Bishop Gregory G. M. Ingram - Chair, Commission on Publications
The Reverend Dr. Johnny Barbour, Jr., Publisher
The Reverend Dr. Calvin H. Sydnor III, Editor
Editor’s Note: The Editor will be away form his desk next week attending the Hampton University Ministers’ Conference. The AME Luncheon will be held at on Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel. Please RSVP your attendance after you arrive in Hampton by coming to the Hampton University Religious Studies Program Vendor’s table and put your name on the list. The Reverend Andre Jefferson, pastor of Bethel AME Church, Hampton is the coordinator for this year’s luncheon. Luncheon cost: $20.00.
The Christian Recorder Online will be posted from Hampton, Virginia. Email the Editor at chsydnor@bellsouth.net
1. CORRECTION -A LETTER FROM SISTER CAROLYN WIGGINS JENKINS:
The historical information provided in the article entitled, “Highlights of the 184th Session of The A.M.E. Church New York Annual Conference” said that Richard Allen and others walked out of an Episcopal Church. My research confirms that they walked out of St. George Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. This church still stands in the historical district of Philadelphia. Please correct me if I am wrong.Carolyn Wiggins Jenkins
Editor’s comment:
Thank you! I don’t know how that slipped past me. Richard Allen and the others walked out of St. George Methodist Church in Philadelphia. The church today is located under the Ben Franklin Bridge.
I am surprised that others had not caught the error.
2. GARLAND PIERCE, AN AME ITINERANT ELDER, ELECTED NCC ASSOCIATE GENERAL SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP MINISTRIES COMMISSION:
New Orleans, May 22, 2006 – The Rev. Garland F. Pierce, an African Methodist Episcopal clergyman with years of experience in the ecumenical movement, has been named Associate General Secretary of the National Council of Churches USA for the Education and Leadership Ministries Commission.
Pierce was elected during the meeting of the NCC Governing Board here on May 22. He succeeds the Rev. Patrice Rosner who is leaving the position to become director of Churches Uniting in Christ, headquartered in St. Louis.
Rosner and NCC General Secretary, the Rev. Dr. Bob Edgar, praised the selection of Pierce.
"I want to thank you for the gift of who you elected as my successor," Rosner told the Governing Board as she opened farewell presents during a luncheon in her honor.
"I know of few people who are more dedicated to the visible unity of the church or who have more gifts to bring to their ministry," Edgar said.
Garland F. Pierce has been active in the leadership of the World Council of Churches since 1995, when he joined the staff of the WCC U.S. Office in New York. His travels during his tenure as a member of the staff, and later as an AME delegate and member of the Commission on World Mission and Evangelism, included meetings in Brazil, Zimbabwe, Thailand, Tonga, Cuba, Greece and elsewhere.
Before he joined the WCC U.S. Office, Pierce was Youth Minister at Greater Bethel AME Church in Nashville from 1994-1995. He was a curriculum Resource Specialist in the AME Department of Christian Education in Nashville from 1993-1995.
Pierce holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University, Greenville, S.C., and the Master of Divinity degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He is a Ph.D candidate at Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Calif. He was interim director of the Claremont McNair Scholars Program in 2002.
Pierce joined the National Council of Churches staff in 2003 as associate director of the Education and Leadership Ministries Commission. His responsibilities have included program ministry administration and planning, program interpretation, advocacy for Christian education, staff support for the NCC Inclusiveness and Justice Standing Committee, and staff support to NCC General Assembly Caucuses, Young Adult, Racial/Ethnic, and Historic Black Church.
NCC News contact: Dan Webster, 212.870.2252
3. SHORTER CHAPEL AME, FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE LOCAL CHURCH CHRISTIAN EDUCATION DIRECTOR NAMED ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL:
Mrs. Tosha A. Hawkins is an active member of Shorter Chapel AME Church; Franklin, Tennessee has been named assistant principal of Johnson Elementary School in Franklin. She serves as the director of Shorter Chapel’s Christian Education program and sings with the “Voices of Shorter.” She has been a lifelong member of Shorter Chapel.
