Weekly News & Updates | April 4, 2024 | |
Academy Students Create Life-Changing Memories | |
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High school students from around the Atlantic Union traveled to Camp Victory Lake in Hyde Park, New York, for the 2024 Academy Connect—a unique, fun-filled opportunity to connect, engage, and worship together. Under the theme “My Story, His Glory,” 50 student leaders representing four academies and one junior academy spent quality time making friends and pushing their individual limits creatively and spiritually. They left Academy Connect with life-changing memories.
From March 6-8, the students immersed themselves in interactive activities specifically created to enhance their personal and collective growth. Topics fell under five categories: Spiritual, Leadership, Art, Music, and Media (SLAMM). Knowledgeable clinicians brought personal and professional expertise to make each session a rich and worthwhile experience.
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Operation PUSH Celebrates Four Years of Online Ministry | |
Ted N.C. Wilson, top left, General Conference president; Pierre E. Omeler, top right, Atlantic Union Conference president; and David McKenzie, Atlantic Union Conference Youth Ministries director and special assistant to the president for Mission and Evangelism, encourage the online viewers as they commemorate the fourth anniversary of Operation PUSH. [Photo: Screen capture, Atlantic Union Adventist Youth Ministries Facebook] | |
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Four years ago, during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, the Atlantic Union Conference Adventist Youth Ministries created an online prayer line to help those feeling isolated and to pray with and for, each other. Dubbed “Operation PUSH (Pray Until Something Happens),” the ministry met each morning at 5:30 a.m. on the AUAYM Facebook page and on Zoom to share prayer requests and pray together. Four years later, without missing a single day, PUSH has grown to average some 600 devices logged in for prayer daily, representing members within the Atlantic Union territory and many countries outside the United States.
Pierre E. Omeler, Atlantic Union Conference president, introduced Ted N.C. Wilson, General Conference president, as the guest speaker for the fourth-anniversary commemoration service. David McKenzie, Atlantic Union Conference Youth Ministries director and special assistant to the president for Mission and Evangelism, testified, "We have witnessed thousands of miracles as a result of prayer on this prayer line!”
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Bread of Life Ministry Celebrates 10 Years of Service | Volunteers with the Bread of Life Ministry pose for a photo while holding food items ready for distribution to the local community. [Photo: Bread of Life Ministry & Adventist Community Services of Lancaster, MA Facebook] | The Bread of Life food distribution ministry in South Lancaster, Massachusetts, recently celebrated 10 years of service. The Holy Spirit inspired Sandra Mendes, Bread of Life director, with the idea 14 years ago when she was a member of a Brazilian church in the area. “I confess that at that moment, I was afraid but had no options. I just trusted in [God’s] power and in [all His] provisions and promises,” Mendez posted on Facebook. Ten years ago, the ministry moved to the Village Church in South Lancaster to increase its reach to the nearby cities of Worcester and Marlboro. Today, the ministry assists about 250 families weekly with free food baskets. Mendes shared that more than 150 people have been baptized through the Bread of Life Ministry, and many are currently studying the Bible. | |
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! | |
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April 19-20
ASI Atlantic Union Spring Conference in Hartford, Connecticut, with guest speaker Eric Walsh, M.D. Click HERE for more information.
April 26-28
Greater New York Conference Women's Prayer Retreat, "The Circle of His Love." Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Piscataway Somerset, 21 Centennial Ave. Piscataway, NJ. Space is limited. Click HERE for more information. Registration deadline: April 11.
April 27; 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
SNEC Women's Ministries Symposium with DeeAnn Bragaw, NAD Women's Ministries director. Registration is required for this free event. Click HERE to register and for more information.
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May 24-26
Embracing Mental Health in the Church, sponsored by Northeastern Conference Health Ministries. Hybrid event. Click HERE for more information, meeting IDs, and passcodes.
July 7-9
North Country Women's Retreat sponsored by New York Conference Women's Ministries at Camp Cherokee in Saranac Lake, NY. Guest presenter: Lynn Ortel. For more information, contact Barbara Bridgers, barbara@nyconf.org, or call (315) 469-6921.
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Atlantic Union Conference Events | |
Let's Pray More!
Atlantic Union Conference Prayer Ministries invites you to pray together each Tuesday at 6 p.m. and the last Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.
Zoom Meeting ID:
954 6819 9577
Password: PrayMore
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"Preaching Training" for Women
Learn the importance of preaching, how to analyze biblical stories, organize a sermon, discover the art of public speaking, and more. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link, but there is no cost. The courses are available in English and Spanish. Scan the QR code to register. For more information, call (978) 368-8333, or email lfresse@atlanticunion.org.
Click HERE for English seminar information.
Click HERE for Spanish seminar information.
Training Dates: April 13; May 18; June 22; July 27
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Hispanic Leaders Convention
Atlantic Union Conference Hispanic and Portuguese ministries department is hosting the Hispanic Leaders Convention in Stamford, Connecticut, April 19-21. Click HERE for more information and to register.
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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 134,233 members in 613 churches and 94 groups, 43 schools, and numerous community-based ministries.
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