Greater Little Zion Baptist Church 10185 Zion Drive Fairfax, VA 22032 Phone: 703-764-9111 Fax: 703-764-9162 Office Hours: 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Email: [email protected]Website: www.glzbc.org 2016 Theme: "Being a Church of TLC: Touching, Loving, & Caring" John 13:34-35 Church Vision: The vision of GLZBC is to reach the unsaved with the saving message of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:19-20 Church Mission: The mission of GLZBC is to lead everyone to a full life of development in Christ. Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr., Pastor E-mail: [email protected]Sunday, May 8, 2016
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Greater Little Zion Baptist Church 10185 Zion Drive
Fairfax, VA 22032 Phone: 703-764-9111 Fax: 703-764-9162
Today’s Music Leader Musicians.……….......… Sis. Christian Davis & Min. Keith Exum Minister of Music .…...……………………… Bro. Robert Fairchild
Call to Worship ……………….……..…………………………..…………...…
Invocation ..……………………......……...….………..…………... Minister
Musical Selection (2) ………………….......... Youthful Praise of Zion Choir
The Spoken Word/Sermon ………….......... Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr. Sermon Title: “Walking on Water” Matthew 14:27-29
Invitation to Salvation …………………..….. Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr.
Worship of Giving/ Prayer ………….... Sis. Natalie and Sis. Zariah Pickett Board of Directors/Deacons
(Bring Prayer Request as Well with Offering)
Welcoming of Visitors …... Sis. Dionne Wiggins, Sis. Jordan Wiggins and Bro. Caiden Wiggins
Announcements …………………………………………………………………
Benediction ………………..…….……..….. Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr.
Please do not enter or leave the Sanctuary during this time
This is my Bible. I am what It says I am. I have what It says I have. I can do what It says I can do. Today I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess that my mind is alert, my heart is receptive and I will never be the same.
Worship Leader…….….. Sis. Beverly and Bro. Austin Wrighten
Today’s Music Leader Musicians ..……........ Sis. Christian Davis and Min. Keith Exum Minister of Music .…...………………..…… Bro. Robert Fairchild
Praise and Worship ……………...… Youthful Praise of Zion Praise Team
Call to Worship ………….…..…..… Sis. Beverly and Bro. Austin Wrighten
Congregational Hymn #504…........................................…..Love Lifted Me Worshippers may enter
Invocation ..………………….........……... Sis. Ann and Sis. Suzi Vincent
Musical Selection ……………......……..…… Youthful Praise of Zion Choir
Welcoming of Visitors ….… Sis. Beverly Jones, Sis. Valerie Hubbard and Sis. Bonnetta Hubbard
Youth Moment ………………….……… Youth along with Sis. Suzi Vincent
Announcements …………………………..………………………….…………
Worship of Giving/ Prayer ……………….….... Sis. Angelica, Sis. Mea and Bro. Tristan Anderson Board of Directors/Deacons
Responsive Reading …………Sis. Tonya, Sis. Ava and Sis. Amber Kemp
Congregational Prayer Time ……………….. Sis. Cynthia, Sis. Asia, and Sis. Cydney Turner
Musical Selection ……………......……..…… Youthful Praise of Zion Choir
The Spoken Word/Sermon ………...…...… Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr. Sermon Title: “Walking on Water” Matthew 14:27-29
Invitation to Discipleship
Benediction ……………………….…..…….. Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr.
Please do not enter or leave the Sanctuary during this time.
This is my Bible. I am what It says I am. I have what It says I have. I can do what It says I can do. Today I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess that my mind is alert, my heart is receptive and I will never be the same.
Bro. Richard Boffman – Health Concerns (Sis. Jerdleen Boffman’s husband) Col. Carolyn Broadway – Health & Healing Concerns (Rev. Estelle Chandler’s family friend) Rev. Donald R. Carmichael (cousin to the Hill and Pitts Families) Sis. Barbara Collins – Health & Healing Concerns Sis. Annie & Bro. Ted Davis – Health Concerns Sis. Frances Davis, recovering at home (Bro. John-Michael Chandler’s godmother) Sis. Annette Fletcher Mother Birthene Howard – Health & Sickness Concerns – Manor Care Fair Oaks Sis. Beverly Jones Sis. Kathryn Jones, Brooklyn, NY – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Natalie Pickett's mother) Sis. Mammie Majors (Sis. Barbra Murphy’s sister) Sis. Betty Meares – Healing (Bro. Ronald Meares’ wife) Bro. Gabriel Morgan (Bro. Steve Hill’s cousin) Bro. Luther Morrow – Health & Sickness Concerns (Dea. Don Newton’s brother-in-law) Sis. Ruby Parkey – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Brenda Perkins-Johnson's aunt) Sis. Tyra Parkey – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Brenda Perkins-Johnson's Cousin) Bro. George Reese (Sis. Donna Reese’s husband) Sis. Cynthia Roper's brother-in-law Bro. James Self – Health & Sickness Concerns Sis. Doris Smith – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Agnes Sorrel’s friend) Bro. Samuel Sullivan – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Doris Dunkley’s father) Sis. Crystal Thomas’ mother Bro. John Wherry – Health & Sickness Concerns and Faith & Discernment (Sis. Frankie Brown’s brother) Bro. William White – Healing (Sis. Jacqueline White’s brother) Bro. Tommy Williams (Sis. Annette Fletcher’s brother)
Mourning the loss of a loved one: Rev. Estelle Chandler (death of her friend – Bro. Ulysses Jones) Sis. Renee Ivey and Sis. Sydney Pollard (Death of friend and uncle) Bro. Roosevelt Milton (Death of his mother) Sis. Asia Turner (Death of her friend) Sis. Lauren and James Tyree (Death of their mother)
Macon Bolling Allen (born Allen Macon Bolling; August 4, 1816 – June 11, 1894) was the first African American licensed to practice law in the United States, (Maine, 1844), and is believed to be the first African American to hold a judicial position, (Massachusetts, 1848).