Sister Hawkins is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies; Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville with a Masters in Educational Leadership; and Tennessee State University with a Masters in Elementary Education.
She has served as a third grade teacher at Johnson Elementary School since August 1997.
The Reverend Charlotte Blake Sydnor is the pastor of Shorter Chapel AME Church.
4. RESOLUTION HONORING THE REV. DR. SHERMAN L. GREENE, SR:
WHEREAS, God smiled and heaven rejoiced on Wednesday, May 30, 1906, when the Rev. Dr. Sherman Lawrence Greene, Jr., was born in Bourbon, Miss., to the Rev. Sherman L. Greene, Sr., and Mrs. Pinkie Spencer Greene; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Greene, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., with his eloquent and debonair demeanor, attracted the attention of the former Zadie Elizabeth Morgan, and from their 65-year marriage came two children, Velma Greene Clarke and Sherman III; one granddaughter, Gwendolyn C. Criglar; one great-granddaughter, Fikisha Taylor; and one great-great-granddaughter, Taylor Sills; and
WHEREAS, in 1932, following in the giant footsteps of his father, the 51st elected and consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. Greene began his ministry in our Zion; and
WHEREAS, in 1953, Dr. Greene’s impressive resume, including pastoral charges in New Orleans, Yellow Springs, Ohio, Meadville, Pa., Amityville, N.Y., Boston, and Wilmington, Del.; a presiding eldership in greater Macomb, Miss.; and the presidencies of Campbell College, Jackson, Miss., and Paul Quinn College, Dallas; prepared and propelled him to the position of Executive Secretary of the General Board of Education of the A.M.E. Church; and
WHEREAS, in 1976, after more than two decades of distinguished service as a General Officer, Dr. Greene retired, leaving in his wake a tradition of superb scholarship and ecumenical excellence; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Greene, now the oldest living member of the General Conference, has answered the roll at every General Conference from 1940 to 2000, thereby witnessing the election and consecration of some 61 Bishops, dozens of General Officers and the growth of the denomination to its present form; and
WHEREAS, even in his retirement, Dr. Greene continues to provide wise counsel to clergy and laity alike, most remarkably as a member of the ministerial staff of Bethel A.M.E. Church, Ann Arbor, Mich., since 1985; and
WHEREAS, Psalm 90:10 proclaims “the days of our years are threescore years and ten,” yet as a centenarian, Dr. Greene has lived three score and ten, and ten more, and ten more than that, and ten more than that and as many more as the Lord will allow.
Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, on the occasion of his 100th birthday, his 74th year of ministry to God’s people of the A.M.E. Church, and his 21st year of service here at Bethel, we salute him; and
Be it further
RESOLVED, we honor him with a standing ovation, recognizing that he is the epitome of Psalm 37:23: “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way;” and
Be it finally
RESOLVED, that this resolution be presented to Dr. Greene and that a copy be kept in the permanent archives of Bethel A.M.E. Church.
Joyfully presented this twenty-eighth day of May, the year of our Lord, two-thousand six, on behalf of the thousands of people who have been eternally impacted by Dr. Greene’s ministry.
