10/08/2004

THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER (10/8/04)

1. EDITOR'S NOTE:

I will be preaching at Bethel AME Church, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania on Sunday, October 10, 2004 and then on to Nashville, Tennessee to our new home to receive our household goods on Tuesday. After everything is inside the house and we have some semblance of order, we will visit the Tennessee Annual Conference that will meet in Clarksville, Tennessee. I know that Bishop Vashti and Brother Stan McKenzie are blazing a trail through the 13th Episcopal
District!

We will then return to Hampton, VA to do our final activities as we transition fully to Nashville

2. THE INVESTITURE OF THE RIGHT REVEREND VASHTI MCKENZIE

The invitation:


The honor of your presence is requested at the investiture banquet of Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie, President of the Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Monday, December 6, 2004 at the Gaylord's Opryland Resort and Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, Tennessee at 7:00 o'clock p.m.

The courtesy of a reply is requested by November 21, 2004.

Name and contact numbers:

Select one:

Inner circle seating and pre-reception $100.00 --------

Regular donation $75.00 -------

Payment must be enclosed - Hotel reservations: (615) 883-2211/(615) 889-1000 - Ask for AME church or code n-ameb4. Space limited so make your reservations early. For more information contact:

  • 13th Episcopal District Office AME Church
    500 8th Avenue South,
    Nashville, Tennessee 37203
    (615) 242-6814

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Investiture Banquet, Council of Bishops and General Board Nashville, TN - December 6-8, 2004 (Advertising rates will be in The Christian Recorder)


ADVERTISING AGREEMENT NUMBER ____________

Name (Company, Agency, Individual)
________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________State
___________________ Zip _____________

Phone (___) _____________ Fax (____) ____________e-mail
________________________________


COST FOR ADS
_________________________________
Outside Back $1,000.00
Inside Front 800.00
Inside Back 600.00
Platinum Full Page 500.00
Gold Full Page 300.00
Full Page 200.00
Half Page 125.00
Quarter Page 75.00
Eighth Page 40.00
Patron Listing 25.00

Camera-ready ads preferred. Ads will be accepted on disk in EPS format with all text changed to รข€œoutlines." Please Submit hard copy of ad. All photos will print in black and white and an original photo or TIFF file format is required.

Add $15.00 for each photo.

Advertising Fee $ ______

Photo Fee $ ______

TOTAL $ ______


Enclosed herewith is $________ (which includes all required fees) for _____ page(s) as indicated in the left column to appear in the African Methodist Episcopal Church Souvenir Journal, which will be distributed at the Bishop's Council meeting in December 2004 in Nashville, Tennessee.

It is further understood that this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the African Methodist Episcopal Church, 13th Episcopal District, and the party whose signature appears below. This contract cannot be altered verbally at any time, nor in writing after the deadline, November 5, 2004.

I agree to indemnify the publisher against any claim resulting from unauthorized use of any names, sketches, photographs, registered trademarks, labels or works in our advertisement.

Please print
Name _________________________________________________

Company or Organization
________________________________________

Signature ____________________Date _________________

Please make checks payable to: 13th Episcopal District AMEC - Mail contract, ad, artwork, disks and payment to: Investiture Committee for Bishop Vashti Murphy McKenzie 500 Eighth Avenue South, Suite 201, Nashville, TN 37203



3. THIRTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT PLANNING MEETING:


October 27-29, 2004
Greater Bethel AMEC
1300 South Street
Nashville, TN 37203
Telephone: (615) 256-1509

October 27, 2004
7 p.m. A Song for Survivors: Disaster Relief for the
hurricane victims

October 28
9 a.m. Business Session
11 a.m. Preachers: Bishop John and Dr. Cecilia Bryant

October 29, 9 a.m. Business Session

HOTELS Embassy Suites Comfort
Inn Downtown
1811 Broadway
1501 Demonbreun
Nashville, TN 37203
Nashville, TN 37203
615-320-8899
615-255-9977
$119.00 per night
$69.00

Ask for 13th District Meeting Ask for Greater Bethel Cut off date for discounted reservations: October 12, 2004

4. INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT FORWARDED BY PRESIDING ELDER RALPH
JOHNSON:


Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin. God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. He opens you up, touches you deep inside and scoops out all the yucky stuff-- including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. Then He carves you a new smiling face and puts His light inside you to shine for all the world to see.

