9:00 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. WORSHIP - IN PERSON and ONLINE - YouTube - Pastor Mike Leno

Taste and See that the Lord Is Good!

What do you do when you feel like the walls are closing in and you have nowhere to turn? That was David’s experience. He had saved the king’s life and reputation multiple times. Yet, he was still hunted, an outcast, a man without a country. He couldn’t fight for his country. He wouldn’t fight against his country. And he knew he couldn’t run any longer. It was enough to drive a person crazy—which, for David, seemed to be the only option. 

What can we learn from David’s experience? When everything in life goes sideways, how can we taste and see that the Lord is good?

Grace Notes - Sanctuary                      
Parents Class - MC-8
Quest: To Know God - HH-2
Portuguese Class - S-5
The Focus -  HH-6
Spanish Class - Cottage-3
Ladies Table Talk - Cottage-2
The Fringe - Cottage-1
Indonesian Class - MC-11
Connect: Group Discussions - ECC
Collective: Young Adults - ECC
Power House (High School) - MC-6
Earliteen (Jr. High) - MC-7

Juniors (Grades 5 & 6) - MC-9
Primary II (Grades 3 & 4) - MC-5
Primary I (Grades 1 & 2) - MC-4
Kindergarten (Age 5 to Grade 1) - MC-10
Pre-Kindergarten (Age 4) - MC-3
Tiny Tots  (Age 2-3 ) - MC-2
Cradle Roll (Birth -23 months) - HH-4

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Looking for a vibrant, post-high school community to connect to? Our Collegiate Sabbath School meets Saturdays at 10:30 am in the Elias Community Center. If you’re from the ages of 18-24, we’d love for you to join! For more information, please contact Pastor Gabe.

“Woah! Look at how many games they have!” exclaimed one young boy to his brother as they filed into the Elias Community Center.  Huge smiles spread across their faces as they saw the table piled high with colorful game pieces.

“Balloon animals, face painting, a jumper! This place just keeps getting more and more awesome.” the boys continued, eyes wide with excitement. While the kid - friendly, fun activities certainly drew the attention of our younger guests, the more practical resources were a hit with their parents and guardians.

On Sunday, July 9 from 10 am to 1 pm, Azure Hills hosted a community resource fair for the purpose of assisting local families with children prepare for the upcoming school year.  Approximately 120 local families attended, showing interest in receiving physical resources such as backpacks with school supplies, calendars, diapers, and school clothes. Dental cleanings, pediatrician check-ups, haircuts - followed by a back-to-school portrait session to document the new haircut - and even massages for the grownups were a few of the much appreciated services provided.

We are grateful to the Azure Hills members who volunteered both behind the scenes in the weeks leading up to this event as well as the more than 40 adults and their families who showed up to help on Sunday morning. These eager volunteers joined multiple community partners and vendors, to set up booths, distribute supplies, play games, manage refreshments, take down equipment, and generally meet to assist anyone coming onto our campus looking for ways to prepare for the new school year. We extend an additional special thanks to the vendors and community partners who helped make Sunday’s Resource Fair a huge success: GeriSmiles Dental, The Treatment Centre, Morgan Green MD, Aaron Amaya - licensed barber, Genesis Hair Salon & Beauty Supply, Family and Kids Foundation - backpack and school supplies, Joseph Amaya - portraits, Julie’s Party Rental, Catering by Gigi, Charm and Happy, and the Dwell Company.

The remaining backpacks and school supplies will be donated to local students. We also plan to distribute some of the remaining clothing and supplies to an organization in Tijuana, Baja Mexico with whom we partner.

You may notice members wearing yellow shirts emblazoned with the willing phrase “How can I help?” These are the shirts they donned while working the resource fair. If you are interested in volunteering in any future outreach services or projects please contact Pastor Laia.

There is a day coming when all things will be made new. Take a minute to thrive with Pastor Tara VinCross.

A huge thank you to all of our VBS Ministry Volunteers this year!  We had over 244 volunteers sign up ranging from at-home helpers to behind-the-scenes builders that created this space for over 480 registered kids to experience Jesus! We had 61 non-SDA kids join us from the community as well! What a blessing!

There are some specific thanks that need to be made:

Claudia Benggon - Registration Guru
David McComb - Set Design + Build Team Extraordinaire
Maria Sol Repelin - Kids Praise Team Lead
Gabby Sanchez - Praise Team Lead
Jason Weller - Magical Lights and Sound Dreamer
Jannet Sanchez - Media Team Magic
Keturah Reed - Outreach Coordinator
Paul Beagle - Safety Team Wrangler

Arthur and Sharon Blinci - Parent's Cafe
Xander Vigna and Joel Hernandez - Games Crew

- Youth & Family Beach Day: All youth and their families are invited to join us for a relaxing day at the beach this Sunday at Little Corona Del Mar Beach. Please contact Pastor Gatra Suhari by 6 pm tomorrow if you’re interested in joining and for more details on when and what to bring. 


- OneLife Conference: All incoming high schoolers are invited to attend the One Life Conference on August 18-20 at Camp Cedar Falls hosted by SECC. Please contact Pastor Gatra if you’re interested in joining. Space is limited. For any questions or information, please visit www.seccyouth.com/onelife.

On Sabbath afternoon, July 8, the Parents' Sabbath School gathered up in the mountains for a hike. Although few in number due to distance and the middle of summer, we had a relaxing time together and since it is a parents' class after all, we witnessed our kids having fun and getting into mischief outdoors in nature.  

We invite you to MC 8 at 10:30 am on Sabbath mornings if you don’t have a regular Sabbath School class.The class is close to many of our children’s sabbath schools, so we aren’t far if we need to check on our little ones, and it’s a great class to connect with others on the same journey.