The Rev. Dr. Joseph N. Cousin, Pastor
Mrs. Barbara A. Robinson, Steward Board Member
*Written by Rev. Kevin T. Taylor
4. 2006 SCHEDULE ANNUAL CONFERENCES OF THE EIGHTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH:
The Right Reverend Cornal Garnett Henning, Sr., Presiding Bishop
Mississippi Conference
August 29, 2006 - WMS Convention
August 30- September 1, 2006
St Paul A.M.E. Church
60 Pine Mount Road - Natchez, MS 39120
Church Phone: (601) 446-6076
The Rev. John Quinn, Host Pastor
The Rev. George W. Tyler, Host Presiding Elder
Revivalist - TBA/Ordination Preacher - TBA
East Mississippi Conference
September 5, 2006 - WMS Convention
September 6-9, 2006
China Grove A.M.E. Church
1060 Mannsdale Road, Madison MS 39110
Church Phone: (601) 856-7348
The Rev. Deverio Manning, Host Pastor
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
Hwy 463 & Crawford Street - Madison MS 39110
Church Phone: (601) 982-9969
The Rev. Archie Smith, Host Pastor
The Rev. Michele Goodloe, Jr., Host Presiding Elder
Revivalist - TBA/Ordination Preacher - TBA
Northeast West Mississippi Conference
September 19, 2006 - WMS Convention
September 20-23, 2006
Faith Community A.M.E. Church
7340 Green Brook Parkway - Southaven, MS 38671
Church Phone: (662) 393-8991
The Rev. Roy Johnson, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. L. Moore, Host Presiding Elder
Revivalist - TBA/Ordination Preacher - TBA
Central North Mississippi Conference
September 19, 2006 - WMS Convention
September 20-23, 2006
Faith Community A.M.E. Church
7340 Green Brook Parkway - Southaven, MS 38671
Church Phone: (662) 393-8991
The Rev. Roy Johnson, Host Pastor
The Rev. J. L. Moore, Host Presiding Elder
The Rev. Lorenzo G. Clarke, Host Presiding Elder
Revivalist - TBA/Ordination Preacher - TBA
North Louisiana Conference
October 3, 2006 - WMS Convention
October 4-7, 2006
St. James A.M.E. Church
604 2nd Street - Lake Providence, LA 71254
(318) 559-0070
The Rev. James Coleman
The Rev. Earl A. James
Revivalist - TBA/Ordination Preacher - TBA
Central Louisiana Conference
October 10, 2006 - WMS Convention
October 11-14, 2006
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
104 Jackson Street - Lake Charles, LA 70601
Church Phone: (318) 433-2415
The Rev. Lionel C. Green, Host Pastor
The Rev. Otis Lewis, Host Presiding Elder
Revivalist - TBA/Ordination Preacher - TBA
Louisiana Conference
October 24, 2006 - WMS Convention
October 25-28, 2006
Bethel A.M.E. Church
1356 South Boulevard- Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Church Phone: (225) 344-6931
The Rev. Herman Kelly, Host Pastor
The Rev. Malvin J. Black, Jr., Host Presiding Elder
Revivalist - TBA/Ordination Preacher - TBA
Eighth District Planning Meeting
November 15, 2006 ~ WMS Meeting
November 16-18, 2006
Bonner Campbell
Edwards, MS
The Rev. William N. Love, Administrator (601)852-5401
5. THE NEW JERSEY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (NJHDC) OF THE AME CHURCH HOSTED FOURTH ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY:
New Jersey Human Development Corporation (NJHDC) of the African Methodist Episcopal Church located at 131 Perry Street, 2nd Fl. Trenton, NJ, where the Rev. J. Stanley Justice is Chief Executive Officer hosted its fourth annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) on Tuesday. February 7, 2006. Rev. Justice also presided over the forum.
February 7, marks a nationwide community mobilization effort designed to encourage African Americans to get educated, get tested, get treated and get involved with HIV/AIDS, as it continues to devastate Black communities. This is the sixth annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Clara Gregory, M.P.A. NBHAAD National Steering Committee Member, Division of HIV/AIDS Services spoke on, “Why NBHAAD?”
Bishop Franklin Norris, Presiding Prelate of the First Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, urged the audience to do whatever they can to inform and educate their communities about AIDS. He said a diagnosis of AIDS is not the “immediate death sentence” it once was, but people need to hear about it, even from the Pulpit.
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine spoke and said, “Many of us believe that needle exchange is one of the things we should be working on.” His belief is that making needles available to intravenous drug users would cut down the spread of the disease.
