Religion
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Feb. 27
Love Tea
Greater Tabernacle Worship Center. 2058
Dellabrook Road, will have a Love Tea beginning at
6p.m
Feb. 27
Prayer lunch
Women United by the Blood Ministry's Annual
Prayer Lunch will present the play The Glory Train'
on Saturday, Feb. 27, at noon at Calvary Hill Church
of Greater Deliverance 4951 Manning St. Bishop
Claude C. Turner is the host pastor. Both events are
free and open to the general public.
Feb. 27
Black History Celebration
St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 3606
Ogburn Ave., will hold a black history celebration on
Saturday, Feb. 27 at 1:00 pjn. The celebration will
include soul food cuisine. Members of the congrega
tion will recount the highlights of black history
events over the decades and their experiences with
these events. We invite the community to join us in
celebrating Black History Month. This is a casual
dress event.
Feb. 28
Black history
The Mount Zion Baptist Sunday Church School
will acknowledge the contributions and accomplish
ments of Black Americans in the past, future, and the
here and now on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 4 pm. An array
of talented and gifted performers of all age groups
and backgrounds will be presented. The program is
free. Mount Zion is at Please contact the church
office at 336-722-2325 for more information.
Feb.28
'God's TVombones'
Saints Home, St. Andrews and St. James United
Methodist Churches will present a Laity production
of James Weldon Johnson's "God's Trombones" on
Sunday, Feb. 28 at 11:30 ajn. This worship experi
ence is in tribute to and in honor of Margaret Epps
(former First Lady). The church is located at 1390
Thurmond St. Rev. Ronnie Roseboro is the pastor.
Feb. 28
Abuse awareness
The Women's Ministry of Epbesus Seventh-Day
Adventist Church, 1225 North Cleveland Ave., is
sponsoring an "Abuse Awareness" session on Sunday,
Feb. 28 at 1 p.m. There will be a speaker. RSVP - call
336-655-4242 or 336-993-9939
Feb.28
Youth, fundraiser
On Sunday, Feb. 28 at 11 am., the Youth and the
Young Adults will be in charge of morning service at
New Direction Movement Cathedral, 3300 Overdale
Drive. Also, the Pastors Aide division will sponsor a
Black History Program at 4 prn. Local artists and tal
ents - mime team, spiritual dance. AH are welcome to
the free event.
For more information call 336-771-2111.
Feb. 28
'Awakening to Joy'
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of
Winston-Salem, 4055 Robinhood Road, will hew the
Rev. Lisa Schwartz speak on "Awakening to Joy" at
9 a.m. and lead a Leap Year celebration at 11 am.
Sunday. At the 9:15 am Forum Ashley Riggs and
Alice Smith' of Novant Health will speak about diet
and wellness. Formoreinformationgotouufws.org.
Feb. 28
Missionary onion
The Forsyth County Missionary Union meeting
will convene Sunday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. at St. Marie
Baptist Church. 1100 Manley Street. Youth and
Youhg Adults will meet at 1:30 p.m. Seniors will
meet at 3 pjn. Hattie Fulwood is president of the St.
Mark Union. The president of the Forsyth County
Union is Lenner R Jefferies. For more information
call 336-817-8424.
March 1
Sodal Justice Mission Trip to Cuba
The Foreign Mission Department of Diggs
Memorial United Holy Church is sponsoring a mis
sion trip to Cuba from March 28 - April 1. Deadline
to register is March 1. Limited seating is available, so
reserve a seat and make a deposit of $150 soon. For
more information, contact Cassandra Tate at 336
293-3097.
March 4 - Worship Celebration/Bible Study
Church Women United will hold a worship cele
bration/Bible study on Friday, March 4, at 11 a.m. at
Hickory Grove AME Zion Church, 3791 Harper
Road, Clemmons. The Bible study will be presented
by Rev. Belinda Harris and the host country for WDP
2016 is Cuba. Our offering will go to World Day of
Prayer. For more information, cantact Mallie Graham
at 336-924-94.
Documentary
? On Saturday, March S, at 1 p.m. at die Robert E.
Elberson Fine Arts Center, in the Shirley Recital Hall,
at Salem College. Clay Cane, the producer and direc
tor of the documentary "Holler If You Hear Me:
Black And Gay In The Church" will provide an
insightful discussion of the film. He also will enter
tain a short Q&A session. Light refreshments will be
served. This event is a part of the iLEAD Speaker
Series, a program of the Office of Career and
Professional Development at Salem College. RSVP
by ll:X> pro. March 4.
