More Announcements

Media Ministry: CDs are available after each worship service including Revival. Should you desire a copy of a Revival CD, you can pre-pay at the Information Center (this will reduce the wait time). You may also pay in advance for DVDs, however, DVDs are not available until the following Sunday.

Mission: Transforming Lives through the Discipleship of Jesus Christ Vision: "Becoming ACTIVE Disciples through our Commitment, Witness, Love, and Relationship

Please pray for our sick and shut-in members

At Home Deacon Thomas Adams Dorothy Burke Naomi Yvonne Hawkins Irene Lewis Patricia Patterson Catherine Smith Cherrydale Health Center Ruth Brittain Golden Living Center Lucy Venable Cherrydale Health and Rehab Center Trustee Hattie V. McKnight

Womens Day
Sunday Worship Services
May 19, 2013
7:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Theme: Chosen by God, Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 2:1-9.

Study Schedule
Discipleship Sunday School 9:45 10:20 a.m. (2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays) Sunday Morning Worship st th 1 through 4 Sunday 7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. th 5 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Communion Worship Service st 1 Sunday 7:45 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Youth and Teen Church nd 2 Sunday 10:45 a.m. at the Family Life Center Youth Led Worship Service rd 3 Sunday 10:45 a.m. Service Only Baptism Worship Service th 4 Sunday 10:45 a.m. Service Only Bible Study Schedule 7:00 p.m. st 1 Wednesday Corporate Prayer & Praise nd 2 Wednesday Pastors Bible Study rd 3 Wednesday Men and Womens Bible Study th 4 Wednesday Young Adult Bible Study th 5 Wednesday Leadership Night

Todays Messengers
7:45 a.m. Minister Akisha S. Greene Associate Minister, Abundant Life Fellowship Oxon Hill, Maryland 10:45 a.m. Reverend Dr. Gloria Miller Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church of Glenarden, Landover, Maryland

Music Ministry
Praise Team and Womens Day Choir

Macedonia Baptist Church

Dr. Leonard L. Hamlin, Sr., Pastor 3412 South 22nd Street, Arlington, Virginia 22204 (703) 521-7663 (office) (703) 521-6316 (fax) www.mbcva.ws (website)

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

Monday, May 20, 2013 6:00 p.m. Jirehs Place Young Mothers Meeting (FLC-Lower Level) 7:00 p.m. Christian Education Ministry Meeting (Board Room) 7:00 p.m. Heart & Soul Substance Abuse Support Group Ministry (The Macedonian) 7:00 p.m. Trustee Ministry Meeting (Business Office) 7:00 p.m. Judah Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary) Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:00 p.m. Evangelism Ministry Meeting (Classroom 4) 7:00 p.m. Youth Baptismal Counseling (Board Room) 7:00 p.m. Adult Baptismal Counseling (Chapel) 7:00 p.m. Discipleship Class 1B (MIT Henderson) (Family Life Center Lower Level) 7:00 p.m. Discipleship Class 2B (Brown/Smith) (Family Life Center Upper Level) 7:00 p.m. Discipleship Class 2B/3A (The Hendersons) (Classroom 3) Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 p.m. Noonday Prayer All are Welcome!

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Missions and Outreach Ministries: Luke 19:10 - For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost....Join the evangelism ministry on May 21st at 7:00 p.m. as we learn/sharpen our skills leading someone down Romans road to salvation. Please contact Brother Jeff Haskins for more information. ******** Cornerstone Life Ministries: Join the Womens Ministry on the Early Rise Prayer Line Monday - Friday @ 7:00 a.m. The week of May 20th we will be encouraging and praying for Women. Dial-in #1-605-475-4000 access code 1090828#. Mens Day Weekend 2013 - Theme: "Strengthening Our Relationship with God and Each Other" Matthew 22:37-39 Join us on Saturday, June 8thfor our prayer breakfast from 9:00 a.m. 12:00. Men are asked to sign up at the Information desk Mens Day Choir 2013 Under the direction of Bro. Roderick Giles Rehearsal Schedule: Tuesday, May 28, 7:00pm Saturday, June 1, 10:00am Tuesday, June 4, 7:00pm Saturday, June 8, 12:00pm Mens Day Worship Services: Sunday, June 9, 2013, 7:45am and 10:45am. Attire: Gray Suit, White Shirt, Apple-Green Bow Tie (provided in the link below for $5.95 each). http://www.solidcolorneckties.com/productp/ac00bb-6515.htm. Please see Bro. Tony Henderson or Bro. Jarvis Smith if you have questions or need assistance with any of the above. The Recreation Ministry is thrilled to announce the CHURCH BAZAAR, Saturday, June 22, 2013 Rain or shine. Sign up to purchase a table or pick up a flyer for additional details at the Information Center. ******** Membership & Spiritual Development Ministry Sickle Cell Sabbath is coming again this year! The 2013 Macedonia Sickle Cell Sabbath, a collaboration between Macedonia and the American Red Cross, will be off-site at Drew Model School (3500 S 23rd Street, Arlington, Va.) on Sunday, June 30th. The worship service will begin at 9:30 am (casual attire - no shorts or tank tops). The American Red Cross blood drive will take place in the Drew gymnasium from 9 am to 3 pm and the blood donations will be blue-tagged for sickle cell patients. Your sacrifice to give blood will be a blessing to patients who suffer with this painful disease that requires numerous transfusions. Sign ups will begin on Sunday, May 26, 2013 in the narthex or you can sign up on the Macedonia website--www.mbcva.ws. Click "contact," fill in the form and insert "blood drive" in the comment box.

