Worship Service January 7, 2018

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2 Worship Service January 7, 2018 To all those who enter here: Be thoughtful, be silent, be reverent. Before the service, speak to God. During the service, let God speak to you. After the service, speak to others. Prelude Nathaniel Gumb, Organist LaFredrick Coaxner, Conductor 9:00 AM 11:30 AM Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III Leader: Call to Worship This is the day that Lord has made. People: We will rejoice and be glad in it. Leader: This is the year that Lord has begun. People: We will rejoice and be glad in it. Leader: All: As we march forward into a new year s journey, let us lay aside every weight that tries to hold us back. Moving forward and backward never, we press on to higher ground in Christ Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. Amen The Lord s Prayer Processional Great Is Thy Faithfulness #158 Invocation and Chant Responsive Reading Epiphany #56 Gloria Patri Prayer and Choral Response Anthem 9:00 AM 11:30 AM The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian "Hold Up the Light" Donnie Harper Soloist: Jeff Hamer, tenor Pastoral Emphasis Scripture Meditation 9:00 AM 11:30 AM The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian "That's When You Blessed Me" John Black & Tony Wilkins Soloist: Jenelle Dunkley, mezzo-soprano

3 Sermon and Invitation Invitational Offertory: Offertory Sentences & Selections 9:00 AM 11:30 AM The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian "Nobody Like Jesus" Marlowe Cribbs Doxology Offertory Prayer Recessional I Am On The Battlefield #480 Benediction and Amen Postlude BIBLE STUDY NEW MEMBERS CLASS PRAYER BABY BLESSING Sunday Morning Praying Band Sundays - 7:00 AM Sunday Morning Bible Study 8:45 AM Monday Afternoon Bible Class 12:00 PM Wednesday Mid-Week Manna Service 7:00 PM NEW MEMBERS CLASS SCHEDULE Meets Sundays, 8:30 AM Blue Room Class #1 At the Cross: Jesus and Salvation January 7 Class #2 Faith Foundations: Baptist Polity and Practices January 14 Class #3 The Abyssinian Baptist Church: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow January 21 Class #4 Giving God Our Best: Worship & Stewardship January 28 Prayer Requests: For Members Sick/Shut-In, Recovering Deacon Douglas Solomon (upcoming spinal surgery), former Trustee Rich Mitchell, sister of Deacon Paul Brady, Angelina May, Deaconess Barbara Hines, Rev. Lillian Brown Gold, Deacon Oscar West (father of Ron West), Thomas Bush (pray for his mother), Deaconesses Bernice Fife, Jessie Green, Ayikailey Jackson, Mattie Copeland and Olga Dais; Elizabeth Jackson (Kings Harbor Nursing Home, Bx), Ernestine Burgess, Bobby Feimster, Alvin and Norma Harvin, Fredricka Tolbert, Bernice Hardy (Mother of Trustee Board Chair, Alexis Thomas), Dorothy Drayton, E. Denise Perry. Bereavement Deaconess Geraldine Marche (sister), McDougald family (Lynda McDougald), Juanita Jones (Husband, Aby member Cecil Jones), Harriet Harrison (mother and mother-in-law), Pam Owens (father), Gerard Garvin (mother). BABY BLESSINGS Babies are blessed on the 2 nd Sunday of each month in the 11:30 AM worship service. Parents who wish to have their baby blessed at Abyssinian must attend the Baby Blessing Class. For details/registration, contact Min. Pamela D. Mason, Ext Next Class: Wednesday, January 17 th.

4 PROGRESS ON THE ABYWEST COMMUNITY CENTER CONTINUES We continue to make progress on the AbyWest Community Center AND the excitement continues to mount as this amazing effort moves closer to fruition. WE want you to BECOME a part of THIS Abyssinian legacy BY HELPING US launch our newest initiative towards raising the next $8 million. TO FIND OUT HOW, visit the AbyWest Development Committee in the lobby following Sunday worship service. We are grateful for your support and ask you TO HELP US REACH OUR $12 MILLION GOAL.

