Communication Advisory for August 17, 2013

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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:

[email protected]

website:http://ejcsda.com

August 16, 2013

To: All Pastors, Elders, Leaders and Church Members

Dear Brethren:

Sincere Christian greetings!

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

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Memorial &Thanksgiving Services for Errol Long Aug 17 & 18, 2013

Elders and Pastors Family Fun day set forAug 25, 2013

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s Convention to be held Aug 23-25, 2013Notices From the Education Department

Zone One Federation Day- Aug 24, 2013

Notices from Childrens Ministries Department

Notices from Womens Ministries Department

Notices from Sabb. School/ Pers. Ministries and Comm. Services DeptSpecial Events Happening in some of our Churches

Update From The Communication Department

Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

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(1) Memorial & Thanksgiving Services for Elder Errol Long to be held- Aug 17 & 18, 2013

The Memorial Service for Elder Errol Long, former Lay Evangelist will be held on SaturdayEvening (Aug 17) at the Trench Town SDA Church, beginning at 6:15pm.The Thanksgiving

Service will follow on Sunday August 18, at the Kencot SDA Church beginning at 10:00am

sharp. Please make every effort to attend.

Prior to his illness, Elder Long was known for his passion for evangelism and desired that the

church to be ready to meet the Lord when He returns. We offer words of encouragement and

promise from the word of God to his wife, children and other family members.
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We mourn his passing, not as people who have no hope, but look forward to see our brother

again in that great getting up morning, when the dead in Christ will rise in the first resurrection

forever to be with

the Lord. We encourage you to support the family during this difficult period.

(2) Elders and Pastors Family Fun Day Set for August 25, 2013

The East Jamaica Conference Elders' Association invites members of the church to bring their families

and make it a big family fun day on August 25, 2013 when elders, pastors and their families will have a

day of fun and relaxation with the family at the Mico University College Playground, 1a Marescaux

Road Kingston 5. Come join us in a game of cricket, football, netball, table games and ring games as

pastors, elders and church members interact in an atmosphere of love and fellowship. Make it a day for

the family. Assorted food items and snacks will be available on sale.

(3) Singles Convention to be Held August 23-25, 2013

The East Jamaica Conference in collaboration with the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-

day Adventists present, Singles Convention 2013 under the theme: Living your Dreams fromAugust 23 to 25. Join them of Friday August 23 at the Kencot church for the opening service,

on Sabbath August 24 at the Karram Speid Auditorium, Merl Grove High School for the

Sabbath Service and on August 25 for a special power brunch. Come and be inspired by Single

Ministries National Director from North America- Andrea Hicks and Youth Director from the

Jamaica Union Conference- Pastor Michael Henry. Thats Singles Convention 2013. You cantafford to miss it!

(4) Notices from the Education Department

A. The Education Department of East Jamaica Conference congratulates all our students in the

EJC constituency, who were successful in their recent CSEC Examinations. We are

especially proud that our very own Kingsway High School saw at least 18 students

obtaining between six and nine subjects ranging between grades one and three. This

represents an 11% increase in the overall performance of our students who sat this yearsexam. The full data will be made available for viewing next week. Join us in congratulating

our students. You have made us proud.

B. We continue to remind the public that our schools are now accepting students for the

2013/2014 School Term. For further information you may contact the Education

Department by dialing 924-1061-3. Please be reminded of our five schools: Kingsway High

and Prep, New Hope Prep, Hagley Park Prep, Woodford Prep and Miramar Prep that have

each been strategically placed across our constituency to serve you better. Do make the

right choice in giving your child a Christ centered Education.

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(4) Notices from the Youth Ministries Department

Federation Day for Zone One (August 24, 2013)

1. The Youth Ministries Department of East Jamaica Conference presents Federation Day for

Zone One which will be held on August 24, 2013 at the Arnold Road SDA Church. Thespecially invited Guest Speaker will be Darren Murphy, Ministerial Graduate of Northern

Caribbean University.

2. All Pathfinders clubs should have submitted the following informationto [email protected] Sunday, June 30, 2013. If you have not yet done so, please

ensure that this is done by Sunday, August 18, 2013. The information to be submitted should

include:

i) The names of all club members/officers and the applicable honours they are doing this year.

ii) Any club Member who has already completed required honours for his/her class shouldselect honours from previous classes that he/she has not yet earned and complete their

requirements. Honours being selected for this reason should be clearly indicated. If the

member has completed all honours from previous classes, this should also be indicated clearlyso that additional guidance can be communicated and alternative arrangements made.

iii) Names of at least 2 markers for honours booklets.

3. Please note that certificates will be issued to club members who completed the Tie & Dye

and/orGlass Painting Honours at any of the Honours Days. This certificate and all honour

booklets must be included in notebooks (to be glued or stapled securely) when the notebooks

are submitted for marking on Exam Day (in October). This will speed up the process as wewill be able to quickly identify those who have already completed relevant honours as per the

class requirements.

