Bro. Norman Brown - Toronto West Seventh Day Adventist Church

February 9, 2013
“Excellence Without Excuse”
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Bro. Norman Brown

WELCOME!________________________
We welcome you to this the second Sabbath of our “Golden Jubilee
Celebration.” As you worship and fellowship with us we trust that you
will be blessed.
PRAYER SERVICE
SABBATH SCHOOL
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8:15 A.M-9:15 A.M_
9:15 A.M.
Year Theme: “Proclaim Jubilee...While Awaiting His Return”
Program Theme: “Excellence Without Excuse”
Song Service….……………….…………………………..Bro. Ivor Ritchie
Theme Song……...# 340“Jesus Saves” verses 1& 2…...….....Congregation
Prayer………………………………………………..Elder Hartley Springer
Opening Song………………………………………….…..Bro. Ivor Ritchie
Scripture Reading………...Deut. 28:8-13 (KJV)……....Sis. Josephine Nedd
Opening Remarks………………..........................Bro. Kelson Augustine
Education Spotlight on Mission……………………….Sis. Audrey James
“History of CAA”
Lesson Review………………………….………………Dr. Uton Robinson
Special Music….……………...…..Tiffany Ambrose & Cherese Bingham
Closing Remarks…………………………….……..Bro. Kelson Augustine
Sunset Today: 5:40 p.m.
10:35 a.m.— Personal Ministries
Sis. Tricia Merraro / Dr. Lorna Muir
10:45 a.m.— Church Announcements
Elder Coleen Birkett
Sunset Next Week: 5:49 p.m.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS_______
Believe…
In a personal God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Hebrews 1:3
In Jesus Christ as the Son of God and as our Saviour.
John 1:1-3,14
In the “new birth” through the acceptance of the Gospel.
John 3:1-7
That the Bible is the inspired Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16,17
In the literal second coming of Jesus Christ. John 14:1-3;
Matthew 24:30
That man is mortal by nature. Job 4:17; 1 Timothy 4:15,16
That death is an unconscious state. Ecclesiastes 9:5; John 11
There will be resurrection of the righteous dead at the second coming
of Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17
That the wicked will not burn eternally but will be burned up.
Malachi 4:1-3
That righteousness comes by faith not by works. Romans 4:3-5;
Ephesians 2:8
Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is designated by God for holy
use. Christians keep it as a sign of obedience, loyalty, and love for
God. Exodus 20:8-11; John 14:15
That the original seventh day Sabbath has never been changed by
divine authority and that all Christians are under obligation to keep it
holy. Luke 23:54-56
That the 10 commandments is the standard of righteousness by
which all will be judged. James 2:10-12; Exodus 20:3-17
In the support of the Gospel through tithes and offerings.
Leviticus 27:30,32; Malachi 3:6-11
In baptism by immersion. Romans 6:3-5
In abstaining from unhealthy practices such as the use of tobacco,
alcoholic beverages, unclean foods etc. Leviticus 11:1-24;
Proverbs 23:29-32; 1 Corinthians 3:16,17
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CHURCH DIRECTORY 416-401-0030
Senior Pastor .........................................Allan Chichester………………..………..905-832-6817
Senior Associate Pastor .............………Wayne Williams…………………….……416-616-7235
Assistant Pastor .........................……….Marvin Clarke…………………………...905-216-7276
First Elder ...................................……….Greta Liupakka………………………….905-495-8842
Bible Instructor ...........................……….Bernice McDonald………………………905-840-8092
Church Clerk…………………....Melessia Gordon
Communications………....................Eileen Ross
SS Superintendent……...JulieAnn Harris-Mason
Health…………………………...Jennifer Desmond
Singles’ Ministry …………………..Suman Sabry
Stewardship………...........Sherene Cole-Watson
Treasurer………………………....Suzet Benjamin
Finance……………………....Courtney Marzouca
Men’s Ministry………….…………...David Hislop
Women’s Ministry………….…..Jennifer Watson
Religious Liberty……………..Stanley Onyeobia
Social Committee…………….....Curtis Ambrose
Safety…………………………....…….Alex Fedee
