Pastors’ Update 07-12-2024

Hi Everyone and Happy Sabbath,

I don’t need to tell all of you it’s been HOT!!! Again, record temperatures have been recorded in areas all across the West, and hurricane Beryl came ashore in South Texas causing downed power lines and flooding. Millions of people are still without power in the greater Houston/Galveston area! And, it’s very hot and humid there! Please remember to pray for everyone in that part of our country, especially our members in South Texas.

Several of our families and teens are traveling to Camp Sequoia this coming week. In fact, teen staff are leaving today for training and camp preparation since the Pre-teen and Teen Camps begin on Sunday at Camp Sequoia. Again, please pray for the safety of those traveling and, of course, for the success and safety of our camps this coming week.

Feast of Tabernacles registration for all sites in now underway. Please register through the COGWA portal, if you have not already done so. Registering early is very helpful in planning each of the Feast sites. Our assigned site is Redmond, OR. For those who wish to transfer to another site, transfer registration is now open. If you have any questions, you may contact our Festival Advisors – Bob Besore` (Stockton), John Cornelison (Redding), and Mark Fike (Reno). Members can register at the COGWA member portal (portal.cogwa.org).

Camp registration is also now open through the COGWA Portal. If you plan to volunteer to help at one of our camps, or you plan for your children to attend camp, please register at the link in the Camp announcement below. There seems to be some confusion about the Sequoia camps for this year. The preteen and the teen camp will run simultaneously, starting on the same date (July 14th). However, the camps will be operated separately. Everything for the two camps will be run separately, but the same facility will be used.

We will have Sabbath services tomorrow for the Redding, Stockton, and Reno congregations this week. Linda and I are scheduled to travel to Reno this week.