Welcome
to Issue 74, 21st May 2010
NEC Office Telephone System
Maintenance & Updating
We would
like to give advance notice to all our members that on Wednesday and Thursday, 26 and 27
May, the NEC Office telephone system will be undergoing
essential maintenance and updating. There may be some disruption to
incoming and outgoing calls during this period. We apologise in advance
for any inconvenience this may cause.
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Latest
News...
19 people cycled the 33 mile route from
Halifax to Bury on Sunday 2nd May, to raise funds for ADRA UK. The
riders, aged between 16 and 62, set off from Salterhebble Hill, in
Halifax, following the path along the side of Rochdale Canal. Each of
the riders wore yellow vests bearing the Adventist Church and ADRA
logos on the front, and ‘Haiti Sponsored Canal Bike Ride - Halifax to
Bury’ on the back...
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The statement, “Harper
Bell School will have to sell itself to me and convince me before I
would entrust my son to this school because I have been failed badly in
the past by Adventist education” led to a series of vigorous and robust
exchanges between parents whose children have been through the school
or are presently students and the presenter...
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Latest ADRA figures in
and still rising to a current total of £494,285.14. Please read full
news article for a geographical breakdown...
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Articles
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Recent studies
published in the scientific press, have shown a clear association
between the life choices of citizens of a remote 19th century northern
Swedish county and the life choices and health outcomes of their
descendants 3 to 4 generations later. Dr Lars Olav Bygren studied the
descendants of boys who had endured near starvation winters...
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Notices
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So
far
we have 1217 persons booked in for Camp Meeting. There are still places
available on site for the weekend.
Thanks for the promotion and please continue to promote Camp Meeting in
your churches. Our theme this year is “Lift Up the Trumpet” and we will
be focusing upon the Second Coming of our Saviour.
Remember too, that we will be having a 3rd evening commitment service
for the 10-16 year olds with their own invited speaker, Pastor A J
Grant.
Pastor Ian Sweeney - NEC President
Book
now for
NEC Camp Meeting 2010
Book
for Camp Meeting (on site)...
Please note
that Sabbath/week day passes are now SOLD OUT
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Ushers Required at Camp
Meeting on Rota Basis
WANTED: Friendly, observant,
perceptive helpful
people to form two teams at Camp Meeting: one to greet & usher
and the
other to arrange furniture and equipment throughout the hall.
WHERE:
Camp Meeting - for
the Main Hall (the
FUN FACTORY) programming including Sabbath. We will operate on a rota
basis. To
be part of these two vital Camp Meeting teams contact Pastor Malcolm
Watson on
07786 380769 or watsonmn@tesco.net
Orientation
Meeting
- Fun Factory: 5pm Mon, 14 June.
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NEW DATE for Sabbath School
teacher training in Preston
The new date for Areas
1-2 Level 1A training in Preston is now on 23rd May (next
Sunday). Please see the poster below to make a note of the other dates
and venues.
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Harper Bell Adventist School
29 Ravenhurst Street, Camp Hill, Birmingham
B12 0EJ
KS1 Teacher Required for
September 2010
We require a teacher
who is approachable, determined to succeed, confident and
inspirational; ever focused on school improvement and driving up
standards. The successful candidate should:
- have QTS and up-to-date professional
knowledge;
- take an active part in school life and
extra-curicular activities;
- demonstrate Christian faith, with the
ability to integrate this faith into the curriculum.
For an application
form, contact the school on 0121 693 7742. A visit to the
school is welcomed.
Closing
date for applications: 4 June 2010, 12 noon.
The successful candidate for this job will be working with children and
will therefore, be subject to a Disclosure check through the
confidential process administered by the Criminal Records Bureau. The
school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its
children and expects all staff to share this commitment.
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Elder Howard F.
Faigao, Director of the Publishing Ministries Department for the
General Conference, will deliver a weekend of training and workshops
for all those involved in, or interested in the field of literature
evangelism. The event will take place at Wimbledon SDA Church from
Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd May...
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Please note NEW DATES:
Participate
in First Aid at Work Training (25th, 26th
& 27th May) at the North England Conference Office. Download
factsheets for more details:
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Due to an overwhelming
response to the Mental Health
First Aid training sessions that have been held at Stanborough Park, we
will now be holding a session within the NEC on June 2-3rd 2010...
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An open invitation is
being extended to all from Yardley SDA church who are hosting a
Community Fun Day on 23rd May 2010 at Small Heath Park,
Waverley/Tennyson Road, Birmingham. Be prepared to 'Experience
something different'...
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Editor:
Pastor
Jeff
Nicholson
Prayer
Requests
- Harper Bell School
- Beatrice & George Harris, Joan, Iris,
Octavia, Christopher & Pearl
- Sister & Brother Nugent
- R. Peda Madhu (India)
Upcoming
Events
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Events
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May
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21st -
24th |
Youth
for All, Holland |
| 23rd |
Fathers & Sons Adventure Day,
Delamere Forest Park |
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NEC Women Together, East Midlands
Conference Centre |
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Sabbath School Teacher Training 1A, Areas
1&2, Preston
NEW
DATE |
25th,
26th & 27th
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First
Aid at Work Training, NEC Office
NEW
DATES |
28th -
30th |
NEC Church Leaders & Elders Retreat |
28th -
31st |
Adventurer
Camporee |
| 30th |
Mass Choir rehearsals for Camp Meeting |
June
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| 6th |
KCFS & CRB Training - Area 5,
10-1pm, Handsworth |
14th -
20th |
NEC Camp Meeting |
| 25th - 26th |
General Conference Session, Atlanta |
26th -
3rd Jul |
PM - 1000 Doors: To distribute up
to 1000 Reasons of the
Heart DVDs in areas where few or no SDAs |
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