The Ruth Murdoch Elementary School Food Fair and Cultural Showcase will be held Sunday, November 9, from noon to 3:00 PM. Proceeded benefit the RMES Worthy Student Fund. Explore many delicious dishes from around the world, enjoy live performances, and immerse yourself in diverse cultures while supporting a great cause! Please bring cash or check. Bring your family and friends for an afternoon of food, fun, and cultural celebration!
American Apocalypse: 'What Is Past Is Prologue'
Beauty and the Beast: The Bride and the Streetwalker
Resources
Speaker
Dwight K. NelsonDwight Nelson served as lead pastor of the Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University from 1983 to 2023. During his time at Pioneer he spoke on the “New Perceptions” telecast, taught at the theological seminary and has written books, including The Chosen. He and his wife, Karen, are blessed with two married children and 2 granddaughters.
Offering
Saturday, September 05, 2020
Program:
Opening Music
"Joy Surpassing" • Kenneth Logan
Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music, Pioneer Memorial Church
Welcome & Call to Worship
John Glass, Associate Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church
*Joy!—A Hymn Cycle
Choristers: Lisa Jardine, Charles Reid; violin: Maggie Wilcox; organ: Kenneth Logan
Praise
"Doxology" • "Everlasting God" • "Build My Life" • "Waterfall"
praise leader: Vivian Raimundo; vocals: Bernadette Flores, Shane Pierre; acoustic guitar: Lucas Aguiar; bass guitar: Lorian Guillaume; cajon: Jeremy Ahn; piano: Htee Mu
Congregational Prayer
Pioneer Life
Rodlie Ortiz, Associate Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church with Eddy Montalvo, Andrews University Student
Pioneer Life: Grow Group
Brianna Martin, Grow Group Coordinator
Children's Story
Randy Lonto, Physical Ed Teacher, Ruth Murdoch Elementary School
Children's Prayer
Scripture Reading
Woody and Peggy Whidden, Pioneer Elders
Worship in Music
"Jesu, Joy" • Johann Sebastian Bach
baritone: Raleigh Pettey, Andrews University student; violin: Maggie Wilcox, Andrews University student; organ: Kenneth Logan
Message
"American Apocalypse: Beauty and the Beast: The Bride and the Streetwalker"
Dwight K. Nelson
Closing Hymn
"I'd Rather Have Jesus" • SDAH 327, st. 1 & 2
Closing Music
"Rejoice, All You Christians" • Ernst Pepper
Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music, Pioneer Memorial Church
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Pioneer Earlyteen Loft
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