Hi friends,

Happy Sabbath! Here is hoping you are enjoying a calm Sabbath evening and looking forward to combined services tomorrow in Atlanta. To get right to the task at hand, here are this week’s announcements for our area.

1. Combined Atlanta/Buford Sabbath Service: 7/18. We are scheduled for a combined Atlanta/Buford Sabbath Service tomorrow in Atlanta. The address for our service location is 3597 Parkway Lane, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092. The Sabbath Service begins at 2:30 PM.

Note: We are back in our two local congregations for services on 7/25.

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. Next UCG Atlanta Bible Study: 7/28. Because Camp Woodland takes place this next week from July 19 – July 26, we will not have an Atlanta Bible Study on July 21. Our next Atlanta Bible Study takes place on July 28. Mr. Jerold Aust will deliver the study. John 5 will be covered. Below is information to attend online:

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

Meeting ID: 838 7167 7401
Passcode: 857315

4. Teen/Young Adult Regional Weekend: 10/30 – 11/1 Survey. The Charlotte, NC congregation is excited to host a Teen/Young Adult regional weekend from Oct 30^th to Nov 1^st. The weekend will include workshops focusing on how to use your unique spiritual gifts, dealing with stress and how to strengthen your faith in a world full of doubt. Following Sabbath services, there will be a dance on Saturday night. Sunday there will be an opportunity to enjoy the day at the Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark.

To better plan, we are asking that you take a brief survey at the link below. More details on activities, cost and location are provided in the survey.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwBtwS1Qk2UrEvAIUnttNegycon_8plYmQRqNVkl9fL-pWSw/viewform

Dan Preston, Pastor – Charlotte and Hickory, NC and Columbia, SC

5.  Camp Woodland: 7/19-7/26. United Youth Camp Woodland runs this year from July 19 to July 26; that’s Sunday to Sunday. To share a sense of what teens and staff will experience this year at camp, here is this year’s write-up for Woodland:

Imagine waking up surrounded by 120 acres of Georgia woodland, with a peaceful lake as the heart of it all—that’s life at Camp Woodland. This year, we’re thrilled to welcome you back for the third time to the west (Heritage) side of the grounds for an unforgettable summer.

Camp Woodland will focus on helping campers build a closer relationship with God, Jesus Christ, and other teens. Drawing from God's word, campers will develop new life and leadership skills through the camp experience. This year’s theme, “Follow Me,” will explore what it really means to walk with Jesus in everyday life—helping campers discover what it means to be a disciple.

Dorms are grouped by age and will have multiple counselors to oversee, guide, direct and mentor the campers. This dorm structure provides campers with the opportunity to create lifelong friendships and allows for a more tailored learning experience based on maturity level. All campers will sleep in bunk beds—just remember to pack your own sheets, blanket, pillow, and towel!

Adventure awaits at every turn: we plan to again offer archery, basketball, canoeing, dance class, arts and crafts, fishing, high and low ropes courses with a zip line over the lake, kayaking, paddle boats, speed-away, softball, swimming, adventure course, ultimate frisbee and volleyball.

Prayers are Requested for Woodland. While we are not all able to attend Woodland, your prayers are requested and appreciated for camp this year as we seek God’s oversight and protection for camp. Thank you adding camp to your prayer list. 

6. Michael C. Carlos Museum Visit: 8/2. We will visit the Michael C. Carlos Museum on August 2. Located on Emory University’s Atlanta campus, the museum houses the largest collection of ancient art in the southeast. The museum offers an engaging educational and cultural experience for all ages.

Cost for a museum visit is $10 for Adults and $8 for Seniors and children ages 6-17. Children 5 and under are free. Since the museum opens at 12 PM on Sundays, let’s meet in front of the museum at 11:45 AM. 

Every Sunday at 2 p.m., museum docents lead drop-in tours, which are open to the public. These tours are free with museum admission. No prior registration is required.

Parking (by car or van). If coming in cars, please park at either the Fishburne Deck or Oxford Road Visitor Decks. 

The address to the museum is:

571 South Kilgo Circle
Atlanta, GA 30322

You can find information about the museum here https://carlos.emory.edu/visit

7. Men’s Opening & Closing Prayer Workshop: 8/8. All baptized men who give prayers in Buford and Atlanta during Sabbath Servies are asked to attend an upcoming Opening and Closing Prayer Workshop to be held on Saturday, August 8, at Atlanta Unity. The worship will begin at 12:45 pm. The workshop will go through what a high-quality Opening and Closing Prayer entails. The workshop will be conducted by Mr. Jerold Aust. Plan now to attend this important event.

8. Summary of Events

Tues. @ 7   UCG Atlanta Bible Study – see atlanta.ucg.org calendar

7/19–7/26   UYC Camp Woodland (No Atlanta Bible Study on 7/21)

8/2             Visit to the Michael C. Carlos Museum (https://carlos.emory.edu/visit)

8/8             Men’s Sabbath Service Prayer Workshop @ 12:45 PM

8/8             Combined Service: Covered-Dish Meal in Atlanta

9/12           Feast of Trumpets

9/13           Atlanta and Buford Picnic: Riverside Day Area on the Etowah River

                  https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/251867

9/19           Sabbath School, Teen Bible Study, and Young Men’s Christian Club begin

9/21           Day of Atonement

9/26           Feast of Tabernacles begins at various Feast sites

10/3           Eighth Day: Kept at various Feast sites

That’s it for tonight. Have a wonderful evening. See you tomorrow in Atlanta for Sabbath services. 

In love,

Philip Aust

United Church of God, Pastor

Atlanta & Buford, Georgia

Memory Verse

Jeremiah 7:21-22 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat meat. ²² For I did not speak to your fathers, or command them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices.