The Nominating Committee will have an Election congregation meeting TODAY following the morning worship service. All members please plan to remain for this meeting.
Fall Bible Study continues Sunday Afternoons, Wednesday (1:00pm) and (7:00pm)
Christian Theology Class- Christian Theology Course:
- Lesson I – Sunday, Nov. 2nd /The Doctrine of Christ/Christology – Rev. Dr. Mark A. Lomax
- Lesson II – Wednesday, Nov. 5th /The Doctrine of God/Theology – Elder Carvel Bennett
- Lesson III – Sunday, Nov. 9th /The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit/ Pneumatology – Rev. Dr. Mark A. Lomax
- Lesson IV – Wednesday, Nov. 12th /The Doctrine of the Church/Ecclesiology – Rev. Carlton Johnson
- Lesson V – Sunday, Nov. 16th /The Doctrine of the End Time/Eschatology – Min. Daniel Kelly
- Lesson VI – Wednesday, Nov 19th / Afrocentric Philosophy/ Rev. Dr. Mark A. Lomax
FAC Members please remember our commitment of 15 or more members attending.  The next ABLE’s Issues and Action meeting is Tuesday, November 18th at 7:00pm – 8:30pm at North Decatur Presbyterian Church, 611 Medlock Road, Decatur, GA 30033
All leaders and members who are interested in some guidance on “How to do a sacred conversation”. Please contact Sis. Sandra Samuels, Co-Chair of FACAT (First Afrikan Community Action Team) 678-334-4390.
The Deacon Board will be providing food boxes to needy families for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We are looking for families that need support. If you are a family or you know of a family that needs support, you can contact a FAC Deacon or call the church office to sign up. Please let us know no later than this Friday, November 21. We plan to distribute the boxes next Sunday November 23rd. Cash or grocery store gift card donations are also welcome or you can help us fill a bag. Please contact Deacons Andrea Keith at 678 227 3586, Sharon Munajj at 770 560-2655 or Lynne Young at 678 772-9400 for more information.
The church office will be closed Monday, November 24th   thru Friday, November 28, 2014.
Please join us for our Annual Community Worship Service on Tuesday, November 25th at 7:30pm. The Host Church this year is Big Miller Grove Baptist Church, 3800 Big Miller Grove Way, Lithonia, GA 30038, 770-981-3800. Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Mark A. Lomax and Ousley United Methodist Church Choir will sing.
2014 Church Anniversary, Sunday December 14, 2014  Please mark your calendars as we set the charge: “Soul Circles-Stay Connected”. This anniversary celebration launches our all-out effort and church focus for 2015 to stay connected-Connected to Our Faith, Our Work and Our Community. If you are interested in assisting with the preparations for a year of reconnecting, please see Elders Carlton Williams or William Keith to express your interest.
2014 Community Kwanzaa hosted by First Afrikan Church will be on Sunday, December 28, 2014. We are recruiting you to assist us with an afternoon of children’s Kwanzaa activities and an evening of cultural extravagant! Our Kwanzaa celebration will take place at the Lou Walker Center. Details on all of the Kwanzaa festivities will be forthcoming. Please make sure we have an updated email for you by emailing us at the church so that we can keep you up to date about this and all church related functions. Elders Mehib Holmes and Itihari Toure are contacts for Kwanzaa.
Community Announcements:
Women’s Self Defense Class, Sunday. November 16, 2014, 1:30pm – 2:30pm at Davis Bozeman Law Firm, 4153B Flat Shoals Parkway, Decatur, GA 30034. Free Class Sponsored and Taught by: WarrioRobiX Martial Arts & Fitness Rape Prevention & Personal Safety Mini-Workshop. Women & Girls Ages 11 & Up Learn: 7 Signals of a potential attacker, how to effectively put down an attacker and more.
Don’t Get Scared, Get Prepared! R.S.V.P. to Reserve your Space at 404-454-5422 or warriorobix@gmail.com
Greetings, I am a member of the P.I.L.O.T. (Preparing Innovative Leaders of Tomorrow) Program (Director, Mrs. Sandy Purkett-Redan High School) and our goal for the 2014-2015 school year is to collect 1500 pairs of SOLES – gently used shoes (children, youth, teens, adults) to distribute to needy families. Kindly help me in contributing to this effort. I can collect all shoes after church or you can contact me to pick them up. Thank you for your support. Danielle Marshall (FAC Teen).
PLEASE REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR ALL OUR SICK, SHUT IN AND THOSE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN THEIR LIVES AND FAMILIES
- Â Bro. Darren Harper
- Ms. Michele Bennett sister of Elder Carvel Bennett
- Â Sis. Myrna Dawson
- Mr. Abdullah Johnson, son of Sis. Myrna Dawson
Bereavement:
- Mrs. Ursula Forbes of Guyana, South America, grandmother of Sis. Sherry Forbes made her transition peacefully at the age of 103. Sis. Sherry is asking for traveling mercy as she and her family travel to Guyana.
 Please send your prayer request and prayer concerns to deacons@firstafrikanchurch.org
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