Antioch Baptist Church 8869 Cedar Avenue, Cleveland OH 44106 Rev. Dr. Todd C. Davidson, Senior Pastor ORDER OF WORSHIP This service is subject to change by the movement of God s spirit. ORGAN PRELUDE... Dasean Lawson DANCE MINISTRY... OPENING HYMN... (On Screen) #80 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross PRAISE & WORSHIP... Music Ministry INVOCATION... Deacon Board * Ushers Seat Worshippers RESPONSIVE READING... Unity & Maturity in the Body of Christ... Deacon Board Leader: received. As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have Congregation: Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Leader: Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Congregation: There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; Leader: one Lord, one faith, one baptism; All Together: one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. MUSIC MINISTRY... Voices of Praise/Cherub Choir 11:00 a.m. Worship Service Sunday March 18, 2018
WELCOMING OF GUESTS... Pulpit HISTORY MOMENT CORPORATE PRAYER OF PETITION... Pulpit MUSIC MINISTRY...Mass Choir * THE MESSAGE Somewhere Else!... Min. Edward Horton Luke 16:19-21 (NIV) INVITATIONAL HYMN OFFERTORY PRAYER... Deacon Board CLOSING REFRAIN...Mass Choir CLOSING PRAYER... Pulpit CLOSING INSTRUMENTAL MEDITATION... Musicians T O D A Y 125 TH ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE MEETING: TODAY in the Veterans Room after the morning worship service. Ruthie Brown BURROUGHS-MALEKEBU CIRCLE MEETING: TODAY after the morning worship service in the AGAPE Conference Room. VERA O. BOUIE CIRCLE MEETING: TODAY after the morning worship service in the Upper Room. MEMBERS WITH APRIL / MAY BIRTHDAYS: We will meet TODAY in Branch Hall after the morning worship service to discuss two celebration opportunities related to the 125 th Anniversary. Contact Margaret Peacock, if you have any questions. HELP WITH HOMEWORK: If your child is having difficulties with their homework, help is available! Bring your child to the McKinney Library located in Branch Hall after the morning worship service. Please be sure to have the homework or classwork your child needs help with (ALL subjects, English, Math, etc.) KENTUCKY STATE CONCERT CHOIR: The renowned Kentucky State University Concert Choir will be at Antioch TODAY at 4:00 p.m. The Cleveland School of the Arts will be the guest high school at the concert. Tickets are $15 adults/$5 students and will be sold at the door. 11:00 a.m. Worship Service Sunday March 18, 2018
2017 GIVING STATEMENTS: Statements have been mailed, emailed and/or are available for pick-up. Call the church office, (216) 421-1516. BEREAVEMENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Theo Smith, McArthur Marsh and Ella Kellum whose cousin and longtime member, Mrs. Ella Perry Doss was funeralized at Antioch on Thursday, March 15, 2018. CONGRATULATIONS To Lillian Newby who has been accepted to attend the renowned Ballet Met Summer Intensive Program. Lillian is the daughter of Angela & Jerome Newby and sister of Brandon, Tyler, Jordon & Jacob. THANK YOU The Cleveland Tuskegee Alumni Club would llike to thank everyone who attended the concert last Sunday. The concert was truly a blessing, and was a big success. Your spirit of hospitality and kindness touched the hearts of the choir members. Thank you, again, for always supporting this fabulous choir! I would like to thank my Antioch family for their expression of support through cards, gifts, prayers and time during the loss of my mother, A. Winnifred Wright. Thank you, Antioch Delta Sigma Theta sisters, who participated in the Omega Omega service. Please keep our family in your prayers. Paula Wright Our sincere thanks and gratitude to Pastor Todd C. Davidson, Deacon Anthony Lockhart, Deacon Pam Ashby, Sis. Karen Edwards-Johnson, and our entire Church family for your calls, cards, and, above