The 8:00 a.m. Service is Back! Beginning Sunday, January 18, 2015 there will be two worship services each week – 8:00 am. and 10:00 am. Please reach out to members of the church and community whom you know and inform them of the good news.
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January Shabbat begins January 4-18th. Our period of Shabbat affords us to spend intentional time in family and in community to reflect, mediate and imagine ourselves in a healed world. We invite you to join us in this corporate time of reflection as we read scripture, study and engage in community prayer rituals around the theme “Black Life Matters”. Shabbat materials will be distributed at a later time to be determined.
New Officer’s training beginning Saturdays, January 10, 17, 24, 31, 2015 9am – Noon.
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Men interested in learning more and assisting with the rebirth of The First Afrikan Boys Rites of Passage Program should plan to meet at the church on Saturday January 17, 2014 at noon.
If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Carlton Johnson 770.367.6098
First Afrikan Church Author’s Reception-Sunday, February 22, 2015.
The Deacon Board and Center for Afrikan Biblical Studies invites all FAC Authors to participate in a book signing Friends and Family Reception after 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. For further information, please see Mama Itihari Toure
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The Seasoned Women invite you to join us in conversation and delicious pot-luck offerings.
Please mark your calendars for these dates, time (7:00pm – 9:00pm). We are looking forward to a strong continuation as we enter this New Year. Monday, January 12th at Okanona & Baba Mehib Holmes home, 3134 Wakefield Drive, Decatur, GA 30034. Contact Number 404-683-0870 and Monday, February 9th at Jackie Johnson-Dickson’s home, 3300 Concord Corner, Conyers, GA 30013. Contact Number 770-285-4007. If you have any questions please contact Dr. Mary Anne Bellinger at 770-322-3409.
Community Announcements:
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Family, We invite you to join us at one of the foremost gathering of faith-based activists, clergy, congregants, students, and legacy builders at the annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor conference, February 9-12, 2015. An organization founded by three prophetic voices committed to justice through the life, ministry and scholarship of our great ancestor, Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor, the Proctor conference brings together those in church leadership engaged in “frontline” justice work and strategic work sessions on specific community, local, national and global change. The focus: Reclaiming Our Moral Authority: Faith and Justice in the Age of Reinvented Empire. Details for registration on the website: www.sdpconference.info and brochures in the CFABS office. See Mama Itihari Toure for details.
2015 Debt Free Class Schedule:
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Level II – Get Control
January 10, 2015 – FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Steer the Power
January 24, 2015 – FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Set the Timer
Level III – Get Ahead
February 7, 2015 – FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Maximize the Margin
February 28, 2015 – FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Minimize the Stress
March 21, 2015 – FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Maintain the Focus
Level IV – Give Back
April 11, 2015 –FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Invest in others
April 25, 2015 – FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Ignite DFree Living
May16, 2015 – FAC 4:00pm – 5:15pm/ Impact the Culture
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PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES.
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
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