To begin the
festivities properly, young Michael Bryan read an original poem. This was
followed by the presentation of special honours to ten of the mothers. This
year’s honourees were Sisters Betty Kemp, Carol Dorsett, Eloise Johnson,
Christine Cleare, Gwendolyn “Queenie” Rolle, Jackie Deveaux, Darlene
Edwards, Evelina Musgrove, Mellie Price and Ivy Humes. Also, among the
guests who were present was Bro. George Kerr’s grandaunt also celebrated her
birthday.
The highlight of the
day was the Divine Worship. Pastor Andrew Burrows presented a soul-stirring
message about Moses. His most poignant point was that of the way Jochebed
prepared her son before she released him into the world. But this was just
a prelude to the activities planned. The festivities continue tomorrow, May
21, 2006 when, surrounded by families and well-wishers, the ladies will be
fed a scrumptious meal.
Congratulations to Elder Percy Miller and his team for a job well did. God
bless these caring men, and God bless the mothers everywhere.
EMMN
Honours Service
Today, at 5:45 p.m. at the Hillview Church, Allison Mason and the Eagle
Music
Ministry Network (EMMN), in its first annual Music Workshop and Conference,
will be honouring persons who have made an indelible impact on the ministry
of music in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and in particular the
Seventh-day Adventist Church. The persons being honoured this year
include: Alfred Brennen, Vera Binnie, Stanley Major, Althea Tinker, Berneta
Deveaux-Hitchman, Basil Lord, Anthony Curtis Sr., Audrey Wright, Jeffrey
Gooding, Dr. Clara McPhee, David Brown, Gladstone Adderley, C. Haynes
Dorsett, Leon A. Roach, Lester Rollins, Lynn C. Smith, Miriam Knowles,
Nelson Bain, Nelson Dorsett, Nyoka Collie, Philip G. Antoino, Randolph Humes,
Raymond Antonio and Rowena Smith. [In
photo, Vera Binnie, 94) playing during Sabbath School at the New Englerston
Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nassau. She continues to play every
Sabbath.]
You are invited to attend this service and, by your presence, show these
above-mentioned persons that you appreciated their efforts, hard work,
dedication and selfless commitment to the music ministry of God’s church. –M.
E. Knott,
EMMN
Committee Member
Building
the University Church Complex
Together Churches across West Indies Union Conference will
lift a special offering on Saturday, May 27, 2006, to help in the completion
of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) School of Religion and Theology,
University Church and other facilities. Though known as a leading training
ground for Seventh-day Adventists theologians worldwide, the School of
Religion and Theology at Northern University does not have a home of its own.
Join us in this great venture by
taking your special offering to your church or using any of the following
options:
(1) Make your check, money order
or postal order payable to Northern Caribbean University and mail to:
The President’s
Office
NCU P.O.
Mandeville,
Manchester,
Jamaica W.I.
(2) Credit funds to any local
branch of:
First Caribbean
International Bank Jamaica Limited
Account No.
0129600019
(3) Wire funds to:
Wachovia Bank New York
Swift code: PNBPUS3NNYC
ABA Code: 026005092
For credit to First
Caribbean International Bank Jamaica Ltd.
Swift Code: FCIBJMKN
Account # 2000191002397
For further credit to
Northern Caribbean University
Account #; 0121771663
Help us to better prepare men and
women for the Master’s Service.
Remember, “…the work of education
and the work of redemption are one”. Education, page 30
“Quiet Literature” reaches 603 persons The
“Quiet Literature” Out-reach Ministries team distributed 603 “Ten
Commandments” tracts to residents of Big Blair, Little Blair and other
areas. The process is still ongoing and the Ministries’ goal is to reach
1000 persons with literature pertaining to the “Ten Commandments.” Focus is
also being placed on the residents of the Eastern Road. In order to hasten
Jesus’ Second Coming, The “Quiet Literature” Out-reach Ministries mission
is to distribute God’s message using the method of the “Quiet Literature” by
giving of tracts and books to individuals in our neighborhood and
communities.
The seed was planted many years ago as the Guillaume “girls” fondly
remembered how one of them had to accompany their grandmother, the late
Sister Evangeline Antonio-Wood Holmes, a Bible-worker and the daughter of
the first Seventh-day Adventist in The Colony of The Bahamas, as she went
each week into the neighborhood and surrounding areas, leaving tracts and
magazines to those whom she visited each Sabbath and Sunday afternoon.
Following in their grandmother and great
grandmother’s footsteps, family members began distributing the “Ten
Commandments” tracts in their neighbourhood, and to other persons in other
areas.
Please pray for the success of this
ministry and for the Holy Spirit’s intervention to the recipients of the
literature. We would like to thank those persons who supported us in any
way. -Sister M. Guillaume
Dedication of the
New Kemp’s Bay Church
June
30 to July 2nd, 2006 has been designated as
Kemp’s
Bay weekend when the newly refurbished church will be dedicated.
Descendants and friends of South Andros are asked to return and be a part of
this momentous weekend. – Pastor Gary C. King, District Pastor
Prayer
Request
We solicit your prayers on behalf of Sis. Niki Williams
of the Breath of Life Church who is scheduled for surgery on Monday, May 22.
