North pacific union

Offerings

Jan. 6—Local Church Budget; Jan. 13—Local Conference Advance; Jan. 20—Local Church Budget; Jan. 20–27—NAD/Religious Liberty week.*

Special Days

January is Friendship Evangelism month. Jan. 6—Day of Prayer; Jan. 20–27—Religious Liberty week.*

* Special Materials Provided.

Walla Walla College

Calendar of Events

Jan. 3—Instruction begins; Jan. 3-8—ASWWC Week of Worship; Jan. 15—Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Chapel, 11 a.m., College Church; Jan. 24–27—NPUC Choral/Orchestra Festival; Jan. 27—OPS Amateur Hour, 8 p.m., Alumni Gymnasium.

Idaho

Chimes Sought

A small, Seventh-day Adventist Church in rural Idaho is seeking a two- to three-octave set of choir chimes for their youth group. Please call Terresa Doering at (208) 378-7034 if you have a set you would be willing to donate or negotiate purchase.

Montana

Central Acres Christian School 50th Anniversary

April 27–29—CACS is celebrating their 50th year of providing quality Christian education to our children. We will be hosting a reunion celebration at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Billings, Mont. All alumni and those who have supported our school are invited to attend. Please RSVP by March 1. For more information, please contact Steve Schaak at (406) 534-2437 or schaakinc@yahoo.com.

Oregon

Sunnyside Seventh-day Adventist Church Activities

Jan. 6—Vespers, 4 p.m., featuring the inspirational gospel music of Mike and Marlynn Bishop; Jan. 13—Vespers, 4 p.m., featuring Jim McDonald, well-known bass singer from the Heritage Singers. Sunnyside Seventh-day Adventist Church, 10501 S.E. Market St., Portland, Ore., (503) 252-8080.

Hood View Presents

Jan. 13—“Brazil Nature Expedition,” a new travelogue by Neil Pestes, will be shown at 4 p.m. on a large screen at Hood View Church, Boring, Ore. The video will feature the Amazon rainforest, some of the most colorful birds in the world, searching for the nearly extinct hyacent macaws, the giant river otter, sharp-toothed piranha and the capybara. Also see cayman that inhabit all the inland rivers, the giant anteater and other jungle animals seen by spotlights on night hunts. Admission is free. For more information, contact Lorraine Juberg at jubmor@aol.com.

Oregon SAGE Activities

Jan. 20—Sabbath School, church and potluck at the Seaside Church in the morning, barbershop quartets in the evening; Feb. 18—Annual Valentine luncheon at the Monarch Hotel in Clackamas. Call Wynn at (503) 343-9548 for more information.

Adventist Singles Activity

Jan. 26–28—Big Lake Retreat, sponsored by Beaverton Adventist Singles, Friday afternoon to Sunday after lunch. There is no Singles Conference held at the Big Lake Event this year but there is one building set aside for singles who would like to join the Beaverton Adventist Church at Big Lake. See Web page for more information at www.beavertonsda.com, then to the Singles page. Your check is your reservation and it must be received by Jan. 6. For questions please contact Jane: (503) 504-9243. This will fill up fast so please don’t delay! Please save Feb. 17—Feed the Homeless at City Team Ministries.

Milo Senior Recognition

Jan. 26–27—Parents, relatives and friends are invited to Senior Recognition, Friday at 7:30 for vespers, and all day Sabbath. Salad and dessert potluck on Sabbath with entree, vegetable and tableware provided. Benefit banquet Saturday night. For details, call (541) 825-3200 ext. 3321; 324 Milo Drive, Days Creek, OR 97429.

McMinnville Presents

Jan. 27—Jaime Jorge in concert at the McMinnville Adventist Church, 1500 Old Sheridan Rd., at 7:00 p.m.

CAA Alumni Homecoming

April 6–7—Columbia Adventist Academy invites all alumni to join us on campus for Alumni Weekend. The graduating classes ending in "7" will be honored, along with the graduating class of 1982. We will also be celebrating the 100th anniversary of CAA's first graduating class, 1907. For information contact Lara Dowie at (360) 687-3161, ext. 17, or dowila@caaschool.org.