Visual…………………………...Letesha Samuels
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Head Deacon….…….…Anthony Brown
Head Deacon…….....Geraldine Lashley
Family Life Dir. ……....Wenzley Woods
AY Director……………..Keisha Antoine
Pathfinder ……....A.Shoga/S. Broomes
Education……….………..Tricia Merraro
Prayer Ministry….........Yvette Harrison
Community Services…..Gloria Samuel
Adventurer…………..….…Yvette Jabbi
Children Ministry………Lynette Patrick
Music Dir. ….Chermiann Lewis-Balfour
Personal Min. …..D. Humphrey-Nelson
Audio…………...…...….Larry Ferguson
Building…………...…….Stafford Linton
Crawford Adventist Academy ........………...531 Finch Ave West…………………..416-633-0090
Peel Adventist School………………………..2626 Mayfield Rd. ……………………905-459-0500
Community Services .....................………...150 Bentworth Ave. …………………..416-780-1697
Adventist Book Center ..................…………Willowdale……………………………..416-398-7166
Adventist Book Center ..................…………Oshawa………………………………...800-263-3791
Ontario Conference of Seventh-day Adventists………………………………………905-686-5757
CELEBRATINGHEALTH________________________
Skin Facts: Treat the skin gently buy using gentle soap, as strong soap and
detergents can strip the natural oil of the skin. Shave carefully by applying
protective shaving cream, lotion, or gel. Pat skin dry after a shower instead of
rubbing the skin, will help to maintain some moisture on the skin.
source: Skin Conditions—My Pharma Health Newsletter Dec. 2012.
SICK & SHUT-IN_________________
Sis. Anne Charles 416-281-3043
Bro. Winston Brown
Sis. Sis. Agnes Cadore
Sis. Viola Morgan 905-433-3887
Sis. Madge Campbell 416-746-4032
Bro. Clifford Ennis
Sis. Hortense Burnett 416-744-3415
Sis. Isolyn Armstrong 416-751-5766
Ron McFarlane
Bro. Patrick Osmond
Sis. Helen Hall
Sis. Mary Simpson
Sis. Dezrine Harding
SABBATH CELEBRATION
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11:00 A.M.
Introit………..………………………………………………….SDA Chorale
Introduction of Speaker……………………..……Pastor Wayne Williams
Call to Worship Ø …...…………………………..…Litany—Jelise Keating/
Marcel Keating / Chanel Smith / Devon Squires
Doxology*………..…................“Praise Him”…………………Congregation
Invocation* Ø …………..…………………………...…..Bro. Norman Brown
Praise & Worship *……………..…………………………….SDA Chorale
Dedicatory Prayer Ø ………..….............................Pastor Patrick Jacques
Children’s Story* Ø ……………………………..…...Sis. Lauren Chichester
Special Feature……………………………………….....Sis. Edith Watson
Monologue - “Excellence Without Excuse” (Video)
Welcome…………………………………….........Pastor Allan Chichester
REACH Focus: Revival & Transformation…….….Pastor Marvin Clarke
Special Greetings……………….....Dr. Janice Maitland, Superintendent
of Education, Ontario Conference
Dr. Dennis Marshall, Canadian Union
Education Department
Special Music………………………………………………….SDA Chorale
Tithes & Offering…………..................................Sis. Wendy Hutchinson
Offertory Interlude………...….…Stephen Benjamin / Royon Chichester
Offertory Response*……….…….....# 695………...….….....Congregation
The Written Word Ø ….…..…Matt. 25:14-30…..........Sis. Michelle Richards
Music for Meditation……….…..…….......................Sis. Paula Marshall /
Sis. Karlene Donald
Spoken Word Ø ………………………….....................Bro. Norman Brown
“Excellence Without Excuse”
Closing Song……….…# 327 “I’d Rather Have Jesus”……..…..Congregation
Benediction* ………………………………………….Dr. Janice Maitland
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Pianist: Bro. Dennis Hall
Organist: Elder Nigel Worrell
LEGEND: * Standing Ø Do Not Enter/Exit
(Please remain seated until ushered out)
Offering: Canadian It Is Written

ANNOUNCEMENTS_________________
CHURCH CALENDAR FOR TODAY
PASTORAL CARE___________________
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8:00 a.m.-4pm • Fri: 8:00 a.m.-12noon
Elder(s) on Duty: Hartley Springer / Donovan Bowen
Health Care Personnel: Beatrice Oppong / Jennifer Desmond
10/10 Men in Prayer: Men’s Ministry invites all men to
Room 23 for 10 minutes of prayer immediately after
Divine Service.
