Month of Health Focus
Each Sabbath afternoon from 2:45 - 4:30 pm we will be having special health focus seminars for you. The first is spiritual health on September 7, with me, Pastor Kevin. The second, on September 14, Financial Health conversation with Carl Sinclair, CPA, MAFM. The third, on September 21 is health and nutrition with Sali Butler, MPH PM PC Southern California Conference Health Ministry Coordinator and finally on September 28 is with Dr. Alice Phang, Ph. D. will be talking about Depression and Anxiety. We hope that you can make it and share this flyer with your friends, and family.
September 7
Spiritual Health with Pastor Kevin Camato
Pastor Kevin is the Lead Pastor of Upper Room Fellowship Adventist church. He has been with Upper Room Fellowship for 10 years and has been in ministry for 21. He is a passionate leader and desires to share God and His plan for people's lives whenever he gets a chance.
His topic in on Spiritual Health. As a community of believers, it is important to start with God and His facets of health. The Word of God has many stories of God's original plan for our lives and how our spiritual connection with Him affects our physical, mental, and even financial situation.
September 14
Financial Health Conversation with Carl Sinclair CPA MAFM
Elder Carl Sinclair is a practicing CPA in the Altadena community. Before starting his practice, he served as a senior financial manager with roles in several local organizations including the Los Angeles Junior Chamber of Commerce that put Los Angeles on the map in 1926 by sponsoring the LA Open Golf Tournament, the oldest professional sporting event on the West Coast. In the role of Vice President and Controller for the Los Angeles Galaxy, when Major League Soccer began in 1996, Elder Sinclair managed the finance staff, and financial processes and assisted in the first profitable sale of a professional soccer team in US history. Also, Elder Sinclair has served as Director of Finance and Administration for the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the second-largest city Bar in the US.
Since 2009, he has been empowering individuals to master personal finances.
September 21
Diabetes Undone with Sali Butler MPH PM PC
Sali Butler was appointed the position of coordinator for Health Ministry for the Southern California Conference. She has been actively involved in health promotion, community health worker training, and community collaboration for capacity building. Sali has been a part of the leadership team of the Greater Los Angeles Region (GLAR) Health Network since its inception in 2015 as program and training director. She has a master of science in public health and is a certified project manager. Sali has adult twin daughters and two adult grandchildren. "If the health message is supposed to be the right hand of the Gospel in these last days, how are we going to share it if we are not living it?" Her favorite scripture regarding health is Isaiah 53:5.
September 28
Mental health, Anxiety and Depression with Dr. Alice Phang Ph. D.
Our seminar speaker, Dr. Alice Ahyoung Phang, Ph. D, a psychologist caring for college students at the University of Southern California, will delve into these topics by discussing their underlying causes, symptoms, and effective coping mechanisms. Through informative presentations and interactive discussions, she will provide practical strategies for managing and improving emotional well-being.
