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PASTORAL/PROGRAM STAFF
Rev. Otis Moss III, Pastor
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Senior Pastor
Rev. Stacey Edwards-Dunn, Director of Pastoral Services
Rev. Barbara A. Heard, Associate Pastor
Rev. Rochelle Michael, Associate Pastor
Rev. Linda Mootry-Dodd, Associate Pastor
Rev. Tiffany Trent, Associate Pastor
Rev. Reginald Williams, Associate Pastor
Rev. Ramah E. Wright, Associate Pastor
Dr. Julia Speller, Director, Christian Education
Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Minister to Youth and Children
Rev. Ann Patton, Minister of Christian Education
Deacon Shirley Bims-Ellis, Director, Center for African Biblical Studies
Robert E. Wooten, Jr., Director of Music
Deacon Jeri L. Wright, Director of Media
Ivey Matute, Executive Secretary

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.“There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.”
1 Corinthians 12:5 (TEV)
 table of contents
Order of Worship............................................................................................................................. 4
Hymn of Praise (7:30 a.m. – “Hold To God’s Unchanging Hand”)................................................. 5
Hymn of Praise (11:00 a.m. – “Have A Little Talk With Jesus”)....................................................... 5
Unison Scripture (7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m.)......................................................................................... 6
Unison Scripture (6:00 p.m.)........................................................................................................... 7
Confession of Sins............................................................................................................................ 7
Pastor’s Page................................................................................................................................... 8
Sermon Notes................................................................................................................................ 13
Stewardship................................................................................................................................... 14
To Do Justice................................................................................................................................ 15
Special Announcements:
TUCC Youth Ministry Training.............................................................................................. 16
2008 Art Poster/Essay Contest............................................................................................... 17
Black and Christian New Member Class................................................................................... 18

African American Heritage Month

36th Anniversary and Retirement Celebration for Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
The Akiba

Special Announcements:
2008 Pastors and Lay Leadership Conference.......................................................................... 23
Calendar........................................................................................................................................ 24
Heart of the Community............................................................................................................... 26
Information & Announcements..................................................................................................... 28
Prayer List..................................................................................................................................... 31
Bereaved........................................................................................................................................ 33
Hospitalized.................................................................................................................................. 33
Extended Care . ............................................................................................................................ 34
Members at Home . ...................................................................................................................... 36
Service and Support Groups................................................................................... Inside Back Cover

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 Order of Worship
Order Worship
Choral Introit................................................................................................................“I Was Glad”
Opening Hymn (7:30 a.m.).....................................................................................“Wash Me Lord”
Opening Hymn (11:00 a.m.)............................................................ “Father, We’re Calling On You”
Opening Hymn (6:00 p.m.)............................................................................................. “It’s Time”
Hymn of Praise (7:30 a.m.)....................................................... “Hold To God’s Unchanging Hand”
Hymn of Praise (11:00 a.m.)............................................................. “Have A Little Talk With Jesus”
Unison Scripture (7:30 a.m.).............................................................. Exodus 4:18–20 (The Message)
Unison Scripture (11:00 a.m.).................................................. Exodus 5:22-23; 6:1–8 (The Message)
Unison Scripture (6:00 p.m.)............................................................................ John 9:1–11 (NRSV)
[PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE READING OF THE WORD]
Invocation
Ministry of Music (6:00 p.m.)...................................................... “When The Saints Go To Worship”
Parish Concerns
Visitor Recognition
Passing of the Peace
The Pastor’s Word
The Service of Communion
Confession of Sins
Assurance of Pardon
Words of Institution
The Service of Giving
Offertory Sentences
Tithes and Offerings
Benevolence
Altar Call (7:30 a.m.)..............................................................“Hold On Just A Little While Longer”
Altar Call (11:00 a.m.)..........................................................................................“I Love The Lord”
Sermon (7:30 a.m.)...................................................................................................... “Get A Grip”
Sermon (11:00 a.m.)..........................................................................“When I Feel Like Giving Up”
Sermon (6:00 p.m.)...............................................................“What Other People Think” (John 9:2)
Hymn of Invitation (7:30 a.m.)...............................................................“Trust In Christ The Lord”
Hymn of Invitation (11:00 a.m.)............................ “If It Had Not Been For The Lord On My Side”
Hymn of Invitation (6:00 p.m.).................................................................................“Magnify Him”
Benediction....................................................................................................“Go Ye Now In Peace”

[Once the sermon has begun, parishioners may not enter or re-enter the first floor sanctuary.]

