Michael Hardy in "The Stunning Loneliness of Megacities at Night" (Wired" Magazine 4/16/19)

 

Coming soon:

• THANK YOU for your support at church business meeting this week. See the attached agenda below for those who missed. Our next church business meeting is TUE JUN 25 @ 7pm
• POTLUCK Everyone is invited to Vegan Challenge Potluck this week
• PRAYERS Please pray for the following people: Kathy Kajfasz (health), Damynus Gekonde (test), CJ Jake (health), Allan Wolfson (recuperation), Helen Konewka (recuperation), Helen Szana (now in hospice) #1Corinthians12:26
• REVIEWS The church has a Facebook page. If you use Facebook, please take time to officially "Like" our page! If you read our reviews, you may notice a lingering negative review that was addressed. It would be nice to have WAY more positive reviews than negative. So if you could also take some time to post a short but positive review about some aspect of our church it would be most helpful! The link at the bottom of this email re:"our story" may give you some ideas to emphasize
• BIBLE STUDY GUIDES are available in your app store (search for the blue and white "Sabbath School" logo in the category Education) and online. Last quarter's study on Revelation reminded me of a class I took in seminary but was much easier to read and understand! This week's lesson on spiritual loneliness is a must read. Check it out here. And remember, there are small group Bible study classes that discuss these lessons every Saturday @ 9:45am - 10:45am in church. Don't be a lone ranger!
• GOOGLE HANGOUT BIBLE STUDIES begin again SAT JUN 15 @ 4pm (and continue JUN 22, 29; JUL 27, AUG 3, 17, 24, SEPT 14, 21, 28)
• YOUNG ADULT BIBLE STUDY CONTINUES APR 27 @ 2pm Joel Camick loves God like crazy and wants to hang out with other young adults who want to serve God too. Join him every Sabbath @ 2pm in church
• ADDICTION SMALL GROUP TRAINING APR 27 @ 2PM Martin W. Hall, Executive Director of the Adult & Teen Challenge of NW Ohio will be at Toledo First on Sabbath afternoon APR 13 @ 2pm in the Youth Room (hallway to the east / right of sanctuary) to begin training volunteers interested in helping or facilitating a small group for those struggling with addictions
• SINGING BANDS APR 27 Join the group going to Elizabeth Scott Community, 2720 Albon Rd, today at 3pm to sing and encourage the residents
• "SOUP" (sometimes its subs or pizza or tacos...) FOR YOU CONTINUES THRU MAY 8 We will be discussing Helmut Haubeil's book Steps to Personal Revival: Being Filled With The Holy Spirit" at 6:30pm. Books are available in the church office for a donation of $5 while supplies last. Let us show you how to lead a small group. Then you can tell others how somewhere else. Would make a great Six Week Group book
• FREE YOUTH EVENT TUE APR 30 John Maxwell and friends will be in NW Ohio (BGSU Stroh Center) to help kids and teens become bright leaders and change makers! Parents, Grandparents, Teachers, Youth Leaders, Mentors and the Young at Heart are welcome. Topics include "Stand Up & Be Counted - Stop Bullying", "Failing Forward Toward Success", "Developing A Strong Personal Character", and "Developing A Positive Self Image". I've got 10 free tickets. Who is coming with me? Car pool leaves church at 6pm
• TJA ART EXPO MAY 2 @ 6:30pm. A great opportunity to mingle with parents and commend the kids in OUR school
• MOTHER'S DAY TEA MAY 11 coming soon. Sign up sheets are available on the bulletin board. Let us know you are coming and how many friends you are bringing
• GRADUATIONS MAY 28 AND 30 The 2019 JMLC Graduation will be MAY 28 @ 7pm and the 2019 TJA Graduation will be MAY 30 (K @ 6pm; 8th Grade @ 7pm)
