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is Bishop Danyl White of Tabernacle of
Praise Worship Center. Sunday guest
speaker is Bishop James E. Hudson of
Steppingstone. Holiness Church. All are
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April 17
Youth Breaking Out program
Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship
Center located at 5307 Peters Creek
Parkway will sponsor a day for youth from
grade 6th - college. Join the Y-BO "Youth
Breaking Out" program on Sunday, April
17, at 5 pm. This program is designed to
ignite the spiritual flame in youth and
young adults with an exciting voyage
through the Bible and to develop an inti
mate relationship with God. This event is
tree and open to the public. For more
information contact the administrative
office at 336-784-9347.
April 24
Family & Friends .Day
Holy Trinity Frill Gospel Fellowship
Center with Pastor Richard C. Miller, Sr.
& Co-Pastor Ernestine Miler, 5307 Peters
Creek Parkway, invite everyone to the
service for Family & Friends' Day
Weekend to be held cm Sunday, April 24,
at 4 pm. The guest pastor will be Dr. James
Linville and the Piney Grove Baptist
Church. For more information contact the
administrative office at 336-784-9347.
April 30
Singles and Single Parents Group
Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship
Center located at 5307 Peters Creek
Parkway, invite all singles and single par
ents to join the group on Saturday, April
30, at 5 p.m. This program addresses the
needs of single males and females,
divorced and widowed individuals,
through creative group activities that
include guided discussions, group outings,
informative support and much more. For
more information contact the administra
tive office at 336-784-9347.
Ongoing
Bible study
The Eastside Church of Christ, 536
Barbara Jane Ave. NE, Winston-Salem, is
offering a free mail-in Bible study. It is
designed to give a greater knowledge ol
the word of God. The eight-lesson course
is an overview of the entire Bible. At the
end of the course you will receive a certifi
cate of completion. Sign up today by call
ing 336-722-2088 or by e-mailing
bern3@lexcominc.net.
Community Clothes Closet
The St. James Community Clothes
Closet opens at 10 ajn. the 2nd, 4th and
5th Saturday of each month. St. James is
located at the corner of Patterson Avenue
and 15th Street across from the US. Post
Office. For more information, contact
Myrna Williams, coordinator, at 336-923
5881 or 410-245-3306. Clothing dona
tions and accessories accepted.
Food pantry, clothes closet
Every Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, from 1-3 pm., Love Community
Development Corporation, located at 3980
North Liberty St., will serve those in need
of food and clothes. JobLink is also avail
able Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m
to 4 p jn. for those needing assistance with
resumes or seeking employment. For more
information, call 336-306-8119.
Emergency food give-away
Christ Kingdom Building Worship
Center, 3894 North Hampton Drive, in
partnership with second Harvest Food
Bank of NWNC, provides to the commu
nity at large an Emergency Food
Assistance Program on Tuesdays (2 p.m.)",
Wednesdays (4:30 pjn.); first and third
Saturdays (10 am. to noon); and second
and fourth Saturdays, (8 to 10 am.).
Men Helping Mot Be Men
All men young and old are invited to
fellowship with Calvary Hill Church of
Greater Deliverance Inc., 4951 Manning
St., during Men Helping Men Be Men
every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 pm. For
more information, contact 336-744-3012.
Providing hope through teaching
Join Calvary Hill Church of Greater
Deliverance Inc., from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
on the fourth-Tuesday of each month at the
Bethesda Center, 930 North Patterson
Ave., where we provide hope through
teaching and preaching presented by
Calvary Hill's ministerial staff. For more
information contact the church at 336
744-3012.
Noonday Express
New Liberty Baptist Ministries, 5009
Voss St., will host Noon-Day Express
services on Wednesdays from noon to
12:45 p.m. Guest speakers from around
the city and area will encourage your
hearts at midweek preaching the Gospel of
power and commitment. A lunch will be
offered. The public is cordially invited to
attend. The Rev. Dr. Linda Beal is the host
pastor. For more information contact
Tracee Spears at 336-429-0512, or Deacon
Beal at 336-528-3256.
