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Pastoral Team Barrington H. Brennen, Servant
Home: (242) 327-1980, Cell: 477-4002
Email: [email protected]
Michael McCoy, First Elder Phone: (242) 601-5195/454-0816
Email: [email protected]
Elders
Roger Forbes Winston Ash
Norman Seymour Lionel Johnson
Anthony Whylly Derrington Rahming
Tyrone Paul Bruno Barr
Obed Datus Cyril McMillan
Christopher Stewart Jerome Mingo
Head Deacon
V. Horatio Sullivan (242) 326-7291/432-7739
Head Deaconess
Edith Roach (242) 392-0213
Church Clerk
Darlene Edwards (242) 364-4549
Email: [email protected]
Church Secretary Anniemae Armbrister (242) 364-1389
Email: [email protected]
Compassionate Response Committee Veronica Neymour (242)
601-4171/601-0201
Email: [email protected]
Grant’s Town Seventh-day Adventist Church
Ph: (242)-323-6326
Wellington Street, P.O. Box N-3203-A072, Nassau, Bahamas
Email: [email protected]
Temp Website: www.soencouragement.org/gt
Secretary’s Office Hours: Wednesday & Friday 9:30 am – 2:00
pm
Sabbath, January 2, 2016
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Divine Worship at 8:00 a.m.
Entrance……..…………………………………………....……………..…Participants
Hymn……..………………………………….……………..O Worship the Lord” #6 “Holy
Sabbath Day of Rest” #381 Welcome &
Announcements………….………………Elder Michael McCoy
Call to Worship……………………..……..……… Elder Derrington Rahming Psalm
136:1-6, 24-26
“Shout to the Lord”……………………………………………..…… Congregation
See Insert
Invocation……..………………………………...…….……Elder Anthony Whylly
Hymn ….……................................. “Is This Day of New
Beginnings?” #342
“All Creatures of Our God and King” #2 “Just a Closer Walk with
Thee”
Prayer for the People &
Dedication..........................Barrington Brennen
“Open Our Eyes Lord” All church officers are invited to come to
the altar for prayer
Tithes & Offering…………………………………..….……Elder Lionel Johnson
Scripture……………….Lamentations 3:22-23……Elder Anthony Whylly
Meditation…………………………………………………………………………..Music
Sermon …………………………….…………………..Barrington H. Brennen “New
Beginnings”
Song of Commitment & Appeal………..… “New Every Morning”
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Benediction……………………..……………...……………..Barrington Brennen
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Children’s Corner
Sabbath School at Study 9:10 a.m.
Song
Service............................................................................................Choristers
Theme Song........................#205................Gleams of
the Golden Morning
Opening
Prayer...................................................................Elder
Roger Forbes
Opening
Remarks..................................................................Cassandra
Forbes
Mission Emphasis……………………………………….………………Mellie Price
Prayer for the
Lesson........................................................Elder
Roger Forbes
LESSON REVIEW
Adult: “Crisis in Heaven” Cornerstone: “An Undelivered Gift”
Personal Ministries
Unit Interaction
Special Music……………………………………………………….Althea Charlton
Closing
Remarks...................................................................Cassandra
Forbes
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Divine Worship at 11:00 a.m.
Entrance………...………………………….…………..……Participants
Welcome……………………………….……...…Elder Michael McCoy
Announcements …………….…………..…. Darlene Edwards & Pastor
Call to Worship……………………………………………….…..Elder Bruno Barr Psalm
136:1-6, 24-26
“Shout to the Lord”………………………….………………….…… Congregation
See Insert
Invocation……..………………………………..............…………Elder Bruno Barr
Hymn of Praise………….……… “Is This Day of New Beginnings?” #342
All Creatures of Our God and King” #2 “Just a Closer Walk with
Thee”
Prayer for the People &
Dedication..........................Barrington Brennen
“Open Our Eyes Lord” All church officers are invited to come to
the altar for prayer
Tithes & Offering……………………………………….…… Elder Roger Forbes
Alliah Skippings (Mary Did You Know) Children’s Story
…………………………………………….… Terrance Wilkinson
Scripture……………….Lamentations 3:22-23………..…Elder Obed Datus
Music ……….…………….………………………Grant’s Town Sanctuary Choir
Sermon …………………………………………………….Barrington Brennen "New
Beginnings”
Music………………………...…………...…Claudia Seymour, Bless This House
Song of Commitment & Appeal………..….“New Every Morning”
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Benediction……………………..…..……………………….. Barrington Brennen
FLORAL DEPARTMENT: Are you celebrating a birthday, anniversary,
promotion or just feel like
beautifying the church? If so, why not show your appreciation to
God by
giving a floral arrangement or live plant to enrich the
sanctuary. May God
continue to bless each one as you contemplate giving. Interested
persons can
contact Sisters Avril Sullivan at telephone #323-7734, or
Lathera Knowles.
