Communication -Advisory #168 for March 29 -2014

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East Jamaica Conference Communication Department 74 Constant Spring Road ▪ P.O. Box 181 ▪ Kingston 10 ▪ Jamaica W.I.

Tel:(876) 924-1061-3, Fax (876) 924-0263. E-Mail: ej [email protected]: http://ejcsda.com

March 29, 2014

To: All Pastors, Elders, Leaders and Church Members

Sincere Christian greetings!

Please see important dates and events of the East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists below.

(1) MM 14 “Building Stronger Self, Families and Relationshi ps” & MM 14 “Impacting Lives forChrist series

The Metro Mission 14 Evangelistic Campaign “Building stronger self, families and relationships” with Dr.Alanzo Smith will be ending this weekend at the Barbican Square. Over 170 persons have so far been

baptized.

The MM 14 “Impacting Lives for Christ” Campaign with Pastor Clive Dottin also saw the baptism of 51souls and will continue for another week at the open lot beside the Hagley Park SDA church. Pleasecontinue to support the campaigns.

Two cluster projects, concerning the official opening of an Educational centre along with the tiling andrepair to another, materialized and were made public this week. Click here for the opening of the HOPECentre . Click here for the tiling of the basic school.

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MM 14 Evangelistic series & Cluster projects

Notices from the Education Department

Notices from the Health Ministries Department

Notices from the Youth Department

Notices from the Children's Ministries Department

Notices from the Women's Ministries Department

Notices from the Sabbath School / Personal Ministries / Comm. Services Department

Notice from the Public Affairs, Religious Liberty Department

Notices from the Communication Department

Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

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(2) Notices from the Education Department

1. Members who may need help with CSEC Mathematics and English can attend classes free ofcost at the Kencot Church. Additional information along with an application form are available

on the EJC website. Click Here For Form.

2. The Kingsway Kindergarten and Preparatory School Association will be hosting a fundraisingevent at the Little Theatre on April 3, 2014. Please see flyer below.

3. Education Week is to be held May 5-10 and Education Day on May 10, 2014

A kn owledge of God, fell owshi p with H im in study and in labour, li keness to Him incharacter , were to be the sour ce, the means, and the aim of I srael ' s education- the educationimparted by God to the parents, and by them to be given to their chi ldren ." Education pg.44

(3) Notices from the Health Ministries Department

1. The Ministerial Department in collaboration with the Health Ministries Department of EastJamaica will conduct a Medical Missionary Training for Pastors – An Introduction to HealthEvangelism. The Programme will be conducted every Thursday in May – Dates: May 1 st ,

5th 20 th 22nd and June 5 th. . The venue will be East Jamaica Conference Boardroom beginning at 9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Please register now: - Hydrotherapy and Nutrition,Vegetarian Cooling, Anatomy and Physiology, Herbal Remedies, God’s Healing Programme,Health Evangelism, Health Reform, Basic First Aid. These are some of the topics to be

presented.

2. 5K Run/Wa lk and Children’s Fun Day – June 1, 2014.

(4) Youth Ministries Department

1. BASIC STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMME: This course is a prerequisite to the Master Guide,Senior Youth Leader and Drill Instructor Programmes . The Basic Staff Training Course began lastSunday March 23, 2014 and will continue on Sunday April 1, 2014. If you missed last week’ssessions you can still catch a repeat on Sunday. All other training programmes will start on April13, 2014. If you did the BST Programme within the last three (3) years you are exempted. Alltraining (Zones 1-3) commences at 9:00 am and will be held Kencot. All trainees MUST berecommended by their church board.

2. JAMU JAMBOREE: There will be a very important meeting with all persons attending theJamboree. The meeting will be held on Saturday March 29, 2014 at the East Jamaica ConferenceBoardroom. BE ON TIME!!!

3. EXTENSION: Youth Congress 2014-Guatemala – The deadline for registration has beenextended to March 31, 2014. Registration cost $US 80.00.

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4. EJC HONOURS’ COMMITTEE: Pathfinder/Adventurer Clubs are asked to teach the recommended honours within the clubs.