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 HYMNs OF PRAISE
7:30 a.m.
HOLD TO GOD’S
UNCHANGING HAND
Verse I
Time is filled with swift transition.
Naught of earth unmoved can stand.
Build your hopes on things eternal
Hold to God’s unchanging hand.
Chorus
Hold to His hand, God’s unchanging hand.
Hold to His hand, God’s unchanging hand.
Build your hopes on things eternal
Hold to God’s unchanging hand.
Verse II
Trust in Him who will not leave you.
Whatsoever years may bring.
If by earthly friends forsaken.
Still more closely to Him cling.
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse III
Covet not this world’s vain riches.
That so rapidly decay.
Seek to gain the heav’nly treasures
Your enraptured soul will view.
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse IV
When your journey is completed,
If to God you have been true,
Fair and bright the home in Glory
Your enraptured soul will view.
(Repeat Chorus)
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11:00 a.m.
HAVE A LITTLE TALK
WITH JESUS
Verse I
I once was lost in sin, but Jesus took me in,
And then a little light from heaven filled my soul;
It bathed my heart in love
And wrote my name above,
And just a little talk with Jesus made me whole.
Chorus
Have a little talk with Jesus, tell Him all about
Your troubles, Hear our faintest cry,
Answer by and by;
Feel a little prayer wheel turning,
Know a little fire is burning,
Find a little talk with Jesus makes it right.
Verse II
Sometimes my path seems drear,
Without a ray of cheer,
And then a cloud of doubt may hide the light of day;
The mists of sin may rise and hide the starry skies,
But just a little talk with Jesus clears the way.
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse III
I may have doubts and fears,
My eyes be filled with tears,
But Jesus is a friend who watches day and night;
I go to Him in prayer, He knows my ev’ry care,
And just a little talk with Jesus makes it right.
(Repeat Chorus)
 UNISON SCRIPTUREs
7:30 a.m.
Exodus 4:18–20 (The Message)
18
Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law
and said, “I need to return to my relatives who
are in Egypt. I want to see if they’re still alive.”
Jethro said, “Go. And peace be with you.”
19
God said to Moses in Midian: “Go. Return to
Egypt. All the men who wanted to kill you are
dead.” 20 So Moses took his wife and sons and
put them on a donkey for the return trip to
Egypt. He had a firm grip on the staff of God.
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11:00 a.m.
Exodus 5:22–23; 6:1–8 (The Message)
22–23
Moses went back to God and said, “My
Master, why are you treating this people so
badly? And why did you ever send me? From
the moment I came to Pharaoh to speak in your
name, things have only gotten worse for this
people. And rescue? Does this look like rescue to
you?”
1
God said to Moses, “Now you’ll see what I’ll do
to Pharaoh: With a strong hand he’ll send them
out free; with a strong hand he’ll drive them
out of his land.” 2–6God continued speaking to
Moses, reassuring him, “I am God. I appeared to
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as The Strong God,
but by my name God (I-Am-Present) I was not
known to them. I also established my covenant
with them to give them the land of Canaan, the
country in which they lived as sojourners. But
now I’ve heard the groanings of the Israelites
whom the Egyptians continue to enslave and
I’ve remembered my covenant. Therefore tell the
Israelites: 6–8 “I am God. I will bring you out from
under the cruel hard labor of Egypt. I will rescue
you from slavery. I will redeem you, intervening
with great acts of judgment. I’ll take you as my
own people and I’ll be God to you. You’ll know
that I am God, your God who brings you out
from under the cruel hard labor of Egypt. I’ll
bring you into the land that I promised to give
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and give it to you as
your own country. I AM God.”
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SCRIPTUREs
6:00 p.m.
John 9:1–11(NRSV)
1
As he walked along, he saw a man blind from
birth. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who
sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born
blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his
parents sinned; he was born blind so that God’s
works might be revealed in him. 4 We must work
the works of him who sent me while it is day;
night is coming when no one can work. 5 As long
as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
6
When he had said this, he spat on the ground
and made mud with the saliva and spread the mud
on the man’s eyes, 7 saying to him, “Go, wash in
the pool of Siloam” (which means Sent). Then he
went and washed and came back able to see. 8 The
neighbors and those who had seen him before as
a beggar began to ask, “Is this not the man who
used to sit and beg?” 9 Some were saying, “It is
he.” Others were saying, “No, but it is someone
like him.” He kept saying, “I am the man.”
10
But they kept asking him, “Then how were your
eyes opened?” 11 He answered, “The man called
Jesus made mud, spread it on my eyes, and said to
me, “Go to Siloam and wash.’ Then I went and
washed and received my sight.”
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confession
of sins
A lmighty and Most Merciful Father, we
come before You, acknowledging our sins,
our shortcomings, and our breaking of our
Covenant with You.
Not only have we done things we ought not
to have done, said things we ought not to have
said, left undone so many things we ought to
have done and been silent when we should have
witnessed for You.
Not only are we guilty of that, O Lord; but
we have also closed our eyes and pretended
not to see the injustices, the racism and the evil
which pervade our everyday lives.
We have shut our ears and pretended not to
hear the cries for liberation which come from
the lips, lives and hearts of the oppressed —
even our own Black brothers and sisters!
Forgive us, O Lord, renew our courage and
faith, and keep us ever mindful of Thy great
sacrifice. Hear us, we beseech Thee, as we come
to You in love and worship giving Your name
the praise forevermore.
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TO ALL OUR VISITORS … To all who
mourn and need comforting … To all who
are friendless and want friendship … To all
who are oppressed and need liberation; and to
whosoever will come, Trinity opens its doors.
Thank you for coming and may God bless you.
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No Charge!

S
everal years ago, the gospel giant, Shirley Caesar sang a song entitled, “No Charge!” The theme
of the song was her trying to explain to her son how much she loved him and how much she
did for him at no charge.
Her son had given her a list of his chores and the cost of each chore like “taking out the garbage
for a week — 50 cents; cleaning my room for a week — $10.00.”
He totaled up his week’s work and told his mother what he was charging her. She then wrote out
a long list for him. On her list were things like caring for him when he was sick, sitting up with him
all night, fixing breakfast every day, making sure he was clothed and taken care of and her total was
“no charge!”
For thirty-six years you have supported my ministry and as I depart from the Office of Senior
Pastor, I want to say to you, “No Charge!” I want you to celebrate my thirty-six years without having
to pay.
For thirty-six years I have not had affairs that “charge” members of the church to attend. We are
having worship services each night during my last week here at the church and there is “no charge”
for those worship services.
We will lift up offerings each night to cover the cost of flying in our guest ministers and their hotel
accommodations, but those are offerings, and everybody is not giving the same thing in an offering.
It is not a charge. We are not charging you to attend those worship services!
On the Friday and Saturday leading up to my last Sunday here, we are having a two-day mini-
Conference. There is “no charge!” for that Conference.
We are asking people who want to eat at the church to give us $10 to cover breakfast and lunch
each day. Several of our members have already paid $25 and $40 for the Conference and we have the
receipts for your registration to that Conference.
We will give your money back to you today, if you come to the table and bring your receipt. If you
do not have your receipt, we have a copy of the receipts of those who paid and we will give you the
extra money back.
Each week we sell dinners at our church for $6. That is not a “fundraiser.” For at least twenty-five
years I have called them “fun-raisers.” Our meal times are fellowship times and fun times. The cost is
only to cover the expenses of the food.
As the kids have been saying now for about ten years, “I ain’t going out like that!” I am not going
out charging you anything but the cost of the food. The people who are preparing the food are
doing it out of love for me and I am not “charging you.”
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The people who will be serving that day are doing it freely because of their appreciation of my
ministry. I am not going to kick you in the face by “charging you” to pay those who are working
freely. We are only asking you to cover the cost of the food.
I am sorry about the mix-up. I am sorry about those of you who were told that you could not
attend the Conference if you did not pay.
There is “no charge” for the Conference!
If you do not want to eat on either day, then you simply will not have a receipt, nor will you be
able to present your receipt to the servers, so that you can enjoy the meals that they have prepared.
If you only intend to attend the sessions at the Conference, there is “no charge!” If you are
attending the Conference and intending to eat, the only cost we are asking for is to cover the cost of
the food for each meal that you eat.
I am sorry about the mix-up. I am sorry about the confusion.
I have tried to stay away from the planning of my own retirement celebration, but when I found
out that members were being told they had to pay and/or that the church was “charging them” to
attend a Conference celebrating my ministry, I blew a gasket! Please forgive me.
I also found out that while I was at Howard University a “gala” was announced in celebration of
my thirty-six years. THERE WILL BE NO GALA!
I would not charge members to come and say “Thank you” to me. I am the one who should be
saying “Thank You” to you.
I am saying “Thank You” to you and I am thanking God for the privilege of having been able to
serve you for thirty-six years. To say goodbye to me, please remember this. There is, “No Charge!”
In the words of Martin Lawrence, “Now, run and tell that!”

