Illinois

Hinsdale Adventist Academy welcomes all alumni and friends to join us for a special homecoming weekend Oct. 14–16. Come relive memories of school days and reconnect with faculty and friends. The event is for graduates of Hinsdale Elementary, Hinsdale Junior Academy and Hinsdale Academy. Honored classes include 1961, '66, '71, '76, '81, '86, '91, '96, 2001 and '06 (as well as honorees of any year prior to 1961). To register, e-mail alumni@haa.org or phone 630-323-9211.

Indiana

The Indiana Academy Alumni Association welcomes all graduates/attendees to the IA campus for Alumni Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 7–8. Honor classes this year are 1961, '71, '86 and 2001. For detailed information regarding the weekend, contact Rick deFluiter, IAAA president, at 989-833-2393. The IAAA Golf Outing will be Oct. 7; registration begins at 7:45 a.m. For Golf Outing information, contact Lawrence Johnson at 765-649-7256 or ljohnson@mustinbuilders.com. For questions regarding RV or hotels, call Kathy Griffin, alumni development director, at 317-984-3575, ext. 241.

Lake Union

The Lake Union Pathfinder/Adventurer Training Weekend for leaders will be Oct. 28–30 at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich. Check-in will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Classes begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the Seminary building and end at noon on Sunday. Classes for Pathfinder leaders include: "Basic Staff Training," "Master Guide Training," "Pathfinder Leadership Award" and "Pathfinder Instructor Award." Classes for Adventurer leaders include: "Adventurer Basic Staff Training" and "Advanced Leadership Growth: Unit 1 Classes." The registration fee includes lunch and dinner on Sabbath. Housing is on your own. Registration is online. Go to camporee.org/LUC, then select "Lake Union Training."

Offerings

Oct. 1 Local Church Budget

Oct. 8 Voice of Prophecy

Oct. 15 Local Church Budget

Oct. 22 Local Conference Advance

Oct. 29 NAD Evangelism

Special Days

Oct. 1 Children's Sabbath

Oct. 2–8 Health Education Week (Vibrant Life)

Oct. 15 Spirit of Prophecy Sabbath

Oct. 22 Pathfinder Sabbath

Michigan

The Michigan Boarding Academies Alumni Association invites all alumni from Adelphian, Cedar Lake, Grand Ledge and Great Lakes Adventist Academies to Alumni Weekend Oct. 7–8 on the campus of Great Lakes Adventist Academy. This year's honor classes are 1961, '71, '81, '86, '91 and 2001. Come join us for a memorable weekend. For more information, visit www.glaa.net, or call the Alumni Office at 989-427-5181.

Memorial Service: The family of Dorothy Beardsley-Culbert-White invite those who knew her during her many years of service to the church to join in sharing memories of her life. The memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23, at the Reed City Seventh-day Adventist Church, located on State Highway 10, five miles east of M-131 at the Reed City exit. Dorothy passed away Aug. 17 at age 97. Her ashes were interred Aug. 23 in the Lakeside Cemetery, Holly, Mich., next to her first husband, Eldred J. Beardsley.

North American Division

Breath of Life Ministries Christmas Special: This December, Breath of Life Ministries will air a Christmas special on most NBC affiliates entitled, "The Present: Unwrapping the Gift of Christmas." Special guest artists include Grammy-award winning a cappella group, TAKE 6; Jennifer La Mountain, vocalist; and Jaime Jorge, violinist. Carlton P. Byrd, speaker/director of the Breath of Life Telecast, will be featured. The special holiday program was filmed live at the Atlanta Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church. For a list of stations and air dates, go to www.breathoflife.tv or call 805-955-7681 after November 1.