5 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ABYSSINIAN INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION GOD S LEADING LADIES Instructor: Min. Pamela D. Mason January 11, 18, 25, PM 8:30 PM The Holy Bible is filled with stories of God s leading ladies who played an essential role in the work of salvation. Whether they defied a king s orders to kill Hebrew babies, taking the lead on the battlefield, or risking their lives to save an entire people on the verge of destruction, we honor their sacrifice as we celebrate our own. This teaching is designed to recognize the contributions of women who were inspired to stand firm when God called them into action for the good of humanity. Contact Min. Pamela D. Mason for additional information: pdmason@abyssinian.org or x204 NOON DAY BIBLE STUDY MONDAYS - 12:00 PM 1:30 PM January 8, 22, 29, 2018 Instructor: Reverend Rashad Moore BIBLE QUEST How many questions can you respond to before checking the Abyssinian website for correct Bible reference points? Go to Stay intentional about taking time to center yourself, as you read the entire chapter where the answers are found. 1 Which of the Major Prophets said, For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulders? 2 Where was the town Mary rushed to in an effort to see Elizabeth? 3 Who asked the question, Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? 4 Where did Joseph and Mary go to escape the king s order to kill the baby Jesus?

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7 Join us at Congregation Temple Emanu-El (One East 65 th Street at Fifth Avenue) on Friday, January 12, 2018, 6:00 PM for The Joint Worship Service Commemorating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Our Pastor, Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III, delivers the occasion message. On Sunday, January 14, 2018, Rabbi Joshua Davidson and Congergation Temple- Emanu-El will fellowship with Abyssinian at the 9:00 AM worship service.

8 THE CENTER FOR CARE & ADVOCACY is accepting new appointments. CCA meets every Thursday, 7:00 PM 9:00 PM by appointment. Stop by the lobby and complete the CCA form, and an appointment will be scheduled shortly thereafter. For more information, call (212) x504. Abyssinian s GOOD GRIEF MINISTRY offers support to members in seasons of loss and bereavement. Group-setting meeting takes place on alternating Tuesdays, 7:00 PM in the 1 st Floor Nursery with facilitators: Deacon Dr. Henry McCurtis & Deaconess Dr. Sydney Bush. Next Session: Tuesday, January 9, Contact Reverend Itang Young for required registration at Ext. 220 or via iyoung@abyssinian.org. The Sister to Sister Book Club will read After: A Novel by Marita Golden for its next gathering on January 13, 2018 at 10:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall. THE ABYSSINIAN FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY extends deep appreciation to ALL who ve made donations to for non-perishables such as: canned vegetables, canned our church s Food Distribution effort. There remains a need fruits, and canned soup. Please leave donations of these items at the lobby reception desk any weekday during office hours: (10 AM 6 PM), and/or on Sundays following worship services. We thank God for your Spirit of Generosity! I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink MATTHEW 25:35 HELP WANTED Elderly female senior citizen, who resides in Manhattan (Upper Eastside) needs assistance four days per week (three hours per day) to prepare meals, perform light cleaning and escort to church (on Sundays), as well as to doctor s appointments and errands. Contact: Deacon Paul Brady, for more information. ARTS & CULTURE The New York Times Critics' Pick - School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. Running now - Dec 31 st at MCC Theater/The Lucille Lortel, 121 Christopher Street. NYC. Tickets $49 & $55 with code MCCWTGP (reg. $79-$99) The Lucille Lortel Box Office. For groups 10+ contact Marcia Pendelton at , Marcia@walktallgirlproductions.com

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10 ABYSSINIAN TECHNOLOGYUPDATE As part of our ongoing efforts to keep The Abyssinian Baptist Church membership on the cusp of the digital age, we invite you to revisit some our church s key tech options and drivers that have been tailored specifically for our congregation: ABYSSINIAN.ORG Our website is a living breathing entity that the entire congregation can use as a tool for engaging in ministry life at Abyssinian. Ministries and Members are invited to send information for placement on our website to: webmaster@abyssinian.org (send info regarding church events, ministry activities, photos, key accomplishments or milestones for the REJOICE page, and happenings in our community). ABY TEXT ALERTS We use text alerts to inform and remind members of events, change in service times, special worship opportunities, weather updates etc. Here s how you can sign up to receive Aby Text Alerts: TEXT ABY TO ABY TEXT TO GIVE Currently, Abyssinian offers the option to give during the worship service offertory, by mail, online, during livestream, and through the kiosk located on the church lobby level. We are introducing the Option to Give via Text. Now, you can TEXT TO GIVE anytime from anywhere! How to set up Text to Give: In the Recipient Box type in In Message box, enter dollar amount, space, and one of the following key words (for example: 200 tithes or 10 offerings, or 75 abywest). Initially you will receive a message with instructions to click to a link to setup your device for text giving to Abyssinian. The following steps will take only 5 minutes. 1. Click the link. 2. Login to your SecureGive account 3. Add the information for credit card you want to use for text giving tithes Next, you ll receive another message instructing you to reply Y to receive messages from that number, then another text asking you to confirm the transaction. You will receive an confirmation that your phone number is authorized, as well as an confirming receipt of your gift.

