Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram - Chair, Commission on Publications
The Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr., Publisher
The Reverend Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III, Editor
1. AND, THE WORD ON THE STREET…:
The Rev. Golphin assigned to Quinn Chapel AME Church, Paris, Tennessee
The Rev. James E. Smith appointed to St. Paul AME Church, Versailles, Kentucky.
The Rev Joshua Hale assigned to Davis Chapel AME Church, Somerset, Kentucky
2. BISHOP MCKENZIE TO DELIVER MLK SPEECH FOR THE U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with keynote speaker, the Right Reverend Vashti Murphy McKenzie, Presiding Prelate of the Thirteenth Episcopal District. The celebration will be held on Thursday January 12, 2006, 10:00 a.m. at the Ronald Reagan Trade Center Amphitheater, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
3. CHICAGO AREA CHURCHES GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR GRANTS:
The Retirement Research Foundation provides grants for churches in the Chicago area to make their churches accessible to the elderly and disabled.
It may be a good funding source for those AME churches that need to make improvements for the elderly in their congregations. For information - www.rrf.org/forapplicants/accessiblefaith.html
Be Blessed,
The Rev. F. Waters
4. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
From: president@youthusa.org
Mrs. Juliette Dickson Burnett, the mother of Reverend Miriam J. Burnett, MD, departed this life to be with the Lord on January 9, 2006. Dr. Burnett is a Connectional Officer of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and serves as Medical Director.
Arrangements
Friday, January 13, 2006
St. Albans Congregational Church
172-17 Linden Blvd.
St. Albans, New York 11434
Directions: www.mapquest.com
718-657-828210: 00 AM - Viewing
11:00 AM Celebration of Life
Interment will follow at the Calverton National Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to:
Rev. Dr. Miriam J. Burnett and Family
109-39 177th Street
Jamaica, New York 11433
CONDOLENCES:
By email to: mjbamehealth@yahoo.com
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions for cancer research are made in memory of Juliette Dickson Burnett to the American Cancer Society. For donation details, please visit: www.cancer.org/docroot/DON/don_0.asp .
lease keep Dr. Burnett, her father, sister and family in your prayers.
5. CLERGY FAMILY NOTICE:
From: chsydnor@bellsouth.net
Theresa May Williams, 60, of Cynthiana, the daughter of the Reverend Robbie Williams, died Saturday at Edgemont Nursing Home in Cynthiana. She was a registered nurse and a member of Shorter Chapel AME Church, Paris. Reverend Robbie Williams is a retired pastor of the Kentucky Annual Conference and recently served as one of the associate pastors at Shorter Chapel AME Church, Paris Kentucky.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Williams of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; her mother, Rev. Robbie Wheeler of Louisville; brothers, Rev. A.D. Chenault of Lexington, Leslie Lester of Paris, James Jackson of Lexington and Joe Williams Jr. of Cynthiana; sisters, Barbara Trammell and Regina Willis, both of Louisville, Rose Oldham of Cynthiana, Helen Williams and Martha Thurman, both of Lexington; and her fiancé, Jimmy Washington of Fort Lauderdale.
Services will be at noon Thursday at Jimtown Baptist Church, Fayette County. Visitation will begin there at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Bourbon County.
6. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS PROVIDED BY:
Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry, Chair
Commission on Social Action Clergy Family Information Center
Mrs. Ora L. Easley - Administrator Email: Amespouses1@aol.com
(Nashville, Tennessee Contact) Phone: (615) 837-9736 Fax: (615) 833-3781
(Memphis, Tennessee Contact) (901) 578-4554 (Phone & Fax)
Please remember these families in your prayers.
7. CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FROM THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER:
The Chair of the Commission on Publications, the Right Reverend Gregory G. M. Ingram; the Publisher, the Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour and the Editor of the Christian Recorder, the Reverend Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III offer our condolences and prayers to those who have lost loved ones. We pray that the peace of Christ will be with you during this time of your bereavement.
Archive of The Christian Recorder Online from 2004-2016; Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III, 20th Editor of The Christian Recorder
