Church at Study

Sabbath, September 12, 2009

Theme: “Important Themes in 1st John”

Opening Prayer

Song Service

Superintendent Remarks

Teacher’s Prayer

Lesson Study

Welcome

Mission Spotlight

Musical Selection

Offering

Investment

Closing Remarks/Prayer

Theme Text: “Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not
appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that, when He appears, we
shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is” ~1 John 3:2

Nurse on Duty: Delores Brathwaite

Usher Leader: Monica Brewer / Ira Brown

*Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting at 7:30 p.m.*

Welcome to the First Church of Seventh-day
Adventists, where all are invited to worship God and
fellowship in Jesus Name!

ATTENTION:
To submit news and announcements to the bulletin, please contact
Sheryl Harris-Watts at:

 Direct Number: 202.536.4036, 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Mon. – Fri.

 24 Hour Voice Message and Fax Line: 202.521.4039
 Email: bulletin@fcsda.org

* Bulletin deadline for upcoming Sabbath is 6:00 p.m. Monday *

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

TODAY! - Minister Charles Richards would like to meet with ALL

youth's in between the ages of 12-21 years of age at 4:00pm sharp in
the Sanctuary. Please be on time.

TODAY! – AYS Play (Job). See ministry leader for location and time.

Board Meeting is taking place Sunday, September 13th @ 11:00 am

in Ethel Nell Hall. All board members are to be present and on time.

Business Meeting is taking place Wednesday, September 16th after

Prayer Meeting. All church members are encouraged to attend.

Pastor McCleary, along with the prayer Ministry, is calling for 10

Days of Fasting & Prayer from beginning September 12, 2009 and
ending September 21, 2009. The prayer goals for this church-wide
commitment are for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the
leadership and each member so that we can unite in practicing
effective and fervent prayer lives, which will lead to greater spiritual
power and commitment to service.
 Evangelism Theme Survey Results:

Mind, Body, Soul Community Revival - 13

Lifting Hearts, Changing Minds, and Empowering Spirits - 9
Mind, Body, and Soul Revival – 9
Lifting Hearts, Transforming Minds and Saving Souls - 19
Reviving the Community in Body and Spirit - 4
Reviving the Whole Man - 7
The Spirit and the Body Seminar - 1

Evangelism Theme 2009: Lifting Hearts, Transforming Minds and

Saving Souls (Community Revival)

Golden Pioneer Club meeting will be on September 20, 2009, at

11:00 am- 1:00 pm ~ Lord Waters, Leader.

L’Elegance Cotillion-Beautillion 2010, sponsored by Emmanuel-

Brinklow SDA Church, is coming very soon. This unique program,
in its 18th year, is designed for SDA high school seniors moving on to
higher education. The Parent/Senior Introductory Meeting will be
held Sunday, September 13, 1-3 PM at Emmanuel-Brinklow SDA
Church. Interested college-bound seniors and parents must attend this
meeting to participate. FMI, check www.emmanueladventist.org or e-
mail debutantesbeaus@aol.com.

Save the date: 2HB Software Designs, Inc. is sponsoring a golf

torunament on October 6, at the prestigious Lake Presidential golf
course in Columbia, MD. Proceeds will benefit G.E. Peters School.
For more information go to www.2HBgolf.com or contact David
Doggett ar david@2hb.com. Deadline to register is September 15.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Upcoming AYS for September:

September 19 Special Women's Day Program

September 26 VOZ Reunion
Women’s Day - September 19, 2009. The theme: "Change through a
Renewed Mind". Colors are Lavender and Pink. We will start with
Friday evening vespers at 7:30 pm and continue with Early Morning
Worship service on Sabbath at 8:00 am, Sabbath School at 9:00 am,
and Divine Worship at 11:00 am with guest speaker Dr. Winifred Reid
from Chesapeake, VA. Ladies' Day Luncheon--A catered meal will
be seved. Tickets are $15 and $7 for children 9 and under.
Husbands are welcomed to attend. Tickets can be purchased from
any Women's Ministries committee member.

Upcoming Play – Why Me? Why My Family? This is not fair to me!
What did we do?........Sabbath, Oct., 10th . Come witness first hand a
grand performance “GPS....WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO
GOOD PEOPLE" Come and bring your friends and family to receive
your blessing. Mark your calendars.

The Washington Metro Area Women’s Ministries presents the first

annual: Young Women’s Conference 2009, Saturday October 10,
2009 9-5pm. Don’t miss the $55 early registration fee. The fee goes
up after September 26, 2009. If you are between the ages of 13-18
you will want to be a part of this exciting and valuable conference. To
register visit www.chosen-vessels.org or call (301) 825-5713.

