Illinois
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.
Attention all high school students in the Chicagoland Area! Hinsdale Adventist Academy is hosting a 30 hour famine for World Vision's fight against hunger. The event will be held at Hinsdale Adventist Academy and will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Apr. 25 and go until 9:00 p.m. on the 26th. For information packet or to make a reservation, call Pastor Frederick at 630-323-9211.
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. Friday 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
God's Blueprint Seminar, presented by Carmelo Mercado, vice president of 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 as given in Matt. 28, and how this blueprint was applied in early Adventist history, and what we can do to reintegrate that blueprint in a local church in the 21st century. He will speak at 7:00 p.m. Fri., 11:00 a.m. Sabbath and at 2:00 p.m. Sabbath afternoon. Bring food for a potluck lunch. For additional information, contact Dean Whitlow, pastor of the Spencer Church, at 812-829-2507 or by e-mail at dwhitlow@hughes.net.
Women's Ministries One-day Spring Retreat is Apr. 12, from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Featured speakers are 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. For registration information, call Julie Loucks at the Indiana Conference 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.
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 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. You can support this event in many ways even if you do not play golf. Sign up before May 1 by e-mailing Mark Fogg at mark.fogg@unitedagy.com. You may go directly to the registration forms at https://indc.netadventist.org/local/editor/IJAgolf08.pdf.
Legal Notice: Notice is hereby given that a regular Quadrennial Session of the Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the 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.
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
Apr 5 Local Church Budget
Apr 12 Christian Record Services
Apr 19 Local Church Budget
Apr 26 Local Conference Advance
Special Days
Apr 5 Missionary Magazines (Signs, Message, El Centinela, La Sentinelle)
Apr 12 Stewardship Sabbath
Apr 19 Literature Evangelism Sabbath
Apr 26 Education 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
Michigan Youth Rally 2008: The annual West Michigan Youth Rally will be held in Grand Rapids the weekend of Apr. 18–19. Join us for a weekend of revival and spiritual advancement. Our speakers include Pastor Keith Gray, Alden Ho, Pastor Jason North, Pastor Willie Iwankiw, Elder Dane Griffin and musical guest Jeremy Hall. Free lunch will be provided to all registrants; free rally T-shirts for the first 100 registrants. Visit our website at www.westmichiganyouthrally.com to register and for more information.
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.
The Madison (Tenn.) Academy Class of 1958 would like to invite all classmates, family, friends and faculty to a reunion at Indian Creek Camp in Tenn., Apr. 24–28. For more information, contact Myrna Ferguson at 208-939-6568 or e-mail myfer40@msn.com.
La Sierra Academy '08 Alumni Weekend will be held Apr. 26–27 on LSA campus. Speakers: Steve Blue and Jackson Gingles. Honor Class reunions. Golf Tournament on Sun. For more details, call 951-351-1445 ext. 210, or check website www.lsak12.com.
150-Year Anniversary Celebration of Ellen White's "The Great Controversy Vision": Make plans to come to Dayton, Ohio, for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration on May 10. This historical anniversary celebration will take place in Kettering, Ohio, on the lawn behind the Kettering Adventist Church. The youth/young adult division will meet in the Kettering Church auditorium. For more information, visit www.ohioadventist.org/article/php?id=134. Lunch will be provided. Free lunch meal tickets are available. The first 3,000 ticket orders will be honored. There is no limit to the number of tickets for a family or group. E-mail your order to information@ohioadventist.org (preferred method). Or phone your order to 1-740-397-4665, ext. 165. The ticket order deadline is Fri., May 2, at noon, provided tickets are still available.
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.
Eagle (Idaho) Seventh-day Adventist Church invites all members (past and present), family and friends to the 100th Anniversary of its organization, Fri. and Sabbath, July 25 and 26, 538 West State St., Eagle. For more information, contact Myrna Ferguson at 208-939-6568 or e-mail myfer40@msn.com.
