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Charged with the responsibility for guiding the administrators in the management of the Conference, the following persons were elected to serve on the Conference Executive Committee for the next four years: Pastor Michael A. Smith,Dr. Michael D. Toote, Pastor Paul A. Scavella, Pastor T. Basil Sturrup, Pastor Andrew E. Burrows, Mrs. Cheryl R. Rolle, Dr. John Carey, Mrs. Lynn C. Smith, Mr.. Kenny V. Deveaux, Pastor Edward St. Fleur, Pastor Leo C. Rolle, Pastor Lynden Williams, Mr.. Dwight Brown, Mr.. Roger Forbes, Mr.. Teddy McDonald, Mr. Wilson Isnord, Miss Juvan Gaitor, Mr.. Wayne Curtis, Mrs.. Vernita Kelly, Miss. Lakera Higgs. These servants of God have been called to serve at a very challenging time in our history. They need your support. Let us pray that God will guide the new administration and all who were elected to serve this conference during the next four years.
Bahamas Conference Workers’ Meeting All Conference workers are requested to attend the first Workers’ meeting to be held tomorrow, Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 8:00 a.m. at the New Providence Church on Soldier Road. Departmental Workshops Representatives of all church departments are requested to attend a workshop that will be conducted at the Living Faith Church tomorrow, Sunday, January 19, 2003, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. All persons interested in the Colporteur Ministry should attend this workshop
We are in the middle of our second term and the school year is quickly progressing. A number of exciting things are happening on our campus and we would like to share these with you. On Monday, January 13, 2003, the Ministry of Education held its annual awards ceremony for the national examinations held during May and June of 2002. We are proud to announce that a 2002 graduate of Bahamas Academy was among those being honored for her outstanding achievement in the BGCSE examination results. That student is TESSA GIBBS. She achieved nine (9) passes: 6 A's, 2 B's, and 1 C. Tessa received an award for the highest score in the English Language examination in the entire country! This was no surprise to us because Tessa's performance has been consistently good from elementary school. Three years ago when she sat her BJC examinations, she also received an award for achieving the best overall passes in the island of New Providence. We'd like to congratulate her English teacher, Mr. Ronald Julien, for the excellent work he does with his students. We'd also like to congratulate Tessa's parents: Mr. & Mrs. William Otto Gibbs for the support they give to Tessa, their other two children, and Bahamas Academy. Tessa is a member of the Philadelphia Church. She is currently studying Biochemistry at the College of the Bahamas. Listen for her to continue her excellence at this institution. On February 5, 2003, two of our students will participate in a Spelling Bee competition. They are TRAVIS KNOWLES and TANEISHA MILLER. They will compete against students from 14 other private schools, and the winner(s) from that competition will go on to compete in the national competition sponsored by the Ministry of Education later on this term. Let's encourage these students and continue to pray for their success. Travis is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Howard Knowles of the Centreville Church. We congratulate these students. In addition to the academic successes at Bahamas Academy, we have an athletic department we are extremely proud of. This year we expanded our sports teams to include a girls' basketball team and a junior boys' basketball team. The teams have been doing very well. Of course, everyone is following the success of our senior boys' basketball team. As of this writing, the senior boys have played nine games and have won all nine! So it looks like they will be going to the playoffs, which begin on January 27. We will announce the venue in our next Corner. Please come and support our team-they are on their way to winning their second championship! We would also like to congratulate them for winning the basketball tournament they played in Alabama during December. In addition, we applaud Portland "Mitch" Bain (a member of the Grant’s Town Church) who was named Most Valuable Player in the tournament. Hats off to Coach Symonette who works untiringly with this team. See you at the games!! -Lynn C. Smith, Principal
Funeral Announcements Funeral service for Mrs. Inzalet O. Rahming of New Englerston SDA Church will be held at Hillview Church on Sunday, January 19, 2003, at 1:00 p.m. Pastor M. A. Smith will officiate. Funeral service for Elder Stanley Davis of the Berea SDA Church will be held at the Church Sunday, January 26, 2003. We extend heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Please be assured of our prayerful support. -President, Officers and Staff, Bahamas Conference of SDA
Cashier Needed L. B’s Convenience Store has a vacancy for a cashier. Interested persons may collect applications at the store on Robinson Road and Grace Avenue. Phone 394-1063 for details
Health Ministries A Health Leadership seminar will be held in Orlando, Florida, February 3 to 8, 2003. Persons interested in attending are asked to contact Joan Duncombe or Pastor Scavella at #341-4021/2 or log on to www.plusline.org for further information.
Sandilands Holds Meetings for Churches The Pastoral Care Unit at Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre is inviting each Church to have a representative to attend a meeting on Thursday, February 20th, 2003, at 6:30 p.m. at the Patients’ Activities Room, Geriatric Hospital. The purpose of the meeting is to review the calendar for 2003 as well as to solicit support for the various programmes. For additional information kindly contact Mrs. Betsy Duvalier at 364-8891 or pager 340-1348
Cat Island Homecoming 2003 The annual Cat Island SDA Homecoming will be held during the Easter weekend. Persons interested in attending are asked to contact Bro. Norman Seymour or Bro. Cephas Ward at 324-6744 or 361-7428 on or before Feb. 3, 2003. Law Enforcement Service Committee to Meet The following committee members of the Law Enforcement Service are requested to meet at the Grant’s Town Church this afternoon, January 18, at 4 o’clock with chairman, Bro. Norman Seymour: Chris Symmonett, Roger Forbes, Curtis Bryan, ASP Elaine Sands, Alston Rolle and Levi Lloyd. Former Children’s Ministries Director Says Thanks! Heartfelt thanks to the teachers who assisted with Children’s Church during Convention ‘03. A special thank you to Dr. H. A. Roach who hosted us at the Maranatha Church and the Shepherdesses who provided the snacks for the children. Thank you! -Rowena Smith Women’s Ministries The new Women’s Ministries leader says that she is greatly humbled to have been called to serve as Women’s Ministries Director for this Quadrennium. She expresses her profound thanks to the many men and women for their trust and confidence placed in her. By God’s help she pledges to dedicate her abilities and gifts to promoting and spreading God’s word. She solicits your continued prayers and support.
ACTS will be visiting The Good Samaritan Senior Citizens Home to donate goods on Febuary 1, 2003, if you would like to donate non-perishable food items for this visit, please contact Tamara Burrows at 364-1725 or leave items at your respective churches for later pick-up. Thank you in advance for your generosity. -Tamara Burrows Sun sets today at 5:44 p.m. Sun sets next Sabbath at 5:46 p.m. |
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‘ACTS’ -
Adventist Caring Through Service - will be making a presentation at the Berea
Seventh-day Adventist Church Saturday, January 18, 2003, during AY. If you want
to learn more about ACTS, become a member or contributor and join us at Berea
this weekend. 