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

January 24, 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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Convention 2014 (St. Thomas) January 26, 2014 MM 14 Gospel Campaign Countdown to the end Funeral Service for Sydonie Phillips 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 Hagley Park Prep. School 60th Anniversary Celebrations Notices from the Communication Department Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

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(1) Convention 2014 St.Thomas

The Annual Convention for Zone 4 (St. Thomas) will be held at the Morant Bay SDA Church on Sunday, January 26, 2014 commencing at 9 a.m.

(2) MM 14 Gospel Campaign

The MM14 Campaign Count Down to the End began at the National Heroes Circle on Sunday. If you havent already done so, come and hear the dynamic International Speaker and Family Life Educator Pastor Shian OConner. The meetings will run daily with the exception of Thursdays. (click here for story and pictures of the opening night)
(3) Funeral Service for Sydonie Phillips

The Funeral Service for Sydonie Beryl Phillips will be held February 2, 2014 at 10:00 a.m at the Port Antonio SDA church. -1-

Sis. Phillips is the Mother of Pastor Manley Phillips, Pastor for the Meadowvale district of churches and Grandmother of Assistant Communication Director for EJC, Sis Fabia Phillips-Lawrence.
(4) Notices from the Sabbath School / Personal Ministries / Comm. Services Department

1. All Sabbath School Superintendents & Personal Ministries Leaders are reminded that your quarterly report is now overdue (January 10, 2014). 2. All School of Evangelism graduates for 2013 are encouraged to make contact with the EJC Sabbath School Department, if you have not yet done so. 3. Zones 1-3 Community Services leaders Monthly meeting, Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 10 a.m. & Senior Citizens Bi-monthly meeting at 1 p.m. in the EJC Chapel. 4. Sabbath School Superintendents,(Zones 1-3), are asked to meet with the EJC SS departmental leader on Sunday, February 2, 2014 during the lunch break of the Jamaica Union Workshop, to be held in the EJC boardroom. 5. The 2014-2015 Ambassador search has begun. We are encouraging all churches to have the juniors, teens and youth, ages 13-22 years participating in this programme. 6. Reminding all Sabbath School Superintendents to ensure the conduct 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 January; wishing you good health and a blessed and peaceful 2014.
(5) 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. -2-

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 , 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. 5. SDA Schools Temperance Week February 17 21, 2014 6. 5K Run/Walk and Childrens Fun Day June 1, 2014 7. Global Conference on Health and Lifestyle (Geneva, Switzerland)
(6) Notices from the Childrens Ministries Department

1. The Childrens Ministries department will be having its fund raising fish fry and lap-athon in April and May respectively. Proceeds will be in aid of our Belize mission trip and childrens home. Contact your Childrens Ministries Directors for tickets.
2. ASI/IAD Mission Preachers get ready to preach the word in the Metro Mission 2014 Childrens Crusade. Invite your friends and watch them give their hearts to God.

3. Child Preachers Graduation will be held on March 8, 2013. Venue to be announced 4. EJC Childrens choir practice will begin in March. Watch the press for details. 5. All persons, new and returning missionaries from zones 1-4 who have an interest in the mission trip to Belize are invited to a meeting and prayer session on February 1, 2014 in the EJC Boardroom beginning at 3:30 p.m. Parents of missionaries under 18 are expected to be in attendance.
6. Church Selection of Bible Spell-a-thon participants February 22, 2014

7. Commendations to the approximately 150 women, children and GEMS executive team members of Zones 1-3 who turned out for our Commitment Service and luncheon meeting which was convened at the Kencot SDA Church on Sabbath, January 18, 2014. Lets keep the fire burning. Resolve in advance to persist until you succeed, no matter what the difficulty. Brian Tracy
(7) Womens Ministries Department

1. Hats off to the presidents and executive members of GEMS and the womens ministries team members for your attendance at the commitment service and luncheon meeting that was held at the Kencot Church last Sabbath, January 18, 2013. The attire is your GEMS uniform. 2. Womens Day of Prayer/ MOMS in TOUCH Launch March 1, 2014 -3-

