PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
Hurricane & Earthquake victims Elder Jim Davis Babajide Faoye
Mama Julia Williams Bro. George Tait, husband of Sis. Akosua Tait
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Nominating Committee: Let your voice be heard First Afrikan. Help us elect our new leadership after the 8 AM and 10 AM service Congregational Meeting. Your 2017 FAPC nominees: LaRita Cormier (Elder) Sarita Davis (Elder) Carlton Johnson (Elder) Roberto Young (Elder) Danielle King (Deacon) Lisa Shannon (Returning Elder)
FAC’s Kwanzaa Team is filming a brief “What Kwanzaa Means to Me” documentary. Anyone interested in participating, please email Lisa R. Shannon at lshannon2@gsu.edu, by Friday, October 27, 2017.
Please join us for our next New Member’s Class on Saturday, October 28, 2017 with Elder Carvel Bennett in the VGK Building. Please register via email to the church office at fapc@firstafrikanchurch.org No Later than Friday, October 20th so, that we may have an adequate count for training supplies..
Please join us for our Fall/Winter Bible study this Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 1pm & 7pm for our study on “Walking in the Presence of God”. (lunch & dinner served 1 hour before class).
The First Afrikan Stream Team needs your help! We are looking to grow our team with more individuals who are willing to live stream the Sunday morning Sermons from their phone onto the First Afrikan Facebook Page. Please see Victoria Ferguson-Young or email her for more information at victoriajuanita7@gmail.com.
We are seeking volunteers to assist with loading the truck on November 1 as well as those who would like to go to the site (In Palm Beach County Florida) on 11/2 to Distribute items. Please Contact Rev. Carlton Johnson for details. See attached flyer
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A one-time showing of the film “1804 Hidden History of Haiti” by Tariq Nasheed. Will be shown at the Midtown Art Cinema, 931 Monroe Drive, Promenade Center, Atlanta, Ga. 30308 on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 7:30pm.
AIDS Walk Atlanta, Sunday, October 22, 2017, African Americans account for almost half of newly diagnosed HIV infections. African Americans in the South represent more than 60% of newly diagnosed HIV infections in the region. Many of these new cases are concentrated in Atlanta. This issue impacts all of us. Driving down the rates of HIV & AIDS in our community will require a collective effort. The Department of African-American Studies at GSU continues to raise funds to support AIDS advocacy work through the annual AIDS Walk Atlanta. Please walk with us to help fight HIV & AIDS. The $10 registration fee covers your participation. If you are unable to walk, but want to give, please do. Registration and donations may be submitted through our team website (http://events.aidatlanta.org/site/TR/Walk/General?team_id=1221&pg=team&fr_id=1040). Thanks for your community uplift. Contact Lisa R. Shannon with any questions, lshannon2@gsu.edu.
Please join Pilgrims Community Church, 281 Mt. Zion Ave., Atlanta, GA., 30354 404-630-9790 in celebrating the church 17th Anniversary. Theme:” Come and See!” Friday, November 10 @6:30pm, Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 6:00pm (free formal event), Sunday, November 12 @ 10am (African attire).
Kilombo’s 12th Annual Dinner will be November 11th from 6:00-9:00 at the Venue on Redan, 4964 Redan Rd. Attorney Mawuli Davis will be our keynote speaker. Come and enjoy the wonderful sounds of Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground Collective. Join us for a luxurious evening of good food, good company, good music and a soul stirring message as we build our freedom school! If you’d like tickets or you’d like to put an ad in our ad booklet, please call or email me, Aminata Umoja at 404-992-8021, aumoja@comcast.net. Kilombo fosters an academically excellent and culturally relevant education that produces students who are equipped to succeed globally and are committed to social justice.
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