New Jersey State Health Commissioner Fred M. Jacobs said the new rapid HIV tests bring results in as little as 20 minutes, compared with two weeks for the old tests. Commissioner Jacobs also said that his department is sending outreach workers with AIDS information to beauty parlors, malls and churches. That is where people are that’s where women are and that is where they are comfortable talking. Not in some clinic,” he said.
Trenton Mayor Douglas H. Palmer urged people to find out whether they are infected with HIV in order to seek early treatment, live longer and have a better quality of life.
The Keynote Speaker of the NBHAAD forum was Jamie M. Bracey, President of True Image Communities, LLC, who said “I am no longer interested in talking about prevention. The African American community has to raise the bar and demand a cure,” she said. “I will no get a rapid HIV test if there is no cure.” She said black people face extermination from AIDS due the disproportionate rate of HIV/AIDS among African Americans and the devastation caused by the disease in Africa. “I am here to save our race,” said Bracey, seeing in mission something akin to Harriett Tubman’s efforts to liberate black slaves almost 200 years ago.
Aisha Gilliam, Ph.D. a representative from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Ga., spoke about the affects of HIV/AIDS in the world community, and the Black community specifically.
During the course of the observance, Rev. Archie Richmond former NJHDC Board of Director Chair was given a plaque of Recognition by the current NJHDC Chairperson, Mrs. Wimphrey Jenkins for his trailblazing work. Rev. Richmond came up with the concept of the partnership between Houses of Worship and the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. This teaming together gave birth to Project F.A.I.T.H. Rev. Richmond some time ago identified HIV as a major challenge for African Americans. Over the years, NJHDC has also reached into the community with Project Rebuild a family program geared toward educating families on HIV prevention and how to improve communication skills. The Project F.A.I.T.H. Director is Rev. Linda Ellerbe and the Project Rebuild Director is Rev. Lynda Rassmann.
Indeed, the NBHAAD forum did present some grim statistics, and enlightenment. According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, nationwide, more than 1 million people are living with HIV/AIDS and half of all AIDS cases occur among African Americans. In New Jersey, more than 33, 300 people are living with HIV/AIDS and 55 percent or 18,500 of them are African Americans. The NJHDC’s fourth annual NBHAAD forum was well attended with over 200 people from various local, state, and federal agencies, as well as clergy from across the state of New Jersey.
Submitted by:
Liska V. Shands-Linton
NJHDC Staff
6. "MEN OF GOD - CALLED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE" AT SPRING CHAPEL AME CHURCH:
The Pastor, Officers, & members of Spring Chapel AME Church cordially invite you to help us celebrate the important role Men play in our diverse society. Our theme is: "Men of God - Called to Make a Difference," taken from Romans 8:28. The program will be held on Saturday June 17th, 10 a.m. - 12 noon.
The workshop will start at 10 am featuring:
1. "Are You Sure You're Covered?"
Brother Michael Miller
St Paul CME Church
Bolivar, TN.
2. "Do You Know Where Your Money Is?"
(Budget & Finance)
Brother Charles Morrow
ReMax Realtors
3. "Are You Living Well?"
Brother Samuel A. Herring, PA
Substance Abuse Practitioner - VAMC, Memphis TN.
Spring Chapel AME Church
*Workshop Facilitator - Brother William O. "Billy" Brooks, Mt. Herman AME Church, Dicksonville, Tennessee.
This workshop will be one you will not want to miss. The Hour of Power will start immediately following the workshop with Pastor Marty Franklin of Global Ministries in Jackson, TN as the preacher. The West Tennessee Sons of Allen Choir will be our featured choir. We look forward to you fellowshipping with us.
**Note: John Keys, Commissioner of Veterans Affairs for State of Tennessee has been invited to be our special guest.
7. THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DELTA AIR LINES, HAS LAUNCHED A STUDENT TRAVEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:
UNCF, in partnership with Delta Air Lines, has launched a student travel assistance program for rising high school juniors and seniors and their parents to visit the college or university of their choice.
Eligibility Criteria
(a) Students must be a rising high school junior or senior for the
2006-07 school year.
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(b) Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.5.
