Friday, August 17
12:30 p.m. — A Healthy U Lunch and Exercise
Badger Room, Dining Services
RSVP is now closed.
A free, healthy lunch and presentation is available to the first 50 employees who sign up. Family members and additional employees may join lunch for $7. Following lunch, everyone is invited to participate in exploring the 11 miles of trails around campus, currently under development. For those already participating in the StepUp program, you can earn steps in your account!
1:30 p.m. — Afternoon Activities
All activities will leave from the parking area at the Pathfinder Building.
RSVP is now closed — Guided Nature Walk — Dennis Woodland
RSVP is now closed — Power Walk — Alicia Fry
RSVP is now closed — Mountain Bike ride [bring your own bike] — Bruce Jones
6 p.m. — Corn Roast
Back Yard of the Howard Center
RSVP is now closed.
Enjoy fresh grilled Michigan sweet corn at a corn roast supper.
8 p.m. — Vespers
Howard Performing Arts Center
This fall we launch a new weekly University Vespers on Fridays with guest speakers and worship for the whole family. Come and experience our new vesper. Special music provided by Charles Reid, new faculty in Deparment of Music. Our Fall Fellowship keynote speaker is Roscoe Howard III (bio), vice president of Adventist Health System. His message is titled "Running on Empty."
9:20 p.m. — University Observatory
Hop on the University bus waiting outside the Howard Center immediately following vespers for a brief excursion to the University Observatory (or you can drive your own vehicle). Weather permitting, Robert Kingman will give a beginner’s orientation to the night sky, and three telescopes will be available for your viewing enjoyment. The night sky will be best viewed starting about 9:45 p.m. Bus will be returning to campus at 10:30 p.m.
Sabbath, August 18
10:30 a.m. — Sabbath School
Howard Performing Arts Center
(Please note the new time) — Hear three moving stories of the way God has blessed the educational ministry of Andrews University around the globe. Hear from Billy Biaggi (Euro-Asia Division president), Carey Carscallen and Martin Smith just back from their architecture mission trip to Bolivia, and Emmanuel Rudatsikira will share his powerful testimony of God's providence in his life.
11:45 a.m. — Worship
Howard Performing Arts Center
(Please note the new time) — The service will begin with a warm welcome to all those employees who have joined the staff since last Fall Fellowship. Seminary String Quartet will provide worship music. Our guest speaker, Roscoe Howard III (bio), will present the message "Trust Him."
1:30–3:30 p.m. — Sabbath lunch
Local University family homes
RSVP is now closed.
RSVP for Sabbath lunch, and you will subsequently receive an invitation to eat together with one of the 40 employees who have opened their homes for this unique time of fellowship.
OPTIONAL
RSVP is now closed. — Lunch with fellow employees under 30
If you’re an employee under 30 years of age and would like to get acquainted with other young employees, you have the option of signing up instead for the under-30 potluck to be held in Chan Shun Hall.