East Jamaica Conference

Communication

Department

74 Constant Spring Road P.O. Box 181 Kingston 10 Jamaica W.I.

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

January 31 , 2015
To: All Pastors, Elders, Leaders and Church Members
Sincere Christian greetings!
Please see important dates, events and communication from the East Jamaica Conference of Seventhday Adventists below.
(1) Notices from the Family Life Department
THEME: Making Home a Place of Peace and Healing

1.

Come journey with us to Northern CaribbeanUniversity for the live FM

presentations that will be done by Dr. Willie & Elaine Oliver, GC FM Directors on
Sabbath, February 7, 2015. Spouses whose partners are away or who are not
available, we invite you to come along, learn from the session and share with your
partner. The Journey Toward Intimacy topics include Forgiveness and the
Restoration of Intimacy, Nurturing Fun, Friendship, Sensuality & Sexuality.

2.

Persons travelling with the Journey Toward Intimacy group to NCU are asked to
note that we board @ 6:00 a.m. and depart 6:30 a.m. from 74 Constant Spring
Road, EJC Headquarters.

3.

Non SDA spouses will be served lunch compliments of the EJC Office. The names
of such persons should reach the office by February 2, 2015. The meal tickets for
these persons will be given to the director.

4.

The couples survey list from all the churches in the districts of Pastors Titmus
Morgan, Owen Thomas, Anthony Taylor, Carl Honeyghan, Glenville Carr, Errol
Griffiths, Enroy Ferguson, Howard Smith, Leabert Williams, Hanson Drysdale,
Samuel Lewis, Kevin White and Dr. Leonard Steele have been received. Hats off to
these churches and the FM team members. Still awaiting the list from the other
churches.

5.

Calling all BEAMS, GEMS, Jewels, to be engaged as ushers at the Amazing Facts
program at the National Arena this Friday & Sabbath. Dress code black pants and
white.

A little support and encouragement will do a lot more toward building a happy marriage than
taking a shot at your partner when they are already feeling bad. Minimize the use of the phrase I
told you so.

(2) Notice From the Sabbath School & Personal Ministries Department
Please follow this link to see letter from Pastor Carl Cunningham the department. Click here
1. Partnership Effort with Amazing Facts Centre of Evangelism
The Evangelistic Preaching Symposium mentioned above will find a fitting climax in our
convergence with the Amazing Facts Centre of Evangelisms (AFCOE) three-part Edge of
Eternity National Rally which will convene at National Arena, beginning Friday, January
30th at 7:00 p.m.

(3 Camp Phillipfields Workday February 8, 2015

On February 8, 2015, the East Jamaica Conference administration will lead the team to
Phillipsfield in St. Thomas to do preliminary work on our campsite.
We invite able bodied men and women who are willing to assist in the clearing of the campsite
to join us on this day. We will need tools like machete, Weed cutter, (Gas, Heavy Duty), Chain
Saw, Heavy Duty Rake, Axe and any other tools to clear land.
All persons who are willing to volunteer and participate in this venture should indicate their
intention by submitting their names to the Church Clerk and ultimately to the ir Pastor by
Sabbath, January 31, 2015.
Bus transportation will be provided for those who are willing to come but do not have their own
ride. Food will also be provided for all volunteers.
Please ensure your name is submitted by January 31, 2015 since will be making provision for
food and transportation for those whose names are submitted on the list.
(4) Notices from the Childrens and Adolescents Ministries Department
2015 Theme: Giants for Jesus

1. CMDs, we are asking you to assist with caregiver service for the couples who will be
attending the Journey Toward Intimacy at NCU on February 7, 2015.
2. We need some children who have operated as ushers in their churches to participate in
the Amazing Facts program at the National Arena this Sabbath. We begin working at 8
a.m.
3. Mission 2000 & beyond will be held in Dominican Republic from July 22 August 17,
2015.
4. The 2015 Bible Spell-a-thon poster has the guideline for this annual event. This is a fun
activity to get the children back to the Bible. Team members kindly engage your
children at least at the church level. The spelling booklet is available in soft copy also.
See poster on website.
5. Trained child preachers get ready for our joint childrens crusade coming soon.
6. 2015 Child Preachers Training will be conducted in the churches. A joint class will be
held for the two last sessions at EJC. All topics are to be covered to meet the School of
Evangelism joint graduation in November.
7.

It is our intention to have an annual childrens communion at the same time and date of
the planned church communion. Suggestions and details will follow after consultation
with our Pastor. We ask you to educate the children about the purpose of communion.

