“Your FAC Deacons and Trustees cordially invite you For Friends and Family Sunday to an
engaging and interactive Household Budgeting and Financial Planning Seminar in the spirit of
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) TODAY, June 22nd, downstairs after Church Services. If you
are interested, please see Sis. Sharon Munajj (smunajj@comcast.net), Bro. James Marble
(elbram@icloud.com), or Bro. Roberto Young (rysumner@gmail.com) so that appropriate preparation
material can be forwarded your way. Thank You!!!”
Be sure to join our music ministry Sunday, June 29th.The Music Ministry will then host a Summer
Musical at 3:30 PM. We have invited several musical guests and local church choirs, so please help us
give them a First Afrikan welcome as together we praise God through music and song. We look forward
to our first musical and hope you will support the music ministry in this endeavor. Sunday will begin with
our Men’s Choir singing for our Sunday morning worship service. (Rehearsal for the Men’s choir
will be the preceding Saturday, June 28th at 10:00am). Questions regarding this choir can be directed
to Deacon Akintunde Lebechi or Elder Ellwood Collins)
Save the Date – First Afrikan Community Festival featuring 4th Annual Farmers’ Market and The
Taste of Caribbean Saturday, July 12 from 10:00am – 6:00pm.
The Taste of Caribbean’s Africentric Fashion Show is looking for models and fashion designers
for the upcoming Community Festival July 12th. Please contact Laurel Mustafa at 404-518-1017.
Camp Taifa July 7- July 10, 2014. Please register and join us for our annual vacation Bible school
experience. It is called “Camp Taifa” which means nation because of the study emphasis on the books of
the Old Testament and, the books of the New Testament. If you desire a basic understanding of the
Bible in a family setting, Camp Taifa is for you. Registration begins Sunday, June 1, 2014
The Voter Empowerment Collaborative (VEC) cordially invites you to participate in its 2014
Candidates Forum. All persons who qualified in the Run-Off for the DeKalb County Sheriff, School
Board Districts 3, 4, 5, and State School Superintendent Seats have been invited. The forum will be
held on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, 7:00pm – 8:30pm, at First Afrikan Presbyterian Church located at
5197 Salem Road, Lithonia, Georgia 30038. The church telephone number is (770) 981-2601 and
Rev. Dr. Mark Lomax is the Senior Pastor. We will start and end on time. The purpose of the forum
is to allow the public to hear the views of the candidates. A brief question and answer period will follow.
This is a non-partisan event and is open to the public.
Our Children, Our Stories on First Sundays at First Afrikan! NEEDED: Storytellers and Story Readers
to share with and read to Our Children (5-12 year olds) downstairs during morning service on First
Sundays. Books are available in the CFABS office or bring your own. If you haven’t completed Boundary
Training, you may pair with someone who has to participate. Contact Sister Angela Reid at
angelyr@yahoo.com or #404.435.3873 or Sister Janice Harper at jnh2005@net.zero to sign up or for
more information.
Tana Dhari is Swahili (to be on one’s guard) our ministry needs you. We have been charged to
protect this church and or families with in it. We need sisters, brothers, elders, youth and you. We work on
our physical and mental fortitude. Please come out to our meetings at the church 10 am 1st and 3rd
Saturdays of each month.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
ABLE Issues and Action Meeting Tuesday, July 24th at 7:00pm at North Decatur Presbyterian
Church, 611 Medlock Road, Decatur, GA 30033
Free Yoga at the West End Farmers Market every Sunday with Kamean and it’s FREE. Class is
open to all levels. Bring a mat, bottle of water and a small towel. Bring cash to shop affordable delicious
and nutritious eats, beverages, fresh fruits and vegetables at the West End Farmer’s Market. Sidewalk
chalk and games for the kids
The Zion Hill Family cordially invites you and your congregation to our third annual Global Praise
worship service, which will be held on Sunday, June 29, 2014 at 5:00pm at 6175 Campbellton Road,
Atlanta, GA., Our guest speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Michael Anthony Battle Sr., former U.S. Ambassador
to African Union.
Kilombo is now registering for next school year, 2014-2015. Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute
is accredited for grades K-8th grade. Kilombo fosters an academically excellent and culturally relevant
education that produces students who are equipped to succeed globally and are committed to social
justice. Kilombo exists as a result of First Afrikan Church’s commitment to institution building. Call
Aminata Umoja at 404-992-8021 or email me at aumoja@comcast.net for more information. Visit our
new campus at 1879 Columbia Drive, www.kilomboschool.com.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING
DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
- Mr. Robert McClure, brother of Bro. Mack McClure
- Mrs. Carylon Williams of St, Louis, Mo., mother of Elder Carlton Williams
- Ms. Jenny Adkins, friend of Deacon Lynne Young Bro. Jessie Robinson
- April Dixon, family friend of The Cloptons Bro. Omari Warner
- Ayodela Murphy, family member of Tyrrah Young-Mwanga
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