PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
Deacon Guy James
Mr. Nathaniel Franklin, father of Bro. Victor Franklin
Sis. Gwendolyn Wilson, Friend of Deacon Sharon Munajj
Mr. Tim Reid of Fayetteville, NC, brother of Sis. Angela Reid
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Please join us on Saturday, October 17, 2015 for our next New Member’s Class with Elder Carvel Bennett. Class begins 10:00am – 3:00pm in the Community Room. Please RSVP to the church office at 770-981-2601 or fapc@firstafrikanchurch.org No Later Than Wednesday, October 14, 2015 to receive class materials.
To all First Afrikan members: the nominating committee will select new deacons and elders for nomination to the congregation. New deacons and elders will begin service in 2016. If you are interested in serving as a deacon or an elder, applications are available in the Narthex. If you have any questions about the application or the application process, please contact Elder Allison Trammell or Elder Lisa Shannon.
Ancestral Walk Bottle Tree…it came to our attention that some of you either did not get a blue bottle from the ancestral walk. For those in the transition bottle was misplaced or removed, please come downstairs and receive the blue bottle. This is only for persons who attended and in the movement lost it.
Prayer CDs—if you signed and took a prayer cd, please leave the five dollars with Elder Charlene or Elder Itihari. There are more prayer cds available for purchase in the prayer room.
All Parents: Please remember to donate $5.00 towards the Youth snacks for 3rd Sunday to Deacon Sharon Munajj, Deacon Andrea Keith or Elder Pauline Marshall
First Afrikan Church’s Anniversary: It’s our 22nd anniversary and our theme says it best, “Go Tell Somebody”. Tickets to our commemorative banquet are available for $35.00. Children under the age of 12 $10. Our banquet will be held at the Community Achievement Center, 4522 Flat Shoals Pkwy, Decatur, at 6:00 pm on December 12th. Please see any member of the Anniversary Committee today to purchase your tickets. We look forward to seeing you! If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Carlton Johnson @ 770-367-6098. Additionally, we will have guest speakers on December 2nd, 9th and 12th during our Worship Services. So mark your calendars!
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2015 AIDS Walk Atlanta scheduled for Sunday, October 18, 2015. I would love your support!
Please consider joining in on the walk or donating. Both can be accomplished on the team website (http://2015aidswalkatlanta.kintera.org/raceagainsthivaids). There is a small cost of $10 associated with registration. Also, the team has a goal of raising $500 for Atlanta-based HIV/AIDS non-profits. Any contribution makes a difference. (GSU’s African American Studies Department) Please see Elder Lisa Shannon for additional information.
Due to inclement weather, the 6th Annual 2015 Original Collard Greens Cultural Festival at the Lithonia Amphitheater was postponed to Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 10 am to 7 pm. Vendor Space and Sponsorship opportunities are still available. We need more volunteers for Children’s Sprout Land. For information please call 678-828-4008 or www.Collardgreensculturalfestival.com
Dr. Joy DeGruy, author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome will be the Keynote Speaker at the “A Time For Healing, Educating, And Rebuilding, Exploring Socio-Cultural Trauma, Healing The Family on Saturday, October 31, 2015, 8:30 am – 8:30 pm. Training and Personal Development Workshops for Youth, Educators, Human Service Professionals, Parents and the Public at large at the Shrine of the Black Madonna. 900 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd. Atlanta, Ga.
Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute was born out of the collective vision of First Afrikan Church. A small group of us began meeting in the fellowship hall over 14 years ago. Kilombo is now an accredited private school. We focus on academic excellence, cultural relevance and spiritual wellness. We are celebrating our 10th anniversary, Nov. 14, 2015 at Paschal’s. Our theme is: Teaching our children for Self-Determination: Black Lives Matter! Dr. Joyce King is our keynote speaker. Call Aminata Umoja @ 404-992-8021 or email me at aumoja@comcast.net, if you’d like to purchase tickets.
CD”S are available for sale in our media room in the Narthex for $7.00
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