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Calendar
Dec. 31 & Jan. 1
Holiday Worship services
Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 4129
Northampton Drive, will hold Holiday Worship
Services. The Watch Night Service will be held on
Saturday, Dec. 31, starting at 6 pjn. The New Year's
Day Service will be held on Sunday, Jan. 1, begin
ning at 10 am. The pastor is Rev. Dr. Nathan Edward
Scovens Sr.
Dec. 31
Watch Night service
Mount Olive Baptist Church, 1301 C. E. Gray
Drive, will hold a Watch Night Service starting 10
pm. Dec. 31. The public is invited to attend. Dr.
Charles E. Gray is the host pastor.
Dec. 31
Watch Night service
St. James AM?. Church will hold Watch Night
service starting 11 pm. Dec. 31. Our sister church.
Union Bethel A.M.E. Church, will render the service.
The Rev. Dr. Jasper W. Hemphill Jr., the pastor of
Union Bethel, will bring the message. The public is
invited to attend. St. James is located at 1301 N.
Patterson Avenue (at the comer of 15th Street) across
from the U.S. Post Office. The pastor is the Rev. Dr.
Steven L. Lyons.
Dec. 31
Watch Night service
Goler Memorial A.M?. Zion Church will host
Watch Night Service on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 10:30
pm. Youth Ministry will sponsor a pie-watch night
spaghetti dinner and salad bar, 8-10 p.m., adults $9,
children 12 and under $4J0, which also includes the
viewing of the movie "War Room." For dinner tick
ets, contact Shirley Kindle via the Goler Memorial
church office at 336-724-9411. The Rev. Dr. George
C. Banks is pastor.
Dec. 31
Watch Night service
The Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church,
1905 N. Jackson Ave., will bring the New Year in
with the annual Watch Night service on Dec. 31 at
10:30 pm. Bishop John Huntley and the Alpha and
Omega-chonch will be the special guests. All are
invited. The pastor is Paul W Hart. .
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Jan. 5
Environmental movie
Temple Emanuel's Environmental Movement
(TEEM) will sponsor a movie with a subject matter
expert speakers), speaker-led discussion and
researched handout 7-9 pm. on Thursday, Jan. 5,
2017 at Temple Emanuel, 201 Oakwood Drive, in
Winston-Salem near Thruway Shopping Center. The
film is "Inside the Garbage of the World: The Ugly
Truth about Plastic Pollution" and the topic is
"Garbage: From Land To Water." Contact phone and
email - Gayle Tuch, cell: 336-407-2767;
gayle@ggtuchlaw.com and Sally Hirsh, cell: 336
251-2658; alnsalnjo@earthlink.net.
Jan. 14
Men's Summit
The annual Christian Men's Summit will be held
at First Christian Church Ministries, 1130 N. Main
St., Kemersville NC, on Saturday, Jan. 14 from 9:30
am. to 3:30 pm. The summit brings men together for
fellowship, to worship, to feed their soul, challenge
them to be better men and teach them about creating
a sustainable walk with God for a lifetime. The 2017
summit will feature Bob Tebow, father of baseball
and football star Tim Tebow; David and Jason
Benham, former Minor League baseball players; Dr
Tejado Hanchell, international speaker and pastor,
and Ret. Gen. Jerty Boykin, Delta Force General and
Commander. Tickets are $15 with lunch included.
Tickets can be purchased at http://2017triad
menssummiteventbrite.com. at the FCCM church
office and at Shady Grove Wesleyan in Colfax.
Ongoing
Food program 'if
First Baptist Church Children's Center, 501 West
Fifth St., is participating in the U.S. Department of
Agriculture funded Child and Adult Care Food
Program. Meals will be available at no separate
charge to enrolled participants. Children who are f;
TANF recipients or who are members of SNAP or
FDPIR households or are Head Start participants arc
automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits.
Adult participants who are members of food stamp or
FDPIR households or who are SSI or Medicaid par- |
ticipants are automatically eligible to receive free
meal benefits. For more information, call 336-723
7071.