Lovingly yours,

Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

Senior Pastor

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 Pastor’s page
Super Bowl Sunday
with the Senior Pastor!
L ast week at the eleven o’clock service I invited the Sanctuary Choir to join me in choosing
“The Pastor over The Patriots.” I am now making that same invitation to you.
Tonight is my last Baptismal Service as Senior Pastor. Tonight is my last Communion Service as
Senior Pastor.
I am inviting you to come and share with me on my last Communion Sunday rather than spending
money you do not have to go watch the Patriots and to party with folk who have no vested interest
in the Patriots.
Tonight, millions of African Americans will be betting, making bets, collecting money they won
from bets, celebrating, drinking and having a great time because the Boston Patriots are expected to
end a perfect season. What has that to do with you?
What has that to do with God? What does that have to do with your church?
I am asking you to give up the first half of the Super Bowl Game. I am asking you to give up all of
the drinking, partying, laughing and eating.
I am even asking you to consider not spending the money that you are going to spend on Super
Bowl parties today. For many of you this request comes too late!
For others of you, however, I am simply asking you to join me here in the Sanctuary for my
last Baptismal Service and my last First Sunday Communion Service. I look forward to seeing you
tonight at five o’clock.

Sincerely yours,

Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.

Senior Pastor

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PASTOR’S PAGE
HEALTH CARE SCHOLARSHIP
Advocate Health Care

January 22, 2008

Dear Pastor:
Advocate Health Care is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted
for the Rev. Reuben A. Sheares II Excellence in Health Care Scholarship. This scholarship is
awarded annually to an outstanding African-American student who is a member of a UCC
or ELCA church and who is pursuing a career in a health profession.
Rev. Sheares was a United Church of Christ minister who spent his life serving people in
his church and his community. This scholarship recognizes the significant contribution Rev.
Sheares made to the health care ministry of Jesus Christ through his service as a member of
the former Evangelical Health Systems Board of Directors (one of Advocate’s predecessor
organizations). Rev. Sheares worked tirelessly in the service of the church over five decades
and provided important leadership in addressing the complex and enduring challenges of
health care in this country. Rev. Sheares lived the mission of the United Church of Christ in
health and welfare, rooted in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
The purpose of this scholarship is to nurture leaders in health care who will work out of
their faith commitments and values. African American students in your congregation who
are pursuing education in a health field and who have not already been a recipient of this
award are eligible to apply. Please announce this opportunity in your church and distribute
this information to those who may be interested. One award of $2,500 will be made for the
2008 academic calendar year beginning in Fall 2008. Please see the attached sheet for the
application guidelines. The application submittal deadline is Tuesday, April 1, 2008.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call Lynn Rolseth, Advocate’s Mission &
Spiritual Care Specialist, at 630-990-5391 or e-mail her at lynn.rolseth@advocatehealth.com.
We are grateful for your partnership in ministry and for the bounty of smart, skilled and
committed individuals in our churches who are responding to God’s call to serve people’s
most basic and critical needs. We look forward to receiving the applications and to getting to
know many of the future leaders of health care.
Many Blessings,

Rev. Bonnie Condon

Vice President
Faith Outreach

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PASTOR’S PAGE
Reuben A. Sheares II Excellence in Health Care Scholarship
Application Guidelines 2008
(Note: Application Submittal Deadline is Tuesday, April 1, 2008)
Eligibility
• Active membership in a UCC congregation
in the Illinois Conference of the United
Church of Christ or Metropolitan Chicago
Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America;
• African American;
• Strong academic record;
• Demonstration of leadership qualities for
compassionate service in health care;
• Record of service in the church and
community;
• Pursuing a health career at an undergraduate
or graduate level, e.g., medical school,
nursing, physician, occupational therapy,
health care administration, etc. – please note
also that leadership potential is what is being
considered, not the level of education or
profession;
• Close relatives of Advocate’s Board of
Directors, the Mission and Spiritual Care
Committee of the Board, or Officers of the
Corporation are not eligible to apply; and
• Former recipients of the Reuben Sheares
Scholarship are not eligible to apply.
Application Requirements
• Up-to-date official transcript from all
educational institutions attended indicating
academic excellence;
• Letter of reference from the applicant’s
pastor, reflecting on the applicant’s history
of active participation in church life and
leadership potential;
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• Documentation of financial need as
submitted to the college, university or
school the applicant is attending, including
a budget listing anticipated expenses and
income (including other scholarships and
financial aid);
• Letter of recommendation from a faculty
advisor or other academic source testifying
to the applicant’s academic achievements,
leadership abilities, and developing
professional character and competence;
• A brief essay on the topic of “Integrating
Faith and Health for Leadership.” The essay
is to include a personal story related to the
topic, e.g., an experience of faith and health
coming together in their own life; a mentor
who exemplified the integration of faith and
health; an event that was transformative for
the applicant in his/her decision to pursue a
health career, etc.
• A personal interview may be required if the
selection committee thinks it is necessary to
the review process.
The Mission and Spiritual Care Committee of
Advocate Health Care’s Board of Directors will
select the recipient of the award in May 2008.
Announcement of the recipient and distribution of
the $2,500 scholarship award will occur soon after.
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 STEWARDSHIP
the results of a Redeemed LifE
Giving Guidelines for
Prayerful Consideration

Giving in proportion to what God has done for each of us. Luke 12:48
Giving regularly (weekly, monthly), as encouraged in I Corinthians 16:2
Giving “first fruits” (or the promised amount) first: Nehemiah 10:35
Giving sacrificially: I Chronicles 21:24
Giving cheerfully and joyfully: II Corinthians 9:8
Giving to care for the needs of others: Galatians 6:10

Generosity is Relative
Generosity, of course, is relative. Twenty dollars from one person is very generous,
from another, a mere pittance. When it comes to church support, that is why we are
asked not for equal giving, but for equal sacrifice. Only the giving individual — and
God — can judge when there is sacrifice.

Stewardship takes all of us into account. The church doesn’t just need to receive
money — you need to be generous.

Love in Deed
“By this we know love, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our
lives for the brethren. But, if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet
closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not
love in word or speech, but in deed and in truth.” I John 3:16-18.

