August 2009
Volume 10, Issue 8
A safe haven
Don’t
ride in
automo-
biles;
they
cause 20 percent of all fatal
accidents. Don’t stay at
home; 17 percent of all ac-
cidents occur in the home.
Don’t walk on the street or
the sidewalk; 14 percent of
all accidents happen to pe-
Adventurers Registration day
is: Tuesday, August 18 from
6:30-7:30 PM.
If you would like to be part of
the staff, contact Lura Hick-
man at home 846-8447 or
School 846-8919.
Join the fun!
destrians. Don’t travel by
air, rail or water; 16 per-
cent of all accidents happen
on these.
However, only 0.001 per-
cent of all deaths reported
occur in worship services.
Therefore, the safest place
for you to be is in church.
What are you doing next
Saturday?, Sabbath school is
relatively safe. ☺
In this Issue:
Red, blue and white notes .. 3
Getting to Know ................ 9
Goodies on wheel ............ 11
Church @ Work .............. 12
In the next issue…
Reports from: Oshkosh,
Pathfinder Camporee
and
Mexico Mission Trip
The story is told of a mother who saved her baby girl from
a burning house. In the rescue, she suffered severe burns
to her hands and arms. Time went by and the baby be-
came a little girl but didn't know the story about her moth-
ers scarred hands and arms. In fact, she was so ashamed
of her mother's gnarled hands and arms, that she begged
her to always wear long sleeved clothes and gloves to
cover up the ugliness.

But one day the daughter asked her mother how her hands
and arms had become so scarred. So, for the first time,
her mother told her the story of how she had saved her
baby's life. Her daughter was so upset she cried tears of
sorrow and gratitude! "Oh, Mother, those beautiful
hands...they're the most beautiful in the world. Please
don't ever hide them again!"

Just so, the blood of Jesus might seem a bit gory, even re-
pulsive, to someone who doesn't understand the whole
story. But any who have been rescued from the "fires" of
sin, the nail-pierced hands of Jesus are really beautiful be-
yond measure! His hands tell us of His tremendous love
and His willingness to save us regardless of the cost! What
a wonderful Saviour!

Yours in appreciation of Jesus' hands, Pastor and Sharon

Webb.

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Red, Blue and White Notes

A “Patriotic Cantata,” including a

tribute of those who have served
in various branches of our mili-
tary, was presented on Sabbath,
July 4th.

After the cantata, light refresh-

ments were served, and members
had the opportunity to fellowship.

A copy of the Tribute was presented to all our Veterans. Special thanks to
o u r f r i e n d A l b e r t o M or e t t a P h ot o g r a p h y ( h t t p : / /
albertomoretta.blogspot.com) for
the amazing pictures of the activ-
ity (and for the Getting to Know
picture) and to Juan Rivera for a
job well done on the DVD tribute,
thanks also to the people that
stayed and helped to clean after-
wards and, everyone that had a
part in this program. ☺ To see
the video of the cantata, to view pictures or to download the songs on
MP3, please visit the Church website at: www. nprsda.org/cantata

Choir will
start practice
again Sabbath,
August 22 at
3:00 PM. If
you want to
praise God
through music
join us this
new season!

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Kids Sabbath School Drawings
A few Sabbaths ago I asked the
Junior Class to write or draw
something to make our con-
gregation excited about help-
ing our Church with their offer-
ings. They had eight minutes
from start to finish. I asked
them to show what they think
would help us to understand
how important our offerings are and how just one penny can multi-
ply. These are their works. Look at
them, meditate and enjoy! Alex Ortiz

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 PIXIE PIN-UPS
DO YOU KNOW ME?

If you think you know this church mem-

ber, submit your guess to us, either by
phone or email.

You can submit your baby pix by email

or directly to us. Photos can be black
and white or color and will be promptly
returned. For more information please
contact us.
Clue: This cute child
July baby was: Kathy Hershey served in the Army,
Clue: “A deaconess.” Navy, and Marines.
Kathy has been a deaconess for more
than 25 years and also an Elder.)

Our winners were: Nobody guessed.

Thanks for participating!

Think about it…

 Christian education is
an investment, not a
cost.

 Accept forgiveness
from God and put your
sin behind you. It is not
our business to remember
what God has forgotten.

 It's not how much we

give but how much love
we put into giving.

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 ADVENTIST GREEN
By Gary D. Grimes

Adventist Green I mean every Adventist member, all 20 million of us, around the
world, should have a mission to take care of the earth’s environment.

Seventh-day Adventists, of all Christians, should go green! Why? God owns the
earth because He created it. Genesis 1 & 2:1-4. God owns the earth, a second time,
because He redeemed it. Jesus redeemed the earth from the god of this world, Sa-
tan, on the cursed tree when He died. He not only died for you as an individual, but
He died for the earth and all there is therein. Below are a few Biblical passages that
teach God’s ownership of you and the earth.

