Andrews University

Feb. 1—3rd annual Winterfest; 2—Viola recital, featuring Isaac Sinnett, Howard Performing Arts Center, 2:00 p.m., free admission; 21—"Touring the Isles," Andrews University Symphony Orchestra, Howard Performing Arts Center, 8:00 p.m., free admission; 25–28—Lake Union music festival; 25—Music festival showcase recital, Howard Performing Arts Center, 8:00 p.m., free admission; 26—Music festival invitational recital, Howard Performing Arts Center, 8:00 p.m., free admission; 27—Vespers concert, Howard Performing Arts Center, 7:00 p.m.; 28—Choral and orchestra festival concert, Howard Performing Arts Center, 4:00 p.m., free admission; 27–29—Black history weekend; 28—Faculty recital, featuring Peter Cooper, piano, and Carla Trynchuk, violin, Howard Performing Arts Center, 8:00 p.m., free admission; 29–Piano recital, featuring Aseneta Schwartz, Howard Performing Arts Center, 4:00 p.m., free admission; 29—Voice recital, featuring Carey Pearson, Howard Performing Arts Center, 7:00 p.m., free admission.

Music and Worship Training: Mar. 25–27 will mark the first annual Andrews University Music and Worship Conference, sponsored by the university's Department of Music and Center for Youth Evangelism. Hosted on the university campus, this conference is a training event for professional and volunteer church musicians, pastors, and lay leaders. Participants will have access to a variety of seminars, workshops, and concerts. For more information, go to www.musicconference.andrews.edu, or contact Nicholas Zork at nickz@andrews.edu or (800) YOUTH-2-U ext. 3.

Spring Mission Trips: Looking for an affordable domestic mission trip for your youth group, Pathfinder club, or senior class? Contact We Care Domestic Mission Trips for information on their 2004 spring and summer project sites. For more information, go to www.adventistyouth.org/wecare, or call (800) YOUTH-2-U ext. 3.

Indiana

A Pathfinder winter campout will be held Feb. 13–15, at Timber Ridge Camp. For further information, call Dean Whitlow at (812) 829-2507, or e-mail dwhitlow@bluemarble.net.

Couples Retreat: To build intimacy in your marriage, register now for a special couples retreat, Feb. 13–15, at Timber Ridge Camp. Space is limited. For further information, call Sharon at (317) 844-6201, or e-mail family@indianaadventist.org.

Youth Rally: Youth are invited to the Indiana youth rally, Feb. 27–29, sponsored by the Indiana Conference. Guest musicians will be Nick Zork, Greg and Kim Taylor, Andrew Price, and Jonathan Meharry. The weekend speaker will be Matt Gamble from the Washington Conference. Saturday evening, enjoy a great gymnastics program by Andrews University Gymnics. For information, call (317) 844-6201, e-mail youth@indianaadventist.org, or visit www.indianaadventist.org.

Disaster Response Training: Join other disaster response teams at the disaster response training weekend, Feb. 27–29, at Timber Ridge Camp. For additional information, call Jose Vazquez at (317) 844-6201, or e-mail communityservices@indianaadventist.org.

Women's Day: Ladies, need a break from the winter blues? Join us at Chapel West (3819 S. Mann Rd., Indianapolis) on Feb. 28, 9:00 a.m., for an entire day devoted to a woman's perspective. Speakers Carla Gober and Barbara Hernandez will share their insights and inspiration on being a woman in today's world. This free event includes a gourmet lunch, afternoon seminar, and musical concert. Register at www.chapelwestchurch.com, or call (317) 865-7449.

Music Festival: Academy and elementary students are invited to attend the annual music festival, held at Indiana Academy, Mar. 4–7. For further information, contact Sharon at (317) 844-6201.

A Hispanic lay training weekend will take place Mar. 5–7, at Timber Ridge Camp. For further information, call Orlando Vazquez at (317) 209-8246, or e-mail yorland@juno.com.

Sabbath Celebration is Mar. 6, at Indiana Academy. Music will be provided by the music festival participants. For additional information, call Sheri at (317) 844-6201, or e-mail sdewitt@indianaadventist.org.

IPATI, a Pathfinder training weekend, will be held Mar. 19–21, at Timber Ridge Camp. For further information, call Dean Whitlow at (812) 829-2507, or e-mail dwhitlow@bluemarble.net.