If needed, assistance will be provided by the Honours Committee. The deadline to make submission for assistance for your club is March 30, 2014. The Early Bird Honours submission has been rescheduled. The new date for submission of

all Early Bird Honour grades is Sunday May 4, 2014. Exams for these honours will be heldon Sunday May 25, 2014. Folders MUST be submitted on the same date. Sign Language Honour requirements:

o Know the Sign Language alphabets o Know the Pathfinder Song and be able to sign the song “Draw Me Close to You.” o Complete a one page written report on a school that specializes in deaf education

Note: a practical examination will be given for this honour.

5. ADVENTIST YOUTH JAMBOREE 2014 (APRIL 17-21 ): “MY BEST FOR HIS GLORY” @Camp Verley, St. Catherine. COST: Only $ 3,500.00 (includes a T-Shirt) . See poster below.

N.B: Please note that while the books for Bible Boom are the Minor Prophets, for the Bible Boom atJamboree it is the first three books - Hosea, Joel and Amos. For the juniors, it is 2 Samuel and St. Mark.

6. BIBLE BOOM 2014: The Books to be studied are Hosea-Micah . Every AYS must be on board.PLEASE NOTE: The I.A.D Bible Boom Finals will be held in Guatemala during the Youth

Congress instead of December as we have been accustomed.

7. 13 th YOUTH & CHILDREN’S MISSION TRIP TO BELIZE - July 24 – August 18, 2014.Interested youth please contact the Children or Youth Ministries Department at East JamaicaConference. Registration closing SOON!!!

(5) Notices from the Children’s Ministries Department

1. We apologize to those children and CMDs who were not aware of the change of venue for theEJC Children’s Choir orientation. We ask however that those who did not submit the list withthe names should do so by March 31, 2014.

2. Children’s choir rehearsal will be held on Sabbath April 5@ 3:30 p.m. Venue to be announced .

3. The Children’s Ministries department invites all churches and CMDs to join in the fund raisingLap-a-thon that will held on Friday, May 23, 2014. Proceeds will be in aid of ASI/IAD BelizeMission 2000 & Beyond, Walkers’ Children’s Home & Child Month activities. Children ’sMinistries team members we need your assistance for this project. The sheets are availablefrom Winsome Martin and your zone presidents.

4. CMDs get ready for our District Bible Spell-a-thon activity. Remember a boy and a girl isneeded for each category.

5. The Children’s Ministries department, led by the Johnson Town Church will be having a fundraising fish fry on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Proceeds will be in aid of ASI/IAD Belize Mission2000 & Beyond and Walkers’ Children’s Home. Contact your Children’s Ministries director orthe zone coordinator, Sis. Winsome Martin for tickets.

6. The office is now accepting orders for VBS materials and certificates.



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7. Children’s Forum: Kindly send us the name and profile of one child to be a member of theChildren’ s forum to be held in May. Basic criteria – children who will talk on issues. Therewill be a briefing session before the event.

(6) Women’s Ministries Department

1. Our Mother Daughter Affair will be held on Sunday April 27, 2014. WMDs you are askedto send in the list of names by Monday, March 31, 2014. Our main presenter will beShepherdess Lana Brown and two of our sectional speakers will be Shepherdesses BelindaMcAnuff and Ann Marie Williams.

2. EJC HEART/ NTA Soft Skills – The closing exercise has been rescheduled for April 20, 2014 beginning at 3:30 p.m.

3. GEMS one hour monthly rap session will be held on March 29, in the EJC board room at 3:00 pm. Our presenter will be Shepherdess Griffiths.

4. Girls of Eloquence Morals and Standards (GEMS) anniversary will be held on Sabbath,April 26, 2014, beginning at 3:30 p.m . Venue -Half Way Tree Church.

5. Coming soon! Rejuvenation and re-tooling. Everyone is invited. Save for this never to beforgotten, memorable re – fuelling occasion. Ladies celebrate with your mates, family, childrenand non SDA friends as well as use this as another special IMAP treat. Get ready for October2014 retreat.

(7) Notices from the Sabbath School / Personal Ministries / Comm. Services Department

1. The LEA, Sabbath School & Personal Ministries Convention scheduled for Sabbath, March29, 2014 at the Morant Bay SDA Church is postponed until further notice.

2. The 2014-2015 Ambassador search continues. We are encouraging all Sabbath Schoolsuperintendents, A.Y. & Children’s Ministries leaders, along with the parents of our juniors,teens and youth, (ages 13-22 years) to motivate their participation in this programme.Application & prerequisite forms are available online and at EJC office. Registrationdeadline is extended until April 3, 2014. Registration fee is $200.

3. The Zones 1-3 Sabbath School meeting scheduled for Sunday, March 30, 2014 will instead be held on April 6 as a general Departmental Workshops in the EJC boardroom, 9:00-11:00a.m & Zone 4, April 13 at the Morant Bay SDA Church, 10 a.m-12:00 noon. All SabbathSchool personnel are invited to attend, especially teachers, in preparation for Sabbath Schoolteacher certification in October 2014.

4. Senior Citizens bi-monthly meeting will be held on April 27, 2014 at the EJC office at 1 pm

5. Reminding all Sabbath School Superintendents & Personal Ministries Leaders:i) The end Quarter Report is due on Thursday, April 10, 2014ii) to ensure the conduct of the Parent Care Group (PCG) & Operation Reclamation and

to register the relevant names to the MM14 Initiative.



-4-6. Birthday greetings to our seniors, born in the month of March; wishing you good health and a

blessed and peaceful 2014.

(8) Notice from the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Director

1. To: All Pastors, Elders and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) coordinators. Christiangreetings to all.

I use this opportunity to thank all PARL directors of the respective congregations for doing your partas the situations arise, to assist members who have difficulty at the work-place and in the classroomwhen there is a conflict with the Sabbath.

I would also like to commend the many members who stood boldly, for their faith in the bibleconcerning God’s holy day -the Sabbath. I must also encourage those who may compromise their

faith, not to do so, but seek counsel and prayers from the leadership of your church. Click here toread more

2. To: All Pastors, Elders, Publishing and Spirit of Prophecy coordinators of zone 4

Christian greetings to you all! In a previous letter to the entire constituency, I intimated that I wouldget back to you re: your publishing rally date. Just to remind you, 2014 is recognized by Inter-America Division (IAD) as the year of the literature evangelist, and the month of April as PublishingMonth. In keeping with this initiative by the Division, your Publishing Rally will be held at theYallahs SDA Church on Sabbath, April 19.

Please note that this date coincides with Publishing Day throughout IAD. The Division stronglyrecommends that each church should have at least one colporteur. I urge our leaders to “look ye outamong you men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom ye may appoint overthis busi ness” of the colporteur ministry. Not men and women “slothful in business” and who havenothing to do, for such will only “bring reproach on the Lord’s work!”

Yours in Christ,Owen ThomasPublishing and Spirit of Prophecy Director

(9) Communication Department

(a) All Communication Leaders are reminded to update and send in your Communication Score Cardon or before March 31, 2014. The Score Card should be sent in via e-mail [email protected] and should have as subject : Score Card - "Name of Church" for easy identification and processing.The Score Card may be accessed by clicking here.

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1. The Washington Gardens SDA Church invites you to attend their Cooking School this SundayMarch 30, 2014 @ 10 am on the church grounds. Special Guest Joseph Munroe, Director ofthe Cumberland Community Healthy Lifestyle Centre. Dishes include: whole wheat breadmaking, oat burgers, basic cheese sauce, and nut milk. Contribution is $ 200. See flyer below.

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2. Elders' Certification Training on April 13, 2014 at the EJC Board Room. The presenters will beDr. Gosnel Yorke, E.G. White Estate, NCU and Dr. Meric Walker, Pastor Washington GardensSDA district.

(11) Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

Dates Event Location

April 6Sabbath School / Personal Ministries GeneralDepartmental Workshop - Zones 1-3 EJC boardroom

April 13Sabbath School / Personal Ministries GeneralDepartmental Workshop - Zone 4 Morant Bay SDA Church

April 13Elders' Certification Training with Dr. G.l Yorke & Dr. M.Walker EJC Board Room

April 17 - 21 JAMU Pathfinder Jamboree Camp Verely, St. CatherineApril 19 Publishing Rally Yallahs SDA ChurchApril 19 - 26 Stewardship Week All ChurchesApril 26 GEMS Anniversary Half Way Tree SDA ChurchApril 27 Mother Daughter AffairApril 27 Senior Citizens’ Bi -monthly meeting EJC Board RoomMay 3 Stewardship ConventionMay 5 - 10 Education Week All Adventist Schools & Churches

May 10 Education DayMay 5 Stewardship Training for Pastors JAMU, IADJune 1 5K Run/Walk and Children's Fun Day Starts at Kencot SDA Church

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Communication -Advisory #168 for March 29 -2014