Communication -Advisory _207 For December 27 -2014.doc

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East Jamaica Conference

Communication Department 74 Constant Spring Road P.O. Box 181 Kingston 10 Jamaica W.I. !"#$87%& '(4)10%1)*+ $87%& '(4)0(%*. ,)-ai"# !astcon!/csda.com

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December 26,2014

To: All Pastors, Elders, Leaders and Church embers

!incere Christian "reetin"s#

Please see important dates, e$ents and communication %rom the East &amaica Con%erence o% !e$enth'

da( Ad$entists belo)*

(1) Notice From the Sabbath School & Personal Ministries Department

TO BE READ IN THE CHURCH

!ar Brot2!rs and Sist!rs+

ACCENTUATING THE CALL FOR REVIVAL AND REFORMATION

W! gr!!t 3o in t2! spirit o5 t2! 6s!ason o5 giing and 9is2 5or 3o aprosp!ros :!9 ;!ars ca"" 5or R!ia" and R!5ormation and t2!a3 o5 So"!mn ?ss!m"3+ Janar3 *+ (01@+ 9! !mrac! t2is opportnit3 to init! !ac2m!m!r to /oin s in t2! 5o""o9ing r!ia" !x!rcis!s#

1. Congress for Renewal an Re!i!al of the Role of the "ait#2! R!n!9a" and R!ia" Congr!ss organiA!d 3 t2! Jamaica nion+ is to !2!"d on Saat2+ Janar3 10+ (01@ $a"" da3& at t2! ag"!3 ParD S? C2rc2.$Please see attached letter from the U!o D!rector"#

$. %C "a# %!angelistic Preaching S#mposi'm

The La( E$an"elistic Preachin" !(mposium is called b( the !abbath !chool and Personal

inistries Department, to"ether )ith the E&C La( E$an"elistic Association to con$ene atthe +al%')a( Tree !DA Church, &anuar( 2 to 2-, 201*

. Partnership %ffort with ma*ing Facts Centre of %!angelism

The E$an"elistic Preachin" !(mposium mentioned abo$e )ill %ind a %ittin" clima. in ourcon$er"ence )ith the Ama/in" acts Centre o% E$an"elisms AC3E three'part 5Ed"e o%

Eternit( ational 7all(8 )hich )ill con$ene at !abina Par9, !outh Camp 7oad, in"ston,

be"innin" rida(, &anuar( ;0that


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+. Sabbath School an Personal Ministries Department nn'al Comprehensi!e

,or-shop an'ar# $ / 022 a.m. to 122 p.m.

All leaders o% the !abbath !chool, Personal inistries and Communit( !er$ices

Department, to include the %ollo)in" listed belo), are in$ited to attend and participate in

our annual, critical, comprehensi$e trainin" )or9shop to be held at the =* +* Perc(multipurpose centre, 10 > 12 3sbourne 7oad, in"ston, an'ar# $ / 022 a.m. to 122p.m

. %lers assigne to this epartment

3. Sabbath School S'perintenents

C. Personal Ministries "eaers

D. Comm'nit# Ser!ices "eaers

%. Senior Citi*ens "eaers

F. Prison Ministries "eaers

4. Special Nees "eaers

5. 3ible School Coorinators6. Membership Conser!ation "eaers

. Sabbath School Secretaries

7. Personal Ministries Secretaries

". 6nterest Coorinators

M. 3ible 6nstr'ctors

N. 4ra'ates of %C School of %!angelism

8. ll other rele!ant persons an intereste parties

-a3 t2! =ord "!ss 3o ric2"3 as 9! 9orD tog!t2!r in t2! Cas! o5 C2rist.

;ors in C2rist

Car" Cnning2amCar" -. Cnning2amSaat2 Sc2oo"+ P!rsona" -inistri!s ECommnit3 S!ric!s ir!ctor

($) Notice from the Ministerial Department

TO BE READ IN THE CHURCH

!ar Br!t2r!n#

CALL TO $OLEMN A$$EMBL%& 'ANUAR% (& )*+,Christian "reetin"s#

As )e contemplate the soon return o% Christ, )e sense the need %or a deep spiritual re$i$al in the

entire church* Conse?uentl( the leadership o% the Con%erence is callin" the church to a da( 24

hour o% solemn assembl(, on !abbath, &anuar( ;, 201* This is a call to repentance and re$i$al, a

recommitment and re'a%%irmation o% our %aith and a pled"e to the mission o% Christ*


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Later that e$enin", be"innin" at


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() Notices from the Chilren;s an olescents Ministries Department

Theme: Biants %or &esus

1* Kou are as9ed to use this period to "et (our team members read( %or an ener"etic,

e$an"elistic, ad$enturous 201* Tr( to en"a"eJtrain all our children in discipleship ministr(*Call the o%%ice i% (ou need assistance*

2* The ible !pell'a'thon is enterin" its th (ear* Bet (our children in$ol$ed e$en at thechurch le$el*

;* indl( assi"n e$er( child in (our church to an aunt or uncle* This is one o% the methods

to create a culture o% care %or our children and adolescents and to nurture them %or the9in"dom*

4* Bet read( the polo pin9 and blue tops or create (our o)n %or our 201 &e)els anni$ersar(*

* &e)els anni$ersar( !tep 2: Bet children to memori/e the &e)els Promise and these 2passa"es o% scripture > atthe) 1-:1;'1M &eremiah 1:4'-

ip F 1 E (Happy Childrens Ministries leaders

Are aectionate They write loving notes to their studentsThey get the children out of the !uilding for fun and service

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1#Do (ou )ant to help ma9e a di%%erenceN Are (ou sin"le and Li$in" it Lar"e %or Christ* Come

