Indiana

Enroll at Indiana Academy: If you want to attend an Adventist academy with an excellent academic program and a strong spiritual emphasis, then IA is the place for you. Students may take classes for college credit and are offered a variety of work opportunities to help make a Christian education affordable. Visit website www.indianasdaacademy.org to learn more about IA, or call Peter Cousins, principal, at 317-984-3575 to request an enrollment package and/or consultation.

Outdoor Education Week for Homeschoolers is Aug. 21–24 at Timber Ridge Camp. For information or to register, contact Lutricia Whitlow at lwhitlow@hughes.net, or call 812-829-2507.

Hispanic Family Retreat: Plan to join other Hispanic Adventists for a spiritual retreat at Timber Ridge Camp, Sept. 1–3. For information call Orlando or Raquel Vazquez at 317-209-8246, or e-mail yorland@juno.com.

Boot Camp Training for Lay Evangelism throughout Ind. will be held Sept. 15–16 at Timber Ridge Camp. Special speaker/trainer: Robert Folkenberg. For further information, call Sheri Dewitt at 317-844-6201.

Boot Camp Training for Lay Evangelism in the Greater Indianapolis area will be held Sept. 29–30 at the Glendale Church. Speaker/trainer: Ben Kochenower. For further information, call Sheri Dewitt at 317-844-6201.

Indiana Women's Ministries Fall Weekend Retreat is Sept. 29–Oct. 1 at the beautiful Oakwood Inn in Syracuse. Ginny Allen is this year's guest speaker. For registration information, contact Shari Blackburn at smblackburn@juno.com, or call 260-622-4749.

Teen Backpack Trip: Hike the legendary Knobstone Trail, Sept. 29–Oct. 1. For applications, call Trish Thompson in the Indiana Conference youth department at 317-844-6201, or e-mail youth@indianaadventist.org.

Lake Region

Listen to Pathway to Peace Radio Bible Class with Cary and Elene Rodgers each Sun., 8:30–9:00 a.m., on WGPR 107.5 FM (Detroit). Uplifting Jesus Christ from Genesis to Revelation! It is a 30-minute radio broadcast with interactive Bible study, powerful testimonies, and inspirational thoughts. The speakers have the urgency and fervency to give the good news of Jesus Christ and His Three Angels Messages to the world through media. Pathway to Peace radio Bible class is designed for a diverse radio audience and is currently airing on more than 20 full-power stations in the U.S. and Central America. For more information, go online to www.PathwaytoPeace.net.

Indianapolis Area Churches Sponsor Family Life Conference: The Family Life departments of the Lake Region Conference Indianapolis-area churches are sponsoring a Family Life Retreat, Aug. 11–13, at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes National Conference Center in Marshall, Ind. Learn spiritual principles that unleash satisfying relationships; take charge of your life; and learn a Christ-centered approach to financial success. Featured speakers: Donald and Doris Gothard, financial consultants; and George and Pearl Bryant, relationship consultants. For more information and to register, go online to www.plusline.org, or call 800-732-7587.

Save the Date! The Lake Region Conference Women's Retreat will be held Oct. 6–8 in the luxurious hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, in Dearborn, Mich. For more information, contact the Lake Region Conference Women's Ministries Department, 8517 South State St., Chicago, IL 60619; or call 773-846-2664.

Lake Union

Offerings:

Aug. 5 Local Church Budget

Aug. 12 Oakwood College/Andrews University/Loma Linda University

Aug. 19 Local Church Budget

Aug. 26 Local Conference Advance

Special Days:

Aug. 26 Abuse Prevention Emphasis Day

Michigan

The Glenwood Seventh-day Adventist School and Church are planning a farewell reunion for Sabbath, Aug. 19. All former students and friends of the school are encouraged to attend. The worship service begins at 11:00 a.m. and will follow with a potluck and time to get together and reminisce. For further information, call 269-782-5977.

University Seventh-day Adventist Church members in East Lansing, Mich., will celebrate the church's 50-year anniversary Sept. 15–16. Speaker for the worship service will be Roger Coon, pastor in 1967. The church is located at 504 Ann St. in East Lansing, Mich. For more information, visit the church website at www.universitysda.com. If you plan to attend, e-mail Joan48840@earthlink.net.

North American Division

La Sierra School of Business Students Start Music Venture: LSU and SDAudio have joined together to give Adventist youth a chance to have their talents heard! This CD is focused on showcasing the musician. Interested in being on a collaborative CD? Here's how: If you are a member of the Adventist church and have pre-recorded a song, please send us a copy of your original music. Send us a CD or MP3 version of your song(s), including the check list available on our website, www.sdaudiosite.com, to the following address: SDAudio, La Sierra University, School of Business, 4500 Riverwalk, Pkwy., Riverside, CA 92515.

