“If we’re going to impact our world in the name of Jesus, it will be because people like you and me took action in the power of the Spirit. Ever since the mission and ministry of Jesus, God has never stopped calling for a movement of “Little Jesuses” to follow Him into the world and unleash the remarkable redemptive genius that lies in the very message we carry. Given the situation of the church in the west, much will now depend on whether we are willing to break out of a stifling herd instinct and find God again in the context of the advancing kingdom of God.”

–Alan Hirsch, The Forgotten Ways

TOUCHES OF INTEREST

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We welcome Minner Labrador to the University Church pulpit this Sabbath. Elder Labrador is the president of the Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. He has pastored in Florida and North Carolina, and most recently served as the Southwestern Union’s vice president of ministries and director of ministerial stewardship and men’s ministries. Thank you, Elder Labrador, for ministering to our congregation today!

Fellowship Hall Chairs: We are delighted to have Circle Church, a student-led service, in the Fellowship Hall every Saturday. It brings us immense joy to witness more than 300 students worshipping Jesus. It is our goal to pray, encourage and support this growing body of students. It has been brought to our attention that there is a need for more chairs to accommodate this group. Therefore, we would like to purchase an additional 100 chairs at approximately $20 each for the Fellowship Hall. Additionally, our ultimate goal is to replace the current 270 chairs with more modern, comfortable, and sturdier chairs. Currently, $1,000 is pledged towards this total project. Will you join us in this meaningful work? If you feel moved to give, please mark it on your tithe envelope or check. Thank you! -The Pastoral Staff

Retired Denominational Workers’ Potluck is Sunday, March 3, 5pm at the Village Church Fellowship Hall. Come and enjoy the power point presentation “Life at the Rosario Beach Marine Laboratory” given by Dr. David Cowles.

All are welcome to join our University Church prayer meeting each Wednesday at 7pm in Heubach Chapel. The group will view a part of the current week’s Sabbath School lesson in Ranko Stefanovic’s, “Revelation of Jesus Christ”video.

Sam LeFore, husband of Donna LeFore and father of University Church member Tamara Reeves passed away on February 5. He was loved by the Church family and all who knew him. Please join us for a Celebration of Life service on March 16, 3pm in the Milton Adventist Church. Refreshments and fellowship will follow the service in the Milton Church Fellowship Hall.

A memorial for Herb Messinger will be held Sunday, March 10, at 11am at the Northside Seventh-day Adventist Church located at 1103 Dell Ave, in Walla Walla.

Retired pastor Elwood Boyd passed away Sunday morning February 17. A Celebration of Life service to remember him will be held Sabbath, March 16 at 3:30pm in the Eastgate Seventh-day Adventist Church. In lieu of flowers the family would ask for your financial support of the Julianna Sayler Foundation which supports research and families experiencing DIPG Pediatric Brain Cancer. Visit www.teamjulianna.org for more information.

Rogers Adventist School Early Registration is open! Both new and current students are eligible to pay enrollment fees for the 2019-20 school year.
Early: $175 (March 1-31); Regular: $225 (April 1-June 9); Summer: $250 (June 10 and after). Current students are guaranteed a seat in classrooms until March 31. Starting April 1, open seats are available to new students. Contact Holley Bryant at holley.bryant@rogersschool.org with questions.

Equipping for Service Weekends organized by the Upper Columbia Conference are for all member and ministries to receive training to equip them to reach their communities with the Christ-centered message of hope and wholeness. You are invited March 1-2 to take part in many different seminars and training being offered primarily at the College Place Village Church. For more information visit: www.uccsda.org/equipping/

La Sierra University is in search of a new president; a leader who is passionate about the distinctive culture of a liberal arts university on a campus rich with ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. The La Sierra University Presidential Search Committee requests recommendations or applications for this position to be sent to:presidentialsearch@lasierra.edu.  To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by March 31, 2019. Click here for additional information and requirements.

One-Day Children’s Leadership Expo, March 3. Attend Upper Columbia Conference's one-day event to inspire, train, network, equip, and resource leaders working with children through earliteens! Held at the conference office, Sunday March 3, 10am-4pm. Register at: expo2019.eventbrite.com/

Attend the Digging Deeper Retreat, a spiritual retreat for young adults & young families in their 20s–40s, May 17–19 at Camp MiVoden. There will be times of worship & music, powerful messages, good food, hiking & canoeing. Our keynote speaker, Michael Kelly, will lead us in digging deeper into the theme, Authentic Faith. Children’s program for ages 4–10 years, childcare for ages 18 months to 3 years, and a mother’s room for infants will be provided at the retreat. Scholarships available. For more information visit: www.DiggingDeeperRetreat.com.

Emotional and spiritual care provider training to be offered at the Upper Columbia Conference office, March 13-14. This foundational program will equip people to serve as credentialed responders after disasters and other traumatic events. To register, email: PattyM@uccsda.org or WendyU@uccsda.org.

Rosario Singles Retreat with Pastor Ofa Langi and sponsored by the Washington Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is April 4-7. Come enjoy the coastal beauty of Rosario and the breaking waves on the beach. Registration will be available by mid February. Mark it on your calendar now. For more information, visit https://goo.gl/qYAYNs

Free estate planning is offered as a service of the Upper Columbia Conference Trust Department for UCC members. They help you take care of family, and just ask that you have a desire to make a significant difference in some way connected with Upper Columbia Conference (evangelism, your local church or school, etc.). For more information, or to arrange an appointment next time a representative is in your area, please contact Andrew McCrary at 509.242.0472 or e-mail AndrewM@uccsda.org

THANK YOU to those of you who have registered to volunteer for the Love Heals Walla Walla free clinic event on April 18 and 19! Additional volunteers are still needed in several areas including: dental (dentists, hygienists, assistants and sterilization/central supply), massage/PT/OT/chiropractors, and hospitality (greeters/patient escorts). Limited licensure is available for out-of-state and retired practitioners. Text “loveheals” to 55222 for a link to register or visit lovehealswallawalla.org. Volunteer registration will be open through Sunday, March 10.

The Winter Quarter pulpit series at the University Church is entitled “Wise Guys.” Each Sabbath, a variety of preachers from our community (including our new senior pastor Andreas Beccai) will open the scriptures sharing from the wisdom literature books of: Ecclesiastes, Proverbs, Job, and Song of Solomon.