Illinois
Upper Mississippi CHIP (Coronary Health Improvement Project) will begin its third annual program Mar. 9, at the Campbell Center in Mount Carroll, Ill. Savanna Seventh-day Adventist Church offers this intensive five-week video program that teaches participants how to lower cholesterol, blood pressure, blood glucose levels and weight by making healthy lifestyle choices. For more information about the program and registration, call Nancy Gable at 815-244-9459, or e-mail chip@bluemountaindesign.com.
God's Healing Love Seminar, sponsored by Downers Grove Seventh-day Adventist Church, will be held Apr. 5. Feelings of worthlessness, illegitimate guilt, the inability to forgive, bitterness, resentment, dependency—these battles rage within our minds. We may think these are private battles, but they are part of a much larger picture. Find out how God has provided healing for our fractured lives. Our speaker for this FREE all-day seminar is Dr. Timothy Jennings, a board certified Christian psychiatrist. Topics include: "The Mind—God's Design"; "Law of Love and Liberty"; "A Fix for Failing Families"; "Demolishing Satan's Strongholds"; "Depression"; "Forgiveness"; and "The Mind Restored." For more information or to register, call 630-910-0579 or visit www.dgsda.org.
Broadview Academy Alumni Association is alive and well! Our school still binds us together! Broadview Academy Alumni Weekend is the first weekend of May. It is going to be held at the North Aurora Church school gymnasium, located at the corner of Mooseheart and Randall Roads in North Aurora. All alumni are encouraged to attend. Mark your calendars. Call your classmates and start planning for this weekend now. Honor classes: 1948, '58, '68, '78, '83, '88 and '98. Fri. night Vespers, Sabbath school and Church. All ideas and information welcome. For communication purposes, we need your e-mail addresses. Send them to scross@broadviewacademy.org, or call Shona Cross at 630-677-4387.
Indiana
Sabbath Celebration and Music Festival is Mar. 8 on the Indiana Academy (IA) campus in Cicero. Plan to be there at 9:30 a.m. for Sabbath school; hear guest speaker Troy Fitzgerald at the 11:00 o'clock worship service. Bring your lunch, and picnic in the auditorium with friends (old and new!), and then hear a wonderful concert by our young people in grades 6–10 as they perform in choir and band at the annual music festival concert in the afternoon. For information about the musical festival, contact Andrew Lay, IA music director, at 317-984-3575.
IPATI, an annual training weekend for Pathfinder and Adventurer leaders, is Mar. 14–16 at Timber Ridge Camp. For information, go to www.trcamp.org and click on calendar link for March.
Mark Twain HIMSELF Comes to Indiana Academy: One hundred years ago, Mark Twain was the most popular speaker in the world. Today audiences can still enjoy the wit and wisdom of Mark Twain in Heritage Stage Production's Mark Twain HIMSELF. Coming from Hannibal, Missouri's Planters Barn Theater, veteran stage actor Richard Garey will perform live at the academy to benefit the junior class. Garey has performed his one-man shows in more than 40 states and Canada. Dates and Times: Mar. 15, 8:30 p.m.; Mar. 16, 2 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.; and Mar. 17, 7:00 p.m. Preview a short clip at www.heritagestage.com/IABenefit. Contact Nathan Kelly, junior class president, at 317-984-3575 for individual or group ticket information, or go to www.iasda.org.
Joe Pearls will present a concert at the Huntingburg Church, 3032 West State Road 750 South, Mar. 16, at 5:00 p.m. For additional information, call Justin Childers, pastor, at 812-634-6175.
God's Blueprint Seminar, presented by Carmelo Mercado, vice president for the Lake Union Conference, is Apr. 4–5 at the Spencer Church, 1770 State Road 43 South. This seminar is based on Mercado's personal journey of pastoring for more than 20 years and what he gradually discovered to be God's blueprint on how to fulfill the Great Commission of Matt. 28. He will speak at 7:00 p.m. Fri., 11:00 a.m. Sabbath and 2:00 p.m. Sabbath afternoon. Bring food for a potluck lunch. For additional information, contact Dean Whitlow, Spencer Church pastor, at 812-829-2507, or by e-mail: dwhitlow@hughes.net.
