ASDAPS Season Will Begin This Month
Seventh-day Adventist profes-
sional secretaries have organized
into an association (ASDAPS),
and the first meeting has been
‘Complete in Christ’
Seminar To Be Held
Is radiant health and a life of
joy really possible?
The members of the Norwalk
Church say Yes. That’s why they
are joining with their pastor in
conducting a ‘‘Complete in
Christ’’ seminar on Friday, Sab-
bath and Sunday, September
18-20. Programs will begin at 6
p.m. on September 18 at the
church, located at 12191 Firestone
Blvd.
Topics to be covered include ex-
ercise, diet, stress management,
victory in prayer, and understand-
ing the divine purpose for one’s
life. Ten lay-lectures and 100
church members will be involved
as part of the seminar team.
For registration information,
call (714) 863-0614.
scheduled for Tuesday, September
29, 6 p.m., at the Smoke House
Restaurant, 4420 Lakeside Drive,
Burbank.
Elder Dan Matthews, director
of Faith For Today, will be the
guest speaker. His topic will be on
secretarial professionalism. Local
hair stylists will give a demonstra-
tion on proper hair care, and some
lucky secretary can go away with a
new hair style!
Many other interesting pro-
grams are planned throughout the
year. Come join us! Join now so
you won’t miss out later in the
year when ‘‘members only”
events are planned.
To get your name on our mail-
ing list and for membership ap-
plication and meeting informa-
tion, call Eileen Johnson, (213)
240-6250, or Gayle Craig, (213)
353-2566.
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Soul Winners Are Eligible for Upcoming Seminar
Laymen and women who have
been instrumental in winning at
least one person to the church this
year are eligible to attend the
Hispanic Lay Preachers Seminar
October 9-11 at the Soquel Camp-
Southern California
Conference
Cee , president; Lo-
renzo Paytee, secretary; R. L.
Walden, treasurer; (Box 969) 1535
East Chevy Chase Drive, Glendale,
California 91209. Phone (213)
240-6250.
Wills, trust agreements and an-
nuities should be made in favor of
the legal association rather than the
conference. For more information,
write to Leonard Gaspie, director, at
the above address.
to Elder
Conference
ground, according
Augustine Cortez,
Spanish coordinator.
Two whole days will be devoted
to lectures and group discussions.
Materials, techniques and plans
for personal and public evange-
lism will be presented.
The seminar, coordinated by
Elder Cortez, is sponsored by the
Spanish Department of the
Southern California Conference.
Local churches will help to sub-
sidize the expenses of those who
attend. For further information,
write: Spanish Department,
Southern California Conference,
P.O. Box 969, Glendale, CA
91209; or call (213) 240-6250, ext.
237.
Anniversary /Homecoming Is Scheduled
Were you there at the White
Memorial church on Sabbath,
September 22, 1956, when after
Sabbath school and while singing
“We’re Marching to Zion’ the
congregation marched from Paul-
son Hall to the new church home
two blocks away?
Ribbons were cut at the front
steps and the congregation entered
the sanctuary for the first worship
service in the new sanctuary. Dr.
Arthur L. Bietz, then pastor, gave
the sermon.
Now, 25 years later, the church
will observe its Silver Anniversary
Sanctuary Celebration and Home-
coming on Sabbath, September
26. Elder Euel Atchley announces
that special services of praise will
be held throughout the day, in-
cluding Sabbath school, the wor-
ship service, a fellowship dinner,
afternoon celebration of music,
and a Sabbath vesper program.
Among the honored guests will
be the four living former pastors:
Dr. Arthur L. Bietz, Dr. Wilber
A. Alexander, Elder Donald G.
Reynolds and Elder C. Lloyd
Wyman. All will participate in the
day’s program.
Former members and their
families, former choir members,
and all friends of the White
Memorial Church are cordially in-
vited to attend.
Santa Barbara Community Services Meets Human Need
Do Adventist Community Serv-
ice Centers really help people in
need? The following article by
Dick Wilson which appeared
recently in the Santa Barbara
News-Press shows how one Com-
munity Services group aids its
neighbors:
“Until just a few days ago, a
local couple lived in an adults-
only apartment. When their baby
arrived, they were evicted. ‘The
only thing they’ve been able to get
into is a two-car garage,’ said Ber-
tha Wittlif, director of the Com-
munity Services of the Santa Bar-
bara Seventh-day Adventist
Church at 425 Arroyo Road.
““The man 1s working enough to
keep the family barely afloat, she
said, but the income from that
munity Services for the Santa Bar-
bara Church, sorts clothing which
has been donated.
work makes the family ineligible
for funds from such sources as
welfare. ‘We’ve got to give them
credit for wanting to keep off
welfare,” Mrs. Wittlif said.
“‘She said the Community Serv-
ices Center is in critical need of
baby items to fulfill the needs of
several cases, including the one
cited. The center is staffed by
volunteers Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Thursdays.
