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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
Sunday, June 25, 2017
2017 Theme: "The Year of Self-Worth" Proverbs 23:7a
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. Luke 4:18-19
Rev. Dr. James T. Murphy, Jr., Pastor E-mail: [email protected]
Worship on the Lord’s Day 7:45 a.m. Service
Today’s Music Leader Musicians……....…Min. Keith Exum and Bishop Dr. Paul Taylor
Minister of Music .…...……………………… Bro. Robert Fairchild
Call to Worship ……………….……..…………………………..…………...…
Invocation ..……………………......……...….………..…………... Minister
Musical Selection (2) ………………….…........……….… GLZ Male Chorus
The Spoken Word/Sermon ………..........….. Rev. Courtenay L. Miller, Sr. Norbeck Community Church, Silver Spring, MD
Invitation to Salvation ………….………...….. Rev. Courtenay L. Miller, Sr. Norbeck Community Church, Silver Spring, MD
Worship of Giving/ Prayer ……………………. Board of Directors/Deacons
(Bring Prayer Request as Well with Offering)
Welcoming of Visitors ….…...……………………………. Greeter’s Ministry
Announcements …………………………………………………………………
Benediction ……………………….……....….. Rev. Courtenay L. Miller, Sr. Norbeck Community Church, Silver Spring, MD
Please do not enter or leave the Sanctuary during this time.
Please join us for the 2017 Men’s Day Service at the
10:45 a.m. Service.
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.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
Sermon Notes Message Notes 7:45 a.m. Scripture (s): Sermon Text:
Bro. James Adams, AK – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Jean Withers-Taylor’s father) Bro. Richard Boffman – Health & Healing Concerns (Sis. Jerdleen Boffman’s husband) Sis. M. Evelyn Briggs – Health & Healing Concerns Dr. Chuckie Chandler (Rev. Estelle Chandler’s son) Sis. Barbara Collins – Health & Healing Concerns Sis. Annie & Bro. Ted Davis – Health & Healing Concerns Sis. Mary Evans – Health & Healing Concerns (Sis. Karen Talley’s mother) Sis. Annette Fletcher Sis. Bailey Jon Puller-Gamage (Sis. Jocelyn Puller’s daughter & Sis. Harriet Puller’s Granddaughter) Sis. Rosalind Gardner (Sis. Jacqueline White’s cousin) Sis. Ruth Garrett - Health & Healing Concerns Sis. Yetta Howard - Health & Healing (Sis. Yedetta Felton’s sister) Sis. Joan Marie Hulett – Health & Healing (Sis. Joyce Moseley’s co-worker) Sis. Kiara Ingram, NC – Health & Healing Concerns (Sis. Cyndel Hill’s friend) Bro. Roy Miller (Sis. Jannie Eaddy’s cousin) Bro. Joseph Oliver – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Ruth Garrett’s brother) 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. James Self– Health & Healing Concerns (Sis. Craigery Marshall-Self ’s husband) Bro. Bernardo Snowden – Health Concerns (Sis. Denise Snowden’s brother-in-Law) Sis. Mary Lee Spates, Lake City, SC (Sis. Denise Snowden’s mother) Bro. Lawrence & Sis. Rose Stewart - Health & Healing Concerns (Sis. Ann & Suzi Vincent’s cousin) Bro. Samuel Sullivan – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Doris Dunkley’s father) Sis. Edith Swan – (Sis. Betty Meares’ friend) Bro. Joshua Thomas – Health & Sickness Concerns (Sis. Crystal Thomas’ father) Sis. Jennifer Tibbs – Health & Healing Concerns Sis. Ann Vincent – Health & Healing Concerns Bro. Tommy Williams (Sis. Annette Fletcher’s brother) Sis. Anna Young, TN – Health & Healing Concerns (Sis. Cynthia Hill & Sis. Elanese Pitts’ Aunt)
Mourning The Loss of a Loved One… The Barber Family (Death of a cousin)
Reverend Courtenay L. Miller, Sr.
Reverend Courtenay L. Miller, Sr.
Reverend Courtenay L. Miller, Sr., a native of Chicago, Illinois, is the son of the late Reverend Clarence Earl Miller and the late Ann Lee Miller. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Howard University in Washington, DC. He also earned a Master’s Degree from the Howard University School of Divinity, and remains an active alumnus and proud member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Rev. Miller was licensed to preach by the Friendship Baptist Church in Chicago, Illinois. He was ordained by Mt Airy Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is a sought-after speaker who preaches all over the United States and has taken his ministry as far as South Africa. Rev. Miller participated as the Chair of the Advisory Board of the Washington Hospital Center’s Teen Alliance to Prevent Pregnancy (TAAP), member of the County Executive’s Dr. Martin Luther King’s Memorial Commission, and host of the NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner. He has taught in the National Baptist Congress of the Christian Education, USA, Inc. and the National Capitol Region of Congress of Christian Education. Reverend Miller accepted his calling as Pastor in 1998 at Norbeck Community Church in Silver Spring, MD, where he has faithfully served as Senior Pastor for 20 years. He is known for being a strong teacher, preacher, and leader in the community; serving as a part of the Black Ministers Conference of Montgomery County, Maryland; and collaborating with city officials on various town hall meetings on topics of interest to the community including: youth empowerment, encounters with the police, and voter registration. Reverend Miller has a heart for God’s people which is evident in all that he does.