Clothes closet
The Ambassador Cathedral Clothes
Closet will be open on Sundays from noon
to 2 p.m., and Wednesdays from 5 to 7:30
p.m. at 1500 Harriet Tubman Drive. Free
to the public. For more information, call
336-725-0901.
Food program
First Baptist Church Children's Center,
501 West Fifth St., is participating in the
US. Department of Agriculture funded
Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Meals will be available at no separate
charge to enrolled participants. Children
who are TANF recipients or who are mem
bers of SNAP or FDPIR households or are
Head Start participants are
automatically eligible to
receive free meal benefits.
Adult participants who are
members of food stamp or
FDP1R households or who
are SSI'or Medicaid partici
pants are automatically eligi
ble to receive free meal ben
efits. For more information,
call 336-723-7071.
Food, clothes available
Every second Saturday
of each month from 11 am.
to I p.m.. Calvary Hill
Church of Greater
Deliverance Inc. invites any
one who is in need of food
and clothes. The food pantry
and clothes closet is at 4951
Manning St. Direct all ques
tions to Missionary Tammy On at 336
744-3012.
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The members of Greater Cleveland Avenue Christian Church praying during the Easter service on
March 27
Winans
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Easter Sunday was that of Bishop
McCarter's eldest daughter Alana,
who said she thought Winans would
be excellent to headline the Easter
service based on the close ties she
has had with the family for all these
years.
"I love him; I love his ministry;
what he does, and his beautiful wife
and daughters," said Winans. "They
always have been cream of the crop
and I have met millions of people, but
it's very few you can just pick up
right where you left off, but he is one
of those people."
Bishop McCarter reiterated the
point by saying, "I've seen her out
side of the church at a conference or
something and she sees me and I see
her, and it doesn't matter who either
one of us are with, we will just hang
out."
The Greater
Cleveland Avenue
choir kicked
things off with
exceptional
singing that
brought everyone
to their feet and
even b ringing
Pastor McCarter some out of their
pews and into the
aisle. The children of the church then
performed an interpretative mime
dance routine, followed by a tandem
routine performed by church mem
bers Stephanie Burrison and
Courtney Smith.
Winans took the stage and had
everyone in stitches as she prefaced
her performance with a little comedy
and spoke about her longtime friend
ship with the McCarter family.
Winans sang beautifully even though
she was supposed to be resting her
voice, but said she definitely was not
going to miss this event. She went on
to say that the songs that she sang
were all requested by friends from
Greater Cleveland and even sang an
encore song requested by the Bishop
himself.
Bishop McCarter's sermon cen
tered around the phrase "The struggle
is real, but the benefits are better,"
touching on the fact everyone goes
through a struggle at some point in
time in their lives, but you have to
persevere because the reward that
comes after the struggle will be well
worth it.
Winans also spoke about her jew
elry line that will be released later
this year and told everyone there is no
limit to what you can make in life.
She wants to use this as a springboard
to teach other young women that this
is easy to do and the revenue can be
used for such things as college
tuition.
Lesson
from page B5
Jewish kosher law, the centurion is considered unclean so
Jesus would not be permitted by law to enter his house.
But in their efforts to intervene for the centurion, the eld
ers tell Jesus that the centurion is not only a God-fearer,
but has also built a synagogue for them and is therefore
worthy of Jesus' attention. Because of His compassion for
both the man and his servant, Jesus makes the decision to
go to the centurion's house. Almost at the centurion's
house, Jesus is greeted by a few of the centurion's friends
who now speak on behalf of the centurion. The message
from the centurion is relayed in the first person making it
emphatic. "I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter
under my roof." (vs.7:6) "Wherefore neither thought I
myself worthy to come unto thee." (vs. 7:7) "For I also am
a man set under authority ..." (vs 7:8) In the midst of his
declarations of his unworthiness is also a declaration of
profound faith or "great faith," as Jesus puts it, "but say in
a word, and my servant shall be healed." (vs. 7:7) The cen
turion had faith that Jesus could heal from afar off just by
speaking it into being. The centurion, aware of his own
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authority under Caesar, acknowledges that Jesus' authori
ty is under God, the highest power. Jesus responds not to
the messengers only, but to the entire body of onlookers
saying, "I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no,
not in Israel." (vs. 7:9) The next verse and ending verse
to this lesson states, "And they that were sent, returning to
the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.'"