TEN TIMES FOR SILENCE
1. Keep silent unless you have something to say worth
saying.
2. Keep silent when you have said enough.
3. Keep silent until it is your turn to talk.
4. Keep silent when you are provoked.
5. Keep silent when you are tempted to be irritable.
6. Keep silent as you enter church, so God can speak to you.
7. Keep silent as you leave church, so the Holy Spirit can
impress upon your memory the things you have heard.
8. Keep silent when you are tempted to gossip
9. Keep silent when you are tempted to criticize.
10. Keep silent long enough to think before you speak.
Taken from “Success Secrets for Pastors”, page 146
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of
silver.” Proverbs 25:11, English Standard Version
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FOOD BARREL: Members are encouraged to bring nonperishable food
items each week to assist in our ministry to persons in the church
and community who are in need.
SAMARITAN’S PURSE: As you plan your giving please remember to
give to the Samaritan’s Purse. A special note of thanks is extended
to all those persons who have supported and continue to support the
Samaritan's Purse. May God continue to bless you always!
BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS –DEC/JAN Happy Birthday to Christine
Galanos, Janice Johnson, Wilfred Cleare Happy 5th Anniversary
Stephen & Antoinette Darling Happy 17th Anniversary to Dwayne
& Delrise Daley May God continue to bless you all as you
celebrate another milestone in your life! If you would like your
name or the name of a family member added to this page please
contact the church secretary.
PRAYER REQUESTS: If you have any encouragement from being united
with Christ, if you had any comfort from His love, if any
fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion,
please continue to pray for and visit our sick and shut in
members.
SICK AND AT-HOME MEMBERS: Hester Kerr, Dorothy Clare, Dorothy
Holbert, Victoria Lawrence, Lelox Smith, D’Soragi Pitter-Hanna,
grandson of Gloria Pitter; Mary Butler, Stanley & Gertrude
Fernander, Sylvia Williams, Louise Beatrice Johnson- Pat’s Nursing
Home, Soldier Road, Beulah Dean – Home, Hiram Munroe, husband of
Oretha Munroe; Fredrick & Rose Kemp, Parents of Jimmy Bowe
Drucilla Newbold, Home, DAILY FAMILY PRAYERS: Monday 4th – Sheyvon
Pitter-Hanna & Family Tuesday 5th – Lionel & Cynthia
Johnson & Family Wednesday 6th – Bernadette Johnson &
Family Thursday 7th – Janet Johnson & Family Friday 8th –
Janice Johnson & Family
Happy Sabbath! Welcome and Happy Sabbath to everyone! Today is a
day of new beginnings. This is the first Sabbath and the second day
in the new year. What a joy it is to be alive and worshipping
together on this lovely day. We welcome all our family members,
visitors and friends. You have come to receive a blessing. If you
are
worshipping with us for the first time we ask you to fill out
one of our Visitor’s Card. If you desire to make Grant’s Town
Seventh-day Adventist Church your home church then let us know on
the card. If you would like a visit from the pastor or church elder
kindly let us know. Today, my sermon text is taken from
Lamentations 3:23-24. It says “They are new every morning; Great is
Your faithfulness. 24 “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“Therefore I hope in Him!” The verses before set the context and
should be an encouragement for us today. Verse 21 to 22 states:
“Remember my affliction and roaming, The wormwood and the gall. My
soul still remembers and sinks within me. 21 This I recall to my
mind, Therefore I have hope.” It is great to wake up each morning
with the hope that is there something great for me today. For the
Christian, we have this new beginning with Jesus everyday. It
rejuvinates. Here is a lovely poem by Helen Steiner Rice:
“How often we wish for another chance to make a fresh beginning.
A chance to blot out our mistakes and change failure into winning.
It does not take a new day to make a brand new start, It only takes
a deep desire to try with all our heart. To live a little better
and to always be forgiving And to add a little sunshine to the
world in which we're living. So never give up in despair and think
that you are through, For there's always a tomorrow and the hope of
starting new.”
“Let’s make the gospel attractive through loving actions” Sunset
Tonight – 5:32 p.m. - Sunset next Friday – 5:35 p.m.
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Announcements & Family Matters
TODAY & THIS WEEK IN A NUTSHELL: First Divine Worship at 8
a.m. Sabbath School at 9:15 a.m. Second Divine Worship at 11 a. m.
