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: ejccommunication@ejcsda.com

website: http://ejcsda.com

February 22, 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 Gospel Campaign

The MM14 Campaign – “Count Down to the End” series ends on Sabbath February 22, 2014 at the

National Heroes Park with International Speaker and Family Life Educator Pastor Shian O’Connor.

Meanwhile, the “Footprints of Hope” gospel series has been extended for an additional week with Pastor

Glen O. Samuels at the open lot in South Haven near the Fire Station in Yallahs, St. Thomas. If you

haven’t already done so, please support the evangelistic initiative in St. Thomas.

(2) Next Elders Association Meeting is February 23, 2014

The Elders' Association will begin its 2014 Certification Program on Sunday February 23, 2014,

9:00am to 1:00pm at the EJC Board Room.

All serving Elders and Leaders are invited to attend and participate. Details of the Certification

program will be given at the meeting. Please see flyer below.

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MM 14 “Countdown to the End” & “Footprints of Hope” Gospel Campaigns

Next Elders' Association Meeting is February 23, 2014

Notices From the Sabbath School / Personal Min./ Comm. Services Department

Notices From the Health Ministries Department

Notices from the Children's Ministries Department

Notices from the Women's Ministries Department

Notices from the Youth's Ministries Department

Notices from the Education Department

Notices from the Communication Department

Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

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

1. Adventist Community Services general meeting and election of officers will be held on Sunday,

February 23, 2014 at 10 a.m in the EJC chapel.

2. All Zones 1-3 Sabbath School personnel are invited to attend the first Sabbath School meeting

for 2014 at the Half Way Tree SDA Church on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 10 a.m., followed

by the Senior Citizens’ Advisory ( for Zones 1-3) at 1 p.m.

3. March 22 – Sabbath School Community Relations Day

4. Zone 4 LEA, Sabbath School & Personal Ministries Convention – March 29 at the Morant Bay

SDA Church at 9 a.m.

5. The 2014-2015 Ambassador search has begun. We are encouraging all churches to have the

juniors, teens and youth, (ages 13-22 years) participate in this programme. Application &

prerequisite forms are available online and at the EJC office. Registration closes March 28, 2014.

6. We are reminding all Sabbath School Superintendents to ensure the implementation of the Parent

Care Group (PCG) & Operation Reclamation and to register the relevant names to the MM14

Initiative.

7. Birthday greetings to our seniors, born in the month of February; wishing you good health and a

blessed and peaceful 2014.

(4) Notices from the Health Ministries Department

1. No organization can operate effectively without an operational budget. We are asking our

Pastors to turn in their church budget by the end of March 2014.

2. Kindly take note of the following Stewardship dates:

a. Stewardship Week – April 19-26, 2014

b. Stewardship Convention – May 3, 2014

c. Stewardship Training for Pastors – May 5, 2014 (IAD,JAMU)

3. One of the tools to be given to the Pastors and Stewardship Directors in the churches is a

series of Stewardship lessons for members called “A Guide to Counsels on Stewardship.”

This includes ten lessons which can be conducted over a two months period. Please turn in

an order for the number of lessons you need for your church. The cost for each book is $150.

00. We still have some paper back Councils on Stewardship for $100.00.

4. The Ministerial Department in collaboration with the Health Ministries Department of East

Jamaica will conduct a Medical Missionary Training for Pastors – An Introduction to Health

Evangelism. The Programme will be conducted every Thursday in May – Dates: May 1st ,

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5th

20th

22nd

and June 5th. .

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.

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

(5) Notices from the Children’s Ministries Department

1. Child Preachers’ Graduation rehearsal will be held on February 22, 2014, @ 3:30 p.m. in the

EJC Boardroom. Graduation will be held at 3:30 p.m. on March 8, 2014 in the EJC Boardroom.