Union College (Lincoln, Neb.) Elementary Lab School Turns 30. George P. Stone Elementary School will celebrate its 30th year of providing multi-grade experience for elementary teachers under the direction of the education department at Union College. Special events marking the occasion will be held Aug. 27–31. All former students, staff, and student teachers are encouraged to send stories and pictures of their time at the multi-grade lab school. Information can be sent to Division of Human Development, Union College, 3800 South 48th St., Lincoln, NE 68506; or by e-mail to humandev@ucollege.edu, to the attention of Joseph R. Allison, principal.

National Singles Retreat at Camp MiVoden in Hayden Lake, Idaho, will be held Aug. 28–Sept. 4. Featured speaker is Gary Hopkins of Loma Linda University. Activities include ceramics, wakeboarding, whitewater rafting, candlelit banquet, and much more. For more information, contact Lorene Soderstrom at 916-967-6178; e-mail lsoder@softcom.net; or visit website www.MiVoden.com.

Joy Riders International: Come ride with us to beautiful Camp Frenda for our third annual spiritual motorcycle rally, Sept. 8–10, located in the scenic lake district of central Ontario, Canada, near Port Carling. For registration information, visit website www.joyridersinternational.com, or phone Ted Toms at 269-657-2390. Camp facilities will have rooms, bunks, showers, and food.

Sabbath School Leadership Magazine will have its Sabbath School Leadership Summit at Andrews University Theological Seminary on Sept. 24–25. This event will feature some of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s foremost Sabbath school and ministry leaders: Jay Gallimore, Michigan Conference; Jayne Thayer, Andrews University Seminary; Agniel Samson, Oakwood College; Del Dunavant, Northern California Conference; James Zackrison, former General Conference director for Sabbath school and personal ministries. Come for two days of fun, fellowship, and personal growth, and learn how to create a dynamic Sabbath school experience for your church members. Early registration until Aug. 31. For more information, contact Sabbath School Leadership Magazine at 301-393-4095 4094, or e-mail mchambers@rhpa.org.

Maranatha Volunteers International's 2006 Convention will be held Sept. 29–30, in the Portland, Ore., area. All are invited to attend this inspirational weekend. Featured speakers are Mark Finley, general vice president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; Ron Watts, president of Southern Asia Division; Paul Ratsara, president of Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division; and Leonel Lozano, president of Ecuador Union Mission. For more information, contact Maranatha Volunteers International at 916-920-1900, or visit www.maranatha.org.

Oak Park Academy (Iowa) Alumni Weekend will be held Sept. 29–30 in Gates Memorial Hall, 825 15th St., Nevada, Iowa. Honor classes are: 1936, '41, '46, '51, '56, '61, '66, '71, '76, '81. For more information, visit website: www.opainiowa.com.

The Greater Boston Academy Alumni Association will hold its annual reunion on Sept. 29–30 at the academy located at 108 Pond St., Stoneham, Mass. Honor classes are those ending in one or six. For further information, contact Alumni president, Arthur Barnaby, at 951-359-4344, or e-mail afbarnaby@juno.com. See also the alumni website at http://gba.myfamily.com.

Sunnydale Adventist Academy (Mo.) Alumni Weekend will be Oct. 5–8. Honor classes are: 1956, '66, '71, '81, '86, '91, '96. Activities start with the "Silver Showcase," Thurs. evening, Oct. 5. For additional information, call 573-682-2164, or visit website www.sunnydale.org.

Southern Union Conference Medical/Dental Retreat, Oct. 12–15, Gatlinburg, Tenn. Mark Finley, guest speaker. Continuing education presenters for medical, dental, optometry continuing education: George Guthrie, M.D., M.P.H., CNS/Medical Director, Lifestyle Center of America; Leif Bakland, D.D.S./Department of Endodontics, Loma Linda School of Dentistry; Jim Williamson, O.D./Residency Supervisor, Veterans Affairs Medical Center/Assistant Professor, Southern College of Optometry, Memphis, Tenn. Golf tournament on Fri. morning. Be a part of the Southern Union Medical/Dental choir and orchestra. For information, call 678-420-1442.

Wisconsin

Legal Notice: Notice is hereby given that the quadrennial sessions of the Wisconsin Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the Wisconsin Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists are to be held at Wisconsin Academy in Columbus, Wis., on Sun., Oct. 1, 2006. The organizing committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. with the first meeting of the session convening at 9:30 a.m. Duly accredited delegates and delegates-at-large will be authorized to elect officers, directors of departments/services, and members of the executive committee, constitution and bylaws committee, and nominating committee for the new quadrennial term, along with corporation trustees for the ensuing quadrennial term. Delegates will also transact such other business as may properly come before them. Each church shall be entitled to one delegate for the church organization and one additional delegate for each 25 members or major fraction thereof.

Donald W. Corkum, president

Roger L. Driver, secretary

Richard G. Habenicht, corporation secretary