On that day all our children will be asked to dress in communion color and to invite a
visitor to church.
8. Pink and blue are the colors for childrens ministry. The polo pink and blue tops and
black or blue skirts and pants will be worn for our May 2015 Jewels anniversary, joint
School of Evangelism graduation as well as the childrens crusade. Kindly call the
office for further information.
9. Kindly assign every child and adolescent in your church to an aunt or uncle. This is
one of the methods to create a culture of care and to nurture them for the kingdom.
10. Team members get ready for an energetic, evangelistic, adventurous 2015. Try to
engage/train our children in discipleship ministry. Call the office if you need assistance.

Parents, although God has given every one the option to choose whether to obey or disobey,
obedience should never be an option, but instead the rule. Remember- teach the children to obey
you daily.

(5) Notices from the Womens Ministries Department

1.

Calling out all USHERS, BEAMS & GEMS for ushering at the Amazing Facts
program at the National Arena on Sabbath, January 31, 2015. The dress code is black
bottom and white top. Kindly report for duty by 5:30 p.m. on Friday and 7 a.m. on
Sabbath.

2.

GEMS rap session will be held on January 31 at 3:30 pm at the EJC Conference room.
After this session, we have our very first games social. Please remember to take your
games and refreshments.

3.

It is here! ... The Journey Toward Intimacy Sabbath, February 7, 2015, beginning at 9
a.m. Venue Northern Caribbean University. All couples who are interested in the
longevity of marriage are expected to be a part of this journey. Females we ask that
youo coordinate colors with your spouse for added intimacy.

4.

Calling everyone from all churches to engage the congregants in some form of retreat
for 2015. Please make an effort to invite your non Adventists friends and relatives.

5.

EJC will have its retreat in 2016 October. We expect to have a mega retreat then. Please
make sure to invite your non Adventists friends and relatives locally and abroad to this
retreat. We invite you to send your suggestions for a venue by April 2015.

6.

Kindly use the month of January to launch /activate your Moms in Touch in the
churches. The EJC Moms in Touch launch will be in March.

One of the GC vision 2020 objectives is to have established mentoring program. All
Womens Ministries Directors are asked to send the names of the team member who is
coordinating your GEMS mentorship program.

7.

(6) Notice from the Publishing and Spirit of Prophecy Department

1. DO YOU FEEL CALLED BY GOD TO A SPECIAL MINISTRY? Here it is the
Publish Ministry. Join the Book Man army, be a fulltime, part-time or student colporteur.
Blessings awaits you - Benefits are great. We need Colporteurs who will circulate our
publication everywhere.
The canvasing field is in need of new recruits. Jesus is calling for men and women who
will consecrate themselves to God, willing to spend and be spent, letting God use you as
His hand. Shall you place yourselves on the altar of service. (R&H, Jan 20, 271903)
I have been instructed that the canvassing work is to be revived and that it is to be carried
forward with increasing success. (CM. Chap.3)
Youth you are especially called. The Lord calls upon our youth to labor as canvassers, to
do house to house work. sell those books. (CM. Chap.3).
Christ call for young men. men of spiritual standing are wanted, men who are able to
find work close at hand. May the Lord move upon many of our young men to enter the
canvassing field.
God calls for workers from every church..There was never a time when more workers
were needed than at this present time. (CM. Chap.3)
2.

Publishing and Sprit of Prophecy counsels meeting

February 1, 2015 Zones 1 & 2 Halfway Tree SDA Church 10:00 a.m.
Please be informed that due to the Conference Camp Phillipfields work day project the
meeting for Zone 3 - February 8, at the Constant Spring SDA Church have been postponed
until further notice.

3. Publishing Day - February 28, 2015. We are imploring all Publishing directors to ensure
there is a celebration of the publishing ministry in your church, with the assistance of your
pastor and elder. If you need further assistance please call 924-1061-5 ext. 278 or 5274853 or email ejcpublsihing@gmail.com.
4.

Publishing directors please ensure books are available to give to visitors each Sabbath.
Example priorities magazine ($20.00) Beyond Imagination ($75.00) The Great Controversy
($100). Also Sabbath School Teachers for their class members to read and give away.

