Connecting With Christ
NOMINATING COMMITTEE Grief is an amazing thing. It grips the
Our Nominating Committee is meet- mourning individual so tightly there
ing this month to fill church offices for
the coming year. Please pray for God
to lead in this process!
are times when it’s difficult to take a
breath. Pain from great depths can
erupt to the surface of the most placid
Rita Bender of individuals.
Chriss Carlson
Don Johnson How does one deal with grief? I’ve
Gabriel Katrib found strength in many of the old-
Grant McCauley time hymns that speak of Jesus.
Hope McKenzie Hymns like, “Take the Name of Jesus
Dr. Ogunji With You,” and, “Does Jesus Care?”
Beatrice Wiafe One of my favorites begins, “I must
Judi Wright tell Jesus all of my trials, I cannot bear
these burdens alone; In my distress
He kindly will help me,He ever loves
and cares for his own.”
In 1858 Scottish missionary John G.
Paton and his wife sailed for the New
Hebrides (now called Vanuatu) Three
months after arriving on the island of
Tanna, his wife died. One week later
his infant son also died.
Paton was plunged into sorrow. Feel-
ing terribly alone, and surrounded by
savage people who showed him no
sympathy, he wrote, “Let those who
have ever passed through any similar
VBS FUNDS ARE NEEDED! darkness as of midnight feel for me.
We are in need of funds to begin pur- As for all other, it would be more than
chasing materials. Please prayerfully vain to try to paint my sorrows.…
consider a donation for our 2019
Vacation Bible School. Our goal is But for Jesus, and [His} fellowship, I
[would] have gone mad and died.”
3,000 of which $590 has already
come in!
Whatever you’re facing, remember
Jesus cares “oh yes He cares, His
PLEASE NOTE A DATE CHANGE heart is touched with my grief...”
VBS WILL BE
JULY 8-13
This Week @ campus hill
Volume 1. Issue 10 June 1 I 2019
Dear Church Family, GRAD BAGS
As Pastor Shiphrah leads today in wor- You will notice as you enter the foyer or
ship, we’ll be focusing on something as you leave, a table in the foyer with
all to close to many of us — grief. Grad Bags. On each bag is the name
of one of Campus Hill’s graduates.
It has been said that grief is love with
no place to go. For most of us, the
word brings back painful memories Grad bags
most of us have had to work through. very simple
Some, however, choose other ways of way for you
coping. to share in
the joy of
Edith Rockefeller McCormick, the our gradu-
daughter of John D. Rockefeller, main-
tained a large household staff. She ap- ates from
plied one rule to every servant without Campus
exception: they were not permitted to Hill.
speak to her.
On the backside of our grab bag insert
The rule was broken only once, when you will see the names of those who
word arrived at the family’s country have graduated. Take one of the pro-
retreat that their young son had died
of scarlet fever. The McCormicks were vided congratulations cards, purchase
hosting a dinner party, but following or make a card of your own, or give a
a discussion in the servants’ quarters small gift like a book, a pen or pencil
it was decided that Mrs. McCormick set, or something he else. Use your
needed to know right away. own creativity to affirm them in their
achievement.
When the tragic news was whispered
to her, she merely nodded her head
and the party continued without inter-
ruption.
I’m not sure whether Mrs. McCormick
ever shed a tear, but I know it’s OK if
you do. John 11 shows Jesus empa-
thizing with Mary and Martha as He
wept with them over the loss of their
brother. You can know He weeps with
you, too.
— Pastor Mark
a weekl y comm u n i cati o n fo r C am pu s H i l l fam i l y an d fri e n ds

Pray FOR ONE ANOTHER
PRAISE GOD
• All our graduates’ success!
• For our wonderful church family
• For all who are giving faithfully to
our Church Budget
PRAYERS
• Michael, a young man who has
many issues needing God’s
miraculous power.
• Our mission into San Bernardino
• Our Church to grow together as a
Family
• Farah Prem as she battles cancer.
• For each member to follow God’s
call to ministry to keep His body
strong and effective in sharing the
Good News!
• All who are graduating to seek
God’s direction during the next
part of their education/careers.
• My family members who don’t
know Jesus to open their hearts to
His calling.
To have a special praise or prayer request
placed in our weekly prayer box, mark your
Blue Card and place it in offering or email
it to thisweekatcampushill@gmail.com
Once again, Campus Hill was in the
middle of the news about America’s
Blue Zone! Last Sabbath we had 3
guests from Iceland making a docu-
mentary with Loma Linda being the first
stop on their Blue Zone tour. When they
came to Campus Hill, they were going
to shoot for 10 minutes, but ended up
staying through the whole service!
Some may wonder about the wisdom of
allowing film crews into our worship ser-
vice, but not
me! As I ate
lunch with
our three
guests, one
theme came
out loud and
clear — none
of them had
ever experi-
enced the sense of peace, community,
and “otherworldness” they felt upon
entering our church! The young wom-
an, Helga, had never sung in church
before, but expressed she got caught
up in the music and the words were on
the screen, so she joined in! Let’s keep
praying for opportunities to share the
incredible love of God!
YOUR CHURCH NEEDS YOU!
It’s time again for you to prayerfully
consider where God is calling you
to serve as a member of the body of
Christ here at Campus Hill.
Each member is a necessary part in
making our church all God intends it
to be. Without your God-given gifts,
our church won’t be at full-strength.
Did you know research shows that
only 1 in 5 Adventists read their
Bibles daily. Let’s make sure we’re
helping bump that average up!
To read the Bible through in a year,
keep up with this schedule!
June 2 - Leviticus 24-25
June 3 - Leviticus 26-27
June 4 - Numbers 1-2
June 5 - Numbers 3-4
June 6 - Numbers 5-6
June 7 - Numbers 7
June 8 - Numbers 8-10
THIS WEEK | CALENDAR
Sabbath : June 1
8:30a - Choir Practice
9:30a - Sabbath Schools
10:55a - Divine Worship Service
12:45p - Student/Visitor Luncheon
6:00p - Elders’ Meeting
Wednesday : June 5
6:30p - Prayer Meeting
Thursday : June 6
6:00p - Women’s Choir Practice
Friday : June 7
7:00p - Family Vespers
Sabbath : June 8
8:30a - Choir Practice
9:30a - Sabbath Schools
10:55a - Divine Worship Service
12:45p - Student/Visitor Luncheon
Grace Notes
“ ..we continue fumbling in
the bargain bin
of last year’s over-hyped,
self-centered strategies...
There is no answer
for our pain that heals
us like God’s word of
grace.
Our rescue always
comes from
outside and above.”
— Pastor Bill Knott