ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MARCH 22, 2025
Welcome to Berea Temple this Sabbath In-Person, Zoom, and YouTube for another church service that will bring an impact on this Blessed Sabbath Day. God has blessed us to see the end of another week and today our minds should be giving God the Praise. As the Holy Spirit fills each one of us with God’s presence, let each of us stay faithful to our Savior. We will have a Fellowship Meal after Divine Worship today in the lower auditorium for everyone.
Our Theme for 2025 is: “Being About My Father’s Business”. The preaching topic for MARCH is - “Desire Their God”. As we work towards Evangelism, let each one of us work to get some souls in the church for Evangelism.
Every Monday this year of 2025, from 6:00am-12:00pm, let each member fast, asking God to give us strength to help hasten His coming, that we won’t get tired and weary, win souls for the kingdom, have right approach to witness for our family members and friends, Christian Personal Relationship with God, Renew Commitment and more engaging with God, Health Challenges, remove excuses of serving Him with all our heart, and the list can go on. If you have Health Challenges, abstain from one favorite item. We all can Fast and Pray!!
All Elders are encouraged to invite their team to Prayer Meeting, which is a continuation of the Book called “40 Days Prayers and Devotions on the Assurance of Salvation.” We are discussing how we should witness for the Lord at 7:00pm on Berea Temple Zoom.
WEARING MASKS are OPTIONAL at Berea Temple Church. No more Registration at this time. Temperature check may still be required. The air purifiers will continue to be on. If there is a spike in COVID, then we will go back to what we are doing now. Thanks to all for your commitment and faithfulness. If you have any concerns, please let the Pastor know.
PARKING: Please do not Double Park, Park in Neighborhood Handicap Marked Parking Spaces, or Park in front of a Neighbor’s Garage.
• Berea Temple Digital QR CODE for Sabbath Services, Announcements, and Other Information. Please SCAN the QR CODE with your Cellphone Camera.
• Tithes and Offerings, many of us are faithful in Tithes, but our Offering is lacking. Please continue to put our church funds in Combined Budget, where the needs of our church repairs, and Local Obligations are supported by each one of us. We asked that we work toward 5% or half of what we give in Tithes be in Combined Budget. Example: If Tithes is $1000.00, at least for Combined Budget is $500.00, which totals to $1500.00. Any other ministry is Extra Giving, not taking away from our Combined Budget.
• The Church Board voted that we support the Church Building Fund Offering with extra giving. Do Not Take Away from Tithes and Offering. We are working towards replacing 6 Air Conditioner Units- that cost over $67,000 and getting a Church Sign that cost $23,000. We will do the Air Conditioners first, then later purchase the Church Sign. You can name where you want your funds to go by marking your envelope Air Conditioners or Church Sign. Thanks for supporting these two projects.
Total Raised To Date-Air Conditioner: $22, 325.62/Church Signs: $21,636.69
• Berea Temple 2025 Church Calendars are ready. Please get your Calendar today.
• Every child that is BJA age should be at our school. Before January 1, 2025, we want to turn our enrollment around. Any person who has a child, or know of a child that may not be at our school, we want you! See Pastor Taylor, Elder Cynthia Privette, Felicia Moton, or Kecia Hitch with the name, and they will see what arrangements can be made to get your child in our school as you do your part.
• BJA Shoe Fundraiser Program-New or In Good Condition-If you wouldn’t give them to a friend, please don’t send-Drop Off at BJA in the Lobby-See Flyer
• BJANAA Praise Brunch-Sunday, March 23, 2025 -10:00am-1:00pm
• BJA PLAY-“NOW”-The Act Of Prophecy-Tuesday, April 8, 2025-5:30pm-8:30pm-BJA Gymnasium- 3006 W. Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21215-Admission-Donations-See Flyer
Berea Temple Fellowship Hall-$20.00 Per Person/$7.00 Per Child(10 and Under)-See Flyer for Details
• Prayer Meeting is every Wednesday at 7:00pm on Berea Temple Zoom.
