Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram - Chair, Commission on Publications
The Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr., Publisher
The Reverend Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III, Editor
The Editor has returned from Liberia, has a lot of information to share, and will do so in the next couple of issues. Bishop David R. Daniels and Episcopal Supervisor Irene Daniels and the members of the 14th Episcopal District were gracious hosts. Monrovia, Liberia was the place to be!
1. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." –Aristotle
2. 2006 SIXTEENTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL CONFERENCES:
The Right Reverend Carolyn Tyler Guidry, Presiding Bishop
March 8—12, 2006--Dominican Republic –77th Session
Impacto De Vida AME Church
La Ramona, Dominican Republic
Rev. Abraham Rodriguez, Host Pastor/Presiding Elder
Rev. Jaime Coplin Shephard, Co-Host, Presiding Elder
March 15--19, 2006—Windward Islands --77th Session
Christ AME Church
Mission Road, Freeport
Trinidad, W.I.
Rev. Susan Ramoutar-Burnley, Host Pastor
Rev. Wayne Anthony, Host Presiding Elder (Trinidad/Tobago)
Rev. Anthony Parris, Co-Host Presiding Elder (Barbados/Grenada)
March 22—26, 2006---Guyana/Suriname—83rd Session
Wright Temple AME Church
401 Pineapple Street
East Ruimveldt Housing Scheme
Georgetown, Guyana
Rev. Uklyn A. Hendricks, Host Pastor
Rev. Andrew C. Morris Grant, Host Presiding Elder
April 6—9, 2006 – Haiti---94th Session
St Paul AME Church
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Rev. Gabriel Chery, Host Pastor
Rev. Jean Emmanuel Ducasse, Host Presiding Elder*
Rev. Joel Mehu, Chair P.E. Committee
Rev. Joel Maurice, Member P.E. Committee
Mrs. Elvire Y. Douglas, Sec. P.E. Committee
April 19—23, 2006—Virgin Islands---86th Session
St. Luke AME Church
Kingshill, St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands
Rev. Louis A.C. Davis, P.E., Host Pastor
April 26—30, 2006 London/ Holland –40th Session
Richard Allen A.M.E. Church
London, England
Rev. Rudolph U. Aaron, P.E., Host Pastor
May 10—14, 2006—94th Session
Chapel of Christ our Redeemer A.M.E. Church
15 Swallowfield Road
Kingston 5, Jamaica
Rev. Clarence O. Turpin, Host Pastor
Rev. Lebert A. Dawkins, Host Presiding Elder
Rev. Barrington Lawrence, Co-Host Presiding Elder
Episcopal District & Missionary Planning Meeting
Barbados/Grenada District
Host: Anthony Parris, P.E./ Pastor
Sealy Memorial AME Church
Collymore Rock, St. Michael, Barbados
*Deceased
3. 2006 SCHEDULED DISTRICT CONFERENCES FOR THE FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT:
Canada
PE Cory Millben-
May 4-6-Grant - Toronto
(Held in London, Ontario)-416-690-5169
Chicago - Milwaukee-
PE Louis Toney-
Apr. 21-22-J. W. James - Maywood-708-681-4628
Chicago - St. Paul/Minneapolis-
PE Alphonse Reff-
Apr. 6-8-Payne - Waterloo-319-233-8189
Chicago - North
PE Clarence Robinson-
Apr. 20-21-Carey Tercentenary - Chgo
-773-762-6600
Chicago - South
PE Thomas Hughes-
Apr. 19-21 -Celia Gregg - Calumet City-708-730-9602
Illinois - North
PE Tyson Parks-
Apr. 27-28-Gaines Chapel - East Moline-309-755-8708
Illinois - South
PE Sammy Hooks-Apr.
