East Jamaica Conference Communication Department

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Tel:(876) 924-1061-3, Fax (876) 924-0263. E-Mail: ejccommunication@ejcsda.com

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April 12, 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) MM14 "Drama of the Ages Countdown" & MM 14 “Impacting Lives for Christ” series

Last weekend the final MM14 Evangelistic campaign, "The Drama of the Ages Countdown" kicked off at

the Pembroke Hall Community Centre with Evangelist Pastor Kevin White. This campaign is being

championed by the group of churches in Cluster F. We invite your presence, prayers and support as we move

forward. Click here for story and photos

The MM 14 “Impacting Lives for Christ” Campaign with Pastor Clive Dottin will come to a close this weekend.

Thanks to all those who supported this campaign. To God be the glory.

(2) Funeral Notices

1. The funeral service for Bro. Noel “Nigel” Brown will be held on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at 10 a.m at the

Hagley Park SDA Church. However on Sabbath, April 26, there will be a memorial service at that church

beginning at 3 p.m. which will take the place of a march pass.

Interment will be at the Dovecot Memorial Gardens where the EJC Drum Corp will march with the casket

from the entrance of the Gardens to the final resting place. All Master guides are asked to be in attendance.

2. The funeral service for Celeste Johnson has been set for May 4 at the Glendevon SDA church in St.

James. The service has been set for 11:00 a.m. Sis. Johnson is the mother of Pastor Paul Bailey who is the

Pastor of the Kings and Johnson Town SDA Churches of Zone 1 in East Jamaica Conference of SDA.

We invite members of the church to continue to remember both families during this period of loss.

(3) Bon Voyage to Pastor Channing Allen

We regret to advise that Pastor Channing Allen, pastor of the Sandy Park SDA

Church, left the shores of Jamaica on Tuesday April 8, 2014 to join his wife Deon

and two children, Alwayne and Chanecia, in the United States of America.

Pastor Allen's family previously migrated last year and have settle in Edison, New

Jersey.

Channing Allen, who has served with distinction in East Jamaica Conference for

eleven years, will be sadly missed by his church family, the EJC ministerial

fraternity and Conference administration.

Click here to read more on this latest news.

(4) Adventist World Church Executive Secretary Pastor G.T. NG to Visit Jamaica

Executive Secretary of the Adventist World Church Pastor G. T. Ng will visit Jamaica

April 16-18, 2014, during a tour of the Caribbean region. While here he will officially

declare the start of the Jamaica Union Conference Youth Jamboree schedule for April

17 – 21 at Camp Verley in Spring Village, St. Catherine. Dr. Ng will also deliver the

main address to the more that two thousand young people from across the Union in

what is expected to be a very fun and spirit-filled event.

While in Jamaica, Ng will make a courtesy call on the Governor General of Jamaica,

Sir Patrick Allen and visit the Adventist-owned Northern Caribbean University in

Mandeville, the Andrews Memorial Hospital and the Good Samaritan Inn in Kingston.

Click here to read more on this news item

(5) Notices from the Health Ministries Department

1. Massage Therapy Training sessions begin on April 22, 2014 at the V.H. Percy Centre at 5:00pm

- 7:00 pm.

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. The venue will be East

Jamaica Conference Boardroom.

3. 5K Run/Walk and Children’s Fun Day – June 1, 2014.

(6) Notices from the Education Department

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

2. Members who may need help with CSEC Mathematics and English can attend classes free of cost at

the Kencot Church. Additional information along with an application form are available on the EJC

website.

Through unfaithfulness in the home, and idolatrous influences without, many of the Hebrew youth

received an education differing widely from that which God had planned for them. They learned the

ways of the heathen.

To meet this growing evil, God provided other agencies as an aid to parents in the work of education.

Education pg. 46

(7) Elders' Certification Training - April 13-2014

Elders' Certification Training will be held on April 13, 2014 at the EJC Board Room. The presenters

will be Dr. Gosnel Yorke, E.G. White Estate, NCU and Dr. Meric Walker, Pastor of the Washington

Gardens SDA district.

(8) Notices from the Children’s Ministries Department

1. Missionaries to Belize please note that your air fare becomes due on or before April 25, 2014.

Kindly call the office for further details. This amount is a group package rate and is less than the

projected amount and also less than the online figure. Hurry! We contracted only 36 seats. You can

use your credit cards.

