Some months ago the members
of our small church at Dobbins
had a real desire to reach out and
meet needs in the mountains near
their community.
Members decided to hold a Bi-
ble school for the people of Camp-
tonville a few miles away. There
Elder Harold Hall stands in front
of the Methodist church in Camp-
tonville where the Dobbins Church
is currently sponsoring a weekly
Bible class for town residents.
Chuzctes That Cacze
Care Enough to Grow
was a little Methodist church
there, which had been closed;
and, upon inquiry, they found
that they could use it for a Sunday
school.
So they began. From week to
week they ring the bell, and the lit-
tle church nearly fills up with
eager persons desiring to know
more of the Word of God. Pres-
ently Elder Harold Hall, retired
Adventist minister, 1s leading in
this venture; and he has a strong
corps of workers from the Dob-
bins Church who are helping him.
A number of children are in at-
tendance, and two children’s divi-
sions are in operation as well as a
senior Sunday school program
which focuses on the study of the
Word of God.
It was the writer's privilege to
visit this Sunday school a few
weeks ago and to witness the
gratitude of the community peo-
ple for this effort to meet their
needs. Please pray for this venture
of faith on the part of a church
that cares.
Charles Edwards
Public Relations Director
Paradise VBS Enrolis 280 Children
Paradise Vacation Bible School
convened from July 13 to 23. The
director, Melva Cummings, re-
ports that there were 280 regis-
tered members, halt of whom
were non-Adventists, from 22 de-
NOMINALIONS.
Margaret Peterson took charge
of the 102 kindergartners, and
Enid Van Asperen assisted as
storyteller. The 108 primary mem-
bers were supervised by Linda
Brinckerhoftt, and their storyteller
was Sybil Mautz. Phil Rosberg
was leader of the juniors.
There were crafts every day,
under the direction of Mrs,
Elizabeth Hardt; and at the close
of the school, each child proudly
carried home a box of treasures he
had made. These included shiny
silver airplanes, trains, bread-
dough flowers, yarn pictures,
foam owls, three wise monkevs
and glitter pictures. Fruit punch
was served to each child by the
members of the Dorcas Society.
The church members contrib-
uted much to make this Vacation
Bible School a success. More than
100 of them were involved each
day. Special appreciation goes to
the transportation team—two of
whom were retired policemen—
who convoyed the children from
one place to another, especially
across a busy county road. Teen-
age members gave invaluable help
Film Scheduled
Golden Gate Academy, 3800
Mountain Blvd., Oakland, will
feature the special Walt Disney
film, Black Stallion, Sept. 19, at
8 p.m. Cost for adults will be
$3.50; students, $3; and chil-
dren under 12, $2. For further
information, call (415) 841-2242
or 531-0111.
and vouthtul verve to teaching
classes, helping with crafts, over-
seeing recess, even baby sitting for
mothers occupied in the divisions.
The church was filled with
parents and friends on Thursday
evening tor the closing program.
The highlight ot the evening was
the showing of a movie of the
Vacation Bible School activities.
Inasmuch as the theme this vear
was “‘God’s Loval Friends,” the
children gave a presentation of
cach of the nine Bible characters
studied.
As a grand finale, the entire
group of well over 200 children
crowded onto the platform and,
with the help of a trumpet trio of
primary bovs, joined in singing
“Lift Up the Trumpet.”
At the close of the program,
cach child was given a copy of the
new space-age paper, Orion.
Plans for follow-up include send-
ing a vear’s subscription of Orion
to cach non-Adventist child and
organizing Neighborhood Bible
Clubs for the children who at-
tended.
Hospital Leaders Study
Local Health Programs
Twenty hospital administrators
from all over Western U.S. visited
St. Helena Hospital and Health
Center last month to study its live-
in health programs, in connection
with a seminar at the University of
California (Berkeley).
The local facility was chosen for
an on-site visit, along with four
other Bay Area institutions viewed
as models in offering specialized
or unique health care services.
This was the second consecutive
vear that St. Helena was included
in the study tour for health leaders
attending the Berkeley seminar.
