BUC News #584 (18 April 2008)

Email Newsletter of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Contents:

7-YEAR-OLD STAR FOR ADRA.
NEW ONLINE LOOK FOR ADC.
ADVENTIST "CHAMPION" SHARES TIPS!
FAITH AND HEALTH - IS THERE A LINK?
WEB LIVE.
ADVENTIST MUSLIM RELATIONS IN CARDIFF.
BABY QUARTET.
PHILIP HERBERT ON BBC RADIO 3.
RON SMITH VIDEO FOR NEC CAMP MEETING.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR SOUTHPORT CHURCH.
ADVENTIST YOUTH SONG BOOK - NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE!
THIS WEEK'S "IN CONVERSATION".
COMING EVENTS.

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7-YEAR-OLD STAR FOR ADRA

Seven-year-old Jemuel believes in ADRA. When Jemuel saw that one of the adults in his home church of Croydon raised £1,000 he told his parents that he and his two-year-old sister Abigail would do the same. "Right," said mum. "You can start by teaching your little sister the first 5 books of the Bible by the end of the week. I'll give you £5.00 when she knows them." Jemuel and Abigail's fund-raising started there but now they have raised hundreds of pounds for his favourite charity. Included in their latest projects are a sponsored swim - 80 lengths of Jemuel's local swimming pool, 20 jumps into the water and a 2 metre swim back to the side for Abigail - and a presentation at Newbold Church Centre's Moor Close nights.

Jemuel and Abigail are among the many stars who have been raising funds to 'give opportunities' to the poor of this world during the 2008 Annual Appeal. Marie Steward is another. A member of the Darlington Seventh-day Adventist church she involved the members in a bag-packing event at her local Sainsbury's. Marie, who works for Sainsbury's in Darlington, had arranged the bag-packing as part of her job within the local store.

A number of faithful members turned up bright and early on Sunday morning, 6 April and after prayer and a health and safety talk found themselves packing hundreds of bags throughout the day. As well as raising £630 and perhaps spreading a little happiness into hard-pressed shoppers' lives, Marie took the opportunity to ask the local press to come along and report on the effort. The resulting colour picture with a story promoting both ADRA and the Seventh-day Adventist church appeared in the local paper at the same time as the church's volunteer collectors were working their way through the streets of the town. Collectors believe the extra publicity helped as they went from door to door.

Part of Marie's job is to ensure that the name of Sainsbury's appears in the local paper. The ADRA bag-pack has helped Marie achieve that goal. Bringing her faithful Christian witness into the workplace has made a positive impact on the people she works with and a successful contribution to the aims of the company she works for.

Members in the UK's most isolated church, Douglas, on the Isle of Man have so far raised £2,200 despite some concerns raised by the local population. Generally the islanders normally only support local charities and some people complained about ADRA to the police. A few days into the Annual Appeal, local police stopped two collectors, challenged the collection licence and impounded their tins. Lesley De Beer, the local ADRA agent, reported that she was contacted by the police to bring proof of the permission for ADRA to collect on the island. ADRA had duly notified the Manx Home Affairs office of the dates of the appeal, now running in its 95th year, and received confirmation back. It was clear, however, that the police was not notified of the door-to-door collection, hence the confusion. The impounded tins have now been returned.

With this year's Annual Appeal almost complete ADRA-UK thanks the thousands of volunteers who have helped raise funds over the last three weeks, and the major generosity of the general public who are supporting ADRA projects to 'give opportunities' to raise people out of poverty to live better and fuller lives. Those in the London area have an additional chance to fund-raise with the ADRA Fun Run this Sunday, 20 April in Crystal Palace Park. For more information on this and other ADRA initiatives visit: <www.adra.org.uk>. To help Jemuel and Abigail reach their £1,000 target for ADRA visit <http://www.croydonadventist.org/adra/v.php?vol=jemuelr>.


