Many of us might think that an apocalypse means the end of the world, but what apocalypse really means is “revealing.” Join us this summer for our annual worship series exploring the revealing of God in our contemporary culture through film and literature. We welcome many guest speakers from within our church’s artistic community.

July 3.
Cecilia Luck. Amazing Grace.

July 10.
Ryan Bell. District 9.

July 17.
Ryan Bell. Up.

July 24.
Emily McArthur. What is the What, by David Eggers.

July 31.
Eugene Abano. Iron Giant.

August 7.
Brian Lauritzen.

August 14.
Ryan Bell. Cold Souls.

We believe that everyone in Hollywood should have access to healthy affordable food. On June 26 your invited to a scavenger-like healthy food hunt! There will be prizes and every team will be armed with a camera to capture their adventure for the day. Please RSVP by emailing Nathan at: nathan@hollywoodsda.org or Kori at: harvestjustice@gmail.com. See you there!

This weekend the Hollywood Adventist Church with New Name Pictures and Traveling Muse released a response to Glenn Beck’s comments on Fox News. Beck had been urging Christians to “look for the words ’social justice’ or ‘economic justice’ on your church Web site. If you find it, run as fast as you can.”

The Hollywood Adventist Church firmly holds to the Bible, in this case Micah 6:8, “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

In light of this mission, led by God’s Holy Spirit, to be the presence of Christ in our neighborhood, we are proud to say that we are social justice Christians alongside many of our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Watch the public service announcement below, on the PSA’s website, or at YouTube (where you can share the PSA and leave your own video response). Several notable Christian ministers and theologians, such as Brian McLaren, have responded to this campaign. You can view their responses and find resources for more about social justice at www.socialjusticechristian.com.

Holy Week is the time of remembrance before Easter, when Christ comes closer to the cross and His passion. At the end of Lent, these forty days of preparing for Holy Week, we come together as a community for several days of worship both solemn and joyful. Attending a service on all three days of Easter weekend (called the Triduum) is highly recommended—the Story of the Cross and Resurrection needs all three days to be told!

Like last year, there will be daily devotional readings from Scripture sent out during Holy Week. If you would like to receive these, you can sign up for our newsletter here.

This year Holy Week is March 28 - April 4.

Good Friday

Tenebrae Vespers
Tenebrae vespers with hymns and a reading of Christ’s risk, passion and crucifixion, ending in darkness.
April 2, 7:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall.

Holy Saturday

Sabbath Worship
Sabbath morning service remembering Christ’s rest in the grave. We look for the things in our lives that God is calling us to put to rest so that new life can be borne again.
April 3, 11 a.m., Sanctuary

Food and Fellowship
Potluck meal shared together. All are invited. Please consider bringing some food and/or drink to share.
April 3, 12:45 p.m., Fellowship Hall

Easter Sunday

Sunrise Service
A brief time of prayer and fellowship at sunrise.
April 4, 6:30 a.m., in the lobby.

Resurrection Celebration
A joyous celebration as the Easter story climaxes with Christ’s resurrection!
April 4, 8 a.m., Sanctuary, with Communion.

The Hollywood Adventist Church stands with enditnow and women worldwide to say “No!” to violence against women. You can join us in this stand by signing at petition online or at our Sabbath morning worships.

enditnow is a global campaign to raise awareness and advocate for the end of violence against women and girls around the world.

This campaign, which extends to more than 200 countries and territories, was launched in October 2009 in partnership between the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)—a prominent humanitarian organization—and the Department of Women’s Ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, two entities that are representative of the Adventist Church.

enditnow is the most important stand the Seventh-day Adventist Church has ever taken regarding violence against women and girls. Through this campaign, more than 15 million Adventist church members—men, women, and children— are expected to create a global movement that will be mobilized within their own communities, where each person will actively work to create awareness and share solutions on ways to end this global problem.

Seventh-day Adventists affirm the dignity and worth of each human being and decry all forms of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. is a call to action for all Adventists and supporters to stand up and put into practice those principles we hold true.

enditnow supports the existing programs currently being implemented around the world through ADRA and the Department of Women’s Ministries to end violence against women. These programs provide tangible examples of the work that is already being done to resolve this issue.

