Religion Calendar April 3 Meals for sale The Chancel Choir of Grace Presbyterian Church (USA), 3901 Carver School Road, will sponsor an organ fundraiser on Friday, April 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Food for eat-in or take-out will be sold. For more information, call the church office 336-767-7530. Ernestine Worley is president of the choir. James D. Smith is the director/organist. Dr. Samuel Stevenson is pastor of the church. Beginning April 3 Salvation and Praise events Salvation and Praise Cathedral, 405 Salisbury Street in Kernersville, invites the public to come and break the bread of life during the following services: April 3 and April 4 at 7 p.m. and April 5, 2009 at 2:30 p.m. with Evangelist Aaron Clyburn of Durham; April 19, at 2:30 p.m. with Apostle Walter Clark of Creedmoor; April 25 at 7 p.m. with Prophetess Gadson of Santee S.C.; and April 26 at 2:30 p.m. will be Family and Friends Day. Pastor Ellen Hunt is the overseer. For fur ther information, call 336-784 8200. April 4 Community Prayer Band gathering The Community Prayer Band #2 will host the Grand Band meet ing on April 4 at 7 p.m. Many bands will be in attendance. The event is for anyone who enjoys old hymns and old-style praising. This event will be at New Gospel Tabernacle Holy Church, 206 Laura Wall Boulevard, where the Rev. Johnny D. Johnson is the pas tor. The public is invited to attend. Call 336-725-7837 or 336-748 8776 for further information. Rummage sale Abba Father's Ministries. Inc., 3980 Liberty St., will hold a rum mage sale on Saturday, April 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, contact Earline White at 336-816-0571. April 5 Gilliam to speak On April 5, Pastor James A. Gilliam of Antioch Christian Church will speak at Antioch Baptist Church on Lansing Drive at 3 p.m. Palm Sunday program The Senior Choir of Bethania AME Church will present its 58th Annual Palm Sunday Vesper Service with the presentation of the cantata "Lamb of God" on April 5 at 5 p.m. Shirley Damon is the guest directress. The Rev. Johnny L. Ruff is the pastor. The church is located at 2120 Bethania-Rural Hall Road. Neighborhood Egg Hunt St. Peter's World Outreach Center's Children's Ministry will host an Easter Egg Hunt for grades first through fifth on Palm Sunday on April 5 at 9:30 am at the church's Family Life Enrichment Center. St. Peter's World Outreach Center is located at 3683 Old Lexington Road, where Dr. James C. and Lady Joyce Hash are senior pastors. For more details, call 336 650-0200 Qr visit www.spwoc .com . Churches to worship together Members of Living Witness Baptist Church, 3758 Ogburn Ave., will have St. James Missionary Baptist Church worship with them on April 5 at 4 p.m. St. James is led by Pastor Mack McConnel. The host pastor is Rev. Harry L. Reynolds. The public is cordially invited to attend. Trustee Program Stewards Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 198 Anderson Road in Rural Hall, will have its Trustee Program on Sunday, April 5 at 4 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Seth O. Lartey and choir and congregation of Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church will be the special guests. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. The Rev. Eddie Liston Fortson is the pastor. Celebration for First Lady See Calendar on B9 Sheriff's Department chaplain honored SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Forsyth County Sheriff's Office. Chaplain Dr. Glenn G. Davis has been recognized by the National Sheriff's Association as Chaplain of the Year for 2008. Davis has served the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office with distinction since July 23, 1988. With 29 years of experience in clinical ly trained hospital and law enforcement crisis counseling. Davis supports existing Sheriff's Office staff, retirees, volunteers, relatives and victims of crime across Forsyth County and beyond. * In conjunction with his varied crisis coun seling responsibilities, Dr Davis has also developed many educational programs designed to promote better understanding of survivor-victims and to .equip the responders and caregivers who assist them. These pro Anniversary event features guest speaker SPEC IAL TO THE CHRONICLE On Sunday, March 15. Holy Trinity Full Gospel Baptist Church celebrated the Pre-Pastoral Anniversary for the Rev Richard C. Miller, who Rev. Richard C. Miller has been pas tor of the church for 25 years. Pastor Miller's friend. Overseer Billy Joe Gore and the Mallard Creek Full Gospel Baptist Church family of Charlotte, joined in the celebration! The service began With call to wor ship by Min. Joseph Miller Sr. Scripture readings and prayers by other minis ters of Holy Trinity FGBC followed. The service continued with the praise team of Mallard Creek and performances by Holy Trinity FGBC members. Overseer Gore ministered with the topic "Mission Impossible." In his sermon, he spoke about how pastors have to look past the people's desire for the word of God or the lack thereof because God has set them on a mission. He stat ed that the time is now, that a pastors' responsibil ity is to preach the word in season and out of sea son. no matter the reaction of the people. He encouraged Pastor Miller through his sermon as well as the entire congregation. Following the service, everyone gathered in the fellowship hall for a special dinner prepared by the P.A.N. (Pastor's Angels Nursing) Ministry of Holy Trinity FGB Church. Winston