Worship Service February 4, :30 AM

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2 Worship Service February 4, :30 AM 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. Leader: Prelude Thomas Wright Jr., Organist Elder Damon Mack, Conductor Call to Worship God of Martin, Malcolm, and Medgar People: God of Harriet, Sojourner, and Fannie Lou Leader: In every generation God has poured out God s spirit on all flesh. The young and old; men and women have given birth to new visions and dreams. People: We are the children of ancestors whose faith in God, hope in the future, and love for another kept them through dark nights and bright days. Leader: In this season of history and heritage, may we be strengthened to face the challenges of our present age. All: Guide our feet, focus our minds, and sustain our hearts as we march on in Your name! Amen. The Lord s Prayer Processional Lift Every Voice and Sing #540 Invocation and Chant Responsive Reading Black History Observance #57 Gloria Patri Prayer and Choral Response Anthem The Total Praise Ensemble Pastoral Emphasis Precious Jesus Thomas Whitfield Scripture Meditation The Total Praise Ensemble Things Will Work Out Ricky Dillard Soloist: LaFredrick Coaxner, tenor

3 Sermon and Invitation Invitational Offertory: Offertory Sentences & Selections The Total Praise Ensemble Search Me Lord arr. Ricky Dillard Doxology Offertory Prayer Recessional Siyahamba #164 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 February 4 Class #2 Faith Foundations: Baptist Polity and Practices February 11 Class #3 The Abyssinian Baptist Church: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow February 18 Class #4 Giving God Our Best: Worship & Stewardship February 25 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, February 14 th. PRAYER REQUESTS Bereavement Ashaki Rucker and Family of Aby member, Claudine Rucker, Deaconess Ayanna Zambouri (brother), Evelyn Riddick Roett (sister), Family of the late Mamie Norman, Julius Brown (mother), Carla Ransom (grandmother), Deaconess Geraldine Marche (sister), Juanita Jones and family of Cecil Jones, Harriet Harrison (mother and mother-in-law), Pam Owens (father), Gerard Garvin (mother).

4 Members Sick/Shut-In, Recovering Deaconess Gerri Warren Merrick, Deacon Augustus Sam, Cliff Berry, Ruby McNeal, Ann Sheriff (mother, Martha Nichols), Harriet Harrison (sister), Shelley Westbrook Lassiter, Tom Stevens (homebound), Deacon Eugene Zambouri, Deacon Douglas Solomon, former Trustee Rich Mitchell, Deborah Young (daughter of Aby member, Marcella Maxwell), Rose Hilton (sister-in-law of Aby member, Estelle Hilton Khanna), sister of Deacon Paul Brady, Angelina May, Deaconess Barbara Hines, Rev. Lillian Brown Gold, Deacon Oscar West (father of Ron West), Thomas Bush (mother), Aby Deaconesses Bernice Fife, Jessie Green, Ayikailey Jackson, Mattie Copeland and Olga Dais; Elizabeth Jackson (Kings Harbor Nursing Home, Bx), Ernestine Burgess, Bernice Hardy (Mother of Trustee Board Chair, Alexis Thomas), Dorothy Drayton, E. Denise Perry. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To Reverend & Mrs. Butts, the Abyssinian Ministerial Staff, Officers, the United Ushers, and my Abyssinian family & friends I extend personal thanks to all of you for the support and love shown to me at the event celebrating my retirement from the New York City School Construction Authority. I deeply appreciate the letters, cards, and well wishes. As I embrace this next phase of life, I m looking forward to serving God and my church with a renewed energy. May God continue to bless you all! ~ Susie Drayton To my Pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, Ministers, the Official Boards, Naomi Graham, Church Staff and our Abyssinian Baptist Church Family My family and I would like to express our sincerest gratitude for your thoughtfulness, prayers, and support during the passing of my sister, Lucille Barnes. Your kind expressions of sympathy and gestures of love are deeply appreciated. Please continue to keep our family in prayer. God bless. ~ Deaconess Geraldine Marche & Family To Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III and my Abyssinian Baptist Church family My family and I wish to thank everyone for their support and assistance in the passing of our sister, Thelma Cynthia Palmer-Robinson. Your kind expressions of love and gestures were greatly appreciated. May God bless each of you. ~ Nathan Palmer

5 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.

