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3 African Methodist Episcopal Church Fifth Episcopal District A Holy Nation! 2017 Planning Meeting October 30 31, 2017 Hilton LAX Airport Hotel Los Angeles, CA THEME: YEAR TWO: The Season of Epiphany Restoring the Temple Order Scripture: Acts 6:2-8; Ephesians 4:11-14 Bishop Clement W. Fugh Supervisor Alexia B. Fugh Presiding Bishop Supervisor 1

4 BISHOP CLEMENT W. FUGH Presiding Bishop, Fifth Episcopal District 2

5 MRS. ALEXIA BUTLER FUGH Supervisor, Fifth Episcopal District 3

6 A HOLY NATION! SCRIPTURES: Nehemiah 8: 1 10; I Peter 2: 1 10 QUADRENNIAL CALENDAR [ ] YEAR ONE LENT Season of Purification and Penance Themes: Advent; Lent; Be-attitudes; Decalogue; Forgiveness; Resurrection Color: Blue Logo: Water Free flowing; From Jesus side YEAR TWO EPIPHANY Season of Training/Reordering Ministry Themes: Restoring the Temple Order Roles of Priest, Prophets, Pastors; Deacons, Lay (Lagos); Regard for the HOLY House and things Color: White Logo: Candle YEAR THREE PENTECOST Season of Spiritual Renewal/Revival Themes: The Great Commission; The Paul s Missionary Enterprise; Seeking the Lost; Intentional about Evangelism Color: Red Logo: Flame Pentecost Event; YEAR FOUR KINGDOMTIDE (ORDINARY TIME) Season of Growth - Concentration on the Local Church Themes: Care of the Local Congregation; Edifice; Community; Mission; Advocate for something/someone; Latch onto a Cause that has eternity in it and let it lift you. (The late Bishop Howard Thomas Primm) Color: Green Logo: A blooming flower OR Butterfly CHALLENGE: WALK IN THE VISION! TALK OF IT OFTEN! LET IT BE!

7 October 30, 2017 Praise the Lord, Saints! The Fifth Episcopal District Planning Meeting serves as the official launch of Season Two of the District Quadrennial Calendar, the Season of Epiphany. Epiphany is the Season of light, of illumination, of instruction. It is the Season that we have dedicated to The Restoring of Temple Order. Sometimes we are so focused on doing church that we blur the roles that each of us plays in the life of the church. Our scripture from Acts Six warns us that valuable resources are misdirected when this happens. For example, when we neglect the ministry of the Word to wait tables. Ephesians Four serves as a reminder that role assignment is of Christ, and each role that we play in ministry is important. Irrespective of where we are called upon to serve, the work is all divine! Our motivation, our ultimate aim is this, to equip His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and the knowledge of the Son of God, and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Please join me as we proceed with open hearts and minds on a course that awakens us to clarity and direction as we continue to walk into our destiny of being the Holy Nation that we are ordained to be. Blessings! Bishop Clement W. Fugh Presiding Bishop Fifth Episcopal District AME Church 5

8 African Methodist Episcopal Church Fifth Episcopal District Bishop Clement W. Fugh, Presiding Bishop PLANNING MEETING AGENDA October 30 31, 2017 MONDAY 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Devotion Presiding Elder Booker T. Guyton, Leader Presiding Elder Jonathan Rhone, Preacher 10:00 a.m. Call to Order Approval of Agenda PLENARY SESSION ONE Quadrennial Calendar A. YEAR ONE in Retrospect/Highlights B. YEAR TWO: The Season of Epiphany Goal: Restoring Temple Order Scriptures: Acts 6: 2-8 Ephesians 4: C. Epiphany Training Institute Glendale, AZ, July 17-21, 2018 PLENARY SESSION TWO Fifth District Budget A. Annual Conference Financial Projections / Actuals 2017 Series B. Tweaking the Changes *YPD conventions Other 11:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon 12:00 Noon 1:00 p.m. Hour of Power Rev. Godfrey Patterson, St. Paul, Wichita 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 6 Lunch

9 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. PLENARY SESSION THREE Mandatory Special Misconduct Training Rev. Francine Brookins, Bethel, Fontana 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Component Meetings WIM Lay Organization Presiding Elders Mr. Neil Davidson Self Insurance 7:00 p.m. Service of Outreach Rev. David R. Brown Pastor/Founder Hale Ho onani Fellowship AME Mission, Kailua, HI TUESDAY 9:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Devotion (conducted by RAYAC) Rev. Nicolette Birdsong, Leader Rev. Kirkpatrick Tyler, Preacher 10:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. PLENARY SESSION FOUR A. Component Reports / Programs / Recommendations WMS YPD WIM Lay Organization RAYAC Prayer Ministry B. Annual Conference Schedule and Agenda Mid Year 2018 Renaissance Hotel, Denver March 6 8, 2018 Epiphany Training Institute Glendale, AZ July 17-21, 2018 Annual Conference Schedule See attached Planning Meeting St. Louis, MO October 29-30, :00 Noon THE CHARGE! Bishop C. Garnett Henning, Retired Bishop 7

10 African Methodist Episcopal Church Fifth Episcopal District Service of Thanksgiving and of Outreach Rev. Fran Cary, Worship Leader Presiding Elder, Midwest Conference THE PRELUDE THE INTROIT Musical Voluntary Bless the Lord, O My Soul #594 Choir and Congregation Bless the Lord, O my soul, And all that is within me, Bless His holy name. He has done great things, He has done great things, He has done great things, Bless His holy name. THE PROCESSIONAL To God Be The Glory #21 To God be the glory, great things He hath done; So loved He the world that He gave us His Son. Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, And opened the life-gate that all may go in. O, perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives. Great things He hath taught us, great things He hath done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our transport when Jesus we see. Refrain: Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear His voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice! Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give Him the glory; great things He hath done. THE DOXOLOGY Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #647 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all creatures here below: 8 Ministers and Bishops