• BRAZIL MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISING LINKS Can you help Toledo First teens share God’s love in Brazil this summer on a mission trip? You could click on the links below to donate. There are three adults not listed also going as chaperones. If you're able to financially help them with their costs, you can donate money online through our church website: toledofirstadventist.org and click on ‘Online Giving" or send a check to Toledo First Church (4909 W Sylvania Ave Toledo OH 43623) marked "Brazil Mission Trip"
  • https://www.purecharity.com/ava-cases-fundraiser-for-adra-connections-brazil-1 - Ava Case
  • https://www.purecharity.com/aaron-cases-fundraiser-for-adra-connections-braz-1 - Aaron Case
  • https://www.purecharity.com/isaac-cases-fundraiser-for-adra-connections-braz-1 - Isaac Case
  • https://www.purecharity.com/joshua-fortunes-fundraiser-for-adra-connections-1 Joshua Fortune
  • https://www.purecharity.com/lydia-fortunes-fundraiser-for-adra-connections-b-1 - Lydia Fortune
  • https://www.purecharity.com/emma-landeross-fundraiser-for-adra-connections-b-1 - Emma Landeros
  • https://www.purecharity.com/cassandra-leibengoods-fundraiser-for-adra-connec-1 - Cassandra Leibengood
  • https://www.purecharity.com/esmeralda-leons-fundraiser-for-adra-connections-1 - Esmeralda Leon
  • https://www.purecharity.com/netania-riegers-fundraiser-for-adra-connections-1 - Netania Rieger 
• ADDICTED? GET HELP HERE Martin W. Hall, Executive Director of the Adult & Teen Challenge of NW Ohio, welcomes anyone struggling with addictions to join his "Overcomers" group that currently meets at Compelled Church (8970 Jackman Rd, Temperance, MI 48182) on Mondays at 6:30pm in Room B-17
• ADDITIONAL HELP FOR ADDICTION On Fridays from 6-9pm at South Toledo Cedar Creek Church (2150 S Byrne Rd, Toledo, OH 43614) for the "Celebrate Recovery" group. Contact Jenny Eichelberger (567.408.6727; jeneich366@gmail.com) from Toledo First for more info
• CAMP MEETING JUN 8 Boundless Love: Stories of Jesus’ Limitless Love is the theme for the Ohio Conference One-Day Camp Meeting, JUN 8, at Camp Mohaven. Guest speaker is Richie Halvorsen. Special music and afternoon sacred concert by Steve Darmody. Sabbath School begins at 10am.Visit www.ohioadventist.org or call 740-397-4665 for details or to register for your FREE Sabbath lunch
• COMMUNION JUN 15 Join us for this special service to re-callibrate our lives to "loving and serving to the end" (John 13:1)
• FIFTH SERVICE SABBATH JUN 29 Make plans now to help a neighbor (you could actually ask them if they need help with anything around the house) or another non-profit organization on SAT JUN 29. The church WILL be open for Sabbath School and as a place to carpool to your area service projects but no organized worship service will occur. May our kids and grandkids see what the Pharisees missed: Sabbath is also a day for doing good #Luke 13:10-17; #Luke 20:45-47
• IN GOD'S WORD WE TRUST JUL 6 AND JUL 7 Join us SAT JUL 6 @ 9am until 9pm in the Toledo First Seventh-day Adventist Church for a two-day marathon reading of the New Testament. Join us SUN JUL 7 @ 9am until approx 4pm as well. Youth and special community guests are needed (who can you invite?) to take their 30 minute turn reading God's Word out loud back-to-back-to-back until we finish Matthew - Revelation. To accomplish this monumental task, we need your help! One invitation has already been sent to a Congressional Medal of Honor winner who lives locally but we need 24 total readers each day (preferably 12 Toledo First members and 12 community guests). Are you willing to read? Do you know a community leader available that holiday weekend we could invite? They wouldn't need to be there all day. But would love to have a politician, police officer, EMS, fire, educator, non-profit leader, anyone really using their influence for good in Toledo present. There will be water and snacks available in the foyer throughout the day and you're welcome to bring your own food or cooler if you wish. The sanctuary Sabbath School class will not be meeting that day though other classes might be so check with your teachers. In God's Word We Trust!
• BATTLE PLAN CHURCH CHAT CONTINUES Encouraging texts and prayers are being solicited three times a day via group text. If you're willing to help, drop your mobile number on the card from the bulletin in the offering plate when it comes around. Or text Brandi Myers at (765) 716-2190 with your preferred time (7a, noon, or 7p). Please note: if you do not have unlimited data, messaging and data rates may apply. See your carrier for more info
• ¡VIVA VENEZUELA OUTREACH! In Venezuela, churches offer resources when they are hard to secure with the country in crisis. So if you want to help, you can donate non perishable food, over the counter medicine, and toiletries items in the black box on the table in the foyer
• FREE PANERA BREAD available FRI 9-10am. Come to side door under canopy. To reach the most people outside our church (which is the point of all our ordinary outreach efforts), left over bread will now be donated on Fridays after 10am and no longer available after. Sorry for any inconvenience 
• CAN ALZHEIMERS DISEASE BE PREVENTED AND EVEN REVERSED? Dr. David's presentation is now archived online and available to be viewed here
• SUMMER CAMP MOHAVEN REGISTRATION  Once again, our 50/50 deal for young campers 6-17 is available. All you have to do is register online at ohiosdayouth.org/camp-mohaven and pay your half while adding a message that Toledo First will be paying the balance. The church will be notified and pay the balance. Cub Camp (Ages 6-9) is JUN 9-16; Junior Camp (Ages 9-12) is JUN 16-23; Horse Camp 1 (Ages 8-12) is JUN 23-30; Tween Camp (Ages 12-15) is JUN 30 - JUL 7; Horse Camp 2 (Ages 13-17) is JUN 30-JUL 7; and Teen Camp (Ages 15-17) is JUL 7-14. Questions? Contact (937) 853-8456; youth@ohioadventist.org
• CAMPANAS CRISTALIS Our bell choir, Campanas Cristalis, is raising money to purchase an additional large silver bell. To give, please mark your tithe envelope accordingly and place in the offering plate
• SPANISH ADVENTIST GROUP OF TOLEDO meets each Sabbath in the Fellowship Room from 9:00am - 12:15pm. Please keep hallway and kitchen noise to a minimum
• WOMEN'S PRAYER GROUP meets after worship in the church office
• OPEN TABLE CONTINUES Mondays. Please pray for our volunteer's ministry to Lorie as she re-acclimates to life after being rescued from human traffickers
• SUNDAY BIBLE STUDY GROUP 10am-12noon for Bible Study with Regina Davis—at church and continues Sundays same time. Everyone is invited
• YOUTH SPRING CAMPOUT at Camp Miakonda either May 3, or 17 (the first nice weekend of those two dates.) So save the date(s) and start collecting water guns and asking your parents if they will come help us play Bible Smuggler again! Contact Jen Landeros for more info
• MEN'S RETREAT AT CAMP MOHAVEN MAY 17-19 All men ages 16 and older are invited to be part of the annual Ohio Conference Men’s Retreat at Camp Mohaven May 17-19. Ask at the church office for a brochure or visit www.ohioadventist.org for details
• JESUS MADE INVITATIONS SO WILL WE Save the dates NOV 13-20 for our fall "If it's important to God..." evangelistic series preached by me where I hope all our small groups will gather
• LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE is a half hour television talk show focused on living a full, healthy and balanced life. It features panel discussions, interview and demonstration segments focused on whole life health, including fitness, nutrition, relationships. outlook and more. You can find the programs each week on Sky Angel Faith and Family TV, Uplift TV, DirecTV channel 368 or 378, Hope Channel, NRB Network, faithfortoday.tv, lifestyle.org, Roku, AppleTV, and AmazonFire TV. Please check these networks’ websites for air times or call Faith for Today at 805.955.7681
• LEADERSHIP TRAINING ARCHIVE is avail online. So if you missed it 12/1, you can now watch and send me your TF Takeaways 
