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

March 15, 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.

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MM 14 Evangelistic series Notice from the Publishing Department

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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 Ministerial Department Notices From the Health Ministries Department Notices from the Youth's Ministries Department Notices from the Education Department Notices from the Communication Department Notices from NCU & JAMU Family Life Department Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

(1) MM 14 Building Stronger Self, Families and Relationships & MM 14 Impacting Lives for Christ series

The Metro Mission 14 Evangelistic Campaign Building stronger self, families and relationships with Dr. Alanzo Smith and the MM 14 Impacting Lives for Christ Campaign with Pastor Clive Dottin are both in high gear as Speakers, Leaders and church members continue to work hard for the success of both series. The Barbican series continues in the Square Sundays through to Thursdays starting at 7:00 p.m and on Sabbaths at 9:15 a.m. While the Impacting Lives for Christ series continues at the open lot beside the Hagley Park SDA church Sundays through to Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 7:00 p.m and on Sabbaths at 9:15 a.m. Please continue to support the campaigns.

(2) Notice from the Publishing Department

To all Pastors, Elders, Publishing and Spirit of Prophecy Co-ordinators Dear brethren, Christian greetings! -1-

Undoubtedly, you must be wondering why the Publishing and Spirit of Prophecy Departments are so low- keyed since the start of 2014. As you are all aware, MM14 is the order of the day, and all churches are involved in this mammoth evangelistic thrust. I wish to use this opportunity to congratulate all of you for the great work that you are doing so far in this Jamaica Union initiative. Currently, the fire of Metro Mission 2014 is burning all over city Kingston so the rallies and other Publishing/Spirit of Prophecy engagements for first quarter are on hold. However, for zone 4 which includes the parish of St. Thomas, your publishing rally and recruitment dates will be announced by next week, bearing in mind youve just successfully completed an evangelistic series in Yallahs. Congratulations! Incidentally, April is designated by the Inter-American Division as publishing month. A new policy has been framed by the division to give each career literature evangelist full time benefits which are on par with other workers of the organization. We thank God for the landslide victory for the publishing work as advanced by the Division! St. Thomas please be on the look-out next week for Publishing and Spirit of Prophecy notices. Yours in the Masters service, Owen Thomas Publishing and Spirit of Prophecy Director
(3) Notices from the Childrens Ministries Department

1. The Childrens Ministries Department will be having its Lap-a-thon on Friday, May 23, 2014. The laps will be done at Emancipation Park between 6 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Proceeds will be in aid of ASI/IAD Belize Mission 2000 & Beyond and Walkers Childrens Home. Contact your Childrens Ministries Zone Presidents. We solicit your support. 2. May God bless the Ministry of Shadeni Cargill, Joel Lindsay and Kevonnie Whyte, three of our Child Preachers who have migrated and could not attend the graduation. We encourage you to continue to bloom for Christ so others will be blessed. We are pleased to commend to the constituency an army of 125 graduates who are ready to be led and to lead others to Christ. Click here for story.

3. Hats off to our Pastors, Elders, Parents and friends who attended the Child Preachers Graduation that was held on March 8, 2014, at the Arnold Road Church. Kindly visit the website for pictures. Click here for photos. 4. CMDs get ready for our District Bible Spell-a-thon activity. Remember a boy and a girl is needed for each category. 5. The Childrens Ministries department, led by the Johnson Town Church will be having a fund raising fish fry on Thursday, June 5, 2014. Proceeds will be in aid of ASI/IAD Belize Mission 2000 & Beyond and Walkers Childrens Home. Contact your Childrens Ministries Zone Coordinator, Sis. Winsome Martin, the Zone Presidents and the CMDs for tickets. -2-

6. EJC Childrens first choir session will be held on March 22, 2014 @ 3:30 p.m. in the EJC Board room. CM Directors, kindly send us the names and telephone numbers of the parent/ guardian. 7. The office is now accepting orders for VBS materials and certificates.
(4) Womens Ministries Department

1. Leaders Certification Training (part 1) will be conducted from March 28, 2014. 2. Our Mother Daughter Affair will be held on Sunday April 27, 2014. The contribution per duo is $ 2,000. WMDs you are asked to send in the list of names with at least 50% deposit for each pair by Monday, March 31, 2014. Our main presenter will be Shepherdess L. Brown. Two of our sectional speakers will be Shepherdesses Belinda McAnuff and Ann Marie Williams. Other details including tickets will follow soon.