Your Friends in Service,

The Stewardship Ministry
Constance A. King, Editor
James D. Butler, Chairperson

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 TO DO JUSTICE
by Rev. Reginald Williams, Jr.
M
any times, people are concerned about
issues as long as the issue is in the
spotlight, or the headlines. As soon as
the light is taken off, so is the interest in the issue.
Thirty months after the horrors of Hurricane
Katrina, and the broken levees were televised for
all to see, there are people who still have no where
to live because of the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
Some family members still do not know whether
loved ones are dead or alive. There are still families
separated from one another. And, the government
is still not doing enough to help those displaced by
this disaster.
In 2005, people affected and displaced by
Hurricane Katrina testified before a congressional
panel as to the treatment received during the
disaster, and even now, after some have been
allowed to return. One woman testified that
those who have returned are now living under
martial law in their neighborhoods. She stated
that people can walk around the French Quarter
drunk until 1:45 a.m., but in the areas populated
by Black people, troops are there to ensure that
no one is on the street after 9:00 p.m. One elderly
community leader stated that many of the public
housing units were boarded up with steel boards,
so that people can’t even go back and gather what
is left of their belongings. In December 2007,
citizens of New Orleans’ public housing were
made aware that their homes would be torn down.
While “no bid” contracts are being given to Bush’s
buddies to clean up New Orleans and the Gulf
Coast, families are separated, and families’ lands
are being portioned out. In fact, one investor has
sent his agent to New Orleans and authorized him
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to spend up to $10,000,000 in New Orleans to
purchase lands devastated by levees.
This week, the federal courts dismissed a suit
against the Army Corps of Engineers brought
by residents of New Orleans who claim that no
investment was made in the levees to secure them
as being safe. While the judge dismissed the case,
he chided the Army Corps for failure to protect
the city, but cited the Flood Control Act of 1928,
which protect the government when flood control
projects, such as levees, break. Once again, the
citizens of New Orleans have searched for justice
in the country to which they pay taxes. Yet,
again, they have been denied justice. Not only
were peoples’ lands and homes sold and being
sold, but displaced citizens voting rights were
not protected. New Orleans was 30% under the
poverty level. This means that some people were
unable to evacuate. It also means that some will
have nothing upon their return, if they are able
to return at all. Serious advocacy needs to take
place around these issues. I urge you to call your
senator or congressman today, and demand that
steps be taken to ensure fairness in the treatment
of those affected by Katrina. If you have not
taken advantage of early voting, please be sure on
February 5, 2008 to VOTE!
ACTION ITEMS
1. Do not shop at Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club.
Thought for this week:
“What affects one of us directly, affects all of us
indirectly.” —Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ATTENTION!!!!

TUCC YOUTH MINISTRY SPONSORS,

VOLUNTEERS & EMPLOYEES

PHASE 1 – YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING DEADLINE

is Thursday, February 7, 2008.

In compliance with our insurance company, anyone (21 years of age and older) who has not
completed Workshops #1, 2 and 3 by the above deadline will not be able to work with
Trinity youth, under any circumstances, until all training requirements are met.

PHASE 1 – YOUTH MINISTRY TRAINING 2008

2-Day Session • TUCC VILLAGE CENTER • 1947 W. 95TH STREET
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Registration 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Registration
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Workshop #1 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. Workshops #2, 3
Pre-registration is not required!
No Registration fee for Phase 1 evening sessions!

For further information, contact:

Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Ext. 429, Rev. Ramah E. Wright, Ext. 384

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 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE MINISTRY ANNOUNCES ITS

2008 ART POSTER/ESSAY CONTEST!

Artists In Residence is proud to offer our youth the opportunity to express themselves through the world of art!

POSTER/ESSAY CONTEST DETAILS:

Contestants will submit a finished piece, along with a typewritten one-page essay on
“Winds of Change: Comparing Rev. Wright’s/Rev. Moss’ Transition to the Change of Seasons”

• Dimensions: Must use Poster Board, 20” x 30” (please leave a 1” border around the edges)
• Medium used: Final piece can be done in pencil/color pencil, pen and ink, marker or paint
• Due Date: Final pieces must be submitted to the TUCC Mailroom by Saturday, February 16, 2008
• Age Limit: Open to children ages 8–16
• Prizes: All participants will receive prizes for participation. We will award a special prize to the
top submission!

All pieces, along with prizes, will be on display at our

8th Annual African American Heritage Art Exhibit, February 24, 2008
For information, send an e-mail to Trinityartists@comcast.net

ORATORICAL CONTEST • FEBRUARY 24, 2008

Stop in the Atrium after each worship service, through February 10, 2008, and choose poems
New and exciting selections this year!
ATTENTION ALL CONTESTANTS!!
First come, first served. Be sure to get your poem choice
by coming early to register and make selection.
Scholarship Ministry Partners are waiting to serve you.

Love * Peace * Harambee

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 spe cial announcement

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED

BLACK AND CHRISTIAN NEW MEMBER CLASS
Have you given your heart to Christ, walked the aisle and given your hand to the preacher? So that you
may become a full-fledged member of Trinity United Church of Christ, you MUST complete your
new member class!
The Stewardship Ministry is looking for you!
Please don’t delay!
After you have “walked the aisle,” completion of the new member process is in three (3) stages:
• Stage #1: Completion of Sessions 1 and 2 (in that order) of your New Member Classes.
• Stage #2: Your receiving the Right Hand of Fellowship on a first Sunday evening. Note: The Right
Hand of Fellowship is required for full Membership into your new church home at Trinity.
• Stage #3: Your active participation as a ministry partner who serves diligently in one of the
ministries of your choice at your new church home, Trinity United Church of Christ.
The Stewardship Ministry partners are eager to “walk with you” throughout this process and we are
looking forward to your attendance.
A special class will be held that will allow you to take both sessions on one day!
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2008
ALL-IN-ONE SESSION (SESSIONS I & II)

Adults & Teens

Registration: 8:30 a.m. • Class: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
children
Registration: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Continental Breakfast and Lunch Will Be Served
Completion of this “All-in-One Session” will allow you to be able to receive the
Right Hand of Fellowship
easter Sunday, march 23, 2008
Join us for this special event!
Please CONFIRM your participation!
Call the Membership/Ministry Services office, 773-962-5650, immediately!

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 African American
Heritage Month
February 10, 2008
Pastor Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. will lecture, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.,
Sanctuary, followed by a reception in the Atrium.

February 16, 2008

Ebony Expressions Semi-Finals, all classrooms, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

February 17, 2008

Pastor Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
36th ANNIVERSARY AND RETIREMENT CELEBRATION,
7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.

February 24, 2008

Pastor Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
36th ANNIVERSARY AND RETIREMENT CELEBRATION,
7:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.