2. EJC children’s mass choir second rehearsal will be held from 3:30p.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Sabbath,

April 12 @ EJC. Our choir directors are Sis. Kareen Murray and Dr. Julie Ann Grant from the

Andrews Memorial and North Street Churches respectively. All churches are asked to send 3-5

children to this rehearsal.

3. All CM team members are invited to an extraordinary meeting on Sunday, April 13 @ 4:30 p.m.

@ EJC. This is to discuss the new plans for the month of May including our Jewels anniversary,

presentation of our two male Washington SDA duo and the seating of a female and a male Jewel

at the GEMS anniversary.

4. The Children’s Ministries department invites all CMDs to participate in the fund raising Lap-a-thon

that will held on Friday, May 23, 2014. Proceeds will be in aid of ASI/IAD Belize Mission 2000 &

Beyond, Walkers’ Children’s Home & Child Month activities. All Children’s Ministries team

members kindly collect the lap-a-thon sheets from the office, Winsome Martin or your zone

presidents.

5. The Children’s 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’ Children’s Home. Contact your Children’s Ministries director or the zone

coordinator, Sis. Winsome Martin for tickets. Disclaimer- No meal will be served to unclear tickets.

All cash for the fish fry must be cleared by May 26, 2014.

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

(9) Women’s Ministries Department

1. Directors the final meeting for the Mother Daughter Affair will be held on Sabbath April 12, 2014 @

5 p.m. at the North Street Church. All WMD are invited.

2. Due to the involvement of the team members in the Metro Mission Crusade, the leadership training

has been re-scheduled for a date to be announced.

3. Our Mother Daughter Affair will be held on Sunday April 27, 2014 in the EJC Boardroom. WMDs

you are asked to send in the names of the persons who will be in attendance by Monday, April 14,

2014.

4. The EJC GEMS invites you to join in their fund raising Lap-a-thon that will held on Friday, May

23, 2014. Proceeds will be in aid of the Educational Foundation for Children’s Care and GEMS

activities.

5. Girls of Eloquence Morals and Standards (GEMS) anniversary will be held on Sabbath, April 26,

2014, beginning at 3:30 p.m. See poster online for details. Venue -Half Way Tree Church. Come hear

the group HUMBLE at their best. All Mentors, BEAMS, friends and well wishers are invited.

6. Coming soon! Me Time! Rejuvenation and re-tooling. October 2014

7. JAMU GEMS Launch: June 15, 2014, NCU. Details will follow

(10) Youth Ministries Department

1. JAMU JAMBOREE TENTS: A cost of $500.00 is needed to secure your tent for the weekend. The

tents will not be given to you as a team will need to pitch them before you arrive. If you have

collected tents, please return them to the Conference ASAP. If you have a personal tent, it too must

be dropped off at the Conference by April 14. Absolutely NO tent will be pitched on the 17th. Please

remember to keep your receipt as proof of payment!!!

Transportation: Transportation will leave the EJC Office on two schedules:

1. 1st Schedule goes from 12:00pm-1:00pm. You need to be at the Conference Office by

11:00 for check-in.

2. 2nd Schedule: Bus leaves at 2:00pm. You need to check-in by 1:00pm. (Please note that

you need to indicate in advance as to your preferred time of departure). However, the

main departure time is between 12:00pm-1:00pm.

2. DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE YOUTH: In all our churches April 26, 2014 has been designated a

day of prayer for our youth. As per usual we will utilize the year’s theme. “Empowered for Victory”

in the execution of this programme.

3. DATA FORM: Please submit form with relevant information requested immediately!

4. EJC HONOURS’ COMMITTEE:

Sunday May 4, 2014 is the submission date for the grades of all honours booklets which are

to be marked by the resource person/s who taught the honours as identified by each club in

consultation with the Honours Committee.

On Sunday May 18, the Honours Committee will communicate to each church the three

(3) sample booklets it would like to review for each honour.

Exams will be on Sunday May 25, and club directors should send the requested sample

booklets only on that date.

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 held on

Sunday May 25, 2014. Folders MUST be submitted on the same date.

Sign Language Honour requirements:

1. Know the Sign Language alphabets

2. Know the Pathfinder Song and be able to sign the song “Draw Me Close to You.”

3. 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).

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.

7. 13th YOUTH & CHILDREN’S MISSION TRIP TO BELIZE- July 24 – August 18, 2014. Interested

youth please contact the Children or Youth Ministries Department at East Jamaica Conference.

Registration closing SOON!!!

