“The seminary is also on the verge of a significant leadership change by calling Pr. Almir Cocentino as the new director.  He brings with him a record of excellence, hard work, faithfulness and humility demonstrated not only as pastor but also as past president of the state association of churches.  We pray that he will be a pastor to future pastors, servant of future servants and godly leader of the seminary for years to come.  We look forward to working together with him and his wife Vanusa.     On the home front, Martia and the girls are working hard, especially in school, anticipating a visit from Tim’s sister and family who serve as missionaries in south Brazil.  We’re all looking forward to the fellowship with Barry and Ellen Farlow with David, Paul, Luke and Mark.  Barry is scheduled to speak at the annual meetings of the state association of Regular Baptist Churches.”

Youth Events: Gotcha! This evening after the worship service, plan to stay until 9:30 pm. Bring a snack or soda to share. September 20^th: Jr. High and High School combined Coffeehouse after the evening service. We will load the bus and go to In-N-Out on Sand Canyon. Pick up your child at the church at 9 pm.

AWANA: Awana will begin on September 16^th. Pre-registration will be Sunday, September 13^th, after the morning worship service at the back of the church. There will be a leader and staff orientation on Wednesday, September 9^th, 7:00 pm in the library.

Isn’t Christian Fellowship a Blessing? We want to encourage that at SCBC and so we are moving our morning service time to 10:30.  Sunday school will still begin at 9:00 sharp, and our new time will also allow us to have a full hour of Sunday school.  This way we’ll all have some time to chat and catch up on the week’s events after a wonderful time of teaching in Sunday school.  Our morning service time change will begin the first Sunday in October, on the 4th, so you have a whole month to adjust.  We’re excited about this great opportunity and hope you are also.

Want To Stay Connected To Your Church Family? We have three great ways through your email: the Prayer List, Family News and Pastor’s Corner.  Find out the church’s current prayer needs, what’s going on in our church families and a quick review of what our pastor taught last week, and what’s coming up for this week.  To sign up for these please email Dave Gottardi at dave@scbc.cc.  Also, if you want to be removed from one of our lists, no problem, as we only want to include those who want to be on. PLEASE don’t mark our emails as spam because that messes up the whole process and because of this, we are having difficulty with our prayer list emails, which are so critical.  Thanks for your help with this and we hope you all come on board.

Ladies’ daytime Bible Study~ The afternoon Ladies’ Bible Study will meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month beginning September 17 @ 1:00 p.m., in the home of Julie Houchin (17748 Silverstream Drive, Canyon Country, 91387).  Mrs. Edna Peters will be taking us through Being a Woman of Prayer by Cynthia Heald.  Please call Edna at 661-287-5867 for sign up and for any questions about this study.  We will be ordering books this week.

Ladies’ Evening Bible Study begins September 17 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  The study will be on Trusting God by Jerry Bridges. Jan Dennis will lead this study which will take place the first and third Thursday of each month. If you have a copy of this book you may use that, but may desire ordering the workbook. If you have any questions see Jan Dennis.

Men’ Retreat – “Our God Rules and Reigns” by J.O. Purcell. This is a two-day getaway at Victory Ranch, October 16-17 for only $60. Mark your calendars! Fill out the bulletin registration insert and give the form with your check for $60 to Steve Dixon or church secretary, Jo Anna Durbin. You can also drop it in the white box at the back of the church. For more information, go to www.vranch.org.

Santa Clarita Christian School has been ministering to families in the Santa Clarita Valley for 28 years. We had many visitors on our campus last year at our graduations, sporting events, Grandparent’s day, Open House and our carnival.  We praise the Lord for the impact SCCS has in the community. Pray for our new Administrator, Bob White, our students, faculty and staff as we approach the upcoming school year.  We are thankful to be a part of this amazing ministry. School starts August 26^th!

Rick and Lisa Caynor, Serving the Lord in Thailand with ABWE

God has answered our prayers concerning achurch and English center. God has provided two buildings for us. One will be a living area for Pastor Ang and his wife on the top floor with student center and dorm rooms below. The other will be our living area on the top two floors with guest rooms below. We have a lot of remodeling to do including bathrooms, electrical, furniture and air conditioning. For more information about this project and how you can help go to www.cityonahill.abwe.org.

GET READY! This summer we are planning a wonderful time of family Sunday School.  We’ll meet in the CLC and have an exciting presentation of “Science & Scripture: Is There Any Problem Here?”  Dr. Joe Francis of The Master’s College will lead us in a series of excellent lessons focusing on this extremely relevant and hot topic in our world today.  More details will be forthcoming in the weeks ahead, but make sure that you plan on being with us.  There has even been a rumor of a kick-off breakfast so don’t you dare miss it.

Secret Sister “Gift and Reveal” Party On Thursday, May 21^st at 7:00 pm, we will enjoy a fun evening getting to know our secret sisters even better!. Please bring a snack to share and if you have any questions, call Caren Miller at 661-755-6075.

Free Concert!! Grace Baptist Praise Symphony Orchestra presents Celebrate Music Made In America. This concert will be held at Grace Baptist Church, Santa Clarita, on Saturday, May 30^th at 10:00 am. There will be music from Copland, Gershwin, Joplin, John Williams, Glenn Miller and more. You don’t want to miss this event! You can also visit the Instrumental Petting Zoo with experienced “Zookeepers”.

The Master’s College is sponsoring their yearly Men Discipling Men and Women Discipling Women conferences. These are excellent opportunities to deepen your walk with the Lord. Flyers for the conferences are available on the back table.

Church Camp-Out : Plan now to join us at our annual SCBC Camp-Out at Flying Flags RV Resort and Campground in Buellton, California the weekend of June 26-28, 2009. Both tenting and hook-up sites are available! Take a look at www.flyingflags.com. Activities include: great fellowship, family camping, worship time, swimming, large grass area, hiking, golf, shopping in Solvang, Split Pea Anderson’s restaurant, biking and more. There is a sign-up sheet in the back of the church. For more information, see or call Steve Dixon at 661-714-1066. Don’t miss out!

“Prophecy for Women” Santa Clarita Baptist Church is hosting “Prophecy for Women” every Wednesday morning beginning June 10^th-July 29^th, 9:30-11:00 am in room 213. The speaker is Joanne Frank.

Nursery Coordinator We have an opening for nursery coordinator. If you feel that God is leading you in this way, please contact Carolyn Acosta or Heather Lopez.

Victory Ranch Summer Camps Plan now for summer camp! Junior 1 camp: July 26-August 1: The speaker will be Mark Smith of Bible Tracts, Inc.

Junior & Senior High Camp: August 2-8: The speaker is Pat Odle from Faith Baptist College in Ankeny, Iowa. Junior Camp II: August 10-15: The speaker is Mark Smith.

Building Project: City Hall published the availability of the land on April 7.  Now everyone has 25 days to present an architectural plan, proof of financial ability, etc.   At the meeting a week ago not only was another evangelical church represented but there was representation from the Buddhists, Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons.  So there is competition and if we only looked at the fact that for these other groups money is not a problem we would be discouraged.  But we know that if God wants us to have this property it will be ours.  It’s in His hands.