Ebony Expressions Oratorical Contest, grades 1st – 12th ,

2:30 – 4:30 p.m., in the Sanctuary followed by a reception

February 25 – March 2, 2008

Pastor Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.
36th ANNIVERSARY AND RETIREMENT CELEBRATION,
7:00 p.m. Nightly

February 24 – March 2, 2008

Annual African American Heritage Month Art Exhibit
Artists In Residence will display their art work, 2nd floor Narthex

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 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

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 C ALENDAR
HIGHLIGHTS TUESDAY – 02/05 (cont’d)
Today Holy Communion Sunday TUCC Village Center
2/6 Ash Wednesday 1947 W. 95th Street
2/24–3/2 36th Anniversary/Retirement 2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102
Celebration for Pastor Wright 6:00 p.m. Youth Ministry Training
2/24 African American Heritage Registration – W301
Art Exhibit 6:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Training: Phase 1
2/24 Ebony Expressions Oratorical – W301
Contest
WEDNESDAY – 02/06
TODAY – 02/03 400 W. 95th Street
7:30 a.m. Worship Service – SA 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m. Breakfast – FH Prayer and Fasting
Bible Study – WC 11:30 a.m. Prayer Service – WC
11:00 a.m. Worship Service – SA 5:30 p.m. Praise Team Rehearsal – SA
1:30 p.m. Dinner – FH 6:30 p.m. Deacons – Prayer Service
6:00 p.m. Worship Service – SA Preparation – 102
7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Worship
MONDAY – 02/04 Service – SA
5:00 p.m. Voice Class – WC
6:00 p.m. Band Rehearsal – SA TUCC Village Center
6:30 p.m. Hospitality Ministry – 102 1947 W. 95th Street
7:00 p.m. Women’s Chorus – SA 2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102

TUCC Village Center THURSDAY – 02/07

1947 W. 95th Street
2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102
Cottage Grove Building
901 E. 95th Street
5:30 p.m. Mwanabaraka Dance Rehearsal
– Room 1
400 W. 95th Street
5:00 p.m. Voice Class – FH
5:30 p.m. Imani Rehearsal – WC
6:00 p.m. Band Rehearsal – SA
Adopt-A-Student – 102
6:30 p.m. IT Advisory Group - BR
7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - SA

TUESDAY – 02/05 TUCC Village Center

400 W. 95th Street 1947 W. 95th Street
5:00 p.m. Voice Class – WC 2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102
6:00 p.m. Newness of Life: Leadership 6:00 p.m. Youth Ministry Training:
Meeting – BR Registration – W301
Band Rehearsal – SA 6:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Training:
Women’s Drill Team Rehearsal Phase 1 – W301
– Narthex II 7:00 p.m. Housing Ministry – W305
6:30 p.m. Deacon Ministry: Executive
Committee and Coordinators – Cottage Grove Building
102 901 E. 95th Street
7:00 p.m. Newness of Life: Membership 5:30 p.m. Khayrallah Dance Ministry Rehearsal
Meeting – BR – E102
Men’s Chorus – SA

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 C ALENDAR
FRIDAY – 02/08
10:00 a.m. Free-N-One – 207
5:00 p.m. Music Theory Class – 207
6:00 p.m. Tribe of Judah – WC
Youth Church Ministry Training – FH
7:00 p.m. Caribbean Connection – BR
Tangeni Dance Rehearsal – SA
Tough Love – 203
TUCC Village Center
1947 W. 95th Street
2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102
SATURDAY – 02/09 (cont’d)
TUCC Village Center
1947 W. 95th Street
9:30 a.m. Church School – W302
Church School – Discipleship
Class – W301
2:00 p.m. HIV/AIDS Support Ministry
– W305
2:30 p.m. THEC: ETS Tutoring – E102
3:00 p.m. Fine Arts & Literary Guild
– W302
High School Counseling – W301

SATURDAY – 02/09 Cottage Grove Building

400 W. 95th Street 901 E. 95th Street
7:30 a.m. Yoga – Narthex II 12:00 p.m. Intonjane – Room 1
8:00 a.m. Leadership Training – FH/A/SA
9:30 a.m. Church School: Adult Class – WC
Church School – 116/202/203/207
11:00 a.m.

Little Warriors Rehearsal – WC
Information Technology Ministry
ANNUAL REPORT
– 116 An end-of-the-year report is due from
Youth Church Ministry – 102 ALL CHURCH MINISTRIES,
Math Tutorial – 202/203 DEPARTMENTS AND CORPORATIONS
Tangeni: New Member Orientation
– BR
12:00 p.m. Wedding Seminar – 207
12:30 p.m. Youth Sexuality Project Training
– 202
Walaika Rehearsal – WC
Women’s Drill Team Rehearsal
– Narthex II
1:00 p.m. Grandparents’ Ministry – BR
2:00 p.m. Malcolm X Substance Abuse
Class – FH
3:00 p.m. Pre-Marital Counseling – 203
4:00 p.m. Internal Security – 202
5:00 p.m. Deacons in Training: ’08 Phase II
Training – SA
Media Ministry – FH
Greeters Ministry – A
7:00 p.m. Women’s Drill Rehearsal - SA Please e-mail all reports to
Deacon Donna Hammond-Miller,
dhmiller@tucc.org

