There will be a fellowship dinner following the second worship service in the commons.
Bring Joy! Give Thanks! A Feast of Hymns
Resources
Pastor
Shane AndersonShane Anderson has been the lead pastor of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University since 2023. His passions in ministry include helping others to know Christ personally, the study and sharing of Bible prophecy, and Christian apologetics. He has written for a variety of publications both foreign and domestic (he is currently a columnist for the Adventist Review), and has written a book entitled, "How to Kill Adventist Education (and How to Give It a Fighting Chance!)." He has presented frequently throughout North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean on such topics as the Three Angels Messages of Revelation 14, Adventist Education renewal, and church planting. He and his wife Darlene have two daughters, Sierra and Ellie.
Offering
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Music of Rejoicing
“A Song of Heaven and Homeland (no. 472)”
Ira Sankey / Kenneth Logan
Kenneth Logan, organ
Invitation to Rejoice
“Bring Joy! Give Thanks!” • Kenneth Logan
Organ & Brass Quintet
Call to Joyous Praise
Prescott Khair, Associate Chaplain
Choral Call to Joy
“Praise the Lord with Joy (Psalm 47)”
French Carol / Daniel & Monica Biaggi
Choral Collaboration, Brass, & Percussion
Hymn of Rejoicing
“Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” (no. 12) • Arr. Kenneth Logan
Choral Collaboration
Words of Joy
Debra Montcalm & Lala Biaggi, Pioneer Members
Response of Rejoicing
“A Joyful Sound”—A Hymn Cycle • Arr. Kenneth Logan
Choirs & Congregation
Prayer of Joy
Prescott Khair, Associate Chaplain
Anthem of Joy
“The Glory of the Father” • Egil Hovland
“The Word Was God” • Rosephanye Powell
Andrews University Chorale
Anthem of Thanksgiving
“My Alleluia” • Heather Sorenson
Seminary Choir
Words of Thanksgiving
Jonathan & Joseph Pelote
Anthem of Thanksgiving
“Hallelujah” • Ludwig van Beethoven
Homily
“With a Capital ‘T’”
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
Letters of Thanksgiving
“Hope and Joy Abounding” • Cathy Moclebust
Pioneer Handbells Ringers
Musical Invitation to Thankful Giving
“What Gift Can We Bring?”
Donna Kasbohm/Arr. K. Logan
Choral Collaboration
Procession of Thanksgiving
Gifts of Food, Song, Tithes, and Offerings
Choral Collaboration
Choral Response in Thanksgiving
“Lo, What a Glorious Sight Appears” no. 446
arr. Kenneth Logan & Stephen Zork
Choral Collaboration
Benediction in Thanksgiving
Shane Anderson, Lead Pastor
Final Music and Recognition
“Now Thank We All Our God” • Wilhelm Teschner
Kenneth Logan, organ
Fellowship Dinner
Pioneer Commons
Offering for January 10, 2026
Religious Liberty
Seventh-day Adventists have stood firmly for religious liberty—for everyone—for more than 150 years. But do you know the reason why? Part of the reason is that, when our church was founded, almost every American state had Sunday-keeping laws on the books. Adventist pastors, farmers, laborers, and others were arrested, jailed, or fined for doing “secular work” on Sunday. Even Wille White, son of James and Ellen, was arrested in Oakland, California, in 1882 for keeping the Pacific Press Publishing presses operating on a Sunday! But that’s not the full story. The deeper reason why we continue to stand for religious liberty—in the courts, before legislatures, and through the pages of Liberty magazine—is because we want to reflect the character of the God we serve. He’s a God who created us in His image and who has given each one of us the freedom to choose whom we will worship. He’s a God who, in the words of Ellen White, “desires only the service of love,” which “cannot be won by force or authority” (The Desire of Ages, 22).
Today, please help support this vital ministry of religious liberty. It’s a ministry that defends not only the rights of individual conscience, but also the ability of our church to continue to do its mission. And as we face uncertain days ahead, your prayers and support are needed now, more than ever.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries