21st September 2013 Announcements
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
- There will be CPC and District Council on Sunday 22nd September 2013 at Mtendere Main SDA Church starting at 08:00hrs and 14:00hrs respectively. Please Elders emphasis on attendance and time keeping to both meetings.
- All District Departmental Heads should ensure that their reports are prepared before the CPC meeting.
- All Church Family Life Directors and all Camp meeting Chairpersons should send their cell numbers and stastical reports on Sabbath 21st September 2013 to Elder Matotoba of Kalingalinga Church the Dixtrict Campmeeting and Family Life Director
4. Elders please make further emphasis on this announcement. The Conference has received the following materials for Sabbath School and Personal Ministries from SID.
(i) Keys to Sermon preparations - K12.00
(ii) Reclaiming missing members - K12.00
(iii) Prison Ministries - K12.00
(iv) Personal Witnessing - K13.50
(v) Small Group Ministries - K13.50
(vi) Sabbath School Teacher - K12,00
(vii) Methods of Door to Door Visitation - K13.50
(viii) Personal Ministries Leader - K13.50
(ix) Adventist Community Services - K14.50
(x) Principles of Church Growth - K13.50
These books above are costing K130.00 in all. Every church, company and branch must have a set of all these books for effective witnessing. Please each church, company and branch must send paid up orders to the Lusaka Conference Personal Ministries Secretary Sr Mervis Shanyinde , or may pay directly to her office. All Elders and Company Leaders and members at large must buy their own personal copies.
5. In case there is any Church which has not prepared their baptismal report as demanded by the Zambia Union Personal Ministries as tabulated below, should do so before CPC and District Council.
(a) Church -number of baptized
(b) Company – number of baptized
(c) Branch – number of baptized
Then total
Please your September report should indicate the information as tabulated above.
6. Elders keep promoting the camporee. This serves to inform and remind you that the 2nd SID Pathfinder Camporee will be held in Livingstone from 13 – 19th April, 2014 at LBES College. It will be a historical event with an anticipated attendance of 6000 delegates (Pathfinders and Leaders). All the Leaders and Pathfinders should begin now to plan to attend without fail. Be advised that our young people in Zambia do not need to pay in US Dollars but kwacha. The fixed registration fee is K435.00. Please take note of the details that were attached to last week’s announcements; and the deadlines specified. For those wishing to have their registration deducted from the office, kindly pass through our Departmental office and log into the 2014 SID Camporee registration fee deduction authorization sheet.
7. Today Sabbath 21st September 2013 is Pathfinder day in all Churches and the program is being conducted as tabulated below ;
- Chitukuko will swap with Mtendere Main
- Mass Media will swap with Kalingalinga
- Hellen Kaunda will swap with Mtendere South
- Mtendere East will swap with Valley View
- Palabana will swap with Mapili Company
- Mount Olives will maintain.
8. There will be an end of year youth camp from 22nd - 29th December 2013 to be held in Livingstone. Churches are urged to promote this event and at least sponsor 2 youths. Please refer to the attached form which was sent you last Sabbath for information on registration and other fees
9. Next Sabbath 28th September will be Sabbath school guest day in all Churches.
10. The Lusaka Conference sponsored crusade to be hosted by Chitukuko church with its company Valley View and Mtendere East church with its company Mount Olives kicked off last Sunday 15th September and is going on up to 5th of October 2013. Venue is Ibex Hill Community school grounds. Speakers are Dr Edwin Shimunzhila (Lusaka Conference President), Pastor Goliath Naini (Lusaka Conference Executive Secretary) and Elder Isaac Kaputo (Lusaka Conference Chief Financial Officer). Theme: BIBLE SPEAKS. All the Churches are asked to attend and support this evangelist program. Remember to bring one member as the divisional theme reads “One Member One Soul”.
11. LEMD Churches are requested to send updated church membership to the district communication department via our email address communication.lusakaeastdistrict.lusaka@live.com for the update of the district website on the home page. Your quick response will be highly appreciated
Admin elders, please furnish the communication with the total membership of your churches as soon as possible. This announcement has been running for some months now and no response so far. If you cannot use the email address as indicated above, you can SMS or send the figures through 0966/0955 – 598387
Some churches have so far submitted, if you haven’t done so, please do as soon as possible.
