March - Lake Union Conference

AnnouncementsChurches, schools, conferences, institutions, and organizations may submitannouncements to the Lake Union Herald through their local conference communicationdirectors. An easy way to do this is to visit the Lake Union Herald websiteat www.lakeunionherald.org and submit the announcement online. Readers mayverify dates and times of programs with the respective sources, as these events aresubject to change.IllinoisUpper Mississippi CHIP (Coronary HealthImprovement Project) will begin itsthird annual program Mar. 9, at theCampbell Center in Mount Carroll, Ill.Savanna Seventh-day Adventist Churchoffers this intensive five-week videoprogram that teaches participants howto lower cholesterol, blood pressure,blood glucose levels and weight bymaking healthy lifestyle choices. Formore information about the programand registration, call Nancy Gable at815-244-9459, or e-mail chip@bluemountaindesign.com.God’s Healing Love Seminar, sponsoredby Downers Grove Seventh-day AdventistChurch, will be held Apr. 5. Feelingsof worthlessness, illegitimate guilt, theinability to forgive, bitterness, resentment,dependency—these battles ragewithin our minds. We may think theseare private battles, but they are partof a much larger picture. Find out howGod has provided healing for our fracturedlives. Our speaker for this FREEall-day seminar is Dr. Timothy Jennings,a board certified Christian psychiatrist.Topics include: “The Mind—God’s Design”;“Law of Love and Liberty”; “AFix for Failing Families”; “DemolishingSatan’s Strongholds”; “Depression”;“Forgiveness”; and “The MindRestored.” For more information or toregister, call 630-910-0579 or visitwww.dgsda.org.Broadview Academy Alumni Association isalive and well! Our school still binds ustogether! Broadview Academy AlumniWeekend is the first weekend of May. Itis going to be held at the North AuroraChurch school gymnasium, located atthe corner of Mooseheart and RandallRoads in North Aurora. All alumni areencouraged to attend. Mark your calendars.Call your classmates and startplanning for this weekend now. Honorclasses: 1948, ‘58, ‘68, ‘78, ‘83, ‘88and ‘98. Fri. night Vespers, Sabbathschool and Church. All ideas and informationwelcome. For communicationpurposes, we need your e-mailaddresses. Send them to scross@broadviewacademy.org, or call ShonaCross at 630-677-4387.IndianaSabbath Celebration and Music Festivalis Mar. 8 on the Indiana Academy (IA)campus in Cicero. Plan to be thereat 9:30 a.m. for Sabbath school;hear guest speaker Troy Fitzgeraldat the 11:00 o’clock worship service.Bring your lunch, and picnicin the auditorium with friends (oldand new!), and then hear a wonderfulconcert by our young peoplein grades 6–10 as they perform inchoir and band at the annual musicfestival concert in the afternoon. Forinformation about the musical festival,contact Andrew Lay, IA musicdirector, at 317-984-3575.IPATI, an annual training weekend forPathfinder and Adventurer leaders, isMar. 14–16 at Timber Ridge Camp. Forinformation, go to www.trcamp.org andclick on calendar link for March.Mark Twain HIMSELF Comes to IndianaAcademy: One hundred years ago, MarkTwain was the most popular speaker inthe world. Today audiences can still enjoythe wit and wisdom of Mark Twainin Heritage Stage Production’s MarkTwain HIMSELF. Coming from Hannibal,Missouri’s Planters Barn Theater,veteran stage actor Richard Garey willperform live at the academy to benefitthe junior class. Garey has performedhis one-man shows in more than 40states and Canada. Dates and Times:Mar. 15, 8:30 p.m.; Mar. 16, 2 p.m. and7:00 p.m.; and Mar. 17, 7:00 p.m. Previewa short clip at www.heritagestage.com/IABenefit. Contact Nathan Kelly,junior class president, at 317-984-3575 for individual or group ticket information,or go to www.iasda.org.Joe Pearls will present a concert at theHuntingburg Church, 3032 West StateRoad 750 South, Mar. 16, at 5:00 p.m.For additional information, call JustinChilders, pastor, at 812-634-6175.God’s Blueprint Seminar, presented byCarmelo Mercado, vice president forthe Lake Union Conference, is Apr. 4–5at the Spencer Church, 1770 StateRoad 43 South. This seminar is basedon Mercado’s personal journey of pastoringfor more than 20 years and whathe gradually discovered to be God’sblueprint on how to fulfill the GreatCommission of Matt. 28. He will speakat 7:00 p.m. Fri., 11:00 a.m. Sabbathand 2:00 p.m. Sabbath afternoon.Bring food for a potluck lunch. Foradditional information, contact DeanWhitlow, Spencer Church pastor, at812-829-2507, or by e-mail: dwhitlow@hughes.net.Women’s Ministries One-Day Spring Retreatis Apr. 12, from 10:00 a.m. to3:00 p.m. Featured speakers will beRosa Morales who works with her husband,Justo, as Illinois Conference Hispaniccoordinators, and Terri Fivash,author of Joseph and Ruth & Boaz.The fee per person covers all programsupply expenses, registration andSabbath lunch. Registration deadlineis Mar. 26. Mail your registration andcheck to Women’s Ministries, IndianaConference, P.O. Box 1950, Carmel,IN 46082-1950. For details, call JulieLoucks at 317-844-6201.Lay Training Seminar is Apr. 18–19 at TimberRidge Camp where the sound ofevangelism and growth will resonatethroughout the entire session. Variousinitiatives will be laid out, and areaswhere significant effort needs to bemade for church revitalization will beshared. Make your reservation by callingSheri DeWitt at 317-844-6201,or e-mail sdewitt@indysda.org. Thereis also an online reservation form atwww.indysda.org. For additional information,contact Peter Neri, IndianaConference ministerial director, at317-844-6201.Indiana Academy Days: All students ingrades 8–11 are invited to IndianaVi s i t w w w. L a k e Un i o n He r a l d . o r g L a k e U n i o n H e r a l d • Ma r c h 2 0 0 8 | 47