A new link has been added to the BT website which will allow everyone to make contributions via website on our “Adventist Giving Page.” To check it out and make your pledges please visit our website at www.bostontemple.org and click on the “online giving” link at the bottom right of the page. Thank you for contributing!
We will be having our Health Sabbath this June 11, with an entire day of activities focusing on God’s health message for these last days. Learn about the Biblical connections between the everlasting gospel and true abundant health. The program will include a special guest presentation at 3 pm by Gabriella Rus-Neascu from Maranatha Natural Living on natural remedies to balance stress and hormones. Please take some flyers from the lobby to share with and invite friends, family, neighbors or coworkers.
1st Reading: Accept the name of Jeffrey Futcher, from Glendale SDA Church, Phoenix, AZ.
Please join us at the Annual AIDS Walk Boston on Sunday, June 5th. We have a registered team at www.aac.org/goto/BTYA2016. Click on this link and make a donation or join our team!
You can help us by:
—Team BTYA
Pastor William (Bill) Brace will be our guest speaker on Sabbath, May 28. He will be having a small concert followed by an evangelistic outreach. More details coming soon.
Men’s Ministries is going to play paintball at Randolph Paintball in Holbrook on Sunday, May 15, at 1:45 pm. Anyone interested in joining should contact Ray Hinds by May 9 at either ryzohinds@verizon.net or call/text (978) 809-9717. Cost is $40. Financial help available.
This week, Ivan Ruiz-Knott will be facilitating a discussion on evangelism in its various forms—how it has been done in the past, how it is being done today, and how it should be done in the future. In preparation for this, please read “Cities: An Adventist Challenge” recently published in Adventist Review, and be ready to share your thoughts. The discussion will start shortly after the BT Potluck.
NEW BOOK - On May 28 we’ll begin discussing Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, by Richard Foster. In it, Foster talks about spiritual practices such as meditation, fasting, simplicity, and celebration, and shows how each of these contribute to a balanced spiritual life. Please by the book. Please.
The Women’s Ministry will be holding a baby shower for Karene and Alliston during BT Potluck on Sabbath May 21st. You are all invited to join the celebration and are encouraged to participate with gifts. They are having a gift registry on Amazon, you can find it HERE.
On Sabbath Afternoon May 21 at 2:30 pm, Brian Gasbarro will present a seminar on personal finances in Powery Hall. This will take the place of BT Young Adult Forum, and all are invited to attend. It will focus on Sabbath-appropriate topics such as financial stewardship and priorities, and understanding why we spend the way we do.
Boston Temple’s International Day is May 14, 2016. You are invited to come in your cultural dress, and bring a dish from your country. The Parade of Nations will start at 11:00 a.m.
