Welcome to the June 24th Edition of The Fishwrap

Young Professionals Sandwiches on Sabbath is this Saturday

CHURCH ADDRESS: 653 West Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA. 94087 Church Office hours: Monday email only. Tuesday-Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm; Friday: 9 am to 2 pm. Tuesdays: please note that the pastoral staff, including Sherrill, are in a meeting from 10 am to 11:30 am. If you call during this time you will get the answering machine but your call will be returned after the meeting...Thank you! Office# 408-732-4080.

-~~~~~~ This Weekend's Events ~~~~~~~

This Sabbath, June 25, 2011:
Hi folks and Happy Sabbath.. This week Pastor Joe will speak for First Light and Open Door. His message will be based on Acts 10. Glenda Fayard is First Light chorister and Simona Botea will play the piano for church this week. Ben Vega, who is performing a concert on Saturday night in the chapel, will play the piano for offertory, and Ken Broome will play his guitar for special music. This week for Open Door we have guest worship lead David Gaulton. David comes to us from Los Angeles. Be here for a wonderfully musically-blessed Sabbath. 9:15 am - First Light Church Service with Pastor Joe Strock 10:30 am - Bible Study Classes: Adult classes: Two classes in the sanctuary; one in the chapel; one in Modular #1, Young Professionals Adult class in either the Fellowship Hall or outside on the lawn, weather permitting. 11:45 am - Open Door Church Service with Pastor Joe Strock 7:30 pm - Ben Vega in concert in the Sunnyvale Church Chapel

Sunday, June 26, 2011

 8:00 am - Breakfast with Homeless Friends at Mountain View Central Church. Mountain

View church feeds the homeless every Sunday morning, and they always need extra hands and extra food. Please consider helping out; be there at 7 am! 10:00 am - Basketball at Mountain View Academy. Full court hoops; join us!

Next Sabbath, July 2, 2011

This Sabbath we have a guest speaker, although hes really not a guest. Jerry Corson, principal of Miramonte School, will present the message for First Light and Open Door. His message is titled Perspectives. Hope you all will be here to show support and hear what he has to say.

================================== June Scripture Meditation ==================================

After He said this, He showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, Peace be with you! As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you. And with that He breathed on them and said, Receive the Holy Spirit. John 20:20-22 (NIV)

================================== Kids Ministry, KidsChurch, and more... ==================================

Vacation Bible School
AUGUST 1-5 AT MOUNTAIN VIEW JAPANESE CHURCH, 195 NORTH RENGSTORRR, MOUNTAIN VIEW Hey moms and dads! Its almost time for Vacation Bible School again! This year, we are working together with the MV Central and MV Japanese church. VBS will be held at the Mountain View Japanese church at 195 North Rengstorff Avenue in Mountain View, CA. You can call the church at 650-968-2551 for more details as necessary. Our theme this year for Vacation Bible School is "Hometown Nazareth". You can see more about it here: http://nazareth.group.com/. If you experience trouble signing up, please call 650-968-2551. As always, there is a cost involved for VBS. We are asking for a donation of $12 per child to help with the cost of the items needed for the program, and for the crafts and projects. This is expected when you bring your child to sign up. If you need assistance with the nances, please call the Mountain View Japanese church, or contact Kirsten Speyer at kdblueyes@sbcglobal.net.

================================== Pathfinder Updates ==================================

ON HIATUS FOR THE SUMMER Our Rangers leaders: Brad Elliot, Lasoria Reid, Arla Kiernan, and Erik Marshall sunnyvale_rangers@yahoo.com

================================== Youth Updates and Stuff Thats Happenin ==================================

Camp Wawona
If you would like your kids to attend Camp Wawona this year, here is the contact info: P.O. Box 2055, Wawona, CA 95389. General Information: 209-375-6231o 209-375-1527 FAX. Year Round Questions: ofce@campwawona.com Summer Camp Questions: summercamp@campwawona.org.