The Women’s Ministry Presents…Shopping, Show, Dinner: A

Church Fundraiser. Sight and Sound: “In the Beginning” on
October 12, 2009. Departure location is Bladensburg Church at 7am
and the returning time is 9pm. Tickets are as follows: Adults: $125
(19 and up), Teen: $95 (13 to 18), and Child: $80 (3 to 12). Please
contact a member of the Women’s Ministry committee for more
information. See flyers in lobby for contact information.

Save the Date - The First Church Family Retreat will be held
October 16-18, 2009. A payment plan has been set up to assist with
the cost to families. The cost is $95/adults and $65/children ages 4-
12. Non-refundable deposits are required to reserve your space; $10
dollar per person per family member and $20 for singles. Please see
Davenia Lea (202) 215-0031 or Tricia Allard (202) 294-6491 for
more information.
 Sick & Shut-In Members
Brother Laertes Gillis &
Sister Betty Gillis
1210 34th St., SE
Washington, DC 20019
Phone: 202.583.4552
Eda Hinds
2801 New Mexico Ave, NW, #709
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202.965.2862
Sister Mae Montgomery
4122 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011
Phone: (202) 291-0733
Sister Mary Singleton
Hillhaven Assisted Living
3210 Powder Mill Rd., Apt. 202
Adelphi, MD 20783
Sister Ena Taylor
423 Kennedy St., N.E.
Washington, DC 20011-2648
Phone: 202.588.1343
Sister Mabel Wallace
1434 18th Pl., SE, #202
Washington, DC 20020
Phone: 202.678.2441

Brother Emerson Sharpe Sister Elizabeth Williams

2409 Jones Lane 1921 Hamlin St., NE
Wheaton, MD 20902 Washington, D.C. 20018
Phone: 310.933.6096 Phone: 202.526.2011

Elder Harold Singleton Brother Roland Yates

Hillhaven Assisted Living 5702 Longfellow Street
3210 Powder Mill Rd., #115 Riverdale, MD 20737
Adelphi, MD 20783 Phone: 301.277.2934

Altar of Prayer ~~ Please pray, without ceasing, for our sick,

our shut-in, our church family, for our immediate families, our
youth, our community, our city leaders, our national and
international leaders, and most of all, pray for world peace.

Staff Directory
Pastor: Dr. Mark A. McCleary Youth Pastor: Elder Charles
Office: 202.829.2075, ext. 11 Richards
Home: 301.890.2363 Phone: 973.820.3224
Email: pastor@fcsda.org Email: charles.richards@fcsda.org

Head Deacon: Thomas Clark

First Elder: Rodney Malcolm
Home: 202.563.6394
Home: 202.362.3110
Cell: 202.380.8177
Email: elders@fcsda
Email: deacons@fcsda.org

Church Secretary: Church Clerk: Helen C. Williams

Office: 202.829.2075, ext. 10 Home: 202.291.9161
Email: secretary@fcsda.org Email: clerk@fcsda.org

Bible Instructor: Leslie Clark

Home: 202.723.0398
Email: discipleship@fcsda.org

CHURCH INFORMATION:
Church Office: 202.829.2075, 202.829.0932 or 202.829.0997

Fax Line: 202.723.5124

The deadline for bulletin submissions is 6:00 p.m. on Monday.

Ministry leader’s mailboxes are located in the mail center in the conference
room.

Prayer Patrol is asking the entire

congregation to set aside the first Monday of
each Month to pray and fast.
 Membership Assignment of Elders
From to Elder’s Name Phone
Neicole Abbot Linda Clark Ira Brown 301.847.9727
Marshavia Clark Kimberly Eddings Audrey Miller 240.751.4514
Rashennekia
Pamela Eghan Donna Harris 301.864.7702
Grimshaw
Damien
Dalmna Griswal Gail Jacobs 202.486.3605
Gardner
Terrence Donovan
Andrea James 240.293.6308
Longmore McFarlane
Gillian Lovlace Marion Mosley Arthur Wharton 202.593.5661
Samuel Rodney
Jamila Rawlings 202.362.3110
Motamary Malcolm
Roosevelt
Grace Simon Charles Johnson 667.7912
Rayford
Rhonda Simon Jessica Vines Milton Nicholas 202.409.4904
John Wagner Margaret Young Curla Walters 301.439.3021

Please note: If your name is on the church's roster and your address is
current, you have been assigned an elder. You should have received a
church directory. Please examine the chart included in this bulletin to
find out who your elder is. Compare the chart with the church directory
and you will be able to identify your personal elder. His or her number
should be in the directory also. If you need the assistance of an elder,
please contact your personal elder. If you cannot reach your personal
elder you may contact the First Elder Rodney Malcolm.

LET US KNOW:

Name: __________________________________________________________
Street Address: __________________________________________________
City, State, Zip: _______________________ Phone: ____________________
Email: __________________________________________________________
Please check ( ) appropriate box.