4:30 p.m. Personal Ministry Council in room 23.
5: 00 p.m. Adventurers Classes
50th Anniversary : We are in the process of creating a 50th Anniversary
Video, showcasing our church over the years. Please forward
your pictures –weddings, baby dedications, pathfinders, funerals,
DVDs etc. to Karen Leacock. Kindly ensure your name is clearly
written on your items if you would like them returned to you.
50th Anniversary DVDs: Starting (Jan 19) are now available. Please
place your order with Georgette Powell - 647-344-3376.
AY PROGRAM @ 5 p.m.
Play—Who Killed the
Dream
By
Carl Hutchinson & Co.
Power Hour
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013
@ 7:00 p.m.
End-Time Hope: A Journey to
Eternity- Mark Finley
“The Ultimate Space Journey”
Presenters: Elders Everald Japp
& Personal Ministry Department
Pastor Allan Chichester
Pastor Wayne Williams
Pastor Marvin Clarke
Thurs. 9:30 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Mon. 9:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Tues. 1:00—3:00 p.m.
Off on Mondays Off on Tuesday Off on Thursday
Elder Bernice McDonald Tues. 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Off on Thursday_
If you are aware of someone who is ill, please notify a member of the
pastoral staff. Kindly remember our sick and shut-in members with
your prayers, calls, cards, visits, and other acts of kindness. “For I was
sick… I was alone and you visited me… when you did these things…
you were doing them to me.” (Matthew 25:36, 40)
PASTORAL BLOG____________________________
A More Excellent Way by Pastor Allan Chichester
This week in considering our anniversary celebrations I decided to share with you
some of God’s thoughts about pursuing excellence. In (1 Corinthians 12:31b) the
Apostle Paul stated’ “And yet I show you a more excellent way.” In the following
chapter he wrote about the excellent way.
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding
gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can
fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains,
but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender
my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. 4Love is patient,
love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is
not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love
does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always
trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8Love never fails. But where there are
prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where
there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in
part, 10But when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a
child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became
a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection
as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall
know fully, even as I am fully known. 13And now these three remain: faith, hope
and love. But the greatest of these is love. 1Corinthians 13 (NIV)
May God help us as to pursue this excellent way.
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50th ANNIVERSARY_________________
Toronto West Celebrates Golden Jubilee in
2013
It’s finally here — the 50 th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee) of the Toronto
West Seventh-day Adventist Church has arrived and what an exciting
year we have planned for all our former and present members — 460
Shaw Street, 10 Harvie Avenue, and 1621 Albion Road, Toronto.
Please plan to join us for all of our monthly celebrations. Please take note
of the information below:
MONTH THEME SPEAKER
January 19 Beginnings Dr. Roy Adams How and why we
got started
February 9 Education Norman Brown Play—Who Killed
the Dream—by
Karl Hutchinson
April 20
May 4
May 18
Health &
Community
June 14 & 15 Youth
July 27
August 3
August 4
Aeolians in
concert @
Toronto Centre
for the Arts
Music — New
Life Singers
Reunion
Anniversary
Weekend 1
Anniversary
Weekend 2
Legacy Banquet
Maria McClean
Oakwood
University
Donald McLeod
Pastor Michael
Kelly
Pastor Henry
Wright
Pastor Carlton
Byrd (AM)
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Tickets @
Ticketmaster
Drama & Music
Dr. Dennis Marshall
& Dr Mansfield
Edwards
(PM)
ANNOUNCEMENTS_________________
Feb 10
Feb 10
Feb 16
Feb 17
Feb 23
Mar 9
Mar 23
Mar 28-31
Apr 5-7
Apr 5-7
May 4
Aug 4
Senior Men Soccer 2013: If you are interested in playing
please contact Richard Balfour at 905-794-9639.
