PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
Mr. Jimmy Hewlett, cousin of Sis. Ruth Bobo
Elder Don Phoenix
Mr. LeRoy Williams Jr of St. Louis, MO. father of Elder Carlton Williams
Bro. Fred Bonaparte
Bereavement:
Mr. Lewis Faulkner, father of Sis. Marshall Honeywood made his transition on Monday, April 4, 2016. He service was held on Saturday, April 9th in Memphis, TN.
Deacon Andre Wiggin’s father made his transition on Wednesday, April 6th.
Uncle Eunice of North Carolina and Grandmother in law Ms. Mary Henry of Alabama, family members of Elder Angela Brown made their transition. Their funerals were held on Friday, April 8, 2016.
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Congregational Meeting TODAY following the 8am & 10am worship services.
Please join Rev. Dr. Mark Ogunwale Lomax at The Beloved Community Church of Atlanta, 1113 Ira Street, Atlanta, Ga. 30310 TODAY at 3:00pm. He is the guest speaker for their one year Church Anniversary.
Greetings Family, are you looking for ways to share your time, talents, and treasures with our FAC Youth? Then come on out to our FAC Youth Lock-In Planning Meeting after service today in the Small Community Room to help plan an amazing experience for 2016 FAC Youth Lock-In. We need your assistance to help pull off this incredible event for our young people schedule for April 22nd & 23rd. Areas where assistance is needed include food prep, admin and organizational planning, financial support and more. Please contact Elder Pauline Marshall, Roberto Young, and Rev. Rhonda Jones. Boundary Training is mandatory for adults working with our youth. The date of the next Boundary Training is Saturday, April 16th, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Women of FAC you are invited to attend the next Seasoned Women gathering/meeting on Monday, April 11th @ 7PM. The Benefits of Acupuncture will be the discussion. Please bring your favorite dish and join us at 3657 Evans Mill Rd. Lithonia, GA. Any questions call Janice Taheera Harper 706-593-4023.
Please join us this Wednesday, April 13, 2016 for our last Bible Study class on “Go Tell It—Witnessing
Work—Giving Evidence to the Worthiness of Our Faith, Our Families and Our Fight” Acts 1:8 this Wednesday, April 13, 2016.
Witness in Washington: The keynote Speaker for Compassion Peace and Justice Training Day, in Washington DC, April 15, 2016 is The Rev. Dr. Mark A. Lomax. “Lift Every Voice: Racism, Class and Power” Advocacy Training Weekend April 15-18, 2016. If you are interested in attending please go to the advocacy.com website to register.
Boundary training for April, 16th, 2016 (10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.)
First Afrikan Church Usher Board: Mandatory meeting with Rev. Lomax, Monday, April 18th, 2016 at 7:30pm.
Greetings Family. We would love your child(ren) to participate in Youth Sunday Services (3rd Sunday of every month), even if they are not a part of Ayodele or attending Children, Youth and Teen church. Please contact coordinator, Rev. Rhonda Jones for more information.
ABLE: Atlantans Building Leadership Empowerment www.ablega.org Spring Leadership Training for both new and advanced participants, Saturday, April 16 from 9am-2pm lunch provided at Oakhurst Baptist Church, 222 East Lake Drive, Decatur, GA 30030. For more information contact: Sharlyn Menard @678-230-2150 or Sis. Sandra Samuels 678-334-4390 FAC has committed to having 20 members present at this training.. Please sign up with Sis. Sandra Samuels.
Family, Friends, & Community: First African Church is calling all youth between the ages of 11-17 to join us for food, fun, and fellowship at the 2016 First African Church Youth Lock-In, April 22th 7:30p -23th 12pm where we will enjoy a dinner and a movie, creative expression, sacred conversations, debates, tee shirt tie dying, gardening and much more. Our theme for this year is “How to Stay Black in America”. Our Scripture reference is Daniel 1:1-21. Permission forms are now available for you to fill out and sign in the Small Community Room. The cost is $10.00 per child ($5.00 each additional child). We are excited to have a growing partnership with you, our community. Youth are allowed to invite their friends to join us.
Call Cafe—Is a round table conversation of spirit and personhood. Join us for our quarterly sacred conversation on Sunday, April 24th at 2:00 pm. The Call Café corresponds with the spiritual exploration of “call” that we refer to in the Christian tradition as the Divine will of God for our living. Through Sacred Conversations, a light meal, music and artistic gifting by guest artists, we will share with each other what it means to hear and listen to our “inner voice”. Call Cafe is free however tickets will be distributed for accurate count and there is limited seating. The larger community is invited. Tickets are available downstairs in the CFABS office.
“4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them.5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work” (1Corithinans 12) .Spring Bible Study-Our Call, Our Purpose, Our Identity…Registration for the next Bible Study begins next week, for our Spring Bible Study starting, Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Please mark your calendar and plan to attend this study on our call, spiritual gifting and who we are in God’s reigndom. If you are interested in facilitation of one of our topics. There will be a noon and evening Bible study.
Leadership Mbongi Meeting rescheduled for Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 10am to 3pm. This meeting is for all Deacons, Elders, Ministers, Ministry Chairs & Trustees)
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
BrookeSmithProductions is seeking volunteers with various backgrounds in video, sound , lighting or anyone willing to be a part of an inspirational production – THE REAL KING OF THE JUNGLE written by Ben Melech. Most importantly, we are requesting anyone who has a passion for acting. There are 12 roles available for children ages 8-17, 8 roles for young adults, and 4 roles for elders. The goal for the premier date is May 1st with the first three rehearsals taking place on, April 10th @ Lavelles Coffee House & Art gallery 4150 Jonesboro Rd #1000 Forest Park Ga 30297, 3pm-6pm. Please contact Brooke Smith (BrookeSmithProductions@gmail.com) or call 917-982-2148 for more information
Save the date: May 21, 2016 Community Yard Sale & Cookout at Big Miller Grove Baptist Church. More information to follow
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