We are planning a very special Sabbath service for September 10 to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of 9/11. We will be joined by local imam Jihad Turk as we commend our shared Christian and Muslim value and practice of peacemaking to our members and our community.

Join us on September 10, 2011 at 11 a.m. at the church.

GOOD FRIDAY
“Christ is Crucified!” 7:30 p.m. • Fellowship Hall
Come to a candlelight vespers for spiritual songs and a telling of the Crucifixion story from the Gospel of John. This is a somber service that takes us into the darkness of the tomb. John 18:1–19:42.
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HOLY SATURDAY
“Christ has died.” 11:00 a.m. • Sanctuary
Journey from hopelessness towards hope through poetry, hymns, original songs, and classical music. Sal Gulotta and Kelby Joseph present a dramatic encounter between Jesus and Judas. Lamentations 3:1–9, 19–24.
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RESURRECTION SUNDAY
“Christ is risen!” 8:30 a.m. • Bronson Canyon Park
Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with an Easter Breakfast Potluck at Bronson Canyon Park (1.5 miles up Canyon Dr. from the church). Prayer, good company, and tasty food. Bring a breakfast dish to share—contact Emily McArthur (ecmcarthur@gmail.com). Colossians 3:1-4.
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Join us on March 9, 2011 for two prayerful services focused on repentance and turning our hearts towards Christ’s crucifixion. This is a beautiful, contemplative day of fasting, prayer, and worship.

Morning worship, 7 a.m., in the prayer chapel in the back of the church.
Evening worship, 7:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall.

If you would like to know more about Hollywood’s observance of the biblical practices of Ash Wednesday and the Season of Lent, please read Ryan’s latest Pastor’s Journal. You can also watch a video of last year’s evening service.

An epiphany is a revealing, an awareness, a moment of knowing. So the season of Epiphany is focused on knowing more about Christ’s revealing of Himself and His mission as recorded in the Gospels, and also as expressed in our own congregation’s missional life here in Hollywood. This is a season for new life, symbolized by the green cross above.

Epiphany lasts for nine weeks. Here are the gospel texts for the first four weeks of Epiphany.

• Epiphany 1
  Baptism of Christ, Matthew 3:13-17
  January 6, 2011
• Epiphany 2
  John 1:29-42
  January 13, 2011
• Epiphany 3
  Matthew 4:12-23
  January 22, 2011
• Epiphany 4
  Matthew 5:1-12
  January 29, 2011

Advent Season at Hollywood Adventist Church starts this next Sabbath, November 27. This is a four-week season before Christmas where we celebrate the advent of our Lord Jesus Christ—2000 years ago as a baby, and soon to come again in the Second Coming. What better season for Adventists than Advent?

There are many different ways to get involved and celebrate with us this season. Here is a list of upcoming events, worship services, scripture readings, and other information.

11/27 ADVENT I.
• Sabbath worship. Matthew 24:36–44. Isaiah 2:1–5.

11/29 DECORATING PARTY.
• 7–9 p.m. Come decorate the Sanctuary for Advent and Christmas! Free food. RSVP on Facebook.

12/4 ADVENT II.
• Sabbath worship. Matthew 3:1–12. Isaiah 11:1–10.

12/10 HOLLYWOOD HOLIDAY PARTY.
• 5–9 p.m. 4959 Lemon Grove Avenue.
Come to this benefit party for a local Hollywood community.

12/11 ADVENT III.
• Sabbath worship. Matthew 11:2–11. Isaiah 35:1–10

12/18 ADVENT IV.
• Sabbath worship. Matthew 1:18–25. Isaiah 7:10–16.
• Potluck at the Salvadors’ House.

12/24 CHRISTMAS EVE.
• Candlelit Christmas Eve vespers in the Fellowship Hall

12/25 CHRISTMAS MORN.
• Sabbath worship.

Come join us to celebrate the season of the harvest and the future garden at Van Ness and Canyon. Full of Apple Bobbing, Face Painting, Games, Music, Food, and Fun this is a kid-friendly, eco-friendly, neighborhood-friendly event! All are welcome. No admission fee.

This Sunday, 3 – 6 p.m.
At the Future Community Garden Site
1711 N. Van Ness Ave.

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In the events leading up to and including October 22, 1844 our Adventist forefathers left us with an important heritage. Instead of a beginning of being ‘right’ about our religion, we began with utter failure and humiliation. Out of this failure and what was indeed a Great Disappointment – hope was born and a movement began.

This year on October 22, 2010 we look to live into the legacy of theological innovation that was required when the experience of early Adventists could no longer sustain what they believed. We hope to capture the adventurous spirit of a group of pioneers seeking to find Truth and willing to follow it wherever it leads. We want to celebrate the value that faith requires, risk even in the face of uncertainty. Most of all, we desire to remember that the fruit of failure can be humility and an openness to see where God is leading.

Please join us in this monumental occasion. For more information please contact Nathan French (buckeyenathan@gmail.com) or Rajeev Sigamoney (rsigamoney@yahoo.com).

Watch a video promo created by Leslie Foster and Traveling Muse Pictures.

Visit the Great Disappointment Day website.

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This Sabbath, Pastor Ryan begins a new four-part sermon series entiteld “Longing for Home.” This series will draw on the exile literature of the Biblical prophets, the New Testment vision of “home” and our own lived experience of “homelessness” and “homesickness.” This conversation comes at a crucial time in the life of our congregation so please plan to join us and invite a friend.

The schedule is as follows (click each title for the podcast).
September 11: Homesick (Psalm 137)
September 18: Hopeful (Jeremiah 29:4-14)
Septmeber 25: Homemaking (Isaiah 58)
October 2: Homecoming (Zephaniah 3:14-30 and Revelation 21-22)

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.

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.