(Sanctuary)

Conference Call Prayer Line Dial-in Number: (712) 775-7000 Participant Access Code: 115939# Spring Wednesday Night Revival Service: 7:00 p.m. Guest Preacher: Bishop Dwayne C. Debnam, Morning Star Baptist Church, Catonsville, MD Thursday, May 23, 2013 7:00 p.m. Discipleship 3B (Marshall) (Chapel) Friday, May 24, 2013 No meetings or rehearsals scheduled Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:30 a.m. Ushers Ministry Meeting (Sanctuary) 9:30 a.m. DIT Ministry Meeting (Classroom 4) 2:00 p.m. Judah Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

Please be respectful and do not walk during prayer, morning message, or altar call, unless you are coming to the altar. If there is an emergency, please request the ushers assistance.

Minister Akisha S. Greene

Akisha Sharon Greene, is the Founder of First Fridays. First Fridays is not a clique! We are not a sorority! We are a movement! Literally, moving Women from where they are to where, God has called them to be in every single area of their lives. We are biblical based, socially sensitive, spiritually alive and radically in love with Jesus! We dont have an agenda! Our goals are simple to empower, encourage, and equip ALL WOMEN. We are without equal. Since our birth, First Fridays has grown both in size and scope. Through enrichment; teaching; wellness; screenings; outreach; spiritual counseling and mentoring we are Empowering families, One Woman at a Time. Akisha is the second of 5 children, born to the late Sharon Brown-Greene and Cornelius Levi Greene. A product of the Prince Georges County Public School System, Akisha has a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Georgetown University, Bachelors of Science Degree from Bowie State University, and a Masters of Divinity Degree from Howard University. She is a Managing Partner of Greene and Vaden, Inc., which owns and operates DCs premier cleaning agency, MaidPro of Capitol Hill, a residential and commercial cleaning agency that services well over one thousand clients and, employs thirty-five full time employees. Akisha is also the author of her first book entitled Dont Wait Until Sunday! In the words of Akisha: There are way too many people postponing LIVING a LIFE of Victory! There are no blackout dates with God. There are no restrictions or bad service areas with God. You have God's undivided attention today! Dont wait until tomorrow! Don't wait until Sunday! Akisha hosts annual forums for aspiring small business owners and, serves as a coach and mentor to many. Akisha is one of the founding members of the Community of Hope A.M.E. Church, in Temple Hills MD, where the Rev. Tony Lee is the Pastor. She served as the Coordinator of the Intercessory Prayer Ministry, and the Minister to Women to well over one thousand Women. She is currently a member of the Abundant Life Family Fellowship Church, where the Rev. Lawrence Taylor is her Pastor and Covering. For she is persuaded, that she is called for such a time as this to EMPOWER, EQUIP AND ENCOURAGE the world one WOMAN at a time!

Reverend Dr. Gloria E. Miller

The Reverend Gloria E. Miller is a native of Washington, DC. She began her career at the Department of the Navy, and excelled to the management level as a Supervisory Contract Specialist. Reverend Miller graduated from Trinity College in Washington, DC with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Howard University in Washington, DC with a Master of Divinity Degree. Reverend Miller was called and licensed to preach the Gospel at the Peoples Church in Washington, DC. She was ordained and served as Assistant Pastor at the Saint Paul Baptist Church in Capital Heights, Maryland for thirteen years. Among her varying assignments, she was also responsible for the Womens Ministry and the Rites of Passage Ministry for young girls. Reverend Miller served as the first Protestant Chaplain for Trinity College and provided consultant services for the Womens Ministry at Bronx Christian Fellowship Church located in Bronx, New York. Reverend Miller is a distinguished preacher, teacher, and ecumenical retreat consultant, specializing in Social Justice and Womens Issues. She is noted for political activity and her ability to develop partnerships between the church and community to understand the relationship of spiritual development and social concerns. Reverend Miller served as National Treasurer of the National Political Congress of Black Women for eight years and the Secretary of the Collective Banking Group Inc. of Prince Georges County Maryland for ten years. Reverend Miller served for four years as the Chief of Staff/Senior Assistant to the Senior Minister at the Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, DC for four years. In that position she had management and supervisory authority over the administrative, programmatic, and organizational life of the church. She was charged to ensure that every aspect of the church life was managed and maintained at the highest level of professional excellence. Reverend Miller is currently serving as an Associate Pastor at the First Baptist Church of Glenarden, in Landover, Maryland. She is a certified Life Coach and recently received the Doctorate of Ministry degree from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia.