Pacific Press® in cooperation with local Adventist Book Centers® has developed a website to provide online access to churches for viewing and making changes to their Sabbath School standing orders. In the past, churches have complained about the long lead-time needed to make changes to their standing order, says Warren Riter, director of marketing services at Pacific Press®. "With this new system, churches will have an extra month to get in their changes plus they can instantly view what Sabbath School materials they are currently subscribed to," says Riter. Beginning April 20, churches will be receiving instructions with their standing order form on how to access their account online. Each church will have its own church id and password. All churches will be able to view their order and most will be able to make changes online as well.  For more information about the Sabbath School standing order website, email  warrit@pacificpress.com or contact your local Adventist Book Center toll-free at (800) 765-6955. The Sabbath School Online Ordering Website is http://sso.pacificpress.com.

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Best-selling author, Jerry D. Thomas, has a family friendly website you and your kids can visit. He is well-known by kids everywhere for his Shoebox Kids and Detective Zack stories and for the book Messiah, the contemporary adaptation of The Desire of Ages. Jerry posts his weekly blog on this site, and offers a 'kids mode' and 'grown-up mode', where the site changes accordingly. Check it out!