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Canadian Adventist Messenger for 1991 aside 1vrspee. we D. Douglas Devnich A Special Executive Committee of the initiated a plan by which Upon acceptance of the Seventh-day Adventist the industries at CUC committee's report, the Church in Canada selected a became independent legal Executive Committee voted Report sub-committee of seven entities within the Parkland to sell the assets of Parkland Adventist business and Education Advance Furniture Manufacturing There are times when management experts for a Corporation (PEAC). The Limited and Parkland tough decisions have to be special assignment. The sub- Corporation is owned by Colorpress. The committee made. committee was asked to the Seventh-day Adventist also appointed a new Board For many years, church study the overall Church in Canada and the of Directors of PEAC and leaders and laymen of the involvement of the Church Alberta Conference of the empowered them to sell the Church in Canada have in commercial enterprises Seventh-day Adventist assets or otherwise deal struggled to maintain and in particular to study Church. with the companies as they, business enterprises as the current relationship of The special committee of in consultation with the though they were integral to the Church to Parkland seven was asked to Administrative Committees the existence and mission of Furniture Manufacturing especially study the financial of the Church in Canada the Church. Time and and to Parkland position of Parkland and the Alberta Conference, balance sheets revealing Colorpress—both located on Furniture Manufacturing see fit. past undue expenditures of the campus of Canadian because it was experiencing The Executive Committee Church financial and energy Union College. some financial difficulties of the Church in Canada resources have become A report to the Executive necessitating possible based its decision to divest relentless teachers of the Committee was given by the further financial investment the Church's interests in the principle that the Church sub-committee on February by the Church in Canada. industries on the basis that should not entangle itself 17, 1991. It covered both the The idea of continuing to the furniture factory in with commerce and philosophy of the Church in finance the industry was particular had, over the past industry. relation to commercial unacceptable to the number of years, amassed This is not to say that ventures and the Executive Committee and a significant operating losses skilled businessmen and implications of continued full investigation was and had not been able to businesswomen should not involvement with the ordered. become functionally be involved in commerce on industries. This report A complete analysis, both profitable. Improved behalf of the Church. guided the Executive financial and commercial in management of Parkland Indeed, at the carpenter's Committee toward the nature, was carried out by Furniture did reduce the bench, in factories and in tough decision to extricate the sub-committee which overall losses in recent business offices, laypersons the Church from ownership reported its findings to the months, but the cumulative may verily serve Christ as of the factory and the press. Executive Committee. At the loss because of the debt does the Gospel Minister. Prior to 1986, these heart of the report was the load continued to grow. Only, let the business industries were owned and conclusion that the Church It is sincerely hoped that a enterprises they manage be operated under the control in Canada should divest qualified purchaser of the operated without of Canadian Union College. itself of ownership of the industries will be found in a dependence on, nor creating However, at the National industries it is involved with very short time period as liability against, the sacred Church Constituency and it should not involve the cash shortage due to the resources of the Church. meeting in that year, the itself in any future current economic situation In December, 1990, the Canadian Church delegates commercial ventures. Continued on pagell 2 MESSENGER/MARCH 1991 Cover Photo—"Castle Mountain, and the Bow River," by Deryk Bodington, Calgary, Alberta CANADIAN ADVENTIST Vol. 60, No. 3, March 1991, Oshawa, ON June Polishuk/Editor June Ulett-Culmore/Associate Editor Allan Colleran/Art Director Robin Carby/Associate Art Director EDITORIAL COMMITTEE D. Devnich, Chairman, A. Colleran, B. Lee, D. Lawson, F. Maitland, J. Polishuk, J. Ulett-Culmore CONFERENCE EDITORS Donald King/Alberta Ken Wiebe/British Columbia Mark Johnson/Manitoba-Saskatchewan Robert Schafer/Maritime David Crook/Newfoundland Bryan Lee/Ontario TEACHER AWARDS Georges Hermans/Quebec This Issue 2/President's Perspective Teachers in our Union may qualify for one of two financial D. Douglas Devnich awards funded by Thomas & Violet Zapara: 4/Upfront: From Across Canada 1. The Zapara Award: On the appropriate forms, a teacher 6IWe Can't Play Yesterday's may be nominated and recommended for this award. It Game—We Must Play signifies that the teacher has demonstrated excellence in the Tomorrow's profession and qualifies for a monetary gift and a moment Myrna Tetz of public recognition. There are specific criteria to be met and we are limited to the number of submissions from our Union. 