NPUC

Offerings

July 1—Local Church Budget; July 8—World Missions; July 15—Local Church Budget; July 22—Walla Walla College; July 29—NAD budget: Women's Ministries; Aug. 5—Local Church Budget.

Special Days

July is Adventist Lifestyle month. July 8—Home Study International promotional day.

Oregon

Sunnyside Concert

July 15—Pre-Camp Meeting Vespers, 7 p.m., featuring Carl Parker, Valley Brass, Victor Ramos and the Spanish Children's Choir, Michael Bishop and the Grace Grove Singers, and other local area musicians, at the Sunnyside Adventist Church, 10501 S.E. Market St., Portland, Ore. For more information, call (503) 281-8596.

Camp Meeting Seminar

July 22—Sabbath School leaders, pastors and Bible workers, don't miss "How to be an Effective Sabbath School Teacher" during Gladstone Camp Meeting on Sabbath morning from 8:30–10 a.m. in the lower level of Holden Convention Center. Recognized as one of Adventism's premier Sabbath School teachers, Skipp Farr will guide participants in the fine art of teaching effectively, including techniques on how to prepare yourself to teach a lesson, how to study and break the lesson down, how to prepare pertinent questions regarding the lesson, how to lead the class in discussing the lesson, how to deal with class sidetracks, how to tame troublemakers, and how to conclude the lesson. Bring your Bible, quarterly, pen and notepad! Priority seating will be reserved until 8:30 a.m. for those who pre-register by July 6. For more information, contact Tina Schrader-Ingram at (503) 652-2225, ext. 410, or tina.schrader@oc.npuc.org.

Oregon SAGE Activities

July 27—pizza and miniature golf at Wilsonville Family Fun Center; Aug. 15—Jet boat ride and lunch, Grants Pass, Ore.; Sept. 6–8—Arlene Taylor Seminar at Gladstone.

Milo Registration Day

Aug. 13—Registration and move-in date for Milo Adventist Academy between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Classes begin Monday, Aug. 14. For more information see www.miloacademy.org, or contact the academy at (541) 825-3200 ext. 3317, info@miloacademy.org, or PO Box 278, Days Creek, OR 97429.

Laurelwood Academy Class Reunion

Aug. 26—The 60-year Class of 1946 will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the Activities Room of Somerset Lodge, on the upper end of the Gladstone campground. Still looking for Avis Hiebert van Swearingen and Marie Luce Harris. For more information, contact Marjorie at (503) 985-7298 ormarjcate@juno.com.

Laurelwood Academy Class Reunion

Sept. 9—The 40-year Class of 1966 reunion, 6 p.m.–midnight, at The Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. For more information and to RSVP, contact Jerry Meyer at home (503) 655-9097, work: (503) 215-5123 or jerry.meyer@providence.org.

Upper Columbia

Spokane Valley Anniversary

Sept. 16—All friends, members and former members are invited to the 10th anniversary celebration at the Spokane Valley Church. Come share in the fun of meeting friends, reminiscing about the old times and looking forward to wonderful things ahead. For more information, call the church office at (509) 926-5866.

Missing Members

The Abundant Life Church is seeking information about Lewis and Rose Gentilo. If you have any information, please call (509) 665-7090.

Washington

Anniversary Celebration:

July 14–16—The Shoreline Church is celebrating 25 years in the community of Shoreline. All are encouraged and invited to attend the three days of festivities. For information, please call (206) 363-2355 or e-mail shorelinesda@onebox.com. All pastors of Shoreline for the past 25 years will be in attendance. The celebration begins at the Shoreline Church on Friday at 6 p.m.

Seward Park Missing Members

Seward Park Church is looking for a current address for Joe Sarivi. Please contact Dilnaz Heckman at isaacanddilnaz@hotmail.com or at (425) 766-2704.

Organ Concert

Sept. 18—You are invited to attend an organ concert presented at 3 p.m. by Daniel Goltz, a Walla Walla Valley Academy senior and five-year student of Kraig Scott of Walla Walla College. Featured is a very diverse program, with music from the Dutch composer Sweelinck to Seattle native William Bolcom, and ending with a complete Vierne Symphony. The concert will be held at St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral located at 1245 Tenth Avenue East in Seattle. The Cathedral's Flentrop organ is one of the largest mechanical action organs in the U.S. Tickets are available for advance purchase at (206) 325-6500, www.ticketwindowonline.com, or in person at The Cathedral Shop.

World Church

Amateur Radio Operators and Pilots.

Aug. 3–6—The 34th NAARA Camp Hope Retreat is scheduled for Camp Hope, British Columbia, Canada. This is the second year that Adventist pilots are joining the ham radio operators in the retreat. All pilots, commercial, private and pilot wannabes, and their families are welcome. The event mixes “shop talk” with a strong spiritual emphasis. Several reports of current mission activity will be featured. Music too plays a strong role. Seminars on Friday afternoon cover topics in radio, aviation, women’s health issues and a craft program for adults and kids. Some of the key presenters for this year’s program include: Thomas Knoll, KR8C, currently Upper Columbia Conference trust officer and estate planner; Clyde Peters, OA8AV, the first full-time Adventist missionary pilot, based in Pucallpa, Peru, who flew the Fernando Stahl in the upper Amazon jungle. (See the book about his life, The Man Who Jumped Off Clouds available at the ABC or from Amazon.com.); Dr. Sid Kettner, VE7LLU, from British Columbia will report on his recent mission trip to Greece; and seminar speakers Larry Young, WB6EGS, from Portland, a veteran engineer with Motorola Corporation; Evelyn Trautwein, health lecturer specializing in women’s health; and others. Camp Hope is a short distance from the Canada/U.S. border. It is set up for everything from tent campers to a lodge with full amenities. For registration and reservation information, go to www.naara.org or contact Keith Carlin, N7ACW, at (253) 740-8173.

Sunnydale Homecoming

Oct. 5–8, 2006—Sunnydale Adventist Academy Alumni Weekend will honor the classes of ’56, ’66, ’71, ’81, ’86, ’91, and ’96. Activities start with the Silver Showcase Thursday evening. For additional information, call (573) 682-2164 or visit the Web site at www.sunnydale.org.