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Dear Church Family,
One of the greatest responsibilities we have is to train our young people.
Ellen White once said,

"I have a deep interest in the youth, and I greatly desire to see them striving to perfect Christian characters, seeking by diligent study and earnest prayer to gain the training essential for acceptable service in the cause of God. I long to see them helping one another to reach a higher plane of Christian experience." MYP 15.1

"There is a time for training children and a time for educating youth, and it is essential that in school both of these be combined in a great degree. Children may be trained for the service of sin or for the service of righteousness. The early education of youth shapes their characters both in their secular and in their religious life. Solomon says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” This language is positive. The training which Solomon enjoins is to direct, educate, and develop." CG 297.1 "Our churches who have a deep interest in the children and youth, and in the work of training workers to carry forward the work essential for this time, need not blunder; for God will open ways before all who are perfecting Christian characters. He will have places ready for them in which to begin to do true missionary work. It was to prepare workers for this work that our schools and sanitariums were established." 18LtMs, Ms 94

The dream is this:

"With such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Saviour might be carried to the whole world! How soon might the end come—the end of suffering and sorrow and sin! How soon, in place of a possession here, with its blight of sin and pain, our children might receive their inheritance where “the righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever;” where “the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick,” and “the voice of weeping shall be no more heard.” Psalm 37:29; Isaiah 33:24; 65:19." CSA 66.6

Please pray for our Apison church and school. A great responsibility has been laid upon us to rightly train the youth in our community and the devil is anxious to see that his territory is not lost.

One of the things I love about Apison, is that this church believes in the power of prayer. Someone sent me these pictures recently, and they filled my heart with joy

Without earnest prayer, everything else we do is worthless.
A key part of rightly training our youth is our sabbath school program. I am so grateful for the many Sabbath School teachers who invest in our children every week. Thank you so much! 

I enjoyed visiting the wedding shower of Nathan Jacobs and Isabelley Garcia. It was also awesome to see Bethany Coulter leading out some really fun games! But the highlight for me was watching Bruce Jacobs give a rich devotion with advice from a father to his children about what makes a marriage work.

It was awesome to get to participate with Tyler Segarra in leading out our after-school sports program every Tuesday from 3:15-4:30pm. Thank you Tyler for your heart for youth, your passion for Jesus, and your strong organizational ability to make things happen!

You don't need to be a student at LCA to participate. If you are in 4th grade or older in homeschool, public school, or elsewhere you can join in the fun. This week we will play soccer.

On Wednesday, I was thrilled to participate in both prayer meeting and Pathfinders and see young leaders taking charge! Brooke Brailsford did a great job mentoring our Pathfinders on how to do opening ceremonies and I was richly blessed by Aaron Brude as he led out our study and prayer time over Zechariah 13

There are some exciting plans coming together as we plan for Reformation Day! Did you know that we will follow up Reformation Day on October 31st with a series of prophecy meetings on Tuesday and Thursday nights in November? 
Here is a sneek peek of what we will cover at our prophecy meetings:

Tuesday, November 4 - When will the Rapture occur?
Thursday, November 6 - What is the millennium, and is it a literal 1,000 year reign?
Tuesday, November 11 - What is the Battle of Armageddon?
Thursday, November 13 - Who is the Antichrist?
Sabbathh, November 15 - What is the meaning of the "Mark of the Beast"?
Tuesday, November 18 - Who are the 144,000 in Revelation?
Thursday, November 20 - Is Israel's role in the end times a literal one?

Please make plans to attend Reformation Day on October 31 and invite a friend!

Carolina Jagitsch brought some treats with her to our planning meeting, and Katya joined us for a bite. I am so grateful to this team of dedicated communicators in our church.

Praise the Lord for His mercy to us which is so great! I look forward to sharing a message in our worship service tomorrow entitled,
Reformation Reborn: The Treasury of Merit.

In His service,
Pastor Jason Vyhmeister

Transfers (1st Reading, Incoming): Billie & John Martin, from Collegedale Community Church.
September 13 (Today) No Fellowship Luncheon – Please invite someone home for lunch, especially visitors!
September 13 (Sabbath) Vespers 7 p.m. with In Spirit, a men's chorus under the direction of Gerald Peel.
September 14 (Sunday) Men’s Bible Study 7 p.m. at Apison Behavioral Health.
September 15 (Monday) Choir Practice 7:00 –7:45 p.m.
September 16 (Tuesday) Group Bible Study 10 a.m. Desire of Ages.
September 16 (Tuesday) LCA School Board Meeting 7 p.m.
September 17 (Wednesday) Pathfinder Meeting 6 p.m.
September 17 (Wednesday) Prayer Meeting 6:30 p.m. Zechariah 13.
September 19 (Friday) Youth Vespers 6 p.m. Vyhmeister home.

Don't miss our Sabbath Evening Vespers. Come to learn about how not to be the difficult person and what to do if you discover you have been the difficult person. Led by Mickey & Esther Sayles.

Friday, October 31st, is our Reformation Day event, and we need your help!
Please consider signing up: Reformation Day
For more information, contact Carolina at (405) 406-5327.

Choir is not meeting on September 22. We will resume practice on Wednesday evenings at 7:15 beginning Ocotober 1.

Apison Food Pantry driver needed for Ooltewah pickup on Sunday mornings. Please see Imogene Green.

The current menu is sandwiches first Sabbath and haystacks second Sabbath, but that would be up to the leader to change at will.

September 27 (Saturday) Gym game night at 8 p.m. for all ages, sponsored by the Social Committee.
Bring your family and friends. Refreshments will be served.

Let's celebrate love with Bethany Mitchell & Jesse Felan Sunday, September 28! Bethany & Jesse's Gift Registry

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As we begin the new year and a change in our leadership here at Apison, we want to keep you updated. Click the button to view and/or download the 2025-2026 church officers (updated 01.03.2025).

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