Religion
Easter Calendar
Today, March 24
Holy Thursday Service
Holy Thursday service will be held jointly with
Goler Metropolitan at Goler Memorial AME. Zion,
630 N. Patterson Ave. beginning at 7 p.m. The Rev.
Johnny Ruff will be the messenger and Holy
Communion will be administered.
Starting today, March 24
Food Box Giveaway and Easter events
Greater Thbemacle Worship Center, 1410 Attucks
St., will have a Food Box Giveaway at 2058
Dellabrook Road from 12-2 p.m. on Thursday, March
24. Greater Tabernacle Worship Center presents the
"Seven Last Sayings of Jesus Christ" on Friday,
March 25, at 7 p.m. On Saturday, March 26, we will
have our annual Easter Egg Hunt at Civitan Park in
Kemersville from 10 a.m-3 pro. Host Pastor Apostle
BJ McCloud. For additional information contact
Greater Tabernacle Worship Center at 336-777-1113.
Starting today, March 24
Holy Week Celebration
St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1151 East
14th St., invites the community to join it in its Holy
Week Celebration "Living as people of the
Resurrection." Today, March 24, Maundy Thursday,
6 pro. there will be dinner. Please RSVP by calling
336-771-1641. Worship - Haggadah after dinner. On
March 25 there will be a Candlelight Worship Service
at 7:30 pro. On March 27 there will be the Sunday
Easter Sunrise Service at 7 aro., with Sunday School
following at 9:45 aro. and 11 aro. Worship
Celebration.
Starting today, March 24
Steps to the Cross Easter services
Born Again Free Deliverance Tabernacle Church
of God The Apostle's Faith Inc. located at 741
Moravia St. where the pastor is Bishop Barbara G.
Adams, will have their "Steps To The Cross" Easter
services today, Thursday, March 24 and Friday,
March 25 at 7:15 pan. Dynamic speakers each night,
ending on Easter Sunday, March 27, with Sunday
School starting at 10 a.m. followed by Praise &
Worship Service at 11 am. Pastor & Overseer
Bishop Barbara G. Adams will deliver the Easter
Sunday message, "He Rose! Jesus Is Alive & Doing
Fine!" For more information please call 336-251
See Easter on B6
Religon Calendar
April 3
107th church and pastor's anniversary
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1301 C. E. Gray Dr.,
will celebrate their 107th anniversary and Pastor Dr.
Rev. Charles Gray's 37th anniversary on Sunday,
April 3 at 4 p,m. The community is invited to attend
in this celebration.
April 3
Interfaith Tour Sunday
The Community Mosque, St. Phillips Moravian
Church in Old Salem, and Our Lady of Mercy
Catholic Church are the featured stops on the ninth
annual Interfaith Tour sponsored by Interfaith
Winston-Salem, Sunday afternoon, April 3. The tour
begins at The Community Mosque, 1419 Waughtown
St. at 2 p.m. with a presentation by Imam Khalid
Griggs, and moves to St. Phillips Moravian Church,
the state's oldest African-American church still stand
ing in North Carolina, at 911 S. Main St. at 3 pm. for
comments by the Rev. Russ May. The final stop is at
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 1730 Link
Road, at 4 p.m. where Father Carl Zdancewicz will
share the story of his church. Time will be allowed for
questions and discussion at each location. Free pizza
and beverages will be served at Our Lady of Mercy
around 5 p.m. Interfaith Winston-Salem is an all-vol
unteer tax-exempt nonprofit that works to build
understanding among religious and non-religious tra
ditions.
April 10
Pastoral pre-anniversary service
Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship Center with
Pastor Richard C. Miller Sr. & Co-Pastor Ernestine
Miller, located at 5307 Peters Creek Parkway, invite
the community to attend the worship service on
Sunday April 10, at 4 p.m. The guest church will be
' ^ Jflmes Jones* Come join this
^ening of fellowship for the Pastoral Pre
Anniversary Service. For more information, contact
the church office at 336-784-9347.
April 10
A Night to Honor Israel
On Sunday, April 10 at 7 pm? Agape Faith
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WSSU project conducting free
- diabetes training at churches
I SPECIAL TO
THE CHRONICLE
Diabetes is a serious
health problem that the
H African-American commu
nity faces today. To raise
H awareness and education,
U Winston-Salem State
University researchers
implemented an initiative
designed for African
Americans age 18 and
older, with or without pre
diabetes, to help reduce
their risk of Type-2 dia
betes (adult onset).
