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A Word from our Pastor 3

Role Model Award 4

History of Mt. Pisgah 5

Cover Story 6

Skipwith Wedding 8

Capital Campaign 9

Florida Grant WMS 10

Back to School Explosion 12

Don’t Mix Foods & Drugs 14

CWU Luncheon Concert 15

Youth Spotlight 16

Divine Movement 17

Handling It God’s Way 18

Happy Anniversary 18

Black History 19

Healthy Diabetic Meals 20

West/Mainline District 20

In Memory Of 21

Here To Serve 21

Sanctuary Reverence 21

Rules from God 22

A.M.E. Mission 22

Black Achievers 23

Photo Search 23

Laugh Out Loud 24

Free Flu Shots 24

The View Distribution 24

Transformation 25

Attitude 25

Mime’s Annual Day 25

The Origin of Halloween 26

Christian Crossword 28

Word Games 29

Word Power Reigns 29

Household Hints 30

Share Your Compositions 30

Poetry Corner 31

Meet and Greet 31

A Wallet Gone AWOL 32

El Shaddai Ministry 33

Bible Quiz 34

In Defense of Prayer 35

Sickle Cell Anemia 36

Tell Us What You Think 36

Our Organist 37

Editor’s Corner 38

Classified Ads 39

Bible Quiz Answers 39

Dr. Bronson Speaking 40

Prayer Walk 41

Class Meetings 42

Birthdays 43

Business Corner 44

Puzzle Solutions 46

Church Information 47

The View Ministry 48

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A Word From Our Pastor

V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2

The Reverend Jay B. Broadnax,

Pastor of Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church

Sisters and Brothers in Christ

One of my favorite stories in scripture is the story of Jacob’s “wrestling

match” with a heavenly being in Genesis 32. In this story, circumstances

required that Jacob return to his homeland where his brother lived, whom

he had wronged. Jacob had come to a place in his life where he was forced

to face up to a past that he was ashamed of, and not run from it anymore.

He had to stop and deal with it. Out of fear, Jacob did everything possible to put it off (including sending

his family ahead of him), but facing it was inevitable.

Many of us have things from our past that we would rather not stop and deal with. We would rather

stay busy, keep preoccupied, and drown out the thoughts of it with life’s “noise.” Sooner or later, however,

God brings us to a point in life where we have to face up to it, either because the ramifications from it begin

to affect our present, or because someone else has been affected by it. These “things” may not be “deep

dark secrets”, but perhaps unresolved conflicts, or unsettled matters that are still in our spirits that God is

telling us it’s time to deal with. Like Jacob, we may try to put it off, but often our procrastination in dealing

with such matters can adversely affect those close to us.

Before Jacob encountered the issue that he knew he had to face, however, Jacob had another encoun-

ter. The Bible says it wasn’t a comfortable encounter – it was a wrestling match. Interestingly enough, it’s

not clear until after the fact exactly who Jacob is wrestling with, or why. They just began struggling.

Sometimes we feel like we’re in a wrestling match that seems to come out of the blue. There’s a strug-

gle going on, and but we’re not quite sure with whom we are struggling. Is it Satan on the attack? Is it

God who I’m struggling with? Is it me who I’m struggling with? We are struggling with questions, wres-

tling with issues, grappling with decisions. We feel like they have us in a head lock and we’re not sure why.

In the midst of the struggle, something inside Jacob tells him that there’s something special about this

wrestling match. This is not just a random attack. Something on the inside tells him that he Needs to

wrestle with this! He’s at one of the most vulnerable points of his life, alone, away from his family, and

fearing for his life, and all of the sudden, he’s under attack, but something tells him that if he holds on to

this man, if he keeps on wrestling, if he doesn’t let go, somehow there’s a blessing in store for him. If he

aborts the struggle and lets it overcome him, somehow he’s going to miss out on an opportunity. Jacob

made up his mind to hold on through the struggle, and God transformed Jacob into Israel. Israel then

could then deal with the issues of Jacob’s past with a different spirit from a new perspective.

Sometimes THE BLESSING IS IN THE WRESTLING! You might not understand what you’re going

through or why you’re going through it, (children acting up, spouse acting crazy, household in disarray, and

you’re wrestling) but I want to encourage you to hold on to God through the wrestling. Don’t let go. If you

hold on through the wrestling, God can and will use it to transform you, and “a transformed you” will be

much better able to face and address the unresolved issues of your past.

Your Brother in the Struggle,

Pastor Jay

P A G E 4

Sister Madeline E. Logan hails

from the state of South Carolina.

Her early Christian training began

at the Liberty Hill A.M.E. Church

where she served faithfully. She

has been a member of our Mt.

Pisgah Church family for more

than twenty (20) years.

