Local Photography

Sunset Schedule

Place: Sonora, CA
Sabbath Starts:
4:46 PM November 21, 2008
Sabbath Ends:
4:45 PM November 22, 2008

Local Weather

Forecast for Thursday

Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs 60 to 70. South winds around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon.

Forecast for Friday

Mostly sunny. Highs 60 to 70.
In recent church services we have been exploring themes in the book of Daniel. Specifically, we have started to consider the message of the Sanctuary. I just read an interesting article that addressed the relevancy of the Sanctuary message to the postmodern mind. If you have a chance check it out here.  --Pastor Brian

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Adventist News Network News

Vietnam grants Adventist Church official recognition

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vietnam received official recognition last month, granting the church in the Southeast Asian nation legal status to operate, church officials said.

Mozambique: More than four hundred adults learn to read, write

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Hundreds of previously illiterate Mozambican adults are reading and writing after completing the first part of a four-level literacy program last week.

Spain: Romanian president attends Adventist church in Madrid

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Romanian national president Traian Basescu visited a Seventh-day Adventist Church in Madrid, Spain earlier this month, drawing attention to the country's significant Romanian immigrant population -- 6,000 of whom are Adventists.

Adventist Union president for North Pacific region dies at 61

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Jere D. Patzer, North Pacific Union Conference president since 1996, died October 26 following a lengthy battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was 61.

Central California Conference News

Local Church Leadership Training

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Register for a full day of training for all church leaders including treasurers, clerks, health, and youth on December 7 at the Clovis church...

Pacific Union News

Four Pacific Union College Students Die in Tragic Accident

Monday, November 17, 2008
Four Pacific Union College (PUC) students died in a vehicle accident on Deer Park Road.
 

Staying Young

Are You at Risk?

Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of five closely related cardiovascular risk factors. Each is dangerous, but when they occur together, the overall risk is greater than the sum of its parts. The presence of any three is...

"In Tables of Stone" Series Airing Now

Tuesday, September 9, 2008
In an election year, words like "truth" are often thrown around without much regard. But what is truth? Many years ago, God wrote His truth in tables of stone. Man has tried to put pen to paper to draft his own truth, but that has often deteriorated as fast as the parchment it was written on. But God's law still stands today. He gave us a code of good moral conduct because He knows what's best for us.