6 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION ABYSSINIAN INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

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10 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, February 6, Contact Reverend Itang Young for required registration at Ext. 220 or via iyoung@abyssinian.org. On Saturday, February 10 th, the Sister-to-Sister Book Club ministry will read and discuss This African-American Life: A Memoir by Hugh Price. Gathering takes place in the Fellowship Hall at 10:30 AM. THE ABYSSINIAN FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY extends deep appreciation to ALL who ve made donations to our church s Food Distribution effort. There remains a need for non-perishables such as: canned vegetables, fruits, and soup. Please leave donations of these canned items at the lobby reception desk weekdays 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

11 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 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. 100 tithes

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14 SCHOLARSHIP ARTS & CULTURE Abyssinian member, Dr. Kevin McGruder, will discuss his book, Race and Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, , on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at Revolution Books, 437 Malcolm X Blvd (near 132 nd Street), 7:00 PM. Who Decides Your Worth? The play, RELEVANCE, starts Feb 1 st for strictly limited engagement featuring Jane Houdyshell and Pascale Armand. Tix begin at $30 with code MCCWTGP. Go to: call , or at MCC Theater, The Lucille Lortel (121 Christopher Street, NYC). Groups of 10+, contact Marcia Pendelton, or via Marcia@walktallgirlproductions.com. The York Theatre Company presents HALLELUJAH, BABY! The musical that made Leslie Uggams a Broadway Sensation ends today, February 4, featuring Stephanie Umoh and Vivian Reed. Tix $30 with code HBABY30. Visit call , or at York Theatre Company, 619 Lexington Avenue (entrance on 54 th Street) NYC.

15 BLACK HISTORY MONTH COMMUNITY EVENTS North Manhattan Alumnae Chapter of DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. invites you to its Annual Black History Month Celebration, titled We, Too, Are America: A Celebration of Black Excellence on Saturday, February 10, 2018, 2-4 PM at Triangle Building, 530 West 166 th Street, NYC. Event honors CHANGEMAKER and Youth on the Move Award Recipients and performances by Evelyn Mitchell, Dani Criss, Lyrical Faith, David Roberts D Black & more. Join us for Food, Fellowship & "Buy Black" Vendor Section. Event is Free & Open to Public. Groups of 10+ should RSVP to: bhmnmacdst2018.eventbrite.com. For information, contact: bhm@nmacdst.org As African Americans struggle with high rates of preventable and treatable diseases, Black Health Matters convenes its first Summit on February 17, 2018 (8:30 AM - 3:00 PM) at Riverside Church, 91 Claremont Avenue in Harlem. Black Health Summit & Health Fair to feature world-class experts discussing health issues including: heart disease, lupus, HIV, Hep C and lack of participation in clinical trials. Summit will be interactive for healthy discussions on Better Health strategies/tactics. Admission is free. For information, go to or contact: Roslyn Daniels, ; roslyn@blackhealthmatters.com.