8/Women's Ministry—Getting Completed forms are due at your Conference Office of Educa- The Word Out tion by December 13, 1991. Jean Parchment 10IThe Truth About Mary-Ann 2. The Alma McKibbin Sabbatical Award: On the ap- Jennie Porter propriate forms, a teacher may design a proposal for Sum- mer educational enrichment. Teachers at all levels and located 11/Health-Wise: The Stress Mess in all types of our schools may apply. Small school teachers Raymond 0. West, M.D. are encouraged to write proposals. There are no recommen- PLUS dations necessary but specific criteria are delineated. There Focus On...Teacher Awards 3 The Question Box 11 is no limit to the number of proposals that may be submitted CUC 12, 13 from our Union. Adventist World Radio 14 Teachers wishing to apply for Summer 1992, should submit ADRA UPDATE 16 completed applications to the Conference Office of Education Teacher Feature 17 KC Korner 17 by November 15, 1991. Canadian Adventist Youth 18 Conference News 19-25 Detailed information, together with the specific forms are Global Mission's Challenges 26 available at any Conference Office of Education or from the Births, Obituaries, Ads 27-32 The Canadian Adventist MESSENGER is the official organ of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada, Office of Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada. Issued monthly, annual Education. subscription price in Canada $5.00. Out of union $10.00. Printed by Maracle Press Limited, Second class mail registration number 0912. Address all enquiries to 1148 King Street East, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1H8. ISSN 0702-5084 MESSENGER/MARCH 1991 3 conference presidents, along with Pat The new program, like the current Page, newly elected Executive Director "Lifestyle Magazine" series, will carry a for CRS/Canada, the President and Vice total of six minutes of "commercial" time President of Finance for CRS/Interna- which will usually be filled with Adven- tional, discussed the important business tist image spots, free offers to viewers, items and recalled God's blessings of the and public service advertising. Some of past on this unique ministry. this time will be available for the promo- Christian Record Braille Foundation, as tion of local church outreach efforts. it was called from 1955-1990, began on For information about local advertising Victoria Island under the direction of J.M. in "Lifestyle Magazine" write to Faith LeMarquand. His business office became For Today, P.O. Box 320, Newbury Park, the headquarters for this missionary CA 91319; or call George Swanson at work for several years. Later the office (805) 373-7686. moved to Vancouver, and in 1980, to Ab- botsford, where it remained until the end of 1990. We appreciate the support given to CRS Opens New Office CRS by our western members. For Tenth Annual Retirees several years, it was felt that moving the in Canada Convocation headquarters to Oshawa would make it LINCOLN—We are happy to inform possible for all Canadian conferences to our church family in Canada that the new Set for June 19-24 take part in the planning and outreach office for Christian Record Services of this special ministry. opened its doors, January 2, 1991. Union College, As the work grows, there may be a The government of Canada honoured Lincoln, Nebraska need to open a branch office or two. Un- our application for incorporation and as til then, a plan has been discussed of November 22, 1990, CRS is now na- Beginning with the Wednesday even- whereby one board meeting will be held tionally incorporated. ing meeting on June 19 and following in the west and one in the east each year. through June 24, retirees from all across This will give access to a wider range of North America will meet for fellowship counsel and planning. and spiritual refreshment. Guest We solicit an interest in your prayers speakers this year include E.E. for the Holy Spirit's power working Cleveland, Dr. James White, Dr. Scharf- through CRS/Canada so the handicap- fenberg and many others. The theme of ped might learn that Jesus's love is the convocation will be "Into All the especially for them. World," the commitment of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists to Global Strategy and Mission, reaching out into the unentered areas of the world. Major Changes For Besides the variety of meetings, a tour is planned at the centre for the printing "Lifestyle Magazine" of literature for the blind. This should be TV Series an interesting occasion. 1991 is the one hundredth anniversary Faith For Today has launched its 1991 of the founding of Union College.
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