The weekly Monday Bible study (1-2 pm) at the Youth Chapel is back and active, and all are welcome to join. Please contact Debbie Yost, Bible study facilitator, by email (steveanddebyost@frontier.com) if you are interested or have questions.
Our monthly Community Sabbaths provides a unique opportunity for all of us to invite non church people from the local community and including our friends, neighbors, and family members to experience Adventist worship and fellowship together with us. As a church, we are encouraged to pray and plan accordingly, and together we can make this Sabbath evangelistic with all our programs organized with this one goal in mind, to
share Jesus with others. Please bring a dish of food to share with our guests during our vegetarian luncheon.
The Pathfinder Club together with the Youth and Teen Ministry will host the above event at the PAES Gym, Saturday, November 16 at 7 pm. This is a Rockwood church event, and the whole family is invited for an evening of food, games, and fun. The Pathfinders and Youth leaders thank you in advance for your support and for planning to attend and participate in this annual event.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving and in gratitude to God for His many and bountiful blessings of life, our congregation will be taking up a special thank you offering on the Sabbath of November 30th in lieu of the regular Lamb’s Offering. Your sacrificial giving for that Sabbath and week will help us with the Love Fund, a ministry account established specifically to support our local church members when faced with unusual circumstances and financial hardships.
A special prayer time for the Rockwood community will take place directly after the worship service on November 16th. This is your invitation to come and pray with us, corporately, seeking God’s presence and
intervention in the lives of people who live in this neighborhood.
Every year in the month of November we are reminded as a nation of God’s goodness and faithfulness to us, His people. As a faith community, we are making November a season of gratitude and thanksgiving. In everything we do
whether at home, in the workplace or here at church, we want to show God’s grace by living out this value of thankfulness. To do this as a congregation, we are going show our appreciation to all serving volunteers from 2023/2024 during our worship service scheduled for November 30th.
Maintaining our church facilities including the care of our gardens and grounds is a collective responsibility. We are inviting available and able members (deacons and deaconesses included) to help us on the Sunday,
December 8 (2-6 pm) with general cleaning both inside and outside of the church.
God has blessed you with the gifts of music and voice, and we are inviting you to be part of our music ministry right here at Rockwood. Your interest, commitment, and contribution to our collective worship experience matters, and we thank you for your willingness to be involved. Please contact Michelle O'Meara our Worship Coordinator by email (blakelymlb@comcast.net).
The church leadership is committed to equipping and empowering church members for mission. This emphasis on training started last Sabbath with Pastor Dauncey on Strategic Community Engagement. Our next ministry
training is scheduled for December 7 during the Sabbath School time slot (9:30-10:45 am), and this would involve the youth and adult classes only. Pastor Puni will present on “Reclaiming the Sabbath School Objectives.”
The Portland Adventist Academy invites you to their Annual Student Scholarship Auction on Sunday, November 3 at 4:30 pm. This is a family event which includes games, a silent auction, dessert bidding, and a live auction. Tickets ($30.00) can be purchased online at paasda.org/auction or at the event. Thank you in advance for your generous support of student scholarships more than half of students attending PAA rely on this financial assistance.
The Portland Adventist Elementary School is inviting school and church family veterans to their campus for a special celebration assembly hosted by students on Veterans Day, November 11. PAES is honored to celebrate the individuals in our lives who have so bravely served our country and fought for our freedoms. If you are a veteran or have a family member who is a veteran, we would love it if you could join us at 8:30 am in the PAES Gym. A light reception to follow for our honored guests. Please RSVP to admin@paes.com by Friday, Nov. 8th!