4. Pathfinder and Adventurer Honours booklets are due on August 25, 2013. They will be

collected at Kencot Church between 12 noon and 3 pm. Please be reminded that club memberswill not be invested unless they have satisfactorily completed class requirements which includehonours. Failure to submit honours booklets by the deadline is an indication that the club

member will not be writing the class exam.

(5) Notices from the Children's Ministries Department

1. VBS material is still available. Please collect same at the office. Certificates need to beordered in advance.

2. All CMDs whose children were not engaged in the Discipleship Training are asked toconduct this in your churches. Your Pastors and Elders will assist you in the training.Kindly ask your Pastors to pick up your packages.

3. Levels 2 & 3 Leaders Certification course will be done via Distance Training. All CMDsare asked to pick up the package or access this on line. The final sessions will be held atGolden Acres /EJC Board Room in November 2013.

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4. CMDs, you are asked to encourage parents to a make use of the special KIDS in theKitchen forum to be held October 24-27, 2013 @ Holiday Inn Resort, Montego Bay. The

totalcontribution is $6,000. This includes return fare, seminar and presenters tokens. Lastdate for registration September 30, 2013.

5. International Childrens Week of Prayer- October 13-19, 2013. Please contact the office fordetails.

6. Adventist Childrens Day October 19, 20137. Coming soon!!

a. Jewels Botanical Retreat November

(6) Notices from the Women's Ministries Department

1. Counting Down! WMDs, do all you can to have at least one GEM representing yourchurch at the 4 day seminar October 24 -27, 2013. Call immediately and book their place.Adults/Mentors come for your Rest & Relaxation. Bring your friends and coworkers.

2. Levels 2 & 3 Leaders Certification course will be done via Distance Training. All WMDsare asked to pick up the package or access this on line. Then go through the material with

your team members. The final sessions will be held at Golden Acres /EJC Board Room inNovember.

3. Abuse Prevention Day in all churches Sabbath, August 31, 2013. You are asked to remind

the congregants of the reasons to ENDITNOW. A short one minute statement can be read

by the church clerk or a statement put in the bulletin.

4. Come rest awhile all hard working adults, male and female. Book now for a full packageof physical rejuvenation from October 24 -27, 2013, at the Holiday Inn Resort. Credit card

payments are accepted.

5. The report for January to June, as well as the activity sheet for July to December is beingsent via your Pastors. Note that activities like Moms in Touch, IMAP and GEMS are

ongoing. Kindly give it your attention. In addition you are asked to send your reports to theoffice.

Parenting Tip-

( Tip # 7: August 17,2013)

Parents did you know that obedience is

for the good of the family and for the

welfare of society? We beg you; help us

to be obedient at home.


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

EJC SABBATH SCHOOL/PERSONAL MINISTRIES & COMMUNITY SERVICES

DEPARTMENT

Please be reminded/take note of the following:

1. East Jamaica Conference School of Evangelism:

A)Next General class meetings: August 18 & September 22, 2013 in the ECJ boardroom, 9a.m12 noon for all interests: Site coordinators, general facilitators, volunteer facilitators/instructors & Personal Ministries leaders are especially invited. PLEASE TAKE YOUR

REFRESHMENT.

2. Sabbath, August 24, 2013 Operation Reclamation reclaiming our former members3.4. Ambassador 2013-2014 Sashing @ the Police Officers Club, September 8, 2013

5. School of Evangelism ExaminationOctober 20, 2013

6. SOE & Lay Workers Institute 2013, November 13-15, 2013 @ Golden Acresstudents of theSchool of Evangelism (SOE) and delegates chosen for your churches should begin preparation

now.

7. Grand Festival of the LaityHagley Park SDA Church, November 16 & 17, 2013plan to bein attendance!

8. Belated birthday greetings to our seniors, born January to July, & happy birthday to our Augustcelebrants; wishing you good health and long life.

9. The Ambassador committee meeting scheduled for Sunday August 18th will be held onMonday, August 19, 2013 at 6 p.m.

10.The next Senior Citizens' committee meeting will be in September 2013.

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Hello Sabbath School friends!

Please be reminded that as at January 5, 2013, and by now all our Sabbath Schools should be on

the new or renewed programme:

6-8 members in each class

Interactive reading/learning strategy for the bible study/review Vertical meditation for each unit member

Horizontal sharing of thoughts, etc.

EJC School of Evangelism (EJC SOE) 2013 Year III training sites are as follow:

The courses being offered are:

1. Certificate in Adventist Community Services(ACS390)

2. Certificate in Bible School Evangelism (BSE 240)

3. Diploma in Personal Bible Ministry & Discipleship (PBMB480)4. Certificate in Lay Evangelistic Preaching (LEP401)5. Certificate in Sabbath School Leadership (SSL350)6. Certificate in Small Group Evangelism (SGE400)

Principle of Evangelism and Principle of Discipleship & Membership Retention are mandatory for

students to be eligible for graduation. Registration fee is eight hundred dollars ($800.00).