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 heart of the community
BEACON OF JOY SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH Women’s Ministry
Committee presents “Sisters Lifting Sisters in
the Spirit” Women’s Retreat 2008, May 2–4,
Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort, Contact
Shirley Adams, 312-914-3732 or msmadams@
sbcglobal.net
CHICAGO FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN
hosts a community conversation about race,
gender and the legacy of slavery, based on
Margaret Garner, Thursday, March 6,
6:00 p.m., DuSable Museum of American
History, includes discussion by Dr. Delores
Walters, Call 312-577-2801 or www.cfw.org
CHICAGO HEALTHY LIVING STUDY
seeks African American and Latino adults
diagnosed with cancer before age 21 and
are now cancer-free, to participate in a
research study at the University of Illinois,
For information or to participate, call
312-413-1996 or e-mail CHLS@uic.edu
COMMUNITY OF MEN provides positive
male role models for young males 9–18 years
old, Mondays, 7:00– 9:00 p.m., St. Sabina,
78th and Racine, Call Brother Vincent Price,
773-485-1463
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COMMUNITY RENEWAL SOCIETY’S
Civic Action Network presents Congregation-
based Leadership Training for member
congregations with effective advocacy and
organizing skills, Saturday, February 9,
Daniel Chapel AME Zion, 15250 Third Ave.,
Phoenix, IL; Saturday, February 16,
First Church of Lombard, 220 S. Main St.,
Lombard, IL; and Saturday, February 23,
St. John UCC, 308 N. Evergreen Ave.,
Arlington Heights, IL, All sessions held
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Registration and
Information, Call Alex Weisendanger,
312-427-4830 X 3840
DUSABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN
AMERICAN HISTORY presents The Lira
Ensemble and Ngoma African American/
Polish American Concert, Sunday, February 3,
3:30 p.m. AND… “The Language You Cry In,”
a detective story searching for and finding
meaningful links between African Americans and
their ancestral past, Sunday, February 10,
2:00 p.m., DuSable Museum, 740 E. 56th Pl.
eta CREATIVE ARTS FOUNDATION
presents “This Far By Faith,” a musical by
Marylene Whitehead and Rufus Hill,
Thursday, February 7 – Sunday, March 30,
7558 S. South Chicago Ave., Tickets,
773-752-3955
 heart of the community
FAITH COMMUNITY OF ST. SABINA
presents “Women of Worship Conference 2008,”
April 4-6, Eaglewood Resort and Spa, Itasca, IL,
Registration deadline: February 17, Call Rhea
Steele, 773-483-1017 or 773-483-4300
FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION
assistance for families earning less than $40,000
and individuals earning less than $15,000,
For free tax preparation locations, and
information about the Earned Income Tax
Credit, Call 311, outside of Chicago,
312-409-1555 or 312-630-0273
HEALTHY BABIES ARE HAPPY BABIES
Need emergency Pampers or infant formula?
Join the Salvation Army Chicago Family Case
Management Program, Call 312-421-0327
JOBS FOR YOUTH/CHICAGO assists low
income young men and women, ages 17–24,
with training and employment placement,
Contact Direoce Junirs, 312-499-4778 Ext. 132
or djunirs@jfychicago.org
NATIONAL PAN HELLENIC COUNCIL
OF CHICAGO worshiping at the 11:00 a.m.
worship service, Sunday, February 24, Contact
Angelyn Anderson, whitedove1920@yahoo.com
or www.nphcchicago.org
NEW SCHOOLS EXPO Saturday, February 9,
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Williams Multiplex
School, 2710 S. Dearborn, Many new schools
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offering college prep curricula, longer school
days, unique themes, over 50 campuses
represented, 888-769-2464 or
www.parentsforschoolchoice.org
PAN AFRICAN CONNECTION of Oakton
Community College presents its 2008 Summit,
“One Voice, One Village, One Goal: Concerns
of African Americans in Higher Education,”
Friday, February 15, Oakton Community
College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL,
847-376-7608 or www.oakton.edu/panafrican
PAUL S. ALLEN LECTURES IN
PASTORAL CARE presented by McCormick
Theological Seminary, Guest speaker, Rev. Dr.
Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Monday, February 18,
12:00 –1:30 p.m., “The Pastor as Prophet and
Priest,” and “The Pastor as Priest and Prophet,”
4:30 – 5:45 p.m., Contact Grayson Van Camp,
773-947-6283 or gvancamp@mccormick.edu
PBS BLACK HISTORY MONTH series,
“Prince Among Slaves,” Tomorrow, Monday,
February 4, 9:00 p.m., forgotten story of an
African prince enslaved for 40 years before
freedom AND… “African American Lives 2,”
Wednesdays, February 6 and February 13,
8:00 p.m., journeys deep into the African American
experience to unearth the triumphs and tragedies
within the family histories of an all-new group of
renowned participants
 HEART OF THE
COMMUNITY
RETURN OF THE CHAMPIONS! John
Marshall High School Alumni Association
honors the 1958 Basketball Team, Thursday,
March 13, 6:30 p.m., Marshall High School,
3250 W. Monroe, Call Willie Box, Jr.,
708-534-3634
SANDSCRIIPT MEDIA, INC. presents “If I
Could Take It All Back,” a theatrical production
Thursday, February 14, 7:30 p.m. and Saturday,
February 16, 8:00 p.m., Kenwood Academy
Auditorium, 5015 S. Blackstone, Call
773-629-2041
SISTERS AND BROTHERS BOOK CLUB
open enrollment for the Brothers Only, for
application, e-mail sisbrobookclub@yahoo.com
or call Jill, 773-877-7710, Sisters can apply if
still interested
