PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
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 Ms. Jean Mims of Brooklyn, NY sister of Sis. Louise Cobham
Dr. Afeni Cobham travel mercies, daughter of Sis. Louise Cobham
Ms. Deborah Davey of Brooklyn, NY friend of Sis Louise Cobham
Sis. Louise Cobham great nephew Oliver who came into this world on May 27th
Min. Matthew Williams, wife Sis. Alexis and children, Sage & Zuri
Elder Phyllis Edwards
Baby Dylan Mitchell, great-niece of Rev. Susan Mitchell
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
All Women of FAC if you are interested in singing for our Men on Father’s Day. Please attend choir rehearsal on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 7:30pm.
Parents/Guardians: Middle & High School Students Nsaa applications are due now. Please complete a form from downstairs in the CFABS office and leave completed form in the basket provided. We will recognize all our Middle & High School Students next Sunday, June 21, 2019
ALL FAC Leadership: “First Afrikan Rhythms” in our worship. Please join us for a Leadership Mbongi. Saturday, June 20, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., We expect to see all of our spiritual leaders (elders, deacons, ministry leaders, ministers, and trustees) involved in leading worship to be in attendance. What is the First Afrikan Rhythm for Worship? How we engage, why and what are the expectations of our worship experience.
Come celebrate our student’s accomplishments in the FAC Park with an OLD SCHOOL COOKOUT on Sunday, June 28, 2015 from 1:00 pm-4:00 pm. Tents and chairs are welcome.
We are asking the congregation to help with sides, salads or your favorite dessert. The grill will be available for additional contributions the day of the event. The Church will supply burgers, hotdogs, paper goods and condiments. The final planning meeting will be held on Monday June 22nd at 7:30pm in the Community Room. For any questions contact Elder Carlton Williams 678-469-5804.
Mark Your Calendars–June is Nsaa (Excellence)!!! Families and friends please plan to submit your child’s, relative or extended family member’s academic and/or cultural achievements. We will recognize each group of achieving students on the second, third and fourth Sunday in June, 28, 2015. Pre-school and Elementary on the second Sunday, Middle Grades and High School on the Third Sunday. This year our theme connects persons in our immediate family (living and ancestral) to our achievements. We never achieve excellence all by ourselves. “Because of Them, We Can” asks each
Nsaa recipient to name the persons in their immediate family that “made a way” for their achievements. Look to post your application on the FAC website or email it to the church.
You are invited to this year’s Vacation Bible School: Camp Taifa with the theme: “Wisdom Under The Baobab Tree” July 6-9, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. Our Hebrew Bible focus is the wisdom books: Jobs, Proverb and Ecclesiastes and, Afrikan Proverbs. Our goal is to express wisdom as it comes to use through our children, adults and our elders. Using music, images, stories and movement, the intent of the camp is to (1) link wisdom to the building of our nation as African and Christians and (2) wisdom is a gift from our Creator not bound by age; meaning it can appear at any age. The task is knowing when to recognize it. As always, we also tie Camp Taifa with our July Community Festival which is Saturday, July 11, 2015. Registration forms are in the narthex and downstairs. If you are interested in working with the Camp Taifa please complete the “Assistance” information sheet also left in both areas.
Creation Care is seeking volunteers to assist in our garden and walking trails on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Raised vegetable beds are for rent in the garden! Cost $40.00/season. Hurry, limited quantities. If interested, please see Sis. Marshall Honeywood.
Community Announcements:
The DeKalb County School Nutrition Department will offer the Seamless Summer Feeding Program to all DeKalb County children 18 years of age and younger. The Seamless Summer Feeding Program is sponsored by the USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) in an effort to provide nutrition, during the summer months, for all children regardless of financial status. For some children, the meals they receive at school during the academic year are the only meals they eat all day. Students can receive free meals from June 1 through August 1, 2015 at the following DeKalb County School District sites: Bethune Middle School, Redan Middle School, Tucker High School. Free meals are available weekly Monday through Thursday for breakfast and lunch at the sites 8:00-9:00a.m. and 11:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
CD”S are available for sale in our media room in the Narthex for $7.00
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