Hoin the team o% acti$e sin"les led b( Dr* Desiree Tulloch 7eid, Anthia uirhead and Beo%%re(

arshall )ho ha$e been commissioned to impact E&C %or Christ* @e are no) puttin" to"ether

a separate team %or each /one and in$ite (ou to callJemail c"enasIeHcsda*com or E.ecuti$e counsel

&anuar( 2, 201 > Qone 4

ebruar( 1, 201 > Qones 1 2

ebruar( O, 201 > Qones ;

(?en'es to be anno'nce soon)
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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$. Literature E$an"elist 7ecruitment trainin" &anuar( 2O, 201 $enue to be announced

soon

Spirit 8f Prophec# @'ote

5Bod mi"ht ha$e chosen un%allen an"els as +is representati$es on earth* nstead li%e chose us*

E$er( true disciple is born in the in"dom o% Bod as a missionar(*8 Desire o% A"es,1-

(0) Notices From P'blic ffairs an Religio's "ibert# Department

* The month o% &anuar( )ill be si"ni%icant %or 7eli"ious Libert( in 201* e"in to ma9e plans

%or (our attendance to the bi""est 7eli"ious Libert( esti$al e$er to ta9e place in &amaica* @e

in$ite and e.pect all 7eli"ious Libert( Leaders in our churches to be in attendance at theational Arena on &anuar( 24, 201* This )ill be an all da( e$ent %rom -:00 am to O:;0pm*

!ee poster belo) %or %urther details*

II. &anuar( ;1, 201 )ill be 7eli"ious Libert( Da(* @e e.pect church leadership to allo)7eli"ious Libert( Leaders to brin" to the consciousness o% the local church, the importance o%

7eli"ious Libert( in the ad$ancement o% the "ospel commission and the ad$ancement o% the)or9 o% the !e$enth'da( Ad$entist Church around the )orld* !ermon material )ill bepro$ided $ia the )ebsite in the comin" )ee9s*

* mportant Articles to read* share )ith (ou this )ee9, t)o articles )hich )ere ta9en %rom the &amaica nion Con%erence

)ebsite* oth ma9e "ood readin" especiall( as )e prepare %or our 7eli"ious Libert( esti$al on

&anuar( 24, 2014*

Our right ... Our freedom ... Let's celebrate

Published: Monday, December 22, 2014 9:07:20 AM

Nigel Coke, Contributor

That headline captures the theme for Jamaica's first-ever Festival of ReligiousFreedom, an event centred around thanking God and countr for the religiousfreedom !e currentl en"o#

The celebration will take place against the backdrop of several reports which show anincreased level of religious intolerance and restrictions globally.

To read more on this article %ollo) this lin9*

Seventh-day Adventists and the Ecumenical MovementPublished: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 9:16:3 AM

The General Conference Executive Committee has never voted an official statement regarding the
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Seventh-day dventist relationship to the ecumenical movement as such. book has been

written dealing at length with the sub!ect and a number of articles have appeared over the years

in dventist publications" including the dventist #eview. Thus" while there is not exactly an

official position" there are plenty of clear indications regarding the Seventh-day dventist

viewpoint.

Read more...

(12) Notice From :he Comm'nication Department

?isit o'r Picasa Photo 4aller#

e sure to $isit our Photo Baller( )hich is updated e$er( )ee9 as )e tra$el across the E&C

Constituenc(* eel %ree to share and do)nload photos )ith (our %riends and %amil( members*

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Camp Meeting %ns on a 5igh December 1=9 $21+ with a bang. For Photo highlights9

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Follow 's on :witter

Did (ou 9no) that the East &amaica Con%erence uses social media includin" t)itter to

share the "ospel )ith the )orld N !ee %or (oursel%* ollo) us on t)itter at

t)itter*comJEast&amaicaCon%,

Chec- o't o'r "atest News this wee-.

4oo Samaritan 6nn is = ears 8l

Grom its 2m"! !ginnings s!ring @0 "nc2!s to t2! 2om!"!ss and n!!d3 on Snda3

!c!m!r (*+ (017+ t2! Hood Samaritan Inn $HSI& 2as gro9n to ! an int!rnationa""3

r!cogniA!d instittion.

O!r t2! 7 3!ars+ t2! HSI 2as s!r!d in !xc!ss o5 @0+000 "nc2!s+ and proid!d

sanitar3 and "andr3 5aci"iti!s 5or t2! 2om!"!ss+ administ!r!d 2!a"t2 car! to 2ndr!ds

and a 2om! to man3.

Gor mor! on t2is n!9s it!mClic- 5ere.

(11) Notices from the Constit'enc#

Patrons o5 t2! Hood Samaritan Inn $HSI& a"ong 9it2 Sponsors and HSI

o"nt!!rs+ 9a! to sa3 t2anDs to Hod and m!m!rs o5 t2! Wor"d

C2rc2 o5 S!!nt2)da3 ?d!ntists on !c!m!r (*+ (014 as t2! 3

c!"!rat!d t2! 7t2 ?nni!rsar3 sinc! t2! op!ning o5 t2! HSI on
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7%NC8: SD ,%""N%SS C"6N6C

@hen: This !unda(, December 2O, 2014 bet)een 10*00am and 2*00pm

!er$ices: 7EE medical and le"al ser$ices, counsellin" on emplo(ment, health( li%est(le, coo9in"

demonstration, spiritual counsellin" etc*

@here: encot !DA, 10 ' 14 3sbourne 7oad, in"ston 10

58M% C8M6N4 (?6S6:8RS D)

The 7ollin"ton To)n !e$enth'da( Ad$entist Church )ill be ha$e its +ome Comin" =isitorsG Da(and Than9s"i$in" !er$ice under the :heme E5ow Far From 5omeE on !abbath December 2

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