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Page 16-The Chronicle, Thursday, November 12, 1981 church and religion [CHURCH Oh THE WEEK] Si. Benedict the Moor . n.„rch Church Of The Week St. Benedict The Moor By Beverly McCarthy Staff Writer foothold in the community, education was soon to follow. Catholic ...‘‘And the Lord said unto the servant. Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled”... Luke 14:23 Members of the Catholic faith were cer tainly obeying this command from Jesus, when they established a Catholic chruch in the East Winston community. In 1940, a group of Catholics, under the leadership of Bishop Eugene McGuin- ness, established St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church. The church was named after a Franciscan friar, and shares Catholic beliefs and traditions with the black community. F'ather Ronald Scott was the first pastor of the congregation and under his leader ship, land for the church and parrish was purchased from the late Bishop Kyles of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Through years of progress and prayer, both the church and the parrish still remain at their original locations. It was also under Scott’s direction that the present church was dedicated in 1941. With the Catholic faith gaining a In 1946, a group of nuns from St. Fran cis of Alleghany, N.Y., remains establish ed a private Catholic school for black girls. Property was purchased on the cor ner of 14th Street and Hattie Avenue, to be used for dormitories and classroom buildings. Months later. Saint Anne’s Academy opened its doors. The years following were full of pro gress and growth for both the church and the academy. Not only did the church provide spirtual advice and guidance for the community, but the school became a center of quality education in the black community. St. Benedict’s Grammar School was opened in 1950, through the efforts of the Franciscan Sisters. Even though a decrease in the demand for Catholic education had closed both the academy and the elementary school by 1979, the church continued to grow and flourish. Our Lady of Fatima, a Catholic chapel located in downtown Winston- Salem, became a part of St. Benedict’s Parrish. The present church pastor is the Rev. C. Morris Boyd. Mass is held every Sunday morning at 10:00 and the public is invited to attend. Evangelist Plowden Celebrates Prayer Band’s Anniversary Evangelist Cora W. Plowden celebrates the 2lsl Anniversary of the Back to Pentecostal Prayer Band on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the .I.C. Memorial Chapel. The church is located at 614 Patterson Avenue. In I960, God gave Minister Cora W. Plowden a vision to start the Back to Pentecostal Prayer Band. Through the 21 years, many have been saved, healed both mentally and physical ly, and lifted from depres sion. The prayer band meets each Thursday al noon. Evangelist Plowden was called into the ministry in 1956, and she was ordained in I960. She is a member ol the True Light Non- Dcnominational Church, Inc., where the Rev. Bennie Plowden, Jr., is the pastor. At 3 p.m., the minister Sarah G. Crumpton will deliver the sermon and Evangelist M.P. Brice will give remarks. Al 7 p.m.. Evangelist Vera Scales will preach. The public is cor dially invited to altcird these two services. Pastor of the church is Minister Essie Mc Cullough. An Abstract Of The Sunday School Lesson By Clara Lawrence SUBJECT: THE MORE EXCELLENT WAY Nov. 15, 1981 LESSON SCRIPTURE The Body Of Christ And The Gifts Of The Spirt....I Cor. 12:27-31 Worthless Actions I Cor. 13:1-3 Love Measures Christian Action / Cor. 13:4-7 Love’s Eternal .Warranty / Cor. 13:8-13 Background Scripture Chaps. 12-13 Lesson Background The Apostle Paul, writer of the First and Second Epistle to the Corinthians, came to Corinth on his second missionary journey after a not too successful visit to Athens. The city was noted for immorality and paganism: The inhabitants were materialistic pleasure-seekers, and undesciplined extermists. But Paul was able to plant a church there. (Acts 18:1-17]. In previous chapters Paul dealt with the peoples’ personal problems, now he turned his attention to problems of a public nature: worship and gifts in the church. Since he had grave concern of the existing problems, he used as his Main Theme for his first letter,The Purification of the Church. We can call his letter a disciplinary method to correct the situation, for he pointed out their flaws in the church, and at tempted to direct them toward Christian maturity, he addressed the issue of spirtual gilts and the fundamental test of love in the exercise of these gifts. Paul’s treatise on love which was directed by the spirt of God, is sandwiched bet ween chapters 12 and 14. Lesson Explained Paul described the way of love as a “More Excellent Way” in this lesson. There are two aspects of truth in the lesson that every local church needs to put practical use in order to function harmoniously and effectively. The word “body” in verse 27 is the invisible church composed of all born-again believers, and “members” are the belivers, each having at least one spiritual gift which was given by God. From the Apostle’s instruction, it seems some members ap parently felt and did act as their gift was superior to those of others. He is therefore, appealing to them to “think big“. He said, “the church is more than one gift or even several. It is the total group, all working together for the common good.” Paul expressed the idea of love and its relationship to the functioning body well his letter to the Ephesians. He said that Christians are no longer infants...rather he said, by speaking the truth in love, they would in all things grow up into Him who is the Head, that is Christ. [Eph. 4:14, 15].