ST. SABINA AFRICAN AMERICAN
SPEAKING SERIES ’08 Guest speakers
include Marian Wright Edelman, Friday,
February 15; Susan L. Taylor, Friday, March 7;
Maya Angelou, Friday, March 28, Tickets,
773-483-4300
ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INC. Zeta
Zeta Chapter, accepting applications for the
2008 Karen Lynn Harris Memorial
Scholarship, open to female graduating
high school seniors, application packets and
materials must be postmarked by April 15,
Visit www.zetazetaonline.org
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information &
announcements
2008 MINISTRY CHAPLAINS meeting,
Wednesday, February 13, 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.,
Wright Chapel, Call Deacon Adrienne Wynn,
773-734-8307
AMANI CARE PROGRAM and Trinity
Amani Care Team with Vitas (TAV) seek
volunteers to provide companionship, support
and other services, No experience required,
Training provided, Call Etta McGregor Jones,
773-298-2110
AMANI-TRINITY UNITED
COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE
CORPORATION and the Can-Cer-Vive
Ministry present “Breast Cancer: Reducing
Risks, Detecting Early, and Addressing Why
More Black Women Die Than White,”
Saturday, February 16, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.,
Oakdale Covenant Church, 9440 S. Vincennes,
Call 773-298-0473
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE presents 2008
African American Heritage Month Art Exhibit,
February 24 – March 2, 2008, If you create art
in oil, acrylic, pen/ink, pastel and want to be
considered, e-mail trinityartists@comcast.net,
Call Mitch Anderson, 312-404-4267
CARIBBEAN CONNECTION Ministry
meeting, Friday, February 8, 7:00 p.m.,
Boardroom, Call Henry Williams,
847-675-2456
 information & announcemenTS
COMPUTER CLASSES begin February 25,
Computer Learning Center, Village Center,
1947 W. 95th Street, Classes offered include
Excel, Unix and Computer Repair, Registration
begins Sunday, February 10, Contact Martha
Madkins, 708-334-8310 or mmadkins329@
sbcglobal.net
EMMAUS ROAD “GRIEF WORK”
SUPPORT GROUP This month’s topic, “Pain
and Suffering, the Price You Pay For Loving!”
Thursday, February 28, 7:00–9:00 p.m., Wright
Chapel, Call Deacon Herbert Goodman, Jr.,
773-370-4256
HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELING
MINISTRY This month’s topic, “Seeking to
Understand,” Saturday, February 9, 3:30 –
5:00 p.m., Village Center, 1947 W. 95th St.,
Refreshments, Call Carole Jacobs,
773-553-3906
HURSTON-HUGHES WRITERS
MINISTRY presents, “Telling Our Stories:
A Self-Publishing Workshop,” Saturday,
February 16, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.,
Atrium, Information, 773-732-1536
MEMBERSHIP/MINISTRY SERVICES
Have you moved? Any children left the nest?
New employment or newly married? Forgot
your giving number? Call Membership/Ministry
Services, 773-962-5650 x233 or x232
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TRINITY AMANI HOSPICE CARE TEAM
WITH VITAS (TAV) provides full hospice
service, a special concept of care designed to
provide comfort and support to patients and
families when a life-limiting illness no longer
responds to cure-oriented treatments, Call Etta
McGregor Jones, 773-298-2110
TRINITY HIGHER EDUCATION
CORPORATION’S Education Talent Search
program begins ACT Prep Workshops for high
school juniors and seniors, Saturdays, February
16 through April 5, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.,
Limited space, Call Mrs. Victoria Hawkins,
773-298-1590
TRINITY UCC AND SAFER
FOUNDATION sponsoring Prisoners Re-
Entry Program, aftercare program for ex-
offenders: 18 years old and up, out of prison
180 days or less, no crimes against women or
children AND…Prisoners Re-Entry Program
mentors needed, Must be available to meet with
mentees 2 – 6 hours per month, If ex-offender:
conviction must not have been crimes against
women or children, must be out of prison for at
least 2 years, Call Vanessa Cosby-Shannon,
773-233-1492
 information & announcemenTS
TRINITY UCC LEGAL CLINIC Providing
direct legal advice, services and representation to
the congregation and community, Every1st and
3rd Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 2nd
Thursdays, 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., Village Center,
Call Rev. Reginald Williams, 773-962-5650 x 428
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO SAVE A CONCERNING
LIFE? Are you willing to share some of your SICK AND SHUT-IN
time, advice, and friendship with a child? Trinity AND BEREAVEMENT
Lifesavers is a new mentoring program that LISTINGS
matches adults with children with incarcerated
parents, Look for the program brochure in the Beginning Sunday, March 2, 2008,
Habari Gani rack in the Atrium, Contact Daryle Sick and Shut-in and Bereavement Listings
Brown 847-922-3361 or daryleq@yahoo.com will no longer be included in the weekly
bulletin.
YOUTH SEXUALITY PROJECT seeks
facilitators, Applicants must be at least 18 years This information will be provided in a
of age, willing to complete (or have completed) separate booklet;
TUCC’s mandatory youth training and Copies will be available in the
curriculum facilitator skills training sessions, Habari Gani Rack located in the Atrium.
interested persons must complete the required
facilitator application and participate in an We will continue to publish the
in-person interview, Contact Joanne Dorn, Prayer List in the bulletin.
708-862-6981 or Courtney Avery,
773-230-8819, or tuccysp@yahoo.com