3. Our monthly GEMS one hour monthly rap session will be held on March 22, in the EJC board room. Our presenter will be Shepherdess, Sis. Norma Griffiths. You are asked to be seated by 3:00 p.m. 4. Girls of Eloquence Morals and Standards (GEMS) anniversary will be held on Sabbath, April 26, 2014. Our speaker will be Dr. Grace Kelly. Venue to be announced. 5. WMDs please put on notice all the females in your church as you plan for a special IMAP treat especially for the non SDA spouses in June 2014. 6. 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, family, children and non SDA friends as well as use this as another special IMAP treat. Get ready for October 2014 retreat. We need your suggestions for the venue which should include complimentary passes for children under 12 years old. We will shave off the formality so we can spend this time relaxing. Below is our week end guide. Thursday & Friday- depart Kingston (personal time) Friday -Personal time Vesper - Gather at the seaside for sunset Sabbath- Morning service 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Vesper Seaside Sunday - ME TIME Depart Sunday/ Monday 7. Soft Skills Graduation March 30, EJC Boardroom @ 3:30 p.m.

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

1. March 22, 2014 Sabbath School Community Relations Day. -3-

2. March 23, 2014 Community Services monthly meeting in the EJC chapel at 10 a.m. 3. Zone 4 LEA, Sabbath School & Personal Ministries Convention March 29 at the Morant Bay SDA Church at 9 a.m. 4. The 2014-2015 Ambassador search continues. 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. Registration fee is two hundred dollars ($200). 5. The Zones 1-3 Sabbath School meeting scheduled for Sunday, March 30, 2014 will instead be held on April 6, 2014 SS/PM General Departmental Workshops - Zones 1-3 (Kingston & St. Andrew) in the EJC boardroom at 9:00 a.m & April 13 at 10 a.m for Zone 4 (St. Thomas). All Sabbath School personnel are invited to attend, especially teachers, in preparation for Sabbath School teacher certification in October 2014. 6. Senior Citizens bi-monthly meeting will be held on April 27, 2014 at the EJC office at 1 pm 7. 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.

(6) Notice from the Ministerial Department

To All Prayer Coordinators, Elders and Church Clerks Dear Friends, Christian Greetings! On July 15&16, 2014, East Jamaica Conference will be going into another Conference Session. As He was with the disciples in the Upper Room for the Pentecostal out pouring of the Holy Spirit, can we allow him to be in the Upper Room of our Hearts? Can it be done in our experience? Why not? We are Gods people! Therefore, as of April 5, 2014 and every Sabbath, during the 11 oclock service main prayer, and Wednesday nights prayer and praise services, we are asking that you commit the affairs of the Conference Session to God. Let us in all our doings let God have his way. Yours truly Glenville Carr, Pastor Prayer Coordinator
(7) Notices from the Health Ministries Department

1. 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)

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2. 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 , 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, Gods Healing Programme, Health Evangelism, Health Reform, Basic First Aid. These are some of the topics to be presented. 3. 5K Run/Walk and Childrens Fun Day June 1, 2014

(8) Youth Ministries Department

1. GLOBAL YOUTH DAY-MARCH 15, 2014 (GYD 2014): BE THE SERMON ON SABBATH as you join the large army of committed and dedicated youth who will visit the sick and needy, care for the homeless and suffering and feed the hungry. Zones 1-3 all had work days and or visited three golden age homes on Sunday March 9, 2014. They did general cleaning, painting of rooms, bushing yard, serving of meals, and made a donation of blankets and curtains. From 1:00-2:00 pm several communities will be impacted in Down Town Kingston as literature and care packages will be distributedAt 2:00 pm all roads lead to the St. William Grant Park, Down Town, Kingston for a Praise & Worship Concert. Come and meet the General Conference reporter who will be on spot. Please pray for and participate in this worthy venture. 2. EXTENSION: Youth Congress 2014-Guatemala The deadline for registration has been extended to March 31, 2014. Registration cost $US 80.00. 3. 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. 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 will be 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 available at reduced pricesend your request NOW!!! The Venue for the Jamboree is Camp Verley, St. Catherine. Stay Posted for more details. N.B: Please note that while the books for Bible Boom are the Minor Prophets, for the Bible Boom at Jamboree it is the first three books - Hosea, Joel and Amos. For the juniors, it is 2 Samuel and St. Mark. 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 we have been accustomed. -5-

7. 13th YOUTH & CHILDRENS MISSION TRIP TO BELIZE- July 24 August 18, 2014. Interested youth please contact the Children or Youth Ministries Department at East Jamaica Conference. Hurry, limited spaces available.(Please see letter on our website) 8. 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 [email protected].

