Calendar
Jan.14
Grief Share
St. Paul United Methodist Church sponsors
“Grief Share,” a support group for persons experienc
ing grief due to the death of someone close to them.
The sessions feature biblical teaching on grief and
recovery topics. The sessions are designed to give
encouragement and support to persons on their jour
ney from “Mourning to Joy.” Grief Share is nonde
hominational. Sessions are free. Each session is self
contained, meaning one does not have to attend the
sessions in sequence. “Complicating Factors” is the
topic on Jan. 14,10 a.m. at St. Paul United Methodist
Church,.2400 Dellabrook Road, Winston-Salem. For
additional information, call 336-723-4531 or 336
722-5517.
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. Jerry Boykin, Delta Force General ami
Commander. Tickets are $15 with lunch included.
Tickets can be purchased at http://2017triad
nMnssummit.eventbrite.com, at the FCCM church
office and at Shady Grove Wesleyan in Colfax.
Jan.14
Movie screening
Ardmore Baptist Church, 501 Miller Street,
Winston-Salem, will hold "The Distuihances" movie
screening Jan. 14,6:30 p.m. No ticket or reservation
needed. This feature-length film chronicles the role
Christian missionaries and Nigerian pastors played
saving lives in Nigeria in 1966 during tribal geno
cide. Robert Parham, one of the film's writers and
producers, will be there to introduce the film and
answer audience questions afterward. A panel of
local missionaries also will give tfieir input on the
film. For more information visit wwwihedistur
bances.com.
Jan.15
Family and Friends Day
The annual celebration of Family and Friends
Day at St. James AM£. Church, at 1501 North
Patterson Ave., across from the US post office, will
be Sunday, Jan. 15. Sunday School win begin at 8:45
am. with Deacon James Lomax in charge of the
combined classes. The Rev. Dr. Steven L. Lyons, pas
tor, will bring the 10 am. message. The Family Day
Choir, under the direction of Dale Hairston, will pro
vide the music. Refreshments will be served immedi
ately after the service. The public is invited to attend.
Jan.15
MLK Jr. Birthday Concert
Grace Presbyterian Church, 3901 Carver School
Road, will host the Twin City Choristers’ 21st annual
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Concert at 4 pm.
Sunday, Jan. 15. The Choristers, founded in 1957 by
Permilla Flack Dunston, will be directed by Fred D.
Tanner. A reception will follow. The event is free,
although an offering will be received during the inter
mission. For more information, call 336-725-4105.
Jan. 15
MLK Jr. Birthday Concert
On Sunday, Jan. 15, Wake Forest will host the
12th annual GospelFest at 3 pm. in Brendle Recital
Hall, Scales Fine Arts Center. This year the
Intercultural Center will host Gospel recording artist
Kierra “KiKi” Sheard and the Wake Forest
University Gospel Choir. Tickets are available at
https://wfugospelfestl7.eventbrite.com. For more
information on GospelFest, contact the Wake Forest
Intercultural Center at 336-758-5864.
Songs of Peace and Justice
WSSU’s Burke Singers will perform in concert
with guest vocalist Jason McKinney at Home
Moravian Church, 529 Church St., at 3 pm. on
Sunday, Jan. 15. The free concert, part of the Music
at Home Concert Series, will feature African and
African-American sacred and secular music. The
Burke Singers are directed by Maestra D’Walla
Simmons-Burke.
Ongoing
Every Wednesday
Medicaid and Medicare Discussion
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 810 Highland
Ave., will hold a series of panel discussions every
Wednesday at 6 pm. beginning on Nov. 30. The dis
cussions will discuss funeral arrangements, extended
living arrangements along with Medicaid and
Medicare.
Sundays and Wednesdays
Clothes closet
The Ambassador Cathedral Clothes Closet will
be open on Sundays from noon to 2 pm., and
Wednesdays from 5 to 7:30 pm. at 1500 Harriet
Tubman Drive. Free to the public. For more informa
tion, call 336-725-0901.
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Ministers’ Conference set to
honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
The Ministers’ Conference of
Winston-Salem and Vicinity
(MCWSV) has several events
planned for the commemoration of
the holiday to remember civil rights
icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Monday, Jan. 16, the
MCWSV will kick off the holiday
with the King Day Prayer Breakfast
co-sponsored with The Chronicle.
The breakfast will start at 8 a.m. at
the Grand Pavilion Ballroom in the
Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown
Winston-Salem. U.S. Rep. Keith
Ellison, D-Minn, will be the keynote
speaker. Ellison's brother, Eric
Ellison is the chairman of the Forsyth
County Democratic Party.
Following the prayer breakfast
will be the annual King Day march,
which will start at 10:30 a.m. The
march’ will leave the Embassy Suites
on Cherry Street and proceed to Sixth
street and head north onto Trade
Street. The one-mile march will end
at Union Baptist Church at 1200
Trade St.
At 7 p.m. the conference will hold
its evening worship service at St.
Paul United Methodist Church at
2400 Dellabrook Road in Winston
Salem, where Dr. Donald Jenkins is
senior pastor. The Rev. Dr. Dennis
Leach, senior pastor of Morning Star
Missionary Baptist Church, will be
the speaker during the service. The
Rev. Dr. Lamont Williams, president
of the MCWSV, will be the worship
leader
Three community awards will be
presented during the service. The
See Honor on B6
Members of the congregation of Carver Road
Church of Christ prides themselves on not missing
a Sunday service in many years.
Local church holds
service despite
snow and ice
Photos by Timothy Ramsey
The shepherd, or senior pastor, of Carver Road Church of Christ, Jefferson R. Caruthers Jr., delivers his
sermon this past Sunday. - _
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
More than 6 inches of snow swept into some areas of
the Triad this weekend. The inclement weather posed
many issues for individuals wanting to travel the local
roads for work, food and even praising the Lord in
church.
Many churches in Winston-Salem canceled service
this past Sunday because of the dangerous conditions of
the roads. But for some churches, such as Carver Road
Church of Christ in Winston-Salem, bad weather could
not stop them from worshiping. Carver Road Church of
Christ usually has three services on Sunday, but had just
one at 11 a.m. on this past Sunday.
See Church on B6
The Carver Road Church of Christ in Winston
Salem was one of the few churches in the area that
decided to hold service this past Sunday amid the
snow that covered the Triad.
Praise God the Provider
Lesson Scripture:
Psalm 65:1-2,9-13
By the end of this
lesson, we will
♦See more clearly
our need to praise God
for His provision
♦Know that our spiri
tual lives when properly
aligned with God’s plan
can bring untold bless
ings
♦Daily thank and
praise God for the blessings of gracious provision
Background: The time of this Psalm is about 1000
B.C. The place is Jerusalem. It is a Psalm of David and
like many is a song. The setting is a celebration at the tab
ernacle, perhaps at Passover and the Feast of Unleavened
l
Bread in the spring or
Feast of Booths, or
Tabernacle, in the fall.
Lesson: Psalm 65
starts by saying praise are
what we vow to God for
His provision. We owe it
to Him (verse 1). Not just
us as humans, but all liv
ing and breathing creation
will come before God with
praise because He hears
^ prayer ana responds in an
enormous way (verse 2).
Verses 9-13 are praises for
God’s natural blessings. All blessings that fall on the earth
are a result of God’s provision of rain which activates the
components within the soil and sparks growth (verses 9
10). At the time of this Psalm Israel has a spurt of obedi
See Lesson on B6
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