Weekly Bulletin - Hartford Memorial Baptist Church
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Weekly Bulletin - Hartford Memorial Baptist Church
HARTFORD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH A BRIEF HISTORY Hartford Memorial Baptist Church celebrates 97 years of loving God and serving the world community. The Rev. Edgar Wendell Edwards served as founding pastor from 1917 to 1920 when he relocated to Chicago. After a diligent search, the Church called the Rev. Charles A. Hill Sr., assistant to the Rev. Robert L. Bradby Sr., of Detroit’s historic Second Baptist Church. Installed as pastor in November of 1920, he served for 48 years until his retirement on his 75 th Birthday, April 28, 1968. During his progressive pastorate, Dr. Hill built new church facilities on the corner of Hartford and Milford and subsequently, a community and recreation facility. He was a strong supporter of organized labor; UAW Ford Local 600 was organized at Hartford Church. An outspoken champion of civil rights in the difficult days before the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Hill was at the forefront of the struggle for equality in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s. He was one of the first Blacks to run for the Detroit City Council. Courageously, he opened the Hartford pulpit to such nonconformists as W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson. On April 6, 1969, Hartford gleefully received its son, Charles Gilchrist Adams, as pastor of the church in which he had been reared, indoctrinated, baptized, licensed, ordained and married. At that time, Dr. Adams, an honors graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Divinity School, had just begun his seventh year as pastor of the historic Concord Baptist Church in Boston, New England’s largest African American congregation. Having burned the old mortgage in 1971, Dr. Adams led Hartford into the current James Couzens’ facilities on April 10, 1977; under his strong and vigorous leadership, this mortgage was burned in 1983, nine years ahead of time. With an ever increasing church family, Hartford has become one of the largest church congregations in Detroit. Widely known for its music ministry, Hartford boasts of the largest pipe organ built by a Black church. Choir loft expansions, upgraded audio/video equipment and redesigned lighting in the Sanctuary are only part of the ongoing renovations. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2014 Dr. Adams’ vision of community outreach led to the establishment of The AGAPE (LOVE) HOUSE for charitable and community ministries. Formerly housed in properties purchased across the freeway on James Couzens, The AGAPE HOUSE, now temporarily located in the Church, continues to offer needed social services that include the Daily Senior Citizens’ Program, Hunger Task Force, Bookstore, Taping Ministry, Scholarship and College Preparation Programs, Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous. FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT YOUTH SUNDAY Hartford has purchased commercial real estate along Seven Mile Road, supporting the establishment of fast food restaurants, such as McDonald’s, Long John Silver and Kentucky Fried Chicken and other businesses. A Super Kmart was built on church property and employed hundreds of local residents. Today, on the same church property, Home Depot continues to provide employment and a tax base for the city and state. On other church properties, Hartford has established the Head Start Agency, a Tutorial Program and the Hartford Institute for Biblical Studies. Recently, Hartford, under the leadership of Dr. Adams, purchased 5.5 acres of land located on the former Meyers Road campus of Lewis College of Business. The design and plans are in progress for the utilization of this site for Vision ‘007, Dr. Adams’ and Hartford’s greatly expanded vision for community outreach — an assisted living complex, gymnasiums for seniors and youth, a performing arts auditorium and health facilities and The AGAPE HOUSE programs. In 2007, Dr. Adams was selected as the first professor of the Practice of Ethics and of Ministry at Harvard University. His full teaching schedule at Harvard has not prevented his weekly delivery of soul-saving sermons at Hartford. Assisting him is his son, the Rev. Charles Christian Adams, who was unanimously appointed as Hartford’s first Presiding Pastor, thus continuing the Adams’ pulpit legacy. We celebrate and praise God for the ever expanding ministry of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church. “For Hartford is the Place to Be!” Dr. Charles G. Adams, Pastor Rev. Charles C. Adams, Presiding Pastor Rev. Lurecie M. Stokes, Minister of Pastoral Care Rev. Kevin N. Taylor, Minister of General Ministry Website: hmbcdetroit.org Streaming Live at 11:00 AM Church Building WIFI Access Code: hartford Sunday’s Broadcast will be aired at 7:00 PM on 1340 