Psalms 50:10-12. I especially like verse 12 of this passage: “If I were hungry, I
would not tell you; for the world is Mine, and all its fullness.”
Psalms 24:1. “The earth is the Lord’s and all its fullness, the world and those who
dwell therein.” Deuteronomy 8:17-18. Notice the first part of verse 18: “And you
shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth.”

We are required to be faithful servants (managers or stewards) in both spiritual

things and material things. Notice it does not say faithful owners, for again God
owns you and the earth. Matthew 25:14-30.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP THE EARTH STAY GREEN?

Here are a few practical suggests.

1. Do not litter. Save it for the trash can.
2. Drive the speed limit or better yet 5 miles under the limit. You’ll save the
air we breathe and some cash too, not to mention speeding tickets.
3. Recycle everything you can: newspapers, cardboard, plastic, aluminum,
sharps, batteries and outdated prescription drugs.
4. Turn off lights, turn up the AC and turn down the Heat.
5. Turn off the water at every chance.
6. Drive a high mileage car.

Psalms 51:6 says the earth is growing old like a garment. Romans 8:22 tells us the
whole creation is groaning like a woman suffering the pangs of child birth. Revela-
tion 11:18 says those who destroy the earth shall be destroyed by God.

This old earth is groaning in its death pangs. Soon Jesus will come and this earth as
we know it will be destroyed, along with all those who helped destroy it. As faith-
ful stewards of the earth now we are preparing to take care of the earth when it is
made new. Revelation 21:1-7; Matthew 5:5 and Isaiah 65:17-19 and Isaiah 66:22-
23. ADVENTISTS EVERYWHERE LET’S GO ADVENTIST GREEN!

What a beautiful color: fresh, spring like and invigorating green. Green speaks of
our new spiritual birth and it speaks of the earth made new.

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• Pray for our school daily
• Glue Sticks
• Markers or crayons
• Dry Erase Markers (low
odor, any color)
• Dry Erase Board Erasers
• Dry Erase Board Cleaner
• Copy Paper
• Headphones for Com-
puters
• Stickers (all kinds)
• Easy reader books for Pre
-K to 2nd grade
• Pocket Folders
• Stapler
• DVD & VCR combo
player
• Kick Balls
• Jump ropes
• Sm. Toy Farm, Ocean &
Wild Animals
• Match Box Cars
• Floor Puzzles (Farm,
Ocean & Wild Animals)
• Toy Cash Register
• Toy Kitchen
• Cookware, baking and
food toy items
Vol. 10, Issue 8
• T o y Kitchen
Appliances
• Doll Cradle
• Learning CD’s & DVD;s
for Pre-K
• Dress Up items for careers
• Plastic Containers sizes:
Shoebox & flat-thin
approx. 18x24
We THANK YOU for all
your support and donations!
Donations may be dropped of
at the school or Church.
If you prefer you can make a
cash donation for the school
wish list.
If you have any questions
please contact Ms. Jennifer
Clark @ 842-8919
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 In memory of
Leonard DeFazio
1921-2009

It was a Vegetarian Cooking School

held in our Fellowship Hall that attracted Leonard to our church.

After attending the classes, he studied more deeply into our faith
and was baptized September 2, 1995 by Pastor Doug Jacobs.
Leonard found great pleasure in helping out at our Thrift Store
until his health began to fail. He felt it necessary to live near his
family and moved to Batavia New York, his hometown, to spend
his last days with his son, Sam.

Leonard was born in Batavia, New York on November 11, 1921

and lived there most of his life. After graduation from the local
high school he found work as a tool grinder. He was married to
Carmella who preceded him in death. He is survived by his sons
Leonard Jr., Ronald, and James of Batavia,New York; by daughter
Teressa Morasco of Batavia; by sons Samuel of Leroy, New York,
Carmen of Port Richey, and Richard of Dunedin.

One of the highlights of his life was watching horse racing and
baseball games on TV. Spending time with his grandchildren
gave him great pleasure. But his greatest love was going to The
Thousand Islands for vacation, often renting a cottage for the
summer.

Leonard passed to his rest on June 7. 2009 at the home of his

son, Samuel. He had arranged for his body to be donated to the
Science Department of the University of Buffalo for study. Upon
completion of their study, the body will be cremated and the
remains sent back to the family to be buried in St. Joseph Ceme-
tery in Batavia, New York.

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 What a great joy is to meet new brothers and
sisters. Today you will have the opportunity to
meet one of our new members.

Q: How did you get to know the SDA mes-

sage?
A: In the neighborhood that I use to live
when I was child there it was a SDA
church, a lady picked up all the kids from Edward Borrero
the neighborhood and took them to
church.

