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The pr yer for this MCk is;
Lord, give me grace and
treogth to persevere and an
obedient heart to do your will.
This week's scripture is,
Psalm 145:18. I
The Annual Queen' Rally of
Michigan St te Quartette Con­
vention will be held on Sunday,
April 3 at the New S1. Mar Bap­
tist Church, 26 Shelby South­
west, Grand Rapids. Time 3:00
p.m.
Queens will compet� fr�m
Benton Harbor, Detroit, Pon­
tiac and Grand Rapids. _
Ethel Donald will represent
Twin-Cities.
The public is invited to at - .
tend. John M. King is State
president. L.C. McFall is host
president.
There will be a workshop for
beginning drummers focusing .
on church music on Saturday,
March 26 a.t Progressive Baptist
Church, 2451Pipestone, at 11:00
a.m. "
Grayling Williams of Pilgrim
Rest Baptist Church will be the
instructor.
The workshop is for ages 10-
15. There is a $3 registration fee.
Pearline Mays is the sponsor
and the Rev. James Childs is the
p tor.
Because of Ebenezer Hap t"
Church going out-of-town on
Sunday, March 27, Sunday ser­
vices will be held on Saturday
night March 26 at 7:30 p.m., ac­
cording to pastor Rev. Walter L.
Brown. I
The Sunday School Depart­
ment of Good Tiding Com­
munity Baptist Church will
sponsor n Easter program
during the 10:30 a.m. Worship
ervice on Sunday April 3.
Marvin Henderson is Sunday
� chool superintendent.
The Co or Chri tiaD
Ed tlon 0 U Ion M orial
A.M.E. Church will sponsor
their Annual Easter program on
Sunday, April 3 at 4:00 p.m.
The young people will give
recitations and the Youth Choir
of the church will render the
usic.
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BAPTIST
CHURCH
Rev. DO ALD ADKINS
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9:2S Sunday Sdlool
10:4S a.m. . . .. omin Worship
7 p.m. Wed .... Prayer Service
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Dorothy Posey is the director
of ChristianEducation, Jackie
Kemp is program chairperson,
and Dr. Delano Bowman is the
pastor.
The public is invited to attend
according to Lovie Taylor,
church secretary.
Good Friday service will be
held at the St. M Rapt t
Church on Friday, April 1 at
12:00 noon.
Ea
p.m. This years pageant is en­
titled, "The man who redeemed
the world", and will feature a
cas of 35.
Cast members and who they
a�e portraying include: John
Childs, Jesus; Carl Shannon, the
thief going to paradise; Steve
Archibald, Pilate; Rev. Jefl'erie
Annas; Carl Matthew,
Caiaphas; Reuben Holiday,
Peter; Robert Bell, Philip; Carl
Mays, Nathaniel; and Venda
. Rose, Christ's mother.
Participating churches will be
Mt. Olive Baptist, Niles; Good
Tiding and St. Mark Baptist,
Benton Harbor.
The Youth Departm t ofSL
Mark Baptist Cure , 802
Pavone St., will sponsor an I
Easter program on Sunday,
April 3 at 3:00 p.m. .
Cynthia Moore and Ros
Brown are the coordinators.
The Rev. John Price is the pas-
I tor. .
Good Friday services will be
held at Pil' Re t Bapti t
Church, 11045 E._ Main on
Friday, April 1 a 7:30 p.m.
Gu will be the Rev. Mil-
ton Broo and Rev. Jenkins of
Chicago, Illinois.
,
Central United
Methodist
Church
Seco� & Sea ay
(Downtown }Juskegon)
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Dr. Lynn DeMos
Rev. Jerry Hagan
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The Young Adult and
Beginner's Choirs of St. Mat­
thews Missiona.ry Baptist
Church will ponsor an Easter
program on Sunday, April 3 at
Highland Avenue Seventh-Day
Adventist Church at 3:00 p.m.
Georgia Morrow is choir su­
pervisor and the Rev, Perry
Murray is the p tor.
The first half of the program
will be given by the young people
of the church and the seCond
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half, the adults will be giving
recitations.
The Pr iv Mi 10 ry
Baptl t Church, 245 Pipestone,
will present their Annual Easter
Pageant on Sunday, April 3 at 7
DOWAGIAC
The Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, 100 Miller sr.,
Dowagiac will be having their
Spring Revival beginning Mon.,
March 28 through Fri.; April 1,
7:30 p.m. nightly.