(Author unknown)



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8. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL
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9. AME SPOUSES WEBSITES:

10. THE AME/WIM WEBSITE: www.amewim.org

11. WEBSITE FOR THE AMEC CONNECTIONAL LAY ORGANIZATION:


12. MORE AME NEWS:



DR. CALVIN H. SYDNOR III

Director, Religious Studies Program
Assistant Professor of Ethics and Religion
Hampton University
Box 6123
Hampton, VA 23668


Voice: 757.728-6677; home: 757.850-5554; FAX 757.728-6515
Email: calvin.sydnor@hamptonu.edu; home: chsydnor@erols.com



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    THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER (10/07/04)

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    If you want to send posts, send posts directly to me at chsydnor@erols.com . I inadvertently allowed posts that should have come to me, but instead they went out to the entire readership. That issue has been corrected.



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    6. AME SPOUSES WEBSITES:


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    9. MORE AME NEWS:

    10. KUDOS FOR SISTER GWEN IFILL FROM THE REVEREND DR. HERMAN O.KELLY:

    Spread the word! Ms. Gwen Ifill, a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church handled herself Tuesday night on National television. What a wonderful role model for youth and adults. She kept both Vice-Presidential Candidates in check. I celebrate with her and the entire Ifill Family and the Church family.

    Smiling from ear to ear, Herman O. Kelly, Jr. D.Min.Bethel African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBaton Rouge, La.



    11. COMMENT FROM THE EDITOR:

    You should have known her father! He was eloquent and when I was a youngster and would hear Dr. Ifill speak on the conference floor. I admired his eloquence and knew that he had the intellectual foundation to support his eloquence. Gwen Ifill "got it honestly!"



    12. SISTER ROSEMARIE RHODES MILLER POSTS A CORRECTION NOTICE RELATED TO THE JUDICIAL MEMBERS LISTED IN THE LAST ISSUE:

    I am Rosemarie Rhodes Miller, an attorney and administrative judge, and most importantly, a member of the Judicial Council of the AME Church. The listing of the Judicial Council of the A.M.E. Church" contained in the September 27, 2004, edition of the Christian Recorder only included those persons elected at the last General Conference. Neither the President of the Judicial Council, Attorney Patricia Mayberry, nor any other officer was identified.

    Indeed, only three members of the nine members of the current Judicial Council were identified. Because for the other positions listed both the newly elected persons as well as those who retained their positions, the listing for the Judicial Council may be misinterpreted as the entire membership of the current Judicial Council. Thus, I recommend that a correction be noted in the next edition.


    13. RECAP OF AMES SPOUSES CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICES FROM JUNE TO PRESENT

    June . . .

    • Mrs. Shonda Ann Wilson, the daughter of Rev. Dr. Annabelle Freeland, 1st
      Episcopal District.

    July . . .

    • Mother of Presiding Elder Andrew L. Simpson, Jr. and Mother-in-law of Brenda Parker Simpson (5th Episcopal District).
    • Presiding Elder E. J. Parker of the Fort Lauderdale District, South Florida Conference, 11th Episcopal District, passed on Sunday, July 18, 2004.
    • Presiding Elder Parker is the husband of Dr. Ginger A. Parker, Treasurer of the Connectional WMS. (11th).
    • Mrs. Abiah Bledsoe Shehee, wife of the late Presiding Elder Theodore Erwin Shehee, 11th Episcopal District.

    August . . .

    • Mr. James R. Huckaby of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the grandfather of Dr. Roberta Hill.
    • The Father of Mr. Chester Ray, husband of Rev. Dr. Lois Poag-Ray, Pastor of Pilgrim A.M.E. Church, Washington, D.C. and Connectional President of Women in Ministry.
    • Bro. Mark Anthony Smith, Sr., son of Presiding Elder and Mrs. (Janet) Elijah Smith, 6th Episcopal District.
    • Rev. Clarence McRae, Waycross District, 6th Episcopal District.
    • Retired Presiding Elder Herman A. Rhodes, First Episcopal District.
    • Missy Anaya Imani McLemore, the 22 month Granddaughter of Rev. Dr. James
      McLemore and Mrs. Donna McLemore, 3rd Episcopal District.
    • Presiding Elder Ananias Perry, Jr. - Presiding Elder of the Montgomery
      District of the Alabama Conference, 9th Episcopal District.
    • Mrs. Lois Kimbro Young, the mother of Bishop McKinley Young, Presiding
      Bishop of the 11th Episcopal District.
    • Rev. Jessie Langston Boyd, Jr., Pastor of Shorter A.M.E. Church in Denver,
      CO, 5th Episcopal District.
    • Rev. Pearl Simmons, President, New York Conference Department of Evangelism,
      1ST Episcopal District.
    • Mr. Felmon Motley, brother-in-law of Bishop Robert Webster, Presiding
      Bishop, 3rd Episcopal District.
    • Reverend Dr. Rufus King Young, former pastor of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Little
      Rock, Arkansas, and former dean of Jackson Theological Seminary, North
      Little Rock, Arkansas.

