Andrews University

The Center for Youth Evangelism will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Monday, Mar. 8. Everyone is invited to the AU seminary chapel at 6:00 p.m. for a special anniversary presentation with Don Schneider, NAD president, and former center directors. An open house tour will follow, and light refreshments will be served. More info: drane@andrews.edu or (800) YOUTH.2.U.

Mar. 12–21—spring break; 24–27—McElmurry Ethics and Society Lectureship. Call (269) 471-3322 for more information; 28–29—university preview weekend for academy juniors. Call (800) 253-2874 for more information; 31—spring Red Cross blood drive.

Apr. 2–4—Adventist Engaged Encounter. Call (269) 471-3211 to register; 10–11—second annual Easter Passion Play. Call (800) YOUTH-2-U for tickets; 15–18—alumni homecoming weekend.

Howard Performing Arts Center concerts: For tickets, call the box office at (269) 471-3560: Mar. 6—Andrews University Wind Symphony Pops Concert, 8:00 p.m., admission; Mar. 21—Christian Arts Chorale Concert, 8:00 p.m.; Mar. 25—guest artist voice recital: Michael Koon, baritone, and Kathleen Allen, soprano, 7:00 p.m.

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.

Illinois

Legal Notice: Notice is hereby given that a special constituency session of the Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held at Broadview Academy, La Fox, Ill., with the meeting called at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, Mar. 7, 2004.This session is for the purpose of considering the future of Broadview Academy; and to transact such other business as may properly come before the constituency. Delegates are those duly elected by the churches of the conference and delegates-at-large as provided in the constitution. Each church is entitled to one delegate for the organization and one additional delegate for each fifty members or fraction thereof, based on actual church membership as of Sept. 30 of the year preceding the meeting.

Ken Denslow, president

Rick Remmers, secretary

Indiana

Legal Notice: Notice is hereby given that the 38th Triennial Session of the Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in the chapel building at Indiana Academy, Route 19, Cicero, Ind., on Sunday, Apr. 25, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. Duly accredited delegates and delegates-at-large will be authorized to receive reports and 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 consider recommended changes in the conference and Indiana Academy Constitution and Bylaws, and to issue credentials and licenses for the ensuing three 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, Sunday, Apr. 25, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. at Indiana Academy. The first meeting of the Standing Nominating Committee is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. at the Indiana Conference office. Walter Wright, Lake Union Conference president, will serve as chair of the nominating committee.

Gary Thurber, president

Archie Moore, secretary

Legal Notice: Notice is hereby given that a regular Triennial Session of the members of the Indiana Association of Seventh-day Adventists, Inc., a corporation, will be held in connection with the 38th Triennial Session of the Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists at Indiana Academy, Route19, Cicero, Ind., on Sunday, Apr. 25, 2004. 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 triennial 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 38th Triennial Session of the Indiana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists are likewise delegates to the association meeting.

Gary Thurber, president

Gary Case, secretary

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. NAD president Don Schneider will be the guest speaker at 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Enjoy the Indiana Music Festival concert at 4:00 p.m. For further information, call Sheri at (317) 844-6201, or e-mail sdewitt@indianaadventist.org.

The Indiana Bible Achievement will be held Mar. 13, at 3:00 p.m., at Indiana Academy. For further information, contact Trish at (317) 844-6201.

IPATI, a training weekend for Pathfinder and Adventurer leaders, will be held Mar. 19–21, at Timber Ridge camp. For further information, call Trish at (317) 844-6201, or e-mail youth@indianaadventist.org.

You are invited to enjoy the Spencer (Ind.) 7th annual Music Festival weekend, Mar. 26–28. For further information, call Linda Clark at (812) 829-6360, or visit www.indianaadventist.org.

A lay training weekend is scheduled for Mar. 26–28, at Timber Ridge camp. For further information, call Sheri at (317) 844-6201, or e-mail sdewitt@indianaadventist.org.

A Hispanic Youth Rally is planned for Apr. 9–11, at Timber Ridge camp. For further information, call Orlando Vazquez at (317) 209-8246, or e-mail Yorland@juno.com.