Q: Tell us about your family:

A: My wife and I have two kids, 5 grandchildren and 5 great grand chil-
dren.

Q: What do you do for a living?

A: I’m retired now, but I was a photographer for 45 years.

Q: What is your favorite Bible story and why?

A: Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he
who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of
those who diligently seek Him.

Q: Tell us about your talents or any area where you would like to help in
our church?
A: My talent is photography. I had the opportunity to learn this in school.

Q: Which is your favorite hymn?

A: Under His Wings

Q: What do you like the most about your new Church?

A: I like the friendliness of the brothers and sisters.

Thank you so much Mr. Borrero, God bless you and keep you always under
His wings. Welcome again to the New Port Richey Church!

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Optical Illusion:

I received this in my
email and it’s one
of the coolest I
have seen so far.
Follow the in-
structions:
1. Relax and con-
centrate on
the 4 small
dots in the
middle of the
picture for about
30-40 secs.
2. Then, take a look at
a wall near you.
3. You will see a circle of light developing.
4. Start blinking your eyes a couple of times and you will see a
figure emerging...

On loan
The gifts and talents you
have been given do not
belong to you.

You have them on loan

— in trust — to make
what you can of them for
the betterment of hu-
manity.

How are you using

yours?

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 Goodies on wheel
On Sunday, July 12th, the
Adventist Bookmobile came
to our church parking lot. I
have to make a confession,
this is the first time I visited
it. I was very curious to see
what it was, I owe a great
deal to that truck (and it’s
not money).
I was very impressed to see
a lot of members there, but
most of all, the amazing va-
riety that they offer. Music
and books (in Spanish also)
that you might normally not
be able to get at a regular
Christian bookstore, and of
course food products. Did
you know that you can or-
der what you want in ad-
Thanks to our friend Pablo Ayala, ABC Manager, for the picture.
Vol. 10, Issue 7
vance and they will bring it
to you? New toll free #
(877) 55-FLABC (553-
5222).
Years ago, my husband vis-
ited the bookmobile for the
first time, and bought a
DVD, (the title of the DVD
intrigued him, Final Events
of Bible Prophecy from
Doug Bachelor) that was the
way he came back to
Church.
We will keep you post so
you can also visit the book-
mobile next time, and see
what it is all about. You
will never know what you
c a n f in d t h er e ! ☺
Omayra Rivera
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Camp Kulaqua pre-
sents 2009 Family Camp
September 4th through 7th.
Family Camp is a wonderful
opportunity for the church
families to come together for
a moderately price vacation,
which will also give them an
opportunity to grow closer to
God. Applications are online
at www.campkulaqua. come
or call (386) 454-1351 for
more information.
FOOD DRIVE FOR OUR
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Our Community Service is
in need of some items:
• Peanut Butter
• Can vegetables
• Can fruit
• Can soup
• Cereal
• Toilet Paper
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Our school
will have a
Work-Bee on
Sunday, August 2nd from 9:00 AM to
noon, to get ready for the new school
year. We need your help!
School is starting Tuesday, August 18
@ 7:45 AM
Welcome to the School, the new secre-
tary, Ms. Jennifer Clark and to the new
teacher Mrs. Sheila Blevins.
Wishing staff, teachers, and students a
blessed school year!
• Hand soap
• Macaroni & Cheese
• Rice
• Beans (dry)
Help us to help the needy
of our community.
God bless!
The Church Courier
 From the Editors ing at me and with
me. Other times
A few weeks ago, He is not smiling
while commuting to at me. Sometimes
Tampa, I saw a sign my actions are
asking a very interest- making Him feel
ing question. That sad.
question caused from This newsletter
me an immediate re- I want to live my is published
action: I smiled. The life in a way that monthly by the
second reaction was God smiles at me NPR SDA Church.
every day. Even
that I started to really, If you have any
really think on the in the sad times, I
comments to
answer. The question want my decisions
to make Him make about the
was: “Did you make
happy, what about newsletter, wish
God smile today?
you? Did you to make a dona-
It was early in the make God smile tion, or wish to
morning and I could- today? submit an arti-
n’t stop thinking cle, please send
while I was driving if Alex it to the church
I make God happy or or to us.
sad. Sometimes I
find myself laughing
and talking to God,
thinking He is laugh-

Contact Us
Alexander Ortiz Omayra Rivera
727-365-2892 727-372-0052

nprcourier07@gmail.com

NPR Seventh-day Adventist Church

6424 Trouble Creek Road
New Port Richey, FL 34653
727-848-4567
www.nprsda.org
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 New Port Richey
Seventh–day Adventist Church
6424 Trouble Creek Road
New Port Richey, FL 34653