AM Gospel Radio 18700 James Couzens Highway— Detroit, Michigan 48235 — 313-861-1300/Church —313-861-1285/Office SERVING TODAY LOOKING AHEAD The following readings used on the First Sunday After Christmas are: Isaiah 61:10—62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; and, Luke 2:22-40. In Jesus Christ, God has done a new thing, but our texts for this Sunday offer us two important reminders. First, what God has done in Jesus is a fulfillment of and not a departure from God’s work in the past. Luke portrays a young Jesus being reared according to the law of Moses, and Paul concurs in Galatians 4; Jesus was born of woman, under the law. Second, God’s act of redemption is still in process (Isaiah 61) and calls for a response of obedience and thanksgiving (Psalm 148). This Sunday is after Christmas, but it is also before Epiphany. Isaiah 61:10—62:3. Por tions of this lection wer e also par t of the Old Testament reading for the Third Sunday of Advent. The fact that the passage stresses salvation as already partially realized as well as anticipated makes it appropriate for an Advent reading. As a post-Christmas reading, its emphasis on the experience of salvation, its interest in the nations, and its focus of Zion make it appropriate as a text that looks forward to Epiphany. The prophet declares in 62:1-3, we encounter the prophet as intercessor before God on behalf of the people. Although the character of the prophetic office tended to stress the prophet as one who spoke for God and addressed Israel, the prophet also spoke for Israel and addressed God. In this second function, the prophet was the people’s representative before, and intercessor with, God. Psalm 148. Psalms 146—150 constitute a small collection of hymns of praise. All begin and conclude with the cultic shout “Hallelujah” that calls upon the community to “Praise Yahweh,” “Praise the Lord.” The psalm is an exuberant summons for the whole of creation to join in shouting out and celebrating the name and glory of Yahweh. Practically no aspect of creation is omitted in the call to praise: angel, heavenly hosts, sun and moon, shining stars, highest heavens, waters above the heavens, sea monsters and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and frost, stormy wind, mountains and hills, fruit trees, and all cedars, wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds, kings, princes, rulers, young men and women, old and young. What a chorus! Luke 2: 22-40. Whether the Sunday after Chr istmas is a significant time or mer ely the occasion for picking up the twelve baskets of fragments depends very much on the minister. If the minister understands that the congregation does not always have to be at high tide but may experience ebb and flow in godd health, then this Sunday can be anticipated as an important time for preaching. In fact, just as many welcome meat and potatoes after surfeiting on holiday goodies, so might a solid offering from the pulpit be warmly received. We are indebted to Luke for a text that speaks to us after shepherds, angels, and heavenly hosts are gone. Mary and Joseph have a son to rear, religious obligations to keep, and a trip back to Nazareth to make. Sounds familiar enough. Love ya, GODS GIFTED HOST (GGH) AND CHERUBIC CHOIR Dr. Joanne Clark Minister of Pipe Organ / GGH Director Dr. Gale Kramer, Guest Organist – 11:00 AM Rev. Amani Henry GGH Director & Hammond Organ Deirdre Thompson Cherubic Choir Director & Piano Derek Washington Bass Arthur Reed Drums USHERS: Youth Usher Ministry IZANDLA INTERPRETERS: Reichelle Tucker ** John Harvey Nina White ** Interpreting Sermon MINISTERS ANOINTING TEAM: Natalie Cherry, Captain Ann Allen Derek Arnold Edie Berry Paulette Bronner Ronnie Davis Jonathan Griffin Denise Henderson Connie Jackson Nathaniel Lewis Carla Mackey Lionel Scott Kevin Taylor Charles Turner DEACONESSES Angeline Brown, On Duty Eula Carter, Team Leader Donna Bradley, 1st Asst. Lannie Davis, 2nd Asst. Verna Brocks Fannie T. Brown Sybil Davis Odell Garrett Bernice Green Clarice Hampton Anita L. Johnson Donna Johnson Janice McCrary Mary Ann Robinson Cynthia Saunders Darlene Spivey-Smith Pearl Stokes Phyllis Turner DEACONS: Thomas Williams, Chairman Greg Washington, On Duty David L. Ward, Capt. Raven Cannon, Co-Capt. Terri Asbell Varrie E. Bryant Annie Bush Janice Bush Michael Fleming Tamika Gaines LaMont D. Hampton Thomas Houghton James Johnson Connie McCoy William Moncrief John Moore Marie Mosley Washington Porter Yolanda M. Shepard Matthew Smith Odessia M. Spruill Jeffrey Steele James Taylor Patricia Taylor Gary Teasley Terrell Turner TRUSTEES: Virgil Young Sr., Capt. Sylvia Ross-Sherrill, Co-Capt. Rosalind Simmons, Co-Capt. Marseille Arbuckle Patricia Brewer * Audrey LaSalle Brown Dorothy Cleveland J.C. Douglas Daryl Duncan Raymond Flowers Jerome Gibbs Vickie Hall Cynthia Harris Kathy Hemingway Schylbea J. Hopkins Debra Butler Jackson Darnell Jackson Anita Moncrease