Registration form is available on line.N.B. Sabbath School superintendents and Personal Ministriesleaders are reminded of the end ofquarter report

which is due on the 10th of each month following the end of the quarter, (report form & explanation sheets are

available on line). Also, please be reminded of the weekly evangelistic reports from your churches. (We are

requesting your Small Gr oups updates).

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Zone 1

Kings SDA ChurchNorth Street SDA ChurchKencot SDA ChurchStadium Community SDA Church

Harbour View SDA Church

Zone 2

Hagley Park SDA ChurchWashington Gardens SDA ChurchHalf Way Tree SDA ChurchSandy Park SDA ChurchAndrews SDA Church

Gordon Town SDA Church

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New Haven SDA Church

Constant Spring SDA ChurchShortwood SDA ChurchMeadowvale SDA ChurchWoodford SDA Church

Zone 4

Seaforth SDA Church Morant Bay SDA ChurchYallahs SDA ChurchPort Morant SDA Churches


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(8) Special Events Happening in some of our Churches

A. True Purpose Ministries Heads to Ephesus SDA Church Sabbath August 17, 2013 for AY :

True Purpose Ministries is comprised of a group of dynamic young people, all passionate about

helping others to discover their divinely orchestrated purpose in life. Their message of Purpose isinspired from Jeremiah 29:11-13, Proverbs 19:21, & Jeremiah 1:5 and seeks to promote the importance

of each of us seeking after God to find His specific plans and purposes for our respective lives.

This programme encourages youth and mature members of congregation to prayerfully ask God to

show us His Gifts and Talents so that we may use them to be a blessing and inspiration to others.

The programme format is musical in nature and usually features informative presentations from Pierre

Wright(founder),Denise Antoinette Simpson (co-founder). This week they will be journeying to the

Ephesus SDA Church and they invite you to journey with them as they seek to take you on a spiritual

journey. Thats True Purpose Ministries at the Ephesus SDA Church on Sabbath afternoon at 4:30pm.You cant afford to miss it!

B. Andrews Memorial SDA Church to host its Annual Health & Wellness Series September 1 to

October 6, 2013:

The Andrews Memorial SDA Church will be hosting its annual Health & Wellness Series during

the month of September. The series kicks off with the Good Samaritan Health Run on September1, 2013. Health presentations begin on September 8 and continue through to October 6, 2013. A

Health Fair will also take place on Sunday October 6, the final day of the series.

The Health Presentations in the series will be complemented by a charge by the Senior Pastor-Samuel Lewis. Presentations will be held on Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday night at

7:00p.m. Sabbath presentations are at 8:00a.m., 11:15a.m. and 5:00pm. Thats the AndrewsMemorial SDA Churchs annual Health & Wellness Series beginning on September 1. Youre ofcourse invited to attend. Plan and make it a date!

C. Stadium Community SDA Church Presents Communication Day 2013:

The Stadium Community SDA Church presents their Communication Day on Sabbath August

31, 2013 beginning at 9:15am. Join them for a spirit-filled day of worship. Specially invited guestspeaker for the day is Brother Leon Ffrench- Information System Manager for the East Jamaica

Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It will be a day of singing, fellowship and worship. We

urge you to invite your friends. A blessing awaits you!

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(9) Update from the Communication Department

Latest Pictures Uploaded to the EJC Website

The Communication Department invites you to view the recent pictorial of the EJC Ambassadors visit to thePolice Commissioners Office, as well as to the Ministry of Youth and Culture.

To view pictures of the visitclick here

(10) Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

Dates -2013 Event Location

Aug 13 - 20 Summer Camp Robins Bay Aug 31 District Dialogue -Yallahs & Seaforth Sep 1 EJC Ambassadors' Sashing Sep 28 Vision One Million Baptism Day Everywhere Sep 29 Senior Citizen's Banquet Oct 1 - Nov 9 Forty Days of Prayer Begins For Success of Big City Campaign Oct 1 - 31 Ingathering Emphasis Month Nov 13 - 15 EJC School of Evangelism Institute 2013

Event Location

Adiese A. Jonas

Assist Director,

Communication

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East Jamaica ConferenceOf Seventh-day Adventists

74 Constant Spring Road P.O. Box 181 Kingston 10 Jamaica W.I.

Tel:(876) 924-1061-5, Fax: (876) 924-0263, E-Mail: [email protected]

Website: ejcsda.com

August 12, 2013

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

Brotherly Greetings!