He moved to Charleston, South Carolina after the American Civil War to practice law and was elected to be a judge in the probate court of Charleston in 1874. Following the Reconstruction Era, he moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked as an attorney for the Land and Improvement Association.
Early life Allen was born in Indiana in 1816. He grew up free man. He learned to read and write on his own and eventually landed his first a job as a schoolteacher, where he further improved his reading and writing skills.
Career: Legal career Allen moved to Portland, Maine in the early 1840s, studied law, and worked as a law clerk for General Samuel Fessenden, a local abolitionist and attorney. After passing the Maine bar exam, he was granted his license to practice law in Maine on July 3, 1844. He experienced difficulty finding legal work in Maine because whites were unwilling to hire a black attorney and few blacks lived in Maine.
In 1845 he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, walking fifty miles to the bar exam test site because he could not afford transportation, and passing the exam despite his fatigue. Allen and Robert Morris then opened the first black law office in the United States. According to the authors of Sarah's Long Walk, however: "we have no direct knowledge that [Allen and Morris] ever met".
Judge Racial prejudice in Boston again kept Allen from making a living as a lawyer so he sought to become a judge to supplement his income. After passing a rigorous qualifying exam for Justice of the Peace for Middlesex County, Massachusetts in 1848, Allen became the first African American in the United States to hold a judicial position despite not being considered a U.S. citizen under the Constitution at the time.
Following the American Civil War Allen moved to Charleston, South Carolina to open a law office. In 1873, he was appointed as a judge in the Inferior Court of Charleston and one year later was elected as probate judge for Charleston County, South Carolina. He continued to practice law until his death at age 78.
Federal post After Reconstruction, Allen moved to Washington, D.C. where he was employed as an attorney for the Land and Improvement Association.
Marriage While living in Boston, Allen met and married Hannah, with whom he ultimately had five sons.
Chronology 1816: Born in Indiana, 1840: Moves to Portland, Maine, 1844: Changes his name to Macon Bolling Allen, 1844: Passes the bar in Maine on July 3, 1845: In May, Allen walks 50 miles to take the bar exam in Worcester, MA (Kendrick, p. 6), 1845: Moves to Boston, Massachusetts, and is admitted to the bar on May 3, 1846: Writes letter to The Liberator.
1848: Becomes justice of the peace for Middlesex County, 1868: Moves to Charleston, South Carolina, 1872: Becomes a partner in William J. Whipper and Robert Brown, 1873: Elected judge of the Inferior Court of Charleston in February, 1874: Elected to the office of judge probate for Charleston County, 1894: Dies in Washington, D.C. on October 10.
Praise God, Zion! Much thanks for all of your sincere prayers over the past twelve years. Know that though my dear sister labored long.... all who knew her in life now celebrate her new life in heaven. May God bless
and keep you. Sincere prayer is real power. Deacon Ned Roper and Family
Usher Board Membership Drive The Ushers are an integral part of our worship experience. We are in need of senior, young adult and junior
ushers. We invite you to become a doorkeeper for the Lord. The Points of Contact are Sis. Gloria Lofton ([email protected]) (703) 472-4434 or Sis. Jannie Eaddy ([email protected]).
Congratulations! Announcing the Graduation of
Daliza Wallace With A Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fashion Merchandising &
Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from: Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts Commencement: Saturday, the Fourteenth of May at 2:00 PM
Altria Theater, 6 North Laurel St., Richmond, VA School Of Business Commencement: Saturday, the Fourteenth of May at 7:30 PM
Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA Class Of 2016
Scholarship Opportunity The Delta Education & Public Service Foundation Scholarship
For: African American graduating high school students who reside in Prince William County, the city of Manassas, or the city of Manassas Park. Deadline: May 15, 2016
For application, see http://www.pwcdeltafoundation.org/forms.php or the church's website.
