You are invited to a hymnsing at The Old Rugged Cross Church on June 27, Sabbath, 4:00-5:30 PM. The Old Rugged Cross Church is located at 61041 Vermont Street, Pokagon, MI 49047. Please bring your Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal. A free will offering will help to maintain this historic church where the hymn, “The Old Rugged Cross,” was introduced to the public by the composer. For further information, please contact Melchizedek Ponniah, melponniah@gmail.com, or 269-876-7476.
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
Hymnsing at The Old Rugged Cross Church
Offering for June 6, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
A son took his old father to a restaurant for an evening dinner. His father, being very old and weak, while eating, dropped food on his shirt and pants.
The mess that he made disgusted the other diners in the restaurant, while his son remained calm. After they were finished eating, the son, who was not embarrassed at all, quietly took him to the washroom, wiped off the food particles, removed the stains, combed his hair and fitted his glasses firmly. When they came out, the entire restaurant was watching them in dead silence, not able to grasp how someone could embarrass themselves publicly like that.
The son settled the bill and started to leave the eatery with his father. An old man amongst the diners called out to the son and uttered the words, “You have left a lesson for every son and hope for every father.” The restaurant went silent.
Paul writes, “We who are strong have an obligation to bear with … the weak, and not to please ourselves” (Romans 15:1, ESV). As part of our stewardship responsibility on earth, we are required to care for each other.
We are to show compassion and have empathy, and to love our neighbors as ourselves.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Sun, Fun, and Faith
Sun, Fun, and Faith is returning this summer! Incoming High School Freshman to Outgoing High School Seniors are invited Every Tuesday Night (June 9 - Aug 11) for food, boating, and faith-fueled friendships.
Location and Times Coming soon. Follow @pmcyouthministries on Instagram for more info
DivorceCare Group Starting
DivorceCare strives to be a safe place for those who are experiencing the trauma and heartbreak of separation or divorce to process, grow, find support and hope for the future. A new group (Grow Group) is starting 6/3/26. We meet from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM in
the Board Room. We are under Pioneer Family Life in the Grow Groups section on the church website or you can register at www.divorcecare.org.