Hi friends,

Welcome to God’s Sabbath Day! I trust this week’s update find you well, safe, and thankful for God’s protection after a week of torrential rain and tornado warnings. As good news, tomorrow looks to be uneventful in terms of weather—ideal conditions for traveling to Sabbath services to honor God, learn more about His way of life, and encourage His people. As you prepare for God’s holy convocation, here are this week’s announcements.

1. Sabbath Services in Buford and Atlanta: 6/20. Tomorrow, we are in our two congregations. The Buford congregation will meet at the Holiday Inn Express, Bethlehem at 10:30 AM for services. In the afternoon, the Atlanta congregation will meet at Unity Atlanta at 2:30 PM for services.

2. Feeling ill this week? Tune into our Atlanta Webcast. If you are sick this week, plan to watch the Atlanta webcast online. To view the service, enter the password tree of life (with no spaces) in the channel password box. The URL location is: https://www.ucg.org/congregations/atlanta-ga

3. UCG Atlanta Bible Study: 6/23. Our next UCG Atlanta Bible Study takes place this Tuesday evening, June 23 at 7 PM. Mr. Jerold Aust will deliver the Bible Study. We are beginning the book of John. Below is information to attend online:

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83871677401?pwd=CSoupVrJ3qHxQQaq94jgeBnQZOajZ…

Meeting ID: 838 7167 7401
Passcode: 857315

See you there.

4. Combined Services in Atlanta: 6/27. We will combine for services on June 27 and have a covered dish meal. The theme will be "4th of July Fixins." Please sign up this week to help with setup or takedown and let us know what you plan to bring: 

https://tinyurl.com/20260627covereddishmeal

Families are asked to bring enough food and drinks for their family plus one guest. Visitors are welcome to stay and enjoy the meal and fellowship.

Please label all dishes and serving utensils with your name and take home all dishes, utensils, containers, and leftovers after the meal.

5. 2026 Feast of Tabernacles Assistance. Each year, many faithful brethren generously contribute additional funds to help others attend the Feast of Tabernacles. If you believe you may not have sufficient funds to attend the Feast this year – and have been faithful in saving your Festival Tithe – assistance may be available. Please contact your Festival Advisor, Steve Holladay in Buford or Bob McCurdy in Atlanta, or your pastor to request a Festival Assistance Member Information Form. Complete and return the form as soon as possible. All information provided will be kept confidential.

All applications should be submitted by June 30th, so please don’t delay.

6. North Georgia Tubing Trip: 6/28. If you are interested in tubing in North Georgia on June 28, here is what you need to know. Payments will be made on location by cash or check to Cartecay River Experience. Here are the details of this event.

What: Tubing & Kayaking 
When: Sunday, June 28 at 11:00 am
Where: Cartecay River Experience in Ellijay, GA

            2400 HWY 52 East 
            Ellijay, GA
            706-531-4746

https://www.cartecayriverexperience.com/index.html

Price:* Lazy River Experience * Tubing
$15 cash
$18 credit card

Kayaking
$30 cash
$34 credit card

Save $2 per person on the weekends if you show up the first hour and a
half of opening.

**Payments will be made on location by cash or check to Cartecay River
Experience.**

Length of Trip: Approximately 1 hr. to 1.5 hrs. depending on if you are in a
tube or kayaking. (Trip is about 1.5 miles long.)
Waiver: All participants must sign a waiver.

FAQ: For further information and frequently asked questions please see this
website link: https://www.cartecayriverexperience.com/faq.html. Additional questions may be directed to Sarah Aust, this event’s coordinator.

If you plan to attend this activity, we ask that you sign up here for it: 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12Xip9VyyBY-28FmnvQjCMR9fzShaW1GMCgquBoJoV0M/edit?usp=drivesdk

7. Snacks after Sabbath Services on July 4^th. We will have a combined service on the Sabbath of July 4^th. This is the United States of America’s 250^th Anniversary. After services, let’s plan for a special, yet smaller version of Coffee and Fellowship (i.e., in the lobby of Unity Atlanta; not in the Fellowship Hall). Snacks that reflect this nation’s anniversary are encouraged. 

Those are our local announcements this evening. Have a wonderful start to your Sabbath. See you tomorrow at services.

In love,

Philip Aust

United Church of God, Pastor

Atlanta & Buford, Georgia

Memory Verse

Isaiah 65:3-4 “Who sit among the graves, and spend the night in the tombs; Who eat swine’s flesh, And the broth of abominable things is in their vessels; Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, Do not come near me, For I am holier than you!’ These are smoke in My nostrils, A fire that burns all the day.” (Warning to nations who turn their back on God.)