Unit 1: Called To Be Strong “Samson’s Call”
Daily Bible Readings of this week:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Sunday
Judges 13:8-18 Judges 13:19-23 Numbers 6:1-8, 13-17 Judges 14:1-9 Judges 15:1-8 Judges 16:23-31 Judges 13:1-7, 24-25
William Alexander Attaway
William Alexander Attaway (November 19, 1911 – June 17, 1986) was an African-
American novelist, short story writer, essayist, songwriter, playwright, and screenwriter.
Biography – Early life: Attaway was born on November 19, 1911, in Greenville,
Mississippi, the son of W.A. Attaway, a physician and founder of the National Negro
Insurance Association, and Florence Parry Attaway, a school teacher. When Attaway was six,
he moved with his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, as part of the Great Migration, to
escape the segregated South.
Education: In Chicago, Attaway showed little interest in school until he was assigned a poem written by Langston
Hughes. Once he learned that Hughes was a black poet, Attaway decided to start applying himself to his school work. He
even enjoyed writing so much that he wrote for his sister Ruth’s amateur dramatic groups.
After graduating from high school, Attaway enrolled at the University of Illinois. There, he was a tennis college
champion. Even though he was doing well at college, upon his father’s death Attaway dropped out and became a
traveling worker for two years. During these years he worked as a salesman, a labor organizer, and a seaman, and began
to collect material for his later works. After getting his B.A. (1935) from the University of Illinois and having published
"The Tale of the Blackamoor" in Challenge, he traveled around the US before settling into New York City.
Family and personal life: Attaway was married in 1962 to a woman named Frances Settele. They lived
in Barbados for eleven years with their two children Bill and Noelle. Frances Attaway was a white woman originally from
New York. They had a 20 years-long courtship before going public and official with their union as racial tension was
present until the 1960s. Despite the MLK civil rights movement, Frances and William moved their family to the Caribbean
to escape racial turmoil and death threats. Frances and William had two children, Noelle and William.
William Attaway's daughter, Noelle, even recalls records of Martin Luther King, Jr calling William Attaway " a fellow
freedom fighter" and both marched side by side during the civil rights movement.
Death: During his last years Attaway lived in Los Angeles, California, writing screenplays. He died in June 17, 1986 of
heart failure.
Literary career: In 1935, Attaway began working on his first project as he helped to write the Federal Writers'
Project guide to Illinois. While he was working on this project he became good friends with Richard Wright, another
soon-to-be-famous novelist. After his first project was over Attaway returned to the University of Illinois and received his
degree. He then moved to New York, where his drama Carnival was produced.
His first short story, "Tale of the Blackamoor", was published in 1936. In between works, he worked many odd jobs and
even tried acting with his sister Ruth. Ruth later became a successful Broadway actress, and she ultimately helped to
fuel Attaway’s career. In 1939, Attaway’s first novel, Let Me Breathe Thunder, was published. He then began working on
his second and last novel, Blood on the Forge.
After Blood on the Forge, Attaway began to write songs, screenplays, and books about music. His main works
include Calypso Song Book and Hear America Singing. Attaway and Irving Burgie co-wrote the famous song "Day-O"
(Banana Boat Song) for calypso singer Harry Belafonte. In the 1950s, Attaway began to write for radio, TV, and films. He
was the first African American to write scripts for film and TV. He wrote for programs such as Wide Wide
World and Colgate Hour. Despite having published works approved by critics, Attaway's work never gained the
mainstream fame enjoyed by some other African-American authors, for example Richard Wright, whose Native Son was
published in 1940. Popular music – Calypso Song Book: In Calypso Song Book, Attaway describes "Calypso, the
Western Indian music, is enjoying a great revival among all sorts of music lovers, from serious students of folk music to
sophisticated night-club and theater audiences and followers of the Hit Parade." Attaway further explains that "Calypso
can be divided into two categories: the bracket form, for bouncy ditties that are mostly nonsense, and the ballade, the
most common form for serious topics." However, Attaway admits "the humorous twist is a necessary part of any true
Calypso song." Each song not only has sheet music in Calypso Song Book, but it also has a brief narration, except two
songs, right next to the title which is provided by Attaway and an illustration by William Charmatz.