Guest speaker for the week
will be Rev. Milton McAfee,
pastor of New Bethel Baptist
Church, Benton Harbor.
10 Sunday School
11:30 M\ ••••• ng WotIhip
e pm y.P.W.W.
7:30 pm &. Wotatip
Noon Tun & Ftt
ount Zion
Churc 01 God I Chri5t
188 u kegon
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Rev. G.M Bennett
'Supt: Muskegon Distria
. The play is produced by Mrs.
Canary Cook and written by
Mr. Lovie Washington. The
director are Mr . Perlean.Mays,
Mrs. Cherry John on, Mrs.
Lovie Washington.
Mrs. Louise Tyler is the nar­
rator and the music is under the
direction of Mrs. Doris Harvell.
Rev. James O. Childs is host
pastor.
HIGHLAND
PARK
. Good Friday Worship service
will be held at " t, Lu� A.M.E.
Church, 1363 LaBelle, High­
land Park, on Friday, April! be­
tween the hours of U:OO noon
and 3:00 p.m. Rev. John P. Hen­
ning' is pastor, Rev. Beverly
Brooks, community relations.
The service i combined
church ervice featuring these
A.M.E. Churches and pastors:
Vernon Chapel A.M.E., Rev.
A.C. Whght; First Community
A.M.E., Rev. KennethJohnson;
Baber Memorial A.M.E., Rev.
Westley Wharton; Quinn
Chapel A.M.E., Rev. George
Horry; Gregg Memorial
AM�., Rev. Ollie Wright; St.
Matthew A.M.E., Rev. Ralph
Jones; and St. Luke A.M.E.,
Rev_ �ohn P. Heaning.
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plan
ini ter
city-wide
re�ival
By Mary Gollday
The Minister's Fellowship of
Greater Muskegon will presen
their Annual City-wide Revival
beginning March 28 through
April 1, at noon and 7:00 p.m.
Featuring will be Rev. G.
Kirksey; Evangelist-Pastor
speaking each evening at 7:00
p.m. and Rev. H. Spigner, Alter­
nat . Theme: "Christ: Supply on
Demand, 1. John 6:35.
The Revival will be held at
the ew Mount Zion Mission­
ary Baptist Church, 2117 Baker,
Muskegon Heights, Michigan
where the Rev. J.E. Witcher, is
the host pastor.
The speakers for each noon
services is as follows: Mon.,
Father B. Hall; Tues., Rev. C. .
Fox; Wed., Rev. 'D. Jones;
Thurs., Rev, J. Mason and Fri.,
Seven words form the cross.
Speaker and Text include,
Rev. J.M. Blow, St. Luke 23:34;
Rev. W. Wilson, St. Luke 23:43;
Rev. V. Walker, St� John, 19:26-
27; Rev. A. Pickins, St. Matthew,
27:46; Rev. K. Shelton, 1. John,
19:28; Rev. E. mith, t. John,
19:30; and Rev. W. Burrell Sr.,
St. Luke 23:46. I
Retreat tie
religion to .
aetlon .
The Episcopal Dioce e of
Michigan will host Michigan's
Third Faith and Resistance
Retreat, April 4-7, in response
the growing number of
mainstream Christians who are
feeling compelled by their faith
in God to take 'strong ction in
oppo tion to the nuclear arms
race.
There have been as many as a
dozen Faith and Resistance
Retreats through ut the United
States and hundreds of people
have, crossed lines at nuclear
sites and been arrested to show"
their dis ent according to a
spokesperson.
In Michigan, the first two
retreat: were ho ed by Bishop
Ken Untener, of. the roman
Catholic Diocese of Sagina ,
and by Judith Craig, United
Methodist Bishop of Michigan.
Both those retreats . ncluded
several days of Bibl study,
reflection and prayer. B th con­
cluded with some 8 or 90
people crossing the ine at
Wurtsmith Airforce B in Os­
coda, MI, where nuclear cruise
missiles are deployed.
The 1988 Michigan aith and
Re. istance Retreat ·11 be
centered at the Cathedral
Church of St. Paul at 4800
Woodward Ave., Detroit. A
non-violent pro est involving an
invitation to civil disobedience
will �ke place at Williams Inter­
national in Walled Lake.
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