“““There is an urgent need for
cribs and bassinets,” Mrs. Wittlif
said. One baby is currently sleep-
ing in a drawer in a chest, and the
parents are sleeping on the floor.
The family was renting a fur-
4:30 p.m.
season tickets at the door.
September 19, at 6:30 p.m.
by the University Church.
Programe and (Concerts én Soathenn
The Central Filipino Church will celebrate its 24th anniversary
on Sabbath, September 19. Speakers will be Elders Paul Heubach
and Calvin Osborne. All former pastors, members and friends are
invited. Theme of the day will be “Forward in Faith in the '80s.”
The church meets at 6501 York Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Ralph and Anna Stark will present a musical program at the
Burbank church, 700 S. Glenoaks Blvd., Sabbath, Sept. 19, at
“Papua New Guinea— Twilight of Eden’ will open the Angelus
Nature Club 1981-82 screen tour season Saturday night, Sept. 19,
at 8 o'clock, in the auditorium at Wilson Junior High School, 1221
Monterey Road in Glendale. Other programs upcoming will in-
clude Stan Midgley’s “Pacific Northwest—plus the New Mount
St. Helens,” “Swiss on White” with John Jay, and more. Get your
The Heritage Singers will present a sacred concert at the Valle-
jo Drive church, 300 Vallejo Drive in Glendale, on Sabbath,
Idell Carter, contralto, will appear in concert with the Chor-
dettes of Altadena, directed by Evelyn Johnson, Saturday night,
Sept. 26, at the University church, 1135 W. Santa Barbara Ave., Los
Angeles. Proceeds will benefit the two inner-city centers operated
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nished apartment before they were
evicted when the baby came and
have no money to buy needed
items of furniture. ‘And there’s
the hospital bills on top of that,’
Mrs. Wittlif said.
What Are Youth To Do?
““‘Many of the couples and in-
dividuals who come to us are
young. These are not transients.
They have family here and are
now raising their own families.
But with house prices the way they
are and the evictions occurring
when children are born, what is a
young couple to do?’ she asked.
‘““Another family got by for
awhile before being evicted, she
said. Their baby is now five
months old. ‘They found a place,
but there’s no bed, no furniture,
not even a dinette table,’ she said.
‘There’s absolutely nothing there
but a gorgeous baby, and he’s a
doll!’
No Red Tape
““The church’s community wel-
fare program is available with vir-
tually no red tape, and the items
gathered from the community are
distributed to persons in need no
matter what race or religion they
represent, said Mrs. Wittlif. The
overflow of men’s clothing is
usually given to the Rescue Mis-
sion. ‘We also give our overflow
of nightgowns and slippers to con-
valescent homes,’ she said. Heavy
clothing for areas with worse
winters than Santa Barbara’s are
picked up regularly by the Sev-
enth-day Adventist World Service
van and distributed to crisis areas,
either domestic or foreign.
“Mrs. Wittlif told of other
cases the church has helped in re-
cent months. ‘In one family, both
parents were working and bring-
ing in only $750, with $600 going
for rent. A home service was con-
tacted by the Community Services
Center, and a lady was brought in
to care for the babies at no charge.
We supply food and clothing to a
case such as this one, because they
are not entitled to help from any
of the government agencies. And
they wouldn’t go on welfare.
They’re too proud to do that,’ she
said.
“In another case, Mrs. Wittlif
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Church.
Mrs. Bertha Wittlif is head of Community Services for the Santa Barbara
told of help provided to a family
when the man was injured on the
job. ‘They could no longer afford
the high rent, so they moved into a
garage that had open spaces be-
tween boards,’ she said. ‘The wife
is blind, and they have a six-year-
old and a new baby,’ The man was
receiving unemployment, but
there was an additional need
which the church’s program filled.
Abandoned Baby
“‘In yet another case, a baby was
left behind when the mother was
picked up by immigration of-
ficers. ‘No one knows where she
is—probably transported back in-
to Mexico,” Mrs. Wittlif said. A
neighbor who has six of her own
children cares for the baby. The
church’s community program has
been taking a case of milk over
every two weeks. ‘We also clothed
all of her children and clothed the
baby,” Mrs. Wittlif said.
‘“There was another baby
helped by the program, a baby
allergic to milk products. The
mother was on food stamps, and a
special milk substitute available in
drug stores was required. ‘But
drug stores do not take food
stamps,” Mrs. Wittlif said, ‘and
the case did not fall into the right
category for Medi-Cal to get in-
volved. So we found a source in
the community which made it
possible to supply that baby for
six months with that special milk.’
Emergency Help
“Mrs. Wittlif said the Commu-
nity Services Center is helpful in
many emergency cases, as there is
no processing to go through.
‘Receipts for tax purposes are
available for persons who wish to
make supplies or cash available.’
“‘She said the organization has
a disaster program planned in
which the center will cooperate
with other emergency services in
the community such as the Red
Cross or Civil Defense. Mrs. Witt-
lif, a CB enthusiast, is president
of the Santa Barbara branch of
REACT, the emergency radio
communications group.’’
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