Spirit of Prophecy Quote

Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us of which we know nothing. Those
who accept the one principle of making the service of God supreme, will find perplexities vanish
and a plain path before their feet. {MH 481.2).
(7) Notice from the Education Department
East Jamaica Conference Education Department thanks the brethren for your sacrificial giving
towards Kingsway High & Prep School, as we continue to see your contributions coming in. We
do appreciate your generosity. Envelopes are still available and can be obtained from your Pastor,
First Elder &/or Education Promoter, as well as EJC office.

Education Rally for Kingston & St. Andrew - Sabbath, February 21, 2015 at North Street
SDA Church, starting @ 9 a.m

EDU FEST - Thursday, February 26, 2015 on NCU Radio, live from Kingsway High &
Prep. School.

Education Thought:
In the bitter life of a stranger and a slave, amidst the sights and sounds of vice and the
allurements of heathen worship, a worship surrounded with all the attractions of wealth and culture
and the pomp of royalty, Joseph was steadfast. He had learned the lesson of obedience to duty.
Faithfulness in every situation, from the most lowly to the most exalted, trained every power for
higher service. Education pages 52 - 53
For calendar of events and special days please click here.
For EJC School information click here
(8) Notices from Youth Ministries Department

1. There will be a massive workday in Philips Field on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Come! Let
us work together as we clear the site, and build our camp site one block at a time.
2. Rescheduled Prayer Breakfast and E-Magazine Launch- The new date for our Prayer
Breakfast and E-Magazine Launch is Sunday, February 15. It will be held in the V. H.
Percy Centre at 8:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker will be Senator Floyd Morris. We will assemble
under the theme: Transformed for Service. Cost per delegate is only seven hundred fifty
dollars ($750). Each church is asked to send at least one AY Leader, Pathfinder Leader, and
Adventurer Leader as we seek Divine empowerment to meet the demands of 2015.
Additionally, there will be the launch of an E-Magazine that will provide the platform for
Youth Expression on topical issues and current trends in Youth Ministries.
3. On February 14 we will celebrate the Festival of the Word and Launch of Adventist
Redemption Mission for Youth (ARMY). ARMY is an initiative that will help to train,
rehabilitate, and reintegrate youth, and help prevent youth from being marginalized. It is
intended to help young people - members and non-members alike - live to their full
potential, as we offer skills training, career guidance, young adult education, mentoring and
counseling, as well as promoting an entrepreneurial spirit within the ambits of Christian
Stewardship.
4. Global Youth Day will be on March 21, 2015. Guidelines for preparation will be posted on
the website. Youth Leaders who were present at Leaders Summit would have received a
package with such guidelines. Pastors, please help to provide leadership for your churches
in this regard. Details of the Conference initiative will follow.
5. Youth Week of Prayer will be March 21 - 28. Let us start making preparation so as to make
this experience most meaningful and impacting.
(8) Notices From Health and Stewardship Department
1. The Adventist Health Volunteer Association (A.H.V.A) Training and Advisory will be
held this Sunday, February 1, 2015 in the E.J.C Boardroom, 9:00 a.m to 2:00 pm, for all
A.H.V.A members and Health Ministries Services Directors. Please register with the
E.J.C Health Ministries Department.
2. The First Aid & CPR Training is postponed for a later date that we will advise you of
shortly. This First Aid and CPR Course comes with a certification that will be
internationally recognized. The cost is $5,500.00. Please contact the E.J.C Health
Ministries Department for further details and registration.
3. Medical missionary training - March 24 to April 4, 2015

(9) Notice from the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department

Thank You for Attending the Religious Liberty Celebration at the National Arena
On behalf of the Religious Liberty Department of East Jamaica Conference, thank you to all our
PARL leaders and members of the church who attended the first Festival of Religious Liberty
celebrations in Jamaica on January 24, 2015 at the National Arena. It is my hope that the messages
courage, hope and inspiration shared will serve to prepare us to be better representatives of our
Lord and Saviour here on earth and ultimately for the Kingdom of God.
Phillip E. L. Castell
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Director

1. Public Affairs & Religious Liberty (PARL) Training Seminar-Zone 4- All Religious
Liberty personnel (Leaders and Assistants) in Zone 4 are invited to attend our first
Religious Liberty Workshop at the Morant Bay SDA Church on Sunday February 1, 2015.
The workshop will begin promptly at 9:00 am and will end by 12:00 noon.
2. Public Affairs & Religious Liberty (PARL) Training Seminar-Zones 1 - 3 The Religious Liberty Workshop for Zones 1 - 3 to be held on February 8, 2015 at the EJC
Boardroom postponed until further notice.

