Volume 10 Issue 29 | July 17, 2024
Pioneer PulpitCurrent Series: The Guerrilla Gospel – Ben Martin July 20 –
"Surrounded By Rebels" ———— July 27 – "The Demoniacs" – Kameron Devasher
Prayer Promise"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Livestreaming Schedule9:00 AM ET - Pioneer at Worship
11:45 AM ET - Pioneer at Worship
Offering
ScheduleJuly 27: Michigan Advance Partners
August 3: Pioneer Operating Budget
August 10: Christian Record Services for the Blind
Financial Reports | Give Online
Renovate 2.0 Celebration Now that we have finished the project and fundraising for Renovate 2.0, join us this Sabbath during either church service for a special celebration. Thank you for your generosity to Pioneer’s mission.
Family Life Encounter:
Summer Challenge Join us for the Family Life Encounter: Summer Challenge, a Choose Your Own Adventure style activity and reading challenge designed to help strengthen our relationships with each other and God. Text “CHALLENGE” to 269.281.2345 to download the challenge handout. Turn in your challenge handout at the Pioneer reception desk when it is completed to be entered into prize drawings! For more info, contact simplestirrings@yahoo.com.
District Nine Family Camp Register now for an uplifting and spirit-filled weekend at Camp au Sable. The annual District Nine Family Camp is Labor Day weekend, August 30-September 2, 2024. Application materials can be found online at the link below, beginning July 21 at 10:00 AM through August 18 at noon.
RMES Enrollment Looking for a Seventh-day Adventist School for your student(s) entering kindergarten through 8th grade? We would like to invite you to consider Ruth Murdoch Elementary School. Program highlights include ministry opportunities, STEAMS, music, cultural diversity, and more! Contact the RMES office at 269.471.3225 to schedule a tour and learn more about our programs and scholarships.
Hymn-Sing at
The Old Rugged Cross Church July 20 • 4:00 PM Join us for another Hymn-sing at The Old Rugged Cross Church! It is scheduled for July 20 at 4:00 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,
at melponniah@gmail.com, or (269) 876-7476.
Annual Backpacks for Berrien "Stuff-the-Bus" July 26 • 4:00–7:00 PM
Apple Valley Parking Lot It is time again for our annual Backpacks for Berrien "Stuff-the-Bus." Help ensure students come to school with the tools needed to learn this fall. Get the supplies needed for success and deliver them to the bus, on July 26 at the Apple Valley parking lot from 4:00–7:00 PM. For a list of items needed check out our website below.
Celebration of Life Please join us in celebrating the life of Linda Sherwin Thompson on Sunday, August 4 at 4:00 PM. in the Pioneer Memorial Church sanctuary. Live-streaming will be available for those unable to attend in person.
Memorial Service for Doug Popp Doug Popp passed peacefully to his rest on June 10 after a seven-month battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. A memorial service will be held in the Sanctuary on July 27 at 4:30 pm with a visitation starting at 3:30. In lieu of flowers, gifts should be made payable to Andrews University and sent to the Office of Planned Giving & Trust Services. The gifts will be used to start an endowed scholarship fund at Andrews Academy where Doug graduated. Please keep Tari Popp and family in your
prayers.
Requesting Donations of Used Pathfinder Uniforms for Cuba Cuba seeks help for their Pathfinder Clubs and is asking for donations of used formal Pathfinder uniforms by 7/27. Donations can be made to PMC Pathfinder Director, Errol Prentice (email: errol.prentice@pmchurch.org; 269-277-4256]. He will take them to Gillette and put them into the shipping container heading to Cuba.
Fellowship Dinner There will be a fellowship dinner, following the second worship service in the Pioneer Commons.
Offering for July 20, 2024 Pioneer Operating Budget When the Seventh-day Adventist Church was organized in 1863, it had only 3,500 members. Now there are over 21 million Adventist members worldwide. Thanks to your generous mission offerings, prayers, and personal involvement, the Seventh-day
Adventist Church shares the love of Jesus in more than 200 countries around the world with 153,253 congregations meeting every Sabbath, 7,792 schools, and over 700 health care institutions. Read More
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