The "Sky is the Limit" Delta Air Lines/UNCF Student Travel Assistance Program is designed to help support the travel needs of deserving students have access to the UNCF member colleges and universities and other institutions. This unique program will allow selected students the opportunity to travel to any destination serviced by Delta Air Lines during the period of June 2006 through December 2006. Award winners can use their travel award for round-trip coach travel on any Delta Air Lines flight. The travel will be subject to availability; however, Delta Air Lines will not impose holiday travel restrictions, blackouts or specific travel destinations.
Attached you will find a brief application, which can also be retrieved from the UNCF website. Students must return completed applications to my attention by June 16, 2006 with their desired travel itinerary clearly specified to occur between June 16, 2006 and December 30, 2006.
Please share this opportunity with all high school students meeting the following eligibility criteria and encourage them to submit an application for this program by the designated deadline date. UNCF will issue 78 "Sky is the Limit" travel vouchers.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks.
Elvan Gur-Edeman
Senior Program Manager
Scholarships and Grants Administration
703-205-3483
elvan_gur-edemen@uncf.org
8. RENEWAL GRANTS FOR CLERGY:
Louisville Institute: Sabbatical Grants for Pastoral Leaders ProgramThe Sabbatical Grants for Pastoral Leaders Program, administered by the Louisville Institute, awards grants to pastors and other religious leaders in the U.S. and Canada seeking time for study, reflection, retreat, and rest for the renewal of their vocations. The program will award up to sixty grants for eight-week ($10,000) and twelve-week ($15,000) sabbaticals. Recipients must be released from all pastoral duties during the entire grant period. The program is open to Protestant and Roman Catholic clergy, church staff members, denominational and diocesan staff, and others employed full-time in recognized positions of pastoral leadership, ordained and lay. The application deadline is September 15, 2006.
Visit the website for more information:
http://www.louisville-institute.org/secondary/SGPLdetail.asp
Editor's note: I have known and written recommendations for recipients of this grant. This program is legitimate and worth a pastor's effort to apply.
9. THE PASTOR’S CORNER - THE ABUNDANT LIFE IS A SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE:
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 5: 18-19)
What Do We Mean By “Spirit-Filled?” Ephesians 5: 18 is descriptive of the operation of the Holy Spirit in the believer. As we are born again, the Spirit dwells in us. This means every believer in Jesus Christ has the Holy Spirit within. The question of being filled with the Spirit is not whether you have the Holy Spirit but whether the Holy Spirit has you. Are we yielded to God so His Spirit freely operates in us? In contrast to wine’s influence on a person, Paul speaks of the power of the Holy Spirit’s presence in our lives. Instead of consuming mind-altering substances (wine, weed, whiskey, whatever…) we are commanded by God to be filled with the Spirit. In fact, Paul’s statement really means, “Be being filled with the Spirit always!” We therefore, are to be filled (yielded to) the presence of the Holy Spirit again and again (Acts 2: 4 & 4: 8 & 4: 31). In doing, so we experience joy, courage, spirituality, character, power, and the ability to witness.
Paul instructs us, in verses 19-20, on how to make room for the Holy Spirit. We are to prepare all week with praise, prayer, thanksgiving, and singing, not just Sunday morning. Then, every Sunday morning will be Pentecost Sunday. Our congregations will be the Church – the Church of Spirit-filled worshippers exhibiting the presence, power, and love of an Almighty God. Spirit-filled worship is part of God’s evangelism program for the Church (Acts 2: 1-47). It is how the Church was born.
God’s Evangelism Program for Worship Services – Acts 2: 1-4
1. v. 1 – The believers were all together in one place. There was unity among them. The King James Version of the Bible says, “They were all with one accord.” As seekers enter a Spirit-filled worship service, they will experience the unity of the believers and know God is present among His people.
2. v. 2 – “Violent wind…filled the whole house where they were sitting.” The Holy Spirit surrounded the believers. This means the Holy Spirit will also surround seekers attending a Spirit-filled worship service. Visitors to Spirit-filled churches often describe experiencing a feeling of warmth or peace when entering the sanctuary.
