THE NEW MOUNT ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF TAMPA, FL INC.

“We Are Changing The World Through The Love of Christ—

One Soul At A Time.” PROGRESSOR

REV. LARRY L. ROUNDTREE II, PASTOR 2511 E. Columbus Drive Tampa, FL 33605 (813) 248-8101=Office Website=nmztampa.com

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Contemporary Choir debuted on Sunday,

GRESSOR September 29. They, The Inaugural also, gave leadership Christmas Day Dr. Martin Luther in songs at the Unity Luncheon (December King, Jr’s. Parade Service on Sunday, 25, 2019 (see article January 20, 2020. December 29. (see article)

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FEBRUARY 2020 THE In this edition, you Sunday School 31 are brief and filled with shall find the Sunday Nursery 32 trouble (Psalm Educator’s 32 following CONTENT Viewpoint 90:10). In that vein, we presented to you with Youth’s Viewpoint 33 should live with a LOVE: Teaching Children 33 mindset of making an Youth Happenings CONTENT Pages 34 impact and leaving a Gracefully Yours 34 legacy. I encourage From Our Special Holiday 35 you to pull over to a Pastor 2 Projects New Members 3 Getting To Know 36 spiritual rest stop from Something To 4 Us the rush hour of life, Think About Word Search INSERT and take time to reflect Church’s 117th 5 Anniversary on God’s goodness to 2020 Happy New 7 you through the Year years. Then, make a Facebook 8 Testimonies conscious decision to Black History 9 celebrate every victory Month (large or small), that Love From Within 14 Moves—Dr. King’s God has empowered Parade you to realize Breaking News 14 FROM OUR recently. Finally, OUR MINISTRIES PASTOR prayerfully seek 2020’s Leaders 15 “So teach us to number wisdom from God to Pastor’s Aid 16 our days, that we may make the most of the Brotherhood 18 apply our hearts unto time you have left. By Deaconess and 19 wisdom” – Psalm consistently being Ministers’ Wives aware of our mortality, Food Pantry 90:12 19 with God’s help, we Clym’s Clothes 20 By God’s grace, here Closet we stand in the dawn of should minimize Bereavement 22 a new decade! How unnecessary stress, Lost Love 23 blessed we are to be while maximizing the Music and Arts 24 alive and to be heirs of peace that God has Hospitality 24 made available to Usher Board #1 salvation through Jesus 24 us. May this month, Health Awareness 25 Christ. Although we Senior Women 25 have been given the gift this year, this decade Women’s 26 of life, we must not take and the rest of your life, Intermediate for granted that we be lived to its fullest Pearls For Christ 27 have many years potential to the glory of Couples 28 God! Security ahead of us. According 29 Because HE Lives, Golden Gems 29 to scripture; we are told that our earthly lives Pastor Roundtree 2

this year by thanking before the Lord God, our Pastor and Deaconess Sherryl First Lady, and each Cusseaux, Assistant and every member Director of New

connected to New Mt. Members Orientation, NEW MEMBERS Zion. Some of you had and her husband Rev. Reported By family members who Allen Cusseaux who is Director came and united with very ill at this time. Minister Willie Kimbrough us; some came who As always, we give Praise the Lord! I will were strangers to us thanks for the praise the Lord with my but that did not stop ministries here at New whole heart, in the you from opening your Mt. Zion as they assembly of the upright arms and hearts to continue to work with and in the them and for that we us in our ministry. If congregation. are truly grateful and you think about it, we The works of the Lord thankful. As we look are connected to every are great, studied by all back over last year, we ministry here at New who have pleasure in can truly say that we Mt. Zion. When new them. His work is have been blessed to members complete honorable and glorious, be able to enjoy God’s orientation, they go and his righteousness grace and mercy into a ministry here at endures forever. toward us. We have New Mt. Zion. We have (Psalm 111:1-3, had our ups and downs, asked that all ministries N.K.J.V). As we start but through it all God take on the out this New Year, has been right there responsibility of we are thankful that we with us. If nothing else, becoming mentors for have an opportunity to think about the fact the new members. We sing praises to our God that you laid down last would like to thank for his faithfulness to night and you woke Pastor Roundtree and us; as He sent his only up this morning and Sis. Roundtree for their Begotten Son that that is a blessing. We continued support and whosoever believes in continue in prayer for encouragement. We Him shall not perish, all of our families here extend thanks to all but have eternal life. at New Mt. Zion; but who work with us We, of the New especially for our especially the W.I.A. Members’ Orientation, sick and shut-in. We Ministry (Women’s would like to start out would like to continue Intermediate Auxiliary) to support and lift and their undying faith 3 toward the ministry, Ashley Mobley were far from Him (Isa. and to the staff of the Eamonee George 29:13). As children of God, we must take this seriously New Members’ Sincere George and consider whether we Orientation. I thank Jahsiah George are actually worshipping God for you all. Trinity Mobley the Lord or just going In 2019, 115 souls Myla James through the motions. To truly worship, we must united with New Mt. REMINDER: For your do more than mouth words Zion. Of that completion, New of praise and look attentive. number, 81 went on to Members’ Orientation is Our minds should be set on complete orientation held on Sundays and the Lord, not lesser things. Tuesdays. and became Like the psalmist, our entire inner being should be functioning members of engaged in both exaltation a ministry. "To God be of the Lord and humble the Glory." Let us submission to Him as our continue to pray for the Maker and Shepherd. Genuine worship also ones who did not requires a heart of faith and complete orientation to “SOMETHING TO a disposition of obedience come back and finish. to God. It would be difficult THINK ABOUT” for unbelievers to worship Listed below is the last Submitted By Church graduating class of the Lord, because they Clerk—Sis. Marilyn don’t have the Holy Spirit 2019. Congratulations Washington and cannot understand to them as they Psalm 95 spiritual things (1 Cor. continue on their See if you identify with this 2:14). Nor does God find Christian journey scenario: You go to church worship acceptable from and sing the songs, but you believers who cling through life. May they aren’t really paying unrepentantly to sin (Ps. continue to enjoy all attention to the words or 66:18). Drawing near to the blessings that God their meaning. The pastor Him requires clean hands has in store for them. stands up to pray, and your and a pure heart, which is MOST RECENT mind begins to wander. possible only through During the sermon, you Jesus Christ (Ps. 24:3-4). GRADUATES become distracted and The goal of worship is to Waynenitra Anderson miss a large part of the glorify God, and it begins Acelin Walker message. with our attitude. We must Ethan Johnson We’ve all been there, come into His presence haven’t we? It’s a common with a repentant and Extavia Bloodsworth experience and has been humble heart, a mind Janyia Daniel for a long time: Isaiah focused on Him, and a life Jermaine Daniel denounced the Israelites that demonstrates Earvin Bailey for honoring the Lord with obedience. (InTouch Ministry October 2019) Tanyia Bloodsworth their lips while their hearts 4

CHURCH’S 117th Four major events led us up against them during to our culmination of the field day event. ANNIVERSARY Anniversary Worship Their strategy, confidence, service, ‘Every Hue of Blue- and teamwork paid off The 117th Celebration’, in the end because they which were: walked away as the first • Food, Fun & Family Field group of champions that Day day! • The Classic Gospel Concert - A Blackout Event • Family & Friends’ Day • Jesus, Jazz & Jokes - An All White Affair

Reported By Sis. Syntia King Our epic 117th Church’s Anniversary was spearheaded by our millennial/young adult ministry--Generation Real. Our never intimidated and This joyous quite competitive Pastor, observance was Rev. Larry L. Roundtree, coined as ‘The II, ran a home run during 117th Homecoming the kickball competition Celebration in recognition which helped crown his of our rich history and team, the Ambitious strong community. The (1) Food, Fun & Family Adults, as the fundraising goal was Field Day was an champions of our Kickball $30,000 (which will be unforgettable day of Kickoff! The Zionnettes, allocated towards the community fun which our ladies’ team for the enhancement of our featured a modern twist to day, received special church’s parking lots) and our traditional, recognition for their hype after expenses. We came annual picnic. The main and Ethan Johnson was in just shy of our goal. event was field day where recognized for an Nonetheless, we made the youth, men and extraordinary kick during great memories and women of NMZ competed the kickball competition. It strengthened our against one another for was fun; a time for all! The commUNITY while doing bragging rights and the festivities were held at so. Blue was appropriately privilege of taking Lowry Park - Pavilion 120 selected as this year’s home the gold. Our youth on Saturday, September signature color as it were confident in their 28, 2019 with a live represents unity, our abilities to win it all DJ, bounce house, mobile central theme for 2019. and challenged every video truck, board ministry within NMZ to card games, and step up and compete great vibes!