Lake Union

Offerings:

Feb. 7 Local church budget

Feb. 14 Adventist Television Ministries

Feb. 21 Local church budget

Feb. 28 Local conference advance

Special days:

Feb. 1–7 Black History Week

Feb. 8–14 Christian Home and Marriage Week

Feb. 21 Health Ministries Sabbath

Florida's thirteenth annual Lake Union academies alumni reunion will be held on Mar. 6, beginning at 9:30 a.m., at Forest Lake Academy. Alumni and friends of all Lake Union academies are invited to attend. Bring your own picnic lunch to be eaten in the cafeteria. Dessert and drink are provided. For more information, please contact the alumni directors at any of the Lake Union academies.

Michigan

Village Adventist Elementary School, Berrien Springs, Mich., is beginning an alumni association with its first meeting spring 2004. If you attended or graduated from VAES, please send us your name/address/phone/e-mail so we can send you an invitation. Send information to: Village Adventist Elementary School, 409 West Mars Street, Berrien Springs, MI 49103; ggifford@misda.org; (269) 473-5121.

Cedar Lake Academy Alumni and Students: If you are a CLA alumnus of 1954 or earlier, or were in attendance as a student then or previously, this announcement is for you. The second annual post-CLA reunion will take place on the campus of Great Lakes Adventist Academy (formerly CLA) on the weekend of June 10–13. Honor classes will be 1934, '44, and '54. For information, call the GLAA alumni office at (989) 427-5181, or visit GLAA's Web site at www.GLAA.net.

NAD

North American and Inter-American Division Health Summit, Feb. 1–7, Hilton Orlando, Altamonte Springs, Fla. Learn cutting-edge methods for preventative health education, discuss health strategies with nationally recognized experts in their fields, and update your classes. If you want to be certified and effective in health education, you'll want to be at this health summit. Twenty seminars, limited enrollment, register early. Special rates available for students and CEUs. Registration: http://www.plusline.org/ or (800) 732-7587. Hotel reservations: (800) 445-8667.

LaSierra University homecoming weekend, Feb. 26–28. All alumni, former faculty, and friends invited. Honor classes include 1994, '84, '79 (25 year), '74, '64, '54 (50 year), and 51 plus years. For more details or reservations, contact the LSU alumni office at (909) 785-2LSU; write to 4700 Pierce St., Riverside, CA 92515; or e-mail: alumni@lasierra.edu.

Loma Linda University's annual Healthy People conference will feature a selection of topics of current popular interest to chaplains and ministers as well as health professionals. The conference theme is "Spirituality, Culture, and Health" and will be held Mar. 9–12, in the Wong Kerlee International Conference Center, Loma Linda University. Keynote speakers include Harold Koenig, Kenneth Pelletier, David Williams, William Strawbridge, Toni Yancey, Carol Easley Allen, Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Neal Krause, and Stephen Post. This conference has been approved for 21 hours of CE credit. For more information and to register, visit our Web site: www.llu.edu/llu/sph/cpe/healthy/index.html; or e-mail Dianne Butler at dbutler@sph.llu.edu.

First Adventist Single Adult Ministries (ASAM) Leadership Training: Are you a pastor who wants to minister to single adults or a volunteer single adult ministries leader or helper? Do you want to learn how to launch or expand a single adult ministries in your church, home area, or conference? Then attend the first annual, NAD-sponsored ASAM Leadership Training Conference in Phoenix, Ariz., on Mar. 25–26, following the SAM convention taking place on Mar. 22–25. Contact BBabcockASAM@aol.com or LThomasASAM@aol.com, or phone (909) 929-4178 for a brochure or more information on ASAM. Register now for early-bird discounts. www.nadasam.org.

The Quiet Hour's "Windows of Hope: Peace for a Troubled World." Join hosts Bill and Jackie Tucker as they tackle contemporary themes of stress, depression, coping with tragedy, the silences of God, emotional issues, financial loss, and geopolitical strife, giving the answer to our distress: finding peace only in Jesus Christ. Look for "Windows of Hope" on Christian satellite and cable channels. For information, visit www.thequiethour.org; or call (800) 900-9021 weekdays.