Tuesdays
Men Helping Men 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 p.m. For more
information, contact 336-744-3012.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Food pantry, clothes closet
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 1-3
p.m.. Love Community Development Corporation,
located at 3980 N. Liberty St., will serve those in
need of food and clothes. JobLink is also available
Monday through Friday, from. 10 a.m. to 4 pm. for
those needing assistance with resumes or seeking
employment. For more information, call 336-306
8119.
Christmas Day message
centers on gratefulness
BY DONNA ROGERS
THE CHRONICLE
Christmas Day was a
time of celebration at
Galilee Missionary Baptist
Church, and of reflection.
The church, on
Northampton Drive in
Winston-Salem, was one of
the churches that chose to
have a service on the actual
date, Sunday, Dec. 25.
Some churches opted to
have a service on Saturday,
Dr. Scovens
Christmas Eve, rather than
Sunday.
The service was abbre
viated for the day, consid
ering Christmas is a time
for families to be together.
The service featured
singing, praying and regu
lar church procedures.
The Rev. Dr. Nathan
Scovens, senior pastor of
the church, did not deliver
a message that centered oh
the Christmas Story.
Instead, he told members
of the congregation to "Just
Be Grateful."
"Stop complaining and
grumbling, stop moaning
about life and just be grate
ful," he said.
Scovens said those in
the congregation should
look to how blessed they
are now to be grateful, not
just in the past.
'Too often I have found
that we are grateful for the
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The crowd listens intently during the Ministers' Conference session.
Fulton outlines Ministers'
Conference achievements
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The Ministers' Conference of Winston-Salem and
Vicinity (MCWSV) has been led by Bishop Todd Fulton
for the past two years. During that span, the conference
has seen an exponential growth in membership. Bishop
Fulton's term as president is coming to a close, but his
imprint on the conference will never be forgotten.
When Fulton took over as president, the conference
was "on life support," according to sources. Fulton
breathed life back into the conference by bringing in new
members along with introducing new committees and
strengthening the validity overall.
"For me it speaks to what Dr. King said and that is we
can all be great and that way we can all be great is by serv
ing," said Fulton. "The thing the I will miss most is the
work that I was instrumental in, such as our food justice
and drivers license efforts. I'll still be here behind the
scenes, so I'll still be here working."
Fulton says the food justice program is the closest to
his heart. The community garden at 22nd street and
See Conference on B6
Bishop Fulton
Williams wants to hit the ground
running as group's new president
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The Ministers' Conference of Winston-Salem and
Vicinity (MCWSV) recently held elections for the new
leadership cabinet. The Rev. Dr. Lamont Williams, senior
pastor of Diggs Memorial United Holy Church, was elect
ed as the conferences' new president.
Williams ran against the Rev. Anthony Jones for the
position of president. The vote for president took place on
Dec. 20 at Emmanuel Baptist Church. There was a large
turnout for the vote. Williams was elated with the result.
"I have to be honest, I was humbled and shocked by the
result," Williams said. "I wouldn't say that I was surprised
See Williams on B6
Dr. Lamont Williams delivers his speech before the
voting process.
Praising God the Creator
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Lesson Scripture:
Psalm 33:1-9
By the end of this
lesson, we will
?See that Scripture
urges us to praise the
Creator
?Appreciate God's
provisions and goodness
?Know that praise of
God should be a major
focus in our lives
Background: The
time of this Psalm is unknown, but the place is recorded
as Palestine. This particular Psalm points out that since
God is the Creator, Lord, Savior, and Deliverer. He alone
is worthy of our trust and praise. Singing and rejoicing
with music is a freer way of communicating with God and
is expressed in Psalms often.
Lesson: The first three
verses of Psalm 33 are an
introduction of our motive
for praise and our goal in
doing so. We acknowl
edge that as righteous chil
dren of God it is proper for
us to praise Him for all
things, not just us alone
but we should do so in
groups with joyous preci
sion, be current with our
praise and deliberate...
using our voices and
instruments skillfully
(verse 1-3). The reason we praise God is for His "Word"
and His "work." Everything God does is trustworthy and
reliable. His faithfulness is evident in our surroundings.
God is morally pure and His word instructs us to be also
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