Hear America Singing: George P. Weick in Harlem Renaissance Livespoints out that in 1967, Attaway published for
children a compilation of representative popular music in America, including historical commentary, Hear America
Singing. Harry Belafonte in Hear America Singing introduction writes folk singing is no longer a spectator sport—it is
an essential part of growing up. Folk music is just exactly what it claims to be—the music of the people; not of
individuals, but all the people. Belafonte continues the term "folk" was originally applied only to the peasants and
farmers of the Old World, who had never learned to read or write. The evolution of democracy slowly expanded the
meaning of the world until it came to stand for all proud and common people.
In Chapter Four – We Were Always Growing, Attaway describes one of the songs—Always "Greensleeves"—as
following. The folk song, as rule, is always in the process of change. But every rule has its exceptions. This was the one
folk song that survived all the centuries, practically untouched. It had come down from Elizabethan England to present-
day America without being rewritten. Attaway further expresses although its subject matter was romantic love, it
remained a favorite of both Pilgrims and Puritans. The frontiersmen also learned this song, as nearly as they could, in its
original form. It was simply too beautiful to change.
Script writing: According to Harlem Renaissance Lives, Attaway’s sister, Ruth, helped him to enter the theater world
and he also performed in several productions, including a 1939 traveling production of George S. Kaufman’s You Can't
Take it With You. (PP 23) One Hundred Years of Laughter, a television special on black humor, was one of his most
important scripts that was airing in 1966. Attaway is also credited as the screenwriter for the 1981 race-relations TV
movie, Grambling's White Tiger, directed by Roots actor Georg Stanford Brown.
Style and themes – Racial and ecological crisis: William Attaway often kept the main themes of his writing
about racial and ecological crisis, especially in his novel Blood on the Forge. In Blood on the Forge, Attaway depicts the
hardship of the black community during The Great Migration, which Attaway experienced firsthand when his family
moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1916. Blood on the Forge uses the lives of three brothers to describe the battle that the
African-American community went through in order to achieve acceptance and equality. His vivid portrayal of The Great
Migration gives the reader an honest insight into the struggles of the African-American community as they moved out of
the Southern United States fighting for a better life that they weren't necessarily guaranteed.
Death of the blues: By focusing on the experiences of the Moss brothers in Blood on the Forge, Attaway effectively
dramatizes the loss of the folk culture which accompanied the Great Migration of Black people from the rural South to
the industrial North, in this case the steel mills of Pennsylvania, around the time of World War I. Though an involved
system of symbolic characterization and imagery, Attaway weaves an intricate examination of what might be called the
death of the blues—at least the blues as representative of the folk culture.
Legacy: Attaway's literary legacy rests primarily with his novel Blood on the Forge, which has been called the finest
depiction of the Great Migration era in American literature. Attaway retains an important place among African-American
writers of the early 20th century; the reprinting of Blood on the Forge in 1993 has brought renewed critical and popular
attention to his writing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Attaway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_African_Americans_in_Chicago
CSTM Presents Healthy Habits For the Month of June:
Drink water every morning Drinking a glass of water as soon as you start your day will help reduce morning dehydration. Not only
is it a refreshing habit; it can also help with weight loss. Hydration is vital for exercise, so keep the water flowing to maximize your performance. Be Strong! It's summertime so time to get strong. Add at least
two sessions of strength training to your weekly fitness regimen.
The Cancer Support Team Ministry recognizes the following Cancer Awareness for the month of June:
National Cancer Survivors Day http://www.choosehope.com/calendar-of-cancer-awareness-months
Thank You!
Rev. Murphy and First Lady Barbara, thank you for your visits, calls, cards and prayers. Please continue to pray for me. Thank you for all you have done, to the Deacons, Deaconess, Choirs and
Usher Board. Thank You! Thank You! With love thank you. Sis. Evelyn Briggs
Vacation Bible School
Starts: Sunday, June 25 (Sunday School Hour) Monday, June 26 – Friday, June 30
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Dinner at 6:00 PM Nightly
Contact: Sis. Jean Newton (703) 855-0146, [email protected]
Ushers’ Ministry Car Wash The Ushers’ Ministry is having a car wash fundraiser on Saturday - July 15, 2017,
from 9:00 a.m. till 11:30 a.m. The location is the parking lot at GLZBC. Please come and support this ministry.
GLZBC Scholarship
Application deadline for fall 2017 semester scholarship is July 16, 2017. Applications are in the vestibule.
POCs: Sis. Rosalind Blunt - [email protected] and Sister Marlene Coleman - [email protected]
GLZBC Women’s Retreat
September 15-17, 2017 at the Wyndham/Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center $75.00 Non-refundable deposit is due at registration.
