PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
Mrs. Phyllis Moore, of Des Moines, Iowa, Aunt of Deacon Sharon Munajj
Elder William Keith Sis. Sparkle Jeter Elder Lucius Gundy
Mr. Alvin & Mrs. Lydia Forrest, parents of Deacon Andrea Keith
Mr. Alvin Barratt of Brooklyn, NY brother of Sis. Sandra Samuels
Mrs. Margret Cunningham, mother of Sis. Denise Major
Bro. Omari Warner, son of Deacon Rodney & Sis. Deneen Warner
Mrs. Gloria Turner, mother of Deacon Delphyne Lomax
Bro. Steven Rushin, friend of Deacon Sharon Munajj
Bereavement:
Mr. Richard Holmes, youngest brother of Elder Mehib Holmes made his transition on Wednesday, March 11, 2015.
Mr. Jessie Johnson Jr. of St. Louis, Mo. Step-father of Deacon Dorothea Williams made his transition.
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ministers Council Meeting, Monday, March 16, 2015 at 7:00pm in the community room. All ministers are encourage to attend.
Creation Care Sunday, March 22, 2015 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. service “Honoring Our Ancestral Lands” Some of us have ancestors from Texas, Mississippi, Georgia, Jamaica, Guyana, Belize and Kenya. This year we prepare our season of earth work by honoring those lands where we have come from, join us for our celebration of the backyards, gardens, fields and dirt roads of our personal ancestors. If you are not sure, now is the time to ask family members so that we all can acknowledge and honor the paths they walked and the grounds they tended together! Soul Circles connecting to our Ancestral Lands– Mark your calendar and look for details on how we will specifically honor your family’s ancestral lands.
Personal Vocation (Call) in the Church’s Vocation Bible Study Wednesdays. We invite you to join us each Wednesday in March at 1:00pm or 7:00pm to the First Afrikan Church purpose. We are all here with a purpose and our membership here is also a part of a community purpose. Let discover/discuss it together!
Joint Leadership Meeting (Deacons, Elders, and Trustees) Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 7:00pm in the community room.
FACAT Sacred Conversations Training, Saturday, March 28th at 9am-1pm. If you are interested in attending this training. Please see Sisters Sandra Samuels or Renee Cail.
On behalf of the Center for Afrikan Biblical Studies and the Sankofa Center we cordially invite you to join us as we participate in this year’s Women at the Cross Worship Arts Services, at 7:00pm, Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at The Interdenominational Theological Center Chapel.
Family, Do you REALLY believe the children are our future? Well now is your opportunity to help shape that future! Today we will begin planning for the 4th Annual 2015 FAC Youth Lock-In which is scheduled to take place April 24th – April 25th 2015. Last year’s Lock-In was INCREDIBLE thanks to many of you. We hope that you are able to assist this year through chaperoning, facilitating lessons, relationship building, food prep, exercising, gardening and more. This year we will again partner with other church youth groups, so we will need extra support to make it a memorable experience for all. All are invited to help plan & participate. Please note that all adult participants must complete our FAC boundary training class which will be announced at a later date. Please join us in what will be a transformative experience for all! Planning meeting today, March 15, 2015 following the 10am worship service in the community room.
Please join us for our next Debt Free Class on Saturday, March 21 at 4:00pm
Level III – Get Ahead / Maintain the Focus
Please join us for a Congregation Meeting on Sunday, April 12, 2015 immediately after both services.
Community Announcements:
The Church of the Master Presbyterian Church, USA (1965-2015) invites you to a Golden Anniversary Afternoon Tea Party and A Fashion Movie, on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 2:30pm at the Fulton County Aviation Community Cultural Center, 3900 Aviation Circle Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30336. Donation $15.
YOU ARE INVITED! Saturday, April 4th from 10:30AM until 2PM–DROP EVERYTHING and READ-IN at Wesley Chapel Library! Honoring Our Griots on Maya’s Birthday: Calling All Readers and Storytellers–Young and Older! SHARE your favorite book/story/poem by: Maya Angelou, J. California Cooper, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston & Walter Dean Myers. Share Snapshots, Poems and Stories by/about these Five Writers. Meet old/new friends who love to read – Hear great readers! BRING A BAG LUNCH! Beverages Provided. Free and Open to the Public. Contact angelyr@yahoo.com with Questions or Suggestions!!!
CrossRoadsNews is celebrating 20 years of Service to the Community, Saturday, April 25, 2015, 7pm-Midnight at The Grand Peachtree Ballroom at The Ramada Plaza Atlanta Downtown, 450 Capitol Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30312. Join them for an Elegant Evening of Celebration, Recognition & Entertainment. This is a Black Tie Event Individual Tickets $75., Table for 10 $750., and Host Committee (Table for 10 Plus Congregations Ad): $1,000. To RSVP, send check payable to CrossRoadsNews, 2346 Candler Road, Decatur, GA 30032. Visit http://conta.cc/1CdF34D, or call 404-284-1888
DeKalb School of the Arts (DSA) presents its 2015 Spring Musical: “In the Heights”-March 19th – March 21st (8:00 p.m.), March 22nd (2:00 p.m.), March 26th – March 28th (8:00 p.m.) and March 29th (2:00 p.m.). Reservations highly recommended. Email dsa-box-office@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us or call 678-676-2552. Tickets: $12 Adult, $6 Student, $4 DSA student. Cash or check only. Box office opens 1 hour before show time. DeKalb School of the Arts is located at 1192 Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates, GA 3002. Please support the students of the DeKalb School of the Arts.
Bruce Street School Reunion: A Bruce Street School Reunion is being planned for the first weekend in November 2015. Everyone who has ever attended Bruce Street is invited to attend. Please make your interest in participating known by sending an email to bruce.street.reunion@gmail.com with “School Reunion” in the subject line.
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