Camp Wawona Updates

There have been a lot of upgrades to the camp recently. Yurt cabins are going up! There have been many volunteers whove helped in this endeavor, and we are thankful to all of them. There is also donated funds for the bath-house, and well begin construction shortly. As soon as the bath-house is completed, the yurt cabins can be used for male summer staff This will be such a blessing, as it will give them more space. More great news! We are completely redoing the Camp Fire Bowl, hopefully before summer camp begins. The new Bowl is being funded by a special gift from a family in memory of their parents, who were longtime workers here in our conference. The Bowl will have all-new seating, a more gradual incline, a new stage and new sound buildings. This will benet not only our campers but also church groups, family groups, and retreats. Also, our current enrollment for the summer is over 400, the highest its been in 6 years. God continues to bless abundantly at Camp Wawona. We always need volunteers! If you would like to help with any of the above upgrades, please contact the camp directly. We would love to have you. Thanks!

================================== Adventure Small Groups ==================================

On hiatus for the summer...
Yoga Active Prayer is on break for the summer. The Pathnders are on break for the summer. The FAQ Class is on break as well.

Moms Group is starting up again!

TUES JUN 28, 10 AM TO 1 PM AT JENAES HOME The Moms Group with Jenae Silvestri is off to a great start! We have a play group planned for this coming Tuesday at 10 am at my place. RSVP to get the directions. On July 10, we have the Family Picnic planned...an all-day, come when you can and leave when you need to family picnic, with great food and fun park stuff planned. Those of you who are old parents, new parents, or in-between, you all are welcome to come to the picnics, the play-dates, or other events, and share your joys and frustrations with the rest of us. Jenae is also looking for a co-director. If youre interested in that, please contact her, or just for general info. jenaesilvestri@gmail.com,Or call 925-413-8738. RSVP to get directions. Moms Club Events Play Date: Tuesday June 28, 10 am to 1 pm

Family Picnic: July 10, 10:30 am - 5:00 pm. Stay tuned for the place. Disaster Response Team
THURSDAY, JULY 7 AT 6:30 PM IN THE LIBRARY The Disaster Response team will meet in the library to continue plans for the church and its members in the event of a natural disaster here in the Bay Area. We are asking for items for the Disaster Response backpacks and for food supplies. *(See below)

We have the opportunity to pick up brand-new, Army-issue still-in-the-plastic adult-size blood pressure cuffs for a donation of $5 apiece (yes, 5 dollars). These will NOT t children. If you are interested in getting one, please contact Sherrill Salom at the church ofce. With the blood pressure cuffs, we will need good stethoscopes. We can purchase good ones at www.activeforever.com for $4.95 apiece on clearance. If you have the ability to either donate a stethoscope or funds to purchase some, please again contact the church ofce with info or mark it on your tithe envelope as a donation for the Disaster Response Team. * Here is a list of some food items on sale this week at Safeway and Walgreens. These items are perfect for our shelves, are very inexpensive, and will keep a really long time: * SAFEWAY: 4-pack pudding cups in assorted flavors: $1 a pack; LIFE Cereal (and several other brands) 13 oz box for $1.99. Safeway brand canned fruits, vegetables, and ravioli for .88 cents a can. * WALGREENS: By the way, these are their REGUALR prices...4.25 oz boxes of dried fruits for $1.00 apiece. 13 oz bags of Mariani dried fruit assortment for $3.00. The dried fruits available are: apples, apricots, cranberries, dates, Mission figs, peaches, pears, pineapple, plums, raisins (7 oz box), Tropical Fruit assortment, and I probably missed a couple. The fruits are juicy, tasty and delicious; weve tried them all in the office. Pick some up for the Dorcas/Disaster Prep shelves or for your own home.

Craft Group
SUN JULY 10 IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL FROM 3-6 PM The craft group continues to meet on the 2nd Sunday of every month. Right now, we have guys learning how to crochet! This group is for everyone who wants to come and have some fun making a crafty item, learning a craft, skill, or hobby, or nishing up that thing you keep pushing to the back of your closet. We have fun at these dates, so come join us! Kids are welcome as long as they are attended by and are with a parent. For details or more information please contact Barbara Goodman at bargoodman@gmail.com.

