Communication Advisory for Dec 13 -2013

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East JamaicaConferenceCommunication Department74 Constant Spring Road P.O. Box 181Kingston 10 Jamaica W.I.

Tel:(876) 924-1061-3, Fax (876) 924-0263. E-Mail: [email protected]:http://ejcsda.com

December 13, 2013

To: All Pastors, Elders, Leaders and Church Members

Sincere Christian greetings! Please see important dates and events of the East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-dayAdventists below.

(1) Camp Meeting 2013 Gets Off To A Great StartThe much anticipated Camp Meeting 2013 started off with energy, fan fare and a larger crowd on the openingnight than in former years. The event got underway at the Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church on

Wednesday December 11, 2013.(Click here to read more)

See theLatest Newssection of our website for other news items

(2) Camp Meeting 2013 ContinuesCamp Meeting continues on Friday evening December 13, 2013 at 6:00 pm and climaxes on SabbathDecember 14, 2014 is designed especially for you the members of the church and will provide information,inspiration, fellowship and education, among other things. This is your special invitation to attend. Comeearly as a large gathering is expected. This years Camp Meeting was planned and executed by theLaity. Please contact the Pastor who leads your zone for further information.

(3) EJC Appoints New Assistant Director of Communication

The East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has appointed Fabia Phillips-Lawrence to the postof Assistant Communication Director.

Mrs. Phillips-Lawrence started in this position on December 9, 2013. Theposition was recently made vacant when former Assistant CommunicationDirector Adiese Jonas, accepted a position at Northern Caribbean University -NCU.

Mrs. Phillips-Lawrence is a former Broadcast Journalist with CVM TV andHOT 102 FM and has over 10 years of experience in Broadcast Media and

Communication. Her experience in Media, Public Relations andCommunication has been enhanced with work done with several private sectorgroups as Communications Specialist.

Mrs. Phillips-Lawrence holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communication and an Associates of ArtsDegree in English (Writing Emphasis) from Northern Caribbean University - NCU.

Fabia comes to this position with a strong Christian background and Seventh-day Adventist heritage. She isa former member of the New Haven SDA Church where she served as Youth Ministries Leader andCommunication Team member with distinction. She now worships at the Old Harbour SDA Church in St.

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Catherine. She is happily married to husband Dwayne Lawrence.

The East Jamaica Conference welcomes Mrs. Fabia Phillips-Lawrence and looks forward to thecontribution she will make to the Church achieving its mission of bringing the good news of the gospel ofJesus Christ to all the world.

(4) Final Elders' Association meeting Set forDecember 15-2013

The East Jamaica Conference Elders' Association will be having its final meeting for 2013 on Sunday

December 15, 2013 at the East Jamaica Conference Office Board Room at 10:00am. The keynote Speaker at

this meeting will be Pastor Adrian Cotterell, President - EJC who will address Elders/Pastors on the topic

"Preparing the Elder for Service 2014".

Following this address there will be a panel discussion on "Ethical and other Issues facing the

Elder/Pastor Team in Building the Kingdom of God".

All Elders, Leaders and Pastors are invited to make a very special effort to attend.

(5) Youth Congressoree 2013 - December 20 & 21, 2013Youth, Youth leaders, Pastors, Parents and friends its Youth Congressoree time againDecember 20& 21. Friday night @ Half Way Tree Church and on Sabbath @ the Karram Speid Auditorium, Merl Grove

High. Guest speaker will be Pastor Keith Morris from the USA. Plan to be there!!!(See flyer below for details).

(6) Youth Awards Banquet 2013Venue: Hotel Four Seasons, 18 Ruthven Rd. Kgn 10.Cost: $3,000. Each church is asked to sponsor a youth to this banquet which may be the individualnominated for an award. Tickets are available from your youth leader and at EJC. Only a few more

to go as we have limited spaceDont be left out in the cold, get your ticket now!!!

(7) EJC Office Closure NoticeThe East Jamaica Conference Office will be closed on Thursday, December 19, 2013 and will reopen for

business as usual on Thursday January 2, 2014. We use this opportunity to wish you and your family a safe

and peaceful holiday and a happy and prosperous new year when it comes.

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

1. We use this opportunity to encourage each member in our churches to continue soliciting Harvest

Ingathering Fundsand that all Treasurers do a weekly remittanceto the Conference.

2. Personal Ministriesleaders are encouraged to make frequent and consistent (weekly) evangelisticreports to the PM Dept. of the Conferenceincluding your project (in your cluster) for the Week of

Generosity/Day of Kindness, celebrated October 12-17, 2013. (Please include pictures where

possible).We are requesting your Small Groups updates.

3. All Sabbath School Superintendents are reminded to ensure the implementation of the Parent Care

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

4. Belated birthday greetings to our seniors, born January to November & happy birthday to our

December celebrants; wishing you good health and long life.

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(9) Youth Ministries Department Update

1. PATHFINDER JAMBOREE 2014:All Pathfinder Clubs get ready to spend your Easter Weekend withhundreds of youth from Jamaica Union @ Pathfinder Jamboree 2014. Details to come later on.