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 PRAYER LIST
Adams, Deacon Lorraine Cooper, Minnie The Green Family Jones, Donald & Jerrius
Adams-Carter, Cynthia Corbett, Joycelyn Griffin, Carrie Jones, Edith
Adams-Childs, Vernita Cosby, Cynthia Griffin, Icheka Jones, George
Akbar, Dr. Na’im Cosby-Shannon, Vanessa Guerin, Norma Jones, Pierre
Amedee, Earline Coutee, Nastarcia Guerin, Jr., Jerome C. Jordan, Manny
Anderson, Rev. Danita Crenshaw, Darrell Guerin, Sr., Jerome C. Kemp, Harold & Betty
Anderson-Brown, Pierre Crenshaw, Kathy Gwynn, Arthur Kenner, Lillian
Askew, Jeremiah Crenshaw, La Tonia Hamilton, Dorothy Kitching, Shirley
Atkins, Helen Crider, Rev. Tyrone Hammond-Miller, Deacon Korvo, Baby Sean Paul
Austin, Oliver & Charliestene Cross, Chris Donna Larramore, James
Avent, Carolyn Currie, Leonard Hannah, Hubert Latham, Odean
Bailey, Ruppert & Rose The Dade Family Harding, Christine Lawson, Robert
Barrigher, Deacon Elwood Daniels, Carbena Hardy, Glodine Lee, China
Barrigher, Jeffrey Daniels, Celeste Harrell, Rev. Joan Lee, Jimmy
Benson, Marjorie David, Baby Jacob “Ray Ray” Harris, Deacon Fatima Bey Lehmann, Auguestine
The Bentley Family Davis, Edrena Harris, Deacon Mosea Lemon, Jackqudene
Bertha, Deacon Helen Davis, Green Lee Harris, Macbeth Lenox, Mary F.
Bland, Telina Dell, Rev. Nathan Harris, Natashyah Lewis, Deacon Pattrice
Blasingame, Mattie Denson, Louise Harris, Sr., MacBeth Lewis, Kathy
Bondurant & Family, Carol Dickinson, Dr. Gloria Harvey, Jason Lloyd, Frankie & Family
Booker, Jr., Raymond J. Dorham, Barbara Hawkins, Jasmine Lockett, Thetis
Boose, Christopher Dorn, Louise Haynes, Shelly London, Millie
Boose, Claudia Dorsey, Sam Haynes, Vera Long, Deacon Rosemary
Borden, Adrianne Draper, Roscoe Henderson, Gregory Love, Margaret
Bowers, Jeffrey Dunlap, Phillip Henley, Candace Love, Mary
Brackett, Michael & Ascylyn Dunnings, James Hennings, Willa Lovelace, Sonji
Bramlet & Thomas, Family Durham, Eric & Erika Hickman, Nellie Lowe, Jennifer
Branch, Esther Eason, Margarette Higgins, Annola Lyles, Johnise
Branch, Yvonne Ebanks, Clayton Hill, Rev. Angela Family of Steven Lyons
Brathwaite, Loretta Edwards, Deacon Carol Holloman, LaSonja & Tracy Maclin, Audrey
Bratton, Marjorie Edwards, Jr., Eugene Holmes, Louise Mae, Viola
Breaux, Freddie & Nannie Ellis-Davis, Rev. Sharon Hooker, Timothy Manney, Eric
Brewer, Deacon Evelyn Elzy, Jr., Alice & Louis Horton, Kierra Manney, Jordan
Brockington, Shirley Eskridge, Sonny Houston, Cozetta Martin, A.D.
Broughton, Lawrence & Eskridge, Sr., Floyd Howard, Cynthia Martin, Loretta
Cynthia Fairchild, Inez Hunter, Nell Martin, Rosie
Brown, Denise Fairchild, Josie Hurley, William Mason-Matthews, Karen
Brown, Dr. Harriett Farrakhan, Minister Louis Ingersoll, Bob & Zell Mayes-McCruel, Deacon
Brown, Hysson Faulkner, Bernice Ingram, Julia Alma
Brown, Terrance Few, Sondra Ingram, Junius Mays, Ethel P.
Bul, Peter & Ayual & Family Flowers, Jr., Charlie Jackson, Betty Jo McClellan & Barksdale
Burrell, William & Sarah Ford, John Jackson, Briana Families
Butts, Larvette Ford, Lula Jackson, Lizzie McDade, Darlene
Carter, Deacon Carole Ford, Nola Jackson, Pamela McFadden, Franklin &
Carter, Doris Fortson, Mary Jackson, Queen Deborah & Family
Carter, Herman Gaffney, Beverly Jackson, Yvette McGowan, Milton &
Caston, Aletha & Alfred Gage-Wilson, Jozanne Jacobs, Isom Theresa
Cephas, Grace Gandy, Donna Jeffries, Deacon Ygunda McIntosh, Emily
Chapman, Malachi Garrett, Stephanie Jenkins, Deacon Herschel McKinney, Rev. Marian
Chappell, Richard Gavin, Sharon Jenkins, Georgette McKinney, Takiesha
Cheatom, Cecil Gibbs, Charon Jenkins, Sandra & Family McKinnon, Cora
Clark, Corine Gibson, Donald & Donna Johnson, Anita McKissic, Siobahan &
Clark, Norman & Ruby Gill, Charlotte Johnson, Dr. James Deborah
Cochran, Christopher Gill, Deacon Eldridge Johnson, Gloria McQueen-Williams, LaVada
Coleman, Neal Givens, Charmaine & Family Johnson, Kierra Melton, Alzenia
Collins, Deacon Yvonne Gosha, Tammy Johnson, Martin Miles, Beatrice
Cooksey, Kristena & Krista Graham, Elder Lucille Jolliff, Marcus & Family Miller, Deacon Beatrice
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Miller, John Ruff, Carolyn Thurston, Cancey
Mischeaux, Kalilah Marjorie Rushing, LaBarain Tillman, Edith
Mischeaux, Raydian Rushing, Melner Timberlake, Deacon Joyce
The Mitchell Family Rushing, Michelle Toliver, Ahmed & Crystal
Mitchell-Shields, Deacon Russell, Cora Torrence, Fannie
Sharon Russell, Tamon Torrey-Parker, L. Julie
Monegan, Jerome Sampson, Mary Tregre, Deacon Evelyn
Moody, Cynthia Sanders, Deacon Robert Trotter, Shirley
Moore, Loyd & Eula Sanders, Valencia Tucker, Geraldine
Moore, Marilyn Sangster, Joe Nathaniel Tunstall, Jay
Moore, Lloyd & Family Sangster, Katherine Tyler, Deacon Lazane
Moss, Jr., Rev. Dr. Otis Sansone, Marie Tyler, Demetri
Muhammond, Nia Scates, Hermine Tyler, Shelton
Murff, Margaret Scruggs, Mattie Vilo, Douglas
Murphy, Hattie Shah, Lynda Wade, Patricia
Muwwakkil, Baby Morgan Shelton, John Wade, Thurlene
Naggles, Melissa Simmons, LaVerne Walker, Honoria
Nathan, Latroy Sims, Constance Walker, Langston
Neal, Dena Singleton, Ed Walker, Thelma
Nurse, Emma Siwatu, Akiaha Ward, Alphonso
O’Neal, Baby Tyler Smith, Annie Warmack, Charlene
Only, Sherry Smith, Carmencita The Warne Family
Orr, Andil Smith, Derrick Lee Warner, Anese
Orr, Kenneth Smith, Jacinta Washington, Emma
Owens, Mozetta Smith, Jeffrey Washington, Lee
Pearson, Kim Smith, Jonathan & Delores Watson, Deacon Joe Ann
Peavy, Irene Smith, Louis & Virginia Watson, Janet
Peavy, Walter Smith, Willie White, Jr., Royal
Pegues, Latanya Spann, Theresa White, Sr., Joseph
Pepper, Evelyn Steele, Deborah White, Sr., Royal
Pepper, Robert Family of Steven Lyons Williams, Brandi
Perry, Toya Steward, Anna Williams, Deacon Mattie
Pilcher, Del Rita Stewart, Cheryl & Juanita Williams, Leon & Panice
Pincham, Judge R. Eugene Stewart, Gloria Williams, Lillie
Pitts, Bernice Stewart, Irma Williams, Nettie B.
Poole, William The Story Family Williams, Willie Ruth
Pope, Dakita Summerville-Moore, Tamika Williams, Willy Ann
Pope, Gladys Sykes, Rev. Michael Williams-Clark, Glenda
Porter, Anita Tassone, Baby Carina Willis, Stanley
Porter-Stanley, Leslie Taylor, Jeffrey & Jorene Wilson, Barbara & Dardina
Pruett, James & Loretta Taylor-Tukes, Deacon Angela Witherspoon-Water, Yolanda
Putman, Delores Tellis, Demetrius Woodson, Janice
Quick, Dr. Nathan Tellis, Jr., Alfred Wooten, Ernest
Renfroe, Ernestine Tellis, Sr., Alfred Wooten, John
Reynolds, Tracey Terrell-Haynes, Rosalyn Wordlaw, Jean
Rhyal, Stephen Terry, John Wordlaw, Kenya
Rice, Gladys Teverbaugh, Olivia Wordlaw, Ted
Rice, Sylvester Thearance-Boyd, Vicki Wright, Deacon E. Janet
Riley, Maria Thomas, Anita Wright, Deacon Jeri
Roberts, Erskin Thomas, Brenita Wright, Loretta
Robinson, Lola Thomas, Drew & Valda Wright, Rev. Ramah
Robinson, Sheila Thomas, Edward & LaVerne Wright, William
Robinson, Theresa Thomas, Gloria D. Wright-Miller, Mildred
Roebuck, Evelyn Thomas, Lisa Yarber, Vernatta
Rogers, Alfred Thomas, London Yates, Roosevelt
Rollins, Alice Thomas, Rosetta Young, Thelma
Rucker, Clarence Thomas, Jr., Lewis
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