Golf Group-Stay tuned for golf dates!!

Van Araujo and Dave Dimmick are working on plans for an upcoming summer golf day. Stay tuned for details. If youre not on their mailing list but want to be, give them a shout at the following emails: Dave Dimmick: qadave49@gmail.com. Van: vanaraujo@yahoo.com.

All I Need is Jesus and a Good Pair of Jeans We are well into our book and were having a great time! You can still join us! Come to Modular #3 on Saturday at 10:30am. For more information contact Andrea Chebeleu at
aworkofheart@gmail.com. Got something planned this summer and think it might be fun to share the event with your fellow church members? Did you hear of a great concert or family-oriented event taking place and think folks might be interested? Contact the church ofce at ofce@sunnyvalesda.org and give the information to Sherrill, our ofce manager. From there, it gets pastoral approval and then into the Fishwrap to be shared with our members. Keep us in mind!

================================== YP (Young Professionals) Events and Happenings ==================================

YP SOS Sandwiches on Sabbath Lunch for the Homeless
SATURDAY JUNE 25 WITH YP SABBATH SCHOOL CLASS AT THE FELLOWSHIP HALL

The Young Professionals are starting a once-every-other-month Sandwiches on Sabbath giveaway. Help the YP service group prepare sack lunches and hand them out to those in need! We will make the lunches on Saturday morning before Sabbath School at 9:45 in the Sunnyvale SDA Church Fireside room . After Open Door church (1:15), we will meet in the church lobby and head out to various neighborhoods to pass out the lunches to those in need. Afterwards we will be meeting for a sack lunch picnic of our own, so bring volleyballs or frisbees, whatever you want for a fun lunch in the park. (Details on the specic park locations will be given out when we meet in the lobby.) For more information contact Tiffany Dos Santos at carbonatedfun@msn.com.

================================== Sunnyvale Church Updates ==================================

Thank you to Francisco Bejar
For many years our brother Francisco Bejar has led the Spanish Sabbath School Class in the library. Every week, no matter what, Francisco was there. But now he has decided its time to retire from teaching a class, and to be able to relax and listen to one. So there is no longer a Spanish-speaking class at Sunnyvale church. Francisco, we thank you for your years of service to Sunnyvale Church, for your tireless dedication to the truth and beauty of Gods Word, and for your huge heart to share His love. Enjoy your free time!

Artwork in the Church Lobby

"The paintings in the foyer are provided by Gregory Deane, of Gregory Deane Studios of Palo Alto. These paintings are on loan to us, as we make a decision on the Myrna Baldwin Memorial art. They may change from week to week to give the church family an idea of the different paintings from which we might select our nal piece(s). All constructive comments should be addressed to Debbie Seguin or anyone else on the Vision and Planning Committee." Regards from the Vision and Planning Committee Members: Jim Marxmiller, Greg Brooks, Debbie Richmond, Randy Ahlkvist, Rick Minder, Chris and Debbie Seguin.

Sunnyvale Church Schedule

BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE FOR SUNNYVALE CHURCH EVENTS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. We have several events coming up over the summer and into the fall.Here is a partial list: This Sabbath, we have guest Open Door Worship Leader David Gaulton.
David is a worship leader and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. He is passionate about worshiping, writing songs, and living his life in a way that will change the world. He has written and performed on four all-original albums: Meditations of My Heart (2005), Righteous King (2008), Christ is Born (2009) and Beyond These Walls, which debuted in 2010. This inspiring CD calls for churches to shine as a light in a dark world. His music was also featured at Saddlebacks Worship Conference on their 2008 Saddleback Song Seeker CD. Currently, David is a Ministry Artist with Heavenly Treasures, http://www.heavenlytreasures.org a non-prot organization dedicated to establishing Christian micro-enterprises to assist the poor. In partnership with Heavenly Treasures, he has traveled to Africa and Southeast Asia on mission trips

and has developed the Heavenly Treasures Changing Lives Tour, bringing awareness of the needs of the poor and oppressed around the world. We hope you will not only join us on this day but will also invite family and friends to come hear this inspiring worship leader. There will be CDs available on the honor system, just like last time with Elizabeth Hunnicutt.