3. v. 3 – “Tongues of fire…separated and came to rest on each of them.” The Holy Spirit touched them. The believers were moved by God’s power. Believers and seekers alike are moved by the power of God when sincere, Spirit-filled worship is taking place. Beyond emotions, persons experience deliverance and transformation.
4. v. 4a – “All of them were filled with the Spirit…” Every believer has the Holy Spirit. Now the Holy Spirit has every believer present in the worship service. For the seeker, there is no denying the presence and operation of God made real through persons who have yielded themselves to His will. God is visible in His people.
5. v. 4b – “…and began to speak in other tongues…” The Spirit enabled them to speak other languages. He gives us this ability as we are filled and yielded to His will. We must choose to exercise this ability just as we do any other capacity God has granted us. The believers spoke languages they couldn’t understand themselves but the unbelievers present could understand. “And about three thousand were added to their number that day.”
Our sincere, yielded, Spirit-filled worship is a tool in God’s hands to communicate His love and compassion for the seeker. No special adjustments were made to their worship of God in an attempt to accommodate those seeking God for themselves. There was no altering or watering down of the gospel message (Acts 2: 14-41). Sin, repentance, and salvation – God’s redemptive plan was preached. “Those who accepted his message” – the gospel of Jesus Christ – “were baptized…” God was truly glorified. That’s why “The Abundant Life is a Spirit-Filled Life.”
Pastor James Moody
Quinn Chapel AME, Chicago
10. CONGRATULATORY NOTICES:
- Jazmine L Jenkins graduated from Lincoln College, Lincoln, IL on May 13, 2006. Jazmine earned her Associate of Arts degree. She is the daughter of the Rev. Samuel & the Rev. Wanda Jenkins, who are the pastors of Turner Memorial AME Church, Chicago, Illinois. Jazmine is the granddaughter of Dr. Helen L. Jenkins-Earley, the 3rd Vice-President of the Philadelphia Annual Conference Lay Organization of the AME Church.
Congratulatory email can be sent to: sam-jenkins@sbcglobal.net
- The Rev. Peggie D. Senor, Pastor, Allen Chapel AME, Lincoln, Illinois is blessed to share that granddaughter Johanna F. Trees, graduated from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, La. May 19, 2006; granddaughter Brittney F. Senor graduated from Joliet Central High School, Joliet, IL. May 26, 2006; granddaughter Alexandra Senor enrolled in the graduate school of Kinesiology, Baltimore, Maryland for the summer semester. Praise God!Congratulatory email can be sent to: abuela08@aol.com
- Alisha M. Lander-Rickman will graduate from Claremont High School in Claremont, California June 15, 2006. She is the daughter of the Rev. Carlton and Mrs. Donna Rickman of Brown Memorial AME Church in Pasadena, California.Congratulatory email can be sent to: Dlgr99@aol.com
11. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL:
Congratulatory Messages/Praise Reports received are compiled and posted by the Clergy Family Information Center on Friday of each week. Clergy Family Births, Graduations, Weddings and Wedding Anniversaries (25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 75th)
12. CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE CHRISTIAN RECORDER:
The Christian Recorder staff wishes to extend our congratulatory message to all of those celebrating the blessings of God.
13. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE UPDATE – THE REVEREND WALTER D. PARKS:
Hotel/Travel Arrangements for the Funeral of the Reverend Walter D. Parks:
Service for the Rev. Walter D. Parks, Husband of Supervisor Yvonne Henning Parks HOTEL:
Holiday Inn Express
4716 New Bern Ave
Raleigh, North Carolina 27610
(919) 231-2727
Persons are asked to call the church for transportation from the airport.
St. Paul AME Church
402 Edenton Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
(919) 832-2709
The Rev. G. L. Edmond, Pastor Or call the Parks family: (919) 261-8733
14. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
Regretfully we share the passing of the Rev. Rosa and Rev. José Chilaule's son last Sunday morning in South Africa.
