Weekly News & Updates | August 11, 2022 |
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40 Baptized During Medical Missionary Trip to the Dominican Republic |
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The medical missionary team takes a photo before boarding the bus to the location where they will provide medical care for the patients. |
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Forty-three volunteers from the United States, Canada, and Spain participated in a medical missionary trip to the Dominican Republic from July 11-18. Medical personnel included specialists in general medicine, OB/GYN, psychiatry, naturopathy, ophthalmology, dentistry, nursing, technicians, and pharmacology. Twelve additional medical professionals from the Dominican Republic also participated. The team provided care for about 2,000 patients. Pastors also participated in the mission trip and preached at evangelistic meetings held in seven churches around the targeted area. On Sabbath afternoon, local church members joined conference administrators and the medical team for a baptismal service. Forty people were baptized, and 18 others joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church by profession of faith.
Jose Joseph, vice president for Haitian and African Ministries and Adventist Community Services and Health Ministries director, Atlantic Union Conference
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Final 3 Days: 10 Days of Prayer for the Atlantic Union Constituency Session |
Join the Atlantic Union Conference Prayer Ministries team as they lead us in the final three days of the 10 Days of Prayer before the 31st Atlantic Union Conference Constituency Session on August 14. Log in to Zoom each evening at 7:15 p.m. to be blessed by presentations and prayer. Each guest presenter will address the request, "Dear God, Please...Us." Speakers for the 10 days include (not in order of appearance) representatives from the Atlantic Union Conference: Pierre Omeler, president; Ted Huskins, secretary; Elias Zabala, Sr., treasurer; and Marlene Alvarez, interim director for the Office of Education; as well as presidents of the six conferences in the Atlantic Union Conference: Henry Beras, Greater New York; Gary Blanchard, Northern New England; Miguel Crespo, New York; David Dennis, Southern New England; Abraham Jules, Northeastern; and Kenneth Manders, Bermuda.
August 4-13; 7:15 p.m.
Zoom Meeting ID: 950 4037 5162
Passcode: 205302
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This year, several important church business meetings, or constituency sessions, are taking place around the Atlantic Union Conference. The 31st Regular Constituency Session of the Atlantic Union Conference is scheduled for Sunday, August 14, in Boxborough, Massachusetts. Designated delegates representing church members from the hundreds of churches around the Atlantic Union will receive reports from union leaders for the past six years ending December 31, 2021, and conduct additional church business, including electing officers, departmental directors, an executive committee, and a constitution and bylaws committee. We solicit your earnest prayers as your representatives participate in this solemn work.
Click the link below to learn about "How the Church Operates."
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Photo above: Atlantic Union Conference 30th Constituency Session, June 19, 2016, at Machlan Auditorium in Lancaster, Massachusetts. |
2022 ASI Atlantic Union Fall Conference September 8-10 |
Reaching the world next door starts with a clear plan. Explore God's unique call on your life during the 2022 ASI Fall Conference at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Hancock, Massachusetts, September 8-10. At this year's fall conference, you will be equipped with a sense of what God has specifically called you to do, leave with a step-by-step action plan, and make new friends to hold you accountable. Receive inspiration and the tools you need to reach the world next door! Registration is open at asiatlanticunion.org. |
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Upcoming Events
Do you have an alumni weekend, church event, or special event happening at a church, school, or other entity within the Atlantic Union? Click HERE to let us know!
Now through October
Northeastern Summer Regional Evangelism Meetings taking place around the Northeastern Conference territory through the months of July, August, September, and October. Locations include Brooklyn South, Brooklyn North, Westchester, Bronx/Manhattan, Long Island, Hartford, New Haven, Rochester, Hudson Valley, Queens, and Staten Island. Check HERE for dates, locations, and additional information.
August 14; 10:00 a.m.
31st Regular Constituency Session of the Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists at the Boxboro Regency Hotel & Convention Center, 242 Adams Pl., Boxborough, MA. Registration for delegates and delegates-at-large begins at 8:30 a.m.
August 28
Sports Day at Union Springs Academy is an event for the entire family with softball, basketball, volleyball, and other team sports and activities for children. Food will be available for purchase. Email Claudio Gomez, New York Conference secretary, to register your team at secretariat@nyconf.org.
September 11; 9:00 a.m.
38th Constituency Session of the Southern New England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in the Southern New England Conference (SNEC) Pavilion on the SNEC grounds located at 34 Sawyer St., South Lancaster, MA.
September 23-25
Union Springs Academy 58th Alumni Homecoming Weekend. Click HERE for weekend highlights. For more information, visit unionspringsacademy.org.
September 25; 8:30 a.m.
Third Quadrennial Session of the Bermuda Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in the Bermuda Institute auditorium, Southampton, Bermuda.
October 7-9
Cancel My Subscription Northeastern Conference Adventist Youth Ministries Young Adult Retreat. Registration begins on August 15. Click HERE to register.
October 13-15
Society of Adventist Communicators (SAC) Convention in Columbia, Maryland, at the North American Division headquarters. Whether communication professional, freelancer, student, teacher, pastor, or local church communication volunteer, SAC 2022 will have something for you! Click HERE for more information and to register.
October 16; 12:00 p.m.
Leaves of Autumn: An Exquisite Gala to Remember is a black-tie affair presented by The Edward D. Herndon Legacy Foundation to benefit education scholarships and youth leadership development. The event is at the Greentree Country Club, 538 Davenport Ave., New Rochelle, N.Y. 10805. For more information, contact Mrs. J. Linton (347) 387-5489, or click HERE.
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About Atlantic Union Conference
Founded in 1901, the Atlantic Union Conference is the headquarters for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the northeast United States and the islands of Bermuda. It serves six conferences, more than 129,189 members in 608 churches and 96 groups, 51 schools, and numerous community-based ministries.
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The Atlantic Union Gleaner FYI is a news and information bulletin produced by the Communication department of the Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. You are free to reprint any portion of the bulletin without the need for special permission. However, we kindly request that you identify Atlantic Union GleanerFYI whenever you publish these materials.
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Ednor A.P. Davison, communication director/editor
Debra Banks Cuadro, communication assistant director
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