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Worship during the 8:00 Lite refreshments were A.M. service was led by our served, clean line dancing Male Chorus, and The took place and lasting Florida A&M University memories were captured. Gospel Choir ministered to us through song during the 11:00 A.M. worship experience. Family, friends and congregants packed the pews as we worshipped (2) The Classic Gospel our God in spirit and in Concert - A Blackout Event truth. Photos and light was hosted at NMZ on refreshments were offered Saturday, October 12, 2019 to all, immediately after and featured Tampa Bay both worship experiences, Youth & Young Adult Mass in the Family Life Center. (5) Then, the grand finale Choir (led by our very own occurred on Sunday, Minister of Worship & Arts, October 20, 2020 at 10:00 Larenz Johnson) plus A.M. — ‘Every Hue of Blue The Florida A&M University - The 117th Homecoming Gospel Choir. #TCGC Celebration’. Experience was a praise Worshippers gathered party like no other! together in all shades of Attendees wore black to blue as a representation of symbolize the death of any our unity in Christ and we unrighteous traits that held celebrated every moment that has enabled us to us back from living our best life in Christ. We concluded (4) Jesus, Jazz & Jokes - stand triumphantly for our the night in prayer and left An All White Affair was a 117 years of existence! renewed for the momentous celebration To God be the glory! Our Kingdom journey ahead. where our congregants mass choir led us in and community gathered worship followed by a today in all white to pay powerful word of unity from homage to our God in our Shepherd, Rev. Larry L. an unprecedented manner! Roundtree, II. We enjoyed We decided to combine our the fellowship of our musical, comedic, social community in the Dr. Walter and fashion gifts under one J. Williams Family Life umbrella through an Center over lunch and amazing evening of photos. entertainment with Tyrell Happy Anniversary family! (3) Family & Friends’ Day Pittman & The Tampa We look forward to creating was held on Sunday, Boyz, Christian Comedian - many more October 13, 2019 with Scott Simpkins & The Beat incredible memories within guest Pastor, Dr. T. Grant Down Band. The room was the body of Christ, for years Malone of St. John MB adorned beautifully in white to come! Stay tuned! Church in Houston, TX. with blue accent lighting. 6

Watch Night 2019!!! “GOD’S GRACE GIVES What a time! Hundreds US A NEW YEAR AND flooded the Sanctuary of A NEW DECADE” New Mt. Zion to embrace

the coming of a new A Song of decade! Our newest Gratitude for a addition to NMZ leadership, New Year and a Minister Larenz Johnson, New Decade opened the night with praise, encouraging the LUTHER BARNES parishioners to celebrate all God’s Grace that God has done in 2019! How did I make it all A special ensemble of singers led us in praise and these years? worship reminding us that How did I make it this Minister Kimbrough, we have, “No Reason to far? Dea. Sutton Page, and Fear” and to be, “Grateful” Through the valleys and Dea. Les Miller for surely God has been over the hills, good to us! Hallelujah! The I know it had to be God. give Devotional mass choir filled the room Leadership at with positive energy letting How did I make it Watch Night 2019. each individual know that, through the storm? “the best is yet to come,” How did I make it “God is keeping us,” and through the rain? We are one in the Spirit, “we will make it all right!” If you want to know, just we are one in the Lord. This is our exodus! The how I got here, it’s so Daughters of Zion and the They will know we are easy to explain. Christians by our LOVE. Total Praise Mime ministries danced with It was God’s grace

poise and grace, I made it this far. magnifying our Savior! By the grace of God Pastor Roundtree, It was God’s grace preached the congregation His amazing grace. into a new decade from First Corinthians 15:58; I made it this far. reassuring us that our labor By the grace of God. was not in vain! Watch Lord, I thank you for Night 2019 was truly a night how you brought me, to remember; we’re How you brought me believing that 2020 will be through the night. one of the best years of our lives! Lord, you kept me and Humbly Submitted By you never left me, Minister Larenz Johnson You stood by my side. Minister of Worship & Arts

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Philippians 4: 6-7--Okay on clouds. I come to God During this time of the here we go--“Be anxious for with everything now and no year, many make New nothing”, this is a big it’s not easy because in my Year’s Resolutions. situation for a lot of us; we flesh, I’m still a fixer; but I A GREAT NEW YEAR’S say I can’t help but worry a know now that God, RESOLUTION WOULD BE… little bit, and believe me I’m through Jesus and the Holy Mark 12:30 and 31 the first to say Okay God Spirit, is the way. So when I 30And you shall love the You are stepping on my am having a situation with LORD your God with all toes. But this last year, I myself in trying to fix your heart, with all your have grown so much, I now someone or something, I soul, with all your mind, know that I cannot fix go to my secret place in and with all your strength.’ anyone or anything. I can Jesus and turn it over to This is the first only pray about it and turn it Him. We have to learn to be commandment. 31And the over to the Master. So the thankful in everything, second, like it, is this: ‘You question is: Is it possible for nothing happens by shall love your neighbor as a Christian not to be accident. God knows all yourself.’ There is no other anxious? The answer is and He will take what the commandment greater yes--through prayer and devil means for our bad and than these.” believing God’s Word that turn it around for our good, He will take care of you and to be a testimony for His me in everything. There is glory. When we find the nothing too hard for God to peace of all understanding, do, but we have to learn it will give us strength when how to let go and let God. we go through trials and We say it all the time but tragedies. We need this self-experience is not peace because we will go FACEBOOK always easy to do, through things that we don’t TESTIMONIES especially for me. It was understand and to have From Sis. hard because of guilt and God’s peace we will be in a Gloria Hobbs heartache. When I did better place through our Thomas become a Christian, I set situations. “Surpasses All out to fix everything, not let ***************************** Understanding” God through praying and “Renew Your Mind” Philippians 4: 6-7 supplication give my Romans 12: 1-2 “6Be anxious for nothing, requests to Him. Gloria was “1I beseech you therefore, but in everything by prayer the fixer; the more I tried to brethren, by the mercies and supplication, with fix, the worse things got. of God, that you present About a year ago, the Holy thanksgiving, let your your bodies a living requests be known to God; Spirit allowed me to see my 7And the peace of God, mistakes in trying to fix sacrifice, holy, acceptable which surpasses all everything. I surrendered to God, which is your 2 understanding, will guard and asked God to forgive reasonable service. And your hearts and minds me, and I also forgave do not be conformed to through Christ Jesus. myself. Now it’s like walking this world, but be 8 transformed by the mouth. The second renewing of your mind, example was that I that you may prove what smoked cigarettes and is that good and thought it made me look acceptable and perfect cool, especially when I will of God.” was out to the bars Paul is begging us to drinking, lol. I would get surrender our lives to a drink and light up, and The story of Black History Jesus Christ and allow the again someone said, “A Month begins in Chicago Holy Spirit to work in us cigarette hanging out your during the summer of 1915. and through us that others mouth is not cute.” I An alumnus of the may see the good work cursed them out and kept University of Chicago with many friends in the city, that God is doing in us. smoking. Now as I look There should be evidence back over my life, it was of a renewing of the mind an ugly habit that served in the way you carry no purpose but to make yourself that will show me look bad and feel bad. signs of Christ. When you It's been over 20 years look back over your life, since I smoked and my you should be able to say, lungs thank me. I look “thank you Jesus I'm not better and feel better. It's Carter G. Woodson still the same”. Example: not an easy thing to renew traveled from Washington, I used to be a cursing little the mind to do the right D.C. to participate in a sailor and really thought thing because our flesh is national celebration of the that it made me look good weak in some areas. fiftieth anniversary of and made people think I That's why we have to emancipation sponsored by the state of Illinois. was bad. But one day, as I allow the Holy Spirit to Thousands of African was being my old Gloria help us change. Don't Americans travelled from and cursing this person allow the world around across the country to see out, it was told to me by you to squeeze you into its exhibits highlighting the this person—“you know mold, but allow the Holy progress their people had something, you got a Spirit to transform you made since the destruction pretty face but an ugly into its image. Holy of slavery. Awarded a mouth.” As time went on Spirit, please help anyone doctorate in Harvard three and I started to think reading this to be renewed years earlier, Woodson about what they said, it in their minds of what is joined the other exhibitors was true. The ugly words good and perfect will of with a black history display. that came out of my God. Despite being held at the mouth made the pretty Coliseum, the site of the face ugly along with the 9

