Worship, May 28, 2022
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IMPORTANT: Please submit your contact information via our new website contact page at Contact.HollywoodAdventist.org. You will receive periodic church newsletter updates and relevant health-related announcements.
ORDER OF SERVICE
Prelude // Worship Team
WORSHIP IN PRAYER AND SONG
Welcome // Pastor Branden
Song // Worship Team / “10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)”
Praying the Word // Maeve (one); Henry (all) / Psalm 85 (pray along online)
Songs // Worship Team / “Because He Lives”
WORSHIP IN LIFE TOGETHER
Hollywood Life // Alburn
Offering Call // Geoff
Song // Worship Team (Video Archive) / Champion
WORSHIP IN THE WORD
Message // APF Sabbath:
LaViva // “My Personal Journey with Peace and Justice” / Revelation 16:16,17; Isaiah 58:1-12
Bill // “Peace and Justice in the Early Church and in the Last Days”/ Acts 2:42-47; 6:1-4; Matthew 25:31-46
Branden // “Spotlight on Adventist Peace Fellowship Initiatives”
WORSHIP IN RESPONSE
Closing Song // Worship Team (Video Archive) / Build My Life
Benediction // Pastor Branden
Postlude // Worship Team
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADRA International and Adventist Peace Fellowship Present a virtual (on-line) Town Hall:
Refugees in Crisis: Where Is the Church?
More than 82 million forcibly displaced people currently wander the world. Among them are 26 million refugees—from Ukraine and Afghanistan, Syria and Venezuela, Myanmar and Somalia, Iraq, South Sudan, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Chad, Haiti, to name only a few—and about half are children under the age of 18. Where is the Adventist Church during this overwhelming disaster?
Please join a virtual townhall featuring several experts focused on raising awareness to varied levels of the global refugee crisis. This virtual townhall takes place Saturday, June 4, 5:00-6:30 p.m. EST and will be livestreamed and recorded. To join Saturday’s session, go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxaVFCQ4uD8
Panelists include Dr. Herma Percy (moderator), Director of Advocacy ADRA International;
Isabela Cunha, Civil Society Advocacy Specialist at UNICEF; Jennifer Woods, Esq., Director of Government Affairs of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church; Gabriella Phillips, Coordinator for Adventist Muslim Relations in the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists; Pastor Doug Hardt, Ukrainian Relief Coordinator, Markham Woods Seventh-day Adventist Church; and Pastor Moe Stiles, Masters Applicant in Refugee Studies, Melbourne, Australia.
World Refugee Sabbath has been designated for June 18, 2022. This year, ADRA has partnered with Adventist Peace Fellowship to provide some resources, along with this townhall, to Adventist churches and ministry leaders for use in Sabbath School or during a worship service. Resources include brief videos of local Adventist congregations who are responding with creative and inspiring actions; an Advocate newsletter, sermon ideas for Sabbath worship; and an overview of practical ways church members can become involved. Resources can be found at http://adventistpeace.org and https://adra.org/worldrefugeesabbath
MEN’S GROUP. We meet every other Friday on Zoom, 8–9 pm Pacific time. Contact Alburn for more info. Richardab@gmail.com. Discord handle: alburn#2820.
PERSONAL PLANNING SEMINAR // Should I have a Will or a Trust? How do I choose a guardian for my children in case I pass away? How can I protect my assets from probate fees, family squabbles, and my child’s inheritance in case of divorce? A Zoom webinar, “Estate Planning For Everyone” with Attorney Jonathon Cherne will answer all these questions and more on Sunday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. To receive the link, send an email to Lmanier@sccsda.org by June 10. For more information call 818 546-8400
MAY SERIES // Reflections of God in God’s People. A new chapter unfolds for the disciples, for the church, and for us today!
BIBLE JOURNAL. Do you want to have a keepsake Bible journal from your studies in the book of Luke? Pastor Branden recommends certain English Standard Version editions of the book of Luke & Acts to use alongside the various sermon series we are venturing through this year. Visit: pastor.branden.link to see more information.
SABBATH SCHOOL. Our Adult Sabbath School classes have resumed their 10 am start time on Sabbath morning. They are a hybrid in person and Zoom class for those worshipping remotely. If you would like to join a Sabbath morning class, please email info@hollywoodsda.org and you will be directed to the teachers.
THE WELL (Women’s Ministry). Friday nights, 7:00pm (PST) via Zoom. For more info, please contact Merlinda at TheWell@hollywoodsda.org.
PRAYER. If you need prayer, email us at pray@hollywoodsda.org.
FAMILY MINISTRY. Sabbath School for children, youth and their families continue to be on hold for the time being. In the lobby are Worship Activity Kits for kids to use during the 11 am worship program. Instructions for use are on the cart and the boxes are updated weekly with new materials. To stay up to date on future developments regarding Sabbath School and more, connect with us on Discord!
UPPER ROOM PRAYER. Wednesdays, 7-7:30pm (PST) via Zoom. UpperRoom.hollywoodadventist.org. For more info or to send any prayer requests, please contact Merlinda and Jeremy at pray@hollywoodsda.org.
CAN’T HEAR EASILY? Do you need access to amplified audio to hear the in-person worship program better? Ask a Connect Team member at the lobby doors and they will loan you one of the three audio assist devices we have available. You can use your own 3.5mm plug earbuds or borrow a headset.
GIVE ONLINE. Your support makes an eternal difference. You can give your tithes and offering online through AdventistGiving. Checks can be mailed directly to us at 1711 N. Van Ness Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028; please specify “Tithe” or “Local Church Offering” in the memo line. AdventistGiving.Org
LGBTQ+ RESOURCES.
Support on Kickstarter a new book written by Alicia Johnston, The Bible and LGBTQ Adventists. Visit her website for more information: www.aliciajohnston.com
SDA Kinship is an organization providing support and community for LGBTQ+ Adventists and their families. Contact Kirsten Salvador for more information, salvadkj@gmail.com on how to connect with them as an individual, family member or ally. www.sdakinship.org
If you are a parent of a child (of any age) who is in the process of coming out or already has come out, join Kirsten in a support group each month on the third Sunday at 9:30 am PST. Led by Kinship Friends & Family coordinators, John & Carolyn Wilt.
DONATIONS NEEDED FOR COMPASSION CONNECTION. Do you have clothes you don’t need anymore? We maintain a donation-based clothing closet to provide freshly washed clothes to our shower guests needing a clean change. We are in constant need of new and gently used t-shirts, pants, socks, and new underwear for all genders. For donations during COVID-19 social distancing and closure mandate, please contact the church office by phone: (323) 462-0010 or email: info@hollywoodsda.org. Thank you for supporting our church’s ministry!
PHONES OUT ON SABBATH. Join the church discord server to keep in touch with other members of the community. Sabbath mornings you can connect with people worshipping remotely. Staying connected to each other can be difficult even as we transition back to being more in person. discord.hollywoodadventist.org.