NEW ONLINE LOOK FOR ADC

The Adventist Discovery Centre (ADC) website, <http://www.discoveronline.org.uk> has been transformed and now boasts a very trendy new look. Resident IT technician, Andrew Leonce Jr, has spent many hours improving the look and feel of the website, giving it a more contemporary feel for the 21st century. This has been one of Andrew's major projects while providing maternity cover for the IT departments of the ADC and BUC offices.

The main function of introducing people to the variety of courses available from the centre remains the same but the look and intuitive feel of the site is designed to appeal to a wider and younger audience. The site continues the rich heritage of the ADC (and former VOP) by making health and Bible courses available to as wide an audience as possible.

ADC Principal, Pastor Des Rafferty, is delighted: "I am very happy with the launch of the new website. It has taken a lot of man hours and Andrew has brought his considerable skill to bear on this project." However, he emphasises that this is only the beginning. "While the new look is only a first step we will be updating and changing the features available on the site together with the available lessons. It is very much a work in progress."

This is a site you can share with your friends and colleagues and in the process share hope.


ADVENTIST "CHAMPION" SHARES TIPS! [Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi]

On Sabbath 12 April Jones Orock, winner of the "Nelson Mandela Public Speaking Competition for Foreign Students", brought some dignity to an art that has not received much attention and justification it deserves amongst society, public speaking. How does public speaking fit within the domain of Adventism? Some of the great pioneers of this movement were men and women who could express the truths of the Bible in an articulate manner. As an inter-college public speaking champion, Jones Orock was able to share some vital nuggets in effective sermon and presentation delivery. On that rainy Sabbath afternoon he could have been mistaken for democratic candidate Baraka Obama as he went through the topic with great sincerity and conviction.

What made this talk so relevant was the application it has both in the church setting and outside as young people are called to go and preach the message of salvation to a world in need of hope. Two fundamental problems can exist, one is where the young people don't know the message they are to preach and other, which formed the basis of the talk, how to articulate the message in a manner that all can understand.

Some of the audacious points raised by the speaker included the necessity for the speaker to be thoroughly prepared in events leading to the delivery of the sermon. "There is no substitute for good preparation and this can mean the difference between success or failure" he stated. "A good effective preacher must be armed with authority from scripture. You may speak well but this can avail to nothing when you do not have scriptural support for your argument." To bring support to his hypothesis Jones went on to urge young people to gird up all their speaking assignments with a citation from 2 Timothy 3:16 - 17, admonishing young people to embrace the authority of "all scripture" in their fight against the devil.

The seminar did have its moments of great debate as Jones challenged speakers to adhere to the 30 minute rule of thumb in presentations, an idea which did not sit well with some of the attendees. Jones cited that "in light of the fact that audience attention span is decreasing with time, speakers are compelled to deliver their message in the shortest possible time available." Great men like Churchill could speak for 2 hours and still capture their audience yet modern day speakers like Billy Graham aim to speak for just 20 minutes which to some might even be too long. Attendees to the workshop were encouraged to aim for brevity in their speaking assignments, though others felt this was difficult depending on the topic and the nature of the speaker's argument.

Maureen Gatharia expressed her gratefulness for such an eye-opening topic. "The talk raised vital points on how to make successful presentations." Lenah Wastiera added, "this talk gave me a chance to thank God for having an opportunity to have an open relationship with the church as I can be empowered on how I can express myself and subsequently get the forum to do this within the church before going outside." That was the aim of Jones' talk: catch them young and prepare them for this great mission before them.


FAITH AND HEALTH - IS THERE A LINK? [Jackie Nelson & Belinda Burn-Callander]

Balancing science and faith, Professor Jane Plant, told delegates at a recent "Level Seven Forum", that when battling with breast cancer she prayed a scientist's prayer: "what do I need to do Lord?" Her prayer was answered, not by miraculous healing, but by giving her information which in turn would lead to a cure.

Jane is author of several groundbreaking books on health and Professor of Geochemistry at Imperial College London. However, a DSc, seven honorary degrees and many prizes and distinctions for her contribution to science including life Fellowship of the Royal Society of Medicine does not necessarily prepare one for illness. However, she began her talk by explaining her position as a scientist means she presents facts - the truth as she sees it, whilst her position as a Christian means she presents her faith as a personal point of view.

Her latest book 'Beating Stress, Anxiety and Depression', to be published on 1 May, was the main subject of her talk. She shared her experiences of being addicted to tranquilizers and sedatives which she had been given when suffering from cancer and depression. Along with co-author Janet Stephenson, she wanted to speak out about some of their terrible experiences within the mental health services as well as pass on information about alternative therapies to help people suffering from anxiety and depression. "Mood disorders affect one in six people and one in three families," she stated. "That means 16.5% of the population aged 16-75 suffer from a mental illness." She believed that crippling depression and chronic anxiety are the biggest causes of misery in Britain today. Jane and Janet have identified 10 lifestyle and food factors that can help.

From their experience, both personal and in helping others, they believe faith or "the force pervading the universe", a force of goodness does make a difference because it gives people a hope. Scientific studies have proved that patients with a faith do better than those without. Meditation has been shown to have a positive impact on the brain, and members of the audience affirmed the power of prayer in difficult situations they faced.

Jane challenged the audience to use this information to help work colleagues, friends and family members - perhaps by trying to show some understanding and compassion and walk with them through their 'darkness'. There is no one solution or magic answer, but she praises God that there are people using their gifts to help as counsellors, scientists, doctors, to identify other things that do help.

The beautiful St Bride's church was the perfect venue for the evening which was further enhanced by Ndaba Mazibuko and Patricia Ferrera from London Live Creative (LLC) performing a short drama, "Mustard Seed", reminding all that having faith, even as small as a mustard seed, is a start and can help us cope with the most challenging health issues.

To find out how to join Level Seven email: <info@levelseven.org.uk> or register online: <www.levelseven.org.uk/register.asp>. For more on London Live visit: <www.mylondonlive.com>.

The next Level Seven event on Monday, 30 June will be on the subject of 'Faith and Business - Are they Compatible?'


WEB LIVE [Richard de Lisser, SEC Communication Director]

Sunday, 13 April saw Youth leaders from around the South England Conference (SEC) gathered at London's Advent Centre for the eagerly awaited launch of the Youth department's brand new website, <www.secyouth.co.uk>. Pastor Colin Stewart, SEC Youth Ministries director welcomed the 70 Youth leaders and challenged them to do something great for God, emphasising that we are living in exciting times. Pastor Eddie Hypolite, SEC Associate Youth Ministries director introduced the cutting edge website to the waiting crowd stating that the Youth department wanted to reach young people both inside and outside the church and that this medium would be a place where our young people can direct their friends.

The web design team Neal Ahwan and Alan Murungi of fluid4ght design stated that, "This site was a joy to work with as it is a site with a difference, it was a challenge to meet all the stipulated requirements that came from the SEC Youth Ministries department but it all came together in the end". Some of the features on the website are an online payment system, a pod cast and video area regularly updated and available for download, and an online chat room where there will be a chance to interact not only with other young people but to dialogue with the Youth leadership team of the SEC. One person stated that the website is "edgy, urban and upbeat with a feel for the real and a real feeling for evangelism in the 21st century".

Pastor Hypolite introduced a new youth initiative entitled LIVE - Living Intentionally Verses Existing. This theme will be used to promoted a number of youth programmes this summer including a Youth March from Trafalgar Square to Kennington Park against Guns, Knives, and Violence, planned for 7 June when it is hoped to attract 5000 young people all wearing their SEC Youth Ministries department designed LIVE t-shirts. The day will culminate with a rally at Kennington Park and a free Gospel Concert at the Emmanuel Centre.


ADVENTIST MUSLIM RELATIONS IN CARDIFF [John Surridge, Welsh Mission President]

Over the weekend of 12 and 13 April the Cardiff church hosted a special Adventist Muslim Relations seminar. The main speaker for the weekend was Petras Bahadur, assisted by his colleagues Emil Shelufumo and James Asif. Currently serving on the pastoral team in the Willesden church Petras was called to Wales for the weekend especially because of his knowledge and understanding of the Muslim faith.

