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Adult Sunday School @ 9:30 AM Sunday In-Person and Livestream Worship Service @ 10:45 AM “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.” Matthew 5:14 NRSV
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Order of Worship The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, October 22, 2023 The Reverend Orville Brissett Minister of Music and Worship Arts
The Rev Dr. Farrah Gaskins Worship Leader
Praise and Worship The Call to Worship The Choral Introit……… Holy, Holy, Holy……........Congregation Prayer of Invocation..…….…...............The Rev Dr. Farrah Gaskins Prayer Chant…………….The Lord’s Prayer………..Congregation
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Musical Interlude……………………..……………………… Sister’s Promise……………………………Sister Celine Jaikaran The Hymn of Consecration........”Oh How I Love Jesus”….”..Congregation * ***
Greeting our Visitors…………………...……..Sister Grace Skeete Praise Dance………………..…Divine Divas, Cheyney University Pastoral Emphasis & Scripture Lesson..........The Rev Dr. Wayne E. Croft Sr.,
The Ministry of Giving
Offertory Prayer………...…….........................Trustee Stacy Rector
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Prayer of Intercession……………….....Deaconess Louise Bazemore Choral Response.…...……………..…………………..………...
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Ministry of Music ………….……….….……Women’s Day Choir Introduction of Guest Preacher………….…Minister Kay Anderson Sermonic Selection….....“And Yet I’m Still Saved”……Women’s Day Choir “We don’t need another political uprising. We don’t need another conqueror on the scene. What we need is a special word, that will bond within our hearts and give us direction from above. We need a Word from the Lord. A Word from the Lord. Just one Word from the Lord, will remove all the doubts and cause the sun to shine and give peace of mind. Speak Lord, Speak Lord.”
The Ministry of Preaching The Rev Dr. Natalie P. Alford “An Over Answered Prayer!” Numbers 27:1-8 NIV Focus verse 7 *Call to Discipleship
Remarks
Sister Carolyn Chester, Chair, Women’s Fellowship Departing to Serve
*Please Stand **Ushers May Seat Worshippers ***CongregationBe Seated Worship with us online at https://stpaulsbaptist.org/
The Reverend Dr. Natalie P. Alford, M.Div., EDD Dr. Natalie P. Alford a native of Newark, New Jersey is the Retired Presiding Elder of the Philadelphia, PA District, “The Historic Mother District” of the Philadelphia Annual Conference, of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. “The Historic Mother District” is comprised of sixteen pastor lead churches and over 2,500 disciples. During her tenure as pastor, she served as the Senior Pastor-Teacher of five churches across the First Episcopal District. Widely recognized as an anointed teacher-preacher, she is committed to the enhancement of God’s kingdom on earth and has manifested itself in her loyal attention to the daily activities and services of congregations, as well as the pervasive impact of the church on community development initiatives, including education, youth empowerment, cultural awareness, and ecumenical outreach. Dr. Alford earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Sciences from Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, a Master of Divinity Degree in Ethics and Pastoral Counseling from Harvard University, The Divinity School, Cambridge, MA. Thesis: “Pastoral Care: The Least, the Lost and the Lonely.” She has earned a Doctorate of Education in Counseling and Human Development from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY. Dissertation: “Bearing Witness: Inner-city Youth Exposed to Chronic Community Violence.” Dr. Alford's professional journey is impressive. She has held senior level management positions in both the corporate and non-profit arenas. She is an Adjunct Professor and Pastor-Mentor at Palmer Theological Seminary in King of Prussia, PA; has served as a member of the AMEC Board of Examiners; and is a Certified Ministry Advantage Life Coach. Dr. Alford embraces a transformative ministry model, which uplifts the ethical standards of the human community and empowers people to embrace their plan and purpose given them by God. She has a proven record of being a strategic planner, team builder, curriculum, and program and leadership developer. Her bold and visionary leadership has been further demonstrated through her public policy work as a founding member and Co-Chair, Buffalo Affiliate of National Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, Inc. A charter member of the Delaware Middletown Odessa Townsend NAACP Branch, and the Religious Affairs Committee Chair. She was an Active Advisory Board Member for the Middletown, DE Police Department, and a Committee Board member for the Appoquinimink School District (Middletown, DE) engaged in the “Ensure Success for All” strategies. She is