PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
Elder Pauline Marshall
Bereavement:
Bro. Tim Davis made his transition. His service was held on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at First Afrikan Church.
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
**We are observing Shabbat in the Month of January. No Bible Study and Ministry Meetings.
Creation Care will be observing Martin Luther King Jr day Monday, January 16, 2017 as a day on rather than a day off. We will be cleaning our beloved Church, with focus on the bathrooms, kitchen and community rooms inside the Church. Outside, we are focusing on pressure washing the Church, repair and painting of the existing rails, repair sidewalks and ramp in front of the Church. We will also be doing work on the ancestral trails and serenity garden. We are asking for volunteers to assist in this effort. Work will be from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM. A communal feast will be served upon completion of work. Sign-up sheets for volunteers will be located in the Narthex.
The Church Office will be closed on Monday, January 16, 2017 in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Holiday.
Announcing: C.A.R.E. Create, Affirm, Relate, Engage!-The C.A.R.E.-Congregational and Pastoral Apprenticeship Initiative educates youth and young adult leaders to practice intergenerational and collaborative faith based social justice work in their church leadership as evidence of Christian discipleship. Applications for youth leaders and “fundi” (professional coaches) are in the C.A.R.E. brochure. Apply today! Selections will be made January 31st. Program orientation takes place in Richmond, Virginia-Feb. 20-23, 2017 at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference. See Elder Mama Itihari Toure for details.
Please join Pastor Lomax and the congregation of First Afrikan Church for a brief congregation meeting on Sunday, January 22, 2017 following the 8am & 10am Worship service.
Please join our Friends & Family celebration on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Remember, invite a Friend or Family member to celebrate with us.
The Ujima Men’s Fellowship will host its first quarterly forum on Saturday February 4, 2017 at MY COFFEE SHOP AT EAST LAKE from 2:00-5:00 pm. Tickets which include a contribution toward a hearty meal are $20. SEATING IS LIMITED. Please see Bro Will Smith, Bro James Marble or Rev Carlton Johnson for tickets or further details.
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