11 Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen. THE CALL TO WORSHIP Rev. Roosevelt Lindsey Presiding Elder, Southern CA Conference THE HYMN OF PRAISE How Great The Wisdom #91 Rev. Edmund Lowe Presiding Elder, Missouri Conference How great the wisdom, power and grace, Which in redemption shine! The heavenly host with joy confess The work is all divine. The work is all divine. The work is all divine. Before His feet they cast their crowns, Those crowns which Jesus gave, And, with ten thousand thousand tongues, Proclaim His power to save. Proclaim His power to save. Proclaim His power to save. They tell the triumphs of His cross, The sufferings which He bore; How low He stooped, how high He rose, And rose to stoop no more. And rose to stoop no more. And rose to stoop no more. O let them still their voices raise, And still their song renew; Salvation well deserves the praise Of men and angels, too. Of men and angels, too. Of men and angels, too. THE INVOCATION PRAYER RESPONSE Rev. D. Charles Wharry Presiding Elder, Desert Mountain Conference Take Time to Be Holy #286 Take time to be holy; Speak oft with thy Lord; Abide in Him always, And feed on His Word; Make friends of God s children, Help those who are weak, Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek. Take time to be holy, The world rushes on; Spend much time in secret With Jesus alone; By looking to Jesus, Like Him thou shalt be; Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see. 9

12 THE ANTHEM Fifth Episcopal District Choir THE SCRIPTURE LESSONS The Psalter Ms. Alaysha Finley YPD, 1st Vice President The Epistle Rev. Benjamin Finnell Presiding Elder, Midwest Conference The Gospel Mr. Simeon Rhoden President, Fifth District Lay Organization THE DECALOGUE (Abridged) Rev. Barry Settle Allen, Riverside, CA THE BENEVOLENT OFFERING Dr. Kaye Lindsey President, WMS THE CHORAL SELECTION Fifth Episcopal District Choir THE PRESENTATION OF THE BISHOP Rev. Roger Jackson Presiding Elder, Midwest Conference THE PRESENTATION OF THE PREACHER Bishop Clement W. Fugh Presiding Bishop, Fifth Episcopal District THE SERMONIC SELECTION THE SERMON Fifth Episcopal District Choir Rev. David R. Brown Pastor/Founder Hale Ho onani Fellowship AME Mission Kailua, HI THE INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP Rev. Spencer Barrett Presiding Elder, Pacific Northwest Conference THE PUBLIC OFFERING Rev. Allen Williams Chair, Finance Committee THE OUTREACH OFFERING The Finance Committee THE OFFERTORY RESPONSE ALL THINGS COME OF THEE All things come of Thee, O Lord; and of Thine own have we given Thee. Amen. THE ANNOUNCEMENTS THE CLOSING REMARKS BENEDICTION 10 Rev. Darlene Smith Presiding Elder, Missouri Conference Mrs. Alexia Butler Fugh Supervisor, Fifth District WMS Bishop Clement W. Fugh Presiding Bishop, Fifth Episcopal District Rev. Cedric Alexander Presiding Elder, California Conference

13 Fifth District Schedule 2018 Mid Year 2018 March 6 8, 2018 Renaissance Hotel, Denver, CO Epiphany Training Institute July 17-21, 2018 Glendale, AZ Pacific Northwest August 7-11, 2018 Bethel, Spokane, WA Desert Mountain August 28 September 1, 2018 Phoenix, AZ Midwest September 18-23, 2018 Ebenezer & Allen Independence, MO California TBD Missouri October 24-28, 2018 COR, St. Louis, Airport Hilton Southern California October 17-21, 2018 Los Angeles, CA, Hilton LAX Planning Meeting October 29-30, 2018 St. Louis, MO 11

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15 About the Cover: T he painting that appears on the cover of the Booklet for the 2017 Series of Annual Conferences, YEAR TWO: The Season of Epiphany of the Fifth Episcopal District Quadrennial Calendar, in addition to showing our logo for the Season - an open Bible in candle light - it also has deep personal meaning for me. I came upon this painting by Vincent Van Gogh, Still-life With Bible, while in seminary. It immediately fascinated me. In fact, I have added to my bucket list a trip to Amsterdam to view the original painting. What fascinated me most was the artist s thoughtful selection of the three objects that appear in the painting and how meticulously each was placed. The candle, though nearly spent, its flame but a flicker, still offers enough light to reveal vital information about the objects that share its space. By candlelight, we see that the Bible is open to Isaiah 53, Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows the chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes, we are healed. At the foot of the Bible is a novel titled, Le Joie de Vivre (The Joy of Life), written by the French author, Emile Zola. The novel is the story of Pauline and the fulfillment that she receives from a life lived in service to others. Irrespective of the meanings that Van Gogh who aspired to priesthood but was rejected because of his failure to master Latin may have been trying to convey, the message was resoundingly clear to me. The candle speaks of long life, not spent in isolation but in giving illumination. The Joy of Life chronicles the many paths that one takes in his or her quest to live and to be and to explore this wonderful world. The Bible, the most prominent object, puts our faith at the center with the assurance that regardless where the paths of life may lead, the promises of God remain unchanged. This understanding is essential as we set about restoring the Temple order. 13

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A Prescription to Rebuild the Walls Nehemiah 2:17 (NIV)

3rd SESSION OF THE MIDWEWST CONFERENCE FIFTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT OF THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OPENING WORSHIP A Prescription to Rebuild the Walls Nehemiah 2:17 (NIV) Choir March Hyatt Regency,