Although enditnow seeks to primarily mobilize Adventist church members, all individuals, church congregations of every faith, social groups, schools, and businesses are invited to join. Information about joining is available at www.enditnow.org.

Please join our Hollywood Adventist Church community as we celebrate the release of Stained Glass: Hollywood Blvd., a documentary by filmmaker Melody George. This documentary is a unique behind-the-scenes look at the missional development of the Hollywood Adventist Church. Many of our local denominational Conference leadership will be present. You don’t want to miss this exciting evening!

From the press release:

There are 6,000 Adventist Churches in North America–Each one has a story. STAINED GLASS is an unprecedented documentary series commissioned by the Church Resource Center (Vervent) of the North American Division. The documentaries show the pulse of a church through all the joy and heartache that congregational leadership demands. It speaks to church life as it fades away from its traditional position in society. Uniquely addressing the question; “How do congregations redefine their role in the 21st century?” This riveting film series goes where the camera has rarely been allowed: behind the scenes of three churches on the West Coast trying desperately to keep their relevance alive.

STAINED GLASS : Hollywood Blvd by award-winning filmmakers Melody George and Paul Kim is the first in the series of three to premiere. This part of the series follows the Hollywood church as it is confronted with a dwindling congregation that has reflected the recent troubles of their city. With only a handful of disconnected people straggling in for worship service, an idealistic new pastor and a gifted musician decide to take action. Under their guidance, a group of young professionals commit to wrestling with the pivotal question, “How can we be a people among whom God dwells?”

For more information visit www.stainedglassfilms.org

To reserve a seat or for more information contact the church office (323) 462-0010 or email luck@hollywoodsda.org.

WHERE
American Film Institute
2021 N. Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA  90027 [ Google Map ]

WHEN
Friday, March 5, from 7:00 - 9:30 pm

COST
FREE but you must RSVP. Seating is limited.

During these next forty days we join with Christ in the road towards the Cross and Easter. This is a time of reflection, repentance, and formation.

What are you taking up for Lent?

What are you laying down for Lent?

This Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the season where we prepare ourselves for Christ’s Passion. To recognize the beginning of this season and its penitential nature we will be meeting for prayer on Ash Wednesday, this week, February 17.

This will be a time of prayer, scripture, worship, and repentance. The imposition of ashes will be available if you desire.

There will be two services:

• Morning, 7 a.m., in the Prayer Chapel in the back of the church.
• Evening, 7:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall.

The morning service is highly recommended as it shapes the whole day. Those who came to BOTH services last year deeply appreciated how impactful that was. We’ll start the day with a focus on repentance and then end the day discussing how that affected our relationships throughout the day.

Join us this Sabbath for worship celebrating Christ’s glory. Worship in song, story-telling, sermon, and silence. Ryan will be speaking on Luke 9:28-36:

Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. Now Peter and his companions were weighed down with sleep; but since they had stayed awake, they saw his glory and the two men who stood with him. Just as they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah” —not knowing what he said. While he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them; and they were terrified as they entered the cloud. Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” When the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no one any of the things they had seen.

January 6 through February 16 is the season of Epiphany. The word epiphany means “to know” or “to reveal,” making the season of Epiphany all about the revealing of Christ’s ministry. We’ve experienced Advent (anticipating Christ’s first and second comings) and Christmas (Christ’s birth), so now we seek to know the ministry of Christ.

The ministry of this church is also going full swing during Epiphany. Here’s a list of events that you are invited to participate in.

• Bible Study: Starting Monday, January 11, 7:30 p.m. (more info)
• Sock Distribution at Gett Love. Wednesday, January 20, 8:30 a.m. Meet in the church parking lot.
• Church Work Party, Sunday, January 24, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Annual Congregational Meeting, Sabbath, January 30, 12:30 p.m, Community Chapel.
• Community Walk, Sunday, January 31, 3:00 p.m. Meet at the church.

(For more about the season of Epiphany, visit http://www.crivoice.org/cyepiph.html.)