3. Level 3 Leaders Certification Training (part 1) will be conducted from March 27-29, 2014 4. Team members every week you are sent a note from the desk of your EJC Director through the PRO Kareen Simpson. For 2014 we would like you to keep abreast of current happenings. Please indicate if you are receiving same. Keeping in touch, the way to go. The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but our aim is too low and we reach it. Michael Angelo
(8) Youth Ministries Department

1. POSTPONED: EJC YOUTH WORKSHOP: The Youth Workshop which was scheduled for February 2, 2014 has been postponed until February 9, 2014 because of a JAMU workshop involving directors to be held on that day. The workshop will now be held at the V.H. Percy Centre, Kencot instead of the EJC Boardroom. 2. BIBLE BOOM 2014: Promises to be more inspiring, interesting and fun. The Books to be studied are Hosea-Malachi. Every AYS must be on board as we want our youth to become men and women of the WORD!!! More info will be available at the Youth Workshop on February 9, 2014. 3. ZONAL FEDERATIONS: The Current Federation Presidents and Area Coordinators are asked to continue in their current positions until elections are called on February 9, 2014. (This will be done at EJC Youth Workshop). Thanks!!! 4. 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. The Venue for the Jamboree is Camp Verley, St. Catherine. Stay Posted for more details. 5. GLOBAL YOUTH DAY 2014 (GYD 2014): Start planning for this grand eventit will be bigger, and better than 2013! (Please give the orders for your T-Shirts to your Area Coordinators). The subsidized cost will be given soon.
6.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.
7. YOUTH CONGRESS, Guatemala 2014: Closing Date for registration is January 31, 2014. Registration cost: $ US 80.00. Limited space!!! Please see below for cost: Youth Congress, Guatemala 2014 Total cost..Approximately $ 126,000.00 1. This includes accommodation for six (6) nights..$48, 000.00 2. Registration.....$8,000.00 3. Airfare on AA thru Miami$70,000.00 (require US Visa) 4. Airfare thru Panama.$88,000.00 (no US Visa required but difference in price approx $18,000.00). -4-

(9) Hagley Park Prep. School 60th Anniversary Celebrations

The Hagley Park Preparatory School will be launching its 60th Anniversary celebrations at the Hagley Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, 114a Hagley Park Road, on February 15, 2014 @ 11:00 a.m. All students, past and present along with family, friends & well-wishers are invited. Keynote speaker will be Pastor Errol Thomas, veteran Education & Family Life Director and Youth Leader. Presenting soul-stirring music will be the 3-time JCDC Gospel Award Winners - the Hagley Park Prep. School Choir and the 60th Anniversary Mass Choir of the school.
(10) Notices From The Communication Department

For the latest in MetroMission14 photos, news and activities click here. Please note that the 2014 Calendar of Events can be downloaded from our website. Click here. For the latest in video updates including MM14 activities, visit our YouTube channel by clicking here. Videos may also viewed from the front page ( Bottom Right) of the ejcsda.com website. For those persons who are unable to attend the CountDown To The End Campaign at the National Heroes Circle Heroes, please be aware that DVD's of the nightly sermons are available at a cost of $300.00 per sermon. Copies may be purchased under the tent on a nightly basis.
(11) Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

Dates
Jan 25 Jan 26 Feb 2 Feb 9 Feb 16 March 22 March 29 April 19-26 May 3 June 1 July 5

Event
MM14 Campaign begins Convention (Zone 4) Sabbath School Superintendent Certification Seminar Senior Citizens Summit Zone 1-3 Adventist Health Volunteers Training Sabbath School Community Relations Day LEA/SS & Personal Ministries Convention Zone 4 Stewardship Week Stewardship Convention 5K Run/Walk and Childrens Fun Day LEA Personal Ministries Convention Zone 1-3

Location
Yallahs St. Thomas Morant Bay SDA church EJC Boardroom

Phillip E. L. Castell Communication Director

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