Wesley Norris Joyce Parks Halmond Pringle Ronald Spears Frank Taylor Ola Taylor Eleisha Teasley * Linda Tinsley George Turner Vonzie Whitlow James A. Womble Jr. * Consultative Trustees NURSES: Lydia Douglas Rebecca Hayes Gloria Howard Betty Mapp Janice McCrary Pam Parker Joe Thomas Regina Thomas CHURCH CLERKS Donna Lewis, Vice Clerk Deborah Moncrease Allen Sharon Jones Denise Lewis-Madlock Eleanor Spears Venetta Watt-Tucker June Williams ANNOUNCEMENT CLERKS 7:30 AM Kamil Williams 11:00 AM Camiyiah & Nicholas Graham SPEARS-WATSON BOOKSTORE Cherokee Cole Nora Sharpley Ron Spears Dolores Spencer Andrea Whitfield GREETERS 7:30 AM Terry Graves Ruby V. Jones Kim Paige Roosevelt Paige Jr. Bruce Perry Lamar Reed Lydia Smith Mabel Smith Virginia Tate Phoebe Vanderburg 11:00 AM Kim Gause Alexis Kerr Lavern Lawson Sonia Norfleet-Johnson Dana Smith JaKayla Kerr-Vanhorn Jalaya Word CHURCH OFFICE—HARTFORD INSTITUTE BUILDING 18900 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235 Administrative Offices—9:00 AM—5:00 PM Monday thru Friday 313-861-1285 / 313-861-1300 — Fax 313-861-0265 SPEARS-WATSON BOOKSTORE Open Sundays—between and after Services / Tuesday 4:00 PM—8:00 PM / Wednesday 12 Noon—8:00 PM. 313-864-3404 HARTFORD AGAPE HOUSE 18700 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235 313-861-1200 — Fax 313-861-7896 Hunger Task Force & Free Shop Mission….. 313-861-1202 CGA 1 The Staff Minister on call is Rev. Kevin Taylor. He can be contacted for any emergencies or urgent matters 313-861-1285 or 313-475-0316 — Email: [email protected] NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND LEADERS FOR 2015 HARTFORD LITURGICAL DANCE MINISTRY Bridget McDonald Penelope G. Brooks, Artistic Dir. HARTFORD HEALTH MINISTRY Margaret Betts HARTFORD MEN UNITED Eugene Kelley II HARTFORD WOMEN UNITED Janet L. Gilyard HARTFORD OPTIMIST Patricia Dewberry HARTFORD TRANSITIONAL OUTREACH MINISTRY Denise Henderson HARTFORD PROGRESSIVES TBA HARTFORD WEDNESDAY NIGHT QUILTING SISTERS TBA JOSHUA MINISTRY Kamil Williams LADIES AID MINISTRY Lynelle Doyle NURSES MINISTRY Regina Thomas PASTOR’S COURTESY MINISTRY Artelia Griggs R.E.A.C.H. TBA COLLEGE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Earlinda Albritton Jonathan Kirkland SCHOLARSHIP MINISTRY Georgia Daniel BOY SCOUTS Omari Sankofa, Scout Master SINGLES’ MINISTRY Jeffrey Steele CUB SCOUTS Eileen Gordon-King SOCIAL JUSTICE MINISTRY Edith Worthy GIRL SCOUTS Robbie Price-Marshall, Liaison SOCIAL SERVICE MINISTRY Cynthia Reynolds GOD’S GIFTED HOST CHOIR PARENT MINISTRY Lisa Taylor, Co Advisor Candee Siebert- Smith, Co-Advisor SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY Lurecie Stokes Delores Brown STEPHEN MINISTRY Lurecie Stokes, Co-Director Curtis Kilpatrick, Co-Director SUNDAY SCHOOL Curtis Kilpatrick, Superintendent MARRIED COUPLES MINISTRY Leon & Rhonda Johnson USHER MINISTRIES ADULT USHER MINISTRY #1 Jessie Brad SENIOR USHER MINISTRY #1 Wilbert McDade SENIOR USHER MINISTRY #2 Nylon Graves MEDIA ADVISORY MINISTRY Barbara Herard JOINT USHER MINISTRY Deborah Boatner MISSIONARY MINISTRY TBA T.R.U.T.H. MINISTRIES: ACOLYTES Victoria Fleming, Advisor LIONS MINISTRY Lula Gardfrey MOTHER’S MINISTRY Delores M. Brown NURSERY MINISTRY Georgia Daniel, Director CHERUBIC CHOIR PARENT MINISTRY Tracey Robinson, Advisor CHARLES G. ADAMS DRAMA MINISTRY Regina Holmes 17 JUNIOR DEACONS TBA TUTORIAL MINISTRY Janet Gilyard, Co-Chair Eleanor Spears, Co-Chair YOUTH USHER MINISTRY Beverly Tufts, Advisor Korzell King, President HARTFORD AGAPE HOUSE TBA, Chairperson Frank Taylor, 1st Vice-Chair SANCTUARY CELEBRATION FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT — YOUTH SUNDAY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2014 — 7:30 AM & 11:00 AM ORDER OF SERVICE Devotional & Pastoral Advisements 7:30 AM - “Break Forth Into Joy” from Christmas Oratorio – Prelude 11:00 AM – “Arm, Arm Y e Brave” – Handel Rev. Robyn D. Moore Opening Praise Sentences “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Processional Hymn #53 Rev. Robyn D. Moore Prayer of Invocation Glory Be To The Father #541 7:30 AM – The Gaines Family / Advent Candle Lighting Ceremony 11:00 AM – The Sankofa Family “Silent Night” from A Cello Christmas – Matt Turner Interlude Heavenly Cello Students of Ms. Tanya Bennett Cherubic Choir Sings Children Sermon (11:00 AM) “Canon of Peace” – Pachabel Anthem “Go Tell It On The Mountain” – Hutchins Prayer of Intercession & Song of Inspiration Rev. Robyn D. Moore Welcome To The Visitors The Tithes & Offertory Period Luke 6:38; Matthew 6:19-21 (NRSV) Offertory Sentences Leader: Give and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will be put into your lap. People: For the measure you give will be the measure you get back. Leader: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal. People: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust consume and where thieves do not break in and