Interest in the lectures was surprisingly high. Following the Sabbath morning service around sixty people stayed for the afternoon lecture, and for the two Sunday lectures more than thirty were present. This high turnout can perhaps be accounted for by the fact that the Cardiff church has many Muslim neighbours, but it may also be because Adventists throughout the UK are becoming increasingly aware of the necessity of interacting with and relating to their multi-cultural and multi-faith environments in a proactive way.

The approach that Petras uses in encouraging Adventists to relate more positively with their Muslim neighbours is radical: he teaches from the Qur'an! In the Cardiff church this raised more than a few eyebrows, especially when the Welsh Mission President joined in the action and read several passages that Petras had chosen to illustrate particular points.

Explaining his use of the Qur'an Petras said, "If we are to have a genuine dialogue with our Muslim neighbours we need to start where they are." He also pointed out that a good percentage of the biblical themes are already in the Qur'an and most Adventist teachings can be found there. Demonstrating this surprising fact Petras found texts relating to angels, prophecy, Jesus, the final judgment, and the Sabbath, to name just a few.

Much of Petras' time was spent underlining the importance of cultural understanding. "An average Muslim associates the word 'Christian' with general western culture - people who drink wine, eat pork, have a loose and immoral lifestyle, and are therefore unclean. We have to understand that the word 'Christian' carries all the baggage of western culture and an unclean lifestyle, which most Muslims would rather disassociate themselves from."

"Because this view is almost impossible to change, the traditional, confrontational approach used by many Christians in trying to relate to Muslims will not work," Petras insists. "Instead Christians need to adapt their language and behaviour, and try to see things through their Muslim neighbours' eyes. As Adventists we have a number of advantages over other Christians in this task," he adds. "We don't drink, we don't eat pork, and we have high moral standards. We are ideally placed to lead the world in building bridges between Christians and Muslims."

During the lectures practical advice given for helping to build bridges with Muslims included: using the word 'Adventist' instead of 'Christian', 'Movement' instead of 'Church', 'Holy Books' instead of 'Bible', and pointing out that as a people who study the Holy Books we consider ourselves to be 'True Believers'. Changing our language like this is not compromise; it is simply recognising that words and terminology that carry a positive meaning for us may not carry the same positive meaning for others. If our terminology becomes a stumbling block to others then why should we continue to use it? Simple steps like these can help to break down barriers and bring us to a position where we can have genuine friendships with Muslims.

A number of pictures from the weekend can be seen in the gallery section of the Welsh Mission website at: <www.adventistwales.org>. Petras Bahadur's "In Conversation" interview, recently broadcast on the Hope Channel, can be seen at: <www.hopetv.org.uk>.


BABY QUARTET [Wendy Bradley]

Joy rained fourfold on the Southampton church, Sabbath, 12 April, when the church family celebrated in the dedication of four children and their parents to the Lord. The church was full to the brim with extra chairs in the isle and doors and windows open.

Pictures in the photo from left to right are: Jorge Belican, Josephena Assuming, Malachi Philip, and his cousin, Ashan Phillip. The dedication itself ran smoothly with not a peep out of any cradled child, by the time Pastor David Foster got to the end of the row, two babies were asleep, one was on the way and the last was wide awake and quietly taking notice of all before him.

The whole service of songs, prayers and sermon was offered to God on behalf of these four little people, who in times to come will join in worshipping and praising the One true God, who will be their salvation and friend, Jesus Christ the Name above all Names. God's family in Southampton is growing really fast.


PHILIP HERBERT ON BBC RADIO 3

Adventist musician, Philip Herbert, will be on the classical music station, BBC Radio 3, in a programme which will go out on Sunday, 20 April. Presented by Chi-chi Nwanoku, the track to look out for on the day is 'Elegy' in memory of Stephen Lawrence by Philip Herbert recorded with the London Mozart Players. The details will show up nearer the time on the requests list: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/ radio3/radio3requests>.


RON SMITH VIDEO FOR NEC CAMP MEETING [Peter Jeynes]

Pastor Ron Smith is the main speaker for the North England Conference Camp Meeting this year, 9 - 15 June at Southport. Get a taste of what is to come with this specially prepared YouTube video: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUWYmIG7gOc>.


CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR SOUTHPORT CHURCH

The group of members in Southport now meet at the Unitarian Church, Portland Street, Southport, near the junction with Part Street and Talbot Street. They meet in the vestry at the back of the church. All are welcome for Sabbath School at 10:30 am and the Main Service at 11:30 am.


ADVENTIST YOUTH SONG BOOK - NEW EXTENDED DEADLINE!

The General Conference Youth Ministries department has recently extended its deadline for applications to the Youth Song Book it is compiling. It is great news for all those who want to send in their compositions for inclusion. Adventist music writer/s as well as composers are encouraged to write and compose songs that will uplift the name of Jesus and His righteousness.

What songs can be included in the new Song Book? All the Theme Songs written for the Division/Union/Conference/Mission Youth Congresses, Youth Camporees, and any Youth activities within the past five years, plus other songs that will inspire young people to be faithful, to be active serving the Lord and to be eagerly waiting for the Second Coming of Christ.

Please send your songs (music, lyrics and where possible, MP3 recordings) to the BUC Youth Department, Stanborough Park, Watford, WD25 9JZ or email: <bucyouth@adventist.org.uk> accompanied by the copyrights from the writer/s and composer/s, stating that they grant the General Conference Youth Ministries department permission to print and use their songs world-wide. Please see the Youth page at <http://www.adventistinfo.org.uk/departments/youth.php> to download a copyright form. Deadline date is now Tuesday, 30 September 2008.


THIS WEEK'S "IN CONVERSATION"

Victor Marshall is a successful pastor in the North of England. That might be a surprise for those who knew him as a child with the odds stacked against him. But Victor believes in miracles and has seen them happen in his own life. Learn his story on "In Conversation" on the Hope Channel at the times listed below or view on demand at <www.hopetv.org.uk>:

Friday 18 April: 4:30 am and 8:00 pm: David Swain
Sabbath 19 April: 12:30 am and 3:00 pm: David Swain
Monday 21 April: 3:00 am and 7:00 pm: Victor Marshall
Wednesday 23 April: 8:30 am: Victor Marshall
Friday 25 April: 4:30 am and 8:00 pm: Victor Marshall
Sabbath 26 April: 12:30 am and 3:00 pm: Victor Marshall

"In Conversation" is an interview programme produced by the BUC's Media Centre and broadcast on Hope Channel Europe. Each week a different story will challenge your faith and thinking, giving you insights into how God changes lives and works with people.

Hope Channel Europe is available on satellite and online. North American and International versions of Hope Channel are only available on the internet here in Europe. To find out more and to watch Hope Channel online please visit: <www.hopetv.org.uk>.

"In Conversation" on your mobile or iPod? Download a test programme on the Media Centre website, <www.adventistmedia.org.uk>. Show it to your friends and tell us what you think. If the experiment is a success we will look at ways of making the programme more accessible for those "on the move".


COMING EVENTS

A full list of coming events is located on the BUC website at: <www.adventist.org.uk>. Only brief details are listed below.

SPRING EVANGELISM 2008. Continuing to Sabbath, 26 April. Carter Knowle Seventh-day Adventist church, Sheffield is holding our Spring Evangelism, running every Sabbath for the whole month. Theme: "It's All About Him" focusing on Jesus who is just as relevant in 2008 as He ever was. Speakers: April 19: Youth Emphasis Week with Ashford Mackay. Afternoon programme: "This Is My Story" with Martyn Lee, Chantell Hayes, and Jackie Jackson. April 26: Pastor Ian Sweeney, and afternoon concert with Mark and LaDonna Bunney . Morning service: 11.15 am. Afternoon at 5.30 pm. Contact: David Bussue <springevangelism@yahoo.co.uk>. Phone: 07903321144.