Practice has begun. Jogging and meeting at 10:00 a.m.
Bring your fees.
Adventist soccer link at sovereignsoccer.org
Elders’ Council @ 2:00 p.m.
Educational Series: Children, Families, Internet, Social
Media at Malton Church @ 5:00 p.m.
Church Board Meeting @ 11:00 a.m.
Men’s Ministry Potluck Lunch Meeting—Discussion
“Resolve to be a man Responsibly” by Pastor Clarke.
Personal Ministry Council @ 5:00 p.m.
Personal Ministry Community Outreach @ 4:30 p.m.
Master Guide Annual Heritage Tour at Battle Creek
Michigan. Cost: 4 per room $180.00 per person, 2 per
room $236.00 per person, and single $350. Registration
deadline Feb. 28. Go online to www.ontariomasters.ca
Community Services Disaster Preparedness
Certificate Training at Quality Hotel & Conference
Centre, 1011 Bloor St. E. Oshawa. Training is designed
to teach pastors, professionals, department
leaders, master guides, volunteers, church officers, and
members how to prepare themselves, their families, and
their church for disasters large and small. Cost per person
$199.85.To register contact Verna at 905-571-5995
ext. 109
Canada-wide Women’s Ministries Convention:
Ladies come to the first ever Canada-wide women’s
ministries convention at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel,
Niagara Falls. Register now! Early bird deadline Jan
29. Registration closes Feb. 7. To register call 905-571-
1022 ext. 204.
Aeolians in Concert @ the Toronto Centre for the Arts.
Tickets at Ticketmaster.
TWest Legacy Banquet
Play - “Something to Offer: What every man has. What every boy
needs.” Written by Yvonne Rodney and Greg Birkett. Two performances
only. February 16 & 23 @ 7:30 p.m. Toronto Centre for the Arts.
For more information contact Yvonne Rodney or David Hislop.
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50th ANNIVERSARY ________________
Letter of Invitation
Dear Brothers, and Sisters in Christ:
Psalm 133: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to
dwell together in unity!" We bring you greetings in the name of Jesus
Christ during this salubrious season of festivity and celebration.
The Toronto West Seventh-day Adventist Church invites you to join us
in celebrating our 50th anniversary commencing January 19, 2013 to
August 4, 2013. Our thematic focus is "50 Years: Reflecting, Celebrating,
and Awaiting His return." The foundation of the celebration is
hinged on three great concepts:
1) History
2) Achievements
3) Worship
AY PROGRAM ______________5:00 P.M.
Opening Remarks……………………..………….Pastor Wayne Williams
Opening Prayer……………………………………………………………….
Praise Team………………………………………………......Chanel Smith
Special Feature………………………………………...……Dr. Lorna Muir
“Monologue of Dr. Lorna Muir”
Welcome………………………………………………...Sis. Tricia Merraro
Special Feature………………………………………..Bro. Stafford Linton
Play: “Who Killed the Dream” by Carl Hutchinson & Co.
The history of Toronto West is one of shared experience with many of
our churches in the GTA. As the original source (initialis origo) of many
of our Caribbean churches that have drawn their ecclesiastical DNA
from the existence of the Toronto West Seventh-day Adventist Church,
this 50th anniversary celebration is not just ours but yours as well. During
this time of reflecting and celebrating the rich history of God's leading,
we will be blessed by some of the very best ministries, music, and
preaching that we can make possible, to share with you and our community
at large.
Dear friends, we look forward to your attendance and support during
this time of celebration. We invite you to check our website for further
information and updates in the coming days and weeks. We thank you
for your past help and anticipate your future support, and may you receive
the beauty and benefits of God's blessings and anointing!
Your friends and family at the Toronto West Seventh-day Adventist
Church.
Special Music between scenes by Raverne Hazelwood
Closing Remarks / Charge…………………………...Bro. Norman Brown
Closing Exercise / Prayer……………………..…Pastor Allan Chichester
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