PACIFIC UNION RECORDER /SEPTEMBER 14, 1981
Oo=I=E=_N
“He’s Coming Soon” Themes Camp Meeting
Fall Dorcas Federation
"Meetings Slated
October 6
Anderson Church
2769 Balls Ferry Road
October 7
Roseville Church
914 Cirby Way
October 8
Tracy Church
20 West 21st Street
October 12
Antioch Church
320 Worrell Road
October 13
PUC Church
10 Angwin Avenue
October 14
San Anselmo Church
1509 Sir Francis Drake
October 15
Eureka Church
4251 F Street
The meetings begin at 9:30
a.m. and then at 2:30 p.m. The
guest speaker will be Elder
Howard D. Burbank, former di-
rector of SAWS (Seventh-day
Adventist World Service).
Grape Race Is Set
for September 27
Lodi Academy and the Lodi
area churches are sponsoring the
second annual Grape Race, Sun-
day, September 27.
The 6.2-mile race through beau-
tiful grape-lined country roads of
Lodi (flat pavement) will begin at
Lodi Academy. Registration
begins at 8 a.m., and the race
starts at 9 a.m. Registration will
be outside the gymnasium.
Yogurt and juices will be given
to all runners. Shower facilities
and rest rooms are available.
The entry fee is $5—preregis-
tration; $6 will be charged the day
of the race. Make checks payable
to The Grape Race.
T-shirt awards will be given to
all those who finish. A lug of
grapes will be given to the ‘‘first”’
in each class. All entrants are eligi-
ble for prize drawings.
For further information, call
Pastor Doug Clark at (209) 334-
1844 or write him at 730 S. Fair-
mont Avenue, Lodi, CA 95240.
The Redwood Camp Meeting,
one of the best attended in North-
ern, was held recently in a beau-
tiful grove of trees near Weott,
California.
The evening speaker for most of
the meetings was Elder Cree
Sandetur, former president of the
Pacific Union, who emphasized
the practical application of the
Christian life to daily living.
John Hancock, from the Ellen
G. White Estate, conducted
several early morning meetings.
Elder Hancock was for a long
time world vouth leader of the
Church.
Dr. Charles Thomas of Loma
Linda University conducted in-
formative and inspirational health
classes.
Among the other speakers were
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
Dr. Kenneth Vine from Loma
Linda University and Elder Merle
Mills of the General Conference
as well as Elder Don Mulvihill of
the Lodi English Oaks Church.
With the theme ‘‘He’s Coming
Soon,’ this camp meeting was
said by many to be one of the
finest ever held in the Redwoods.
Charles Edwards, PR Director
Nature Club Schedules
Fall Meeting
The first fall meeting of the
Feather River Nature Club will
feature Fran Reidelberger and
his film, “America's Secret
Places,” at 7:30 p.m., Paradise
Adventist School, 5699 Acad-
emy Drive, October 3.
There will be an admission
charge.
Je gl
Smoking Sam played a part in the success of the health booth spon-
sored by the Hayward Church at the Alameda County Fair. Frances
Walin, Louise Simmonoux and Marjory Shelhamer helped staff the
booth and are shown above (from the left). Statt members were thrilled
with the opportunity to witness to the thousands who stopped by.
Hayward Church Hosts Fair Booth
The Hayward English Church
recently hosted a successful
TOTAL HEALTH fair booth at
the Alameda County Fair.
The main attractions included
Smoking Sam, a Humpty Dummy
hand smoker and a prominent
Adventist sign displayed in the
booth.
Thousands of pieces of better-
living literature were distributed
to the public with 385 signing up
to attend Five-Day Plans To Stop
Smoking, 95 for vegetarian cook-
THE FORTUNA CHURCH was recently presented with an award by the Garden Club of Fortuna for having
ing classes and four for Bible
studies. One physician who
stopped by wanted to know exact-
ly when the next Five-Day Plan
would be held so he could send his
patients.
Those who manned the booth
found it to be a wonderful out-
reach project. Many people
stopped by to ask what Adventists
believed, which provided opportu-
nities to witness for the Lord.
Marjory Shelhamer
Fair Booth Coordinator
the “Yard of the Month.” This award hung in the church yard for one month. Following this the local paper
photographed the church, and the picture was featured as part of a double-page spread along with most of the
homes that had won the award during the year. From left to right the picture shows Lukens Brower, Barbara
Waddell and Walt Jorgensen, the church gardeners, with Pastor Bill Hilliard.