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Choral Introit................................................................................................................“I Was Glad”
Opening Hymn (7:30 a.m.)....................................................................... “On My Way To Heaven”
Opening Hymn (11:00 a.m.)................................................................... “We’re Marching To Zion”
Opening Hymn (6:00 p.m.)................................................................................. “Oh, Give Thanks”
Hymn of Praise (7:30 a.m.)................................................................................“I Thank You, Jesus”
Hymn of Praise (11:00 a.m.)............................................................... “Just A Little Talk With Jesus”
Unison Scripture (7:30 a.m.)........................................................................ Psalm 107:1–9 (NRSV)
Unison Scripture (11:00 a.m.)........................................................... John 11:1– 6/32 – 41 (NRSV)
Unison Scripture (6:00 p.m.).........................................................................Psalm 107:1–9 (NRSV)
[PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE READING OF THE WORD]
Invocation
Ministry of Music (6:00 p.m.).................................................................... “Blessings Keep Coming”
Parish Concerns
Baby Dedication
Visitor Recognition
Passing of the Peace
The Pastor’s Word
The Service of Giving
Offertory Sentences
Tithes and Offerings
Scholarship
Altar Call (7:30 a.m.)......................................................................................“For All You’ve Done”
Altar Call (11:00 a.m.).................................................................................... “For Every Mountain”
Sermon (7:30 a.m.)............................................................................................... “Attitude Check!”
Sermon (11:00 a.m.).....................................................................“How To Handle A Sick Brother”
Sermon (6:00 p.m.).........................................................................................Rev. Dr. Otis Moss, Jr.
Hymn of Invitation (7:30 a.m.).......................................................... “He Is Worthy To Be Praised”
Hymn of Invitation (11:00 a.m.).......................................................................... “Another Chance”
Hymn of Invitation (6:00 p.m)..........................................................................“Nobody Like Jesus”
Benediction....................................................................................................“The Lord Bless Thee”
[Once the sermon has begun, parishioners may not enter or re-enter the first floor sanctuary.]
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H ymnS Of Pr a i s e
Verse III
I may have doubts and fears,
My eyes be filled with tears,
But Jesus is a friend who watches day and night;
I go to Him in prayer, He knows my ev’ry care,
And just a little talk with Jesus makes it right.
(Repeat chorus)
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UNISON SCRIPTURE
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PASTOR’S PAG E
O …TONIGHT!
n November the 23rd, members of the
F
church begin the spiritual disciplines of
or over twenty years now, my life has been
Advent which are daily prayer and “a
personally blessed by the ministry of the
moment of remembrance” as we prepare for the
father of Pastor Otis Moss III, the Reverend
“Coming of our Lord.”
Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. He has been one of my mentors
Advent is the season where we celebrate the
and models.
“Joy of Heaven” who came to earth. The birth of
As a colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
Christ sent a “Ray of Hope” and the weary world
Dr. Moss’ ministry has been a ministry that has
rejoiced because Emmanuel, the Word, became
tremendously impacted the African American
flesh.
community in this country and literally changed the
Daily we pause during Advent. Daily we stop
face of the nation as a whole! The ministry of the
and remember God’s gift to us. Daily we say a
Olivet Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio (where
prayer for the work of the church and we use our
Dr. Moss serves), is a model for ministry that is
Advent Coin Folders as a tangible expression of
emulated throughout the world.
our commitment to the words He taught us to
That ministry has been shaped by, led by and
pray, “Thy kingdom come.”
directed by the Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr., under
Advent is an exciting time. Advent is a
the guidance of the Holy Spirit. He is a classmate of
joyful time. Advent is a time of expectation and
mine. We did our doctor of ministry work together
anticipation and we join in with the ancient carol,
under the tutelage of the Reverend Dr. Samuel
singing “Let every heart prepare Him room!”
DeWitt Proctor.
As you prepare room for the Christ child this
Sitting in a classroom with Dr. Moss was like sitting
year, remember your Advent Coin Folder. If you
at the feet of a genius. My life and my ministry were
did not get one in the mail yet, please contact the
blessed immeasurably by that experience.
Church Office immediately.
Dr. Moss and his wife, Edwina, have given to us
our Pastor, Reverend Otis Moss III.
