10/13/24 Sunday’s Sermon by Nick Perez
Real Faith; Draw Near to God
James 4:8, ESV
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Bible Study, Worship & Praise
Sunday Mornings – 9:30 am Bible Classes
- 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 Study
It’s time to start bringing CANDY! Lots and LOTS of CANDY!
Please place your candy donations in the red bins in the glass doors foyer. If you prefer us to do the shopping, please mark your
monetary donations for “Treat-Tacular”.
Candy Bagging Party
Join us in the Family Room at 11:00 am on Saturday, October 26th to bag the candy and prepare it for distribution to our guests at Treat-tacular. Lunch will be provided.
Baby Shower celebrating Parents-to-Be Sam & MacKenzie Shelton
Saturday, October 19th at 2:00 PM in the Family Room. Their nursery theme is going to be woodland/ fairies/ butterflies/ magic garden. They are registered at babylist.com. Mackenzie’s Baby Registry – https://www.babylist.com/list/baby-mackenzie-shelton For further information, see Melissa Shook.
Save the Date
Ladies Ministry, 2025 Chili Cook-Off Fundraiser, Saturday, January 25, 2025
DPCoC Apparel Available Online
Scan the QR Code
Opportunity to Make a Difference
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.
Attendance Last Sunday
Bible Class: NA
Worship: 91
Offering Last Week:
Last Week: $10,017
YTD: $302,451
YTD: Actual vs. Goals -$13,976
Special Contribution benefiting Cambodia Christian Ministries – $5,882
Ladies Bible Study
Ladies, you are invited to join us each Wednesday morning from 9:30 to 10:30 in the Conference Room as Women Opening God’s Word and studying the ABCs of a Godly Heart.
Current Pantry Needs
- Hamburger Helper
- Syrup (Dollar Tree)
- Pancake mix
- Canned fruit
- Peanut Butter (16 oz)
- Pasta (mainly spaghetti)
- Dry Beans (1 lb bag)
- Canned chili, ravioli, etc.
Security
If you unlock a door, please remember to lock it again. Other than just before Bible classes and Worship, outside doors are to remain locked.
Contact Info for our Shut-Ins
Nadine Greff, c/o Bethany Home, 930 West Main, Ripon, CA 95366
Joan Lankford, 2305 Bellamy St., Modesto, CA 95354
***Please submit additions, corrections & updates to the office.
Volunteer and/or Donate Now
Showers of Love
Donations needed:
- Men’s Jeans (sizes 26”- 42”)
- Women’s Jeans (size 2 – 12)
- Sweatpants (Men’s & Women’s, all sizes)
- Men’s & Women’s T-shirts (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 Matt Armstrong – (La Mesa church member)
Esther & Steven White – (Melissa Shook’s niece’s friend) – preemie baby
Hall Family – Gabriel’s sister Beth
Carol Day & Family – Gordon
Wayne & Sheila Smith & Family – toddler & infant girls
Recovering from Surgery
Jeremy Moya – (former member) – motorcycle accident
Scott Lankford – (Joan Lankford’s son) – heart valve replacement
Claudette – (Joan Ortloff’s daughter) – shoulder surgery & allergic reaction
Battling Cancer
Dessie – (Bob Hinton’s niece) – colon cancer; tumor is shrinking
Nancy – (Cathy Dixon’s sister-in-law) – may be in last days
Jon Hatter – (Michael & Susan Brown’s son) – recovering at home; awaiting biopsy results
Joey Conner – (Melissa Shook’s nephew’s wife’s uncle) – Lymphoma
Charlie Myers – (Eddie Vargas’ friend)
Chris Shook – colon cancer & kidney stones; surgery
Dan Ribeiro – (Helen Potterf’s son) – stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer
Dwight McBride – (Colleen McBride’s brother) – Stage 4 prostate cancer, stage 1 lung cancer; bone cancer
Lyn Brocco – UCSF
Reuben Tostado – (David Tostado’s dad) – prostate cancer
Margie Hawkins – (Gabriel & Rashima Hall’s friend) – stage 4 cancer
Phil – (Bonnie Greff’s friend’s half-brother) – stage 4 cancer
Jeff House – (Russ Wooten’s cousin) – lung cancer
Paul – (Bonnie Greff’s friend’s brother) – throat cancer
Chris – (Bonnie Greff’s friend) – 17 yr old young man
Robert Wooten – (Colleen McBride’s friend)
Wendy – (Cindae Hull’s friend) – terminal cancer & no belief in God
Yvonne Wheeler – (Mike Ruskamp’s friend’s wife)
Cyndi Lindsey – pain
Renee – (Vickie Laguna’s cousin’s wife) – cancer that has metastasized
Darrell Christiansen – (Melissa Shook’s sister-in-law’s father) – prostate cancer, not doing well
Cecilia – (Kathy Dee’s daughter)
Ron Tredway – (Melissa Shook’s friend’s husband) – Melanoma
Billy Hunt – (Vickie Laguna’s friend) – stage 4 melanoma
Other Requests
Craig Top – (Lynn Albro’s son-in-law’s father) – ER; possible heart attack
Victims of Hurricanes Helene & Milton
Darla Wincentsen – broken bones in both hands
Conflict in the Middle East
Carol Day – rehab
Sandy Sullivan – (Helen Hinton’s niece) – broken back
Jay – (Susan Brown’s friend) – awaiting test results
Susan Brown – vertigo
Mannendri – (Tori Kelley’s friend) – recovering from a fall & a broken back
Vickie Laguna – pericarditis
Mike Hampton – awaiting HUD approval
Lew Wade – glaucoma in right eye
Ethan Tornberg – awaiting surgeries & radiation
Sarah Rios – (Becky Samaniego’s mother-in-law) – stroke
Levah Lightfoot – (Barbara Hammond’s mom) – stroke
Jerrod & Katherine Patton – problems with building a house
Ethan – (Gary & Vickie Laguna’s daughter’s friend) – recovering from serious accident
Dante & Raya Stovall – requesting prayer for their family, especially their son Zayden
Our families dealing with dementia & Alzheimer’s; patients & caregivers
Jim Cook – (Tamara Cook’s son) – to return to God
Suzanne – (Kathy Dee’s daughter) – congestive heart failure
Liberty Ruskamp-Woods – (Darren & Edwina Ruskamp’s daughter) – mental health
John & Sheila – (Gary Laguna’s neighbors) – health issues
John Russell – mental health issues
Brittany – (Dwayne & Michelle Ellis’ daughter) – to make better life decisions