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Photos by Donna Rogers
The Rev. Charles "Chad" Armstrong III speaks to the audience at the Winston-Salem Public Safety Black
History Month Celebration on Feb. 21 at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church. FIND MORE COVERAGE
OF THIS EVENT at W5chrotticle.com.
lake joytul burdens
to God, black police,
fire honorees told
BY DONNA ROGERS
THE CHRONICLE
Being a public servant can be burdensome, but it has a
joyful aspect, too, especially when one realizes that God
can have your back, the Rev. Charles "Chad" Armstrong
in told the audience at a Black History Month celebration.
On Sunday, Feb. 21, the Police and Fire departments
of Winston-Salem honored African-American retired per
sonnel and a current leader during the third annual Public
Safety Black History Month Celebration. The celebration
was held at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, where
Armstrong is director of ministries.
Armstrong told the audience that many times, African
American public servants, such as police officers, fire
fighters and ministers, don't get the thanks or commemo
rations they should for doing their jobs: helping to save
lives and working for the public. He said sometimes peo
ple are angry at public servants for doing their jobs, also
but someone must carry the burdens of society.
"We do not have to carry burdens alone," Armstrong
said. "It is not irresponsible for us to turn over our burdens
to someone bigger than us," namely God. And while pub
See Honorees on Bt
Contributions to Islamic Faith
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
FOR THE CHRONICLE
The Islamic religion
has been around in the city
of Winston-Salem for more
than half a century. On
Saturday, Feb. 20, Fleming
El-Amin, along with the
American Coalition for
Good Government for
which he is Mid-Atlantic
regional coordinator, hon
ored three individuals who
were instrumental in
spreading the Islamic Faith
in the city and surrounding
area.
The honorees were
Imam Irvin Shakir,. Sister
Margaret Murray
Muhammad, and Brother
Ghuneen Furquan, who all
played pivotal roles and
made significant contribu
tions to the Islamic and
African- American com
munities of the Triad
region.
The crowd was filled
with family and friends of
the honorees. Music was
provided by "The Healing
Photo by Timothy Ramsey
Sister Margaret Murray Muhammad accepts her award for her contribution to
the Islamic Community at the Delta Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 20.
Force," a family musical
group who celebrates
African culture through
storytelling and music.
Shakir, who was raised
Christian and accepted the
Islamic faith in 1956 after a
chance encounter at his
place of employment, was
elected minister of his
Temple at the young age of
27. He was instrumental in
establishing the Sister
Clara Muhammad sehool
in Winston-Salem and
served as director as well.
Shakir said, "It means a
lot to me in the sense that
I've spent most of my life
in Al-Islam. And for people
to give me some kind of
recognition for what I've
done in the spirit of Al
Islam and for the city, I
really do appreciate it."
Mrs. Murray, who as a
child was told that African
American history began
with slavery, said she knew
even then we had some
thing greater than our his
tory in slavery. Murray is
the founder, owner, and
operator of Vital Link
Learning Center of
Raleigh, which is a private
school for students pre-K
See Faith on B6
The Feast of Booths
Lesson Scripture:
Leviticus 23:33-43
By the end of this les
son, we will
. See how the Lord
ordered the Feast of
Booths and why
Realize that the
appointments of the Lord
will help us understand
our present standing in
the Lord
Begin to rejoice in the
Lord our God as a con
stant spiritual habit
Background: This
seven day feast is also
known as the Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot. The Feast
of Booths is celebrated at the end of harvest season, and is
a reminder that God- Jehovah Jireh is a provider of every
thing they need. This feast is also the last of the three
mandatory feasts prescribed by God. See Leviticus 23 the
whole chapter for more.
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Lesson: Five days
after the Day of
Atonement God sets a
lighter atmosphere with
the Feast of Booths. The
booths were a reminder
of the tent villages Israel
lived in during their
wilderness period. Israel
at that time was not a
nation, but a "confedera
tion of tribes" moving
through the desert under
the direction and protec
tion of God. (UMI Bible
Study Guide 13). It is
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?apparent uiat ine people
are especially grateful to
God during this time of celebration and are praying for
rain to harvest the remaining crops. Sacrifices and offer
ings to God were a staple in these feasts. There were sev
enty bulls sacrificed during this feast. The seventy may or
may not represent the seventy nations of the worid before
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