Announcements Feb. 14th, 2016

PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES

 

Elder Angela Brown, Aunt Maggie of North Carolina made her transition. Her services were held on Saturday, February 13, 2016.

 

Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

 Church office closed, Monday, February 15, 2016 in observance of President’s Day.

 

 

 

The winner of week one Bible Study drawing is Sis. Sandra Phoenix. Please pick up your papyrus on Wednesday -Congratulations!

 

 

 

 

Please join us for our first New Member’s Class in 2016 on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at 10am in the Vanessa Knight Building. Please RSVP to the church office (fapc@firstafrikanchurch.org) NLT February 15, 2016 so that we can prepare enough materials and refreshments for class.

 

 

 

Season of Birth Bible Study   (Wednesdays, February 10-April 13, 2016) 1:00 p.m. (lunch served at 12:30 p.m.) and 7:00 p.m. (dinner served at 6:30 p.m.) “Go Tell It—Witnessing Work—Giving Evidence to the Worthiness of Our Faith, Our Families and Our Fight”  Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  This Bible Study series is designed to equip participants with Biblical stories that speak to our responsibility to internalize God’s purpose and share it to others (Bearing Witness).  The study situates the practice of witnessing in the different contexts of our Bible, our family, our church life and our global struggle for liberation. Study Binders & Meal for adults $20.00 & Children $5.00 for the entire series. Wednesday, February 17, 2016 Final Study Binder Order. Participants will engage in witnessing work through multiple mediums including oral and written, photographic and digital.  If you have a smart phone, bring it to the class sessions.

 

 

African people it’s planning time for the “2016 FAC Youth Lock-In” (April 22^nd & 23^rd) and we need your gifts, talents, and participation to help make this year’s Lock-In incredible for our youth.  Our first planning meeting will be held in the Vanessa Knight Educational Building after service on Sunday, February 14^th. Please join us for our kick-off planning meeting at that time. All are invited. Please see Minister Chinasa, Bro Molefi or Elder Pauline for details.

 

 

 

In October 2015, the moderator of the Presbyterian Church USA, Dr. Heath Rada, issued a denomination-wide Call to Action – urging Presbyterians to take bold and immediate steps to reform the church and rebuild trust among its members. Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary (JCSTS), with the support of the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta, we will host the first stop of a nation-wide tour.  The event will take place on Friday, March 4 at 7:00pm at The First Afrikan Presbyterian Church at 5197 Salem Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038 where Rev. Dr. Mark “Ogunwale” Lomax is pastor. Dinner will be served beginning at 6:00pm. FAC members are strongly encourage to participate in this discussion. Registration is required if dinner is desired NLT Friday, February 26, 2016. For registration or if you have any questions, please contact JCSTS Administrative Officer Carlton Johnson at 770-367-6098. Please come and join in the conversation on the Call to Action!

 

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

The 25th Annual Malcolm X Banquet will be held Saturday, February 20, 2015 at 7p.m. at Paschal’s Restaurant, 180B Northside Drive, Atlanta, Georgia. The keynote speaker will be Newspaper columnist and community organizer, Jamala Rogers. The Kujichagulia Award will be presented to Ahmed Obafemi . The Ujima Award will be presented to Nobantu Ankoanda.

 

 

 

CD”S are available for sale in our media room in the Narthex for $7.00