June 2, 2016      
   
7,000 Great Controversy Books Distributed
 
Greater New York Conference churches distributed 7,000 copies of The Great Controversy in recognition of Publishing Ministries Emphasis Day on May 21.

CLICK HERE to see video highlights of the event. 
SLA First Grade Students Publish Book
South Lancaster Academy (SLA) first grade students worked during the month of April on all aspects of book publishing from brainstorming and research, to writing and editing. The final product was a book titled, Heroes Down Through Time, a compilation of stories about Bible and modern-day heroes written and illustrated by the students.

The class celebrated their achievement and the arrival of the book copies with an Authors' Party on May 25. SLA vice principal Theresa Robidoux was the special guest and read the book out loud to the students.

Source: Bell Tower News newsletter, South Lancaster Academy  
North American Division Breaks Down Walls
The exterior of the new NAD headquarters located in Columbia, Maryland. [Photo: Pieter Damsteegt, NAD]
 
Employees of the North American Division (NAD) joined together on May 31 to celebrate the "Drywall Breaking" ceremony that signaled the start of renovations on the new NAD headquarters in Columbia, Maryland. Dan Jackson, NAD president, offered prayer before he, G. Alexander Bryant, executive secretary; and Tom Evans, treasurer, donned hardhats and wielded sledgehammers to make the initial holes in an existing wall.

There are 13 divisions worldwide that make up the General Conference. The NAD is the only one without its own headquarters building. Currently the NAD headquarters is located in the offices of the General Conference and space is very limited. In order to meet the needs of the growing ministries in the NAD and to be more fiscally responsible, the decision was made to relocate. The renovations are scheduled to be finished by April 3, 2017. 

Source: North American Division Communication Department

CLICK HERE to view a video of the ceremony.
Study Shows Effect of Religion on Everyday Life
A recent study by the Pew Research Center shows that Americans who are "highly religious" tended to be "more engaged with their extended families, more likely to volunteer, more involved in their communities and generally happier with the way things are going in their lives." The study defined respondents who pray daily and attend religious services at least once weekly as "highly religious."

Significant differences were not seen between the highly religious and "not highly religious" groups in areas of health, diet, and exercise; interpersonal connections, or social consciousness. 
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7,000 Books Distributed in GNYC
SLA Celebrates Young Authors
NAD Breaks Down Walls
Religion and Everyday Life
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Adventists in the News
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2016
 
June 
5:         NEC Constituency Session
11:       Compassion Sabbath
17-25:  SNEC English CM*
17-25:  SNEC Haitian CM*  
18:       SNEC Portug./Cape Verdean CM*
19:       Atlantic Union Constituency
                Session
19-24   SNEC Ghanain CM*
20:       AUC Constituency Session
24-7/2  BDA CM*
24-7/2: NYC CM*
24, 25: NEC CM*

July 
1, 2:     NEC CM*
2, 9:     GNYC English CM*
6-9:      SNEC Hispanic CM*
9:         Compassion Sabbath
15-23:  NNEC CM*
16-23:  GNYC Hispanic CM*
16:       William Miller Chapel Meeting
24-30:  GNYC Franco-Haitian CM*
31:       New England Haitian Seniors
                Banquet

August  
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5, 6:     NYC Native American CM*
13:       NYC North Adirondack CM*
20:       NEC Haitian CM* 

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