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

1. The 2014-2015 Ambassador search continues. We are encouraging all Sabbath School

superintendents, 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 the EJC office. Registration

deadline is extended until April 28, 2014. Registration fee is two hundred dollars ($200).

2. EJC Sabbath School/Personal Ministries & Community Services General Departmental

Workshop (Zone 4) will be held on Sunday April 13 at the Morant Bay SDA Church, 10 a.m -

1p.m. All Sabbath School, Personal Ministries & Community Services workers, divisional

leaders & their assistants are invited to attend. PLEASE TAKE YOUR REFRESHMENT WITH

YOU AT THIS TIME.

3. Community Services monthly meeting & Senior Citizens bi-monthly meeting will be held on

April 27, 2014 in the EJC Chapel at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m respectively.

4. Reminding all Sabbath School Superintendents & Personal Ministries Leaders:

i) The end Quarter Report is due on Thursday, April 10, 2014.

ii) to ensure the implementation of the Parent Care Group (PCG) & Operation

Reclamation and to register the relevant names to the MM14 Initiative.

(12) Notice from the Office of Career and Employment Services - NCU

Here's your chance to gain significant work experience that could lead to a flourishing career

with Digicel Group. Please see flyer about job opportunity below. If you wish to have your resume

critiqued before completing the online application, send your resume to resumes@ncu.edu.jm with

the subject line Summer Employment 101.

(13) Notices from the Public Affairs, Publishing & Religious Liberty Dpt.

1. Sabbath April 12, 2014 is Literature Evangelism Impact Day. Publishing Day is the

following Sabbath April 19. All are invited to journey over to the beautiful town of Yallahs

in St. Thomas where the service will be held at the Yallahs Seventh day Adventist Church.

Guest speaker will be Pastor Omri Davis, former publishing director of the North Jamaica

Conference. Please pray for the further growth and development of the Publishing Work in

East Jamaica Conference.

2. Since Tuesday, April 1 2014, all reading materials (literature) are supplied by Inter-American

Division Publishing Association (IADPA). The Book and Nutrition Center (BNC) no longer

exists. IADPA is now the direct supplier of all books to the colporteur, effective on the date

stated above.

3. 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

would get 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 Publishing Month

In keeping with this initiative by the Division, your Publishing Rally will be held at the

Yallahs SDA Church on Sabbath, April 19. Please note that this date coincides with

Publishing Day throughout IAD. The Division strongly recommends that each church should

have at least one colporteur. I urge our leaders to “look ye out among you men of honest

report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom ye may appoint over this business” of the

colporteur ministry. Not men and women “slothful in business” and who have nothing to do,

for such will only “bring reproach on the Lord’s work!”

4. To: All Pastors, Elders and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL) coordinators:

I use this opportunity to thank all PARL directors of the respective congregations for doing

your part as the situations arise, to assist members who have difficulty at the work-place and

in the classroom when there is a conflict with the Sabbath.

I would also like to commend the many members who stood boldly, for their faith in the

bible concerning 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 on the link here to read more

Owen Thomas

Public Affairs and Religious

Liberty (PARL) Director

(14) Communication Department

Feel free to read up on the latest news and happenings taking place in the East Jamaica Conference

by visiting the Latest News section of of our website.

Click here to see news updates that you might have missed.

Live Streaming of the two current MM14 Campaigns with Evangelist Clive Dottin on Hagley Park

Road and with Evangelist Pastor Kevin White continue this week. Be sure to tell your friends and

neighbours to join us on line if it is not possible to be on location.

Live streaming can be viewed from the website by clicking on the "Live Streaming" web banner on

the front page. Click here to see ejcsda.com website.

(15) Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

Dates Event Location

April 13

Sabbath School / Personal Ministries General Departmental Workshop - Zone 4 Morant Bay SDA Church

April 13 Elders' Certification Training EJC Boardroom

April 17 - 21 JAMU Pathfinder Jamboree Camp Verely

April 19 Publishing Rally Yallahs SDA

April 19 - 26 Stewardship Week All Churches

April 26 Gems Anniversary Half Way Tree SDA

April 27 Mother Daughter Affair

April 27 Senior Citizens’ Bi-monthly meeting EJC

May 3 Stewardship Convention

May 5 Stewardship Training for Pastors JAMU, IAD

May 5-10 Education Week All SDA schools

May 10 Education Day

June 1 5k Run/Walk and Children’s Fun Day Starts at the Kencot SDA

Phillip E. L. Castell Communication Director