"The HOSEA Project:
Training, j~
Equipping and
Empowering \
Churches to g
P r e v e n t R
Diabetes," a I
faith-based and I
culturally tailored I
initiative, funded I
by the Centers for ?
Medicare and
Medicaid
services tciviaj oegan year
one project implementation
in November 2015. The
HOSEA Project is partner
ing with over 14 African
American churches in the
Winston-Salem
vicinity. Year
two project
implementation
will begin in
November 2016.
I Recognizing
that a majority of
African
American con
gregations
include a large per
centage ot diabetics,
WSSU researchers were
strategic in incorporating
diabetes education
(HOSEA Phase II) into the
initiative to provide sup
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port to those members
diagnosed with diabetes by
affording them free train
ings inclusive of valuable
information to help them
maintain adequate diabetes
management. Trainings
will be open to family
members and caregivers.
This program strategy
will provide the churches
with increased awareness
and knowledge about pre
diabetes and the impact of
diabetes equipping and
empowering them to
reduce the risks of this
See Diabetes on B6
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BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
FOR THE CHRONICLE
The power of prayer seems to
have a profound effect in the lives of
people of all faiths. Matthew 18:20
states "For where two or more are
gathered together in my name, there
am I in the midst of them."
Building on that theme, the reli
gious community of Winston-Salem
held the "Prayer Storm" on Saturday,
March 19, in downtown Winston
Salem. Over a hundred people regis
tered for the event which included a
5K walk around the city's downtown
area near Highway 52. Even with the
rain and wind, there was still a very
good turnout.
This idea was the brainchild of
Ashley Reyes of Winston Salem First
who contacted Chuck Spong of the
Love Out Loud nonprofit organiza
Rev. Spangler, right, and Apostle Samuels under the prayer tent.
"I just really have a heart for
prayer," said Reyes. "I love the Lord
and I believe the Lord is crazy about
this city and people in the city, as he
is all of his children. I was really
pumped about having a citywide
prayer gathering and that we could
come together in unity as the body of
Christ and not separate churches, but
everyone coming together to pray for
the love of God to come across the
city."
Reverend Laura Spangler of
Lloyd Presbyterian Church said, "I
believe it's very important for us to
pray for our city and we have weekly
gatherings at our church to pray and
this prayer storm is just part of that
whole process. We just feel as though
we need God in our city and we are
here today for fellowship and prayer
and just feel the love."
The 5K walk started in the P4
parking lot of the Inmar building and
wrapped around the neighborhood
and business areas near Highway 52.
Along the way the participants rou
tinely stopped and prayed with one
another.
Prayer walk participant Debra
Surles said she decided to participate
because she knows that God is real
and that Jesus rose from the dead for
our sins and we became free by the
Holy Spirit. Surles became overcome
See Storm on B8
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Prayer Storm shirt.
tion, who in turn gathered other indi
viduals in the religious community to
I ' join the event.
I Resurrection Faith
Lesson Scripture:
Mark 16:1- 8
By the end of this les
son, we will
?Remember details of
the discovery by Jesus'
followers of His resurrec
tion and promise for the
future
?Understand the cen
trality of the resurrection
in our Christian faith
?Develop greater con
fidence in our salvation
because of the resurrected
J Christ
Background: Jesus is
arrested and given two trials - one Jewish and one Roman.
The Jewish started with a hearing before Annas. Then He
was sent toCaiaphas where He was officially condemned.
I ? Because the Jews were under Roman rule, Jesus was sent
to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. Pilate
sent Him to Herod and Herod returned Him to Pilate
where judgment was passed. (Johril8:12-23, Markl4:53
f
65, 15:1-25, Luke23:6
12). Jesus was "flogged"
Ithen sent to be "cruci
fied." As is customary,
Jesus was to carry His
cross to Golgotha, but the
weakened condition of
His body necessitated
help. Simon of Cyrene (a
city in northern Africa)
was pulled from the
crowd to assist. The time
for the crucifixion was
nine in the morning. He r
was hung from the cross
as King of the Jews
around noon. While the
soldiers were gambling
for His clothes, darkness fell over the sky and three hours
later Jesus cried out and gave up the ghost (Markl5:15
37). Now at the same time as Jesus' death, the Jerusalem
temple curtain splits and the way into the presence of God
is opened through Christ's death (Hebl 0:19-22).
See Lesson on Bt
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