steal. Unison: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. “Jesus Is The Reason For The Season” – Franklin Offertory Selection Rev. Robyn D. Moore The Prayer of Dedication “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Pre-Sermon Hymn #59 Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 The Written Word Preached Word “THE MEANING OF THESE THINGS” Pastor Adams Invitation To Christian Discipleship “Angels We Have Heard on High” Hymn of Invitation #54 Prayer of Thanksgiving The Right Hand of Fellowship “Angels, from the Realms of Glory” Recessional Hymn #51 Benediction 7:30 AM – “Canticle of Joy” – Bach Postlude 11:00 AM – “W e Come in Bright Array” - Handel 2 SERMON NOTES NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND LEADERS FOR 2015 Vincent Tucker Walter D. Tufts Ronald Turner Craig Vanderburg Richard Vaughn Kenneth E. Watts Andrea Whitfield Vonzie Whitlow Tyra Williams James Womble Virgil Young Consultative Trustees Mia Bennett Derek Clark Sr. Linda Forte Wanda Morrison Eric Peterson Joyce Sutton Linda Swanson TRUSTEES EMERITUS Opralee Beatty Charles Buie Dorothy C. Cleveland Victor Green Jewell Rutledge Willie J. Smith Otho Thurmond Bessie Wallace Milton H. Watson The December Hartford Spirit is now available. Please take a copy from the rack as you leave Service. 3 TRUSTEES HONORARY Charles E. Allen Neville Bausley Tanya Beard Dave Bing Linda A. Clark Christopher D. Coleman Kenneth Dobson Gary Dent Charles H. Harrell Milton Harrison Betty Adgers Henderson Patricia Ann Martin Comille Moseley Faye Perkins Stanley Phillips Marie Randolph Thomas Randolph, Jr. Harold K. Skramstad Susan C. Skramstad Melke M. Tadesse John Washington Gwen Whitfield CHURCH TREASURER George Turner ASSISTANT CHURCH TREASURER John A. James CHURCH CLERK Maxine Borders ASSISTANT CHURCH CLERK Connie Small COMMUNICATIONS CLERK Mildred E. Dixon CHURCH HISTORIAN Anita Moncrease HARTFORD MARSHALLS Marsha Bey Eunice Moore NAACP LIAISON TBA ALL STATES MINISTRY Kathonia Steen-Stoutermire A. F. C. PRAYING AND FASTING MINISTRY Barbara McDonald ATHLETIC MINISTRY Stanley Clifford, Athletic Director Basketball Commissioner: Demarcus Barton Cheerleading Commissioners: Brandee Pruitt & Maisha Lindsey Golf Commissioners: Michael Fleming Lawrence T. Mathews, Asst. Softball Commissioner Ronald Tindle BIRTH MONTH COUNCIL Callie Scott 16 BIRTH MONTH MINISTRIES January Lyr ic Gr een-Parks February Ber nadine Beaumont March Ar eesa Ander son April Ger aldine Smith May Ar tistine Taylor June William Agee July Kevin Taylor August J immy J ohnson September Callie Scott October Maxine J ohnson November Bar bar a Simmons December Cassandr a Abr on CHOIRS CATHEDRAL CHOIR Cheryl Anderson CHERUBIC CHOIR Jordyn Frazier, Co-President Connor Robinson, Co-President CONSOLATION CHOIR Justine Lofton GOD’S GIFTED HOST CHOIR Niko Young JUBILEE CHORUS Debra Hicks MALE CHORUS Virgil Young VOICES OF TOTAL PRAISE Maurice Anderson DEAF MINISTRY-IZANDELA Patricia Williams, Interim HARAMBEE Gwendolyn Bush HARTFORD BAZAAR Teri Anderson, Co-Chair Kiara Anderson-Williams, Co-Chair HARTFORD INSTITUTE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES LaVerne Bostic HARTFORD BUSINESS MINISTRY John Bradley HARTFORD GREETERS Carol Anderson NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND LEADERS FOR 2015 DEACONESS BOARD MINISTRY Angeline Brown, Chairperson Ernestine Mosley, Honorary Chair Clara Austin Donna Bradley Verna Brocks Fannie T. Brown Daisy Bryant-Aaron, Honorary Jacquelynn Carter Eulah Carter Kathryn Cotton Lannie Davis Sybil Davis Marjorie Dickson JoAnn Drake-Gambrell Nora S. Ferguson Odell Garrett Bernice Green Essie Hamlin Karen Hammons Clarise L. Hampton Linda Hathorne Bernice Hood Donna Johnson Nellie Johnson, Honorary Carnell Jones Emily Kilpatrick Jackie Lurry Dorothy Marbury Sheryl Massenberg Janice McCrary Rochelle Mitchell Gwen Moore Lurine Moncrease Donna Northern Cora Pearson Jacqueline Poole Evelyn Price Mary Ann Robinson Emma Russ Cynthia Saunders Darlene Spivey-Smith Gloria Taylor Phyllis Turner Frances Vereen-Walker Dorothy Ward Karen Washington, Honorary Paula Watkins Mary Watt Dorothy Welch Carol Williams Shirley Woods BOARD OF TRUSTEES MINISTRY Statutory Trustees Frank M. Clark, Chairman Frank Taylor, 1st Vice-Chair Mark White, 2nd Vice-Chair William G. Anderson Gregory Gaskin Cynthia Harris John A. James Jethro Joseph George Turner, Treasurer Ecclesiastical Trustees Brian Albritton Marsialle Arbuckle Madge Anderson Janice Ashford Vincent Ball Carolyn Barden Margaret Betts Maxine Borders Clarence Bradfield Patricia A. Brewer Vicki Brockman-Hall Audrey LaSalle Brown Debra Butler-Jackson Vivian L. Carpenter Florasine Clark Dorothy Cocroft Helen Sandra Cook Vivian Cook Karen D. Cross Melvin Cross Georgia Daniel Edward Darnell Mildred E. Dixon Joann Drake-Gambrell J.C. Douglas Daryl Duncan Devin Durrell Ida Coleman Estell Harold Farrow Dexter Lee Fields Raymond Flowers Lula Gardfrey Jerome Gibbs Reva Gibson Derrick