The Burial Service will be in Chokwé, 200 km away from Maputo, on Saturday. The body will arrive in Maputo tomorrow and will leave for Chokwé on Saturday morning.
Please remember this family always as you pray. I've been with them. I see that they are trying to be strong but the pain is deeper than their strength. And it happened when they were trying to forget the death of Mama Valina, the mother of the Rev. José Chilaule who died 5 months ago.
The Rev. Rosa and Jose are of the Mozambique Annual Conference. They are serving in Maputo District at Vashti McKenzie AME Church, Philadelphia AME Church and Richard Allen AME Churche.
Submitted by the Rev. Dionisio Joao MazuzePlease remember the family in your prayers.
15. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
From: clinton@1stdistrict-ame.com
We regret to inform you of the passing of the Reverend Hayward P. Henry. He was the pastor of Saint James Union A.M.E. Church in Frederica, Delaware (Delaware Conference, Dover District). Rev. Henry was also an appointed Marshall for the First Episcopal District and the Delaware Conference.
The following information has been provided regarding funeral arrangements.
Memorial Service - Friday, June 2, 2006
Service - 11:00 a.m.
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
101 North Queen Street
Dover, DE 19904
The Rev. Wayne A. Johnson, Pastor
Phone: 302-678-9478
Fax: 302-678-9192
Bishop Richard F. Norris, Eulogist
Condolences may be sent to:
Mrs. Jo Ann Henry
11034 Henry Drive
Seaford, Delaware 19973
302-629-6517or
Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church at the above address.
Please remember the Henry family in your prayers.
16. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
From: clegolie@powergrp.co.za
We announce the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Legolie, wife of the late the Rev. Steven J Legolie. Ms Legolie was the aunt of the Rev. William Charles Legolie, II the senior pastor of The Cathedral of Vinton Anderson, Cape Town and the 'Great Aunt of the Rev. Wesley Andrew David Legolie III, Associate Pastor of St Joseph's in Paarl South Africa. Mrs. Legolie went home to be with the LORD at the beautiful age of 90 years.
Condolences may be sent to the Rev William C Legolie, II at: vaame@mweb.co.za,
Charlin Lesch Legolie
Tel: +27-21-907 1300
Fax: +27-21-905 1802
Cell: +27-83-261 9937
E-Mail: clegolie@powergrp.co.za
Please remember the family in prayer.
17. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT NOTICE:
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Hazel H. White. She was the mother of the Rev. Dr. John F. White, the Pastor of Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL and the grandmother of the Rev. John F. White, II, the Pastor of New Mount Zion A.M.E. Church, Tallahassee, FL.
The following information has been provided regarding funeral arrangements.
Visitation - Sunday, June 4, 2006,
5 pm – 8 pm
St. Paul A.M.E. Church
315 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Boynton Beach, FL 33455
(561) 734-5723
The Rev. Anton Elwood, Pastor
Homegoing Service will be Monday, June 5, 2006,
1:00 pm
Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church
401 N.W. 7th Terrace
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
(954) 463-6309
Funeral Home:
Shuler’s Memorial Chapel
606 W. Atlantic Ave.
Delray Beach, FL 33444
(561) 369-4236
Condolences may be sent to:
The Rev. Dr. John F. White, Sr.
139 N. W. 13th Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
The Rev. John F. White, Sr.
(954) 448-5169;
Email: ealie1@bellsouth.net
The Rev. John F. White, II
(850) 212-2573;
Email: RevJWhite2@aol.com
Please remember the family in your prayers.
18. CLERGY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS PROVIDED BY:
Bishop Carolyn Tyler Guidry, Chair
Commission on Social Action Clergy Family Information Center
Ora L. EasleyEmail: Amespouses1@aol.com
Phone: (615) 837-9736
Fax: (615) 833-3781
Voice Mail: (615) 833-6936
Cell: (615) 403-7751
19. 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
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