1912 Republican outreach was significant, communities across the convention, an overflow but Woodson desired country had been crowd of six to twelve greater impact. As he told celebrating Douglass’. Well thousand waited outside for an audience of Hampton aware of the pre-existing their turn to view the Institute students, “We are celebrations, Woodson built exhibits. Inspired by the going back to that beautiful Negro History Week around three-week celebration, history and it is going to traditional days of Woodson decided to form inspire us to greater commemorating the black an organization to promote achievements.” In 1925, he past. He was asking the the scientific study of black decided that the public to extend their study life and history before Association had to shoulder of black history, not to leaving town. On the responsibility. Going create a new tradition. In September 9th, Woodson forward, it would both doing so, he increased his met at the Wabash YMCA create and popularize chances for success. with A. L. Jackson and knowledge about the black Yet Woodson was up to three others and formed past. He sent out a press something more than the Association for the release announcing Negro building on tradition. Study of Negro Life and History Week in February, Without saying so, he History (ASNLH). 1926. aimed to reform it from the He hoped that others would Woodson chose February study of two great men to a popularize the findings that for reasons of tradition and great race. Though he he and other black reform. It is commonly said admired both men, intellectuals would publish that Woodson selected Woodson had never been in The Journal of Negro February to encompass the fond of the celebrations History, which he birthdays of two great held in their honor. He established in 1916. As Americans who played a railed against the “ignorant early as 1920, Woodson prominent role in shaping spellbinders” who urged black civic black history, namely addressed large, convivial organizations to promote Abraham Lincoln and gatherings and displayed the achievements that Frederick Douglass, whose their lack of knowledge researchers were birthdays are the 12th and about the men and their uncovering. A graduate the 14th, respectively. More contributions to history. member of Omega Psi Phi, importantly, he chose them More importantly, Woodson he urged his fraternity for reasons of tradition. believed that history was brothers to take up the Since Lincoln’s made by the people, not work. In 1924, they assassination in 1865, the simply or primarily by great responded with the black community, along men. He envisioned the creation of Negro History with other Republicans, had study and celebration of the and Literature Week, which been celebrating the fallen Negro as a race, not simply they renamed Negro President’s birthday. And as the producers of a great Achievement Week. Their since the late 1890s, black man. Lincoln, however 10 great, had not freed the whites stepped and the Association could slaves—the Union Army, endorsed the efforts. control. By the 1930s, including hundreds of Woodson and the Woodson complained about thousands of black soldiers Association scrambled to the intellectual charlatans, and sailors, had done that. meet the demand. They set black and white, popping Rather than focusing on a theme for the annual up everywhere seeking to two men, the black celebration, and provided take advantage of the community, he believed, study materials—pictures, public interest in black should focus on the lessons for teachers, plays history. He warned countless black men and for historical performances, teachers not to invite women who had and posters of important speakers who had less contributed to the advance dates and people. knowledge than the of human civilization. Provisioned with a steady students themselves. From the beginning, flow of knowledge, high Increasingly publishing Woodson was schools in progressive houses that had previously overwhelmed by the communities formed Negro ignored black topics and response to his call. Negro History Clubs. To serve the authors rushed to put History Week appeared desire of history buffs to books on the market and in across the country in participate in the re- the schools. Instant experts schools and before the education of black folks and appeared everywhere, and public. The 1920s was the the nation, ASNLH formed non-scholarly works decade of the New Negro, a branches that stretched appeared from “mushroom name given to the Post-War from coast to coast. In presses.” In America, I generation because of its 1937, at the urging of Mary nothing popular escapes rising racial pride and McLeod Bethune, Woodson either commercialization or consciousness. established the Negro eventual trivialization, and Urbanization and History Bulletin, which so Woodson, the constant industrialization had focused on the annual reformer, had his hands full brought over a million theme. As black in promoting celebrations African Americans from the populations grew, mayors worthy of the people who rural South into big cities of issued Negro History Week had made the history. the nation. The expanding proclamations, and in cities Well before his death in black middle class became like Syracuse, progressive 1950, Woodson believed participants in and whites joined Negro History that the weekly consumers of black Week with National celebrations—not the study literature and culture. Black Brotherhood Week. or celebration of black history clubs sprang up, Like most ideas that history–would eventually teachers demanded resonate with the spirit of come to an end. In fact, materials to instruct their the times, Negro History Woodson never viewed pupils, and progressive Week proved to be more black history as a one-week dynamic than Woodson or affair. He pressed for 11 schools to use Negro beneath his desk to avoid the study of the black past. History Week to drawing the wrath of the By the late 1960s, as young demonstrate what students principal. During the Civil blacks on college campuses learned all year. In the Rights Movement in the became increasingly same vein, he established a South, the Freedom conscious of links with black studies extension Schools incorporated black Africa, Black History Month program to reach adults history into the curriculum replaced Negro History throughout the year. It was to advance social change. Week at a quickening pace. in this sense that blacks The Negro History Within the Association, would learn of their past on movement was an younger intellectuals, part a daily basis that he looked intellectual insurgency that of the awakening, prodded forward to the time when was part of every larger Woodson’s organization to an annual celebration effort to transform race change with the times. would no longer be relations. They succeeded. In 1976, necessary. Generations The 1960s had a dramatic fifty years after the first before Morgan Freeman effect on the study and celebration, the Association and other advocates of all- celebration of black history. used its influence to year commemorations, Before the decade was institutionalize the shifts Woodson believed that over, Negro History Week from a week to a month black history was too would be well on its way to and from Negro history to important to America and becoming Black History black history. Since the the world to be crammed Month. The shift to a mid-1970s, every American into a limited time frame. month-long celebration president, Democrat and He spoke of a shift from began even before Dr. Republican, has issued Negro History Week to Woodson’s death. As early proclamations endorsing Negro History Year. as the 1940s, blacks in the Association’s annual In the 1940s, efforts began West Virginia, a state theme. slowly within the black where Woodson often What Carter G. Woodson community to expand the spoke, began to celebrate would say about the study of black history in the February as Negro History continued celebrations is schools and black history Month. In Chicago, a now unknown, but he would celebrations before the forgotten cultural activist, smile on all honest efforts public. In the South, black Fredrick H. Hammaurabi, to make black history a field teachers often taught started celebrating Negro of serious study and Negro History as a History Month in the mid- provide the public with supplement to United 1960s. Having taken an thoughtful celebrations. States history. One early African name in the 1930s, (Internet Research beneficiary of the Hammaurabi used his Daryl Michael Scott, movement reported that his cultural center, the House [email protected] Professor of History Howard teacher would hide of Knowledge, to fuse University) Woodson’s textbook African consciousness with 12

By James Weldon slaughtered, Johnson Out from the gloomy 1Lift every voice and past, sing Till now we stand at last Till earth and heaven Where the white gleam Many people are ring, of our bright star is cast. surprised to learn that "Lift Ring with the 3God of our weary years, Every Voice and Sing" was harmonies of Liberty; God of our silent tears, first written as a poem. Let our rejoicing rise Thou who has brought Created by James Weldon High as the listening us thus far on the way; Johnson, it was performed skies, Thou who has by Thy for the first time by 500 Let it resound loud as might Led us into the school children in the rolling sea. light, celebration of President Sing a song full of the Keep us forever in the Lincoln's Birthday on faith that the dark past path, we pray. February 12, 1900 in has taught us, Lest our feet stray from Jacksonville, FL. The poem Sing a song full of the the places, our God, was set to music by hope that the present where we met Thee, Johnson's brother, John has brought us, Lest, our hearts drunk Rosamond Johnson, and Facing the rising sun of with the wine of the soon adopted by the our new day begun world, we forget Thee; National Association for the Let us march on till Shadowed beneath Thy Advancement of Colored victory is won. hand, People (NAACP) as its 2Stony the road we trod, May we forever stand. official song. Today “Lift Bitter the chastening True to our God, Every Voice and Sing” is rod, True to our native land. one of the most cherished Felt in the days when songs of the African hope unborn had died; THANK YOU FOR American Civil Rights Yet with a steady beat, OUR HISTORY. Movement and is often Have not our weary feet We are a blessed church referred to as the Black Come to the place for comprised of many National Anthem. which our fathers members who have been sighed? instrumental in the Civil We have come over a Rights’ Movement. way that with tears has Some of these members been watered, have been publicized LYRICS We have come, treading and others have not. “Lift Every Voice our path through the However, all involved played first and key and Sing” blood of the 13 roles in such a powerful Holmes for her movement. History is commitment and being made every day dedication in spearheading through all generations. NMZs participation. We are truly a blessed church with Let us keep God’s love so many loving workers and flowing in and out of us participants. in sharing His love as we Reported By stand and remain true to Sis. Alfredia Mulkey Him in word and deed. “Administrative Operational Highlights” PLEASE REMEMBER: NO FOOD NOR DRINKS are allowed in the Sanctuary, except water. BULLETINS are LOVE FROM WITHIN available upon request MOVES from an usher. For several years the task ANNOUNCEMENT of NMZs visibility in the historic BOOKLETS are in the foyer. EACH SUNDAY BULLETIN AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE, ALSO, POSTED