Ben Vega: Ben is a member of Sunnyvale SDA Church. WE ARE HOSTING HIM IN A CONCERT THIS SATURDAY EVENING IN THE CHAPEL.
Ben began studying piano at the age of ve and started composing at ten. Since then, he has been involved in performaing, arranging, teaching, conducting, and recording. He writes his own music and lyrics, performs the instruments, and synthesizes all the sounds. Improvisation is a key part of his live performances. At each concert he takes his audience along with him to new palces in the music.Read about Ben here: http://www.benvega.com/ As before, there will be CDs available for purchase

after the concert.

On July 9, we will host The Heritage Singers. As many of you know, the
Heritage Singers have been touring and sharing the love of Jesus for 40 years. This concert will be their 40th Anniversary Celebration Concert. With old songs and new, this will be a wonderful Christian event thats perfect for the whole family. The concert will start at 7 pm in the Sanctuary and is a free event. They will have music CDs for sale in the lobby after the concert. Click here to view their website: http:// www.heritagesingers.com/ On August 12-14, Endless Praise, the Australian worship team, will be here to perform in concert. Many of you may remember they came and performed for our Fall Festival in 2009. They will perform for First Light, Open Door, and will do an evening concert in the sanctuary. Start telling your friends and neighbors now, and encourage your high school kids to not only attend, but bring someone with them. We all know that once you get the kids in the door, they actually have a good time...lol... and Endless Praise puts on a great performance. Here is their website: http://www.epraise.com.au/ Coming to Sunnyvale church in early September is Brian Hardin from The Daily Audio Bible. We plan to start a Life Together series entitled Looking Up the weekend after, and we have a fantasticl health seminar in the works for late October. Sound fun? Well, jump on board with us and lend a hand! We are always looking for folks to help coordinate major events. If youd like to help or have some ideas, contact Sherrill at the church ofce: ofce@sunnyvalesda.org

================================== Community Events ==================================

City of Sunnyvale State of The City 4th of July Celebration
MONDAY JULY 4, 11AM TO 2 PM Music, food and fun highlight our annual event to celebrate the outstanding members of our community. All members of the public are invited tothe 2011 State of the City Celebration! Join

your fellow residents as we celebrate the accomplishments of community members and enjoysunny Fourth of July weather in one of Sunnyvale's wonderful public parks. The event features the Mayor's State of the City Address, Community Awards presentations, music from The Peninsulaires Barbershop Harmony Chorus and Magnolia Jazz Band, children's activities and a BBQ lunch for only $5. After Mayor Hamilton's State of the City Address, you can get your $5 BBQwhileyou listen to the Magnolia Jazz Band. Make sure to get your face painted before you hop into the bouncy house and check out the information booths on our great city services. For more info click here: http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/

Women of Faith: Over the Top

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 AND 15, IN SACRAMENTO, CA AT THE POWER BALANCE ARENA (FORMERLY ARCO ARENA) God loves us more than we know. He gives us more than we can ask or dream. He's unrestrained... excessive... outrageous... Over the Top. What if...you could nd a place where everyone truly knew you, understood you, and loved you, just as you are...What if becomes possible at a Women of Faith weekend. We are created for God and we are restless without Him. We need each other, and we need God. He is enough for us, and we are enough for Him, just as we are, and as He sees us to be. Get together with your friends and come to Women of Faith. Learn how to drop the things that are holding you back, learn how Jesus sees you, and learn how to be truly free in Christ. Tickets are on sale now. Go as a group of 10 or more and get $10 off the regular ticket price of $99, which includes the full 2-day event and a lunch both days. This years special musical guests are Mandisa and Selah. Speakers and other guests include Andy Andrews Patsy Clairmont Henry Cloud Amy Grant Natalie Grant Lisa Harper Nicole Johnson Mary Mary Marilyn Meberg Sandi Patty Angie Smith Lucy Swindoll Sheila Walsh Brenda Warner Lisa Whelchel Deborah Joy Winans Imagine Worship Team Over the Top Worship Team To order tickets go to: www.womenoffaith.com or call 888-49-FAITH (888-493-2484).

================================== Conference Information ==================================

Keep up on the current news stories that are happening in our church around the world. Follow this link: http://news.adventist.org/. This is the Adventist News Network. Click this link to read NAD NEWS June 15, 2011 Heres the link to the Recorder:http://pacicunionrecorder.adventistfaith.org/issue/current

Conference Job Opening

Title: Part-Time Assistant Auditor The Auditing Department is seeking a part-time Assistant Auditor. This is an Immediate opening. Responsibilities include: All aspects of accounting and bookkeeping. Requires a working knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and QuickBooks, etc. Prefer a bachelors or associates degree in accounting. Must be able to communicate comfortably and interact well with people. To apply, please ll out employment application and email or fax to Human Resources. http://ccchr.adventistfaith.org/hr-resources-forms lbarron@cccsda.org fax 559-314-6002 Application deadline is June 28, 2011.

The following are positive stories that appeared this week in the news about Seventh-day Adventists in the North American Division territory. Giant of the classroom to get teaching award Royal Gazette June 13 Teen musician hopes hard work on subway gets him to Juilliard New York Daily News June 12 Heritage Museum opens for season SouthCoastToday.com / Advocate June 9 Pierre Flood Donation Center Up and Running KDLT News June 8

Adventist Community Services: Helping Others in Need

HELPING WITH DISASTER SURVIVAL First off, thanks to all of you who have taken the time to fill these bags. We have filled and mailed over 60 bags already, and more are ready to be sent. Thanks so much! Adventist Community Services has partnered with several donation management operations and distribution of goods; FEMA and State Emergency Management Agencies in Huntsville, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, AL and Collegedale, TN, Joplin MS, Minot, ND, and many other places that have been so hard hit by tornadoes, res and oods. Please go to their website and donate. Even $5 can help immensely. In an effort to provide much needed supplies for the survivors, we are seeking your support to send either Personal Care Kits and/or school supplies. Greig Rose is in charge of this for our church. He has prepared large plastic bags for the childrens kits and small ones for the personal use kits. It doesnt cost much to fill one of these...go to your local dollar store and you can fill both of them for less than $20.00! Fill the bag and bring it back to church. Greig will mail the bags to ACS for distribution. If you prefer to mail it yourself, locations where you can send your kits arelisted on the half-sheet insert which you can pick up at church this Sabbath. Local conference ACS volunteers will distribute the items to the areas. Please visit www.communityservices.org for further information, or you can contact me at my email address. Thank you! Greig Rose: greigrose@earthlink.net.

Camp Meeting 2011: Gods Heart Revealed

CAMP MEETING DATES: JULY 14-23; APPLICATIONS BEING ACCEPTED AS OF APRIL 1, 2011 Camp meeting is coming. This years theme is Gods Heart Revealed. To get an application for camp meeting, contact the Soquel Conference Center, 1931 Old San Jose Road, Soquel, CA 95073-9730(831) 464-4900. Registration Information:(831) 460-9811. SUNNYVALE SDA CHURCH CAMP MEETING SCHEDULE As always, we will hold combined services for both weekends of camp meeting. Bible study classes will start at the usual time of 10:30. We will hold services ONLY at the Open Door time of 11:45 am. July 14 will be Open Door format with Pastor Sandi speaking. July 21 will be First Light Format with John Kaplan as the featured speaker. If you cant make it to camp meeting, we hope to see you here!