Glass Ronald E. Goldsberry John Greene Rosalind Griffin Licia L. Harper 15 Kathy Hemingway Roosevelt Henderson Brendt Hill Schylbea Jean Hopkins Candice T. Howard Harold Howard Paul Hubbard Charmaine Johnson Kevin Johnson Edward Jones LaRue Jones Darnell Kaigler, Sr. William Kanardy Evorn Kendrich Diana Kennedy David Kern Marcus Latimer Larry Latimore Hennie Majors Andrew G. McLemore Creflo Mims Anita V. Moncrease Vicki Morton Shirley Y. Myrick Wesley Norris Bert Overstreet, Jr. Joyce Parks Margaret Patterson-Bailey William Pickard Halmond Pringle Carolyn A. Rawlings Roy Roberts Vanessa Rose Sylvia Ross-Sherrill Sandra Rowe Jeanette Sailor Janet Sangster Callie Scott John Scott Felix Seldon Haywood B. Sharpley Nora S. Ferguson Jacqueline Shelton Rosalind Simmons Robert Sneed Ronald Spears Herbert Strather Artistine Taylor Ola Taylor Eleisha D. Teasley Linda Tinsley Pamela Tucker BEREAVEMENT NOTICES Please keep in prayer the families who have lost loved ones. We have received the following names: DECEASED RELATIVES LOCATION DATE TIME Keith Thomas Pixley Funeral Friday Barbara Thomas Home 12/19/2014 Auburn Hills, MI Varnette Willis Swanson Funeral Saturday Flossie Willis Home 12/20/2014 806 E. Grand Blvd. Detroit, MI Deacon Barbara Gates Mt. Zion MBC Saturday Angela Thomas Ecorse, MI 12/20/2014 Zanthia Ford Ark of Deliverance Saturday George Hill Church 12/20/2014 Detroit, MI Wendy Little Bethel AME Saturday Hellen Kelly Church 12/20/2014 Detroit, MI Ronald P. Bingham HMBC Saturday Ronald W. Bingham Darryl Bingham 12/20/2014 Barbara Winston Bethel AME Saturday Arrie Louise Favors Church 12/20/2014 St. Petersburg, FL Arneda Ball HMBC Monday FH-10:30 AM Mable Lee Allison Trustee Vincent Ball 12/22/2014 Svc-11:00 AM Robert Eddins Pye Funeral Home Tuesday FH-12:00 PM Martha Eddins Detroit, MI 12/23/2014 Svc-12:30 PM Wanda L. Beverly Arrangements Marian L Beverly Incomplete For additional information on these names and others, please see the notices as posted on the bulletin board in the north corridor, or call the Church Office. IN THE HOSPITAL/REHABILITATION CENTERS HENRY FORD HOSPITAL, DETROIT, MI Deacon Norris Turner CHILDREN HOSPITAL, DETROIT, MI Patricia Mitchell IMPERIAL HEALTH CENTER, DEARBORN HTS., MI Louise Hamilton BORTZ REDFORD GERIATRIC VILLAGE, DETROIT, MI Ruby Henderson PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, SOUTHFIELD, MI John B. Conyers KINDRED HOSPITAL, DETROIT, MI Minister Tommie Latimer Jr. HEARTLAND REHAB NORTH EAST, LIVONIA, MI Jacqueline Davis WOODWARD HILLS NURSING CENTER, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI Trustee Dorothy Cleveland EVERGREEN HEALTH CTR., SOUTHFIELD, MI Cleveland Cole Jr. NOVI MANOR NURSING HOME, NOVI, MI Florastine Young 4 ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY, the December Birth Month Ministry will be hosting the Fellowship Hour immediately following the 11:00 AM Service in the Vincent Room. Please join them for delicious treats and fellowship with members of this ministry and other Hartford members. We look forward to serving you! Hartford Membership Photographers will be taking individual pictur es in Fellowship Hall Stage area behind the screen on the Third and Fourth Sundays after the 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM Services. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by and not be included in our membership publication. Stop by and ask for Delisa. Get that Midweek Boost! J oin us for “Hour of Power” Ser vice each Wednesday, in the Chapel, at 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM. Lunch is served after the Service in the Fellowship Hall. Be connected! Prayer Service: Wednesdays fr om 7:00-8:00 PM, in the Chapel. The Theme for the Month is Patience. Deacons and Ministers will anoint and offer comforting intercessory prayer. "Prayer is the key, but faith unlocks the door." The Cathedral Choir and friends will present excerpts from Handel’s Messiah, TODAY at 4:00 PM. The annual presentation of this magnificent musical work chronicles the advent, the birth, the life, the death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This world renowned oratorio has been performed at Hartford Church for well over 50 years. The guest conductor is Dr. Robert Harris, former professor at Northwestern University. There is no admission charge. The Hartford Singles Ministry will have its monthly meeting Monday, December 22, from 6:30-8:00 PM in the Vincent Room. Join us as we recap 2014 events, and plan for 2015. For further info please contact Deacon Jeffrey Steele at 860-830-8596, or [email protected]. Did you know that the Members Orientation Class is not just for new members? If it’s been years since you last attended, never attended or did not complete the series, you are invited to come and learn more about your Baptist heritage. After which you will be awarded your certificate of completing. Classes meet in the Chapel at 9:30 AM on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays. Following the loss of a loved one can be a very difficult time. You may experience all kinds of difficult and surprising emotions, such as shock, anger and guilt. A Bereavement Support Counseling Group is being held each 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, in Room 307 at 6:00 PM. Please contact the Church Office to register at 313-861-1285 x 456, and begin the journey to healing. PLEASE NOTE! The Church and the Business Office will be closed Christmas Day — Thursday, December 25, 2014 and New Year’s Day — Thursday, January 1, 2015. 