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. TO THE NMZ Parade has been received COMMUNITY APP. with excitement. During DON’T FORGET to call this time, our members the church office to eagerly showcased our update any changes to church's love through your contact information. fellowship marching, Maintenance: walking, and riding the If you are part of the community's parade route. body of Christ, you If you notice hazards or Our church's love is shown must be filled with the items needing repair or with big smiles, laughter, Holy Spirit. You have correcting, such as: lights singing, waving, throwing to have God’s Spirit to out, bathrooms not beads, and having an understand His Spirit. working, electrical cords awesome fellowship. A very His Spirit is positive not in walkways, parking lot, special thank you is given etc., please complete to Sis. Valencia Simpson negative. 14

Maintenance Form: Church Admin New Members This form is located next Alfredia Mulkey Willie Kimbrough to the mailboxes for the Church Clerk Pastor’s Aide Church’s and Pastor’s Marilyn Washington Brenda Holley offices. Please put your Couples Pulpit Aide completed requests in the Leroy Lane Laquandra Diggs Church Administrator’s Clothes Closet Purple Lily Ushers mailbox. Yvonne Douglas Annie Robertson Ministry Meetings & Deaconess and Prison Ministry Choir Rehearsals: Ministers’ Wives Ronald Thomas Please contact our Church Mary Priester Security Secretary, Sis. Jackie Educational Archie Williams Jones, for reserving Kenya Jones Special Events meeting space or usage of Evangelism Syntia King the Sanctuary. For Ronald Graham Deon McCoy security and safety Church’s Finance Sunday School reasons, children must Committee Keith Powe be supervised during Sutton Page Usher Board #1 meetings and Choir Financial Consultants Janice Sturks rehearsals, etc. Arthur and Brenda Usher Board #2 Holley Sandra Butler Food Pantry Vacation Bible School Archie Williams Catherine Waddell Golden Gems Voices of Praise Casandra Howard Juanita Burston 2020’s MINISTRIES Health Awareness Minister of Worship LEADERS Wilma Garvin and Arts Deacons Hospitality Larenz Johnson Les Miller Monica Narain Minister of Music Audio Visual Male Ushers Aaron Adderley Larenz Johnson Osborne Odom Daughters of Zion Benevolent Male Chorus Kandace Johnson Edgar Jones Ricky Wade Total Praise Mime Bereavement Senior Mission Valencia Holmes Jean Collins Linda Cook Young Adults Brotherhood WIA DeRon Graham Bobby Priester Annette James Youth Department Transportation Junior Mission Shamira Hayes Ricky Wade Kiaunte Davis Pat Williams 15

Youth Ushers “What’s Love the Roundtree Family Yama Gooding Got To Do With It? for 7 years?!! March 1, Timothy Jones EVERYTHING!!” 2013, he delivered his Youth Choir Mark 12: 28-31 first message as our Yazmin Harrell pastor. Happy New Year, Fresh off the Zionites Family, Friends press from Pastor and and Visitors!! Lady Roundtree: The We thank God for 7th Anniversary allowing us to see the Celebration kicks off on th to these ministries and dawning of a new year, Wednesday, April 15 , their reporters for the a new decade. with Family Night. The following articles: Like most Community Picnic is th ministries at New Mt. Saturday, April 18 and Zion Missionary Baptist the anniversary service Church of Tampa, FL, culmination is on Inc., the Pastor’s Aide Sunday, April 19th. Ministry (PAM) has We’ll have 2 services – been very, very busy. Unity Service at 10 a. We enjoy sharing the m., and 3 p. m. to close Love of Christ with our out with Rev. Dr. N. S. Pastor, Rev. Larry L. Sanders. Roundtree, II, his Ladies and Pastor’s Aide wife, Lady Sameya gentlemen, start and their family. looking for your Ministry At the release of anniversry outfits. Reported By the previous Lady Roundtree has Progressor, we talked selected “Pantone,” a Sis. Gwen Hayes th “And I will give about the pastor’s 6 powder blue, for the you pastors Anniversary anniversary color. Start according to mine Celebration, and at the shopping! heart, which shall time, his approaching Also, mark your feed you with birthday. calendars for the “Rev. knowledge and Guess what?!! Walter J. Williams understanding.” We’re getting Day” – on Father’s ready to celebrate his Day, June 21, 2020. Jeremiah 3:15 (KJV) th 7 Anniversary. Can More info on you believe we’ve had these events will be 16 forthcoming as we and “Pampering For complete details. Moms To Be” Let’s back up and sponsored by talk about what PAM Caregivers Helping has been doing the past Hand, donated to few months. Kingdom Women. In Sept., PAM Our holiday social invited the was held at J. Sis. Catherine Johnson congregation and Alexander’s with visitors to join Pastor Pastor and Lady Roundtree and his Roundtree. It was a family to enjoy punch grand occasion. We and cupcakes, take also exchanged gifts. photos with him, sing PAM’s members Happy Birthday to him visited several of our and just celebrate him. members at their Two months homes and some Sis. Maybell Jackson later, we followed that confined elsewhere. same procedure to They sang and prayed celebrate Lady to and with them, Sameya. It, too, was a shared gifts, and also joyous event. visited residents at In addition to Palm Garden Of supporting the Tampa. ministries of New Mt. PAM’s members Sis. Eartha Daniels Zion, PAM has stepped visited Delores outside these walls to Wheeler, James and assist others. Eartha Daniels, Essie

The Pastor’s Aide Griffith, Linda Hart, Well, it’s now Ministry wholeheartedly Catherine Johnson 2020. With the Lord contributed to: the and Maybell leading, we’ll continue backpack “Back-To- Jackson. All were to service our Pastor School” project, grateful for the visits and his family as we Hurricane Relief, and gifts. serve the Lord, giving Sweater and Coat service to His family. project at James PAM’s members Elementary, Ministry re-elected Brenda Fair, Harvest Festival, 17

Holley to continue Jesus Christ. Our officers scholarships to our leading our ministry. for 2020 are: graduating seniors. Other officers elected Dea. Bobby Priester, were: Bobbi President Chatman, Vice Bro. James Williams, President; Debra Vice President Weatherly, Secretary; Bro. Hank Humbert,

Gwen Hayes, Secretary Bro. Eric Hayes, 2511 E. Columbus Drive, Treasurer; and Gloria Treasurer Tampa, FL 33605 Sylvester, Chaplain. Rev. Dr. George Berry, 813-248-8101 Deacon Kelvin Chaplain Reverend Larry L. DeCoursey conducted We closed out last year Roundtree II, Pastor our election. actively representing New BROTHERHOOD Mt. Zion at various MINISTRY Brotherhood meetings: Deacon Bobby Priester First South Florida President Memorial Service in Presents Bartow, FL NMZ Golf Tournament Congress #4 Brotherhood Planning Meeting at First Baptist Church of West Tampa Congress #4 in Saturday, April 11, 2020 Clearwater, FL @ 8 AM First South Florida The Claw at USF Association in Eatonville, 13801 North 46th Street, FL Tampa, FL 33612 We thank God for the Registration heart of the Brothers. Our 4 Person Scramble - $75 Ministry gave gift cards at Each Christmas to assist three Benefiting – Scholarships families. We are excited for Reported By about new opportunities Graduating Students Dea. Bobby Priester to support the work of Contact: Ed Narain, Ray President New Mt. Zion. The Lewis, Henry Humbert, The Brotherhood Brotherhood is currently or Bobby Priester Ministry was organized planning a golf last year and is continuing tournament to provide the work of uplifting 18

