A British Winter’s Night concert will be an evening of lively traditional British tunes and ballads. From the popular Vaughan Williams Sea Songs and English Folk Song Suite, to the rousing tunes of the Irish Washerwoman and Country Gardens, this evening is sure to delight! The Andrews University Wind Symphony, under the direction of Denisse Santos-Gooden, will once again collaborate with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of Mark Hollandsworth. The two ensembles will take the stage at the Howard Performing Arts Center on January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM. Start off your new year with toe-tapping tunes and swaying sweet melodies! Tickets are available at howard.andrews.edu.
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Pastor
Sabine VatelSabine Vatel serves on the pastoral team of Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University. She oversees Discipleship and Grow Group ministries. Her many interests include generational studies, people's stories, and one day speaking Spanish fluently. She finds joy in helping individuals connect to God and each other.
Offering
Saturday, January 03, 2015
Program:
Opening Voluntary
The Old Year Now Has Passed Away
Johann Sebastian Bach
Introit
Lead On, O King Eternal
Henry Smart
Call to Worship
Rodlie Ortiz
Doxology
Praise God, From Whom All Blessings Flow • 2
Invocation
Sabine Vatel
Hymn of Praise
O God, Our Help in Ages Past • 103
Congregational Prayer
Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne • st. 1 of 140
Rodlie Ortiz
Worship in Music
Everywhere I Go
Natalie Sleeth
Offering
Michigan Advance Partners
Duane Covrig
Children’s Story
We Walk By Faith and Not By Sight
James Biery
Scripture
Psalm 139:23, 24 NLT
Duane & Lori Covrig
Hymn of Preparation
We Would See Jesus • st. 1 & 4 of 494
Sermon
“S.O.S.”
Sabine Vatel
Hymn of Consecration
Live Out Thy Life Within Me • 316
Benediction
Closing Voluntary
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Jan Bender
A British Winter's Night: Wind Symphony Winter Concert
Standout Event
Andrews University invites homeschool and public high school students to attend Standout, taking place February 20–22. This event is designed to serve as a spiritual refueling experience for students who may not have regular access to Adventist revival programs or daily religious instruction. We invite you to learn more and register for this impactful weekend at: https://www.andrews.edu/splash/standout
Offering for January 17, 2026
Religious Liberty Offering
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