–Conference Administration
VBA Work
Day
All masons, mason
helpers and others who would like to help are to report for work at the New
Bahamas Academy site on Marshall Road tomorrow morning at 8:00 o’clock.
Please come!
Persons who borrowed scaffolds
from the Conference are requested to return them to the Marshall Road site
tomorrow morning.
Message
of Hope Under the Theme "Let
The Power Of The Holy Ghost Fall on Us,” the members of Message of Hope
church extend an invitation to all prayer ministry groups to attend our
Prayer Gathering May 26th- 28th climaxing with a Prayer Breakfast at the
Bahamas Academy Gym, on Sunday, May 28th at 7:30 a.m. – C. Taylor
Good
News Church
The Women’s Ministries department of the Good News Church is pleased
to announce that Sis. Miriam Knowles, Women’s Ministries Director of the
Conference, will be their guest speaker today as they conclude their
activities captioned “Women are Chosen Vessels.” All are invited to share
in this service today, at 11:00 at the church in Flamingo Gardens. -L.
Butler
Death
Announcements
On
behalf of the Bahamas Conference family, the conference administrators
express condolences to the Barr and Carey families on the death of their
loved ones. Gwendolyn Barr, aged 84, mother of Bro. Howard Barr, died on
Friday, May 12, 2006, at the PM Hospital. Funeral service will be held
Friday, May 19 at 2:00 p.m. at the Johnson Park Church, Nassau, Bahamas.
Saffiesh Baksh, aged 82,
mother of Shezarah Carey (wife of Dr. John Carey), died on Sunday, May 14,
2006, in San Fernando, Trindad. The funeral service was held on Tuesday,
May 16, 2006, in Trindad.
New
Providence Church
The New Providence Church Sanctuary
Choir, fresh out of Exuma, will give an encore presentation today, May 20th,
at 6:00 p. m. at the church on Soldier Road. All are invited to come and be
blessed. A free will offering will be lifted. Come bring your shouting
shoes, this concert promises to be a soul-stirring, heart-warming,
foot-stomping good old fashioned island style whale of a good time. Don’t
miss it! Bring somebody with you! – Ralph Rolle
Gambier/Breath of
Life, Revival, Renewal, Reformation
On Sabbath, May
13, 2006 Gambier/Breath of Life Churches will launch a “40-days toward
Revival, Renewal and Reformation.” This district programme involves a
period of personal and corporate heart searching and drawing near to God,
within the context of Joel 2:12-17.
As part of
this initiative there will be three weeks of Bible seminar for the church
and the general public, commencing Friday, May 19, and concluding Sunday,
June 11.
You are cordially
invited to attend and pray that God will truly give us Revival, Renewal and
Reformation. --Pastor J. Duncombe
Adventist Educators to Meet
The Bahamas Seventh-day Adventist Educators Association will be
holding its final monthly meeting for the school year tonight, May 20, 2006
at Doctors Hospital Conference Room--promptly at 7:30 p.m. It
will be a time for fellowship as we prepare to close the school year 2005-
2006. We will miss you if you are not there!
Brothers Love in
Pre-Father’s Day Concert Bro.
Randy Forbes and the Brothers Love Band will host a Pre-Father’s Day Concert
“Stand, Let Your Light So shine,” Sunday, June 11, 2006, at 8:00 p.m. at the
National Center for The Performing Arts, Shirley Street. Tickets available
from band members.
Health
Ministries Department Speech Competition
(Revised
Scheduled Dates)
May 20,
2006 Second Training Session-Hillview S D A at 4:30 p m
June 10, 2006
Church-based competition
June 17, 2006
(Eastern Churches) Regional competition
June 24,
2006 Western Churches) Regional competition
July 8,
2006 Final Competition
Sites For
Competitions Will Be Announced - Pansy Hamilton Brown
An important Adventist Youth
Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at
the Grant’s Town church. All AY Leaders from each church are asked to
attend.
Softball Jamboree Get
ready!
Get ready for Sunday, May 21st and Sunday, May 28th at
the Blue Hills Playing Fields for a Family Fun Day and Softball Jamboree
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Families are invited to come and support their
local church. Bouncing castle and T-Ball will be available for the kids.
Food and drinks will be available.
Centreville
Church
The
Centreville Rockets Junior Basketball Team will be hosting it’s first
Carwash and Basketball Jamboree tomorrow - Sunday May 21st, 2006 in the
Church’s parking lot.
The Carwash
begins at 7:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. Following the Carwash the real
fun will start.
There will
be Basketball, Volleyball and other games for the children and tons of
other stuff to keep the young and the young at heart entertained. We will
also have food on sale. Come out and support this worthy cause, and make it
a Family Fun Day. – Sherry Burrows
Rahming,
McPhee and Rolle Family Reunion
Meeting will be held this Monday,
May 22, at 7:45 p.m. at the New Providence Church Fellowship Hall. All
Family members are invited to attend and be on time. -Vernita Kelly
Hour of Gospel Music
The Hour
of Gospel Music at the Mary Ingraham Home is held weekly on Sabbath from
6:00 –7:00 p.m. Today the Centreville Church and next week the Breath of
Life church is scheduled.
School
of Evangelism Continue School of
Evangelism continues at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 21st, at the
Hillview Church.
Sun sets today at 7:49 p.m.
Sun
sets next Sabbath at 7:53 p.m.