Women's Ministries Spring Retreat: Register now for Indiana Conference's one-day retreat to be held at Indiana Academy on Sabbath, Apr. 17. Meetings will be offered in both English and Spanish. For registration information, call Julie at (317) 844-6201.

Students in grades 8–11 are invited to Indiana Academy Days, May 2–3. Meet the staff, students, and experience an awesome educational opportunitiy. Call Larry Willsey at (317) 984-3575, or send e-mail to iaalumni@nlci.com.

Lake Region

Legal Notice: Notice is hereby given that the regular Triennial Session of the Lake Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held on Sunday, Apr. 18, 2004, beginning at 9:00 a.m., at the South Bend Century Center Convention Hall, located at 120 South Saint Joseph Street, South Bend, Ind. The purpose of the session is to elect officers and departmental directors for the ensuing term, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the delegates. Delegates to this session are duly appointed representatives of the various churches of the conference. Each church is entitled to one delegate for each 35 members or major fraction thereof. The organizing committee, made up of duly appointed members from the churches, will meet on Saturday night, Apr. 17, 2004, at 7:30 p.m., at the Grand Ballroom of the South Bend Marriott, located at 123 North Saint Joseph Street, South Bend, Ind.

Norman K. Miles, president

George C. Bryant, secretary

Legal Notice: Notice is hereby given that the regular Triennial Session of the members of the Lake Region Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists, Inc., a corporation, will be held on Sunday, Apr. 18, 2004, in connection with the 24th session of the Lake Region Conference of Seventh-day Adventists at the South Bend Century Center Convention Hall, located at 120 South Saint Joseph Street, South Bend, Ind. The first meeting of the association will be called to order at approximately 2:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to restate and amend the articles of incorporation and bylaws, to elect trustees for the ensuing term, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the delegates. Delegates from the churches in attendance at the 24th Triennial Session of the Lake Region Conference comprise the constituency of the association.

Norman K. Miles, president

George C. Bryant, secretary

Lake Union

Offerings:

Mar. 6 Local church budget

Mar. 13 Adventist World Radio

Mar. 20 Local church budget

Mar. 27 Local conference advance

Thirteenth Sabbath: Trans-European Division

Special days:

Mar. 6 Women’s Day of Prayer

Mar. 7–13 Adventist Youth Week of Prayer

Mar. 20 Disabilities Awareness 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.

Calling all Monterey Bay Academy alumni! There will be a potluck at 1:30 p.m. on Mar. 27 in the Whirlpool Room of Chan Shun Hall at Andrews University. Come and fellowship with fellow MBA alumni. For questions, please contact Candice at hollingc@andrews.edu.

Carolina chapter of Lake Union academies alumni get-together, Sabbath, Mar. 27, at 4:00 p.m. Graduates, attendees, faculty, and friends from all Lake Union academies are invited to gather at the Family Life Center of the Hendersonville (N.C.) Church. Representatives from the schools will give updates followed by a short vespers and a sandwich/salad potluck supper with time for fellowship and memories. Call Sandra Hoover (828)697-5649 for more information.

Michigan

Highly Effective Marriage, a marriage retreat with Nancy Van Pelt, is scheduled for Apr. 2–4, at the Battle Creek Tabernacle. To register or for more details, call Karen Penrod at (269) 721-3690 or the Battle Creek Tabernacle church office at (269) 968-8101.

Adelphian Academy class of 1974 will be meeting in Holly, Mich., June 11–13, for their 30th-year class reunion. We'd also love to see our friends from other classes and faculty from those years. For information, contact Mitzi Lipscomb, 4324 Springdale Dr., Timberville, VA 22853; (540) 896-3207; Iblkoolmom@aol.com.

North American Division

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 single adult ministries in your church, home area, or conference? Then attend the first annual, NAD-sponsored ASAM LeadershipTraining 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.

Attention Spring Valley Academy Alumni: Homecoming weekend will be Apr. 16–18. Jeff Brown, class of '74, is the featured speaker. Honor classes are '74, '79, '84, '89, '94, and '99. For more information, check our Web site at www.springvalleyacademy.org; call (937) 433-0790; or e-mail: dahill@sva.pvt.k12.oh.us. Your friends are coming, you should too!