Friday, October 29, 2004

Sweet Celestial Music DVD taking shape

Mass Male Choir
Well if you missed the concert of the year, then you'll have a wonderful opportunity to relive the amazing music extravaganza that was Sweet Celestial Music. The live footage of the concert is currently in post-production and is being readied for DVD and CD duplication. Click on the link below to get a snippet. Please note this sample is an 'unedited' low quality clip. The final DVD will be broadcast quality with CD sound. We'll let you know when the final product will be available. Enjoy,

Medium Quality
(Broadband)
Low Quality (56K)

Sunday, October 24, 2004

Appropriate Music for Worship

Adventist Music Philosophy GuidelinesSeventh-day Adventists Church leaders decided to remove suggested "applications" from the church's philosophy that would have recommended that congregations "shun theatrics" and say "Amen" instead of applauding during worship services. This document/guideline won't be music to everyone's ears (pun intended) but I guess it's a start.
"Not all sacred/religious music may be acceptable for an Adventist," says a statement that is considered to be a guideline rather than policy. "Sacred music should not evoke secular associations or invite conformity to worldly behavioral patterns of thinking or acting."
Jan Paulsen, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, said his world travels for the church have impressed him with the wide range of worship that is considered appropriate by church members.

Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Get your tickets Now!

Concert Contact Details
The concert that we've been working on for months now is about to come to fruition. Only four days to go. So without delay go out and get your tickets (only R25) for this historic event. Besides been recorded live for DVD and CD we have secured a deal with Hope TV to be broadcast in the future on satellite. We need your support so contact us at the numbers below for your ticket!
Concert Contact Details

Sunday, October 03, 2004

04 Revival!

Pastor Doug BatchelorPastor Doug Batchelor, speaker/president of Amazing Facts international Radio and TV ministries will present an historic 10-day church revival series called ’04 REVIVAL! live from Chattanooga, Tenn., from November 5 to 14, 2004. This series will be broadcast live both on 3ABN and Hope TV channels and will coincide with the church's International Week of Prayer 2004. Get all the resources and promotion material at www.04revival.com. We'll keep you updated on broadcast times closer to the event.

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Voice of Prophecy Concert

Don't forget to tune into Hope Channel on Saturday 2 October at 17h00. The Voice of Prophecy concert recorded earlier this year in Cape Town at the Bellville Civic will be featured in the broadcast 'Exploring The Word'.

Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Let's Talk - Take 2

Let's Talk Website
On Monday the Seventh-day Adventist World Church President, Jan Paulsen, faced questions put to him by Adventist young people live from Andrews University Campus. Paulsen also launched the updated Let's Talk website to continue the dialogue between his office and Adventist young people.
I thought in the first broadcast, Paulsen was a little vague in some answers (I guess one can't get specific in hour one). I haven't yet listened to yesterdays broadcast, here's hoping we'll have an improved sequel. With the new website I think the church is making the right move so that our Adventist young people can have a direct line to their church leaders.

Broadcast Schedules on Hope TV
I'll put a link up as soon as there's an archived stream available.
Updated: Watch here

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Sweet Celestial Music

Concert Contact Details
An opportunity like this only comes around so often. The concert will feature an amazing selection of our local singers and will be recorded live for both DVD & CD. And maybe a few more surprises later on. For only R25 you will be favoured with more than 10 groups including the 'newly' formed Male Mass choir. Now where else can you get such value! Get your tickets now before they all gone. Click on image for contact details.

Spring has Sprung

Riverside Springfest
24 September, yes the public holiday, will be filled with activities with "Foods of the World" on sale at nominal prices. This is our outdoor Spring Festival which will start at 10:30am until 2:30pm. It is a family fun day, so all are welcome. There will be activities for the children, young adults and adults. The day will end with an open air concert featuring our local talent. So come and join us as we officially kick off the spring season.

René Goliath (Riverside)
You gonna have to eat on Firday so why not support Riverside Youth and while you indulge in the foreign cuisine you can have your car washed. Then relax at the open air concert while your stomach figures out what country you're in.

Riverside Youth Day on 9/11

Brian NeumannTo all the SDA youth clubs out there, come and join Riverside Advent Youth on September 11 for their youth day featuring the vibrant, very learned speaker and ex-rock muzo, Brian Neumann. His message will focus on issues of club life and its effects on those subjecting themselves to this lifestyle. He will be conducting the divine service and continue with a workshop in the afternoon from 3pm. See you there.

Saturday, August 07, 2004

Free Mass Male Choir Preview

Mass Male ChoirWe have unfortunately reached a cut-off limit for new applicants. But the good news is that at 18h00 on 14 August at Athlone SDA Curch the male choir will deliver a brief recital featuring the current repertoire. All welcome to come and listen. For the choir members, your rehearsal starts at 16h30. See you there.

A date for the recording [DVD & CD] has been finalised being the 17 October 2004. Please watch this site for the ticket prices.

Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Women's Ministries Retreat

Nancy van PeltLadies, are you stressed by today's frantic and complicated pace or caught between too much to do and too little time, maybe you are pulled in so many directions they don't know whether you are coming or going. If this sounds like you, then here's how to handle life's priorities so you can become a Woman of Excellence. Adventists Woman's ministries (AWM) is sponsoring a seminar by Nancy van Pelt in picturesque Hartenbos in October.