all, your prayers, during this difficult time of bereavement. God's loving blessings to each of you always! The Holland Families Good morning, Antioch family. I would like to say thank you with all my heart to Deacons Addison and Owens for their faithfulness in making it possible for me to be in worship service, Moreno Miller and to everyone who came to visit and/or offer words of encouragement. Thank you for truly being a church family. Howard Bush, Sr. RECUPERATING MEMBERS (Contact Church Office for address information) George Askew Milorene Baker Henry Bolden Howard Bush Irene Coleman Eugene Crockett Julius Davis, Sr. Adele Hall Lula Jackson Charlene Lawrence Shirley Lawrence Bess Lee Zekila Le na George Madison Greg Madison Frances Mann George Mason Mattie Nellems Doreathea Pettus Patricia Roberts Anne Hunter Rosemond Josephine Wall Yvonne Ware PRAY ONE FOR ANOTHER, THAT YE MAY BE HEALED... James 5:1 Antioch Congregation Antioch Deacons Rev. Davidson & Family Bro Vincent & Rev. Holland Min. Keith Taylor Rev. Joyce Peebles & Family 11:00 a.m. Worship Service Sunday March 18, 2018
Rev. Mylion Waite Julius Davis, Sr. & Family Charlene & Shirley Lawrence Harriet Banks Howard Bush Family of Gladys Harrison- Dunbar Willa Morgan Edrice Clark A. Buchanan Dea. Charles Thigpen Acree Family Crystal Denise Rev. and Mrs. McMickle Family of Lyle Reed Family of Donald Taylor, Jr. Sanders Family Jayla & Janiyah Dea. Van & Gerrye McCarley Sis. Juanita Shealey Diana England Andrea Sims Lois Tisdale The Robinson Family The Ruff Family The Stallworth Family The Family of Ella Doss The Emeruwa Family Dea. & Dcn. Paul Holland Family and Friends of Ella Doss Shirley Walker and Family Gregory Pettis Rev. Marcus Jennings Harold Rambo Dorothy Pitts Dea. & Dcn. Steve Bullock Paula Gist Paula Wright & Family Jerry Nelson Barbara Fairfax Theophilus Jones TiJuan Davislaire Claire Willis Laura Willis Mary Hill Dea. Rory Turner Dea. William Moon Dea. Viola & Jesse LeGrande Carolyn White Susan Motsch ACTIVITIES & EVENTS CHURCH CALENDAR AND RESERVING SPACE: Don t forget to contact Vivian Jackson, Office Manager, (216) 421-1516 x115 for ministries meeting space and calendar events needs. PRAYER: Would you like to have someone to pray for you and with you? If so, come and join us for prayer at 9:00 a.m. each Sunday in the Sanctuary. ANTIOCH / DUNBAR CHRISTIAN BOWLERS SCHOLARSHIP: Applications are now available for the 2018 Antioch / Dunbar Christian Bowlers Scholarship. The applications are in the wall mount outside of the Copy Room. Deadline for submitting applications: Monday, April 30 th. Scholarship recipient will be notified by email/us mail or phone. Contact Barbara McCollum, or Patricia Stinson. VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER LILIES NEEDED: Church family, we need volunteers to deliver Easter Lilies to our sick and/or shut-in members. The plants will be available for pickup on Saturday, March 24 th in the McMickle Chapel. Contact Dcn. Elizabeth Gooden or Dcn. Linda Sowell. HELP FROM THE BOTTOM UP: A six-week (6) project for donations of disposable diapers, any size, for needy mothers in the Fairfax community. This national project collects/ distributes 3,500,000 diapers. Donations should be left in the wooden bins marked Diaper Donations in the McMickle Chapel. EASTER CANDY: Church family, we are asking for donations of INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED Easter candy. Please consider donating. A member of the ministry will be in Branch Hall immediately following worship service to take donations today and next Sunday, March 25 th. Contact Courtney Jones with questions. FEBRUARY 21 ST MARCH 28 TH LENTEN SOUP AND SALAD SUPPER SERIES WERE YOU THERE? Our Lenten journey continues on Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. Be sure to bring your favorite salad topping to feed eight. WERE YOU THERE?... Mar. 21 st When He Was Crucified.Mark 15:20 Mar. 28 th When He Arose.Mark 16:2-6 MARCH 20 TH BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION MEETING: The Board of Christian 11:00 a.m. Worship Service 4 Sunday March 18, 2018
