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Sabbath November 7, 2015

Events/Contacts

This Week’s Events Today Women’s Potluck Lunch Tonight 6:00pm Movie Night: “Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story” Tuesday 10:00am Health Food Store open until 12pm 12:00pm Church Office open until 5pm 6:00pm Light Supper, provided 6:30pm Reunite small groups meet 6:30pm Adventure Clubs meets Thursday 10:00am Church Office open until 3pm 7:00pm Small Groups meet (see Announcement page for details) Friday 5:30pm Pathfinders at homeless shelter Next Sabbath Fellowship Lunch & Vespers

NEW Church Office Hours The church office is now open Tuesdays 12:00pm to 5:00pm and Thursdays from 10:00pm to 3:00pm. If you would like to schedule an appointment with the Pastor, please email Laurel at admin@stafonline.org or call 253.537.2555.

Contact Information Church Office 253.537.2555 Pastor’s Email sabbathrester@gmail.com Hiram Rester, Pastor 417.848.7650 Del Harrison, First Deacon 253.278.5584 Pam Woods, First Deaconess 253.606.8186 Penny Howard, Treasurer 253.584.0658 Marge Thompson, Clerk 253.495.0660 Laurel Esselbach, Admin 253.537.2555

Congregational Care For your congregational care and nurture, you and your family have an Elder! Please check for your ZIP code below to find the Elder assigned to you. 98001, 98002, 98092, 98445, 98446, 98448…………………………….…. Ken Thompson 253.531.8856 98408, 98444 …………………………………………………………………………... Elsa Leslie 253.273.7318 98023, 98401, 98402, 98405, 98407, 98409, 98411, 98418, 98465, 98466, 98516 ………………………………………………….. Ken Thompson 253.531.8856 98375, 98387, 98388, 98439, 98496, 98498, 98499 98501, 98507, 98508 ………………………………………………………………. Cindy Tutsch 253.548.1661 98328, 98338, 98360, 98371, 98373, 98374, 98391, 98404, 98443 Ulli Tutsch 253.548.1661

Next Sabbath Speaker: Hiram Rester Elder: Ulli Tutsch Sundown: 4:44pm

Offerings Report The ministries at STAF are made possible through your generous gifts. Thank you for investing your resources to build God’s Kingdom. Ask about our 50:25:25 Budget.

Received Last Month $6,081 Budgeted This Month $6,000

Offering Next Sabbath Annual Sacrifice Offering

If you are a member or a regular attendee, we want to encourage you to support the local ministry at STAF. We welcome any questions you may have about our finances or ministries. Just call the office or send us a note and we will respond.

Prayer

Bible Study

Schedule for Today

9:00am The Prayer Chapel is open every Sabbath for individual or group prayer.

12:15pm Following the close of our worship service, the Elder is available to have prayer with you. Just come to the front of the sanctuary when the worship service concludes.

10:00am Children and youth have programs in their classrooms designed for their age group. Adults have two Bible study classes and one Christian video series from which to choose.

Cradle Roll Class (ages 0-3) Kindergarten Class (ages 4-6) Primary Class (ages 7-9) Junior Class (ages 10-12) Youth / Young Adult (ages 13-18+) Adult Class—Overflow Room Adult Class—Prayer Chapel Adult Class Prophecy Series—Sanctuary

Adult guests are welcome to join any of the adult programs.

12:30pm Everyone is invited for refreshments in the foyer as you get to know new people. Women are welcome at the lunch in the gym.

11:00am It is always a special time when our entire church family and guests join together in the sanctuary for praise and worship.

Speaker: Del Harrison Loose Offering: Local Church Budget

Children are always welcome in our worship service. The Parents’ Room is available for parents with small children who may have difficulty being quiet in the service. Worship bags and children’s bulletins are available to assist parents in keeping their children occupied & quiet. These can be picked up from the bin at the back of the Sanctuary during the Offertory. Please return them at the conclusion of the service. Hearing devices are available. Please ask at Audio-Visual booth.

Friendship Building

Fellowship

10:45am Now is your time to meet new people or check in with friends.

Worship www.stafonline.org

230 S. 94th Street, Tacoma, WA 98444

253-537-2555

Events/Announcements Calendar of Events

Events

Children’s Church Today Bring your 3-10 year olds to the Sanctuary for the Worship Service, where they’ll be escorted out about 11:15. Women’s Vegetarian Potluck Lunch Today All women — members and guests alike — are welcome. Movie Night Tonight at 6pm The first Saturday evening of each month is Movie Night. Tonight is “Gifted Hands: the Ben Carson Story.” Invite your friends to watch this inspiring movie. Spanaway “Fantasy Lights” Walk November 22 at 5pm Walk through Spanaway Park and enjoy the Christmas lights; (a 2.5 mile walk on paved road) $3 Registration and pre-payment are required. Come to Guest Services to register with a Social Committee member after church today or next Sabbath. Please bring a tithe envelope with your name on it marked “Social Committee” and the amount enclosed. Fellowship Vegetarian Lunch Next Sabbath Plan to bring enough for your family and another family.

Announcements

Have You Attended STAF For A Month? If so, we no longer consider you a visitor! Please turn in a blue card with your contact information so we may keep you informed of STAF events and special notifications. Please also let us know on the card in what area of ministry you’d like to be involved, if any. Thanksgiving Basket Distribution November 21; Thanksgiving Dinner at STAF If your family needs assistance for Thanksgiving dinner, or you can contribute food/money, please take note of the inserts. If you don’t have family nearby to share Thanksgiving dinner with, you’re invited to dinner at STAF. Potluck-style so please sign up with Pam to bring food enough for you and your family. Contact her at 253-606-8186 by November 21. NEW CHURCH OFFICE DAYS Office hours are now on Tuesdays and Thursdays. (Details on back of bulletin.) Days and times on Holiday weeks may vary. Small Group Studies on Wednesdays, Thursdays

Thunder in the Holy Land covers a wide variety of Bible topics, in the setting of the Holy Land, with discussion afterward. Meets nearby at Ulli and Cindy’s house on Thursdays 7-8pm. Ask at Guest Services for maps.

New Beginnings is a prophecy series and discussion time. Meets in the Junior Sabbath School room Thursdays 7-8pm.

Unsealing Daniel’s Mysteries studies the Book of Daniel chapter by chapter. Meets Wednesdays at Reunite 6:30pm and on Saturdays at 10am.

Online Giving For Tithe and Offerings Giving to STAF is simple! Go to www.stafonline.org and click “Give.” STAF Vegetarian Food Store Our “mini Adventist Book Center” food store is open Tuesdays 10am—12pmin the SE corner room of the gym building.

November, 2015

Thimbles and Threads Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesdays 12:30—2pm Bring your own thread or yarn project to the gym building, or join in on ours. For more info, please contact Cora at 253-582-0660. Worship Service Live Streaming, DVD or CD If you’re sick or “on the road,” watch our worship live online. Or if you want to share a sermon, please request a DVD or CD at Audio-Visual.