 Hospitalization  Bible Studies

 Shut In  New Resident
 Pastoral Visit  Other
TODAY’S SERMON:
Speaker: _____________________________________________________

Scriptures: _______________ _________________ _________________

Sermon Notes:
Prayer Chapel will begin 15
minutes following the Divine

Divine Hour
Service in the Sanctuary.

Sabbath, September 12, 2009

CELEBRATION IN ACKNOWLEDGING GOD

Processional………………..……….………..…Elders, Choir, Deacons/Deaconesses
Introit………………………..………………………………………..…Congregation
“Come Let Us Adore Him"
Affirmation of Faith………………..…………………….…...………...Congregation
Invocation………………….….….………….………..………Elder Charles Johnson
Hymn of Worship & Praise………….……....….………………...…….Congregation
“When Morning Gilds the Skies”/No.43
Announcements…………………………….…………………………….……...Clerk
Welcome………………………..…..……………………...……………Pastoral Staff
“The Jesus in Me Loves the Jesus in You”
Children’s Story……………………………………………...………..Tony Mayfield
CELEBRATION IN WORSHIP
Praise & Devotion…………………...…….............................................Congregation
“The Lord Is With Us In This Place”
Intercessory Prayer……………….……...…….……....................Elder Donna Harris
Tithes & Offerings………………….….....................…………Elder Arthur Wharton

CELEBRATION IN GOD’S WORD

Special Music………………..................................................................... Mass Choir
Sermonic Scripture………….…….…………..……...………..Elder Charles Johnson
TBA

The Word Preached…...…………..……....……………………………………TBA

CELEBRATION IN BENEDICTION
Benedictory Prayer………………....……………….……...….....Elder Donna Harris
Benedictory Hymn………….…...………….....…….…….…...……….Congregation
“God Be With You”/No. 65
Recessional………….……….……..…....……..Elders, Choir, Deacons/Deaconesses
Sunset Today: 7:22 p.m.
We Believe…
Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, provides salvation and eternal life now. Galatians 2:20;
Hebrews 12:1,2; Philippians 2:5-8; I John 5:11-13.

There is one God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. II Corinthians 13:14; I Peter 1:2.

The Bible is the only rule of faith and practice. II Timothy 2:15; II Peter 1:19-21.

The Ten Commandments reveal God's will, sin, and reminds all their need of a savior. Genesis
3:17-19; Romans 5:12-15; Galatians 3:22-24.

The Seventh-day Sabbath, is a binding part of God’s unchanging and perpetual law, and has
been made for our holistic benefit. Exodus 20:8-11; Deutoronomy 5:12-15; Hebrews 4:9-11.

One who is justified by faith, God declares righteous on the ground of Jesus Christ's
substitutionary life and death. Romans 4:3-5; Galatians 3:7-11.

The fruit of the Gospel includes the new birth and progressive sanctification until glorification
at the day of Jesus Christ. John 3:1-7; Acts 2:37, 38; Romans 6:1-6.

God writes His law upon the hearts and minds of believers in Jesus by His Holy Spirit. James
2:10-12; Hebrews 8:7-10; 2 Corinthinians 3:3.

One becomes a member of Jesus’ body, the Church, by faith. I Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians
2:13.

Participation in Jesus’ body includes baptism, worship, the Lord's Supper and spiritual gifts.
Ephesians 4:8,11; Matthew 28:18-20; I Corinthians 11:23-29; Hebrews 10:22-25.

The Christian life is a personal relationship with Christ by committing one's self, time, talents,
possessions including (tithe and offerings), health, and influence to God. Malachi 3:8-12;
Matthew 23:23; I Corinthians 3:16, 17; Deuteronomy 14:3-20.

The quality of life in this present world is enhacned by following the principles of health –
proper Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunlight, Temperance, fresh Air, Rest, and Trust in God. 1
Corinthinans 6:19-20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23.

Believers do not personally appear in judgment because Jesus, the Mediator, presents them as
righteous in Himself. Romans 8:1-4; I John 2:1, 2.

Jesus’ literal, personal, visible, and imminent second coming is our blessed hope for
transitioning from a deterioirating world condition to the pristine purity of God’s glorious earth
made new. Titus 2:13, John 14:1-3.

The dead remain in their grave, unconscious to anything under the sun, until either the
resurection of life or condemnation. Ecclesiates 9:5,6; John 5:28,29; Revelations 20:10.

Believers receive immortality at Christ's return and the wicked eternal death at the Millenniums
end as the new earth becomes the saint's possession forever. John 14:1-3; Daniel 7:18,22,27;
Psalms 37:10, 11, 29: I Thessalonians 4:16, 17; 1.

Seventh-day Adventists are called to announce Christ's return to the world by proclaiming the
Gospel. Matthew 24:14; Acts 1:8; Revelations 10:8-11, 14:6-11.