The Brotherhood The truth of Proverbs 3:5-6 There are many members Ministry invites all men is dear to our hearts, “Trust that are ill and have of New Mt. Zion to join us in the LORD with all thine suffered loss of loved ones. heart; and lean not unto Join us in praying for them in the work. There is thine own understanding. and the entire New Mt. Zion something for everyone to In all thy ways Church family. God’s Word do. acknowledge him, and he encourages us to pray without shall direct thy paths.” ceasing. Even though we may BROTHERHOOD We invite you to attend the not currently have trials, many MOTTO teaching sessions of Bible others need our prayers. Study and Sunday School. Remember that the family that “Teach the Word in the The Bible encourages us to prays together, stays together. Home, study God’s word so that The goal of our ministry is to With a Consecrated we may be able to rightly be identified by our love for Heart, divide the word of truth. As others. Following the footsteps we witness to others, we of the Savior must be assured of what we believe and who we Leading All Men to believe. God!” Our Ministry represented New Mt. Zion at the Congress #4 Session and the First South Florida Baptist District Association. Our Ministry provided lap FOOD blankets for the Association outreach project. It is PANTRY important to fellowship with Reported By other believers. We look Sis. Pat Williams forward to supporting our “O give thanks unto the Senior Women Ministry as Lord, for He is good; for they assist with hosting the Reported By National Baptist State his mercy endureth President Convention Winter Board forever.” Sis. Mary Priester meeting in February. (1 Chronicles 16:34) We are praising God for a Please mark your New Mt. Zion family, we new year of new calendars and plan to share had a wonderful year of opportunities to serve. We with us as we host a outreach in 2019. Thanks want all members of New Hawaiian Tea on Saturday, Mt. Zion to know that our March 28 at 3 PM. You do to your food and Ministry is available to not want to miss this joyous monetary donations, we assist you and pray with fellowship. Come out and were able to provide food you when there is a need. enjoy a spiritual, emotional, bags to over 1,100 We are servants in the and physical uplifting families. We, also, church and are willing to afternoon. provided hot meals at our work for the Master. Community Luncheons. 19

In November, we held our delivered dinners to the appreciate you and all that Veteran’s Day Lunch to homeless, while others you do. Parents, please say thank you to all who served the guests that remember that your youth have served in any of our came to the church. can receive volunteer Armed Forces. We, also, hours for working in the thank you for your Food Pantry. Our mission donations to our Angel statement comes from Tree (Community Love Matthew 25:35, “For I Tree) outreach. Everyone was hungry and you fed was grateful for the gifts me; I was thirsty and you that they received. We gave me water…” also held our first annual We are hoping to make it What’s LOVE got to do Christmas Day Luncheon. bigger and better next with it? Everything! Th year. It was a great way to To God Beis the Glory. end the year on a high Ph ot note. We are a blessed o church because we are by Un always willing to be a kn blessing to others. We are ow n grateful to be a part of Au th such a loving church or Fruit Bags with candy family. Not only is our is canes were given as love lic God awesome, so are you. en gifts with a postcard We know that it’s all se containing our church’s d about love. We ask for un contact information. your continued donations de r of non-perishable food ReportedC By items as well as your CoordinatorC B financial support. We Sis.Y Yvonne- have our distributions on S DouglasA nd Monday after the 2 and The blessings just keep on th 4 Sundays, from 10 am – coming. Thanks to our noon and 5 pm–7 pm. The donors. All items in Food Pantry Ministry is Clym’s Clothes Closet are “Changing the World, FREE. The Clothes Through the L.O.V.E. of Closet works parallel with Christ, One Soul at a the Food Pantry Ministry. Pastor Roundtree and a Time.” Thank you to all of We are open twice per group of volunteers our volunteers. We greatly month. The hours and

20 dates are on the marquee. appreciate his help. Sister They always have In between those dates the Wardlow sees to it that we specials on these items at volunteers are working have forms and bible the dollar store. Please very hard sorting and tracts. put shoes in a separate getting things ready for RECEIVING DAYS - bag. Be sure they are in the next opening. If there WEDNESDAYS only good condition and we is an urgent need prior to from 11 A.M. TILL 8 P.M have both shoes. our regular hours, please in the WJW Family Life Our team members call the church office at Center. Even though we volunteer during their free 813 248-8101. We are in a house, storage time. Most of the sorting encourage the church and space is limited. So is done on Thursdays. community to come and PLEASE do not donate Sister Cook has a group shop when we are open. furniture or anything that that comes in the morning We have a great selection contain pests. Do not and Sister Douglas has a of clothes and shoes and leave your donations on group that comes in the everyday apparel. Our the porch or outside. We afternoon. Call us if you volunteers usually stay an accept clean clothes, want to join us for some hour or so after closing to socks, towels, jewelry and fun sorting clothes. We get things ready for the 5 linens. also sort on distribution p.m. patrons. Monetary Our patrons had a special day if we have enough donations can be made treat in December. They volunteers. We are happy payable to New Mt Zion were able to select an item to serve our church and and put “clothes closet” in from the family room and our community. Even the memo line. Receipts take it home as a though we put a limit on are available upon Christmas gift. They some things, patrons can request. We use the waited a whole year for get as many items as they monetary donations to this and it was worth the need. The patrons are replenish toiletries, etc. as wait. very grateful. They know needed. New volunteers We change out things in we must have enough to are always welcome. Men the main family room go around to everybody. can volunteer too. We periodically and take Last December our work as a team in the them over to the other volunteers had a areas we feel most rooms. Then those items Christmas Chat and Chew comfortable and it works will be available for our in our clothes closet out very well. Deacon patrons. Soap, toothpaste, kitchen. We had mini Jones has volunteered to men and women Cubans, eggrolls, chicken take the items from the deodorant, shampoo and salad sandwiches and family life center and body wash are always other munchies to carry them over to the needed. Please give it to celebrate the season. clothes closet. We really one of our volunteers. Then on Christmas 21 morning, we were in the Don’t let your Christian make it through the New family life center with the walk be a contradiction Year. Food Pantry Ministry and of your conduct. Your Family, consider the emotional ups and downs we gave the luncheon actions reflect if you are guest toiletries. over the last twelve months listening to God or to the that are a natural part of devil. the grief process. You may have had a few experiences of happiness. Perhaps you BEREAVEMENT had a moment when you MINISTRY looked forward to feeling better in the New Year. Maybe you saw and felt another person’s joy about Christmas Day Luncheon their possibilities in the New They were delighted to go Year and truly felt glad for and get a delicious hot them. We know that the approach of a New Year Christmas lunch and on Reported By the way out there was a means different things for President different mourners. You see beautiful toiletry display. Sis. Jean Collins whether our bereaved They received a ticket Remember the wonders he members respond to our upon entering and upon has done.”—Psalm 105:5 Ministry when we reached leaving they just picked Aaah, the New Year. out or not it still depends on up something from the Here we are at the where they are in the grief toiletry table. We have beginning of a New Year, process; for example some been averaging about 5 Zionites. Usually most folks of our members want to new patrons per month. look forward to the New receive food and visitors at The clothes closet is such Year since it can represent their homes and then we had others preferring a wonderful ministry. a new beginning and/or a chance to “do better” than visitors at the God is blessing us and we in the previous twelve wake/visitation or repast. want to be a blessing to months. New Year’s Eve You see the question is not others. Thank you Rev. parties are planned, Watch whether, but how grief will Roundtree for your Night Services are planned show up, and how our support. Thank you and large community Bereavement Ministry volunteers and thank you gatherings are organized. works with it. donors. What’s love got The agenda is to celebrate Zionites! I don’t know to do with with friends, food, about you but we always seem to have mixed it?...... everything. candlelight, confetti, noise- makers and resolutions. But feelings about the year to you, as grievers, hope and come--especially when we pray that you successfully lose a loved one.