Double Occupancy: $356.00 per person Single Occupancy: 492.00 per person
Includes: 3 days, 2 nights stay, 5 buffet meals and snacks Registration is open through August. Final payment must be made by August 13th.
POC: Sis. Jean L. Newton (703) 485-8515 or Sis. Renee Purcell Forms are available in the vestibule.
Sunday
7:45 and 10:45 a.m. Worship Service - Each one bring one
7:45 and 10:45 a.m. Children’s Church 1st and 3rd Sunday (OS)
7:45 and 10:45 a.m. Youth Church 1st and 3rd Sunday (FH)
8:30 a.m. Sunday School 5th Sunday - Pastor Murphy is the Adult Class facilitator
9:45 –10:30 a.m. Sunday School - POC: Bro. Jeffery Allen, Sr., Superintendent – June – August 2017, Theme: “God’s Urgent Call”
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Morning Prayer period – Main Sanctuary POC: Prayer Ministry
9:45 a.m. Worship Service 5th Sunday
1:00 p.m. Pastor’s Aide Ministry Meeting 1st Sunday (FH) - POC: Bro. James McCoy
1:00 p.m. Family Ministry – Family Prayer Day, 3rd Sunday upstairs in the prayer room,
Theme: Praying for Men’s Faith Walk. The Focused Family Prayer for the month of
June: During this month of June, as we recognize the men in our lives as fathers, leaders, and mentors, we offer praise and thanks for their love and commitment. We all pray that they
continue to walk a very careful walk with diligence, confidence, focused on the will of GOD
and the indwelling of the Holy Spirt. We pray that GOD continue to bless the men in our lives daily. BLESS ALL FATHERS IN THE WORLD! Scriptures: Ephesians 5:15-18:
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the
Lord’s will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 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
1:00 p.m. Rock The Rim, immediately after the 11:00 a.m. service, every 2nd
Sunday at the Pinn Center. POC: Deacon William Windley and Bro. Mervin Fanfon
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
7:00 p.m. Board of Directors’ Meeting 2nd Tuesday (CR) – POC: Sis. Dolores Claytor
7:00 p.m. Deacons’ Training 2nd Tuesday
7:30 p.m. Hospitality Ministry Meeting 4th Tuesday (Kitchen) – POC: Sis. Christine Davis
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting - A one-hour group session led by the Deacon Ministry. Come and
pray with us. Location: Main Sanctuary, All are welcome
7:30-8:30 p.m. Bible Study (Fellowship Hall) All are welcome
Thursday
6:00–8:00 p.m. GLZ Praise Dancers Ministry Rehearsal (OS) POC: BOD Dolores Claytor
6:30 p.m. Youth Ministry Meeting 1st and 2nd Thursday (FH)
7:00 p.m. Children’s Ministry Meeting 1st Thursday
7:00 a.m. Church Choir Rehearsal Thursday before the 3rd Sunday
7:00-8:00 p.m. Junior Ushers’ Meeting 4th Thursday (OS)
7:30 p.m. Missionary Ministry Meeting 3rd Thursday (CR)
7:30 p.m. Youthful Praise of Zion Choir Rehearsal (MS) Except after the 2nd Sunday
7:30 p.m. Women of Zion Choir Rehearsals Thursdays before the 5th Sunday
8:30 p.m. Young Adult Praise Team Rehearsal (MS) POC: Sis. Kiara Mack
Friday
7:00 p.m. Baptism Orientation 1st Friday (CR) – POC: Rev. Estelle Chandler
7:00 p.m. Zion Inspirational Choir Rehearsal Friday before the 1st Sunday
Saturday
7-9 a.m. Men’s Ministry Prayer Breakfast 1st Saturday (FH) - POC: Bro. Al Woods
8:00 a.m. Male Chorus Rehearsal (MS)
9:30–11:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study 2nd and 4th Saturdays (FH) - POC: Deacon Geraldine Woods
10:00 a.m. - 12 noon Women’s Ministry Meeting 3rd Saturday (FH) – POC: Rev. Estelle
Chandler (Nov & Dec Meeting in the Old Sanctuary)
10:00 a.m. Beautification Ministry Meeting 3rd Saturdays (CR) – POC: Sis. Annie McLaurin
10:00 a.m. Deacons Meeting 3rd Saturday (OS) Special on-call teleconference held
periodically. POC: Deacon Anthony Bazemore
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Ushers’ Ministry Adults Meeting 4th Saturday – POC: Sis. Gloria Lofton
10:00 a.m. New Member Orientation Saturday before the 2nd Sunday
11:00 a.m. Women of Zion Choir Rehearsal the Saturday before the 5th Sunday
2:00 p.m. Seniors Ministry Meeting every 3rd Saturday (Pinn Center)
Please see web-site calendar (www.glzbc.org) for more scheduled events
