PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
Mr. Kitada Wilson of California, grandson of Mother Betty Jo Beatty-Wilson
Mr. David Lomax of Columbus, Ohio, brother of Rev. Dr. Mark Lomax
Bro. Abdullah son of Sis. Myrna Dawson
Bro. Sean Fennell, son of Ms. Eleanor Fennell, math teacher of Rhelda Vickers
Sis. Sparkle Jeter
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
Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to: deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Caribbean Ministry Meeting Monday, March 30th at 7pm in the community room. We will finalize the Ministry Book of Order/new member packet and study of Caribbean County Flags. Please call Sis Laurel Mustafa @404-518-1017 for more information.
**No Bible Study, April 1, 2015 for 1:00pm and 7:00pm classes.**
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.
Boundary Training – this is mandatory for all who desire to serve in our Children, Youth and Teens (CYTs) ministry. The certification period for boundary training is three years. The next scheduled Boundary Training will be held on April 4th, 2015 from 9:00 – 12:00 p.m. in the First Afrikan Sanctuary. Please submit your name to the church office as a count is needed to provide materials to everyone. Facilitators: Elders Stephanie Pearson-Robinson and Pauline Marshall.
Family, Please join us for our mandatory 2015 FAC Youth Lock-In Planning Meeting next Sunday, April 5th, following 10:00am worship service. We will finalize our plans for this wonderful event! If you have not signed up, please do so with a Lock-In leader ASAP! Also, all youth workers must take Boundary Training if you have not already done so. Please note that we will NOT have a lock-In planning meeting today.
Our April 13, 2015 at 7:00p.m. Seasoned Women meeting will be hosted by Sister Nobantu Ankoanda 206 Fayetteville Road, Decatur, GA 30030. Her telephone number is: 404.373.4196. Please join us for a blessing of good food and encouraging conversation.
Please join us for our April & May Debt Free Class on Saturday, April 11, 25 & May 16th at 4:00pm
Level IV Give Back / Invest in others, Ignite Debt Free Living & Impact the Culture
Please join us for a Congregation Meeting on Sunday, April 12, 2015 immediately after both services.
Community Announcements:
A job fair will be held on Monday, March 30th at the Georgia International Convention Center, 2000 Convention Center Concourse (off Camp Creek Parkway) in College Park. The event is an opportunity for qualified applicants to apply for jobs with airport concessionaires and other companies at Hartsfield-Jackson. Available positions include baggage handler, cook, make-up artist, warehouse attendant and many more. You must register to attend the job fair. Register here: http://goo.gl/oCQcFo.
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Greetings First Afrikan Family! Please join Kilombo Academic and Cultural Institute for our Annual 5K Run/Walk, Saturday, April 18 th at Grant Park. Check in is between 8:00 and 8:30. Start time is 8:45. Entry fee is $25 for adults and youth over 12, until April 1. On April 1 the price goes up to $35. Please register at www.kilomboschool.com. Contact Jendayi at 404-545-7755, jendayifebn@gmail.com or Aminata at aumoja@comcast.net or 404-992-8021. Together we can educate our children, ourselves!
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!!!
Greetings Citizens of DeKalb! The City of Lithonia is hosting the Interim CEO’s Town Hall meeting on DeKalb County Priorities for 2015 on Tuesday, April 7 at Lithonia City Hall, 6920 Main Street from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.
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
Kilombo is now registering for next school year, 2015-2016. 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. First Afrikan members in good standing receive a discount.
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