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MCA 1St Quarter Newsletter Reverend Dr. Donald D. Moore, Pastor Reverend Dr. Albert F. Campbell, Pastor Emeritus OUR MISSION STATEMENT The Mission of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church is to teach, preach and interpret the Pastor’s Pen Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through the Power of The Holy Spirit, we will strive to convert the Spring Cleaning lost and build up the body of Christ. We will further endeavor to eradicate miseducation, prejudices, and all forms of discrimination here are many blessings that each new spring and their effects. T brings us. Despite the harshness of winters freeze, In order to accomplish this as a community of faith, we must collectively strive to spring reminds us that no winter last forever. So as we bid holistically meet the spiritual, physical, emotional, social and economic needs of our adieu to winter and usher in spring, it’s an excellent time to membership and community. “Until the purge, clean, and organize. kingdoms of this world become the Kingdom of Our Lord,” and Savior Jesus Christ . For some spring cleaning is a daunting task. Because “And He shall reign forever and ever.” Amen sifting through the clutter is time consuming and requires us OUR MOTTO PROVERBS 29:18A to be intentional about deciding what goes and what stays. Where there is no revelation, In fact, all across America many individuals are getting people cast off restraint; mentally prepared to take on the proverbial task of spring OUR DIRECTIVE cleaning their home. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, As Christians we can benefit from an annual spring stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of cleaning. It would be beneficial to use this time as an the Lord, because you know that your labor opportunity to evaluate what goes and what stays in our life. in the Lord is not in vain. Removing the clutter in our spiritual, physical, financial, and OUR RESPONSIBILITY 1 PETER 3:15 emotional rooms, enables us to reorganize and regroup. But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Similar to spring cleaning of our home, when we get rid of Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason the clutter; we will discover that we enjoy our home more for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, simply because we are clutter free. SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES: The irony to spring cleaning is this, often times we Praise & Worship: 9:45 a.m. Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. already know what needs to go. So beloved, as you begin PRAYER MEETING: your spring cleaning, seek God’s voice to assist in your Wednesdays: 6:00 p.m. BIBLE STUDY: spring cleaning. Wednesday: Noonday & 7:00 p.m. OFFICE HOURS: Monday ‐ Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pastor Moore (Closed 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. For lunch) QUARTER VOLUME ONE ‐ NO. 1 March 2016 Issue The Mt. Carmel Anchor Newsletter - March 2016 Page 2 OUR FIRST LADY W HAT HAPPENED THEN . J ANU- SPRING . 2016 BEGINNING OF YEAR YOUNG ADULT E MPHASIS SUNDAY CHURCH WIDE ORIENTATION SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 A TIME TO RENEW he pre-registrations began coming in he Young Adult Emphasis Sunday, was pring has always been my favorite T and kept on coming, and by T a very spiritual and uplifting service. S time of year. For me there is no better Wednesday, January 13, 2016, ninety-eight The guest preacher was Rev. Bethany I. time than spring to re-group and re-prioritize, (98) persons had registered to attend. McCabe of St. Paul Baptist Church of West and even re-invent ourselves, and the lives we On that evening, 1/13/16, they started Chester. The young adults led the worship find ourselves living. arriving around 5:40p.m. Deaconess Brenda service and the Church Chorus sang, “Ride on King Jesus” and “What A Time”. A dynamic During this season, I challenge you to begin to Austin and her staff fed roughly 65 persons Prayer was given by Deacon Eric Basemore, as think about what you can do to renew yourself light fare, and then, the others arrived. follows . and to better balance your life. Here are the Beginning of Year 2016 was vision casting first two of my spring “steps” to help you get for our pastor, Rev. Dr. Donald Moore, and “We pray for the people of Flint, MI whose started. using the concentric circles (used by our Mid- governing system have been exposed to extreme levels of lead poisoning for which Year presenter, Dr. Marvin McMickle), he there is no cure. Despite the humanitarian 1) Clear out mental and emotional clutter. began to give to us his vision of ministry for efforts of sending water to Flint, the pipes Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. We then broke When I think of renewal I often think of need to be replaced immediately. We pray out into four (4) groups to have conversation rebirth; something old dies and something that you facilitate the effort and begin to about what we heard and discussed how we, new is born. Why not use this season of address the long term issues resulting from renewal as a reminder to get rid of things as individuals, ministries and church can carry lead exposure. that are weighing you down and draining out this vision. We pray for our school system, not just for your energy? We returned on Thursday and Pastor Moore funds, but for the psychological impact of again challenged us with what is our concept Let go of the past to make room for the curriculums that teaches our children to laud of ministry. We again broke into groups to present. an enslaver like Thomas Jefferson while prepare to present our discussions and findings Commit to making decisions you’ve been keeping their minds far away from a liberator putting off. to the entire group. This proved interesting like Marcus Garvey. It was Garvey that because, not only did we hear new ideas, but advised "you cannot liberate the bodies of Change the way you think about yourself! discovered much of the same conversations You are fearfully and wonderfully made! men until you liberate the minds of men." had gone on in other groups. Shackled minds. Shackled bodies. This in Think positively. Recent research shows A total of 188 persons participated in the essence explains the school to prison pipeline that we can actually change the circuitry Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Those that disproportionately impacts our people of our brains. When something negative sessions culminated in sharing the Holy with an age demographic representative of the comes up pair it with something positive Communion. young adults in this church today. and stay with that feeling. Saturday, January 16, 2016 was designed We pray for your involvement in a judicial for those persons who could not attend 2) Simplify your life. system that has levied more injury to our Wednesday and Thursday. Again, Brenda people than it has justice. From judges selling Slow down. Life moves so quickly, Austin and her committee prepared, not a black youth to private prisons to police surrounding us with non-stop stimulation. continental breakfast, but a full breakfast. officers killing unarmed black people We need to find a way to quiet our minds Pastor Moore, shared his vision with this throughout the nation. So many do not and make quality time for ourselves. I group, and instead of breaking into four understand our pain when we shout black love to spend the first few minutes of groups, we discussed the questions from each lives matter. They attempt to correct us by everyday in quiet prayer and reflection. of the four ministries. Once again, lively saying all lives matter. But as our sister Streamline your life however you can in discussion ensued and new ideas were Sandra Bland demanded, "show me a time in order to maximize the overall quality of espoused. history where all lives mattered. Show me your life. Reorganize your highest There were approximately sixty (60) time when liberty and just justice stood for all priorities and re-evaluate your commit- persons in attendance at this session. Saturday people." This is a pressing issue that needs ments. Ask yourself the following concluded with a take-out-lunch. your immediate intervention, lord God. We're questions: What do you value most in You will be hearing more about the not asking for help in coping with the lack of justice, we're asking that you put an end to the your life? How much quality time do you ministry/outreach aspect of our church and injustice. spend with the people and the things you how it will operate, in the coming days — care about the most? What is the best way two are already planned: 1) reading with the We lay these systems in your hands for your to use your time to create the life you students at the Barry School, and 2) making intervention. Because a system that was not want to have? mats (out of plastic bags) for the homeless. built for us will never protect us. Hopefully, these first two steps will get you Get On Board!!! We ask for your guidance in establishing a started with your spring renewal. Submitted by system of our own so we are no longer sitting For more steps and to check out the full Minister William Henry around begging anyone to do for us what you article, please follow my blog at divinely give us the power to do for MCBCDrPamm.com or follow me on ONGRATULATIONS to our very ourselves.” Facebook @MCBCDrPamm.
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