Upper Columbia

All Nations Center 90th Anniversary

Sept. 7–9—All past and present members are urged to attend The All Nations Center’s 90th anniversary homecoming celebration. Mark your calendars now so you won’t miss out. For more information, please contact the program director at (509) 877-0960 or Mrdansmith@gmail.com, P.O. Box 187, Wapato, WA, 98951, or go to Allnationscenter.com.

EWU Campus Ministry

Do you have a burden for Adventist young people at public universities? You will want to know about a unique ministry starting at Eastern Washington University in the Spokane metro area. To learn more, call Maxine Solomon at (509) 747-7622. Please leave a message.

Washington

Revelation Now

Jan. 12—Revelation Now, an evangelistic series of meetings with Jac and 'dena Colon, is coming to Mt. Vernon at the Adventist Church, 4520 E. College Way, Mt. Vernon, Wash., at 7:15 p.m. You are welcome to come, and invite your friends and relatives.

Lacey Church Celebration

Jan. 13—A special homecoming celebration is planned at the Lacey (Wash.) Church, to commemorate 25 years in the present church building. Sabbath School is at 9:30 a.m.; the first pastor of the congregation, David Glenn, will preach at 11 a.m., and a dinner will follow. Pastors Corbett, Glenn, and Quast will present a special program at 2:30 p.m., followed by vespers. For more information and/or directions, phone Jacke and Maxine Barnett, (360) 491-3144.

Youth Rally

Jan. 19–20—Teens are invited to attend a youth rally at Auburn Academy Church. The weekend, themed “Embrace His Scars: Life Hurts…But Our Scars Match Up,” will focus on how to deal with the pain, hurt and isolation many teens face today. Seating is limited. Register your group by calling the Washington Conference Youth Department at (253) 681-6008.

Washington SAGE Seniors

Feb. 11—Valentine banquet at La Quinta Inn, Tacoma, featuring the Schurch family singers; Mar. 18–25—Hawaii cruise; Apr. 29–30—Marine biology trip to Anacortes. Contact Joanie at (253) 681-6008 or joan.libby@wc.npuc.org or go to www.sage-washington.com.

Missing Members

The Washington Conference church seeks information regarding the following missing members: Alicia Arellano, Gabriela Arellano, Gonzalo Arellano, Gonzalo Arellano Jr., Maria Arellano, Gloria Arellanos, Reyna Arriaga, Bruno Arroyo, Fernando Arroyo, Lourdes Arroyo, Elena Aumavue, Naomi Ausage, Rene Ayala, Teresa Ayala. If you have information regarding these members, please contact Janeth Carnduff at (253) 681-6008.

World Church

WIN! Wellness Seminar at Orlando Health Summit

Jan. 28–Feb. 3—A new total wellness approach will make its debut in Orlando, Fla. Drs. John, Millie and Wes Youngberg will present WIN! Wellness, integrating instruction on physical, spiritual and relational health within a gospel setting. WIN! gives a gentle introduction to Adventist doctrines and is evangelistic. There will be hands-on training in English and Spanish using the 21 factors and dynamic PowerPoint graphics. An Instructor's Certificate will be given. WIN! is recommended for health educators, evangelists, family ministry leaders, women's ministries, community service, and qualified lay persons. For information, contact www.plusline.org/events or (800) 732-7587.

New Web Site for Adventist Lawyers

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) at the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s headquarters has launched a Web site to connect Adventist lawyers. The new site, www.adventistlawyer.org, will make it easier for church members to find Adventist lawyers in different parts of the world and allow the church to easily share pertinent legal updates with the Adventist legal community, says OGC General Counsel Bob Kyte. The OGC used to list the names of all the Adventists in a book, but Kyte says “the day it was printed it was out of date.” The site now has the names and areas of practice for about 1,000 Adventist lawyers all over the world but Kyte anticipates much more to come because lawyers can now submit their information anytime. The Web site will also have articles, news releases, case updates and a roster for law students to register included on the site.