SISTER HATTIE LAFAYETTE AGE 112 , LEWIS CHAPEL AME CHURCH MEMBER AND A LOVING MEMBER OF THE GERTRUDE HAWKINS WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Intermational Child Care Keith Mumma US National Director

The Member of Gertrude Hawkins WMS and Members of Lewis Chapel AME Church was pleased to have Keith Mumma the US National Director of International Child Care, come and talk to us about health care in Haiti. He also showed a powerful PowerPoint presentation. His Mission is to respond to Jesus Christ through caring service and promoting health and wholeness to those in need, especially the children of Haiti. This is a good thing . It is the hope of the Members of Gertrude Hawkins WMS to work with International Child Care. This was all apart of Missionary Emphasis Sunday which was apart of our 4th Sunday, Sunday School Breakfast . We was Blessed.

Haiti :: International Child Care, Inc.

Haiti :: International Child Care, Inc.

GERTRUDE HAWKINS WMS APART OF ALBION WORLD DAY OF PRAYER CELEBRATION AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH -WESLEY CHAPEL MARCH 6, 2009

THE WOMEN OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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WDP-USA: Worship Themes

THE GERTRUDE HAWKINS WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

PRAYER BREAKFAST MARCH 7, 2009- 9:00am

SPEAKER

SISTER DOROTHY WATSON

GRACE TEMPLE -COGIC

THE GERTRUDE HAWKINS WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

ANNUAL DAY MARCH 8, 2009 - 11:00am

SPEAKER

SISTER SHELLY BAGLEY

THE FIRST LADY OF UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

ALBION, MICHIGAN

THE GERTRUDE HAWKINS WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY

ANNUAL DAY , MARCH 8, 2009-4:00pm

SPEAKER

SISTER JACQUELINE ROBINSON

MICHIGAN CONFERENCE WMS PRESIDENT

WMS Schedule of Events
Mid-Year Convocation
March 12 – 14, 2009
Thursday, March 12th
10a.m. – 11:45a.m. WMS – Creating a Labyrinth Journey from the Gospel of John
12:00pm – 1pm Hour of Power – The Rev. Robert Brumfield, preaching
1p.m. – 2:45p.m. Lunch (On your own)
3:00pm – 3:45pm Report on Congo Women – Stacy Nichols
4:00pm – 4:30pm Creative Movement – Rev. Lyndetta & Mr. Charles Alsberry
5:00pm Dinner (On your own)
7:00pm Worship Service – The Rev. Terance Gray, preaching
Friday, March 13th
9:00am - 9:45am Effectual Intercession – Rev Esther Mitchell
9:45am – 10:00am President’s Word – Joyce Keys Garrison
10:00am – 11:00am YPD Report - Myesha Gholston
11a.m. – 11:15am AME India – Robyn Tyson
11:15am -12:00pm Biggest Loser Contest – Vickie McCullough
Nutrition & Weight Loss
12:00pm – 1:00pm Hour of Power – The Rev. Alene Glover, preaching
1:00pm – 3:00pm Lunch (on your own)
3:00pm – 3:45pm WGI Awards – Kelly Shelton
3:45pm – 4:30pm WGI Orientation & Mobilization Session –
Coordinators & Committee Chairs
5:00pm Dinner (on your own)
7:00pm Worship Service – The Rev. Jeffrey Johnson, preaching
Saturday, March 14th
9:00am – 10:00am Meetings of WGI Subcommittees /1st Vice Presidents Annual Day
9:30am Plenary Session: Stakeholders’ Reports
11:00am Closing Worship Service – The Rt. Rev. Samuel L. Green, Sr., preaching

T he Fourth Episcopal District
African Methodist Episcopal Church
5627 S. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor - Chicago, Illinois 60637
John Richard Bryant, Presiding Prelate
Senior Bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Church
Office: 773.955.9825
Fax: 773.955.9840
MID-YEAR CONVOCATION
March 11 – 14, 2009
Adam’s Mark Hotel
2544 Executive Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46241
Central Indiana Ministerial Alliance, Hosts
Rev. Samuel L. Sumner, Host President

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, March 11:

6:30pm Women’s Global Initiative Worship Service (Coppin Chapel AME Church)

Thursday, March 12:

10:00am Bishop’s Meeting with Presiding Elders (International Room)
10-11:45am Women’s Missionary Society (WMS) (Hall of Champions)
12:00noon Opening Worship – The Rev. Robert Brumfield, preaching (Hall of Champions)
1:30pm Clergy Family Organization Luncheon (St. John AME Church)
2:00 – 4:00pm Evangelism (Golden Ballroom 7)
2:00 – 4:00pm Music Department (Fortune Square D)
3:00pm Camp Baber Trustees (Fortune Square A)
3:00pm Christian Education (Golden Ballroom 6)
3:00-5:00pm Women’s Missionary Society (WMS) (Hall of Champions)
3:00pm Women in Ministry (WIM) Executive Board (Fortune Square B)
4:00 – 5:00pm Self-Perpetuating Fund (Fortune Square C)
4:00 – 5:30pm Board of Examiners (Fortune Square D)
5:00pm Dinner (on your own)
7:00pm Worship Service – The Rev. Terence Gray, preaching (Hall of Champions)

MID-YEAR CONVOCATION
March 11 – 14, 2009

Schedule of Events (cont’d)

Friday, March 13:

9:00 – 11:45am Women’s Missionary Society (WMS) (Allen Chapel AME Church)
10:00 – 11:00 Music Department (TBA)
10:00am – 12noon Organized Lay Organization (Golden Ballrooms 6, 7)
10:00am – 11:45am Clergy Session (Hall of Champions)
12:00noon Hour of Power Worship Service, The Rev. Alene Glover, preaching
1:00pm Lunch (on your own)
1:00pm Supervisor’s Luncheon with Presiding Elder Spouses (offsite, TBA)
2:00 -3:00pm Women in Ministry (WIM) General Meeting (Fortune Square C, D)
2:00 -3:00pm Clergy Family Organization (Fortune Square A)
2:00 – 5:00pm Organized Lay Organization (Golden Ballrooms 6, 7)
2:00 – 5:00pm Health Commission (Fortune Square B)
3:00 – 4:30pm Clergy Session (Hall of Champions)
3:00 -5:00pm Women’s Missionary Society (WMS) (Allen Chapel AME Church)
5:00pm Dinner (on your own)
5:00 -7:00pm YPD District Executive Board (Fortune Square D)
7:00pm Worship Service, The Rev. Jeffrey Johnson, preaching (Hall of Champions)
9:30pm YPD Fellowship Trip

Saturday, March 25:

8:00 am YPD Service Project (Please meet in the lobby to depart)
9:30am Plenary Session: Stakeholders’ Reports (Hall of Champions)
11:00am Closing Worship Service – The Rt. Rev. Samuel L. Green, Sr., preaching
(Hall of Champions)

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The Gertrude Hawkins WMS Annual Celebrations

"Ministry: Created, Saved and Called to Serve"

Service-Missions-The Word- Prayer- Evangelism

(Ephesians 2:4-10)

Saturday March 7, 2009

Prayer Breakfast

9:00am -At Lewis Chapel AME

522 W. Center St.

Albion, MI 49224

Speaker

**Dorothy Watson**

Sunday March 8, 2009

Morning Service

11:00am-At Lewis Chapel AME

522 W. Center St.

Albion, MI 49224

Speaker

**Shelly Bagley**

Sunday March 8, 2009

Evening Service

4:00pm-At Lewis Chapel AME

522 W. Center St.

Albion, MI 49224

Speaker

Michigan Conference Women's Missionary Society

President

**Jacqueline Robinson**

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Come and be apart of this Celebration with us.

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Gertrude Hawkins WMS Working to Help Others

These Past months individual missionaries at Lewis Chapel AME Church have been taking on New and inspiriting ministries.

Sister Willine Snyder is using her time and talents working with a program at the Albion Public Library to help people study to receive their GED. Mrs. Snyder is all about helping people to grow and be successful .

Sister Emma Howard is going into Albion Elementary Schools reading to Children. Sister Howard is using her talents to help the young children in Albion grow.

Sister Carrie Anderson is working with people who are Diabetic. Sister Anderson used her time and talents to start a Diabetic Center , to help people understand more about this sickness. She have meeting the 3rd Monday of the month at 5:00pm at the Folks Center in Albion. Sister Anderson is all about taking care of our health.

Sister Tiffany Smiley has been working passing out food to people in need at AIM on Fridays for five months . Sister Smiley is a very persistent person she love helping others.

Sister Ira Byrd have been working in a program called KCLS (Kids Cardiac Life Support).
This program teach children how to call 911 if someone in their home is sick. This a good thing.


We would just like to thank each of you for carrying out these great missions. GOD BLESS YOU

YPD

The YPD At Lewis chapel AME Church are on the move .

They have completed two Ministries

"The Shoe Box Ministry"

(giving shoe boxies fill with toys and needy things to boys and girls)

And

"The Hat and Glove Ministry"

(giving hats and gloves to the schools in Albion to make sure all the children keep warm)

**YPD WE LOVE YOU**

4th Episcopal District Michigan Conference Branch Women's Missionary Society

Sister Jacqueline Mitchell Robinson, President
We are trying to get a count for the Executive Board Meeting on Friday, February 27, 2009 - Saturday, February 28, 2009 in Lansing. Barbara Chester (conference registrar) will not issue registration forms in advance but will register on site. However, for planning purposes, please contact your Area Chairperson immediately and let her know if you plan to attend.