• The Music Ministry Committee – 1st Sabbath of every month.
• Community Service Meeting is the 1st Sunday of every month on their Zoom at 9:00am.
• Men Ministries Meeting is every month on the 1st and 4th Sundays at 10:00am. Zoom ID:371 409 2265.
• Men Ministries Prayer Breakfast (1st Saturday of every month, 8:00am-9:00am)
• Women’s Ministries is the 4th Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm.
Zoom ID: 981 407 3781/Password: 999131
• Youth Day is the second Sabbath of every month.
• Elders Meeting is Second Tuesday of every month at 6:00pm.
• Treasury/Finance Meeting is the Second Thursday of every month at 7:00pm.
• Church Board Meeting is the 3rd Sunday of every month at 10:00am on Berea Temple Zoom.
• Health Ministries Department-All Health Professionals Monthly Meeting of the Health Ministries-Second Sunday of every month in Lower Auditorium.
• Berea Temple Community Outreach - 3rd Sabbath every month.
• Berea Temple Children’s Church-3rd Sabbath of each month at 11:30am in person.
• CONNECT: Friday Night Live-Text (443)-201-1391 or Follow Connect Baltimore on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for more Details. SPRING Young Adult Potluck-March 29, 2025-RSVP to number by March 26, 2025. Location and Menu Sign-up provided upon RSVP.
• The Great Controversy Bible Study-Dinner & Study The Word-Every 3rd Sabbath from 3:00pm-5:00pm in the Berea Temple Fellowship Hall. Zoom ID: 818 3862 6133/Password: 003509
• Fifty Plus Meeting, 1st Sunday of every month at 11:00am-Zoom ID: 961 611 4701/Passcode: Berea1901.
• Fifty Plus Assn Friday Night Vespers-Every Friday at 7:00pm-Call: 612-421-0952/Passcode: 342417
• Fifty Plus Trip-SAVE THE DATE- JULY 30, 2025-Sight and Sound-NOAH-$180.00-(Lunch at the New and Improved Hershey Farms)-SEE FLYER FOR DETAILS and Payment Plan.
• All Elders will be doing Home Visitations on the 2nd Sabbaths right after Divine Service. Please open your homes to a visit that will bless your heart as well as theirs. They will call first unless your phone number is out of order or not listed in the Church Directory. Then, you will get a surprise visit.
• Message Magazine Subscription has begun. Once you receive your subscriptions in the mail, pay for them and mail back to the address where it is supposed to go. If you want to order New Subscriptions for the first time, see the Personal Ministry Leader, Elder Glenn Edwards, or the Pastor.
• BEREA TEMPLE 2024 TITHE & OFFERINGS CONTRIBUTION RECEIPTS 2024 are Ready for
Pickup.
1. After Sabbath church services.
2. Sunday between the hours of 10:00am and 12:00 noon.
For Seniors and Sick & Shut In members, please forward me your name and complete home address including your zip code for mailing.
Cash App donors please do the same.
EMAIL: ksmithl@verizon.net/TEXT: 443-604-2735
Please email or text me if you authorize the release of your receipts to other persons for pick up.
Thank You, Keith Smith-Treasurer
• AEC 50 PLUS PRAYERTON-Monday, March 31, 2025 – 7:00pm-12:00am Midnight-See Flyer
• ECONOMIC BLACKOUT-There is a message going around that we should not shop period in Walmart and Target March 1-March 31, 2025, so we show Diversity Is Our Strength!! Make a Statement and Demand CHANGE!! Our Money speaks louder than words.
