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Oct. 29 & 30
Church October Events ?
Holy Trinity Pull Gospel Fellowship Center,
5307 Peter's Creek Parkway, will partner with Rich
Community Development Corporation on Saturday.
Oct. 29 to sponsor the Married Couples fellowship
at 5 pjn. TTie program is designed to strengthen
marriages, no matter the circumstances. The
evening will consist of encouraging words, great
fellowship, activities and fun for all who attend. On
Sunday, Oct. 30 at 10:45 pjn. die fellowship center
will celebrate and appreciate Co-Pastor Ernestine
Miller. The special guest speaker will be Co-Pastor
Teresa McNair. For more information about the fel
lowship center events, contact the church office at
336-784-9347.
Oct. 29
? Annual Women's Conference
Transformation Ministries, 4880 Burnette
Drive, will be having their annual Women's
Conference on Oct. 29 at 3 pm.The speaker will be
Pastor Rcgina Hanell. The theme this year is "No
Pain, No Purpose."
Oct. 30
Missionary and Family and Friends Day
The Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church,
1905 N Jackson Ave., will have its Missionary and
Family and Friends Day on Oct. 30 at the 11 am.
worship service. One and all are invited to the occa
sion. lire speaker will be pastor Paul W. Hart.
Oct. 30
Church Forum
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of
Winston-Salem, 4055 Robinhood Road, will hear
the Rev. Lisa. Schwartz speak on "The Great
Beyond: The Deep Mystery Beyond the Veil," at 9
and 11 am. The forum at 9:15 am. will be led by
Grant Renier, discussing the common social and
political characteristics of Latin America. Dr. Gloria
Fitzgibbon will speak on Faisal Devji's insights into
contenporary morality and political struggle at 9:15
am. for At Explorations.
Oct. 30
100th Church Anniversary
The Hanes Memorial Christian Methodist
Episcopal Church, 819 N. Highland Ave., will hold
its 100th Anniversary Celebration Service on
Sunday, Oct. 30 at 3 pm. The guest speaker will be
Presiding Prelate Bishop James B. Walker of the 7th
Episcopal District. The theme is "A Century of
Honoring die Past, Saving the Present, Dedicated
to the Future." The public is invited. The pastor is
Clarence W. Cox m. If you have any questions,
contact the church at 336-274-7151.
Nov. 5
Church clothes giveaway
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. 1317
North Cherry St., will be hosting a giveaway of free
clothes, shoes, gloves; hats, .scarves, etc. on
Saturday, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Rev. Dr.
Lester Boyd and First lady Sharon Byrd will be
overseeing the giveaway.
Nov. 11-12
Annual Women's Conference
Presbyterian Church USA will be holding its
Annual Women of Color 2016 Conference in
Richmond, Virginia. Day one on Friday, Nov. 11
will be held at Lake Chapel Union Presbyterian
Seminary, Lake Chapel 3401 Brook Road,
Richmon. Day two on Saturday, Nov. 12 will be at
the Holiday Inn 1-64 West End, 2000 Staples Mill
Road., Richmond. The keynote speakers Rev.
Nancy Elaine Thornton, pastor at Northeaster
Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC. Minister
Linda Brown from .Plain View, Virginia, her work
shop is P.UJS.H Pray Until Something Happens.
Minister Lessie Alcin, associate minister, youth
adviser at Real Life Ministries in Chester, Virginia,
workshop is Prayer is Key During
fBlacklivesMatter. For more information, contact
Charlita Lytle at charlitrilytle@yahoo.com or at
336-885-5783.
Nbv. 12
Graduation ceremony banquet
The educational department of Diggs Memorial,
invites die community to celebrate the elevation of
Dr. Lamonte Williams. He has completed his doc
toral degree, and a doctoral graduation ceremony
banquet will be held on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 5 p.m.
The banquet will be held at Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall, 950 File St. The attire for the event
is formal to semi-formal, with the evening colors
consisting of black, red, or silver. The evening will
have a special program in memoriam of The
Honorable Sen. Eariene Parmon. The banquet will
consist of exquisite dinner and inspirational music
from national recording artist Luther Barnes. Dr.
John Mendez will preside as keynote speaker, and
Honorable Judge Denise Hartsfield is mistress of
ceremony. The cost is $40 per ticket. For more
information, contact Theola Jones at 336-997-6206.
Nov. 12
Annual Veteran's Day Celebration
Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1301-CJE. Gray
Drive, will hold its Annual Veteran's Day -
Celebration on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 10 a m to
noon. Call 336-721-1959 to RSVP by Oct. 30. The
host pastor is Dr. Charles E. Gray.
