⚠️ To help maintain a reverent atmosphere, please silence all mobile phones and other electronic devices. Photography and videorecording are not permitted in this meeting (see General Handbook 29.8).
Fast & testimony meeting
Réunion de jeûne et de témoignage
Sunday 4 August 2024
Dimanche 4 août 2024
Opening hymn | Cantique d’ouverture
#119 ▪ Come, We That Love the Lord
№ 51 ▪ Disciples du Seigneur
Opening prayer | Prière d’ouverture
Ward & stake business | Affaires de paroisse et de pieu
Sacrament hymn | Cantique de Sainte-Cène ▪ #1008
Bread of Life, Living Water
Pain de vie, toi, l’eau vive
Administration of the sacrament | Ordonnance de la Sainte-Cène
Testimonies | Témoignages
Members of the congregation
Membres de l’assemblée
For more on what it means to bear testimony, see Sharing your testimony.
Closing hymn | Cantique de clôture ▪ #1004
#242 ▪ Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
№ 242 ▪ Gloire à Dieu, notre Créateur!
Closing prayer | Prière de clôture
Presiding | Présidée par
Bishop Dustin Tyler Joyce
Conducting | Dirigée par
Frère Rochefort Jean-Louis
1st counselor in the bishopric
1er conseiller dans l’épiscopat
Organist | Organiste
Fiona Joyce
Chorister | Directrice de la musique
Sister Kathiana Jean-Louis
TODAY’S SECOND-HOUR MEETINGS
12.10–1.00pm
| Meeting | Location |
|---|---|
| Adult Sunday School (ages 18+) | |
| English | Relief Society room (1st floor) |
| Haitian Creole | Room 201 (2nd floor) |
| YSA (young single adults 18–30) | Room 401 (4th floor) |
| Youth Sunday School (ages 12–17) | Room 303 (3rd floor) |
| Primary (ages 3–11) | Primary room (5th floor) |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A new Gospel Principles class on 1st and 3rd Sundays starts today at 1.00pm in the Relief Society room. Everyone is invited, especially new members and visitors.
Ward service project: Bishop’s storehouse delivery
Little Neck building
Saturday 10 August ▪ 9.30am
Volunteers from the Jamaica 1st Ward are needed to help fill food orders for families in need in the Lynbrook New York Stake. All food and other supplies are provided. May require moderate lifting. Volunteers should expect the process to take 1½–2 hours. Sign-up sheets will be circulated in second-hour meetings, or get more info and volunteer at jamaica1stward.org/storehouse
Lynbrook stake YSA temple trip
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
Saturday 10 August
Leaving the Lynbrook building at 7.15am for a 9.45am appointment. Members must sign up with Elder and Sister Baer by 7 August to ensure a seat for transportation. (See a member of the bishopric, elders quorum presidency, or Relief Society presidency for the Baers’ contact information.)
Teacher council meetings
12.10–1.00pm
Sunday 11 August ▪ room 303
Sunday School teachers
Sunday 18 August ▪ cultural hall
Elders quorum & Relief Society instructors
The church’s General Handbook (17.4) states: “In teacher council meetings, teachers counsel together about principles of Christlike teaching. They also counsel about how to improve gospel learning and teaching. They use Teaching in the Savior’s Way as a resource.”
UPCOMING YOUTH ACTIVITIES
Young Women camp
This week ▪ Tuesday–Saturday, 6–10 August
Camp LiahonaWard youth council
Sunday 25 August ▪ 1.15pm
Room 303Young Men camp
Monday–Thursday, 26–29 August
Camp Liahona
REGULAR MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES
These meetings and activities are scheduled on an ongoing basis:
| Meeting/activity | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gospel Principles class | 1st & 3rd Sundays | 1.00pm |
| Missionary coordination | Every Sunday | 1.15pm |
| Minister & Mingle | 2nd Sundays | 1.15pm |
| Ward youth council | 4th Sundays | 1.15pm |
| Appointments with the bishop | 1st & 3rd Sundays Every other Tuesday | After 1.15pm 6.00–8.00pm |
For additional information found in the printed program:
- Lesson schedules
- Ward directory (login required)
- Full-time missionaries
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