Ask a Doctor… about the Covid-19 Virus, “What’s Next?”
Dr. Al Lui, Pathologist, will address these questions and more:
Are we safer now than we were two months ago?
What is the difference between “molecular” and “serologic” testing?
Will testing make us safer? Is it reliable?
Who should get tested?
Please submit any question you may have regarding the Covid-19 Virus. As a medical doctor, he has informed answers. He is patient and clear; you will come away feeling much better by being informed.
Dr. Lui is a Pathologist who has been the Laboratory Director for several local, full-service hospital and independent laboratories. If you have ever had your blood tested, that process was almost certainly supervised by a Pathologist, since state and federal laws require a Pathologist to be the Laboratory Director of hospital laboratories. Dr. Lui understands, from the inside, the virus tests that are now in use.
To submit your question(s), you can email Pastor Albert at: albertfrederico@gmail.com or call the Church Office: 310/541-1819
Make plans to join us now: Monday, June 1, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
We are meeting on Zoom:
Topic: Dr. Lui Answers Covid-19 Questions
Time: Jun 1, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting by Computer:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6579293321?pwd=VksvMFFBMVQxeStjQkpDMEd5ZGR0QT09
Join Zoom Meeting by Telephone: 1 669 900 9128 (San Jose)
Meeting ID: 657 929 3321 Password: 283407
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22
Due to the contagious COVID-19, church is closed until it is safe to open.
If you need groceries, other supplies, or other types of assistance, please don't hesitate to contact your church family in regards to how we can help you.
Would you come to church IF we opened the doors?
In considering your answer there are two things to keep in mind.
1. We will continue to livestream our services on Zoom for a long time to come. We would welcome a ‘studio audience’, but…
2. There are many precautions that must be taken. Here is a small sample:
Children’s meetings would have to be out doors, with the parents accompanying their children.
Parking would be every other space.
Restroom occupation would be limited.
Masks would be worn by all.
Microphones could not be shared.
No hymn singing.
Yes, we could start attendance this Sabbath, May 30, but it would be more prudent to more thoroughly prepare and wait to open on Sabbath, June 6, or even later. Perhaps we would wait until even three weeks later, when this trial period is over.
If you want to come to church, please note that it would not be a ‘normal’ service, but such as we have had weekly, on a live streaming platform.
So: Would you come to church IF we opened the doors, beginning Sabbath, June 6?
Phone the Church Office: 310/541-1819. When I am not at the office, I forward it to my phone and will always answer, or get back to you ASAP.
Please respond by Monday morning, June 1, so we can plan ahead. Thank you!
Prayer Meeting: In about an hour we will have Prayer Meeting on Zoom (see Ongoing section below). Please read Romans 12: 3 – 8
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. 4 For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. 6 We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; 7 if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; 8 if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
ONGOING:
Programs:
1. Daily: 100 Days of Prayer: This is a World Church call to prayer. By email, once per day, I get a reminder to pray, scripture promises to claim, a devotional thought, and the opportunity to join others in prayer and fellowship. If you are looking for a daily devotional this is a great place to start. To begin, and sign up: http://www.revivalandreformation.org/100days
2. Daily: Rolling Hills Church Prayer Call: Tuesdays – Sundays, 1:00 p.m. / Mondays 12:00 noon, we join the “Weekly SCC Prayer Call” (See the next paragraph for participation information).
3. Weekly: Mondays: “Weekly SCC Prayer Call” 12 Noonwith the Southern California Conference Prayer, Spirituality and Renewal Team. To participate call (435) 777-2200. When asked, enter the identification number: 202077# There is always a special devotional, testimonies and prayer requests are fielded. Janet Lui can answer questions: (310) 963-2578 Helpful commands:
*5 = ‘Raising your hand’ to ask permission to chime in.
*6 = To mute or unmute your phone
*86 = Increase speaking volume
*87 = Decrease speaking volume
4. Weekly: Mondays: Women’s Ministry Group: Host, Janet Lui, “Please Invite other women that you think might like this time of fellowship, devotional and prayer. Open to all women.” Mondays, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Pathfinders: Sabbaths: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Specific Zoom, or FaceTime contact information will be provided directly to the Pathfinder Parents based on individual classes.
6. Weekly: Wednesdays and Sabbaths: ‘Zoom’ Services: Our Mid-Week Bible Study is full of fellowship and prayers. Our Sabbath Morning Adult Lesson (10 a.) and Homily (11 a.) We share our highs and lows, viewpoints, scripture promises, and pray requests. Here is the connection information. Please note the password (it is our address, plus the number 7)
Topic: Rolling Hills Adventist: Mid-week Prayer Meeting Time: Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Topic: Rolling Hills Adventist Church: Sabbath Morning Time: Sabbaths, 10 a. & 11 a. Online:https://zoom.us/j/6579293321?pwd=VksvMFFBMVQxeStjQkpDMEd5ZGR0QT09 Telephone: (253) 215-8782 or (301) 715-8592 Meeting ID: 657 929 3321 Password: 283407
Announcements:
Southern California Conference COVID 19 Relief Fund (Quoted from a Letter to Churches):
The Southern California Conference recognizes the financial strain that work restrictions have placed on many people throughout the conference as a result of COVID-19 shelter-in-place recommendations. In an effort to provide financial assistance to those most in need, the Southern California Conference would like to ask you to partner with us as, together, we grow a financial assistance fund that will help those who need it most at this critical time. This relief fund is intended to assist members who can demonstrate that, as a direct result of COVID-19, they have experienced a loss of income from the following: Job Loss; Job Furlough or Reduced Work Hours.
Contributions to this fund can be made through the Adventist Giving website (see below).
Financial Help: The Church Board has set aside funds to help those in our church family who have been financially impacted by the pandemic. If you would like to receive such help, please contact one of the Elders directly (Betsy Adams, Raymond Barnes, Janet Barnhill, Janet Lui, Dahlma Osborne), or call me, Pastor Albert, at the Church Office. There are details and a process so that this will be confidential and smooth.
Reach Your Pastor: I am forwarding the church phone (310/541-1819) to my home phone (424/206-2949) and though it often has bad reception you can call my cell phone (626/826-8448) or text me. Email works, too: albertfrederico@gmail.com
Online Giving: did you know you can return your tithes and offerings online? Adventist Giving enables us to return our tithes and offerings online easily.Go to Adventist Giving
Anxiety weighs down the heart,
but a kind word cheers it up.
Proverbs 12:25
A heart at peace gives life to the body,
but envy rots the bones.
Proverbs 14:30
A happy heart makes the face cheerful,
but heartache crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 15:13