11 MATCHING GIFT Did you know that you can increase your gift to The Abyssinian Baptist Church by simply notifying your company? Last year, we received a strong response from our membership for the Matching Gift Program which resulted in additional contributions ranging from 25% - 100%. Find out if your employer is one of 1,400+ U.S. companies that participates in Matching Gift Programs that will make a donation to a nonprofit that their employees support. Please check with your company's Human Resources Department to see if it has a Matching Gift Program and applicable policies, then contact the Abyssinian Development Committee, through Trustee Alexis Thomas, x210. Every gift we receive helps us manage our Church's many programs. Donations can be used to match your tithes, offerings and AbyWest contributions. SAVE THE DATE THE ABYSSINIAN YOUTH MINISTRY will host an All Night Youth Jam for ages on Friday, January 26, The night will be filled with dinner, dancing, movies, and video games, so don t forget your sleeping gear for this FREE EVENT! Drop-off begins at 7:00 PM on Friday, January 26 th. Parent pick-up starts at 8:30 AM SHARP on Saturday, January 27 th. RSVP Deadline January 22 nd Participation forms are available in church reception lobby. Friday, February 2, 2018, THE ABYSSINIAN YOUTH MINISTRY will host A Night At The Museum Sleepover at Liberty Science Center for youth ages 6-12 (Remember to bring your sleeping gear!). Buses leave Abyssinian church on Friday, February 2 nd at 5:00 PM. Parent pick-up begins at 11 AM Sharp on Saturday, February 3, Cost to attend = $95. RSVP Deadline January 27, For more information regarding these Youth Events, contact Rev. Itang Young, Assistant Minister for Youth, iyoung@abyssinian.org, or call x220.

12 Happy Birthday to Abyssinians born in January Fammie Aaron 13 Evelyn Addo-Wallace 21 Gloria Austin 16 Sydney Avent 16 Marilyn Ballard 28 Nikklas Bates 29 Christine Bertsche 3 Denise Borden-Miller 14 Soroya Bouse 18 Barbara Bragg 17 Robert Briggs 7 Tolani Britton 9 Janis Brown 29 Deborah Brown Hicks 23 Auvill Browne 10 Diana Brown-Temple 4 Marianna Buchanan 3 David Calhoun 23 Tracey Cammock 13 Jamillaah Carmichael 9 Sheila Chestnut 7 Delores Choice 31 Claudette Clare 16 Exum Coley, Jr. 12 Drake Colley, Esq. 27 Ashleigh Collins 8 Latoya Conner 10 Lillian Cooke 29 Devon Cooke 25 Adella Cooper 4 Nekivah Cunningham 27 Ruby Cunningham 28 Laura Davis 3 Sharon Dawes 18 Michael Deas 25 Naomi Defensor 16 Anthony Dixon 29 Dolina Duzant 2 Erma Dyer 4 Mabel Evans 13 Monica Ellis 10 Tiffany Ellis Butts 5 Charles Ewell, Jr. 11 Dana Farmer, Sr. 5 Eric Ford 12 William Foster 6 Sandra Frasier 14 Carmen Gaines -James 16 Sonia Glaspie 6 LaRita Gordon 24 Joshua Gourgue 18 Veronica Graves 22 Djena Graves 12 Pearlie Green 26 Kay Green 29 Venice Grimes, Jr. 26 Muriel Grimmett-Ray 19 Augusta Grubb 26

