Greetings Meadow Glade SDA Church family and friends! (5.1.25 Edition)
Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School Principal Ric Peinado has written the following "Special Thanks" this week: "We are thrilled to share the exciting news from our Meadow Glade Elementary's Home & School Association Auction last weekend! Thanks to the incredible generosity of our school families, church members, and community, we raised $31,733.25 during the event. With a special matching gift through Gifts from the Heart, that amount more than doubled to $66,733.25 - but the blessings didn't stop there! A generous donor has also matched the full amount for our Capital Campaign, bringing our total to a stunning $133,466.50! Praise God for his provision and for the generous hearts of our supporters! We're not done yet - donations are still being accepted through the end of the school year (June 13). Every gift received during this time will continue to be doubled, helping us move closer to eliminating our building debt. The impact of your giving is all about the kids - their safety, their learning, their growth, and most importantly, their walk with Jesus. Your support helps create a thriving environment where children can grow in faith, knowledge, and confidence."
Check out this week's Pastor's Devotional by Pastor Michael Brackett on the church app, bulletin board or website.
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK
* This Friday there is a Young Adult gathering at Pastor's Kristen's place from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. Come for homemade pizza and a Chosen watch party! Bring your favorite pizza toppings!
* Sabbath Begins – 8:19 pm on Friday.
* This Sabbath Pastor Jim Bollin will be our speaker and continue our sermon series entitled "Unsung Heroes." It's Children's Church! Kids, be ready to go with Pastor Evan into the Fellowship Hall at the time of the children's story. This year's theme is Life with the Spirit in which we are looking at living our life in the Fruit of the Spirit. The worship service starts at 10:45 am in the sanctuary. Watch our livestream worship service online by following links on our church website (meadowglade.com
). You can also find our livestream and past worship services on our Facebook page and our church app.
* This Sabbath afternoon is a Young Adult hike with Pastor Kristen! Meet at the North Bonneville trailhead at 2 pm.
* This Sabbath evening there is a Youth Gym & Game Night in the CAA gymnasium from 8:00 to 10:00 pm. Come play sports in the gym or board games in the lobby. Bring a friend, a snack to share and a favorite game. There will be a small vespers to close the Sabbath before the games begin.
* Church offering this Sabbath: Local Church Budget.
* Sunset Sabbath evening is 8:20 pm.
* This Sunday morning please join us in the Fellowship Hall for a wedding shower honoring Autumn Steele and Nicholas Squires! Brunch and the shower begin at 10:30 am.
* This Sunday evening is our Social Committee "60's Party!" Veggie burgers, floats, ice cream sandwiches and 60's Trivia (pop and SDA history)! Dress to impress in your favorite 60's attire! 4:00 to 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
* There is a Preschool Play Group every Monday at 10 am in the church Fellowship Hall. This is a great time for your preschool children to interact with other kids and for parents to interact with other parents. Call the church office for more information.
* Women to Women (W2W) Bible Study is every Monday at 6:30 pm in the downstairs W2W room. All women are welcome to join! Call/text Shelly Williams at 360-513-5188 for more information and to reserve a book. Current topic for study: Living a Chocolate Life. Please RSVP for books at [email protected].
* Our Battle Ground Adventist Community Services (ACS) Food Bank & Clothing Store is open every Tuesday and Thursday and operates on the bottom floor of our Center Point Building (11117 NE 189th Street). They are open every Tuesday from 1:00 to 5:30 pm and every Thursday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Donations are accepted on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, and the first Sunday of each month from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Check them out online in a variety of ways: Through our church website; their personalized website; and visit their Facebook site.
* Every Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm Belle Cantori (women's choral ensemble) meets in the church fellowship hall.
* Prayer meeting is every Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:00 pm and meets in the W2W Sabbath School room downstairs in the church. Everyone is welcome to attend!
WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE HORIZON
* May 10, Last Youth Ignite of the School Year!
