Wellness Center Tour

A tour of the Andreasen Center for Wellness will be available. Meet at the construction trailers wearing comfortable shoes. Hardhats and vests will be provided. Space is limited to 30.

May 5, 4:00 PM

Agriculture Continues at Andrews University

With the closure of the 111-year old Dairy last year, many were concerned that would be the end of Agriculture at Andrews. But there is Good News - the former Dairy facilities are being repurposed into an Agriculture Education Center to continue and improve the education of our students in animal husbandry and horticulture while emphasizing good stewardship of the natural resources our Creator has entrusted to us. To learn more, please check out the website for the Department of Sustainable Agriculture, www.andrews.edu/agriculture.

Sabbath School in the HPAC

Although Sabbath School classes will not meet, each class will take turn leading out in the lesson discussion. Several microphones will be available for members' participation and interaction. However, the French, the Portuguese and the Yugoslavian classes will meet in the HPAC lobby. Sabbath School leaders will be in the HPAC lobby to respond to your questions or concerns.

Natural Museum Open House

Visit the Natural History Museum and rooftop greenhouse at the Science Complex - Andrews University. See the Prillwitz Mammoth, the most complete woolly mammoth skeleton unearthed in Michigan. The greenhouse features a Desert and Tropical Room. Come see some of God's handiwork, past and present. Please bring your friends and neighbors of all ages for this free activity.

May 4, 3:30 - 5:30 PM

"In Exile: Cadences of Home" Begins Next Sabbath

Because Pioneer is "in exile" from its familiar surroundings and spiritual home for the late spring and summer, our new worship/ pulpit theme in the Howard Performing Arts Center will focus on what are called "diasporic morality tales"—dramatic Bible narratives of believers who lived "in exile" among those who did not believe. From these stories both familiar and unfamiliar, what lessons can we draw from their faithful though often conflicted lives? While we're renovating God's House this summer, let's continue to renovate our hearts for Him. Beginning May 11.

A Word From Our S̶p̶o̶n̶s̶o̶r̶ Namesake

In front of this church where graduation exercises transpire stands a bronze statue of the university namesake, John Nevins Andrews. The skilled work of sculptor Allan Collins, this replica of the Seventh-day Adventist church's first scholar and missionary is shaped with extended arm and hand pointing outward to a world beyond the church.

The Student Loan Crisis

Just in time to conclude our mini-series, "How to Survive the Coming Economic Crisis," comes a headline warning of the mounting student loan crisis. (Spoiler alert—before you despair, practical counsel for managing those educational debts follows below.)

Graduation Information

Overflow seating for both the graduate baccalaureate service at 9 AM and the undergraduate baccalaureate service at 11:45 AM is provided in PMC Youth Chapel. Commencement Services: Please remember that tickets are required for seating at the Andrews University commencement services, Sunday, May 5. For guests without tickets, there will be overflow seating provided for all three services in PMC Youth Chapel. Graduation Livestream and Videos: Select graduation services can be viewed livestream at www.andrews.edu/livestream.

Graduation Sabbath School

No Sabbath School classes in the sanctuary on graduation Sabbath. A panel, moderated by Dr. Glenn Russell, will discuss the lesson.

He Lives: Of Fragments and Harbingers

Perhaps we should call this Passion Week a snapshot of fragments. But what a mixed up mosaic it turns out to be:

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