Lake Y will hold Holy Week events SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE . _ ? The Winston Lake Family YMCA is preparing for Holy Week, which kicks off on Monday. April 6. The weeklong slate of events and activities are free and open to the public and will be held at the Winston Lake Y. 901 Waterworks Road Chapel services will be conducted Monday through Thursday from 1 1 a.m.? iz p.m. i ne scryicc ?spc- 7Z4-??U3. On Thursday, a Maundy Thursday Easter Tea will be held for seniors and retirees immediately following the chapel service from 1 2 - 1 :30 p.m. On Good Friday, the Winston Lake Family YMCA is hosting an Easter Youth Day & Egg Hunt, starting at 2 p.m. with a Christian Puppet Show hosted by "Mrs. Judy" and "Mr. Sam." Then, at 3 p.m., there will be a wide array of activities, including an Easter Egg Hunt, face painting and Easter games hosted by the Black and Hispanic Achievers. A Rags and Leathers Challenge will also take place on Good Friday beginning at noon. The event challenges teens and adults to grow both personally and spiritually. For more information about the Rags and Leathers Program, visit http://ragleatherprogram org/rags . Submitted Photo Dr. Glenn G. Davis has worked for the depart ment since 1988. grams include workshops on community crisis response, death notification and traumatic grief counseling. Dr. Davis has worked closely with the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, international Conference of Police Chaplains, N.C. Victim Assistance Network, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Center for Community Safety, hospital chaplains. Hospice, disaster relief agency personnel and local churches. He earned 'his Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Charleston He earned his Masters of Divinity from Southeastern Theological Seminary and his Doctorate in Psychology from Kennedy Western University. Davis and his family will be attending the National Sheriff's Association National Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla . in June to receive the prestigious and well-deserved recognition. Senior Pastor Darryl Aaron and Addie Hymes with youth members Erin Howard and William R. Warren III. Church will host educational symposium SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE ' First Baptist Church. 700 North Highland Ave,, will host Education Morning, a program for middle and high school students and their parents, on Saturday, April 18 from 9 a..m. - 12 noon. The program will include a keynote address by District Court Judge Denise Hartsfield. Personnel from the Winton-Salem/Forsyth County School System Central Office will be on hand, as will local educators who will pres ent workshops on a variety of topics, including the new graduation requirements for middle school students; the unified school schedule for. high schools; and the senior project. A question and answer session will follow each presentation. Lt will begin with a continental breakfast. The formal program starts at 9:30 a.m. The event is sponsored by the 130th Church Anniversary Committee with the assistance of members Addie Hymes, a respected locaj edu cator, and Dr. Kenneth Simington, an assistant superintendent. It is free and open to the public. The church is encouraging students to attend with their parents; however, it is not required that parents and students come together. For additional information and/or to pre register, call Ms. Smith at 336-722-5605. Life Flows Like Water Lesson ScriptureTEzhkiel 47: 1-12 ernacle first and later in the Temple. They were Lesson Aims: To explain Ezekiel's final vision, to ap preciate God's flowing water of life, and to always remem ber where new life begins. Background: The exiles were in a foreign land as cap tives far from the Temple which represents the presence pf God. All of their hope was gone because since the days of I the Exodus, God manifested Himself in the Tab Mildred Peppers Sunday School Lesson secure in His presence. Shortly after their arrival in Babylon, word reached them that the Temple and the city had been destroyed (586 BC ). The depth of their despair was mounting as the prophet made them face their sins - idolatry, moral wickedness, and social in justices. Physically and spiritually, the exiles were in a bad place! God's mouthpiece, Ezekiel, the priest prophet, exposed their sins See Lesson on B9 Pastor James Fulwood and First Lady Hattie E. tulwood Events planned to honor Fulwoods SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE St. Mark Baptist Church will be celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Pastor James Fulwood and First Lady Hattie E. Fulwood beginning Friday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. with guest speak er the Rev. Dr. Samuel Cornelius and the New Jerusalem Baptist Church On Saturday, April 4 at 6 p.m.. a banquet will be held in their honor at the Sundance Plaza Spa and Resort Hotel, 3050 University Parkway. Special music will be presented by Saxophonist Bill Malachi. Poet Beverly McFadden will be performing as well. On Sunday. April 5 at 4 p.m.. there will be a closing event at the church. 1100 Manley St. All choirs of the church will be performing, and the Rev. Stacy Goodson, the church's youth minister and director and minis ter of music, will be the emcee. The church has accomplished so many things under Pastor Fulwood's leadership and with God's help they plan to accomplish more. The public is cordially invited to attend.