19-21-Parks Chapel - Centerville-618-271-8521
Indiana - North
PE Leonard Williams-
Apr. 6-8-St. Luke - East Chicago-219-397-1626
Indiana - South-
PE E. Anne Henning Byfield-
Mar. 30 - Apr. 1-Bethel - Richmond
(Meeting held at Lee's Inn)-765-362-7241
Michigan - North
PE Delano Bowman-
Apr. 26-28-Bethel - Ann Arbor-734-663-3800
Michigan - South
PE Norman Osborne-
April 17-19-Mt. Zion - Battle Creek-269-962-8907
4th District Ministers' Retreat –
May 16-18 - Camp Baber, Cassopolis, MI -
Contact District Office 773-373-6587
4. ANNOUNCEMENT:
Due to the health challenges of Pastor Anne Brooks, the congregation of Ruby Memorial AME Church has now united with Emmanuel Temple AME Church at
562 N.. Leclaire St., Chicago, IL 60644.
A great appreciation celebration is planned to commemorate Pastor Ann’s 25 years of Ministerial Service and 75th Birthday to be held Saturday, October 28, 2006.
Save-the-date and join us to praise god for her years of dedicated service.
For further info. please contact:
Shirley Ross (daughter)
Telephone: 773-540-2118
5. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
Mrs. Ida Lightfoot died. She is the mother of Rev. Carrie Nobles, Pastor in the New York Annual Conference, 1st Episcopal District, Mrs Glenda Lightfoot and Rev. Deborah Lightfoot Oates, Pastor, Bethel Seymour, Indiana Annual Conference. The funeral is Friday, February 17, 2006 at 12 noon at Allen Chapel AME Church, 632 E. 11th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. The viewing will begin at 10 am. The fax number for the church is 317-638-4936. Condolences can be sent to Rev. Deborah Lightfoot Oates at 4743 Lincoln Road, Indianapolis, IN 46228 . 317-387-9533.
Masakane
Presiding Elder E. Anne Henning Byfield
South District, Indiana Annual Conference
Fourth Episcopal District, AME Church
6. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
from: norwedac@yahoo.com
Dear Sisters and Brothers of the Connection:
Presiding Elder James D. Holmes lost his brother John D. Holmes on February 15, 2006, at St. Frances Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
Funeral Services will be Saturday, February 18, 2006
11:00 a.m.
Union Grove M. B. Church
905 Ayers St.
Memphis, Tennessee 38107
901-524-0722
High Point Funeral Chapel
3788 Summer Ave.
Memphis, Tennessee 38122
901-454-5795
In Charge
Rev. James D. Holmes may be reached at
3665 Summerwood Lane
Olive Branch, Mississippi 38654
662-890-5865
email condolences: rjdh@centurytel.net
Please remember the Holmes family in your prayers.
Thank-you and May God Bless You All
7. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
From: AsburyChapel@13thame-wky.org
It is with deep sorrow that we inform the church body of the home going of Bro. Jeremiah Harris. He was the great nephew of the Reverend Frank Price, Pastor of St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Owensboro, KY and the nephew of Brother Wendell Harris, licentiate, St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, Louisville, KY.
Viewing:
February 20, 2006 – 6 to 9 pm
G.C. Williams Funeral Home
1935 W. Broadway
Louisville, KY
(502) 772-3123
Services:
February 21, 2006 – 11:00 am
King Solomon
1620 Anderson Street
Louisville, KY
(502) 584-8984
Please remember the family in your prayers.
8. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
Mr. Reginald Gifford, brother of Mrs. Cheryl Spencer, wife of Reverend Samson T. Spencer, Pastor of Metropolitan A.M.E. Church in Mobile, AL (Ninth Episcopal District) passed this week in New Orleans, LA.
Funeral service will be Monday, February 20, 2006, at 11:00 A.M. at Richardson Funeral Home in New Orleans, LA.
Messages may be sent to:
Mrs. Cheryl Spencer
P. O. Box 2365
Mobile, AL 36652
A. Vandegrift for Bishop Kirkland
Please remember the family in your prayers.
9. 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.
10. 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