Nov. 13
Family and Friends Day
Life Changing Transformation Church
Ministries, 2001 East 25th St. corner of Ansonia and
25th St., will have Family and Friends Day on
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Democratic candidate for AG
addresses Ministers' Conference
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
Josh Stein, Democratic
candidate for Attorney
General, visited the
Ministers' Conference of
Winston-Salem and
Vicinity on Tuesday morn
ing as a stop on his cam
paign trail. Stein, who
worked under current
Attorney General Roy
Cooper for eight years as
senior deputy, is hoping to
replace his former boss.
Stein most recently was
a member of the North
Carolina Senate, represent
ing District 16 (Wake
County). He addressed the
conference about his cam
paign platform and
addressed questions and
concerns of those who
attended.
He touched on the
immediate issues he want
Candidate Stein
ed to address if elected,
such as fighting the opioid
epidemic in the state, pro
tecting families by cracking
down on violent crime,
reducing repeat criminals
and protecting families and
seniors from scam artists,
just to name a few.
"I've had a number of
different jobs over the
years, but I look at it as one
career, that's public serv
ice," said Stein. "One of
my goals is to help people
improve their lives."
He went on to speak
about his qualifications for
the position and what he
has done in the past to help
the citizens of North
Carolina. He said, "I don't
need on-the-job training as
attorney general because I
already know the job from
my time working in that
office."
He then took questions
from the conference in ref
erence to the Kalvin
Michael Smith and Dante
Sharpe cases. He stated
that he is familiar with the
cases but has not had the
opportunity to read the
court briefs, and if elected,
would like to sit down with
families, the Silk Plant
Forest committee and the
Truth committee to talk
about the cases further.
He also touched on his
feelings about the state of
North Carolina declaring a
16-year-old an adult and
thus sent to prison instead
of a juvenile facility. He
strongly opposed a person
this young being consiered
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Photo by Timothy Ramsey
The congregation was able to speak with the candidates about issues they had.
Church's meet campaign
and greet draws
candidates
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
Morning Star Missionary Baptist
Church held a 2016 Election
Candidate Meet & Greet Sunday, Oct.
23 in their fellowship hall to allow the
members of their congregation and
the surrounding community to get a
better idea of who they are voting for.
The church invited all of the
North Carolina candidates seeking
elected office, from the state repre
sentatives, to the ILS. Congress, to
the Forsyth County local judges, gov
ernmental and school board mem
bers.
A number of candidates attended
the event from Virginia Foxx
(Republican, U.S. House of
Representatives, District 5), Walter
Smith (Democrat, N.C.
Commissioner of Agriculture), Bob
Stitcher (Democrat, Forsyth County
Board of Commissioners), Bob
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Ardmore Baptist volunteers help clear cemetery
Special to The Chronicle
On Saturday, Oct. 15, the youth from Ardmore Baptist
Church volunteered to help clean the Happy Hill
Cemetery at the request of the Happy Hill Cemetery
Friends.
A group of youth along with several mothers, fathers
and the youth pastor, the Rev. Dane Martin, worked
extremely hard and cleared a large area of the site, in the
Happy Hill Community at the intersection of Pitts and
Willow Street.
When they ran across a fallen tree - no problem - they
called a church member who had a buzz saw. He came to
the rescue and cut the tree in pieces small enough for the
youth to take to the street.
The large pile of limbs, leaves and tree pieces are evi
dence of their hard word.
"What a cooperative involvement," leaders of the
Happy Hill Cemetery Friends said. After their valiant
work, the youth were treated by the parents - a father
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Pioneer and Perfecter of Our Faith
Lesson Scripture:
? Hebrewsl2:l-13
By the end of this
lesson, we will
?Recognize the role
of discipline in our spir
itual development
?Accept the disci
pline the Lord gives us
as part of our sanctifica
tion
?Focus on the Lord
to avoid the need for
chastening but to benefit
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Background: The time of Hebrews is AD. 67. The
place is listed as unknown. We have already dealt with the
supremacy of Christ, His incarnation, death, and priest
hood, his status above the angles, Moses, Joshua and the
high priests. What precedes our lesson immediately in
chapter 11 is the focus on faith and those examples in
Jewish history. All as reminders of the necessity of faith
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Elder
Richard Wayne
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Sunday
School Lesson
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in Christ. Faith supersedes
rituals and sacrifices and
without faith it is impossi
ble to please God (verse
11:6)
Lesson: Athletics is
used here to illustrate a
race. The observers or the
"great cloud of witnesses"
are the deceased people of
Chapter 11 who give wit
ness to the value and bless
ing of living by faith.
Their past life of faith is
meant to inspire others to
live that way.' The
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had not yet begun the race, which starts with salvation.
Jesus is the object of faith and salvation. He is the origi
nator and the perfecter, meaning to carry through to per
fect completion. Jesus persevered to receive the "joy" of
accomplishment of God's will and exaltation to the right
hand seat (verse 2). The pressures, exhaustion and perse
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