BTCIC youths network: January 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Youth Encuentro 2010

Plans for MCCA Youth Encuentro is on the way. Young People between the ages of 15-25 years are welcomed to register to participate in the 4th Youth Encuentro. This will be held in Trinidad from July 25th to August 2nd, 2010. Registration is US 650.00. First Registration is June 15, 2009 of USD150.00. The remaining amounts will be in October, 2009 and March, 2010. Kindly contact your circuit ministers if you are interested. You can download registration forms and see more details on website: http://www.youthencuentro.org/

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Standria Achieves Highest BJC's

St. Paul's Methodist College recognizes and celebrates the achievements of Ms. Standria Moss, a former 9th grader, now 10th grader, who was recognised in Nassau on Thursday, 22 January, 2009 by the Ministry of Eduation for acheiving 7A's and 1B in the June 2008 BJC examinations. She was recognised for best results in the Private Schools and for the Family Islands. We are proud of Standris and wish her well. Congratulations!

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

BTCIC Mourns

The church family of the BTCIC mourns the death of two young men of our congregations, Lea Astwood Jr (BKA J. R.) of the Grand Turk Methodist Church and Brandon Harris of the Providenciales Church. They died in a car accident on Monday, January 12. The other two young men-members who were in the car, John Green "Daquan" and Robert are in critical condition and were sent to Florida. Please pray for them and the Astwood and Harris Families.

Friday, January 9, 2009

World Council of Churches-Opportunity for Our Youth

The World Council of Churches is having its Youth Stewradship Programme. Young adults aged 18-30 can now apply to participate in the Stewards program. The program from August 19-September 4, 2009 will consists of three main elements:
Ecumenical Leadership Training Seminar
Volunteering for the WCC Central Committee meeting
Ecumenical Project planning
Twenty-five participants will be selected from various countries and Christian confessions to deepen their knowledge of the ecumenical movement and commit themselves to work for Christian Unity in their own context. Stewards will help with the functioning of the Central Committee meeting which gathers about 150 church representatives. It will provide a space for ecumenical encounter, learning and discussion. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2009.
The application form can be downloaded from website: http://www.oikomene.org/en/programmes

B/TCI CHRISTIAN EDUCATION CALENDAR/Church Calendar

2010
Sep. 4-5 Opening of MCCA Church Year/Back to School
Lord's Day
Sep. 12 Ministry Awareness Lord’s Day/Week
Sep. 24 National Youth Day-Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep. 26 Connexional Christian Education Lords’ Day
Oct. 3 World Communion Lord’s Day
October 8-10 Mission 250- Eleuthera
Oct. 10 Education Lord’s Day
Oct. Organization and Education Committees
Boys’ Brigade Month
Ministries Month
Oct. 18-24 Week of Prayer for World Peace
Nov. 1 All Saints Day
Nov. 7 Missionary Meetings- Turks and Caicos Islands
Nov. 13-Youth Leadership Training-Grand Turk
Nov. 14 Remembrance Lord’s Day
Nov. 14 Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC) Lord’s Day
Nov. 21 MCCA Youth and Young Adults Lord’s Day
Nov. 21 Harvest Thanksgiving
Nov. 28 1st Lord’s Day in Advent
Dec. 1 World AIDS Day
Dec. 5 MCCA HIV/AIDS Health Awareness Lord’s Day
Dec. 5 Bible Lord’s Day
Dec. 10 Human Rights Day
Dec. 25 Festival of the Nativity
Dec. 31 Watch Night

2011
Jan. Class Leaders Training (some circuits)
Jan. 2 Covenant Lord’s Day
Jan. 6 Epiphany
Jan. 13-23 The Meeting of the Annual BTCI Conference
Jan. 18-25 Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity
Feb. Girls’ Brigade Month
Feb. 6 Methodist School Lord’s Day
Feb. 27 MCCA Men Lord’s Day
Mar. 11-12- Gender Workshop-South Caicos
Mar.20-26 Youth Week- Grand Turk Methodist
April Organizations and Education Committees
April Scripture Examination
April 2- Sunday School Teacher's Training-Grand Turk
April 15-17-TCI Circuits Women's Retreat
April 22 Crucifixion of our Lord
April 24 Festival of the Resurrection
May 7 Sunday Teachers Training Seminar- Nassau Circuit
May 14 Children's Retreat-South Caicos, Nassau
May 15 Church School Lord’s Day
May 26-29 B/TCI Men’s Treat
June 3-5 B/TCI Women's Conference
June 19 World Children’s Day
June 26 MCCA Women Lord’s Day
July 21-24 B/TCI Children's Summit-Grand Turk
July 27-August 2- B/TCI Youth Gathering
August 1-8 World Methodist Council/Conference
August 10-15 WFMUCW Conference- South Africa
World Federation of Methodist and Uniting Church Women

Birthday and Anniversary Greetings

Birthday and Anniversary Greetings to all persons who will be celebrating in the month of May.

Prayer Requests

Kindly send prayer requests to email address: btcicyouths@yahoo.co.uk

We pray for the people of Cayman Islands, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the Golf States in USA. May God's healing be felt on the people of the southern islands of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Prayer for the ministers,preachers, children, youths, women and men of the Bahamas/Turks and Caicos Islands Conference.

We pray for the Connexional President, Rev. Dr. George Mulrain, Connexional Secretary, Rev. Otto Wade and the rest of the Connexional Officers. We pray for the government of the USA, the President , the Vice President, members of the Senate and their families.

We pray for the government and people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. We pray for all District Conferences and their Presidents especially those Districts that have just elected new Presidents and Secretaries: Haiti, Guyana, Belize/Honduras, Jamaica. For our own elected officers, Rev. Derek C. O. Browne and family, Rev. Edward Sykes and family, Mrs. Judy Munroe and Mr. Arthur Chase. Pray for the people of Costa Rico as they try to recover from earthquake devastation.

Pray for those who mourn: Astwood and Harris families as they mourn the loss of their sons, Lea Astwood Jr. and Brandon Harris. Deborah Barry and family( loss of father), Fredericka Johnson and family. Rev. Otto Wade and family on the death of his daughter, Ordette.

Pray for those who are sick: Mrs. Marcia Roberts in Nassau, Ms. Rosemarie Pickstock in Andros, Renaldo Gibson, Shawn, Floreen Armbrister, Brenda Ingraham. Lisa( daughter of Erma Albury), Leslie( brother of Annette Poitier and Valencia Brown), Tischa and Helen Thompson, Mr. Vivienne Huggins(wife of Rev.Huggins).

Other persons in our family circle: Dwayne Pinder, Patricia Dickenson, Caroline Dickenson, Chad McPhee, Noreen Lightbourne, Rev. Livingston Malcolm and Family, Barbara Howell(Turks and Caicos), Valerie Thompson, Dominique Miller, Millicent Beneby, Lia Cunningham, Richie Campbell and two nephews, Jamima Johnson(sister of Martha), Faunz, Paulette Sands, Family of Dora Bethel especially Marvin, Madge Williams, Irene Harvey, Leticia Wright and aunt, Ivy Stubbs and her family, Herman Sawyer, Christian Bastian, children and family, Catherine Colebrook and son Dominique, Rev. Stacia Williams-Christmas, Shalease Russell and son Stephano, Dorothy Goldsmith and Grand Bahama Plannng Committee (MCCA Women Assembly), Timothy Forbes, William Pinder. The family of the late Rev. Patterson Deane.

Youths who need our prayers: Tejaun Walkes of the Andros Circuit , Rinaldo Gibson of Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church who is still hospitalized.(send prayers for our young people)

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