State of the Conference joint meeting right here at 3:30 p.m. today
Sunday morning 8 a.m. Conference meeting of representatives at
Hillview Church. Our official representatives are Elvardo
Perpall, Jerome Mingo, Scharlene Thompson, Alexis Scott, Serkeitha
Meadows. The meeting will be at Hillview Church.
Sunday morning at 11 a.m. Church officers training and workshop
at Hillview.
Sunday evening at 7 p.m. Pathfinder Band Concert at Hillview
Church.
Tuesday, the pastor’s office hours at 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, the first 2016 Prayer Meeting at 7 p.m. conducted by
the pastor and the first elder. Today, Sunset at 5:32 p.m. Next
Sabbath at 5:35 p.m.
SABBATH SPEAKERS: Sabbath, January 9, Barrington Brennen “Why
Are You an
Adventist? Winter Pulpit Series Part 1. Being able to stand up
on your own two feet.
Sabbath, January 16, Michael McCoy, First Elder Sabbath, January
23, Joint Service and Education Conclave at
Bahamas Academy. The speaker will be David Daniels, Senior
Director of the Bainum Family Foundation based in Maryland,
USA.
Sabbath, January 30, Barrington Brennen. “Why Are You a
Seventh-day Adventist?” Part 2
Sabbath, February 6, Pastor Paul Scavella. Sabbath, February 13,
Loving Sabbath. Barrington Brennen
“How to Love the unlovable.”
SPITIRUAL GUARDIANS: All Spiritual Guardians are asked to meet
with the pastor and personal ministries leader next Sabbath at 9:15
a.m. in the pastor’s office.
INGATHERING 2015-2016: Ingathering season 2015-2016 is on the
way. It officially started on November 1 and ends March 31, 2016.
Let us do our part to raise our goals for Community Services and
Education. SPECIAL BOARD MEETING JANUARY 9: The special board
meeting is scheduled for January 10 at 9 a.m. At this board meeting
the 2016 budget and key calendar events will be discussed. All
departmental leaders are asked to send in their budgets and dates
ASAP; and plan to attend this very important planning meeting.
PATHFINDER BAND CONCERT: The Pathfinder Band of the South Bahamas
Conference will be in concert on Sunday January 3, 2015 at 7:00
p.m. at Hillview Seventh-day Adventist Church on Tonique Williams
Darling Highway. Admission is Free! Bring a generous love offering!
Grant's Town is well represented in all sections of the Pathfinder
Band. Let's show our support for our youth. A Special Thank You to
all who supported the church Annual Christmas Banquet on Saturday
past.
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Shout to the Lord
Darlene Zschech, 1993
My Jesus, my Saviour Lord there is none like You All of my days
I want to praise The wonders of Your mighty love My comfort, my
shelter Tower of refuge and strength Let every breath, all that I
am Never cease to worship You
Shout to the Lord all the Earth, let us sing Power and majesty,
praise to the King
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar at the sound of Your
name
I sing for joy at the work of Your hand Forever I'll love You,
forever I'll stand Nothing compares to the promise I have Nothing
compares to the promise I have
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You
New Every Morning is The Love
John Keble, 1822
New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising
prove;
Through sleep and darkness safely brought,
restored to life, and power, and thought.
New mercies, each returning day, hover around us while we pray,
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new perils past, new sins forgiven
new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
If, on our daily course, our mind be set to hallow all we
find,
new treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for
sacrifice.
he trivial round, the common task,
Prepare, O Lord, in your dear love, for perfect life with you
above;
and help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we
pray.
Shout to the Lord
Darlene Zschech, 1993
My Jesus, my Saviour Lord there is none like You All of my days
I want to praise The wonders of Your mighty love My comfort, my
shelter Tower of refuge and strength Let every breath, all that I
am Never cease to worship You
Shout to the Lord all the Earth, let us sing Power and majesty,
praise to the King
Mountains bow down and the seas will roar at the sound of Your
name
I sing for joy at the work of Your hand Forever I'll love You,
forever I'll stand Nothing compares to the promise I have Nothing
compares to the promise I have
Nothing compares to the promise I have in You
New Every Morning is The Love
John Keble, 1822
New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising
prove;
Through sleep and darkness safely brought,
restored to life, and power, and thought.
New mercies, each returning day, hover around us while we pray,
--
new perils past, new sins forgiven
new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.
If, on our daily course, our mind be set to hallow all we
find,
new treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for
sacrifice.
he trivial round, the common task,
Prepare, O Lord, in your dear love, for perfect life with you
above;
and help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we
pray.