    September . . .

    • Mrs. Frances Byrd, the wife of the Rev. George L. Byrd, East Tennessee
      Conference, 13th Episcopal District.
    • Airman 1st Class Carl Anderson, Jr., who was killed in Iraq. He was the son
      of the Rev. and Mrs. Carl Anderson, Sr., Pastor and First Lady of Greater St.
      Mark AME Church, Hemingway, South Carolina, 7th Episcopal District.
    • Mrs. Ruth Hopson, wife of retired Presiding Elder William S. Hopson, Sr.,
      who served the AME Church for 55 years, 3rd Episcopal District.
    • Rev. Phillip Loman, 1st Episcopal District.
    • Rev. Henry Hildebrand, 1st Episcopal District.
    • Rev. Joseph Carsice, formerly of Holy Trinity AME Church, Long Beach, CA 5th
      Episcopal District.
    • Mrs. Annie L. Harris, the mother of Dr. Jerome V. Harris, Executive Director, Department of Employee Security, African Methodist Episcopal Church.
    • Mr. George Russell Cason, the brother of Mrs. Shirley Cason Reed and the
      brother-in-law of the Reverend Dr. Rodger H. Reed, First Family of Campbell
      AME Church, Washington, DC.
    • The Reverend Charles Ford who was killed in a single car accident on Sunday,
      September 26, 2004. At the time of death, he was serving as the pastor of
      Saint Paul A.M.E. Church. Hot Springs, Arkansas, West Arkansas Annual
      Conference

    October . . .

    • Mr. Samuel G. Eubanks, Sr, father of Mrs. Mary A. E. Dickerson, spouse of
      General Officer Dr. Dennis C. Dickerson, Historiographer/Executive Director,
      Research and Scholarship, African Methodist Episcopal Church.

    14. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:

    Bereavement Notice Rev. Dr. William S. Hopson Date: 10/6/2004 7:56:24 AM CDT.


    The former Presiding Elder of the Pittsburgh District, Pittsburgh Conference, Third Episcopal District of the AME Church, the Rev. Dr. William S. Hopson, whose wife had passed just a few weeks ago, has passed. His funeral will be Friday, October 8, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. St. Paul A.M.E. Church, 16 Ridge Avenue, Washington, PA 15301

    Rev. Bruce Butcher, Pastor
    712-225-5689 Fax
    724-225-8054 Office


    Viewing will be before the services on Friday. The Rt. Rev. Robert Vaughn Webster, Presiding Prelate of the Third Episcopal District, Eulogist. Condolences may be sent to the Dr. Hopson's daughter and family:
    Ms. Mia H. Wortham-Spells and Family
    4317 Ardery Drive
    Dayton, Ohio 45406



    Please keep the family in prayer.
    Rev. Dr. Taylor T. Thompson
    God Bless!
    Ora L. Easley, President
    Email: Amespouses1@aol.com
    CONN-M-SWAWO +PK'S


    Leadership Planning Retreat
    December 3-5, 2004
    Embassy Suites Hotel
    Hot Springs, Arkansas


    WEB SITES

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    10/04/2004

    THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER (10/4/04)

    1. SISTER VALERIE GARY BELL, AND A NUMBER OF OTHERS, HAVE WRITTEN TO SAY THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED THE HARD-COPY CHRISTIAN RECORDER:

    Please research why I have stopped receiving my Christian Recorder. I have not received an edition since the General Conference.

    Valerie Gary Bell

    8876 Sweetbriar Street

    Manassas, VA 20110

    2. EDITOR'S COMMENT:

    I have heard from a number of subscribers to the Christian Recorder who have not received their hard-copy edition of the Christian Recorder. Three editions have been sent out. Some of you have received one, others two, and I have even heard from a few of you who have received three editions of the Christian Recorder. I have identified that non-receipt of the Christian Recorder is a problem. I want to assure all of you that I will do all in my power to correct the problem. It will get it fixed. The publisher, the Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour is committed to working with me to correct the problem. I also want to assure you, if you have paid a year's subscription, you will receive a year's mailing of the Christian Recorder. I would ask you, and you may tell others who have experienced this problem, to email or write to me; and after I get to Nashville, you may call me, and I will resolve the subscription problem. I was told that we presently have approximately 5000 subscriptions and, as I see it, I will have to "crunch" the information do what needs to be done to fix the problem. Please bear with us.