a Financial, Active and Lifetime Member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a public service Sorority, and a 2014 Charter Member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Middletown (DE) Alumnae Chapter, and served as the chapter’s first and current Chaplain. Over a span of 17 years, and six Regional Director leadership teams, she has served as the Eastern Regional Chaplain, a branch of the National organization for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and once again she been appointed to the office of Chair, Chaplain’s Council, Eastern Regional Chaplain for the 2020-2024 biennium. She is known for her unique way in which she takes the biblical text and contemporary culture and marries the two. She continues to preach in distinguished pulpits throughout the United States, South Africa, and in Bermuda. She is the Founder & President of Natalie P. Alford Ministries, Inc.; Founder of Sister-2-Sister Ministry, a ministry for and by women; ɅLFORD ɅFFIRMɅTIONS: Ministries for Hope and Healing, and a Founding Co-Convener for High-Heels Seeking Higher Ground Ministry. As a recipient of numerous honors and recognitions, The Aquinas Institute of Rochester, New York renamed the St. Monica Club, a cultural diversity club, in her honor. It is now known as The Natalie Alford Diversity Society. Dr. Alford is listed in the African American Who’s Who: African American Past and Present, Greater Rochester Area, the New Millennium Edition. She is included in Volume 2 of Uncrowned Queens: African American Women Community Builders in Western New York. Dr. Alford’s governing scripture that grounds the ministry God has called her into is 1 Corinthians 9:16 (CEB), 16 “If I preach the gospel, I have no reason to brag, since I’m obligated to do it. I’m in trouble if I don’t preach the gospel.”
The Cheyney University Divine Dancers: We came together on August 23, 2023 Our mission •
To spread the good news of God
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Help fellowship with other Cheyney Christian students and Connect by their love for Jesus Christ.
Our Purpose: Seek to use our bodies as vessels for God through dance as well as representing Cheyney University as anointed dancers. Song we will perform to: Greater Is Coming by Jekalyn Carr. Names of our dancers: 1. Serenity Stancil 2. Magdalena Turay 3. Dezhane Sealy 4. Nyree White 5. Nadia Rollins 6. Hayden Garrick 7. Starre Nkapgayee 8. Perrion O Harron 9. Omariah Allison 10. Saniyah Haines 11. Makyla Seales 12. Nadira Whitaker
Thanksgiving Outreach Sharing Our Blessings With Others • The St. Paul’s Baptist Church Good Samaritan Usher Board is continuing it’s yearly outreach by providing families in need with support for their Thanksgiving meal. The need continues to remain for those with food insecurities. • This year as in the past, those in need will receive a gift card to a grocery store along with a letter from St. Paul’s sharing our care and God’s word. • If you would like to take part in this Thanksgiving outreach you can donate directly to St. Paul’s online via the drop-down box or by check to St. Paul’s Baptist church designated for Thanksgiving Outreach.
The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9
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WONDERFUL WIDOW WOMEN “IN GRIEF WE FIND A PURPOSE TO ENCOURAGE, EDIFY AND COMFORT” Widows are a very large population in our society today. We are often overlooked, left out and misunderstood. Grief and loneliness affects each woman differently and it is my hope that we can help make this widow journey a little better for those who dare to come. Our group serves as a resource that will listen nonjudgmentally, respecting the confidentiality of all in a safe environment. We hope to achieve encouragement, edification and most of all comfort and support to one another. Sisterhood. NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 23RD @ 10AM
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REACTIVATION of the SAFETY & SECURITY MINISTRY
Do you take safety and security seriously? Do you have a special skill set that could benefit the safety and security ministry? Did you serve on the safety and security ministry previously? If you answered yes to any of these questions, please do two things: 1. Scan the QR code or use the tiny URL to express interest in serving on the ministry. https://tinyurl.com/SPBC-SSERP23
For more information, please contact Dr. Carmen Lesesne or email security@stpaulsbaptist.org.
The Deaconess & Missionary Ministries would like to THANK YOU for supporting the Pill Bottle Donation! We shipped 978 Pill Pottles to the Matthew 25: Ministries whose program fulfills the dual needs of improving medical care in developing countries and caring for our environment. Looking forward to your continued assistance in future outreach projects!!
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