16 to Abyssinians born in February Jacqueline C. Addison 19 Oscar Allen, III 17 Rahesha Amon 14 Gary Barker 20 Terence Barnes 3 Gyl-Maria Bartholomew 27 Kevin Beckles 19 Gloria Benfield 5 James Bernasko 1 Daniel Bivins 17 Patricia Black 26 Jacqueline Blackett 21 Christopher Blackwood 21 Tiffany Boards 20 Elijah Brooks 5 Scherley Broun 4 Edward Brown 12 Vanessa Burton 15 Sydney Bush 13 Patricia Butts 9 Gloria Byrd 28 Beatrice Cain 28 Damon Caldwell 2 Ethel Calhoun 25 Vivian Campbell 4 Toby Carmichael 16 Sabrina Carten 25 Destiny Carter - Carey 27 Selina Chavis 7 Donna Cherry 11 Sonya Chestnut 12 Rether Clark-Parker 25 Justin Conyers, III 4 Millicent Cotto, Esq. 12 Grace Crosdale 22 Margaret Crusoe 1 Bria Culpepper 4 Olga Dais 23 Sharline Dawes 5 Jacqueline DeFares 2 Eunia Destine 23 Thelma Dye-Holmes 15 Loretta Edwards 11 Greer Ellis Coleman 15 Yamisi F-Mbourounda 2 Bobby Feimster 18 Donald Ferguson 24 Sherema Fleming 13 Floria Foote 15 Dina Foster-Osbourne 1 Yvonne Franck 16 Regina Frierson 23 Laura Gadson 10 Earnestine Glover 28 Muriel Goods 23 Felicia Gray 23 LaJuana Green 3 Walter Gregoire 28 Tristin Gregoire 3 L.Brian Griffin 14 Patricia Griffin 10 Kevin Griffith 26

17 Karla Haggod Simmons 22 Sheila Hall 20 Carolyn Halls 14 Wendy Hanes 12 Margery Hannah 7 Monica Harte-Palmer 13 Alvin Harvin 20 Lisa Henderson 18 Adriene Holder 4 Lyn Holloway 3 Rosie Howlett-Badu 28 Sandra Indrathaher 26 Jerome Jackson 18 Kelly Jackson 20 Michelle James 29 Debra James 16 Ayinka Janette 26 Jerome Jenkins 6 Roy Jennings 10 Evonne Jennings Tolbert 4 May Johnson 29 Ronald Jones 4 Ashley Jones 8 Alexa Jordan 20 Willa Kester 24 Rebecca King 6 Fabienne Kirk 11 Carolyn Lassiter 14 James Lassiter, Jr. 12 Renee Lindo-Hargett 15 Kathy Long 20 Denise Lopes 6 Johanne Louis 20 Yvonne Lucas 1 Kyle Lucas 18 Karen Madison 8 Stacey Maldonado 22 Judy Marc 2 Milton Matthews 2 Sonya Maxwell 25 Michelle McFadden 25 Megan McLaughlin 22 Herbert McLaughlin 7 Jacqueline McLean 15 Joel Mentor 8 Carol Mills 25 Janet Mitchell 1 Athena Moore 24 Brenda Morgan 26 Sandra Morrison 29 Xenia Murray 14 Norma Myers 2 Gwendolyn Nelson 13 Linda Newell 18 Alberta Newton 10 Sophia Nichson 4 Judith Parker 27 Xavier Partee 27 Marsha Patrick 1 Annie Petrus 19 Emerson Phillips 29 Blondel Pinnock 23 Avis Privott-Yeiser 26 Herbert Proctor 15 Denise Reed 11 Valerie Rhodes 2 Keith Roach 7 Deborah Romain 17 Valeria Sanders 9 Helen Sapp 4 Nubia Scott-Bennett 25 Kimberly Singleton 9 Joy Singleton 18 Roger Smith 14

18 Bertha Smith 24 Mattie Smith- Kimbrough 7 Elston Streeter 9 Peggy Stukes 20 A. Lenora Taitt-Magubane 8 Amirah Thomas 4 Alexis Thomas 9 Yvonne Thomas- Gray 17 Deborah Tucker 11 Yusef Waliyaya 15 Gerri Warren-Merrick 5 Ronald West 11 Wesley White 20 Karima Wilkins-Smart 21 Mary Williams 26 Deborah Willis 5 Charles Yarbrough 23 Jerome Yeiser 12 Tomara Young 25 Jose Zenon 28 Black History Week, which officially became Black History Month in 1976, was organized in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, the second African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard. Today, Woodson is known as the founder & father of Black History. The Abyssinian Baptist Church sanctuary is decorated with Kenté cloth design from the Motherland as we celebrate with great pride, our African American Heritage and History.

19 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

20 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)