2. Church Selection of Bible Spell-a-thon participants - February 22, 2014.

3. The Children’s Ministries department will be having its fund raising fish fry and lap-a-thon in

April and May respectively. Proceeds will be in aid of our Belize mission trip and Walkers’

Children’s Home. Contact your Children’s Ministries Directors for tickets.

4. We commend all the preachers who have been involved in the Metro Mission Crusade so far

especially at the Heroes Circle Children’s Tent. They are Shereece Hall (New Haven) Kethia

Hoofatt (Johnson Town) Lasandra Angus (Johnson Town) Joelle Thomas (Johnson Town) and

Rashedah Menzie (North Street).

5. EJC Children’s choir practice will begin in March. CM Directors, Kindly send us the names of

five (5) children from you church as well as the names and telephone numbers of the parent/

guardian by February 22, 2014.

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

No one can defeat us unless we first defeat ourselves. -Dwight Essenhower

(6) Women’s Ministries Department

1. GEMS monthly rap session - Thanks to Sis. Yvette Castell of the New Haven SDA Church for

facilitating such a powerful growth changing session. Contact EJC GEMS President, Natalie

McKenzie, for the next session.

2. International Women’s Day of Prayer will be recognized on Sabbath March 1, 2014. Now

more than ever we need to unite with our sisters in prayer globally. The program for the day has

been circulated and is also on the Website. Remember, more PRAYER- more POWER.

3. Our Mother Daughter Affair will be held on Sunday April 27, 2014. Details to follow.

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4. Coming soon! Rejuvenation and re-tooling. Everyone is invited- man, woman and child. Save for

this never to be forgotten, memorable re –fuelling occasion. Ladies celebrate with your mates as

you use this as a special IMAP treat. Get ready for the October 2014 retreat. Pay attention to

updates to come.

5. Leaders’ Certification Training (part 1) will be conducted from March 27-29, 2014.

You have come into a hard world. I know of one easy place in it and that is the grave.

-Henry Ward Beecher

(7) Youth Ministries Department

1. EXTENSION: Youth Congress 2014-Guatemala –The deadline for registration has

been extended to March 31, 2014. Registration cost $US 80.00.

2. EJC HONOURS’ COMMITTEE:

The Honours Day scheduled for Sunday February 23, 2014 has been cancelled as quite a

number of clubs have not commenced for 2014 as well as the vigorous MM14 activities

currently taking place. Instead clubs are asked to teach the recommended honours with

the clubs. If needed, assistance will be provided by the Honours Committee. Also the

revised honours policy and procedure document is now available on our website. (click

here for the document)

The deadline to make submission for assistance for your club is March 30, 2014.

3. GLOBAL YOUTH DAY 2014 (GYD 2014): Please visit our website www.ejcsda.com

for flyer, important information and commitment sheet surrounding the event. Ensure

that your blood donors are secured well ahead of the day. Start planning for this grand

event…it will be bigger, and better than 2013! (Please give the orders for your T-Shirts to

your Area Coordinators). The subsidized cost is $500.00. Please note that the T-Shirts will

not be Polo shirts as was earlier stated…that was an error. Limited Polo T-Shirts will

go at a subsidized cost of $800.00.

4. 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 begins on March 23, 2014 and is conducted over a two week period.

All other training programmes will start on April 13, 2014. Please be guided

accordingly.

5. PATHFINDER JAMBOREE 2014 (APRIL 17-21): All Pathfinder Clubs get ready to

spend your Easter Weekend with hundreds of youth from Jamaica Union @ Pathfinder

Jamboree 2014. COST: Only $ 3,500.00 (includes a T-Shirt). Tents for Rent: Limited

tents are available at a reduced price…send your request NOW!!! The Venue for the

Jamboree is Camp Verley, St. Catherine. Stay Posted for more details. Persons who are

interested in being a part of the drill and march display for the grand opening service

please meet at Kencot on March 2, 2014 at 10:00am SHARP for practice.