* May 10, If you’ve served, or are interested in serving in Children’s Ministries, we’d love to invite you to a special "Thank You Lunch" on May 10 right after church in the Fellowship Hall. Lunch is on us, so just bring yourself (and your family!) as we celebrate and thank you for the incredible ways you’ve ministered to the kids at MGC.
* May 10, Youth Potluck at Center Point.
* May 10, Country Gospel Praise at 6:00 pm in the Center Point Banquet Room. Come for music, fellowship and refreshments!
* May 11, Mother's Day.
* May 16, Join us for a bridal shower honoring Breanna Ermshar at 6:30 pm at 8411 NE 293rd St., Battle Ground, WA 98604. Please bring your favorite recipe to share with the bride to be!
* May 17, Pastor Evan is our speaker.
* May 22, Finance & Church Board meetings at 5:30 and 7:00 pm respectively.
* May 24, Pastor Michael is our speaker.
* May 26, Memorial Day.
* May 24, Church wide potluck. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall after the worship service for some great fellowship time and bring a dish to share!
* May 28, Adventurers Club meets from 3:30 to 4:30 pm in the kindergarten room downstairs in the church. Adventurers Club is for ages 3 years old through 4th grade. Adventurers Club focuses on four areas: My God, myself, my family, and my world. Please register by contacting Sharon Stewart at 360-601-7885.
* May 31, Pastor Kristen is our speaker. Communion.
* June 16-20, VBS - ages preschool through 8th grade. Please register on the front page of our church website by June 1st by going to our app or website.
* September 12-14, Church Campout at Thousand Trails Pacific City.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH SABBATH SCHOOL
* Sabbath School Classes (9:30 to 10:30 am Sabbath mornings):
Beginners (Ages 0-2): Leader: Jannelle Jackson. Location: Lower Level Room # 125.
Preschool (Ages 3-4): Leader: Jannelle Jackson. Location: Lower Level Room # 129.
Kindergarten (Ages 5 to Kindergarten): Leader: Jenee Hilliard. Lower Level Room # 132.
Primary I (Grades 1 to 2): Leader: Ben Leake. Location: Lower Level Room # 124.
Primary II (Grades 3 to 4): Leader: Pastor Evan Davies. Location: Lower Level Room # 108.
Juniors (Grades 5 to 6): Leader: Pastor Evan Davies. Location: Lower Level Room # 113.
Earliteen (Grades 7 to 8): Leader: Pastor Evan Davies. Location: Lower Level Room # 111.
High School (Grade 9 to 12): Leader: Pastor Kristen Zollbrecht. Location: Center Point banquet room.
Koinonia (Adult): Leaders: Steve Gibb, Wayne Holm, Jason Krenzler. Study: Sabbath School Quarterly. Location: Lower Level Room # 119.
New Believers: Leader: Pastor Michael Brackett. Location: Lead Pastor's Office Room # 242.
Quest: Leaders: Scott Davis, Brian Ford, Pattie Gilliland. Study: Sabbath School Quarterly. Location: Center Point Room # 306.
RENU: Leaders: Mari Cheney, Kelsi Gilkey, Nina Vallado, Shelly Williams. Study: Current topic: Changing Our Mind (Dr. David Gushee). Location: Center Point Room # 300.
Study in the Sanctuary: Leaders: Pastor Jim Bollin, Ric Peinado, Bill Pritchard. Study: Sabbath School Quarterly. Location: Church sanctuary.
The GAP: Leaders: Jeff Fry, Gene Heinrich. Study: Sabbath School Quarterly. Location: Lower Level Room # 120.
The Wanderers: Location: Study: Life of Christ. Location: Lower Level Room # 139.
This is Us: Leaders: Warren Blanck, Nate Nelson, Mechelle Peinado. Study: Gospel of Mark. Location: Church board room.
W2W: Women's Ministries: Leader: Shelly Opdycke. Location: Lower Level Room # 107.