5 NOMINEES FOR OFFICERS AND LEADERS FOR 2015 THE DIACONATE Thomas R. Williams, Chairman Artelia Griggs, 1st Vice Chair Johnny Northern, 2nd Vice Chair Veronica Thornton, 3rd Vice Chair Lawrence T. Mathews, 4th Vice Chair LaMont D. Hampton, Treasurer Yolanda Shepard, Secretary William Z. Agee Daisy J. Aldridge Terri A. Asbell Helen Beckon Markail E. Bell Vernita Beverly Maxine Borders John D. Bradley E. Kennedy Brandon Cornelius Brown Sheryl Brown Annie Bush Janice Bush Randolph J. Butler Raven Cannon Edmon C. Carmichael Lawrence W. Carter Remonia Chapman Patricia A. Clifford Stanley M. Clifford Reuben A. Davidson Keith Davis Mildred E. Dixon Carolyn A. Drake John H. Eley Jr. Huey Ferguson Brian C. Flaggs Michael D. Fleming Tamika Gaines John T. Gambrell Deborah Gaskin Barbara A. Gates Janet Gilyard Geneva Goods Kevin Hammons Karen Harlan Jason H. Harrison Sr. D. Scott Harrison III Denise A. Harvey Larry J. Hathorne Lee Jamal Helm Betty Hill Yaminah A. Hollifield Harold M. Holmes Thomas Houghton Harley Hughey James Johnson Jimmy Johnson Leon J. Johnson Jr. Dorothy (Dee) Jones Alexis A. Kerr Justine Lofton Curley Lumpkin Johnnie Carl Lurry Roderick Marshall Yvonne W. Mayfield Constance (Connie) McCoy Eugene McCrary Bridget McDonald Leah M. McKissic Mary E. McKissic Clara Medley David Mitchell John B. Mitchell Richard Moncrease Jr. William A. Moncrief John Moore Silas Norman Jr. Mary Lee Pearson Kimberly L. Perkins Lawrence M. Poole Washington C. Porter Cary Powell James C. Price Brandee S. Pruitt Lamar Reed Annette Robinson Walter Skerritt Jr. Matthew Smith Odessia M. Spruill Jeffery Steele George Taylor Patricia A. Taylor Willie J. Taylor Gary Teasley Joseph F. Thomas Robert Thornton Beverly Tufts 14 Norris G. Turner Terrell Turner Phoebe Vanderburg David L. Ward G. Wayne Watkins Robert E. Welch DEACONS EMERITUS Lawrence C. Brown Varrie E. Bryant Howard Hood William Hoston Arthur Jefferson Bernard Parker Lamont Price John B. Robinson Jack Wade DEACONS HONORARY Barbara A. Atkins Vanessa Brooks-Heard Roberta Cheatham Jimmy Christian Gail Y. Clifford Carlos Corniffe William Cummings Joselyn T. Dowe Rudy Dowe Louis Fair, Jr. Michael C. Hanna Melvin Harris Linda Hicks Myrtice Macon Derrick Matthews Charles E. McNair Richard Moncrease Sr. Mitchell Moss Ludie Pearson Irene Porter Brian Riley Greg Washington Susan Winfield John Winston Anthony Womack DEACONS IN PROCESS TBA ANNOUNCEMENTS The Joshua Ministry (for adults 18-40) welcomes you to our weekly Thursday Bible Study at 6:15 PM in the Vincent Room. Join us as Reverend Kevin Taylor leads in Bible study and discussion. Please contact Kamil Williams at [email protected] so that we can get a headcount for dinner. Esther Mission Circle 5 thanks the Jubilee Chorus, April Birth month Ministry and other members and friends who generously contributed to the "New Clothes for Kids Drive". Hartford's total and relative standing among the other Michigan Progressive Baptist Churches will be announced at a later date. Esther Circle meets every fourth Saturday at 3:00 PM in the Church and is seeking new members. Lillian Clinton, Leader. ATTENTION MARRIED COUPLES: Please plan to attend and participate in our MCM Christmas Celebration, Friday, December 19, in the Vincent Room from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. We ar e having a holiday potluck dinner with festive music, fun and fellowship. Please contact Johnny 313-575-5489 or Donna Northern 313-407-6519 to coordinate the delicious dish you will bring, or to make a $25 donation. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Some ar eas of Detr oit ar e still suffer ing fr om the effects of the summer flooding. Residents desperately need help. If you would like to help, you may register by visiting semichiganflood.givegab.com. Please lend your assistance to these residents in their time of need. REMINDER! The year is coming to a close. It is the time to make sure you are achieving your tithes, offering and Capital Campaign goals. We are available to talk to you. Please contact Diane Jenkins at 313-861-1285 x411. STEPHEN MINISTRY “Christ Caring For People through People” STEPHEN MINISTERS CARE FOR PEOPLE FACING TOUGH TIMES and are ready to provide the emotional and spiritual help need with crisis that include: Loss of a loved one Terminal Illness/Chronic Illness Divorce or