5. 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 YouthDepartment for inclusion in its upcoming E-Paper. Submission should be sentto [email protected].

6. YOUTH CONGRESS, Guatemala 2014: Registration cost: $US 80.00. Apply now, Limited space!!!Please see below for cost:

Youth Congress, Guatemala 2014

Total costApproximately $126,000.001. This includes accommodation for six (6) nights................................$48, 000.002. Registration..............$8,000.00

3. Airfare on AA thru Miami................$70,000.00 (requires US Visa)4. Airfare thru Panama......$88,000.0 (no US Visa required

but difference in price approx $18,000.00)

(10) Notices from the Children's Ministries Department

1. Come hear child preachers Brandon Daley (Penwood), Jerome Miller (Constant Spring), Shereece

Hall (New Haven), and Marje Mayne (Johnson Town) as they Lift up the Trumpet for Jesus, at the

Year of the Laity Camp Meeting this Sabbath, December 14 @ 4:00 p.m. Parents of other child

preachers this is an event you should not miss. Kindly take the children along.

2. Bible Spell-a-thon Awards will be held on Monday,December 16, 2013, in the EJC Boardroom

beginning at 4:00 p.m. Kindly be seated by 3:40 p.m. The charge will be given by Pastor Romaine

Smith. A special invitation is extended to all Pastors, First Elders, Directors and Parents of zone

finalists and all 2012 first place winners and parents of the zone finalists. The 2012 Bible Spellathon

first place participants were Kaycia Walker (Woodford) Mathu Wallace (Balcombe Drive), Lee- Jae

Gordon (Meadowvale) and Nathan Jones (Albion)

3. An appreciation exercise for all 2013 Childrens Ministries team members will be held on Sabbath,

December 21, 2013beginning at 4 p.m. Venue - EJC Board Room. You are asked to be seated by

3:40 p.m.

4. 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.

5. Coming soon Child Preachers/ Children in Discipleship Training Graduation. Kindly make sure that

all assignments are completed.

6. Get ready. ASI/ IAD 2014 July Mission Crusade will be held in Belize. Contact the Administrative

Assistant, Mrs. Murlena McKenzie for further information. Book your ticket early and save.

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(10) Notices from the Women's Ministries Department

1. All GEMS are asked to report for usher duties at KencotChurch this Sabbath, December 14, 2013.The event is our annual camp meeting which is being led by the Laity. Your attire is black skirts andGEMS tops.

2. An appreciation exercise for all 2013 womens ministries team members will be held on Sabbath,

December 21, 2013 beginning at 4 p.m. Venue - EJC Board Room. Shades of pink, navy blue,

lavender & purple are the preferred colors for the occasion.

3. Graduations for Soft Skills and Leadership Certification Training exercises have been postponeduntil further notice.

4. Womens & Childrens Ministries Zone 4 Commitment Service will take place on January 11, 2014at the Morant Bay SDA Church. Dress code/ preferred colors- Childrens Ministries shades of

pink & navy blue; Womens Ministries shades of lavender & purple. Kindly take a fruit to enhance

our fruit luncheon meeting.

5. Womens & Childrens Ministries Zone 4 Commitment Service and luncheon will take place onJanuary 18, 2014 at the Kencot SDA Church. Childrens Ministries -shades of pink & navy blue;Womens Ministries-shades of lavender & purple are the preferred colors to be worn on that day.Kindly take a fruit to augment our fruit luncheon meeting.

(9) Special Events Happening in our Conference

TruPurpose Ministries in association with East Jamaica Conference Youth Department invites you to theirGospel Concert on Saturday December 21st at 7pm by the Karram Speid Auditorium (Merl Grove High

School).

The concert will begin right after the end of the EJC Youth Congressorree which starts at 9am at the samevenue.

The programme will feature: Odayne Rhoden (New York), Carey Sayles, George Gordon, Jewel Osbourne,Adiel Thomas & Ministry, Acapella Group Assure and many more.

Please see your notice board for more details. For more information call 877-2417.

(10) Notices from the Communication Department

1. All Communication Leaders are asked to submit the list of Church Officers for 2014 to the EJC Secretariat &

Communication Department. The information should be forwarded to [email protected] or

[email protected]. The deadline for this is January 1, 2014.

2. The official Facebook Page for MetroMission14is up and running and we have started to post theremessages of hope that you can share with your friends. Tell your friends about it. Visit the page regularlyand send an invitation every time to someone you know. Go to the page now and "Like Us". By doing thismore people will become aware of MetroMission14. Follow this link to MetroMission14 Facebook Page.

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(11) Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

Dates -2013 Event Location

Dec 11 - 14 Camp Meeting Kencot SDA ChurchDec 15 Adventist Health Volunteers & Health Min. Awards EJC Board RoomDec 15

Elder's Association Final Meeting EJC Board Room

Dec 20 - 21 Youth CongressoreeH-W-T & Karam Speid

Auditorium

Dec 22 Youth Awards Banquet Hotel Four SeasonDec 23 JEWELS Botanical RetreatJan 12 Metro Mission 14 Road march Half Way Tree

Phillip E. L. CastellCommunication Director


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