Dear Missionaries:
Some of you may have encountered a slight glitch in making reservations for the hotel for the Executive Board Meeting Feb. 27 and 28 in Lansing , MI . 1st VP Ruby Frazier has worked out all of the kinks and here it is.
The deadline has been extended beyond 5 PM today so we have some time. Miss Dee will send out a more detailed e-mail. This is just to address the immediate glitch with the hotel.
Springhill Suites Lansing $79 per night (includes full breakfast each morning)
· 111 South Market Place Boulevard
· Lansing, Michigan 48917 USA
· Phone: 1-517-627-0002
Fax: 1-517-627-0057
· Reservation deadline: Feb. 26, 2009
If you tried to register today, please call back tomorrow. Tell them you are with the Michigan Missionary Conference to get the reduced rate.
The Conference Leadership Team (Connectional, District, Conference officers) and anyone else who so desires will meet Friday night. Tentative time is 8PM.
We will start 8 AM Saturday with continental breakfast; 9 AM devotion.
Call or e-mail me if you have questions.
Blessings,
Jacqueline Mitchell Robinson
President, Michigan Conference WMS
313.255.1315
313.671.6620 (cell)
michconfwmsprez@aol.com
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. Henry Ford

Global Leadership Institute
The 1st Sons of Success (S.O.S) and Daughters of Destiny (D.O.D.) Global Leadership Institute for the Bryant Team will take place April 16th-19th, 2009, at Camp Baber. The core purpose of S.O.S. and D.O.D. is to build and maintain self-esteem within our young people, promote healthy relationships, enrich the lives of African-American youth and empower them to develop their God-given potential, and speak purpose into the lives. The ages of participants of S.O.S. and D.O.D. are 11-17. We need the following commitment from each conference:
Canada
5 males 5 females
Chicago
30 males 30 females
Illinois
15 males 15 females
Indiana
20 males 20 females
Michigan
35 males 35 females
The Bryants have selected a very powerful and anointed staff, so this experience will be successful. The Rites of Passage will culminate at our Christian Education Congress in July 2009. It is mandatory that individuals are present at the Global Leadership Institute to participate in the culmination activities at the Christian Education Congress.TheRegistration is $125.00 per candidate and will cover all meals, lodging, and workshop materials. Please send completed registration forms to Fourth District YPD, 101 Pine Dale Drive, Swansea, IL 62226. If you have any questions please call (618) 355-0906 or e-mail fourthdistrictypd@live.com.We seek the endorsement of Presiding Elders, Pastoral leaders, Lay leaders, and YPD Directors. It is important that each Conference complete the registration at their respective Founder’s Day.Serving Until He Comes,Rev. Dr. Cecelia Williams Bryant, Episcopal SupervisorMrs. Myesha Melvin-Gholston, District YPD DirectorMr. Michael Cousin, Jr., District YPD President

Health in Haiti :: International Child Care, Inc.

Health in Haiti :: International Child Care, Inc.

Prayer :: International Child Care, Inc.

Prayer :: International Child Care, Inc.

LOVE TREES - Give a tree. Plant a tree. Hug a tree.

LOVE TREES - Give a tree. Plant a tree. Hug a tree.

YouTube - Clean Water for Haiti - about filters and health training

YouTube - Clean Water for Haiti - about filters and health training

12 Hours in The Throne Room

12 Hours in The Throne Room
Have you Prayed Today?

The 4th Episcopal District Leadership under the direction of Rev. C is asking all persons to participate in a Prayer Vigil. Each church is asked to consecrate 3 hours and every local, area and district officer 12 hours.

The schedule for the vigil is as follows:

6:00am - The Hour of Doxology: Believers in Praise

7:00am - The Hour of Repentance: Believers return to God; for personal sin, for sins of the church, for sins of the nation.

8:00am- Prayers for the Church: Local, denominational, the persecuted church, Bishops, Pastors, leaders.

9:00am - Hymns of Prayer: Led by Ministers of Music

10:00am - Teaching on Psalms of Prayer

11:00am - Teaching on the Lord's Prayer

Noon - Holy Communion: Presiding Elders

1:00pm - Alter Call for the Sick - Women in Ministry

2:00pm - Blessing of Children (birth to 17 years): Local Pastors

3:00pm - Teaching on Spiritual Warfare

4:00pm - Prayer for the Nations

5:00pm - 100 Men in Prayer

For Your Home - The Green Guide

For Your Home - The Green Guide