PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES.
Elder Cassie Pannell
Family and Friends of Deacon Dorothea and Elder Carlton Williams.
Family members of Deacon Sharon Munajj.
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The church office will be closed Monday, February 16th in honor of President’s Day.
In an effort to assist students with their college application process First Afrikan Church will be having a College Preparation Seminar on Tuesday, February 17th in the Community Room. The seminar is free and open to graduating High School Seniors and Juniors who are planning on attending college in the fall of 2015 or 2016. Topics Include but not limited to: Financial Aid – Selecting a college and a major – Appropriate Freshman behaviors and expectations – How to navigate the freshman Year.Facilitators: Sis. Deneen McBean-Warner and Elder Carvel Bennett. Please come out and get this valuable information and, bring a friend.
Ash Ritual and Study Scripture on Humility and Sacrifice– “Your personal Vocation in the Church’s Vocation” Bible Study resumes on Wednesday, February 18th at 1:00pm & 7:00pm.
The wearing of sackcloth and ashes as a sign of repentance has an ancient history (Jonah 3:5). Â Ashes are a symbol of penance, which is made sacramental by the blessing of the Church to help us to develop a spirit of humility and sacrifice. The Ashes we use for the ceremony are made from the blessed palms, which were carried on Palm Sunday of last year.Â
 As we embark upon this Bible study that links our individual Divine purpose to the Divine purpose of the church, the ritual of ash reminds us that we receive God’s gifts and develop our talents with sincere humility and gratitude for the sacrifices made by our Ancestors and, by our Afrikan Messiah, Yeshua, Jesus the Christ.
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Creation Care 5th Annual Community Festival Planning Meeting, Saturday, February 21st, 3:00pm-4:00pm in the Vanessa Knight Building. If you are interested, please join us in making this another great event!
First Afrikan Church Author’s Reception, Sunday, February 22nd. The Deacon Board and Center for Afrikan Biblical Studies invites all FAC Authors to participate in a book signing Friends and Family Day Reception after our 10am Worship Service. We would like the entire FAC Family to know and experience the gift of books produced by our own members! Each author will have a table with books for sale and an opportunity to sign them. We will need a photo and the title of your book if you plan to participate.
The Anniversary Committee will meet after church at 12:45 on Sunday, February 22nd. We need all those who have signed up to help with this year’s event to meet and discuss plans for our 22nd Church Anniversary. Please see Elder’s Halisi Trumpler or Sony’a Scandrick for more information.
REMINDER: Please sign up to participate in one of more of this year’s 6 church wide events.
2015 Debt Free Class Schedule:
Level III – Get Ahead
February 28, 2015 – FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Minimize the Stress
March 21, 2015 – FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Maintain the Focus
Community Announcements:
24th Annual Malcolm X Commemorative Banquet, Saturday, February 21st at Paschal’s Restaurant, 180 Northside Drive, Atlanta, GA. 30313. Keynote Speaker: Chokwe Antar Lumumba
$50. In advance & $55.@door. malcolmxbanquet
You are cordially invited to celebrate our recent victory since DeKalb County Board of Commissioners cancelled their contract with Green Energy Partners, DeKalb. The Board voted to cancel a contract that would allow Green Energy Partners to buy would chips and convert them to energy. Green Energy Partners was planning to build a gasification/biomass plant in Lithonia, GA. CHASE has been fighting this plant for 4 years. We want to celebrate this victory with you! Be reminded that the battle is not over. We are planning a Pot Luck luncheon on Saturday, February 21st at 1:00pm-3:00pm at the home of Sandra Honore, 3400 Bramblevine Circle, Lithonia, GA 30038, 770-559-9669
It’s the time of the year when we again celebrate Caribbean Sunday – part of Black History Month @ Kelley Chapel United Methodist Church, 3411 Kelley Chapel Road., Decatur, GA 30034 on Sunday, February 22nd at 9:30am. Guest Preacher: Rev. Earle Ifill, Presiding Elder, Atlanta East District the Atlanta North Georgia Conference AME Church. Service to be followed by a “Taste of the Caribbean” in the Family Life Center
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