Sincerely and respectfully yours,
Dr. Moss comes to us this evening to break the
bread of life, and we welcome him with open arms
and spirits of excited anticipation.
Be sure to be here at the six o’clock Hour of
Power, tonight, to be blessed by the mind and the
ministry of this awesome man of God.
Sincerely and respectfully yours,
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PASTOR’S PAG E
D
Bangladesh 36%
id you know that in more than 20
Sierra Leone 57%
countries, more than one-third of the
Zimbabwe 36%
people living in those countries live on
Madagascar 49%
less than $1.00 a day?
Rwanda 36%
While prosperity preachers push an agenda of
Nicaragua 45%
“bling-bling” on the one hand, those who follow
Namibia 35%
the Prince of Peace seek to align their wills on the
other hand with the Will of Him who said, “In
Think about that during this holiday season as
as much as you have done unto the least of these,
you buy things you do not need with money you
my little ones, you have done it unto Me!”
do not have to impress people you do not like!
In the meantime (and it really is a mean
Sincerely yours,
time!), we have an awesome disparity of wealth
distribution in God’s world for which we who
have wealth will be held accountable!
What every African American needs to know as
he or she runs after the elusive goal of becoming a
millionaire is that all but three of the countries in
the world where the people make under a dollar a
day are in Africa!
Country and percentage living on $1.00 a day
or less
Mali 73%
Burkina Faso 45%
Nigeria 70%
Ghana 45%
Central African Republic 67%
Malawi 42%
Zambia 64%
Mozambique 38%
Niger 61%
Nepal 38%
Gambia 59%
Lesotho 36%
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from God.” His ministry is truly a gift, held up
he Reverend Dr. Otis before the world as shining light for all to see.
Moss, Jr. was called to This gift was first discovered in his pastorates
the ministry at the age at several congregations in the LaGrange and
of 17 and entered Morehouse College (Atlanta, Atlanta areas (including co-pastoring with Dr.
Georgia) on the same day he gave his initial Martin Luther King, Sr. at Ebenezer Baptist
sermon. (He completed his term as Chairman Church), further developed at Mt. Zion
of the Board of Trustees at Morehouse in (Cincinnati, Ohio), and reaching full fruition
2005.) His quest for knowledge and pursuit of at the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church,
educational excellence led him from Morehouse Cleveland, Ohio, where he has just celebrated
College as a bachelor of arts graduate and his 31st Pastoral Anniversary.
onward to Morehouse’s School of Religion/ Dr. Moss has consulted with presidents, been
Inter-Denominational Theological Center honored for his work in civil rights and has
where he received the master of divinity degree. delivered the Word of the Gospel all across the
Reverend Moss selected a further course of globe. He is recognized and revered for his
special studies at the Inter-Denominational dedication to all humankind. The accolades and
Theological Center and ultimately achieved achievements of the Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr.
his goal of the doctor of ministry degree from are great in number; they supercede the barriers
United Theological Seminary in 1990. of color, race and religion. His love and respect
During his early days as a minister, Dr. Moss for obtaining knowledge have earned him the
was blessed to sit at the feet within the inner respect of many in the academic community.
circle of many phenomenal persons such as Dr. It is no wonder that Dr. Moss has been
Benjamin E. Mays and Dr. Martin Luther King, awarded four honorary degrees from Cleveland
Jr. Both of these persons provided friendship, State University, Shorter College (Arkansas),
leadership and spiritual guidance and helped Morehouse College and Temple Bible College.
to shape the thinking and model for leadership Rev. Moss has also taught at the University of
Dr. Moss represents today. He is recognized Cincinnati, United Theological Seminary and
across the nation and globe as an eloquent Ashland Theological Seminary.
spokesperson and spiritually grounded man
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his is a story about a pastor who made Then there was friendship. We joined other
it a practice to address the children in Christians in serving Christ. Friendships were
his congregation on some special topic, developed among God’s people. As we attended
along with his regular Sunday our church regularly, we met
morning sermon. There was other people who believed as
a good attendance of children we believed. They became our
at the morning hour of friends.
worship, so the pastor always But for many, there was one
gave special preparation to his ship that never set sail. It was
topic for the children. the stewardship. All the other
A merchant had many ships, Fellowship, Discipleship,
ships in his fleet. The ships Friendship, brought happiness
traveled to the four corners of and joy into our lives, but
the world and brought back Stewardship was never allowed
their cargoes. The merchant out of the harbor.
enjoyed the riches that his As you sail the seas with your
ships earned him as they fleet of ships, let one of them
crossed the seas. be the good ship, Stewardship.