We embrace this opportunity to thank and commend you for your part in the tremendous effort and effective workbeing performed by many of our lay members in this, the Year of the Laity. A full report will be given to you inthe near future. We would like to see a sustained passionate and zealous effort as we continue this drive andmake a smooth transition into the great advance planned for evangelistic reaping of the Big City in 2014.While we are going all out to maximize our baptismal accessions, however, we want to ensure that proper nurturing and

discipleship are taking place. This is why we are proposing the implementation of the following initiatives:

1. Sabbath School Parenting Care Group. This is a programme that calls for a partnership of thePastor and leaders with the Sabbath School Superintendents, Teachers, Parents of the youth and

children, Elders and other care-givers. This group should meet at least once per quarter to review

and give support to the responses and performances of the children with regards to their Sabbath

School attendance, Bible lesson study, witnessing activities and general spiritual conduct.

Superintendents are being asked to be conveners and to make periodic reports to this Department.

2. Operation Reclamation is a project that is geared to have present active Sabbath School members

seek, engage and reclaim missing members. A special homecoming day (Aug 31 or September 7,

2013) is to be implemented in each congregation to mark the celebration of their presence in church.

All these persons should be especially registered and worked with, for the purpose of regaining theirfull fellowship and discipleship. Some may be baptized in the Big City Reaping Initiative or even

before. Helpful suggestions could include:

a. Begin with a special Prayer meeting for missing members.

b. Compile a master list of all missing or delinquent members .

c. Assign names to friendly members.

d. Hold weekly Sabbath reporting and accountability meetings.

e. Plan social and other outreach gestures.

Let us bear in mind these relevant counsels from the pen of inspiration:
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Constant efforts should be made by both parents and teachers to interest the youth in matters of eternal

importance E.G. White CSW 10.

The Sabbath School should be one of the greatest instrumentalities and the most effective in bringing souls to

Christ. E.G. White CSW 10.

3. EJC School of Evangelism Expansion - The establishment of the various training sites for theSchool of Evangelism is being implemented to encourage and accommodate the training and

equipping of many more members in frontline outreach activities. We are calling all interests to

attend our next general meeting to be held on August 18, 2013, 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m at the

Conference office. New registrants / students are especially invited.

Monthly (Second Sunday) Fasting and Prayer: All are invited to the next Monthly Fasting and Prayer

Service of the School to be held at Hope Gardens on September 8, 2013, 6:30 to 9:30 a.m.

School of Evangelism Partnership with Big City Initiative: All graduates and present students of the

School are being invited to join the Big City Cluster nearest to you and share in direct field preparation

activities, including small groups, Bible Schools, one to one, Community Services, social projects and other

evangelistic strategies.

4. School of Evangelism Camp in Institute and Festival of the Laity will be November 13 15 at

Golden Acres and November 16 and 17, 2013 at Hagley Park SDA Church.

Let us remember that in these closing moments, Evangelistic work is to occupy more and still more of the timeof God's servants.--Review and Herald, Aug. 2, 1906. {Evan. 17.2}

Let us bear each other up in prayer as mark the final rounds in readiness for the coming Kingdom of Grace and

Glory.

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Carl Cunningham Kathleen Dunkley (Mrs.)Director Associate Director

Sabbath School/Personal Ministries & Sabbath School/Personal Ministries &Community Services Department Community Services Department

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August 15, 2013

To all Pastors &

Health Ministries Directors

Dear Brethren:

Let me remind you of our upcoming Health Ministries Emphasis Week which is to be held in every

Seventh-day Adventist church from September 2128. We are recommending that some churchesuse this week to conduct a one week Health Crusade or Health Revival. The theme is Back to Eden,

Gods original plan.

Enclosed are five sermons you can use to assist you in the week. One each day or if you choose, you

can get a presenter to present a Health Topic each night. eg. Heart Disease, Hypertension, WeightManagement, Stress Management, HIV/AIDS, Exercise, Cancer, Mental Health, Vegetarianism,

Addiction or some topic that will attract community people.

Please promote the programmes, advertise the week and motivate the members. Plan for it and let it be

a Big Week. Remember every church should conduct a cooking school and plan a 5k run/walk or

start an exercise class.

Please remember Cooking class for Zones 1,2 &3, will be September 29, at V.H. Percy Centre, all

are invited. Do you want to use cooking as an evangelistic tool, to reach non members? Please

attend and participate. The cooking class for Zone 4 has been postponed for another date.

The Family Life Department and the Health Ministries Department invite our men to a Mens Health

Seminar to be held at EJC Conference Office September 22 at 9:30 a.m. Registration fee is

$1,000 per person. Health screening will be available such as Eye check, Blood Pressure check

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Our Medical Missionary Training School invite all Health Directors, Health Volunteers, Health

Professional and interested members to its Graduation Service, September 7, at North Street

SDA Church at 4:00 p.m.

Yours in the Masters Service,

Leonard Steele, Director

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