Education will meet Tuesday, March 20 th, 6:30 p.m. in Branch Hall. MARCH 24 TH FAMILY LIFE MINISTRY EVENT: Saturday, March 24 th, 3:00 p.m. in Branch Hall. The movie A Question of Faith will be shown. Come out for a time in fellowship. Light refreshments served. (See flier in bulletin). MARCH 25 TH JOIN US! SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. This quarter focuses on ways God s people have acknowledged His greatness beginning with guidance for following Him, ways Jesus proved a channel for giving God glory and honor and concluding with a look at times when the Hebrew people sang praises to God. THIS WEEK S LESSON -- Keep My Statutes and Ordinances, Bible Background 2 CHRONICLES 7:12-22; Printed Text 2 CHRONICLES 7:12-22 Devotional Reading ISAIAH 58:6-12. Living a just and merciful life requires people to sacrifice their own desires and thoughts. What are consequences for not choosing to be just and merciful? God told Solomon that if he did not follow the statutes and ordinances given to him by the Lord, then calamity would come upon the people and the Temple would be abandoned. The Sunday School Department MARCH 25 TH BYF MEETING: Sunday, March 25 th at 4:00 p.m. hosted by Emily Jones. MARCH 30 TH GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE AT MT. SINAI: Friday, March 30 th, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, 7510 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland 44104. Processional of the Clergy at 11:30 a.m., service at noon. Pastor Davidson will be one of the guest preachers. MARCH 31 ST EASTER EGG HUNT: Saturday, March 31 st, 1:45 p.m. The Children's Ministry is EXCITED to announce an Easter Egg Hunt for our Antioch children up to age 12. This will not interfere with the pageant rehearsal. LUNCH WILL BE SERVED. More information forthcoming, so please plan to bring your children to this fun-filled activity! MARCH 31 ST FINAL FOUR WATCH PARTY: Saturday, March 31 st, 6:00 p.m. in Branch Hall. Join the Men s Ministry in this time of relationship-building among the men of Antioch! Register for the Men s Basketball Tournament Challenge at www.espn.com/bracket (ESPN s Tournament Challenge Page). Fliers with complete information in the McMickle Chapel. APRIL 15 TH BYF TEEN TIME! FAMILY, FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP DINNER: Sunday, April 15 th immediately following the morning worship service in Branch Hall for all BYF members and their families. See Dea. Joyce Jones in Branch Hall after the morning worship service to RSVP today and every Sunday before April 15 th. APRIL 27 TH 28 TH WOMEN S RETREAT: Friday, April 27 th and Saturday, April 28 th. Cleveland Clinic Holiday Inn. Theme: How to Experience Peace in Stormy Weather. Hosted by our own Min. Natalie Rudd. Registration deadline is Friday, March 16 th. Visit Eventbrite.com for retreat details. MAY 5 TH SUFFERING IN SILENCE : Saturday, May 5 th, 9:30 a.m. Noon. Antioch presents Suffering in Silence: Removing the Stigma of Mental Illness. More details to come about this forum. MAY 12 TH HOW SWEET IT IS! Are you diabetic, pre-diabetic or live with someone with diabetes? Antioch will host a sixweek (6) free Diabetes Awareness workshop to help manage diabetes and help others reduce the risk. Facilitated by Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging. Classes begin Saturday, May 12 th, 9:30 a.m. - noon. Weekly screenings and a light lunch. More information and registration available today in Branch Hall. 11:00 a.m. Worship Service 5 Sunday March 18, 2018
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