But he had one ship that Your life will be blessed by it.
stayed in the harbor. It never All the other ships will be able
set sail. It never earned him anything. As the to bring back more enjoyment and contentment
other ships headed out to sea, this one ship when the Stewardship travels with them.
never got out of the harbor. It brought only Set sail! Put all the ships out to sea this week!
disappointment to the merchant. Your Friends in Service,
Our Christian life might be seen as a fleet The Stewardship Ministry
of ships. One ship might be called fellowship.
When we found fellowship with Jesus, our lives Constance A. King, Editor | James D. Butler, Chairperson
were changed. We became a member of God’s
kingdom.
I
n the state of Illinois, the minimum wage HB 4050.
of workers is $6.50. This is $1.35 higher In sum, the pilot program establishes a screening
than the federal minimum wage for workers. program for mortgage borrowers in the southwest
However, this wage rate has not been raised portion of Chicago. Here are the requirements.
in at least three years. While this rate of $6.50 Borrowers seeking a loan through a mortgage
has remained the same, the costs of gasoline, broker or loan originator for a home within the 10
heat, housing and health care have risen almost targeted zip codes will have to undergo HUD-
exponentially. An individual, currently working at approved and -sponsored credit counseling, if they
minimum wage, earns only about $13,500 a year fall within the following mandatory counseling
– about $3,000 below the federal poverty line for a criteria:
family of three. This is unacceptable! 1. The borrower has a FICO score less than 620
Today, I urge you, along with people of faith . The borrower has a FICO score of 621-650
across the state, to call on the Illinois legislature combined with any or all of the following factors:
to increase the Illinois minimum wage to at a. The home was financed within 12 months
least $7.50, with inclusion of a provision that of the date of the current loan application
will annually adjust that wage level to the yearly b. The payment for the loan being applied
increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). You for is “interest only”
can call on the State Legislature to do this by c. The interest rate is adjustable within three
signing the letter given to you as you entered the years
Sanctuary. d. The loan uses a stated income for the
PREDATORY LENDING borrower rather than verifying the
DATABASE PILOT borrowers income through other means
There has been much ado about the recent (tax return, pay stubs, etc.)
passage of HB 4050. The name of the bill is 3. The loan includes any of the following
called the Predatory Lending Database Pilot. The regardless of the borrower’s FICO score:
Housing Ministry of Trinity United Church of a. Prepayment penalty
Christ met with members of the State Senate of b. Results in negative amortization
Illinois—Senator Jacqueline Collins and Senator c. Total points or fees paid by borrowers at
Kwame Raoul (our member), and the Department or before closing will exceed 5%
of Financial Regulations’ Phil Dalmage — in order The major question asked is why the southwest
to understand the bill and its ramifications. The portion of Chicago? Why not all of the state?
Why not some areas of the city and other bankers and mortgage brokers have decided not
areas of the state? The reason given is because, to lend in the zip codes the program affects.
according to Senators Collins and Raoul, as well This apparently speaks to their motives for
as Phil Dalmage of the Department of Financial predatory lending in those areas.
regulation, 48% of all of the foreclosures in the Lastly, Sen. Collins shared the proponents
state of Illinois are in Chicago, IL. Further, and opponents of the bill. Opponents to the bill
most of these foreclosures are in black and were people who generally could benefit from
brown neighborhoods. The bill was proposed the predatory lending practices. These included
by Mike Madigan, and his own zip code is groups like mortgage lenders, realtors, and
included. (Included zip codes are 60620, 21, Ameriquest, which is now in court being sued
23, 28, 29, 32, 36, 38, 43 and 52.) for predatory lending. Proponents of the bill
Even with that reasoning, the appearance include groups like the attorney general’s office,
of racism is present in picking only black and AARP, Citizens Action Illinois, and a host of
brown neighborhoods for this pilot program, community organizations.
as if foreclosures are not occurring across the Come out today at 2:30 p.m. to learn about
whole state. This point was raised with the state the bill and voice your concerns during this
delegation. In response to this, it was stated teach-in.
that the pilot program has a four-year term.