(vs. 7:10) If we pay close attention, we find that the ser
vant is not healed by Jesus speaking afar off, but rather by
His thoughts. (See Jerimiah 29:11)
For Your Consideration: How does Jesus' authority
apply to our daily lives as followers of Him? How can we
cultivate "great faith" in our lives?
Life's Application: Sickness and disease ravage many
in our society. We respond by seeking medical care and
attention. This is natural and a provision that God has
given us. But in cases of terminal illness, health care can
only do so much. These are the times we seek God's inter
vention. This is the time when our faith in God is most
important. We have faith that God is able to heal if He
chooses to do so. "The issue is not God's ability but His
plan." Don Anderson, Union Gospel Press, UMI, Annual
Commentary 2015-2016.
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IN MEMORIAM
FICHTER Adjunct Professor for the
Graduate School of
Wilbur B. "Buck" Engineering at The
Fichter of Williamsburg, George Washington
VA, died on March 23, University where he
2016. taught courses on theory
Buck was born in and applications of com
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on July 19,
1935, to John
and Agnes
Fichter. He
was an ace
high school
pitcher, and
then played
for Wake
Forest
University
when they
won the 1955
NCAA Division 1
Baseball Championship.
Following graduation
from Wake in 1957 with
a degree in Mathematics,
he came to NACA (now
NASA) in Hampton, VA.
He met Ann Bowles, a
fellow NACA employee,
in a graduate math class.
They were married on
August 30, 1958, and
spent 54 blissful years
together. Ann preceded
Buck in eternal rest on
January 31,2013.
While at
NAC A/NASA, Buck
continued his education,
first getting a Master's
degree in Engineering
Mathematics from
Virginia Polytechnic
Institute in 1966, and
then a PhD in
Engineering
Mathematics from North
Carolina State University
in 1969. During his dis
tinguished career, Buck
helped America's space
program, publishing
many technical papers on
esoteric subjects such as
the vibration characteris
tics of critical aircraft
structures, and pre
dictable errors in antenna
mesh structures. While
working at NASA, he
also worked as an
Adjunct Professor at
Christopher Newport
College where he taught
Math classes in the
evenings for many years.
He later became an
piex vari
ables. His
athleticism
continued to
flourish, with
Buck serving
as a high
school foot
ball referee,
and later
developing
an impres
sive golf
game.
Buck is survived by
his children and grand
children: Bryan,
Deborah, Dane, and
Shelby Fichter, of
Maryland; and Lee Ann,
John, and Jessica
VanOrmer of northern
Virginia. Their love and
support brought a com
fort to Buck that no med
icine could have provid
ed.
Finding love once in
a lifetime is remarkable.
Buck was lucky enough
to find it twice, spending
much of his final years
with Annie Rex of
Gloucester, VA. Her
warmth, energy and love
brightened Buck's days.
The family intends to
host an event in
"Celebration of Buck's
Life" where we would
like to share happy mem
ories with family and
friends. Details of the
event will be published at
a later date. Memorial
contributions may be
made to Heritage
Humane Society, 430
Waller Mill Road,
Williamsburg, VA 23185;
Williamsburg Regional
Library, 515 Scotland,
St., Williamsburg, VA
23185; and Hospice
House and Support Care
of Williamsburg, 4445
Powhatan Parkway,
Williamsburg, VA 23188.
Online condolences may
be shared with the family
at www.nelsencares.com.
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