HANWELL VISITORS' DAY. Sabbath, 19 April. Speaker: Robert Dilworth. Hanwell Seventh-day Adventist church, 58-60 Greenford Avenue, Hanwell, London, W7 3QP. Contact: Carol Fletcher <sassi1247@yahoo.co.uk>.

HEALTHY BY CHOICE NOT BY CHANCE! Sabbath, 19 April. Oxford Street church, Wolverhampton invites you to our Health Emphasis Day where Pastor and Sister Naomi Watson will be sharing their experience with lifestyle changes and how the Coronary Health Improvement Programme (CHIP) is being used as a very effective tool for health evangelism in the North England Conference and beyond! They will also be joined by the CHIP team from Dudley church. Pastor and Sister Watson are currently organizing and supporting the launch of CHIP in the North England Conference. Contact: K Lawrence <klreece79@hotmail.com>. Phone: 01902398666.

HOLLOWAY CHURCH'S HOMECOMING CELEBRATION. Sabbath, 19 April. Holloway Seventh-day Adventist church is celebrating its 81st birthday. We invite all churches that branched out of Holloway to participate in our evening concert entitled Roots, starting at 5.00 pm. There will be a drinks and food reception to follow. This event is free of charge. Please bring whatever talents you have been blessed with. Please contact our Youth leader, Dean Palmer, on 07961281770. Contact: Dean Palmer <aysholloway@yahoo.co.uk>.

GOSPEL MUSIC CELEBRATION IN RUGBY. Sabbath, 19 April. Rugby Seventh-day Adventist Fellowship Day followed by a Gospel Music Celebration Service in the afternoon, closing the Sabbath day with an Agape Feast. Programme from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm, Fellowship Lunch, afternoon programme from 3.30 pm followed by the Agape Feast. Music groups from London, Birmingham, Luton, Northampton, Wellingborough plus the Rugby Singers. Location: URC Church, 40 Hilmorton Road, Rugby, CV22 5AD. Special offering for Local Building Fund. For further information please contact Patience Msidi on 07511327450 or Roberto da Silva on 07817430786, email <rocasi007@hotmail.com>.

GOSPEL CONCERT - GREENWICH. Sabbath, 19 April @ 7:00 pm. A benefit concert featuring some of London's best gospel artists. Cost per ticket: £5.00 adults, £3.00 children under 12 years old. This is to help raise tuition fees for Amanda who is studying at Andrews University. Contact Bro. Robert on 07939 143 537 or Sis. Dorothy on 0208 695 8815. Venue: Greenwich Seventh-day Adventist church, Devonshire Drive, Greenwich, London, SE10 8JZ. Contact: Dorothy Blenman <deblenman@aol.com>. Phone: 0208 695 8815.

ADRA FUN RUN. Sunday, 20 April. The big day is nearly here! A momentous event with much money being raised for ADRA. Venue: Crystal Palace Park, South London. For further details see the ADRA website at <www.adra.org.uk>. Take part or come cheer the participants on! Contact: Terry Messenger <terry_messenger@yahoo.co.uk>. Phone: 01923 232728.

THE PASSIONATE PREACHER. Tuesday, 22 to Wednesday, 23 April. Professional Growth Seminars for ministers and elders on The Hope Channel <www.hopetv.org.uk> live Tuesday, 22 6.00 pm - 9.30 pm repeated Wednesday, 23 10.00 am - 1.30 pm. The seminars include top preachers, James Earl Massey, Laurence Turner, Jo Ann Davidson and Lloyd John Ogilvie. Watch by satellite or online. For more details go to: <http://preach.ministerialassociation.com/article.php?id=3>. Contact: Alan Hodges <ahodges@adventist.org.uk>. Phone: 01923 672251.