Gail Hamilton MasondoNot to be out done the Youth Adventist Women's Ministries (YAWM) also brings you Sapphires, Rubies, Pearls and YOU! by Gail Hamilton Masondo at the same venue. A wife, mother, chaplain, writer, consultant--she is a visionary in every right.

For more info and contacts download poster here
Guys we'll have to organise our own getaway in October. Wink

Monday, August 02, 2004

Great Firewall of China

China FlagThis story is about a week old but recently in China, the government has allegedly denied Internet access to a wide variety of religious websites, including sites concerning religious freedom and the Tibetan Dalai Lama. The Forum 18 News Service reports that the Internet censorship is an effort by the Chinese government to control Internet usage in a country where nearly 80 million people are connected to the web. That number is expected to double in the next six months. Interestingly, China’s Golden Shield firewall only blocks religious freedom websites written in Chinese languages but allows such websites written in European languages.

So next time your'e surfing be thankful can read this and the majority of the internet. In South Africa we have other restrictions however. Did you know VoIP is illegal in SA. But that's another issue for another time.

Sudan still in Crisis

A young Sudanese refugee boy and his mother wait for medical help. Tears streaming down his face show the sheer misery and terror facing these children who are trapped by fierce fighting. Their homes have been destroyed. They can’t go back, and they have no way forward.Sudan is condemning the U.N. Resolution for its government to disarm the Arab militia (Janjaweed) in 30 days. For fifteen months already an armed militia have been accused of killing thousands and destroying entire villages. Children have been wounded and are sick, and thousands of women have been brutally raped.

So far, ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) has airlifted 35 metric tons of relief aid, including blankets, tents, therapeutic food, and medicine to 45,000 people. And 12,000 more are receiving clothing and seeds.

Let's hope the politicians stop dragging their feet and do something constructive.
Source: BBC

UPDATE: Safarig, a Global Mission Center in the Darfur region of Sudan, was attacked and leveled to the ground by Janjweed militias. Homes were burned, and an Adventist church was destroyed.
“Everybody fled for his life,” says local church leader Daniel Marach. Forty-six church members, along with many others, managed to travel safely to a camp in Abujabra. According to Marach, the journey was difficult, but no one was injured.
Source: Adventist News Network

Thursday, July 15, 2004

Cycle Tour Entries Open

Enter hereOff Topic: Did you miss out on an entry last year? Rush over and enter... But wait! There is an new entry process where you have to prequalify. And you thought it was gonna be easy.
Due to the overwhelming success of the 2004 "return to Chappies" Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour, and the entry rush this sparked, the Cycle Tour management has decided to re-evaluate the current method of entry. In order to participate in the 2005 event, a 3 stage entry process has been introduced.
So Stage 1 has begun today. You have till Monday 22 August to submit your application. Oh yes, there's an non-refundable admin fee of R20.

It's all about having to be fair. Yeah right! Seems like entering next year's Tour de France will be easier.

Wednesday, July 14, 2004

There's Hope for DSTV

Tired of watching 3ABN on your computer and chewing up your measly 3GB Telkom bandwidth limit. Then how about getting the Hope Channel using you DSTV decoder. It been available for a while and it is possible to set it all up using the following network settings for Ku-band:

Parameters for [PAS-7, Ku-band]

Frequency: 11.674 Ghz, (11674)
Polarity: Vertical fixed
Symbol Rate: 26652 Msps
FEC 5/6

You'll also find a few other public channels. I'm not sure how long the test signal will be available, so start watching! For those technophobes out there, I've created some hopefully simple step-by-step instructions. Click here and enjoy!

Browse schedules. (Thanks for the parameters Kurtie!)

UPDATE: DSTV has recently download new software to your decoder, (ie. new information menu) so you might have to re-enter your parameters as per above instructions.

Anna Samusionek

Anna Actress and model Anna Samusionek is one of the most popular theater and television personalities in today's Poland, watched by millions in popular TV soap operas. Anna has recently become known for more than her frequent appearances on magazine covers. Those magazines are now talking about her "return to God, meeting and embracing biblical truth," as she puts it, and about her becoming a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Ms Samusionek still works at her profession, but also now travels across the country performing in Christian concerts and readings and sharing her faith.

Source: www.adventist.org

Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Make a Joyful Noise

Ullanda Ullanda Innocent is on her way to the Mother City. Riverside SDA Church and others are organising an Youth Week of Spiritual Emphasis and Family Life Marriage Renewal Concert Production. Wow! What a mouthful.

The week kicks off with a gospel concert on Sab 17th July at 20h00. The spiritual Emphasis Week will be run by her husband H. Schubert Palmer an interventional cardiologist. I believe Ullanda has been to Cape Town before, so let us know what you think of her singing prowess. She has quite a impressive resume.

For those of you who are interested, rush over to Computicket and book now.

Sunday, July 11, 2004

New Faces

Mass Male Choir A very successful practice for the Mass Male Choir this weekend under the leadership of Br. Ben May. Michael hasn't disappeared... He will be back at the next rehearsal on the 24 of July (Athlone).



Friday, July 09, 2004

Growing Numbers

The Mass Male Choir (MMC) is growing in numbers. The response has been very encouraging. Lets hope we all stay motivated. See you at the next rehearsal on Saturday 10 July at Athlone.

Better Late than Never

Well, It might have been a slow start but I guess we have got things going. Hopefully we will be able to grow and flourish. Here's to the future!