7/9/23 Sunday’s Sermon By Nick Perez

BASIC CHRISTIANITY; Count Your Many Blessings

Ephesians 1:3, ESV

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Bible Study, Worship & Praise

Bible Study, Worship & Praise

• Cradle Roll – Room 4
• 2 yrs through 1st Grade – Room 9
• 2nd through 5th Grade – Room 7
• Middle School & High School – Conference Room
• Adults – Auditorium

Sunday Mornings – 10:45 am Worship

• Children’s Bible Hour for 1st-5th Grades – Room 2
• Online: Livestream begins at 10:30 am

Wednesday Mornings – Women’s Bible Class – 9:30 am

Wednesday Evenings – 7:00 pm Bible Stud

Ladies Committee ‘s Fundraiser Spaghetti Dinner & White Elephant* Auction

The Ladies Committee is pleased to announce a Fundraiser Spaghetti Dinner & White Elephant* Auction.

Saturday, July 15, 2023, 5:30 pm in the Family Room
Admission: A White Elephant Item and/or A Cash Donation
To reserve your seat, sign up at the Connection Center

*Make your White Elephant item a Good One -if it doesn’t sell, it goes home with you!

Immediate Pantry Needs

• Hamburger Helper Pancake Mix
• Pasta Sauce Pasta (Spaghetti preferred)
• Rice (1 lb bags)
• Jelly
• Peanut Butter (16 oz jars)
• Mac & Cheese
• Canned Vegetables
• Canned Fruit
• Syrup
• Canned Chili
• Canned Ravioli
• Spaghetti-O’s, etc.
• Tuna
• Canned Beans
• Ramen/Cup O Noodle
• Crackers
• Dessert (Cake or Brownie Mix, etc.)

Ladies Bible Class

Discover God the Father in His roles as Elohim, Adonai, El Shaddai, and Yahweh. You’re Invited to Join Us each Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30. “God Pass By Me: Seeing God’s Glory through His Names, Titles and Descriptions.” Join us as we grow in our relationship with God and each other.

Secret Sister Card & Prayer Outreach

During the months of July, August and September, the Ladies Committee is offering an opportunity for you to participate in a Secret Sister Card & Prayer Outreach. The Reveal Luncheon will be September 24th following Worship. If you participate, part of the process is completing a questionnaire & returning it to theConnection Center. Questions?

Please contact Helen Hinton, Rose Mary Cowan or Linda Shadden

Security

If you unlock a door, please remember to lock it again. Other than just prior to Bible classes and Worship, outside doors are to remain locked.

Attendance Last Sunday

Bible Class: NA
Worship: 102

Offering Last Week:

Last Week:                                $8,230
YTD:                                       $236,092
YTD: Actual vs. Goal:          +$39,766

Opportunity to Make a Difference

1. Are you interested in audio/visual technology? We are looking for people who are willing to be trained in this ministry. If you would like to find out more about this ministry, please contact Matthew Gray or John Russell.

2. We are in need of Pantry volunteers. Our Pantry is open Mon, Wed & Fri 10:30 – 11:00 am & 1:30 – 2:00 pm. We need volunteers to come during those times to hand out food. Contact the office to volunteer.

Contact Info for our Shut-Ins

Nadine Greff, c/o Bethany Home, 930 West Main, Ripon, CA 95366
Gertrue Smith, Casa de Modesto, 1745 Eldena Way, Rm 4, Modesto, CA 95350  office.

***Please submit additions, corrections & updates to the office

Volunteer and/or Donate Now

Donations needed:

• T-shirts (all sizes)
• Tank Tops (all sizes)
• Shorts (all sizes

(Inexpensive jeans & t-shirts can be found at Thrift Stores)

*We give away 20-30 sets of clothes EVERY Thursday.
*Monetary donations are also accepted
*Volunteer to help cook & serve a meal

Prayer Requests

Mourning the loss of loved ones

The Family of Renee Contreras – (father of a preschool student)
The Family of Jan Brown

Recovering from Surgery

Amy – (Michael Brown’s sister-in-law)
Charlotte Walton – two surgeries on her broken arm following a fall

Battling Cancer

Wayne Knox – (Melissa Shook’s uncle) – bone cancer
Chrisey Hogan – (Paula Meler’s friend) – in remission
Karinne Ruckman – (Amber Hammond’s co-worker)
Mike Corley – (Monte Corley’s brother) – recovering from
surgery
Cecilia – (Kathy Dee’s daughter)
Greg Hall – doing better
Mary Fiez – (Charlie Miller’s aunt) – recovering from surgery
Donna – (Paula Meler’s friend)
Lyn Brocco
Clarence Stimpson, Jr. – (Christine Barrier’s nephew) – stage 4 cancer
Angie Westberg – (Marie Thompson’s niece)
Willis Von – (Lester’s cousin) – cancer treatment, may be in his final days
Cyndi Lindsey – undergoing chemotherapy
Rosella Paslay – (Nancy Mitten’s friend)
Susan – (Stephanie Saunders’ aunt) – stage 4 lymph node
cancer
Darrell Christiansen – (Melissa Shook’s sister-in-law’s father) – prostate cancer
Ron Tredway – (Melissa Shook’s friend’s husband) – Melanoma
Dwight McBride – (Colleen McBride’s brother) – Stage 4 prostate cancer, stage 1 lung cancer
Joyce – (Ramona Ruskamp’s friend) – tumors have shrunk by 50%
Bruce – (Mike Ruskamp’s friend)
Taryn – (Cyndi Lindsey’s cousin) – Lymphoma
Julia Galloway
Billy Hunt – (Vickie Laguna’s friend) – stage 4 melanoma throughout his body
Renee – (Alegria Rice’s friend) – breast cancer
Mason – (teenager in Ripon)

Other Requests

Gina – (friend of the Perez Family) – recovering from a car accident
Naomi McBride – (Colleen McBride’s mother) – hospice
Thom and his son Willem – (Cindae Hull’s friends) – serious injuries from a car accident
Vanessa – (Parkview employee) – traveling to Missouri
Darla Wincentsen – undergoing radiation treatment
Grace Whited – (Murphys Church of Christ) – Pneumococcus meningitis (bacterial meningitis) and also viral meningitis
Jeanette Wilson – hospitalized
Ray Westmoreland – ICU at Twin Cities hospital in Templeton
Delontae – (Rashima Hall’s 6 month old nephew) – at Children’s Hospital in Oakland with RSV
Betty Bussey – recovering from a fall; concussion & inflammation
Suzanne – (Kathy Dee’s daughter) – blood pressure issues
Alexis Robles – (Alma Magaña’s niece) – marital problems
Merced Church of Christ – temporarily relocating after attic fire
Ron Collins – encouragement
Liberty Ruskamp-Woods – (Darren & Edwina Ruskamp’s daughter)
Mike Hampton – housing situation
Charles Cook – last stages of Alzheimer’s
Mikaela – (Jessika McCullough’s sister) – heart issues, ongoing tests
Tamara Wallers – looking for a position at work that will allow her to be here every Sunday