When the Seventh-day Adventist Church

came into its existence, the movement had a clear mis-sion plan. Early Adventist pioneers took to heart the words of Jesus when he said, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:14), and made it their purpose to spread the Gospel to all ends of the world. There was a recent study by the

Pew Research Center that found the Seventh-day Adventist Church as the most racially and ethnically diverse group in all of the United States. We certainly can credit the vision of the early church for this claim. As missionaries traveled throughout the world their impact has created most of this diversity as converts from other countries have migrated to United States. That is why we can go to an Adventist Church and see people from all kinds

of cultures from around the world, or why there can be multiple language churches in any part of the U.S..

Here at Downey, we have been obviously blessed with this mission for Adventism. If you look around our sanctu-ary on any given Sabbath, you will see how diverse our congregation is, and that is something to truly be grateful for. Since also we have been studying in our Sabbath school quar-

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Go Ye Therefore by Cary Fisher

Your Role

We must remem-ber throughout our lives that in God’s sight there are no little peo-ple and no little places. Only one thing is important: to be consecrated persons in God’s place for us, at each moment.

—Francis Schaeffer, No Little People

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Hawaiian Shirt Day pic-tures on page 3 & 4

Taste & Inspiration on page 5

What’s happening? see pages 6 & 9

Small Group Leaders page 7

Our Church Family page 7

Kid’s Page on page 9

For the members, family and friends of the Downey Adventist Church

Missions and International Sabbath

Join us on Sept. 26 for our Missions and International Sabbath. We will cel-

ebrate our varied heritages and give thanks that so many people have given much to tell the world about Jesus.

Please wear an outfit that is from your heritage or culture. We’re asking everyone to bring a favor-ite dish from your culture as well. International pot-lucks are a wonderful way to sample many different

dishes. Please sign up in the foyer for what you are bringing.

Also, please email us downeychurch@gmail.com and let us know what heri-tage you identify with. We are going to try to compile some simple counts of how many different heri-tages are represented at the Downey Adventist Church.

Oh yeah, bring some friends too! =

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terly about missionaries of the Bible, we are going to spend the Sabbath of September 26 to com-memorate Adventist mis-sions, and celebrate the different cultures that make up the Downey-Florence Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Sabbath will be filled with mission-ary stories within our church and it will conclude with an international potluck that will consist of food from all over the world. I hope you are able to share your culture with us on that spe-cial day.

My goal for the week-end is to remind us that Jesus’ great commission of “go ye therefore” is a mis-

sion for all of us to con-sider. Jesus didn’t just call out the disciples to do his work, but called anyone whoever believes in him.

The reality is that we don’t need to travel all over the world to share Jesus with others. We can be missionaries right here at home. We just have to let the Holy Spirit to continue to intervene in our lives so our love for God will com-pel us to love others.

September Sermon Calendar

September 5 - The Rest of Our Lives - As we celebrate Labor Day weekend, this Sabbath’s message will be on how to truly have a rest that can only be given by God. “There remains, then, a

Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his” (Hebrews 4: 9,10).

September 12 - Who is in Charge? - The Bible reveals that Christ has authority over all things as the Bible says, “he is the head of the body, the church; he is the begin-ning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy” (Colossians 1:18). With all that being said, have you allowed Christ to be the authority of your life?

September 19 - The Selfish Prayer. Bill Aumack will share the message. Sometimes our prayers become very self-centered. We’ll look at a very selfish prayer in the Bible and see what lessons can be learned and applied to our prayer life.

September 26 - To the Ends of the Earth - This Sabbath will be a special reflection on the missionary work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As Luke wrote, “For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth’” (Acts 13:47), God has called our church and each of us to share his love with others.

See you when the church gathers. =

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The Rest of Our Lives

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The Selfish Prayer

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To the Ends of the Earth

Worship Schedule

Hawaiian Shirt Day

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More Hawaiian Shirt Day

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Ingredients1/2 cups olive oil for sal-ads

1 teaspoons lime zest

1/4 cups lemon juice

2 tablespoons fresh basil finely chopped

4 garlic cloves finely chopped

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard

1 to taste salt to taste

1 to taste pepper freshly ground, to taste

1 lbs Orzo pasta

8 ounces feta cheese crumbled

1 large orange bell peppers chopped small

1 large red bell peppers chopped small

1 1/2 cups tomatoes seed-ed, and chopped

3 tablespoons capers

3/4 cups Kalamata olives pitted and quartered

1/2 red onions finely chopped

1 tablespoons fresh orega-no finely chopped

2 green onions chopped

Directions1. First cook your

Orzo pasta per package directions, cooking until al dente, and drain.