WEST BROMWICH CHURCH - HOMECOMING DAY. Sabbath, 26 April. All friends and former members of West Bromwich Seventh-day Adventist church are invited to Homecoming Day. Spiritual, physical and social nourishment awaits you! Lunch will be provided. West Bromwich Church, 99 Dartmouth Street, West Bromwich, B70 8DA. Telephone: 0121 525 4589. Contact: Rose Kerr <kerrb05@aol.com>. Phone: 07801802360.

WAY DAY. Sabbath, 26 April. The Wycombe Adventist Youth (WAY) welcomes you to our Youth Day of Fellowship. The theme is entitled "The Hidden Way" - Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. Come and join us for a youth revival of praise and worship and a vibrant concert in the afternoon. Social in the evening and food on sale. Vegetarian/vegan lunch will be provided. Speaker: Jermaine Wong (youth elder from Kennington Community). Venue: St Andrews Church, Hatters Lane, High Wycombe. Contact: Robert Hines <robhines01@hotmail.com>. Phone: 07974 159742.

SCUNTHORPE YOUTH DAY. Sabbath, 26 April. Inviting youth from all over the UK to come and fellowship at our Youth Day. We are the future leaders so let's come together and be one people as we spread the word of God. Lunch is provided. Venue: Scunthorpe Seventh-day Adventist church, Centenary Methodist Church, Council Smith Street/Frodingham Road, Scunthorpe, Lincs, DN15 7JR. Contact: Miss Kay Dube on 07787395616 <kaynd16@hotmail.com>.

HAYES MARANATHA 10th ANNIVERSARY. Sabbath, 26 April. Hayes Maranatha Seventh-day Adventist church will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary. You are welcome to join us to thank God for His leading in the past 10 years. Contact: Samuel Ngui <sngui@hotmail.com>. Phone: 07748 542230.

CAYA TEEN CHURCH. Sabbath, 26 April. Our monthly Teen Church programme with a difference. We invite you to join us at Stanborough School 1.30 pm for lunch and 2.30 pm for our programme. Our theme this month is "The Tree and its Fruits" as we take an interactive look this year at the parables of Jesus. Contact: Judy McKie <jmckie@spsch.org>. Phone: 01923 673268.

WINNING CHILDREN. Sunday, 27 April. Winning Children is an exciting event for anyone interested in exploring new and creative ways to connect with the children in their communities and congregations. Those actively involved in evangelistic children's projects will be sharing the approaches that have helped them spread the good news; and there will be interactive workshops to help inspire and develop your own ministry. A full information pack, including poster, programme outline and application form in on the SEC website <secadventist.org>. Time & Venue: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm at The Stanborough Centre, Watford. Contact: Anna McLarty <amclarty@sec adventist.org.uk>. Phone: 01923 656 530.

HEALTH FAIR: LIVE LONG AND PROSPER! Monday, 5 May. The Oxford Street church, Wolverhampton is hosting its 2nd annual Health Fair at the church hall starting at 10.30 am. There will be free health checks, health booths displaying a range of health information, natural health products, various health presentations, massage sessions, aerobic sessions, healthy cooking demonstrations, free nutritional advice and much more. There will be a healthy lunch on sale and many organized activities for the children. All are welcome! Contact: K Lawrence <klreece79@hotmail.com>. Phone: 01902398666.

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ASSISTANT HEAD POSTS (2) FOR SEPTEMBER 2008. Looking for senior leadership in London? Help us make a difference. This is an outstanding opportunity for two highly motivated and creative Christian professionals to make up our dynamic and experienced Senior Leadership Team. We are looking for exceptional practitioners with ambition and high expectations to rapidly improve student achievement. The John Loughborough School (JLS) is a small (2FE) voluntary-aided, mixed 11-16 comprehensive. We have a vibrant student community who are eager to learn and although currently under an OFSTED "notice to improve", we are making far-reaching changes with high quality support from our Local Authority, London Challenge and Education London. Each post-holder will have specific leadership responsibilities within the team; demonstrate a good track record of superior teaching; the ability to coach other teachers to classroom effectiveness and the ability to work collaboratively and flexibly. POST 1 (TEACHING & LEARNING, CDP). Your priority would be to lead our staff coaching programme; with support from external trainers; train most teachers to consistently deliver good teaching and aid the staff in the development of good practise; manage our support staff CPD. POST 2 (ASSESSMENT & CURRICULUM). You will have two priorities - to ensure we use student data to make effective interventions to raise standards; plan and deliver curriculum that meets student needs whilst recognising the constraints of a small school. For a pack and application form please contact: Gina Abbequaye; tel: 0208-520-4186, email: <hylandhouseschool@btconnect.com> or write to: The Education Director, SEC, 25 St John's Road, Watford, Herts, WD17 1PZ. Deadline for applications: Friday, 9 May 2008.

