WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE PASTOR PAUL MUGANE as our guest speaker this morning. Pastor Mugane was born and raised in Kenya in an Adventist home. As a young man, he moved to Minnesota where he met and married his wife, Tara. They have two sons, Logan 24 and Ethan 19. Paul received a B.A. in Psychology from Metropolitan State University, and an M.Div. from an ecumenical seminary. He served as associate pastor of the Minnetonka SDA Church before relocating to San Diego in 2005. He taught at San Diego Academy from 2006-2015. In 2017, Pastor Mugane completed his Clinical Pastoral Education degree and was hired by Sharp Healthcare as a hospital chaplain at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, where he has worked ever since. We are blessed to have Pastor Mugane preaching for us this morning!

TODAY IS YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY to make an in-person tax-deductible church donation for 2023. Tomorrow is the last day for e-giving donations.

MARY PROCTOR DEHN would like to extend a special thank you to all the individuals who generously volunteered their time and energy and helped make this year’s Advent Vespers services a warm and memorable experience.

OUR NEXT CHURCH SOCIAL EVENT is a whale watching excursion taking place on Sunday morning, January 21 in San Diego. Tickets have already been purchased; however, if you would still like to join us, please see Richard Voth, as single tickets may still be available for purchase.

WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS to give the opening prayer and children’s story each Sabbath. If you would like to give back to our Church in this way, we invite you to sign up in the foyer. A big ‘thank you’ to everyone who signed up in 2023!

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