Hollywood Dropout

Fred Demara must have been one of the most curious people to have ever lived.  For most of the time he wasn’t even Fred Demara.  At one time he was Martin Godgart, a high school teacher.  He was also known as Dr. Robert Linton French, a college dean; Dr. Cecil B. Hamann, a law student; and Brother John, a Catholic Monk.  In addition, he worked as a hospital chaplain, a Hollywood actor, and most unbelievable of all, a surgeon aboard a Canadian navy destroyer.  Demara was probably the greatest pretender of our time. Demara was simply trying to be someone other than himself.

Sadly, there are many people today who do the same thing...

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CENTRAL HAPPENINGS & NEWS

This Week (June 1 to 6): 

Tuesday @ 7:00 PM - Prayer Meeting with Pastor Mike Thompson – “Boldness – Acts 4”

Wednesday @ 7:00 PM - Spanish Group Prayer Meeting

Various L.I.F.E. groups (in-home small group Bible studies) take place across Sacramento. To locate one near you contact our small groups’ coordinator Richard Anger @ (916) 681-3990

Sabbath @ 9:00 AM - Morning Manna – Eileen Eisenbeisz

Sabbath @ 9:30 AM - Central Study Hour with Pastor Chris Buttery + Children/Youth/Adult Sabbath School Classes

Sabbath @ 10:50 AM - Worship Service with Pastor Chris Buttery 

Sabbath @ 1:00 PM - Book Ministry Luncheon

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Events

Thrift Store Work Bee: Come one, come all to help sort clothing at our thrift store warehouse located at 1641 Juliesse Ave, 95815 on Sunday, June 7 from 10 AM. The thrift store will soon be receiving a facelift and there is an urgent need to move clothing from the warehouse to the store. More information on the facelift will be shared soon.

Ladies Prayer Brunch is Sunday, June 7, 2015 from 11 AM to 2 PM. Please RSVP by June 3 to Jan Nichols at (916) 729-4322 or jangreywolf1@yahoo.com.

Media Training: Do you desire to be involved in a dynamic ministry that is taking the gospel right into people’s homes? Want to grow your capabilities and skills while doing something for the Lord all at the same time? Tuesday, June 2 @ 6:30 PM Central's media department is conducting a camera operator training in the church sanctuary for all interested. Current media crew is also invited to assist.

Family Matters

Workers Needed! If you can collate bulletins on Friday mornings, do some gardening on Wednesday mornings, have a place for a traveler to stay for two nights, or can visit someone who is homebound, please call or e-mail the church office: (916) 457-6511/office@saccentral.org.

Volunteers needed for a health booth with the Central Fil-Am Ministry! The booth will be at the Filipino Fiesta on Sunday, June 7 at the Jose Rizal Center. They need volunteer doctors, nurses, dietitians, and massage therapists. For additional details, please call Alan Baltazar at (916) 761-2470.

Student Financial Aid Forms are now available! These request forms are for parents who would like to send their children to a Seventh-day Adventist school but require some assistance from the church to do so. Pick up your copy in the church lobby. All applications need to be turned into the church office no later than June 8.

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BULLETIN BOARD - An assortment of happenings, announcements, and resources from around the Seventh-day Adventist Church

News & Announcements

Adventist Community Services (ACS) is working hard in response to the flooding in Texas.  ACS served more than 750 people in San Marcos with clothing from the Texas ACS mobile distribution truck.  They have also given out 252 flood buckets.  As a joint project between ADRA (Adventist Development & Relief Agency) and ACS, 3000 buckets were filled with cleaning supplies by Pathfinders at last year's International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, WI.  The buckets were then distributed across the country for use in major events such as this one.  More than 500 homes have been flooded in the Houston area where ACS is coordinating with area leaders to determine the best way to respond.  ACS is a well-respected disaster response leader that can leverage partnerships and make bulk purchases that can multiply the benefits of your donated dollars. Go to http://www.communityservices.org/ to donate.

Untrue Rumor: Contrary to a post on a satirical website that has given some people the impression that the flooding in Texas has created a need to cancel the General Conference (GC) Session, the 2015 GC Session is still scheduled to take place as planned, July 2 to 11, in San Antonio, Texas. 

100 Days of Prayer for the 2015 General Conference (GC) Session began March 25 and will continue through to the end of the GC Session on July 11. Pray for the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to be fully experienced by our church members and leaders during the GC Session.

Resources

The Adventist Ordination Crisis: Biblical Authority or Cultural Conformity? is the culmination of a two-year study of church leaders; including pastors, professors, administrators, physicians, teachers, and lay leaders—men and women alike. This brand-new book provides clear, calm, and concise answers for anyone considering this crucial question. Amazing Facts is featuring special pricing for this book for study and sharing! Click here to order your copy.

WomensOrdination.com is a new website put together by Clinton Whalen associate director of the Biblical Research Institute (BRI) at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to help answer questions related to this currently divisive issue. In fact it is related to the new book he recently wrote entitled “Women’s Ordination: Does it Matter?” It is important to understand this issue as it comes to a vote at this year’s General Conference Session in San Antonio, TX.