JOB VACANCIES AT THE SOUTH ENGLAND CONFERENCE. The SEC is looking to fill two separate part-time positions at their office in Watford: 1) an IT AND WEB SUPPORT TECHNICIAN with skills in Workstation setup and problem solving for both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems and Microsoft Exchange server technology and to provide Web Support with an understanding of online publishing systems and Internet technologies, including HTML and PHP or ASP design and coding. 2) a MEDIA CENTRE TECHNICIAN with responsibility for providing day to day support in establishing this new department, developing and maintaining a media archive, video production, coverage of SEC events including filming, photography, press releases, articles and interviews with proficiency in digital SLR photography, image processing, filming and editing, live video mixing and directing. For full details of either opportunity to develop a career within a Christian working environment please email CV and covering letter to <jgrant@secadventist.org.uk> or post to J Grant, Human Resources, South England Conference, 25 St John's Road, Watford, WD17 1PZ. Salary will be in line with the denominational pay scale. Candidate must have the right to work within the UK. Closing date for application - Friday, 2 May 2008.

ACCOMMODATION NEEDED. An Australian Adventist 17-year-old young man has been accepted to the London Royal Academy of Music starting in August this year. His parents would very much appreciate it if he could find an Adventist home (family or retired people) who would rent out a room to him with the understanding that he would need to practice piano playing, either to use their piano or if they don't have, he would buy one. If you can help find a solution for this young man please, in the first instance, contact Miroslav Pujic, <mpujic@ted-adventist.org>.

SINGLE BEDROOM TO RENT in a Christian modern home, £200 inclusive of bills per month, 5 minutes from Bristol Lodge Causeway Seventh-day Adventist church, Tesco's and other shops. Contact 07877645421 or email <angelavictor@btinternet.com>.

AU PAIR. Alessandra Evangelisti, a 23-year-old Italian girl would like to work as an au pair starting in September in the Berkshire or West London area. For more information email: <ale.evangelisti@inwind.it>.

SDA BIBLE COMMENTARY WANTED - full set. Please email <pearly_goh@yahoo.co.uk>.

PRACTISE ENGLISH THIS SUMMER. A 17-year-old Adventist girl from Estonia would like to come to England to practise her English this summer. She has studied English for about ten years and had a similar experience practising German in Germany last year. She would love to stay with a family for about 3-6 weeks to practise English this summer and would willingly help with housework or anything needed. For further information contact Heldi Kulp: <heldikul@hot.ee>.

JOB VACANCY - MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT. The Stanborough Press Limited, based in Grantham, Lincolnshire, is seeking to recruit a Management Accountant at its Grantham-based offices. Key responsibilities include the monthly preparation of management accounts, debtor and creditor control, monthly payroll and assisting the Financial Director in various aspects of the day-to-day accounting operation. The successful applicant will be an individual motivated by a desire to spread the Gospel and will need to become fully conversant with Excel/Quattro Pro and have a working knowledge of year-end account preparation. It is also expected that the successful applicant will have a strong commitment to the ethos of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Salary and allowances according to the denominational wage scale. Letter of application with current CV and addresses of two referees should be sent to: The Financial Director, Stanborough Press Limited, Alma Park, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 9SL. Email: <stanborg@aol.com>. Deadline: Tuesday, 6 May 2008.


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