However, after the first year, zip codes can be ACTION ITEMS
1. Sign the letter
added or deleted from the program. Because
. Come to the HB 4050 Forum
it is a pilot program, none of this is written in 3. Boycott Wal-Mart & Sam’s Club.
stone. Sen. Collins also vowed, after the reports
from the first year are returned, to fight to make
Thought for this week:
the pilot program statewide. Furthermore, with
Power concedes nothing without demand.
no zip codes specified in the legislation itself, — Frederick Douglass
there is also the possibility of doing partial zip
codes, as there are some zip codes where certain
areas have high foreclosure rates while other
areas in the same zip code do not. (Zip codes
cannot be in the legislation because that would
be legislative red-lining).
Another interesting move that has occurred
since the bill has gone into effect is that some
THURSDAY – 11/23
400 W. 95th Street
10:00 a.m. Umoja Karamu Service – SA
Church Offices Closed
FRIDAY – 11/24
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
CHURCH OFFICES CLOSED
SATURDAY – 11/25
400 W. 95th Street
7:30 a.m. Yoga – Narthex II ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR
9:00 a.m. Youth Band Rehearsal – SA
9:30 a.m. Church School (Preschool THE 11/26/06 BULLETIN
Kindergarten) – 118
Church School (Grades 1-2) – 203
Church School (Grades 3-6) – 202
Church Offices will be closed
Church School (Teens) – 207 Thanksgiving Day,
Church School (Discipleship) – 116 Thursday, November 23rd and
Adult Church School – WC
11:00 a.m. Math Tutorial – 202/203 Friday, November 24th.
Little Warriors For Christ Therefore:
Rehearsal – WC
12:00 p.m. Tangeni Dance Leadership Board
Meeting – 116 ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS for the
12:30 p.m. Walaika Rehearsal – WC November 26th Bulletin
1:00 p.m. Youth Drill Team – 202
3:00 p.m. Women’s Drill Team MUST BE SUBMITTED NO
Rehearsal – Narthex II LATER THAN 12:00 NOON,
4:00 p.m. Switzerland Choir Rehearsal – FH
6:00 p.m. For Teens Only – 207
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
Cottage Grove Building
(901 East 95th Street)
2:00 p.m. Isuthu – Room 31
TUCC Village Center
(1947 W. 95th Street)
10:00 a.m. THEC Tutoring – W-307
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Each year we give food baskets during the week of Thanksgiving to those in need.
This year, you can “Adopt A Family” by donating $25.00. This will provide a Thanksgiving Basket for one entire
family. Please use a Giving envelope and indicate on line #15 your contribution of $25 to Adopt A Family!
You may also stop by the Food Share table to make your donations toward a Thanksgiving Basket or a Turkey.
Come to the Atrium after 7:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Services
ALSO CONTRIBUTIONS OF CANNED AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS ARE NEEDED:
Cranberry Sauce • Canned Corn • Jiffy Mix/Corn Muffin Mix • 2lb. Sugar
Our goal is to distribute 2000 baskets! We can reach this goal with your help!
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URCH INFORMATION
Order of Worship
PASTORAL/PROGRAM STAFF
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr., Senior Pastor
Rev. Otis Moss III, Pastor
Toya Perry, Chief Financial Officer
Rev. Stacey Edwards, Director of Pastoral Services
Rev. Barbara A. Heard, Associate Pastor
Rev. John E. Jackson, Sr., Associate Pastor
Rev. Regina Reed, Associate Pastor
Rev. Michael G. Sykes, Associate Pastor
Rev. Reginald Williams, Associate Pastor
Rev. Ramah E. Wright, Associate Pastor
Dr. Julia Speller, Director Christian Education
Rev. Michael D. Jacobs, Minister to Youth and Children
Rev. Ann Patton, Minister of Christian Education
Deacon Shirley Bims-Ellis, Director Center for African Biblical Studies
Robert E. Wooten, Jr., Director of Music
Deacon Jeri L. Wright, Director of Media
Ivey Matute, Executive Secretary
.“There are different ways of serving, but the same Lord is served.”
1 Corinthians 12:5 (TEV)
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