Women's Ministries One-Day Spring Retreat is Apr. 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Featured speakers will be Rosa Morales who works with her husband, Justo, as Illinois Conference Hispanic coordinators, and Terri Fivash, author of Joseph and Ruth & Boaz. The fee per person covers all program supply expenses, registration and Sabbath lunch. Registration deadline is Mar. 26. Mail your registration and check to Women's Ministries, Indiana Conference, P.O. Box 1950, Carmel, IN 46082-1950. For details, call Julie Loucks at 317-844-6201.
Lay Training Seminar is Apr. 18–19 at Timber Ridge Camp where the sound of evangelism and growth will resonate throughout the entire session. Various initiatives will be laid out, and areas where significant effort needs to be made for church revitalization will be shared. Make your reservation by calling Sheri DeWitt at 317-844-6201, or e-mail sdewitt@indysda.org. There is also an online reservation form at www.indysda.org. For additional information, contact Peter Neri, Indiana Conference ministerial director, at 317-844-6201.
Indiana Academy Days: All students in grades 8–11 are invited to Indiana Academy Days, Apr. 20–21, to meet staff and students, and experience an awesome educational opportunity! For registration information, call Bill Hicks, vice principal and development director, at 317-984-3575, or Beth Bartlett, registrar, at 317-984-3575, or e-mail to iaregistrar@gmail.com.
Golf Fundraiser: The fourth annual Indianapolis Junior Academy and Cicero Elementary School golf outing is May 21 at Bear Slide Golf Club in Cicero. The format will be a four-man best ball tournament. Proceeds will benefit the two schools. Sign up before May 1 by e-mailing Mark Fogg at mark.fogg@unitedagy.com
Legal Notice: Notice is hereby given that a regular Quadrennial Session of the Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the Music/Chapel building at Indiana Academy, Route 19, Cicero, Ind., on Sun., May 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Duly accredited delegates and delegates-at-large will be authorized to receive reports; elect a conference president, secretary-treasurer, departmental directors, a Conference Executive Committee, a K-12 Board of Education, a Standing Nominating Committee, and a Standing Constitution and Bylaws Committee; to enact, amend or repeal Bylaws and vote recommended changes to the constitution for the Indiana Conference and Indiana Academy; and to issue credentials and licenses for the ensuing four years. Delegates will transact such other business as may properly come before the delegation. Each church will be entitled to one delegate for the church organization and one additional delegate for each 25 members or major fraction thereof. The Organizing Committee will meet the same day, Sun., May 18, 2008, at 9:00 a.m., at Indiana Academy. The first meeting of the Standing Nominating Committee is scheduled for Sun., Mar. 16, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., at the Indiana Conference Office; Elder Walter Wright, president of the Lake Union Conference, will serve as chair of the Nominating Committee.
Gary Thurber, president
George Crumley, secretary-treasurer
Legal Notice: Notice is hereby given that a regular Quadrennial Session of the members of the Indiana Association of Seventh-day Adventists, Inc., a corporation, will be held in connection with the Quadrennial Session of the Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists at Indiana Academy, Route 19, Cicero, Ind., on Sun., May 18, 2008. The first meeting of the Association will be called to order at approximately 1:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to elect a board of directors for the ensuing quadrennial term, to restate and amend the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the delegates. Delegates of the Quadrennial Session of the Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists are likewise delegates to the Association meeting.
Gary Thurber, president
Gary Case, secretary
Lake Region
Fourth Annual London Swordbearer Pathfinder Honor's Retreat will be held at Camp Wagner, Cassopolis, Mich., May 2–4. All pathfinder clubs are invited to participate in a weekend full of honor instruction, worship services, Christian drama and other fun-filled activities! Registration is limited, so please register by Apr. 1. For more information, call Angie at 313-915-8758, or Teresa at 313-283-7775.