• Please keep Sister Angela Miles and Sister Sylvia Allen in prayer in the loss of their mom. Keep the family in prayer. The Celebration of Life for Ethelind Sewell is as follows:
Sunday, March 30, 2025-Miracle City SDA Church, 100 S. Rock Glen Rd. Baltimore, MD 21229
"Family Hour": 10:30am - 11:00am/Celebration Service: 11:00am
Interment: Maryland National Cemetery, 13300 Baltimore Avenue, Laurel, MD 20707 Condolences may be sent to Angela Miles, 1101 Severn Pines Way, Severn, MD 21144, angelamiles7@gmail.com, 410-913-0822
• ANNOUNCEMENTS/VIDEOS for Church Service, ETC, must be submitted by Tuesday, 8:30pm in order for it to be included on the upcoming Sabbath. No Exceptions. Thank You.
• Keep our sick members and friends, and those who have lost loved ones in prayer. Those we have so far are:
• ~Rhonda Burley-Johnson – Health Challenges
• ~Catherine Whitley – Health Challenges
• ~Chaplain Barry Black
• ~Anna Timpson – Health Challenges
• ~Phyllis Purnell – Health Challenges
• ~McCanner Perry – Health Challenges
• ~Unell Dawson-Health Challenges/Surgery
• ~Carolyn Davis and Morris Davis - Health Challenges
• ~Pamela Evans - Health Challenges
• ~Dianne (Annie) Baker - Health Challenges
• ~Towanda Anderson’s Mother, Sister Miller - Health Challenges
• ~Kenny Brown Jr. – Health Challenges
• ~Marcella Brown – Health Challenges
• ~William Love - Health Challenges
• ~Raymond and Doretha Bennett - Health Challenges/Family and Friends/Brothers for Health Challenges and Soul Salvation
• ~Theodore and Norma Sauls - Health Challenges
• ~Joyce Pearson - Health Challenges
• ~Jane Cox - Health Challenges
• ~Denise Smith - Health Challenges
• ~Michael Smith – Health Challenges
• ~Joyce Brown - Health Challenges
• ~Michelle Davis – Health Challenges
• ~Timothy Golder - Health Challenges
• ~Gwendolyn Whiting and her sister, Eleanor – Health Challenges
• ~Gwendolyn Witherspoon - Health Challenges
• ~Polly Baker in Prayer and Her sister, Flora-Health Challenges
• ~Saundra Washington daughters, nephew.
• ~Janice Mayfield’s nephews, Michael Johnson Jr., Nijah Howard - Health Challenges
• ~Anita Daniels – Health Challenges
• ~Elise Brown and Family – Health Challenges
• ~Sharon McCullough’s Husband – Health Challenges
• ~Lester Black – Health Challenges
• ~Cheryl Goddard – Health Challenges
• ~Edith Brooks – Health Challenges
• ~Barbara Jones and Raymond Bennet’s Sisters-Sheila Lee and Jean Bennet – Health Challenges
• ~Lillian Edwards
• ~Amber Stackhouse-Special Prayer for her and her family, and especially her mother, Betsy Bracey.
• ~Chelsea Nance
• ~Jasmine Davis and Jerrell Davis
• ~LaTonya Ingram – Health Challenges
• ~Tavonia Stackhouse-Special Prayer for her family.
• ~Those who have lost loved ones.
• ~All New Baptized Members
• Continue to pray for those on the front lines or first responders during this coronavirus pandemic.
• War between Russia and Ukraine
• War between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian Militant Group
• Pray for all the schools, and especially BJA and Hillside that are in our Ministerium. Thanks for your prayers and financial support to the students and all you do for the schools.
• Remember to do your corporate prayer each day at 12:00 noon and another prayer 3 times a day for healing from this coronavirus pandemic.
• Don’t forget to use the Allegheny East Conference Website (visitaec.org) to receive information from the conference.
• Continue to be faithful each week in our giving of tithes (Conference Funds) and Offering (local church funds) which is the combined budget. Then if you want to give extra, remember Debt Relief, Sabbath School, Prayer Meeting, Church Sign, Six Air Conditioners, Church Boiler, and Thank Offering, etc.
• Ways to give in this church: Adventist Online Giving, Berea Temple CashApp($BereaTemple), Mail In.