Fairfax Central Baptist Sunday School Union Scholarship For: An active member of the Sunday School and a graduating high school senior who is accepted into a two (2) or four (4) year accredited college or vocational trade school. Recipients must have participated in Fairfax
Central Baptist Sunday School Union activities during their high school years - grades 9th through 12th. Deadline: Sunday, May 22, 2016
For more information, see the church website.
Graduates’ Recognition Sunday, June 12, 2016
Deadline to Submit Name of Graduate and Profile: Sunday, May 22, 2016 Forms are in the vestibule and on the church’s website.
White Form for High School Graduates Pink Form for College Graduates
Zion Memories Memorabilia: Attention all GLZBC Members and Family, As our Church celebrates 125 Years this year, we
are asking if anyone has any photos, newspaper clippings, documents or anything else historical pertaining to Zion or its members or family that you would bring the item(s). If you would, kindly put your name on your
items and give them to Ann or Suzi Vincent. They will be scanned and given back to you. The items will be displayed for Zion Day. 125 Years of Memories, History, Service, and Love - Let's tell our Story!
Deadline: June 30, 2016 Please contact Sis. Ann or Suzi Vincent for further information.
Thank you and God Bless
125th Church Anniversary Team Update as of May 1, 2016 Theme: “125 Years: Remembering, Reconciling, and Rejuvenating”
“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” I
Corinthians 2:9
~ Zion Renovation Project ~ Renovate a Pew Program Status
# Pews to be renovated: 44 # Pews committed: 44 ($80,437.00)
Paid: $49,811.50 (Includes 14 Pews Paid-in-Full)
Total Contributions (Pews, Ads, Patrons): $50,548.50
Please see a representative of the 125th church anniversary team in the vestibule to make a payment toward your pledge. Also, please pay all pledged funds by July 1, 2016.
Deacon Al Moseley 125th Church Anniversary Chair
~ Zion Renovation Project Goal: $125,000 ~
(Team Standing as of May 1, 2016)
Place 12 Zion Tribal Leaders Team Name Alphabet of Members'
Last Name Paid
1 Brother Dr. Lacy McLaurin Revelation C $7,572.00
2 Brother Jimmy Jones Acts M $6,697.00
3 Brother Willie Johnson Titus G, J $5,946.00
4 Brother Russell Petty Galatians H $4,438.00
5 Brother Ed James James E, F $4,267.00
6 Brother Nolen Crockett Philippians D, T $4,264.00
7 Brother Emerson Bascomb Romans S, N, O $4,047.50
8 Brothers Al Woods Philemon L, R $4,017.00
9 Deacon Don Newton Corinthians B $3,300.00
10 Brother Al Hayes Ephesians W $3,244.00
11 Brother Lyndon Wrighten Matthew P $1,997.00
12 Brother Larry Pyos Timothy A, I, K, V, Y $759.00
Total: $50,548.50
Happy 34th Anniversary!
Deacons James & Diane Reese May 8, 2016
May your marriage continue to be blessed with love, joy and
companionship all the days of your lives!
GREATER LITTLE ZION BAPTIST CHURCH
10185 Zion Drive
Fairfax, VA 22032
Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr., Pastor
Vacation Bible School 2016
June 26 & June 27- July 1
Joy in Jesus: Everywhere! All the Time
…The joy from the Lord is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10 (CEB)
June 26: Sunday School Hour
June 27 – July 1: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Dinner @ 6:00 PM Nightly
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Contact: Sis. Jean Newton (703) 855-0146
1:00 p.m. Family Ministry – Family Prayer Day, 3rd Sunday upstairs in the prayer room. Focused Family Prayer for the month of May: In all our families we pray this month the
continued blessings for moms as they continue to be the cornerstone in our families.
Thanking them for all their hard work and praying for their continued strength through the
many battles that they weather. PRAISES AND BLESSINGS TO MOM! Scriptures: Psalm
3:3 & 4, Proverbs 31:28 & 29: But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory
on me and lift up my heard. To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill.
Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her; Many women
do noble things but you surpass them all. POCs: Deacon Anthony & Deacon Terri Bazemore
1:00 p.m. Game of Chess, Food, Fun and Fellowship, immediately after the 11:00 a.m.
service, (please see website calendar for dates) in the Fellowship Hall. POC: Bro. Al Hayes
and Sis. LaKita Jones
1-3 p.m. 125th Zion Day Team Meeting 3rd Sunday (Jan – Sept) (OS) – POC: Dea. Al
Moseley
1:30 p.m. Christian Education Ministry Meeting 1st Sunday – POC: Sis. La Kita Jones
1:30 p.m. Cancer Support Team Meeting (CR) 2nd Sunday – POC: Sis. Christine Davis
Monday
7:00 p.m. Church Choir Rehearsal
Tuesday
6:30 p.m. Academic Enrichment (Tutoring) POC: Deacon Dr. Al Moseley
7:00 p.m. Zion Inspirational Choir Rehearsal (except the Tuesday after the 1st Sunday)
7:00 p.m. Music and Performing Arts Council meeting Tuesday before the 1st Sunday