PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
Mr. Greg Mobley of Tampa, FL, cousin of Deacon Travis Edwards
Pastor Elizabeth Charles-Tony, mother of Dr. Wilma Toney-Drayton and Dr. Tan Goodjiones
Ms. Lamar “Moot” Green, grandmother of Sis Dr. Tan Goodjiones, will be celebrating her 100th birthday on September 19, 2015
Sherrie Pannell, daughter of Deacon Cassandra Pannell.
Sis. Ly Eldridge Sis. Temika Jarrett & Family
Sis. Deneen Warner Bro. Omari Warner
Deacon Ethelin Reynolds Sis. Patricia “Lioness” Tracy
Little Marley Eschoe Mrs. Anna Mitchell of Chicago, IL mother of Rev. Susan Mitchell.
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We invite FAC and the Community to attend a Voters Empowerment Collaborative Candidate Forum on Monday, October 5, 2015 from 7pm to 8:30pm. Hosted by FACAT (First Afrikan Community Action Team). Please come out and support this event.
The Altars of Your Heart…We encourage you to visit the prayer room constructed in the small end of the community room. There are several prayer stations to assist us in focused prayer for forgiveness, healing, global challenges and individual organ (heart, lungs, kidneys and liver) wellness with freshly prepared fruit infused drinking water. A prayer booklet (1 per person) and meditation cd ($5.) has been created for you to take home and continue to grow in this discipline.
Sisters of FAC: You are invited to attend our next upcoming Seasoned Women meeting on Sacred Conversation and Action on Monday, September 14th at 7pm. The meeting will be held at 3657 Evans Mill Road, in Lithonia. Let’s not just talk about it, let’s be about it. Come together and support Seasoned Women as we share ideas and plans to reach out and help one another and others in the church
Community and the world. Remember, its potluck. See you there.
Ancestral Walk and Bible Study 2015-“The Old Landmark”. Please register to participate in our 2015 Ancestral Walk Saturday, September 19, 2015 and Bible study beginning Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 7pm classes only. Our Ancestral Walk recognizes the role, sacrifices and hope in the Black Church. On Saturday, September 19 beginning at 6:00 p.m., we will walk down Panola Road telling the story of the Black Church as a House of Praise, A Prophetic Voice of Our Community and, a Social, Political Force that changed the course of history in this country. Bring our quilts, lanterns and tambourines as we honor the invisible church! In preparation for the walk, we will study three dimensions of the Black Church. The walk with conclude in the park of First African church with a reviving of the “Hush Harbor Circle. Bring your lanterns, your quilts, tambourines and walking sticks as we honor those Ancestors who conjured the Holy Spirit to bear witness that God is in Control. Complete the Ancestral Walk and Bible Study Registration Form located in the Narthex and downstairs in the community room. Each Bible Study has its own free book drawing of a beautiful photographic book on the Black Church. Your registration enters you into the drawing.
The Bible Study topics are:
Sept. 2-The Black Church: One Community Being Community (book drawing: Soul Sanctuary This study aids our understanding about how the church functioned as the center of Black Life-Black Mattered so much that the Black church created ways to protect our voice and our bodies (Hush Harbors, Praise Houses, Sabbath Schools, the role of the pastor, mothers, and youth in the community setting). This session provides participants with a better profile of the “Old Landmark” in the life of community.
Sept. 9-The Cost of Black Faith (book drawing: Covenant) “Power concedes nothing without a struggle” This session recognizes the fight and assault on the Black church. Both the spiritual and physical assault on the Black church which impacted its role and relationship in our communities. Not only are there burnings, bombings and destruction from external forces, there is spiritual assault led by greed, patriarchy and corruption. This session examines the consequence of the external and internal damage to the spirit of the Old Landmark
Sept. 16—The Black Church: Radical Hospitality & Radical Generosity (book drawing: Crowns and the book, Revelations) -The final session in preparation for this Ancestral Walk is what we realize as our spiritual weapon against the continued assault on the Black church. Our study concludes with reclaiming and arming ourselves as a faith community with the ways of being the “Old Landmark”. How do we be as a faith community to regain our collective spiritual and social power and, what is a personal and collective contribution to this return for victorious Black living.
“On Sunday, September 20th, First Afrikan Church will be celebrating our 2nd Great Day of Giving of $250.00 above your normal giving. Please mark your calendars and begin to prepare for this sacrificial offering.”
The Kijana Boys Rites of Passage program will host an information session on Sunday October 4, 2015 immediately following the 10:00 am service for the parents of young men ages 13-17 interested in participating in the upcoming program. Please see Rev. Carlton Johnson for additional details
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Please join us on Saturday, September 19, 2015 and support out Fish Fry from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm at Westhills Community Church, 2600 Fairburn Road (Ben Hill). Atlanta, GA. 30331
Kilombo’s Annual Fish Fry is Saturday, September 19, from 11:00-6:00. Come see us at our new location, 1879 Columbia Drive, Decatur. Asante sana, thank you First Afrikan for your ongoing support! As a result of your consistent generosity, Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute is able to educate our children and employ our people Kilombo is born out of the vision of First Afrikan Church and the work of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement. Call us if you have and questions, 404-992-8021.
The City of Lithonia Presents: The Original Collard Greens Cultural Festival, Saturday, September 26, 2015 at the Lithonia Amphitheater, 2501 Park Drive, Lithonia, GA. 30058, hosted by Mayor Deborah A. Jackson/City of Lithonia. A Collard Green Everything Event. For more information: Hotline #678-828-4008 or Website: WWW.COLLARDGREENSCULTURALFESTIVAL.COM
Conference Volunteers Needed: Be a Part of History – Share Our Stories – Connect Be an Atlanta ASALH Volunteer September 23 – 27, 2015, Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, 165 Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303. ASALH depends on a strong team of volunteers to support our conference. The application to participate in this Centennial Conference is below. Come out and make new friends and support the Atlanta community and ASALH conventioneers. Help us share Atlanta hospitality and history with more than 1,000 scholars, educators, community members, students, researchers and active citizens from around the world who will participate in more than 200 fascinating presentations and informative dialogues about African life and history.
Sunday, October 11th at 5PM– at Clark Atlanta University in Davage Auditorium. Calling All Readers! The time has come! The book release celebration for Daniel Black’s newest novel, THE COMING— We need ALL book club members, ALL lovers of literature, ALL serious readers, ALL students of the word! If you live anywhere near Atlanta, you do NOT want to miss this historical event! Books will be sold and Dr. Black will read from and sign copies until every reader’s heart is satisfied. Arrive early to get a good seat! But whatsoever you do, BE THERE!
20th Anniversary –The Million Man March, Atlanta L.O.C. (Atlanta Local Organizing Committee), Saturday, October 10, 2015, Justice…Or Else! In Washington, DC. Join us every Tuesday at 7pm, First Iconium Baptist Church, 542 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30316. For meetings on this march Washington DC. Convener Rev. Timothy McDonald III, and Co-Convener: Student Minister Abdul Sharrieff Muhammad. For more information visit www.justiceorelse.com, 800-590-5035
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.
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