Hello Pathfinder Leaders:

Grace and peace to you all from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. By now many of you may have heard of the tragic death of Daryn McKay, son of Deputy Director Thora McKay. He was a senior pathfinder in our club and member of our and BSI's drum corps. We deeply mourn the passing of a young and vibrant life. We pray that the God of all comfort will be with his family at this dark hour. The funeral will be held on Thursday July 22 at 10 am at Christian Fellowship SDA Church. Viewing will be from 9 am -9:45 am. We are asking all pathfinders and staff who could attend the funeral to wear their Class A uniform. Honor sash is not required. We are also asking Directors and Master Guides to come prepared to participate as honor/color guards if necessary. (Please contact Coordinator Irwin Lawrence for details: Tel- 347-268-7682) Internment will take place immediately after the service at the Pine Lawn Memorial Park and Cemetery in Farmingdale, Long Island For those who may not be able to attend on Thursday morning, there is a viewing on Wednesday, July 21, at the Gilmore Funeral Home, located at 191-02 Linden Blvd, St Albans, Queens. Viewing will take place between 5 pm and 9 pm.

Health Ministries Parade - Saturday, July 24th Dear Leaders,   I pray that you all are having a great week so far and that the heat has not prevented you from enjoying outdoors. This email serves as an official request to the BSI Pathfinder Area to participate and help out in our upcoming Health Ministries Parade on Saturday, July 24th from 2:00-3:00pm (line up @ 1:30pm). The Parade will start at Brooklyn Faith SDA Church (5518 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203) at 2:00pm.   I am requesting assistance with a Drum Corp and Color Guards for this event. We welcome all clubs participation so that we can make a great impact on the community by handing out tracks along the parade route. Please be sure to promote this on the BSI website as well as in our churches.   Please contact me with any questions that you might have.

Regards,

Nickisha Barrett

Health Ministries Dept Liaison Asst. AY Leader

Brooklyn Faith SDA

Jul 5, 2010 7:05 a.m.

A Bay Shore man was killed in a crash involving a first responder SUV late on July 4th.

It happened at about 11:30 p.m. at Pine Aire Drive.

Police say Marlon Chavarria, 21, a volunteer Brentwood Legion Ambulance EMT, was driving a first responder 2007 Ford Explorer with its lights and sirens activated when it collided with a 1993 Saturn. Chavarria was responding to another motor vehicle crash at the time.

Police say Jarred Smith, 18, of Brentwood was driving the Saturn and was trying to make a left turn onto Cecil Avenue when he was hit by Chavarria's SUV.

One of the three passengers in the Saturn, Daryn McKay, 18, later died at Southside Hospital in Bay Shore.

Smith and the other two passengers were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with minor injuries. Chavarria was taken to Southside Hospital with leg and shoulder injuries.

 

 

Majestic Heights has graciously consented to host the BSI Drum Corp. This will be their new Headquarters for practices. We are all eagerly awaiting all those drummers that are interested in becoming part of the BSI Drum Corp OR just want to learn how to play drums for their own churches. All are welcomed! Please come out and support. We will also have a schedule of practices and an ongoing attendance list which will be a formal roster for the drum corps. All drum corps in BSI are asked to show up and participate.

Please be advised that the Executive Committee of the Northeastern Conference Pathfinder Federation will meet in its regular quarterly session as follows:

Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010

Place: Shalom Seventh-day Adventist Church

84 Crown Street

Waterbury, CT 06704

Time: 8:30am (Please be on time) The Quarterly General Staff Meeting will follow the Executive Committee’s meeting as follows:

Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010

Place: Shalom Seventh-day Adventist Church

84 Crown Street

Waterbury, CT 06704

Time: 1:00pm (Please be on time)

If you need directions, please contact Pastor Jones at PastorGMJones@aol.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

• All Executive Committee Members are asked to be present for the Executive Committee meeting.

All Federation Officers, Club Directors and Staff are asked to be at the General Staff Meeting.

The Institute said that at
approximately 8:30 P.M last night, Friday, May 7, 2010, about
fourteen Police officers from the 77th Precinct stormed the Shiloh
Seventh Day Adventist Church, located in the heart of the
Caribbean-American community at 449 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY
11216, during their Sabbath Bible study service. The officers were in
pursuit of an 18 year-old church member, whom Police alleged
committed a traffic infraction and ran into the Church. The officers
did not have a search warrant or the permission of the Pastor. As the
Police officers entered the sanctuary, the First Elder of the Church,
Peter Leonce, approached and reminded them that they were entering a
church; that the Holy Sabbath was in progress; that they were
disrupting Sabbath Bible study service, and that their intrusion
violated the constitutional rights and sanctity of the Church. Elder
Leonce further offered to mediate, so as to avoid. officers
desecrating the sanctuary. However, he was brushed aside, and over
the strong objection of congregants, the officers proceeded to raid
the sanctuary. The 18 year old was later found and arrested on the
second floor. Eyewitnesses allege that at no time during the arrest
was the suspect mirandized. During the mêlée, several parishioners,
including Attorney-at-Law Lisa Luke – the Church’s risk manager,
cautioned the officers that the child was epileptic and could
collapse under such abuse, but their warnings were rebuffed and
ignored. The suspect was then transported to the 77th Precinct,where
his parents and other family members were denied access to him. While
at the Precinct, the teenager suffered multiple epileptic seizures.
What was even more repugnant is that the suspect was left on the
floor without aid from Police officers, in an unconscious state in
the presence of his family, until paramedics arrived. The teen was
taken in an unconscious to Kings County Hospital, with his feet and
hands handcuffed. He was admitted on arrival under Police guard.
Although, he was admitted to hospital, the Police continued to refuse
to allow the parents to see or speak with their son. The suspect was
released from hospital on Saturday morning and taken to jail, from
where he telephoned his parents to notify them that he was beaten
about the head and body by the officers and that the seizures were
triggered the blows to the head. President of CGID, Rickford Burke
condemned the incident and likened it to the NYPD’s 1994 assault on a
Harlem mosque. Burke observed that “The Police would dare not attempt
such desecration of a Jewish synagogue or a Catholic Church, and
added that “This incident is a manifestation of Police officers’
utter disrespect for the African-American community and its religious
institutions.