IN THIS ISSUE ---

** Hawaiian Conference Leads the Way Offering Satellite Packages
** Green Bay, Wisconsin Church Wins June eChurch Website Award
** Atlantic Union Conference Dedicating Media Production Truck
** GC Session Tidbits:
NAD News, Reports, and Photos website
Website for GC Session Broadcast Schedule
Prayer Plans at GC Session
** Upcoming Events



FRIDAY FAX
June 3, 2005
A News and Information Service for Leaders in North America


- RESOURCES -

| THE HAWAIIAN CONFERENCE IS OFFERING all their churches 60% off of the
HOPE Channel satellite reception package and installation in an effort
to provide church members with access to GC Session programs and future
HOPE Channel programing. The satellite package includes the ability to
receive the HOPE Channel, Esperanza TV, 3ABN English, 3ABN Latino, ATN 1
& ATN/ACN 2 (Special Event Church Channels), and LLBN. These systems are
preprogramed with 3 Adventist radio channels including 3ABN Radio,
LifeTalk Radio and Radio 74 International.

Contact: Adventist Satellite at 916-677-0720 x105 if you would
like to make a similar offer to the churches in your conference, or
would like to custom tailor a program that meets your needs. Call right
away if you'd like the system installed in time for GC Session.

Anyone who has purchased a 3ABN, LLBN, or ACN Satellite
Reception system in the past can get the HOPE Channel and Esperanza TV
for FREE.

Contact: http://adventistsat.com/technical-corner-4.asp for
instructions.

| GREEN BAY CHURCH IN WISCONSIN, HAS WON the June eChurch Web Site of
the Month Award.

Contact: www.greenbaysda.org to view their winning web site.

Contact: www.plusline.org/websites/submit.htm to recommend a
church website for the July eChurch Award. For more information on
eChurch Awards, including a list of winning sites, the criteria used to
select the winners, and tips on how to improve a website, go to
www.plusline.org/article.php?id=4695.

| ATLANTIC UNION IS DEDICATING ADVENTIST MEDIA PRODUCTION TRUCK on
Sabbath, June 11 - The event will be broadcast live on 3ABN. The
production truck has been customized with all the necessary equipment to
videotape, edit and produce local inner city programs for broadcast on
3ABN. It will be housed in the New York City area but will serve the
entire Atlantic Union territory. Once the truck is in operation it will
travel throughout the Atlantic Union to record major evangelistic and
other significant events.

Contact: http://www.atlantic-union.org/news85.html for details.


- GC SESSION TIDBITS - St. Louis, Missouri, June 29-July 9 -
www.gcsession.org

GC SESSION NEWS, REPORTS AND PHOTOS of the General Conference Session
for the North American Division will be posted to
http://nad.gcsession.org/. You may want to bookmark this site.

PARTS OF GC SESSION WILL BE BROADCAST VIA SATELLITE TV. Contact:
www.hopetv.org for the schedule.

PLANS FOR GC SESSION INCLUDE A PRAYER ROOM with ongoing prayer from 8
a.m. to 8 p.m. every day. Certain divisions will be leading the prayer
room activities on certain days. NAD is scheduled to lead the activities
on July 9th. Every day there will be organized prayer walking which will
start from the prayer room at 10 a.m. Anyone attending GC Session this
year is welcome to join the prayer room activities on any day, no matter
what division they are from. Even if you cannot attend, your prayers for
the Session are requested!


- UPCOMING EVENTS -

A quick view of events sponsored by the North American Division

* List/Schedule of Camp Meetings in North America -
www.nadadventist.org/sec

* Southeastern Conference Camp Meeting - June 10, 17 on ACN/ Esperanza,
7-10 p.m. EDT. Sabbaths, June 11, 18 on ACN/Esperanza, 9:30 a.m. - 1
p.m. & 3-5 p.m. EDT, and on HOPE TV, 7-10 p.m. EDT

* SEEDS Plus! International, June 22-27, Andrews University, Berrien
Springs, Michigan - www.nadei.org and www.plusline.org

* General Conference Session 2005, St. Louis, Missouri, June 29-July 9
- www.gcsession.org

* Central California Camp Meeting on ACN/ATN Business Channel, July 21
- 30, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. PDT; Sabbaths, July 23, 30, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30
p.m. & 5 - 6 p.m. (pre-recorded Spanish church service), 7:30 -9 p.m.
PDT

* 7th Annual Adventist Family Conference, July 21-24, Andrews
University, Michigan www.adventistfamilyministries.org/article.php?id=5


* "From This Day Forward" Marriage Conferences, various dates and
locations (next event, September 17, Bellevue, Washington; October 8,
South Bend, Indiana) - www.plusline.org/article.php?id=4961




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Managing Editor - Lynetta Murdoch
lynetta.murdoch@nad.adventist.org
Fax 301-680-6464