Lake Union
Offerings
Mar 1 Local Church Budget
Mar 8 Adventist World Radio
Mar 16 Local Church Budget
Mar 22 Local Conference Advance
Mar 29 Spring Mission Appeal
Thirteenth Sabbath Offering
Mar 29 Euro-Asia Division
Special Offerings
Mar 1 Women's Day of Prayer
Mar 2–8 Adventist Youth Week of Prayer
Mar 15 Disabilities Awareness Sabbath
Professional Training for Local Church Elders to be held Sabbath, Apr. 5, 3:30–7:00 p.m., at Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University, 400 University Blvd., Berrien Springs, Mich. All local church elders and spouses, plus laity leaders are invited to participate in a dynamic training event hosted by the General Conference Ministerial Association to enhance the effectiveness of church leaders. This event is free of charge. For more information, contact Ricardo Bacchus at 301-680-6514, or by e-mail at bacchusr@gc.adventist.org.
Michigan
Battle Creek Academy's Alumni Reunion is scheduled for Apr. 25–27. The weekend will include: golf outing on Fri. morning at 10:00 a.m. at the Yarros Golf Club; musical Fri. night vespers at 8:00 p.m.; Sabbath church service with Lake Union Conference president, Walter Wright; potluck lunch in the BCA gym at approximately 1:00 p.m. (If you have a dish to share, drop it off at the cafeteria before church.); Sabbath evening vespers by alumnus Buddy Houghtaling ('77) & Friends at 7:00 p.m. in the BCA Tabernacle; and our Picnic-n-Pops academy band program at the academy following vespers. Food will be sold. Honor classes this year are: 1928, '38, '48, '58, '68, '78, '83, '88 and '98.
"Ye Olde" Cedar Lake Academy Alumni Reunion will take place June 12–15 for alumni and warmly welcomed schoolmates of 1958 and earlier on the campus of Great Lakes Adventist Academy (formerly CLA). Honor classes: 1928, '38, '48 and '58. Worship hour speaker: Fritz Guy ('48). For further information, call the GLAA Alumni office at 989-427-5181, or visit www.GLAA.net. Please do pass the good word.
North American Division
Exclusively for Home Schoolers: You are personally invited to preview Union College in Lincoln, Neb., during Home School Sneak Peek, Apr. 17–20. It's FREE (call for details). Experience Union's unique spirit. Reserve your place today. Call 800-228-4600, e-mail preview@ucollege.edu, or visit www.ucollege.edu/sneakpeek.
Shenandoah Valley Academy invites you to join in celebrating 100 years of history Apr. 18–20. Centennial Celebration events include a golf tournament; George Akers as the Fri. vespers speaker; Karl Haffner speaking for the worship service; an alumni choir reunion concert with Waldemar Wensell as director; a Christian music festival featuring various groups; Mike Mesnard presenting a children's concert; alumni basketball; a benefit brunch on Sun. and an alumni soccer game. For more information, call SVA at 540-740-2202, or visit website www.shenandoahvalleyacademy.org.
Oakwood Aeolians Alumni Reunion: Cruise with the Aeolians with Alma Blackmon to Cozumel, Mexico, June 19–23. For more information, see our website at www.aeolianalumni.org, or contact Tanja Spohn at Tanja@ClassicWorldTravel.com, or call her at 800-777-9529 (Eastern Time). Prices are subject to change.
Association of Seventh-day Adventist Libraries 2008 Conference, "Libraries 360°: The Whole Picture," will be June 22–28 at Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, Calif. Librarians of all specialties are invited to attend. For registration information, visit www.asdal.org, or contact Carlene Drake by e-mail: cdrake@llu.edu or phone: 909-558-4581.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Academy Alumni, April 25–27. Vespers: Fri., Apr. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the gym. Sabbath school: Apr. 26 at 9:30 a.m., followed by church in the gym. Music program: 3:00 p.m. Sabbath in the chapel. Hallowed Moments: 7:15 p.m. in the chapel. Business Meeting: 7:45 p.m. in the History Room. Basketball games will begin at 8:30 p.m. Golf Tournament: Sun., Apr. 27—watch for more announcements. Malcolm Anderson ('71), will be our organist for the weekend. There will be some rooms available in the dorms on a first come basis. If you have any questions, please contact Marcia Sigler at 920-623-3300, ext. 18, or email development@wisacad.org.
