Announcements, Oct. 4th, 2016

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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Elder James Marble

 

Bereavement:

Bro. Martin Holmes, son of Sis. Carol Stinson made his transition on Saturday, September 24, 2016. His Services will be held on Monday, October 3^rd at Grimes African Methodist Episcopal Church, Phoenixville, PA.

 

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

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 

 

 

Please join us for our Fall Bible Study on Wednesdays, October 5^th  – November 16^th at 1pm & 7pm in the Sanctuary. (Lunch for the 1pm class will be held in the VKB from 12:00 – 12:45 and 7pm Dinner in the Community Room 6:15pm – 6:50). Theme:  Koinonia (Communion) with God, Koinonia (Communion) with One Another.  Book of study “The Inward Journey” by Howard Thurman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Please come join the Seasoned Women gathering on Monday, October 10^th at 7pm hosted by Sis. Frankie Hudson at 1154 Greenridge Lane, Lithonia, GA 30058.  For directions call Sis Hudson at 770-873-1494. Remember it’s potluck.

 

 

 

 

 

F.A.C.A.T. (First Afrikan Community Action Team) & CrossRoadNews presents VOTE 2016 Candidates Forum for the Dekalb Commission Super District 7 Race. Eight Candidates are vying for the vacant seat in the Nov. 8^th Special Election. Who Will You VOTE for? Hear directly from the candidates on Monday, October 10^th at 6:30pm-9pm here at First Afrikan Church.

 

Please join Providence Missionary Baptist Church, 2295 Benjamin E. Mays Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30311 on Friday, October 14, 2016 for their Fall Festival at 7pm. The guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Mark “Ogunwale” Lomax and music selections from FAC Sanctuary Choir.

 

 

 

 F.A.C.A.T (First Afrikan Community Action Team) will host a community forum on the O.S.D. (Opportunity School District). This informational session will have a diverse panel of speakers to address the legislation that’s been signed by Georgia’s Governor Deal. This November, voters will be asked to authorize that state to create a separate school district for its failing schools within the state. The forum is Monday, October 24, 2016 at First Afrikan Church, at 7:00pm.

 

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Community Announcement:

 

 

Please join Big Miller Missionary Baptist Church as they celebrate Bishop Miles Fowler 39 years of Pastoring. Speakers: Pastor Michael Benton, Wednesday, 10/5, Pastor Andrew Doyle, Wednesday, 10/12, Pastor Keith Brooks, Wednesday, 10/19 and Rev. Dr. Bobby L. Giddens, Wednesday, 10/26 at 7pm. Sunday, October 30^th Speakers: Min. Timothy Robinson 7am & Pastor Tony Roberts 10:00am

 

Antioch-Lithonia Missionary Baptist Church, 2152 Rock Chapel Road, Lithonia, GA 30058, 770-482-1277 invites you to Our Annual Health and Wellness Expo, Saturday, October 8, 2016 from 11am-2pm. Free Games, music (Band of Believers), vendors, exercises, giveaways, food, dance group, health screenings and cardiac fitness. Sponsored by the Personal Support & Development Ministry.

 

Greetings First African Church Family!  Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute has several key events we would like to invite you to. On Saturday, October 15, 2016 we will have Community Picture Day. Take your family portraits, your glamour shots and your pictures for holiday greetings and support your school at the same time.  Call Aminata at 404-992-8021 to make your appointment or email me at aumoja@comcast.net. On Saturday, October 29, 2016 from 9am-4pm at ITC, 700 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, NW, Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute presents, “The Culturally Relevant Classroom: with a Focus on Children of African Descent,” sponsored by the Jegna Collective and the Sankofa Center of the Interdenominational Theological Center. Register online at www.kilomboschool.com. Call Aminata at 404-992-8021 for more information. FAC, you are also cordially invited to Kilombo’s Annual Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 19^th, also at ITC.  Get your tickets on line at www.kilomboschool.com.

 

You are cordially invited to celebrate with the BeLOVED CommUNITY Church, 1113 Ira Street Atlanta, GA 30310, 404-600-3688, on Saturday, October 29^th at 12:00N-4:00pm for a Spiritual day of food, fun and fellowship at our 2^nd Annual Community Day Festival. You may RSVP to Chairperson Sis. Latonia Jones at tnj8099@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

Center for Black Women’s Wellness 9^th Annual Family Health & Beauty Expo presented by Coventryone, November 12, 2016 at the Georgia World Congress Center from 11am to 4pm. To inquire about sponsor or vendor opportunities email expo@cbww.org

 

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