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6. BIBLE BOOM 2014: Promises to be more inspiring, interesting and fun. The Books to be

studied are Hosea-Micah. Every AYS must be on board as we want our youth to become

men and women of the WORD!!! PLEASE NOTE: The I.A.D Bible Boom Finals will be

held in Guatemala during the Youth Congress instead of December as in previous times.

7. Please note that while the books for Bible Boom are the Minor Prophets, for the Bible Boom

at Jamboree, the first three books - Hosea, Joel and Amos will be used. For the Juniors, it will

be 2 Samuel and St. Mark.

8. 13th

YOUTH & CHILDREN’S MISSION TRIP TO BELIZE- July 24 – August 18, 2014.

Interested youth please contact the Children or Youth Ministries Department at the East

Jamaica Conference. Hurry, limited spaces available. Additional documents pertaining to the

event can be viewed by clicking here.

9. JAMU E-News: The Jamaica Union is now inviting youth to submit news items,

testimonials, clean Christian jokes, stories, significant happenings in your area and other

articles to the EJC Youth Department for inclusion in its upcoming E-Paper. Submission

should be sent to ejcyouth_dept@yahoo.com.

“The young do not know enough to be prudent, and therefore they attempt the impossible and

achieve it, generation after generation.” Pearl Buck

(8) Notices from the Education Department

1. The East Jamaica Conference will be hosting an Education Symposium, on Sunday, March 9,

2014, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Andrews Memorial SDA Church. A special invitation is

being extended as we pool our ideas and plans to advance Christian Education.

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

"In a knowledge God all true knowledge and real development have their source." E. G. White,

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(9) Communication Department

Availability of DVD's For MM14 Campaigns

Please be advised that all the sermons from the "Count Down to the End" Series will be available for sale at

the EJC Resource Centre after the campaign comes to an end. Persons may therefore visit the East Jamaica

Conference at 74 Constant Spring Road to get their supply.

Please note that the unit cost for "Count Down to the End" DVD's is $300.00. If you purchase all the

messages from one week (6 DVD's), the unit price will be $250.00 while if you purchase the entire five

weeks messages (30 sermons), the unit price will be $200 or J$6,000 for the series.

Based on the huge positive response from members for these messages, we are suggesting that each church

place an order for the complete set which may be used by the local church for the benefit of running cell

meetings or road side evangelistic campaigns.

Churches that are interested in this package may forward their request through the Pastor who will relate to

the Communication Department for payment and collection of the DVD's. Churches may also make this

request to us through their First Elder or Communication Leader who may send in their request via e-mail.

Nightly Streaming Ends For "Count Dawn to the End" tonight but continues for Footprints of Hope. See links for live streaming below.

- Click here for Footprints of Hope - Click here for Countdown to the End

News and Photographs of MM14 Events. Please be aware that photographs and news items relating to MM14 can be easily accessed through the

Metromission14.com website and Facebook page which was set up for this campaign. Please do so by

clicking on this link MetroMission14.com.

(10) Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

Dates Event Location Feb 22 Day of the Elder /Virtual Council For Elders

Feb 23 Adventist Community Services Election of Officers @ 10:00 am EJC Chapel

Feb 23 Senior Citizens’ Advisory, (Zones 1-3) Half way Tree SDA Church

Feb 23 Elders' Association General Meeting EJC Board Room

March 1 International Women’s Day of Prayer All Churches

March 8 Child Preachers' Graduation To Be Announced

March 9 Education Symposium Andrews SDA Church

Mar 15 - 22 Youth Week of Prayer All Churches

March 16 Communication Workshop - Zone 4 Morant Bay SDA Church

March 22 Education Rally ST. Thomas

March 22 Sabbath School Community Relations Day Every Church

March 23 Senior Citizens’ Bi-monthly meeting EJC Chapel

March 23 Communication Workshop - Zones 1 - 3 EJC Board Room

March 29 LEA/SS & Personal Ministries Convention Zone 4 Morant Bay

Phillip E. L. Castell Communication Director

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