Separation Unemployment/Job Crisis Loneliness/ Discouragement Incarceration or Re-entry…and more STEPHEN MINISTRY IS A CONFIDENTIAL MINISTRY and are trained volunteers ready to provide you with one-on-care. To Contact a Stephen Minister Call (313) 341-2301 13 6 ANNOUNCEMENTS Music Lessons: Keith Gamble is offer ing music lessons for saxophone, flute and clar inet for a nominal fee. You may reach him at 313-330-0346, or email at [email protected]. Also, Deborah Scales, a retired DPS band and orchestra teacher is available to assist in beginning strings, snare drum, trumpet and trombone. There is no fee for her lessons. Arrangements and times can be made by calling Ms. Scales at 248-939-7358 or [email protected]. Give the gift of a life time, a musical instrument and lessons beginning the New Year. Pass it On! TRUTH Ministries ar e collecting gently used items for childr en who will not be affor ded opportunities to celebrate Christmas. Please donate quality used or new clothes, shoes, hats, gloves and toys. These children would also benefit from toiletries. All items can be placed in a large box outside the Chapel and will be donated to a local charity, Avengers Mentor Program. For more info and suggestions, contact Rev. Robyn Moore at 248-252-7678 or Minister Edward Dean at 313-656-7214. UPCOMING EVENTS 21 24 25 28 31 Fourth Sunday of Advent College Students’ Breakfast with the Pastor Messiah by Georg Frederic Handel Christmas Eve Service Christmas Day (Church and Business Office will be closed) First Sunday after Christmas New Year’s Eve Service Teen Connect Bible Study has star ted. Lear n the Word of God studying topics suggested by teens and directly impacts their daily living. Studies are 5:30 to 6:30 every Tuesday and include guest speakers, projects, prizes and more. For additional info, contact Rev. Robyn Moore at 248-252-7678. 1 New Year’s Day (Church and Business Office will be closed) 11 First Sunday after Epiphany 18 Second Sunday after Epiphany The Scholarship Ministry is sponsoring its 2015 Black College Tour, Friday, April 3 thru April 12, 2015. They will tour colleges in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Florida. The donation is $600, and includes transportation and lodging. For applications and additional information, please contact Ms. Georgia Daniel at 313-861-1150 or the Church Office. 22 Applications are being accepted for the 2015 Christian Debutante and Chaama Program. Applicants must be a member of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church for at least one year and at least a junior in high school. Applications may be obtained from Ms. Georgia Daniel in the Church Nursery any Sunday after the 7:30 AM Service. All Applications must be returned to Ms. Daniel on or before Sunday, January 18, 2015. For additional information, please call Ms. Daniel at 313-861-1150 or Ms. M. Faye Mance at 3248-569-8485. Orientation will be held at Hartford on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM. Also, The Christian Debutante and Chaama Committee is looking for former Debutantes, Chaamas and their parents/guardians to serve as advisors or mentors to the 2015 candidates. 7:30 & 11:00 AM 8:00 & 9:30 PM 7:30 & 11:00 AM 7:30 & 11:00 AM FEBRUARY 2015 Men’s Day 7:30 & 11:00 AM Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, Pastor, Friendship West Baptist Church, Dallas TX 23-27 Winter Revival 7:00 PM The College Christian Ministry invites all members that are undergraduate college students to our annual Christmas Breakfast, Sunday, TODAY, in the Vincent Room at 9:30 AM. We will worship at the 7:30 AM Service. Hartford Basketball season is star ting. We ar e for ming basketball teams for all age gr oups. Cheerleading will also be offered. Adult coaches and assistant coaches are needed. To register and to receive additional information, please call Deacon Stan Clifford at 248-766-5208 or call the Church Office. 7 7:30 & 11:00 AM 9:30 AM 4:00 PM 8:00 PM 12 COMMEMORATIVE CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS IN LOVING MEMORY AND HONOR OF LOVED ONES BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS CONTRIBUTOR Darlinda Smith-Van Buren Mother Florence Smith Deaconess Darlene Spivey Smith Mr. B. B. Smith Joyce Smith Rose Stanley Foress O. Steele Clarissa H. Stone Herb Strather Patricia A. Taylor Eleanor R. Tucker Irene Turnage Vanderburg Family Valunda Watkins Rebecca J. Williams, MD Vonzie Whitlow Laydell Wyatt & Licia Harper IN MEMORY OF Charlie D. Smith Lucile Smith Alvina Smith Cordell Van Buren Ira N. Smith William Earl Smith, Husband William Earl Smith, Daddy Thomas Simmons, Father Karen Hamm-Simmons, Sister Sebe Stanley, Mother Zack Stanley, Father Robert L. Steele Atty. Horace E. Stone Sr., Husband Marjorie O. Holley, Sister London Paige Strather Mrs. Mildred Martin Mattie Lee Douglas James Turnage, Husband Maudice Vanderburg Charles Edward Watkins Sr. Rev. Archie Williams Sr Inez Lofton Williams