2. In a medium sized, nonreactive bowl, gradu-ally beat together the lime zest, lemon juice, salad quality olive oil, basil, gar-lic, and mustard until an emulsion forms.

3. Then season the oil mixture with salt and pep-per to taste.

4. Mix your pasta, feta cheese, peppers, tomatoes, capers, Kalmata olives, and chopped red onion together in a bowl.

5. Pour the vinaigrette over the pasta mixture and mix to combine.

6. Add oregano and green onions, toss, and then add extra salt and pepper to your tastes.

7. Chill salad for 1-2 hours for best results.

8. You can make this in the morning and even serve it in the evening, but don’t save it for too long (you won’t have leftovers I promise LOL).

Enjoy! =

Zippity Dooo Daaaa Orzo Salad

Taste & Inspiration

Pilar & Phillip

If you play an instrument and are interested in helping the Worship Team, we’d like to talk to you. Of special need is acoustic guitar and bass, but we are open to other instruments too. Please see Bill or Chris for more info.

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9:30 am S.S.10:50 am Worship Pastor CaryInternational Day12:30 Luncheon

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Pathfinder Campout

Pathfinder Campout

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Sept. Birthdays Abraham Guevara – 3 Pilar Centeno, Jr. – 5 Pat Novinski – 6 Destinee Macias – 8 Kean Aispuro – 9 Elora Chavez – 9 Shelby Jackson – 11 David Guerrero – 12 Mario Delgado – 12 Dolores Gamboa – 13 Amber Macias – 15 Mitch Williams – 19 Hector Archila – 21 Enoch Aispuro – 22 Matthew Macias – 22 Patricia Jackson – 23Eloy Luna – 23 Dessirey Torres – 24 Anita Dominqu – 30

If your birthday is left out in the monthly newsletter, please contact the church office so we can put it in.

Upcoming EventsWednesday - 7 p.m. Wed. FellowshipFriday - 7:00 p.m. Band Practice

Sep. 7 - Labor Day; Office ClosedSep. 11-13 - Pathfinders CamporeeSep. 13 - National Grandparents DaySep. 17 - Church Board 7pmSep. 19 - International Day/MissionsSep. 19 - Fellowship Luncheon @ 12:30pmSep. 23 - First Day of Autumn

The Latest Word deadline is the 5th of the month.

Coming Soon

Oct. 3 - CommunionOct. 10 - Week 1, Small GroupsOct. 24 - Fall Party

Be sure to keep up with the latest news by signing up for the Wednesday email. You can sign up here www.downey-church.org/Signups.html or send us an email at DowneyChurch at gmail dot com and we’ll add you.

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The Latest About

Our Church FamilyPlease remember our

college students who are away this year. Elora Chavez, Ethan Morales and Victoria Zamora are all going away to school this year.

There were lots of interest-ing vacations this summer. Phillip and Pilar went

to the Northwest. Tony, Raquel, Johanna and Noemlyn went on a cruise

to Alaska. Alberto and Celene have recently been out of town too. And there’s prob-ably more too. Be sure to ask them about their trips.

If you have any Church Family news, please contact the church office so we can get it into the newsletter. =

Small Group Leaders & Host Homes

Thank you to everyone who has been saving Box Tops for Education. That is greatly appreciated.

For the Box Tops for Education, please save the Box Tops coupon.

Please give your labels to Linda Aumack. Thank you for your support! =

Our small groups will be starting up again

on Oct. 10th. The theme for our Fall study is Faith and Finance.

We are looking for Small Group Leaders and Host Homes. If you are inter-ested, or may be inter-ested,

please talk to Pastor Cary or Bill Aumack.

There is going to be a meeting for our small group leaders after the International Potluck on Sept. 29th. =

An hour before the 9/11 terrorist attacks,

pastor and author Stan Purdum was reading Psalm 66, which includes the words, “We went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place” (v. 12, NRSV). After watching the destruction, Purdum composed a prayer that remains relevant today, as terrorism and threats often make peace seem more “specious” than “spa-cious”:

O God of heaven and earth, who’s bigger than nations and factions, be with us as we live

through times of terror, despair and danger. Be the strength of people who’ve been touched personally by disaster. Come with healing to those who are injured. Be the eternal rest of those who’ve died. Be the energy, compassion and fortitude of those who must pick through the wreckage. Grant our lead-ers courage and a double portion of your wisdom. The day of universal broth-erhood seems farther off than ever, O God, but help us not despair of trying to accomplish it. Strengthen our faith. In Jesus’ name. Amen. =

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