Families can access weekly children's devotionals aligned with our Sabbath School lessons. Scan the QR code and scroll to "Devotional Guides." Password is orgcsdq1.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINISTRY
* We are hoping to assemble an historical display in our church to commemorate the rich history of our campus. If you have ideas of artifacts, relics, and other memorabilia, please reach out to Pastor Michael Brackett. Thank you for your help!
* June 17, 2024, we held a Business Meeting and unanimously voted as a church family to proceed with the fundraising necessary to renovate our Center Point building. A project of up to $2 million was approved with the stipulation we have 90% board donor support and $1.5 million in-hand (including pledges) before work commences. What work will be done with this renovation project? The banquet hall will be refreshed with new countertops and carpeting (and more); the hallways will be uniformly carpeted throughout the majority of the building; a new, large Youth Room created by an expansion and retooling of the existing kitchenette and office (across from Quest Sabbath School); our industrial kitchen will be retooled and fully functional again; the hallway closest to the church will be renovated to match the nicer side of the building including new doorways, ceiling and sheetrock throughout; 4 new adult Sabbath School classrooms created in the vacant storage rooms located on that hall; and new, much higher capacity restrooms created on that hallway for men and women. We have $183,951.33+ in pledges and collected funds so far. If you would like to give toward this project, please give to our church "Center Point Building Fund" We are so grateful for everyone who has been involved in the work over the past few years that has led us to this exciting point! May God bless us and continue to move in our hearts collectively to move expediently on this project as we have done so many times in our history.
* Special attention needed: We have many Bible studies going in our local community through our Voice of Prophecy program. The studies start with mailed copies and then an eventual invitation to study in person. Thank you to those who have volunteered to help with this exciting ministry opportunity! Janelle Jackson is our coordinator and she could use even more helpers! If you would like to be a contact for those who are engaged in studies call her at 360-921-6408.
* Ministry positions to prayerfully consider: Assistant Kitchen Manager, Worship Program Coordinators, Deacons (male and female), Greeters, Pathfinder helpers and Sabbath School teachers/assistants. Please contact the church office, Cara Farrell or one of the pastors for more information.
* We have a goal of raising approximately $10,000 for new church video cameras. Please consider giving to help improve our Audio/Video (AV) ministry.
* Church Flowers - If you would like to sponsor flowers at the pulpit please go to our app or website for the link to go to our new sign up genius page. You can still sign up by calling the church office.
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR CHURCH FAMILY
* Please pray for Jon Weil. Both of his grandmothers went to sleep in Jesus this past weekend.
* Please pray for Bill Davis, father of Shelly Opdycke and Amanda Strong-Weil, for health concerns.
* John Hubach went to sleep in Jesus recently. Please keep his wife Felicia and their children, Asher, Amelia, Judah and Daniel in your prayers.
* Please pray for Ann Johnson who is home on hospice care.
* Please see the attached picture of a purse that was lost/left in the church. If you think it's yours and you would like to reclaim it, please contact the church office and verify its contents.
* A list of our graduates within the church family will be posted on the bulletin board in May. If someone special to you is graduating this year, submit your graduate's details in writing by Thursday, May 9. Include graduate name, school, grade/degree, graduation date, your name, and your relationship to the graduate. (We have both MGAES and CAA lists.) Submit information to the church office at [email protected].
WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH OUR NEIGHBORS
* Constituency meeting notice for Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School: Notice is hereby given that an annual meeting of MGAES is called to convene on Monday, May 12, 2025, at 7:00 PM. This will be an in-person meeting in the MGAES gymnasium. The purpose of the meeting will be to hear an annual report(s) from the officers of the board, approving an incoming budget for the 2025-2026 school year and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the session.