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I think because it is the Pastor Rev. Roundtree, wonder about what it might UNKNOWN! We wonder each year at our Annual hold. Maybe you’ll feel and think about--What will Watch Night Service, the eager to welcome change this New Year bring? What Bereavement Ministry takes now that your grief has joys? What sorrows? What the lead with a Celebration started to ease. Start the losses? What gains? How of Life Candlelight New Year by finding strong will our faith be in Ceremony to pause for a comfort and joy in knowing 2020. We all question moment and recognize that you did all that you ourselves. What resolutions their value. We recognize could. Your NMZ Church will we keep and what ones that your relationship with Family loves you. will cause you to fall flat on your loved ones was unique your face? and important because However, on one hand it’s they influenced you exciting to look at a fresh physically, emotionally and clean year and wonder spiritually. These were their what it will bring. On the permanent gifts for you. As other hand, it’s scary to we close the door of 2019 think about what might with the lighting of a candle happen and how all of our in memory and love, worlds could change. “We Remember Them” Zionites, you know that the Sister Deloris Taylor LOST LOVE passage of time will always Brother Chris Dubois bring about a New Year Graves MINISTRY adjustment. As a griever, Brother Quincy Crank Reported By you do face a New Year Sister Evelyn Amanda Minister Ron without your loved one but Reeves Thomas you can try to approach it Brother Jerod Lee Kimble Because of the need, positively by taking gifts Deacon Lawrence Cannon, this ministry is in the from your loved one with Sr. process of scheduling a you. Your loved one taught Sister Kheilani T. Parker time and a meeting you many things, gave you Deacon Earnest Pinder II treasured items, instilled Brother C. Duane Burning location to meet the on- within you important Sister Linda Watson going needs of those morals and ethics, Sister Lula Mae Hunter who have lost loved hereditarily provided you Sister Geneva W. ones. Please check with physical attributes, Stephenson our church’s help to open your mind to Zionites, start your New announcements. If you new and broad ideas and Year with God. He makes all have questions, please loved you for you. things new as you contact me at 813 - 900 - Zionites, the Bereavement courageously work through 4122. Ministry wants to express your grief over time. You gratitude for the gifts left to eventually will find the us by our loved ones. Since strength to look to the New under the leadership of our Year with interest and

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Javaris Butts, our I am so grateful to the Saxophonist and Trennell dedicated members of the Reid, our Drummer. Your Hospitality Ministry as we prayers are requested for all take great pleasure in this ministry as we look showing Christian love with forward to 2020. all we come in contact.

MUSIC AND HOSPITALITY ARTS Reported by bro. aaron Adderley, minister of USHER BOARD #1 music Reported By Greetings to every reader. President Grace and peace be unto Reported By President Sis. Janice Sturks you in the name of our Lord “God is our God forever and and Savior, Jesus Christ. Sis. Monica Narain ever; He will be our guide We report in this issue of It’s been over a year since even to the end.” The Progressor that the the Hospitality Ministry was Psalm 48:14. Music and Arts Ministry is launched under the vision Happy New Year to each of doing well. We continue to of Pastor Roundtree; since you. support the New Mount our inception we have: We thank the Lord for a Zion Baptist Church. During  Welcomed hundreds most gracious year of our summer schedule, of first time visitors. spiritual growth and choirs served at our hour  Converted over forty wisdom. mid-week services on first-time visitors to Usher Board #1 would like Wednesday evenings. We new members to welcome our newest acknowledge and celebrate during the personal member, Bro. and commend the works meet and greet after Ernest Higginbotham. We and services of Kandace service. had a total of three new Nunn Johnson, who  Revamped our members to join us in 2019. oversees the Daughters of visitors’ packets, Zion; Valencia Holmes, who which now include a Compassion is the fuel oversees Total Praise “Come Visit Again” that moves to Christ. Mime; Carlton Brown, who postcard that gets We are to live as Christ directs the Voices of Praise mailed to each wants us to live with and the Male Chorus, and visitor. love and compassion Larenz Johnson, who Our ministry takes great for all. directs the Youth Choir. Not pride in being on the front to be forgotten are Gary lines welcoming visitors Cassell, our Organist, each Sunday. 24

Captain- Sister Robyn prizes as well. We had Andrews literature from American Secretary- Sister Shirley Cancer Society on Breast James Cancer Awareness Finance Secretary-Brother also. Great fun and Michael Collins fellowship was had by all in Correspondence Secretary- attendance. Sister Retta Page On the 5th Sunday in Our year-in fellowship was Chaplains Deacon Willie September, the Ministry awesome, as we Grant and Sister Carrie Fair brought 2 new fellowshipped with the Male Terrell members to the Ushers, at Olive Garden on Director –Deacon Patrick Team. WELCOME December 6, 2019. Deacon Andrews On Saturday December 14, Willie Grant blessed the 2019 we had a great food, and we had a Christmas Fellowship at wonderful time Yummy House China Bistro fellowshipping with on Hillsborough Avenue. one another. Mission Statement: Through the glory of God and through our dedication to fellowship within the HEALTH church, we are committed AWARENESS to mutual edification in MINISTRY prayer, praise, and prophesy. We are devoted Reported By President to allowing all directions SENIOR WOMEN from the Holy Spirit in Wilma Garvin Reported By recognizing the full On Saturday September 21, President potential of our gifts--all in 2019 we had our 5th the name of serving the Annual Breast Cancer Sis. Linda Cook Lord. Awareness Walk. It was The Senior Women’s Our Goal: To reach out to held in New Mt. Zion Mission had a blessed the sick and shut-in as we Church neighborhood. We year during the last five visit their homes and the walked down 26th Street to months of 2019, We’ve nursing homes, assisting East Ybor Park at 11th come this far by Faith where needed. Avenue. We circled the leaning on the Lord – Our Officers for 2020 block and came back to the Trusting in his HOLY are: Church for a one half mile WORDS – He has never Sister Janice Sturks- walk. You could walk as President many times as you liked. failed us yet. Therefore, Sister Barbara Bell- Vice The weather was great on we can’t turn around. President that day. We had God has truly guided our refreshments and door steps. Our intentions are 25

President to continue serving as he Linda Cook continues directing us. Vice President Our focus goals are: Yvonne Douglas EVANGELISM Sec/Finance EDUCATION Johnnie Mae Harris MISSIONARY OUTREACH What a wonderful time WOMEN’S WORSHIP and we had visiting the sick-- INTERMEDIATE FELLOWSHIP our members, as well as We are learning the others. importance of (Unity) in I give personal thanks to all phases of our focus all our Senior Women for goals. We are one part of being so supportive and God’s whole family. We involved. It’s because of are his elder children and you much was AUXILIARY his servant. accomplished in 2019. (WIA) Listed are some events In our meetings, the First Reported By shared in worship, Monday of each month Sis. Sheila Wayne prayer, service and from 6pm to 7:30pm, we Hello NMZ Family, fellowship. come together in song, WIA (Women’s Truck a Treat prayer and Bible lessons Intermediate Auxiliary) had FSF Association to help us understand a great 2019. We wrapped Donation Day the year up with our annual God’s Words. In 2020, let visit to see the sick and shut us increase our services in. We also had our end of for God, through service, the year celebration at prayer, study and love. Noble Crust. “MATTHEW 28: 19,20

Love you “JESUS CHRIST” Fifth Sunday (District 4) Love you “PASTOR services and our ROUNDTREE & fellowships among our “FIRST LADY” members; the last one Love you “Church being CHRISTMAS. It Family” was held at Sister Leola

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 In April, WIA is doing a baby sock drive. There will be boxes in the Life Center to collect new baby socks. More information to come.