(10) Notice From the Communication Department

Latest News
January 27, 2015 | Kingston, Jamaica | Rhoma Tomlinson/Jamaican Union/Adventist Review
In Jamaica, Adventist Church celebrates religious freedom and launches National Religious
Liberty Association
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has opened a Jamaican
chapter of its International Religious Liberty Association,
which defends the rights of all faiths, at a festival attended by
senior government officials and thousands of other people in
Kingston. Read more
Kingston Jamaica: 12,000 Celebrate Religious Freedom During the 1st Religious Freedom
Festival
When the crowd is united with its politicians and religious
leaders something strong and impressive is happening. When
all together they share and proclaim the same values
mountains can be moved. This is what happened in Paris
where more than a million people and a number of heads of
state were together marching for the freedom of expression.
Read more

Mass melodies of freedom

Published: Tuesday | January 27, 2015Marcia Rowe, Gleaner Writer
Saturday's highly publicised inaugural Festival of Religious
Freedom closed with a high-energy concert. The performers, a
mass choir of 150 voices and select vocalists, were at times
spirited and at others meditative, with songs that had the
congregation in spiritual jubilation both inside and outside the
National Arena. Read More

Celebrating religious freedom in Jamaica - Thousands trek to National Arena for festival
Published: Sunday | January 25, 2015
At 10:30 a.m. yesterday, it was standing room only inside
the National Arena, and the thousands gathered were
not there for a political rally, a reggae concert or a
sporting event.
Instead, it was goose-pimpled gospel singing, praise and
worship, and the gospel of Christians that drew persons
from different religions, but mainly Christians from the
Seventh-day Adventist denomination, to the country's firstever Festival of Religious Freedom held under the theme
'Our Right ... Our Freedom ... Let's Celebrate'. Read More
Photo Highlights
Click on link below for photo highlights of the Festival of Religious Freedom Morning Service

Click on link below for photo highlights of the Festival of Religious Freedom Evening Service

Festival of Religious Liberty Video

Please see link below for Part 1 of the Talk About Jesus People's Program "Festival of Religious
Freedom Celebration":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUwm7q828q4
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Communication Scorecards For January 2015.

All Communication Leaders of every church is being encouraged to download , complete and
submit the Communication Scorecard for the month of January by Sabbath, January 31, 2015
by the latest 10:00 pm. The scorecard information will be used as an important tool in
highlighting the work being done by you in your church during the weeks and months ahead.
The scorecard may be accessed from our website by following this link. Download the item that
says "New Communication Score card".
(11) Items From the Constituency

ELDERS ASSOCIATION MEETING

The Kingston
Chapter of the
Elder's
Association
invites all elders,
leaders and
pastors to the
next bi-monthly
elders association
which will be
held on Sunday February 22, 2015.

New officers to serve the associate for the next two years will be elected at this meeting.

KENCOT SDA WELLNESS CLINIC

When:

Sunday, February 1, 2015 between 10.00am and 2.00pm

Services:

FREE medical and legal services, counselling on employment, healthy lifestyle,

Cooking demonstration, spiritual counselling etc.

Where:

Kencot SDA, 10 - 14 Osbourne Road, Kingston 10

The Oak Glades SDA Church Presents

Hallelujah Anyhow Gospel Concert
Date: 31-January-2015
Time: 7:30 pm
Cost: Adults: $500, Children - $250

Travel Contact For 2015 General Conference Session

Are you interested in going to the 2015 General Conference Session in Texas later
this year but need assistance with booking your flight and confirming
Accommodation ?.
If yes. Feel free to contact :Independent Agent: Racquel Faircloth-Merchant
Email: wisetravel101@outlook.com
Tel: 581-3609, 325-9773, 884-2883

(12) Schedule of Upcoming Conference Dates and Events

Dates
Jan 25 - 31
Jan. 31
Feb 1
Feb. 7
Feb. 8
Feb 14
Feb 21
Mar 21
Mar 21 - 28

Event
Lay Evangelistic Explosion
Religious Liberty Day / BEAMS Convention
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Training
( Zone 4)
Couples Journey to Intimacy
Camp Phillipsfield Constituency work day
Launch of Adventist Redemption Mission for Youth
(ARMY)
Education Rally
Global Youth Day
Youth Week of Prayer

Phillip E. L. Castell
Communication Director

Location
Half Way Tree SDA Church
Morant Bay
NCU, Gymnatorium,
Mandeville
Phillipsfield, St. Thomas

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