    On another note, Reverend Charlotte and I have closed on our home and will be living at 69 Ravenwood Circle Drive in Nashville. Our household goods arrive next Tuesday. We will receive them, unpack what we can and then return to Hampton. I will then commute on some weekends until the end of the semester, after which I will transition fully to Nashville.

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    5. THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH: www.ame-church.com

    6. THE AME/WIM WEBSITE: www.amewim.org

    7. MORE AME NEWS: www.ameherald.com

    8. WEBSITE FOR THE AMEC CONNECTIONAL LAY ORGANIZATION:

    http://www.amec-connectionallay.org/home.htm

    7. AME SPOUSES WEBSITES:


    http://www.amemswwpk.org
    http://www.connmswawo3.org

    8. THE REVEREND DR. LESLIE WHITE INVITES US TO VIEW THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE:

    Click here: Gospel Avenue Grant AME Church in Watts

    Dear Family Of God in Jesus Name!!!!!!!

    Please click on link above. It will take you to the Web site, through which you will be able to see in Real Time, and view after it has shown live {Real Time} the 80th Session of the Southern California Annual Conference. You will view all sessions, business and worship, the Missionaries, the Lay Organization, Pastoral Reports & Appointments, Youth Celebrations, and the solid leadership of Bishop John Richard Bryant, and Rev. Dr. Cecelia Williams Bryant.

    Grace & Power;

    Pastor Leslie R. White

    Host Pastor

    Grant A. M. E. Church

    Host Church.

    9. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR BROTHER SAMUEL G. Eubanks, Sr, THE FATHER OF MRS. MARY DICKERSON, WIFE OF GENERAL OFFICER DENNIS DICKERSON:

    Samuel G. Eubanks, Sr,, died on Friday, October 1, 2004 at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee at 8:00 a.m.

    ARRANGEMENTS

    WAKE
    Wednesday, October 6, 2004
    4:00 P.M. -7:00 P.M.
    N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home
    12 South Parkway West
    Memphis, Tennessee 38109
    (901) 948-7755

    FUNERAL
    Thursday, October 7, 2004
    12 noon
    Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ
    547 Mississippi Boulevard
    Memphis, Tennessee 38126
    (901) 345-1102
    Bishop G. E. Patterson, Pastor

    Thanks very much.
    Sincerely, Dennis C. Dickerson


    God Bless!
    Ora L. Easley, President
    CONN-M-SWAWO +PK'S
    Leadership Planning Retreat
    December 3-5, 2004
    Embassy Suites Hotel
    Hot Springs, Arkansas
    WEB SITES
    http://www.amemswwpk.org
    http://www.connmswawo3.org

    10.
    MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2000 - 2004. REVISED AS AUGUST 16, 2004:

    Atty Patrica M. Mayberry, President*
    223425 S, Vermont Ave. Unit D
    Torranace, CA 90502
    310-784-1286

    Atty Priscilla J. Green, Vice-President*
    177 Ashley Street
    Hartford, CT 06105
    860-522-0921

    Re. Franklin E. Breckenridge, Esq., Secretary*
    1219 Briarwoow Drive
    Elkhart, IN 46514
    574-294-4950 Office
    574-264-5685 Fax

    Rev. Granville W. Reed, III, Asst Secretary*
    2002 Mt. Herman Street
    Jacksonville, FL 32209-5736
    904-354-6085 Office
    904-354-8693 Fax

    Dr. J. B. Flowers, Jr., Treasurer**
    746 Leigh Avenue
    Grenada, MS 38901
    662-226-5359

    Rev. Dr. Leeomia W. Kelly, Chaplain**
    2467 NW 99th Street
    Miami, FL 33147
    305-691-2277

    Atty Rosemarie Rhodes-Miller, Member*
    322 Royal Crest Circle
    Kathleen, GA 31047

    Attty Benjamin Edwards, Member*
    P.O. Box 306
    East St. Louis, IL 62201
    618-875-3062 Office

    Judge Vonciel Jones Hill, Member*
    1627 Acapulco Drive
    Dallas, TX 75232

    ALTERNATE, LAY

    Judge Tania E. Wright**
    1700 Butler Pike 2D
    Conshohcken, PA 19482

    ALTERNATES, MINISTERIAL

    Rev. Glenda Hodges**
    p306 Pine View Lane
    Clinton, MD 20735

    Rev. Delman Howard**
    3146 W. 75th Street
    Los Angeles, CA 90046


    * Term expires 2008


    ** Term expires 2012



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