Our Ministry meets every First Saturday of the month at 9:00 AM in the conference room upstairs in the Life Center. This year we are calling all ladies Pearls for Christ ages 18 to 60! We look Sis. Patricia In 2020 the WIA, AKA, (The forward to seeing you at Strowbridge, Ladies in Navy Blue) are on our next meeting! Facilitator the move! We have our new President Annette The Pearls for Christ is a

James and Vice-President small group (10 - 15 LaTanya Hayes. We are members) of community taking our mission to the based Bible study. The next level with all of the launching session was different fellowship October 19, 2019. The idea functions we are doing of the small group community study is based throughout the year. Our You are invited to first quarter is as follow: upon Acts 2: 42- 47 where  January 4th, we had WIAs PRAYER new Christians went from house to house sharing our kick off meeting BREAKFAST hospitality and God’s word  February 8th, we “COME ONE COME with others. Our group is invited all ladies ALL” based on the framework ages 18 and up to THEME: The Power from LEADING SMALL come fellowship with of Prayer GROUP by Christ Surratt us. We will be 2019. The four major combining YWA and DATE: March 7, components of this group WIA. Meeting starts 2020 are: 1. Happy greetings and at 9:00 AM. We will TIME: 9 AM breaking of bread have a continental LOCATION: 2511 (hospitality -- Peter 4:9; breakfast as well. Acts 2:42- 47)- to deepen E. Columbus Dr. interpersonal relationships.  March 7th, come out Tampa, Florida 33605 for prayer and 2. Studying the scriptures- (1 Cor 2: 1-2) to improve worship at the WIA’s (NMZ Family Life Spiritual growth 3. Social annual Prayer Center) outing- to have FUN Breakfast. 27 enjoying God’s wonderful activities (John 17:21: Matt world and local events 4. 5:14- 16 Gal 6:2) working Community outreach-(Matt in the Food Pantry and 25:35 Heb 13:2 Phil 2:3- Clym’s Clothes Closet, 5) willingly helping the Evangelizing at Whispering needy as opportunities Oak Nursing Home; aiding present themselves. The the sick and shut-in, Pearls for Christ has classroom Grandma at recently studied a 7 weeks’ James Elementary, session on Prayer. We have formal Senior Mission COUPLES a few essential scriptures projects, substitute Sunday and are role playing the school teacher, church MINISTRY needed skills to Evangelize usher, teaching wood Reported By before going out into the working skills, community community (Matt 28:19- clean up projects, and any Sis. Nell Kimbrough 20). The Pearls follow other service projects our “Something to structured study curriculum souls are lead to with input from NMZ. The participate. Salvation Think About--WHY common interest of this through Faith in Jesus’ work WORRY?” specific bible study group is and active love of ourselves Did you know with MOVEMENT to gradually and our fellow men and improve our health so that women are our focus. worrying? 40% will never we might offer ourselves Come join us or maybe happen, for anxiety is the for God’s service (1 Cor establish a Small Group result of a tired mind; 3:16- 17). Bible Study near your 30% concerns old All of the members of the home. decisions which cannot 3 Pearls for Christ share their 1 Cor 2:3- 5 And I was be altered; 12% centers Gospel knowledge in a FUN with you in weakness, and and practical way. The in fear, and in much on criticisms, mostly duties required for the trembling. 4And my speech untruths, made by function of the group are and preaching was not with people who feel inferior; shared by all members; no enticing words of man’s 10% is related to health, funds are collected; wisdom, but in which worsens while I community members have demonstration of the Spirit attended a few sessions. and power. 5That your faith worry; and only 8% is The Pearls for Christ meets should not stand in the "legitimate," showing once a week on Thursday wisdom of men, but in the that life does have real at Andrews Public Library power of God. problems which may be from 10:30 to 12:30. Like We are met head-on when I have minded members are “Pearls for Christ” limited eliminated senseless invited to join us. but willing. worries. (Author Unknown) Members of the Pearls for Christ are connecting to our community by the following

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The Security Ministry is looking for new members. Our duties include:  Greeting members OUR ANNUAL VALENTINE’S and guests as they DAY SOCIAL WAS HELD enter the sanctuary. ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY  Provide rides from 15 IN OUR FAMILY LIFE the parking lots to CENTER. AS ALWAYS, it the sanctuary. was FILLED WITH LOVE,  Help members to LOVE, LOVE. There was cross the street. plenty of fun playing  Watch what goes on games, great around the church to entertainment, and a ensure the safety of delicious dinner. the members and guests. Reported By Our ministry would like to President say  Take precautions to guard against Sis. Casandra Leeks- accidents, theft, Howard to everyone. crimes and attacks Happy 2020 from The Thank you for supporting our from those who Golden Gems Ministry of Church’s Album through Life would do us harm. New Mt. Zion M.B. Church. Touch Pictures by way of this Church family, please report Ministry. Dea. Leroy Lane is It's once again a NEW any suspicious activities to our president. YEAR, and the Gems a member of the Security >>>>>>>>>> returned after a two- team. We need all of you to month break in September. be our eyes and ears It was an honor to return around the church. If you and greet one another. would like to become a part Before we left in June, the of this ministry, please Gems concluded 1st and contact Deacon Archie 2nd Samuel chapters, while Williams or Brother Tony waiting patiently to return Valdez. Our Mission in September to start a new Statement comes from 2 chapter, 1st King. Sister Kings 11:6b, “So shall you Jones returned with heart keep the watch of the felt teaching from the book house, that it be not of Kings in October. Gems broken down.” elected officers for the SECURITY 2019-2020 year, and they MINISTRY are as follows: President---Sister Casandra Reported By Dea. Leeks Howard; Vice- Archie Williams President---Sister Toynetta Williams; Secretary---Sister 29

Dora Dixon; Assistant making decisions for Secretary---Sister Luvator our Christmas fellowship Henry Nelson; Financial celebrations. The Gems Secretary---Sister Sandra time spent was very Butler; Chaplin/Scripture outstanding, the pictures Reader---Sister Carrie will explain, what a Terrell; Gems Teacher--- GLORIOUS GOOD TIME, we Sister Caroline Williams had. Our guests were: Bro. Jones; Assistant Teacher--- Carlton Brown, Sister Deacon Clarence Fort. The Carolann Cannon, Dea. Holiday season allowed the Archie Williams, and Bro. Gems members on Tuesday Osborne Odom. They were (of the Thanksgiving week) welcomed with opened to spend time with their arms; DELICIOUS FOOD families. The Gems AND PLENTY OF DESSERTS returned on December 3, were served. Exchanging of 2019 following up on 1st gifts brought smiles to each Kings, finishing Chapter 4 members; thanks to Sister and starting Chapter 5. Betty Williams. This was an Lesson was phenomenal EXCELLENT way for Gems knowledge for us all, along to begin our "REASON FOR with teaching, questions THE SEASON CHRISTMAS asked and answered by our BREAK”. OUR PICTURES own, Sister Jones. Sister SHOW THAT, "LOVE HAS Jones continues to do a EVERYTHING TO DO WITH marvelous job, and we IT". Gems returned in appreciate her knowledge January with the joining of of the Bible. In November, a new member, Sister we completed our 2019 Carolann Cannon; she was goal of adopting two accepted with opened schools. The two schools arms. Each Tuesday at provided with supplies were 11:00AM, we are looking Clemmie Ross James for visitors/joiners. Elementary and Lockhart Magnet Elementary Creative Science Center. We should look at the The two schools were Church as a lifestyle in and provided with various outside the walls. It should school supplies needed. At be who we are wherever the end of the 2019 year, we go. the Gems concluded with the pulling SECRET SANTA NAMES, completing 1st Kings Chapter 6 and

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SUNDAY as we invited them to join Jesus and we look forward us as guests of New Mt. to our next outing. SCHOOL Zion.

Reported By God has blessed the Superintendent New Mount Zion Dea. Keith Powe While talking with the Church family with a “All scripture is given by parents, the children made dedicated staff of Sunday inspiration of God, and is use of a poster board we School Teachers and profitable for doctrine, for supplied by coloring in members that attend from reproof, for correction, for the name J – E – S – U – S. week to week. We look instruction in It is worth mentioning that forward with great righteousness:” there was an encouraging anticipation for the plans 2 Timothy 3:16 number of young God has for the New Mt. Greetings Brothers and fathers in attendance with Zion Church family in 2020. Sisters in Christ. their children. We, also, “But grow in grace, and mingled with and In the month of August in the knowledge of our 2019, members of the invited others that were in Sunday School and the general area. Since we Lord and Saviour Jesus Evangelism Ministry joined were outside, we provided Christ. To him be glory Sis. Tonya Lewis at her free ice cold bottled water both now and forever. (Children With a to anyone who came by our Amen.” 2 Peter 3:18 Vision) Back to station. As we >>>>>>>> School Giveaway Health approached the end of the The Beatitudes Fair and Community Fun event, we were blessed to Day. meet and invite 200 This event was a great residents of the opportunity to meet the Tampa community. We residents of our community thank God for the and invite them to join us opportunity. as “We are Changing The Plans were made to have a World Through The Love of fellowship dinner by the Christ- One Soul At A end of 2019. The idea was Time”. We provided printed well received and agreed church information forms to upon by the Sunday School hand out. As we met all of Teachers to dine at a local the family members that steakhouse. We enjoyed visited our station, they an evening of feasting and were greeted with a smile fellowship in the name of 31