(9) Notices from the Education Department

1. The President, Pastor Adrian Cottrell and Education Director, Dr. Donna Brown, wish to say a special thank you to all Directors, Pastors, Elders, Education Directors, Teacher, Parents and students who supported the Education Symposium held at the Andrews Memorial Church on Sunday, March 9, 2014. It was indeed an awesome experience listening to the testimonials from the students and Parents. Our Aim and Mission is to prepare students for useful and joy-filled life, fostering friendship with God, whole -person development, Bible-based values, and selfless service in accordance with the Seventh-day Adventist to the world. Our general appeal to the Consistency is for all members to make a commitment to continue supporting all our schools. 2. Kindly note contact information for the East Jamaica Conference Preparatory Schools and Kingsway High School along with the tuition cost per term.
School: Address: Principal: Tel.: Email:

Kingsway High
10-12 Osbourne Road, Kgn. 5 Mr. Jaron Whitely (926-2379 school) ([email protected]) ([email protected] - personal)

Tuition:

$36,500.00 Per Term

School: Kingsway Prep. Address: 10-12 Osbourne Road, Kgn. 5 Vice Principal: Mrs. Kaydene Pusey-Bernard Tel.: (926-2379) school (845-1026/527-4830) personal Email ([email protected]) school ([email protected]) personal

Tuition:
School: Address: Principal: Tel.: Email:

$36,450.00 Per Term

Miramar Kinder-Prep.
2 Miramar Drive, Morant Bay Mr. F. E. Bingahm (410-5176) personal ([email protected])personal

Tuition:

$13,000.00 Per Term

School: New Hope Prep. Address: 56 James Street, Kingston Principal: Mr. Lambert Forrest Tel.: (922-6507) school (833-1797/756-9430) personal Email: ([email protected]) school ([email protected]) personal

Tuition:
School: Address: Principal: Tel.: Email: Woodford Prep. Woodford P.O., St. Andrew Mr. Dave McNeish (323-9512) personal ([email protected]) School: Address: Principal: Telephone: personal Email: Tuition :

$26,000.00 Per Term

Hagley Park Prep. 171Hagley Park Road, Kingston 11 Mrs. Elyn Spence 923-9507 school, 527-4824/9819805 ([email protected]) school ([email protected]) personal $21, 000 Per Term

Tuition:

$10,000.00 Per Term

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4. On Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21, 2014, forty two thousands (42,000) of the nation's children will be sitting their GSAT Examination. Kindly be reminded to pray for all these students. 5. Education Week is to be held May 5-10 and Education Day on May 10, 2014

(10) Communications Department

1. 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.

2. The First Communication Workshop for 2014. The first Communication Workshop for the year
gets underway on March 16, 2014 for Zone 4 in Morant Bay and on March 23, 2014 for Zones 1 - 3 at the East Jamaica Conference Board Room. The workshops will begin at 9:30 am and 9:00 am respectively and will cover the areas of Church Website Administration, News Writing and Sound Equipment. We use this opportunity to invite all members of the Communication Team (Audio Visual & Sound Technicians) of every church to be in attendance.

(11) Notice from NCU & JAMU Family Life Department

The College of Humanities, Behavioural & Social Sciences, Northern Caribbean University, in Association with the Jamaica Union Conference of SDA present the fifth Biennial Psychology Conference on Sunday March 16, 2014 under the theme " Healthy Family Life - Educating a Nation for a positive Future".

All Health and Family Life Department Leaders/ members are invited to click on this link (Click here for Poster of this event) to view further information on this event which will have as Keynote Speaker Dr. Jeffrey Brown, President of the Bermuda Conference of SDA. Plenary Speakers will include Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, MB,JM, Minister of Education, Jamaica and Dr. Alanzo Smith, Family Consellor, Greater New York Conference of SDA. Where possible, churches are encouraged to pay the required fees and send delegates to this event so they can return to share the information with the church.

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(12) Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

Dates
March 15 Mar 15 - 22 March 16 March 22 March 22 March 23 March 29 April 6 April 13 April 17 - 21 April 19 - 26 April 27 April 27

Event
Global Youth Day Youth Week of Prayer Communication Workshop - Zone 4 Education Rally Sabbath School Community Relations Day Communication Workshop - Zones 1 - 3 LEA/SS & Personal Ministries Convention Zone 4 Sabbath School / Personal Ministries General Departmental Workshop - Zones 1-3 Sabbath School / Personal Ministries General Departmental Workshop - Zone 4 JAMU Pathfinder Jamboree Stewardship Week Mother Daughter Affair Senior Citizens Bi-monthly meeting

Location
All Churches All Churches Morant Bay SDA Church ST. Thomas Every Church EJC Board Room Morant Bay EJC boardroom Morant Bay SDA Church Camp Verely All Churches EJC

Phillip E. L. Castell Communication Director