• JESUS MOVIES What's your fave? Billy Graham: An Extraordinary Journey, Faith, Hope & Love, Christmas Grace; The Nativity Story; The Star; The Conscientious Objector (2004); The Ultimate Gift; Shadowlands; The Shack; Cutback; Soul Surfer; Grace UnPlugged; End of the Spear; The Mission; Beautifully Broken; Running for Grace; Steve McQueen: American Icon; The Resurrection of Gavin Stone; Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed; Is Genesis History?; God's Not Dead; Fireproof; War Room; The Case for Christ; The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry; Amazing Grace; Once I Was a Beehive; I Can Only Imagine
• GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE If you've never heard of the Geoscience Research Institute, here's their website https://www.grisda.org Established in 1958, this organization is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church with a mission to discover and share an understanding of nature and its relationship with the Biblical revelation of the Creator God. It has all kinds of resources and articles related to intelligent design and evolution and dinosaurs and many other interesting subjects. I enjoy reading their quarterly email update. You can subscribe by clicking here and filling out the form asking to be included in their quarterly e-newsletter
• ONLINE BIBLE STUDIES The Discover Bible Study series is online. Anyone can enroll and complete them in the privacy and comfort of their own home. Good for friends and family interested in becoming acquainted with the Bible and finding answers for facing the issues and challenges you deal with every day. Remember and refer others to this website: biblestudies.com
• PRAYERS AND PRAISES Because we need to be praising God with our lips (Psalm 63:3), here's another alternative...email CathieH directly at heathcs@sbcglobal.net with your praise. Yes, it can be anonymous, if you prefer. Just specify in your email you don't want your name mentioned. You can still write your prayers & praises and put them in the box at the foot of the cross in the foyer at the courtyard exit doors. Cards and pencils are provided
• BEST COMMENTARIES ON DANIEL AND REVELATION Want a chapter-by-chapter, verse-by-verse practical but thorough commentary on the book of Daniel or Revelation from an Adventist viewpoint? Here's what I use and recommend Daniel: Wisdom to the Wise and Revelation of Jesus Christ
• NEW SERMONS Please see church website for sermon archives and more info at tfsda.org
  • APR 27 - TBA (Tom Sandy preaching)
  • MAY 4 - Risen (Pastor Mike preaching from Luke 24:1-12
  • MAY 11 - Campanis Crystallis Concert *Also baby dedication *Also Mother's Day Tea
  • MAY 18 - Walking: Part 1 (Pastor Mike preaching from Luke 24:13-24)
• OUR WELCOME We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, y no habla ingles. We extend a special welcome to those who are crying newborns, skinny as a rail, or could afford to lose a few pounds. We welcome you if you sing like Andrea Bocelli or can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re just browsing, just woke up, or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re more Catholic than the Pope, or haven’t been in church since little Joey’s baptism. We welcome service dogs and their handlers. We welcome Muslims, Jews, politicians, and sinners like us. We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk- food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re having problems, or you’re down in the dumps, or you don’t like “organized religion;” we’ve been there too. If you blew all your offering money at the casino, you’re welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, who work hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or come because grandma is in town and wanted to go to church. We welcome those who are inked, pierced, or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers, doubters, bleeding hearts...and you
• OUR STORY Our church website at the very bottom of the home page has an excellent downloadable resource featuring our story and explanation of our unique Christian Adventist emphasis. It's called the Toledo First Assimilation Manual and if you've never read it, I would encourage you to do so. And don't forget, God loves you like crazy. And so do we (2 Corinthians 5:13-14 NLT)

Love ye,

 

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