children’s academic career and ensure that they are engaged in their education. There are many benefits that SUNDAY’S come from early NURSERY parental involvement, Reported By which can include the Sis. Sheila Wayne, following: Director Reported By  Parents and Hello NMZ Family, Sis. Kenya Jones, children can enjoy a deeper We are still here in 2020 to President of watch your little ones! We interaction with Educational Ministry are currently staffed and connection. open at 8 A.M. and 11 A.M.  Parents and “Why a Parent’s Role services. Donations of children can learn snacks are always is Important to together. welcome. We also can Student’s Success” never have too many It is important for  Children show helpers. If you are parents to be involved in improved self- interested in serving, their child’s education esteem and self- please let me or one of the worth, improved other nursery staff from the very beginning, because parental confidence and know. We welcome you to better behavior. use our services. Have involvement is your child come play, while extremely important for  Children complete you enjoy a peaceful a child to do well in homework more worship service. We look school. The importance easily and forward to seeing you and of parental involvement consistently. your children! You can has been well  Children receive contact me at 813-789- documented for some better grades on 7217;[email protected] time, and studies tests and have >>>>>>>>> continue to indicate that better attendance. a parent’s role in  Parents are more children’s learning is aware of what critical to their their children are academic achievement. learning and can As students get older, pinpoint key areas parents should continue or subjects that to be involved in their the children may

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need additional youth’s viewpoint as a focus and get my work help. high schooler. The done on time. There Part of being involved in writer of this section is are times when the your children’s lives Timothy B. Jones, II. workload is tough and I includes ensuring that He is a Freshman at don’t feel like being they are engaged and Tampa Bay Technical bothered with it, but I do challenged in their High School. TJ is the it anyway because I education as well as son of Bro. Timothy know that it could supporting their Jones, and Sis. Kenya possibly help me in the learning along the way. Jones. He is, also, the long run. There are It is important for grandson of Dea. Oscar many great people at teachers to see and and Sis. Yvonne school, so it wasn’t know that you are Douglas. TJs first hard to make friends. I involved in your child’s article is entitled, have a select few learning, and it is “Life as a New High people that I sit outside imperative that you School Student” and talk to, goof off keep those lines of Being a new high with, and do work with. communication open school student comes But at the same time, with them. Seek out with new opportunities there are a lot of not so opportunities to be and new challenges to great people. These involved at the school by grow and learn from. I are the people who try joining the PTA or SAC am a freshman, and to bring good people down. Every day I get committee by already it is much new challenges, volunteering around the different than middle whether it’s dealing school, or even school. The teachers, with teachers, becoming a classroom along with the students schoolwork, or even parent. are all different. The teachers expect more other students, and I from us, such as being always find a way to responsible for our own persevere and get education. Students through it and become must advocate for a better person. themselves regarding >>>>>>>>>>>> their learning, which “Teaching Children somewhat differs from Diligently” Dr. Tony Evans A YOUTH’S middle school. So far, Kingdom Men VIEWPOINT high school is going January 24, 2020 This section will well for me, and it isn’t Train up a child in feature one of our hard to do well when I the way he should

33 go, even when he is YOUTH old he will not depart from it. - (Proverbs HAPPENINGS 22:6) Reported By Sis. Shamira Hayes, If you have a family, you Director are responsible to make sure that the truth you What’s going on in the are learning is New Mt. Zion Youth transmitted to your Ministry? Let me tell you, GRACEFULLY children. If you don’t in December the Youth YOURS teach God’s Word to Ministry workers took the REPORTED BY your family, there is youth to a couple of our SIS. TRELLIS someone else out there local nursing homes to COOPER who has another word spread some holiday he would be glad to “The Year of Clarity” cheer. We did some The start of a new year is teach to your kids. the perfect time to regain Satan has his own caroling and passed out your focus and claim your message, his own gifts to the residents. expectations for the kingdom, and his own year. As 20/20 relates to teachers. They would be clear vision, the year glad to teach your Twenty-Twenty will children for you. Some represent clarity. We must of these teachers are on clearly see what we the streets, some are in envision. If you did not the school system, and reach your goals last year, some may even be in the don't give up on them. It's church. Your child could time to wipe your slate be sitting next to clean, make a plan, and another kid whose lack follow through. The beauty of regard for God is of God's grace is that going to rub off on your He is forgiving and never kid. holds a grudge. So we have to teach our Journaling is a great way to children “diligently,” not make your desires and occasionally. That may dreams known, and can be mean turning off the very beneficial. Writing things down makes you television and using the accountable and mindful of time for teaching. what you want to Whatever it may involve, achieve. It can also boost you have to carve out We have so much more in store for our youth in your self-confidence and time with your family to strengthen your self- teach the Word. 2020. GET READY, we discipline. Journaling can are on the rise. also provide healing when 34 you express your innermost Be bold and intentional in feelings and deal with them your requests to God this accordingly. year. Be still and listen. “And the Lord answered You are already equipped me, and said, write the and empowered. Make vision, and make it plain yourself a priority. Keep upon tables, that he may the faith and wait on God. run that readeth it. For the "My soul, wait thou only vision is yet for an upon God; for my appointed time, but at the expectation is from him" end it shall speak, and not (Psalm 62:5 KJV) Sis. Dianne Hart (State lie: though it tarry, wait for it; Wishing you and your Representative) hosted a because it will surely come, family an abundance of Thanksgiving Luncheon and Food Give Away for the it will not tarry" (Habakkuk blessings, love, and clarity nd 2:2-3 KJV) this year in the name of 2 year here at New Mount Start each day in Jesus. Amen. Zion on Saturday, prayer. We are so rushed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> November 23. 250+ families from the East to get the children off to Did You Know Of school and ourselves off to Tampa Community sat and These enjoyed a Thanksgiving work, that we neglect our Special spiritual needs. We freely meal in our dining room give others our time and with all the trimmings. attention all day, but when it Thanksgiving and Following the meal, they comes to our own needs we Christmas received a box filled with are always "too food and were given a Projects By Our turkey. In addition to busy." Take a few Members? moments in the stillness of volunteers from East the morning and talk to Tampa Community, our God. You are worth church had many it. Focus on mind, body, volunteers to assist, too. and spirit. Be specific in your requests. It is easy to get off track and feel defeated when you pay too much attention to others. Social media can The Gadson Family th provide a falsehood of hosted their 7 Thanksgiving Luncheon for (“Sincerely Santa’s” Web people's lives and we get Photo) wrapped up in their Seniors on November 20 at Minister Ricky Wade has fantasized glitz and Temple Crest Community been delivering toys and glamour. That is why it is Center. The above sisters clothing to “at risk” and so important to run YOUR are all members of our underprivileged children in race! Stay in YOUR congregation. the Tampa Bay Area since lane! Focusing on what 1987 for “Sincerely Santa.” others are doing, takes the When he started, he was a focus off of you. police officer with the City 35 of Tampa Police Leaders’ Installation Department. Even though At 8AM and 11AM worships he is now retired, he on Sunday, February 2, continues to work with this 2020’s Leaders were great event. installed. They were asked >>> to commit to the Leader’s Covenant from Ephesians 4:1-6 and the following pledge:

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BESSIE’S LOVE BAGS-- Sis. Bessie Murray’s nd Family hosted their 2 year of Bessie’s Love Bags “I pledge to live my life in her memory on so that Christ may be December 21 at Trinity seen in my words and Café. These bags were given to the Homeless and actions; I will treat contained deodorant, others with compassion toothbrush, body wipes, and not harshness; I hand sanitizer, toothpaste, will support New lotion, socks, packs of Mount Zion through crackers, fruit roll-ups, and prayers, faithful a bottle of water. attendance, and >>>>>> consistent giving; and I “GETTING TO will strive for excellence through my service.” KNOW US” More of Dr. King’s Parade. Do >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you know us? A special thank you is extended to Sis. Juanita Seawright and A/V Photographer, Sis. Syntia King, for their commitment in preparing this news magazine. It is my prayer that everyone enjoyed reading this edition. Clara Wardlow

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