For the members, family and friends of the Downey Adventist Church
At the Core
A Day of Rest by Cary Fisher
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o you ever feel like you need a break? In order to keep up with the demands of society, we seem to live busier lives today than at any other point in Earth’s history. In the 19th century, our country had its Industrial Revolution which spawned off the need for labor rights, and in 1887, U.S. President Grover Cleveland declared that on every first Monday of September there will be a national holiday called Labor Day. I must say that
I truly appreciate President Cleveland’s declaration as I have often taken full advantage of that day off of work, and have many fond memories because of it. However, Labor Day is a simple gesture from our government to show that it values the efforts of its working people, but a once-a-year holiday certainly was not intended to adequately give us the rest we need from a year’s worth of work. What it does show is that we just can’t keep going on
with life without a periodic break in our daily routine. God has also given us his own version of “Labor Day”, and he has out-done our country’s national day of rest. Instead of oncea-year, God’s labor day is once a week called the Sabbath. The Sabbath is God’s declared holiday which allows his children to have sufficient rest in order for us to have some time in peace. God certainly knows that most of us are continued on page 1
Downey Community Health Fair
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oin us on Sunday, Sept. 21 from noon to 5pm as we host the free Downey Community Health Fair. Learn some holistic health principles to improve all areas of your life. It is based on the principles from the C.R.E.A.T.I.O.N. Health Series by Florida Hospital. (CREATION represents Choice, Rest, Environment, Activity, Trust,
Prayer is the core of our day. Take prayer out, and the day would collapse, would be pithless, a straw blown in the wind. But how can you pray — really pray, I mean — with one against whom you have a grudge or whom you have been discussing critically with another? Try it. You will find it cannot be done. —Amy Carmichael
INSIDE The Reunion page 3
Interpersonal, Outlook, and Nutrition)
Walls Built to Last page 4
There will be lots of booths and a health van from Glendale Hospital.
Taste & Inspiration on page 5
Invite some friends and join us for this life changing event. =
What’s happening? see pages 6 & 9 Our Church Family page 7 Parking Lot Party page 8 Kid’s Page on page 9