Rebecca Benson, Bishop James T. Williams William Ryan Vernor Headen Felicia Wood, Mother & Grandmother James C. Wyatt II, Husband & Stepfather IN HONOR OF COMMEMORATIVE CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS IN LOVING MEMORY AND HONOR OF LOVED ONES BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS CONTRIBUTOR Clarease Andrews Trustee Vincent Ball The Beckett & Rivera Family Debra Beckon Lady Grace Taylor Helen Beckon IN MEMORY OF Deacon Julius McCarty, Father Irene Ball, Mother Iantha C. Beckett Murphy Beckon Sr., Husband Aaron L. Tucker, Brother J. C. Beckon Jr. Dr. Lette Beckon Alston Margaret Eddington Black Shirley Blasingame Dr. LaVerne Bostic Paula Brisco Mrs. Virginia Taylor Tommie Lee Douglas Sr. Annie Latimer Tommie Latimer Stacy K. Brooks Paulette Brown Renee Bryant Donna & Richard Burk Jr. Nettie Ryan Deacon Lawrence & Jackie Carter Jeanette Carter Remonia Chapman Rev. Natalie A. Cherry Deacon Patricia Clifford Lillian Clinton Marcina Cole Edward B. Darnell Lannie Davis Arneda Ball, Wife Quintin, Gabriel, Toure, Emi and Gabrielle, Grandchildren Georgia Marshall Deacon Joseph Marshall Helen V. Leach Fannie Love, Grandmother JoAnn Williams, Mother Gerald Williams, Brother Darryl Gracey, Partner Barbara R. Randall James Brown, Father Noelle Marie Bryant Rosia Mae Greer Milo Burk Cole Moorehead Sr. Deaconess Agnes Hoston, Mother & Mother-in-Law Mildred I. Martin, Mother & Mother-in-Law Jessie M. Carter, Mother Janet Carter, Sister Rev. Angelo B. Henderson Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Sampson II Joi Elane Turner, Daughter Henry Fountain, Father Lillie Fountain, Mother Effie Henderson Elizabeth Cole, Mother James A. Cole Sr., Father Gwendolyn Darnell Allen Davis Jr. Alice Edwards 11 IN HONOR OF 8 Helen F. Ellis Elsie Taylor, Other Mother Emmett Williams, Father Richard Burk Sr. Deacon William Hoston Father & Father-in-Law Lela M. Chapman-Cry Larry Cry Lady Grace Taylor Keith Davis Sr. Sybil Davis Carl Edwards, Son COMMEMORATIVE CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS IN LOVING MEMORY AND HONOR OF LOVED ONES BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS CONTRIBUTOR Elizabeth Enoch Raymond, Brenda & Laura Flowers Linda Forte Deborah & Gregory Gaskin Beverly A. Kanoyton Green Rev. Dr. Freida Green Cynthis Harris Judy Henderson Roosevelt Henderson Schylbea Jean Hopkins Larry Jessup Brenda Jeter Dr. Charmaine Johnson Trustee Audrey LaSalle-Brown Sharold Lewis Marsha Leonard Hennie Major Ron McCutcheon IN MEMORY OF Mary Enoch, Mother Charles Enoch, Father IN HONOR OF Irene Turnage, Godmother Eleanor Foster, Mother John Henderson Sr. Willie Mae Henderson Gwendolyn P. Hopkins Emma Johnson Ethen & Cory Boyer Paul Jeter Jr. Macie Jackson Alice V. LaSalle, Mother Barbara LaSalle Davis Abigail Burney Charlotte Lewis Welton Leonard Rev. Andrew McCoy, Father Mother Clara McCoy, Mother Minnie Hutchinson, Sister Doretha McCoy, Aunt Frank McCoy, Uncle Loys Moore, Niece Deacon Charles Major, Father-inLaw Pearl Hill Frances Rogers Ethel Jackson, Mother Dina McCutcheon, Wife 9 CONTRIBUTOR Brenda McKay Christopher Young Delvin Forte Lynette Davenport Eva Duncan, Beloved Grandmother Michael Bailey, Beloved Brother Gregory A. Stitt, Special Friend Frances Jackson, Mother Maurice Jackson, Father Mrs. Beulah B. Baxter Ollie Foster, Father Sidney Franklin, Grandfather Elayne Sampson, Godmother Dorothy Bussey COMMEMORATIVE CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS IN LOVING MEMORY AND HONOR OF LOVED ONES BY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN MEMORY OF James Turnage, Father Melinda McMurtry Ramona (Brown) Brooks, Sister Alona Webb McNeil David & Cozette Webb, Parents James & Mollie Webb, Grand Parents Moses & Leola Bell, Grand Parents David Webb Jr., Brother Duane Webb, Brother Melanie McQueen Moultrie, Niece Helen Littleton McNeil Taylor, Mother-in-Law Bernice Simmons Gwendolyn McWilliams Gloria G. Mills Maxine M. Mills Shellie Mitchell Antsernette Moncrief Roxalana Moore, Sister Roby Jones Ora Reese Deacon Holloway Mosley Theodore Andrew Bussey Patricia L. Perry Ruth R. Leftridge, Mother William E. Leftridge, Father Lance A. Pickett, Son The Pickett Family Vivian Pope Roy Barshell Blake Pounds Lance A. Pickett Betty D. Anderson, Mother Barbara Pounds Harriet J. Perry Theodore Andrew Bussey Patricia L. Perry Ruth R. LeFtridge, Mother William E. Leftridge, Father Julian Martin Nancy Martin Walter Crosby Anthony Crosby Delphine Robinson Barbara McCutcheon, Sister Kevin McCutcheon, Son Karen Quinn, Daughter Chauncey Quinn, Son-in-Law Camille Connely Lilly Harriet J. Perry Eboni Pickett Deaconess Angeline Brown, Mother Deacon Booker T. Boynton Deaconess Clara M. Boynton Michael Mills George & Bessie Mills, Parents Terri Mills Ossman, Sister Addie M. Kelly Theado Kelly Sr. Wyman Stewart, Father Alice Dunham, Grandmother Wanda Morrison Deacon Marie L. Mosley IN HONOR OF 10 Mother Ernestine Mosley