Conference Camp Meeting Need

Needed...a 4 1/3 octave marimba for the 2nd weekend of camp meeting. It will be played by a very skilled musician. If you have one you are willing to bring and loan, or send to camp meeting with someone, please contact Caron Oswald at coswald@cccsda.org

================================== Prayer Requests ==================================

Weve had several requests for prayer in the last few weeks. Many are suffering from severe health challenges. Please see below and add these dear folks to your list. David and Lynda Hooper - David and Lynda continually need our prayers as they navigate the maze of medical insurance and donor lists. David and Lynda are deeply loved members of this church. Please lift them up to our Father for strength for both of them, for wisdom for the doctors, and for a donor liver for him. Lila Douthet, longtime member of Sunnyvale church, passed away this last Monday. Her obituary is below. Please keep her daughter Carol and the family in your prayers. Helen Nichols recently spent some time in the hospital, suffering from an attack of diverticulitis. She is now trying to recover from that and at the same time, nd work. Please keep her in your prayers. Ed and Sherrill Saloms daughter and son-in-law were recently rear-ended while traveling home from the park with their 4 children. None of the kids were hurt but Shalah and her husband Glen both suffered severe whiplashes and their Passport was totaled. They need prayer for patience and wisdom as they try to work with the insurance companies on this and to get appropriate nancial reimbursement to replace their car. Then two days ago, Sherrills 8-year old nephew Rhiley fell from a slide while playing and broke both the tibia and bula of his left arm where they connect to the wrist. The bones were completely snapped and required surgery and 3 pins to hold them in place. Our prayer is for complete healing of Rhileys arm with no complications and a full restoral of use for him. If you would like to contact anyone on the prayer list, please contact one of the pastors.

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Asleep in Jesus...

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On Monday, June 20, deeply-loved longtime Sunnyvale member Lilah (DeLilah) Douthit went to sleep in Jesus at Skyline Healthcare Center in San Jose, CA. Her daughter Carol Gillespie was at her side as she took her nal breath. Lilah ws born on July 20, 1917 in Putnam, Oklahoma. She moved here from Arkansas about 19 years ago after the death of her husband, Paul Douthit, moved in with her daughter Carol, and started attending Sunnyvale church. Carol and Lilah shared household duties and raising the grandchildren, who became very close to their grandma. When Lilah was no longer able to care for herself, Carol had to place her in Skyline Healthcare Center, as she was unable to care for her mom. However, she visited her mom almost every day and would always share day-to-day stories and church happenings. The day before Lilah passed away, Carol put her mom in a wheelchair and out to the back yard of the nursing home, into the sunshine and fresh air and lovely owers and trees in the back, to help her get back in touch with nature and to have a wonderful memory before her passing. The sun was warm, the breeze was cool, and it was a perfect day to remember that God is in everything, and that He loves us. Lilah was unable to hold up her head but Carol lifted her up

and pointed out the birds, lovely owers, and other natural beauty to give her mom a sweet memory. The next day, as Carol was beside Lilahs bed talking with her about their life together and thanking her for being such a wonderful mom, she saw tears welling up in Lilahs eyes as she struggled to speak. In tears herself, Carol patted her moms hand and said, Mom, I know youre frustrated that you cant speak but dont worry, because my heart hears your heart. Shortly after that, Lilah breathed her last as Carol sang and prayed over her. Lilah will be deeply missed by those who love her the most: Her daughter Carol Gillespie, granddaughter Juli Gillespie and great-grandchildren Nolan and Ryan; Carols daughter-in-law Wendy Gillespie, wife of son Brad, (who passed away from cancer in 05),and their children Brad Jr, Brittney, and Brooke Gillespie. Carol will be cremated and buried in Arkansas next to her beloved Paul. Its so hard to say goodbye to someone so deeply loved, but the family knows that the chains that bound Lilah are gone, and she will sleep in Jesus until He comes again to take us to heaven. Thank you for keeping them in your prayers. There will be a memorial service in the near future here at Sunnyvale church. The details are still pending but it will hopefully be in the next month. If you would like to send condolences to Carol or the family, please contact the church ofce for her contact information.

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Pastors Corner - Happy Summer!

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The pastoral staff is wishing you a happy and blest summer. No matter where you go or what you do this summer, we pray you will enjoy your summer and return to us safe and sound. With sincere love from Rob, Sandi, Joe and Sherrill
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