As we enter a new year, we continue to pray for God’s guidance and sustaining power through all our church endeavours. Tiered restrictions pre-Christmas has now been replaced by full lockdown across the country and this will mean further hindrances to our Church services for some time. However, the last quarter in 2020 showed some continued improvement in tithes – see the chart and notes below:1. BUC-wide tithe down on 2019 by £1,789,806 (8.3%).
2. SEC & NEC tithe down by £1.12m (8.1%) and…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-01-07/tithe-update-across-the-buc/
Isolation Minecraft Edit Brings the Nativity Story to a New Generation
A group of Adventist children and youth have come together to produce an animation of the Nativity story using the popular computer game Minecraft. Conceived as a way of getting involved in the church Christmas programme, the five-minute film captures the centrepiece of the season from the angel appearing to Mary to the Wise Men’s departure. “Initially when we had the idea, we weren’t sure if it was possible − Minecraft is a game, not an animation environment,” says William Middleditch a…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-01-07/isolation-minecraft-edit-brings-the-nativity-story-to-a-new-generation/
Camp Hill Food Bank Christmas Deliveries
2020 has not been an easy year for anyone and there have been a lot of changes. Churches have closed and services have moved online. Thus, many churches have used their buildings to host food banks and soup kitchens to feed those who are in need.
Camp Hill Seventh-day Adventist church is one of those. Their food bank has been opened since June 2020 and has helped many people in the area. However, during the holiday season over Christmas, Camp Hill wanted to do something extra to bring cheer…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-01-07/camp-hill-food-bank-christmas-deliveries/
Scuola del Sabato n.02 – Progetto Isaia
Introduzione alla lezione lezione della Scuola del Sabato numero 2 – Progetto Isaia Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQ9FOkHmCE
Giovedi 7 Gennaio 2021
Efesini 6:14,15 – State dunque saldi: prendete la verità per cintura dei vostri fianchi; rivestitevi della corazza della giustizia; mettete come calzature ai vostri piedi lo zelo dato dal vangelo della pace. Meditazione giornaliera serie Apri la porta del tuo cuore. In studio Alan Gentil Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us02Ac987s0
COVID quarantine offer good news
Good news if you’re a student from overseas who’s been accepted to study at Avondale but has to quarantine to do so: we can help. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2021/01/07/covid-quarantine-offer-good-news/
Sharing Scripture for January 3 – 9
This is a tool for you to use if you lead a Sabbath School (SS) class or small group. It is keyed to the Bible texts used in the current week’s Adult SS lesson and includes a brief story from current news you can use to introduce the discussion and then a series of discussion […] Source: https://atoday.org/sharing-scripture-for-january-3-9/
Central Florida AdventHealth CEO Who Defended Gay Adventist Teacher Tenders “Unanticipated” Resignation
6 January 2020 | Orlando Weekly reported today that AdventHealth Central Florida division president and CEO, Daryl Tol, has quit his job. He did not give a reason for his decision. The resignation surprised AdventHealth leadership, who called his decision “unanticipated.” Tol was in the news in October of last year when the Orlando Sentinel reported […] Source: https://atoday.org/central-florida-adventhealth-ceo-who-defended-gay-adventist-teacher-tenders-unanticipated-resignation/
Union College Ranks High in Social Mobility, Diversity
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