‘“ From Him, the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work” (Eph. 4:16]. [Source: The Measure of a Church by G. A. Getz]. Paul is emphasizing in vss. 1-3 that without love a person would amount to nothing. He might have God given gifts and give away all his possessions to the needy, and even give his body to be burned, but if he has not love, “this does me no good”. [TEV.]. Beginning with verse 4-8 Paul describes the characteristics of the love he was ex plaining. He is commenting on the conduct that love produces. He personified love by making positive statements that described a love-controlled person. Paul also made negative statements by separating love from what it is not. For example: he said love suffereth long, and is kind; “love envieth not”. The former statement means that he was appealing for restraint and gentle action, and the later part of the statement [envieth not) means that love does not deprive others of their rights. The phrase “doth not behave itself unseemly” refers to manners, which was directed at their rudeness in church gatherings. Paul stated that love bears, believes, hopes and endures all things; also it does not rejoice when justice prevails, but when truth is upheld” [Higley’s Commentary]. Paul valued God-given gifts, but he is saying none of these gifts are eternal, they will one day give way to love. He used an analogy of growing up to make his point clear. Then Paul moved to another analogy - viewing a scene in a mirrow, seeing it face to face. As details are obscured, so we know only partially. But in God’s time “what know...will be completed-as complete as God’s knowledge of me” [TEV] (source, Wm. J. Fallis, Points For Emphasis]. The conclusion of his prose-poem in love was to point out that love was the greatest out of the top three virtues. The surprise birthday party for Mrs. Bertha Penn was held at United Metropolitan Baptist Church, and not Union Baptist Church, as reported in last week’s Chronicle. WORD of GOD Likewise unto you . I say there is joy in the presence of the angels of r^r,A God sinner repenteth over one that Luke 15: to Church Calendar Thursday, November 12 • The New Faith Chapel Holiness Church, corporated, under the leadership of Bisl Lawrence S. Tate, will hold their First Ann General Convention. The convention started Tuesday, November and will end on Sund November 15. Guest speakers for the week elude Bishop John Henderson, Elder Wall; Gaither, Pastor Sarah Crumpton, and Bis] L.S. Tate. The public is invited to attend. Saturday, November 14 • All stewardesses and missionaries of Ha C.M.E. Church are asked to attend workshop, at 10:30 a.m. at Hanes Chur Each stewardess and missionary is asked to ing a covered dish for the luncheon ; fellowship following the workshop. Sunday, November 15 • The 21st Anniversary of Minister Clara Plowden, leader and founder of the “Back Pentecostal Prayer Band,” will be held at J.A.C. Memorial Chapel, located at 614 Pati son Avenue. The 3:00 speaker will be Pas Sarah Crumpton of Bethesda Holiness Chur The 7:30 p.m. speaker will be Evangelist V Scales. The public is invited to attend. See Page 17 DELIVERANCE TEMPLE OF THE P.A. OF W. 1229 Opportunity Road 10:30—Sunday School 11:30—Morning Worship 12:00—Consecration Service Wednesday Night — Prayer 8:00 p.m. Friday Night — Bible Class 8:00 p.m. LILLIE ELLINGTON, P*tor — Phone 767-0046 ROBERT SHELF. Asst. Pastor ■— 767-8585 * “A Church Where Everybody Is Somebody .jloO Tj ISClfUjlll K e- liOi.'iiK .'iW Mercy Seat Holiness Church 1 45 Ririetree Rd. Bishop RIct Sunday Worship • 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday - Mid-Week Prayer. service “Come and get your spiritual strength renewed.” Inspiring and Uplifting Gospel on 98 Triple A - WAAA! with Valjean Griggs 9:20-11:20 a.m., Mon. thru Sal. 12:00 noon-6:00p.m., Sundays Valjean is a native of Winston-Salem, having attended Kimberly Park Elementary and graduated from Paisley High School. She studied at North Carolina Central University and Wake Forest University, ma joring in English and Music. Her work ex perience includes real estate and the Com munity Affairs Director and Talk Show Host at WCCB-TV in Charlotte, where she was employed for five years. She is founder of the Cod Is Love Foundation and serves as a member of the mayor’s Committee for Employment of the Handicapped in Winston-Salem. Valjean has been a gospel announcer at WAAA since March and many have found her approach to gospel music en couraging. - Why don’t you have a daily dose of Valjean Griggs. Inspiring and Uplifting Gospel
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