* Milo Women’s Retreat 2025 Save the Date: May 30 to June 1 at Milo Academy. Our theme is “Extraordinary”, and Kara Johnsson is our keynote speaker. Watch for more information on the Oregon Conference website or go on godsgirlsconnect.com
or "God’s Girls Connect" Facebook page. You can register at [email protected]. Don’t miss connections beginning at 3:00 pm, Friday, May 30th. Our Outreach project, back by popular demand, will be our “Fashion for Compassion – Purse Edition.” Bring a new purse and fill it with whatever new items you like such as warm socks, gloves, a scarf, nail kit or whatever you would like to contribute.
* "All or Nothing" Sports camps are back again this summer!!! "All or Nothing" Sports Camps are run by Mr. Mac on the MGAES campus. These camps have been a huge success and are currently in their 18th year!!! MGAES and past/current MGAES students have been the major reason why people keep coming back each year to be a part of this fun and learning experience each summer. We EXPECT fun and learning to take place at our camps!!! All camps are co-ed. If you are looking to improve your skills in sports, improve your relationships with other peers, or looking to improve your teamwork, these camps are for YOU! Basketball Camps-June 16-June 20 (Monday-Friday), Grades K-2 (9:00-11:00), Grades 3-5 (11:15 am-1:45 pm, longer due to small lunch break), and Grades 6-8 (2:00-4:30 pm). All grades pertain to incoming for the next year. Takes place in Alf Birch Memorial Gymnasium, on the MGAES campus. Soccer/PE games Camp-August 11-15 (Monday-Friday), Grades K-2 (9:00-11:00 am), Grades 3-5 (11:15 am-1:45 pm, longer due to small lunch break), and Grades 6-8 (2:00-4:15 pm). All grades pertain to incoming for the next year. Takes place on MGAES sports fields and Alf Birch Memorial Gymnasium, depending on weather. This camp is now adding in some fun PE games along with normal Soccer camp activities. Volleyball Camp-August 17-21 (Sunday-Thursday), Grades 5-8 only (3:00-5:00 pm). All grades pertain to incoming for the next year. Takes place in Alf Birch Memorial Gymnasium, on the MGAES campus. Camp cost is $125 a camp. Sign-ups, and holding your spot, can be done by emailing ([email protected]) or texting (360-624-7029) Mr. Mac, but not confirmed until payment is made. Checks can be made out to MGAES and marked "All or Nothing" Summer Camps in the bottom left corner. Checks can be turned into the front office. You can also call into the office, and pay using a credit card, with the school business manager. IF YOU PAY IN CASH, PLEASE MAKE SURE AND GET A RECEIPT OF PAYMENT from the front office. Camps will fill up quickly!!! So sign-up with Mr. Mac soon if you want to be a part of "All or Nothing" Camps!!! Phone or Text- Mr. Mac’s Cell at 360-624-7029.
* Camp meeting update: We’re having camp meeting this summer! Ty Gibson. The King’s Heralds. Dedicating the new pavilion. This is a camp meeting you won’t want to miss! Mark your calendars for July 22-26 and keep an eye out for more details in the coming weeks. Thank you for helping make camp meeting a reality in 2025!
* Recent Columbia Adventist Academy graduate Zulma Perez-Mendoza is seeking tuition assistance for her Elementary Education degree at Walla Walla University. If you would like to help support her please contact the school. She doesn't have the funds at the moment to continue for the next quarter of her training. Any help she could receive would be greatly appreciated.
* The Executive Committee for Battle Ground HealthCare under the leadership of Board Chair David Russell has initiated a search for a new Executive Director (please see the attached flyer). If you have interest in this position or questions please call him at 503-704-2223 or email him at [email protected]. Battle Ground Healthcare is a ministry started by the Meadow Glade SDA Church and still supported by our members. Battle Ground Healthcare is dedicated to improving the health and well being of our community through providing access to quality, no-cost care services. Check out their website by to see how they might support your health journey and also discover ways to partner with them and volunteer to help this important ministry!
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Meadow Glade Seventh-day Adventist Church
11001 NE 189th Street
Battle Ground, WA 98604
Church Office # 360-687-2265
Church Office Hours:
Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
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