13 Claire Hall 4 Loretta Halyard 27 Daquana Hargrove 25 Tyrice Harrell 19 Stanley Harris 4 John Harrison 18 Ayana Harry 29 Barbara Hart-Charles 11 Torrino Harvey 6 Torrance Harvey 6 Beatrice Hawkins 30 Brian H. Copeland 8 Dawn Haywoode 23 Jean Henderson 2 Christine Hendon 8 William Highsmith 9 Dale Hodges 21 Ruth Hood 9 Lucien Humphreys 12 Bridgette Hundon 28 Dorothy Hurst 5 Norma Ivey 13 Chyrise Jackson 25 Charles Jackson 4 Patricia J. McCollough 31 Rochelle Jefferson-Attia 8 Margaret Jenkins 9 Marie Johnson 8 Melique Jones 11 Dominique Jones 25 Gloria Jones 16 Yusef Kassim 24 Lynelle Keels 17 Wendy Kelly-Carter 15 Alicia Kenny 18 Kim Kidd 20 Hubert King 10 Dawn Knox 28 Emmanuel Kugblenu 12 Thierry Lescouflair 26 Kelly Lewis 16 Ava Lezama 6 Yvette Lovett Bowen 16 Heather Luke 3 Gwendolyn Madden 11 Nicol Mansell 6 Karine Martin 15 Katherine Massenberg 14 Edith Matthews 27 Donette Matthews 15 Dolores McCray 14 Esther McCready 10 Darryl McPherson 26 Sharon McPherson 13 Luis Medina 14 Mia Meschell 20 Margaret Meyers 14 Daniel Michael 15 Matthew Middleton 22 Jennifer Miles 24 Julian Miles 2 Dorian Miles, II 5 Beverly Mitchell 20 Ronica Mitchum 28 Gail Monroe-Perry 22 Pauline Monsanto 24 Karyn M. Davenport 21 Judith Mosely 11 William Moss, Jr. 29 Joan Murrell 26 Joy Nelson 27 Darktalia N. Vieira 15 Cedra Neville 12 Emma Nichson 12

14 Alma Nugent 22 Eleanor Olive 4 Shavette P. Thompson 6 Rena Perry 24 Barbara Petersen 7 Malik Porter 17 Michelle Powell 19 Vickie Powell 7 Bessie Powell 27 Janet Rambert 17 Sophiar Redd 20 Michelle Reed 2 Paula Rice 13 Kristen Rich 30 Evelyn Riddick-Roett 31 Denise Robinson 18 Gregory Robinson 14 Hazel Samuels 21 Rudene Scipio 15 Sandra Scott 8 Gloria Scott 1 Randolph S. McLaughlin II 19 Ann Sheriff 25 Valencia S. Greenup 14 Diane Simmons 28 Cookie Sims 4 Jamila Slade 29 Cosby Smiley 25 Gregory Smith 11 Lynda Smith-Harris 28 Leslie Smith-Harrison 7 Mabel Springer 23 Errol Stallings 10 Brandi Stewart 3 Carmen Stewart 15 Rochelle Strong 12 Curtayasia Taylor 31 Sophia T. Roebuck 31 Yolanda Thomas 24 Lionel Thompson, Jr. 6 Herbert Thornhill 7 Joan Torrence 14 Eboni Troupe 11 Danni Tyson 29 Jovan Vanzant 2 Tyrone Waiters 11 Willie Mae Walcott 18 Nathaniel Walker 29 Alfred Waller, Jr. 25 Christopher Wamai 8 Keith White 18 Onie Wiggins 8 Michael Wilhite 18 Michael Williams 19 James Williams 1 Wesley Willis 12 Kedon Wilson 14 Samuel Winslow, Jr. 13 Barron Wise 30 Van Woods 7 Shaneequa Wright 23 Deborah Wright 30 Linda Zango-Haley 30 Sherrie Zenon 3 Patricia Zollar 25

15 SERMON NOTES Take personal notes while listening to the Word of God Date: Sermon Title: Biblical Text: Points to Note: PULPIT FLOWERS Courtesy of Saundra Parks ABYSSINIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION adcorp.org

16 THE ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH OFFICERS Gerald Barbour Eleanor E. Olive Alexis Thomas Walter Douglas Sheila S. Boston Robinson Chairman, Board of Deacons Chair, Board of Deaconess Chair, Board of Trustees Treasurer Church Clerk MINISTERIAL STAFF Reginald L. Bachus Associate Pastor Ext. 203 Itang H. Young Assistant Minister for Youth Ext. 220 Rashad R. Moore Assistant Minister Ext. 212 MUSIC MINISTRY Ext. 261 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES Finance Ext. 245 Building, Grounds & Maintenance Ext. 244 WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday 7:00 am The Praying Band 9:00 am Bible Class 9:00 am Sunday School 9:00 am Worship Service 9:15 am -11:00 am WE Youth Worship Experience 11:30 am Worship Service 2 nd Sunday 11:30 am Babies Blessed 3 rd Sunday 9:00 am & 11:30 am Communion/Right Hand of Fellowship (11:30 am) 4 th Sunday 11:30 am Baptism 5 th Sunday 11:30 am Youth Sunday Wednesday 7:00 pm Mid-Week Manna THE ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH 132 Odell Clark Place New York, NY (T)