She is a Stewardess, a de-

voted member (along with her

husband) of the Lay Organization,

and a member of the Florida

Grant Women’s Missionary Soci-

ety. She truly has a missionary’s

heart. Always willing to lend a

helping hand, she realizes that

the poor must always be her con-

cern. She has stated that she

must feed, clothe, visit, and give

water.

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She will seek God’s will and

God’s way in all things. She is a

devoted wife to Brother Melvin

Logan. He quotes Proverbs

31:27, “She is always busy and

looks after her family’s needs.”

Sister Logan is the mother of

two lovely daughters, Delores and

Darlene. She is a loving grand-

mother and great grandmother.

She is the caring sister Charlene

Hamilton.

Destiny Robinson blessed us

by nominating and presenting Sis.

Madeline Logan as the September

Role Model. She really is a friend

to all. Congratulations Sister

Logan!

Sis. Arthean L. Wicks

is the

Commission Chair

for the

Ministry of Missions

and Welfare.

September Role Model Award

Presented by the Youth Drama Ministry

Sis. Madeline E. Logan

Role Model Columnist

Sis. Arthean L. Wicks

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The History of Mt. Pisgah: Part IV your soul and lift your spirit. Mt.

Pisgah has been blessed from its

early days to have dynamic leaders

and musicians involved with the

sacred hymns of the Church, and

two of those persons are high-

lighted in our history.

Mrs. Estella Goodwin Ashton

g r a du a te d

from Morris

Brown Uni-

versity, class

of 1907.

She studied

dressmaking

a t t h e

M c D o w e l l

School of

Dressing and Designing, Philadel-

phia, Pa., and was a graduate of

the American College of Dressmak-

ing and Designing, Kansas City,

Mo., and Carnes School of Dress-

making, located in Jacksonville, Fl.

She attended the Girls Normal

School and West Philadelphia Eve-

ning High School for stenography

and typewriting,. She also was a

skilled hair cultures.

She was converted at an early

age and was a member of Allen

Temple, Atlanta, Ga. She was an

excellent example of true woman-

hood. She

be came a

member of Mt.

Pisgah and

sang on the

choir. She

was a devoted

wife and

daughter.

It is the early 1900s the “Old”

Mt. Pisgah Church members and

pastors implemented the original

Think Big Program. They ac-

complished many fold by purchas-

ing two pieces of land and con-

structing not one, but two

churches. The first ground was

purchased in 1873, and additional

ground in 1890 on the 4000 block

Locust (4006 and 4008). They

replaced original wood con-

structed church with one of bricks

and mortar.

According to old articles in the

Philadelphia Tribune, in 1913 Mt.

Pisgah’s active involvement within

the community and among other

churches is in print. Mt. Pisgah

hosted weeklong revivals, bap-

tized the living, and held funerals

for the departed. The church’s

ministry resulted in the saving of

many souls and church growth.

There were two worship services

every Sunday (morning and eve-

ning). Church School was held in

the afternoon after the morning

worship. Communion service was

held in the evening on the first

Sunday.

Now what is a worship service

without music? Music can stir

Historical Columnist

Sis. Cheryll Morris-Davis

Professor W.

F r a n k l i n

Hoxter was

b o r n i n

L a M o t t e ,

Montgomery

County, Penn-

sylvania on

January 3,

1892, the son

o f R e v .

Wilbert Henry and Sadie Elizabeth

(Armstrong) Hoxter. His father,

Rev. Wilbert Henry Hoxter, was a

prominent member of the African

Methodist Episcopal Church.

W. Franklin Hoxter’s talent for

music made itself apparent at an

early age, and his father placed him

under competent instructors in sev-

eral cities in which he had been

pastor. Locating finally in Philadel-

phia, he chose to make music his

life’s work and entered the Music

Department of the University of

Pennsylvania.

He graduated in 1913 and was

appointed teacher for the Berean

Manual Training & Industrial School

as the director of music for that

school. He was one of the pianists

selected to play for the Grand Cho-

rus that sang at the Pennsylvania

Emancipation Celebration held in

1913. Professor Hoxter was the

organist at Mt. Pisgah A.M.E.

Church and published several of his

own compositions and composed

special Easter Day music for the

Missionary Department for the Cen-

tennial Year 1916.

Refs: The Centennial Encyclopedia of the African Methodist Episcopal Church 1816

to 1916, by Richard R. Wright, Jr., A.M., B.D., PhD. http://docsouth.unc.edu/

church/wright/wright.html and the Phila-delphia Tribune 1913 .

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The Chan-

cel Choir re-

minds us of

the little en-

gine that

could. In

spite of the

passing of

many of their

members, this

a n o i n t e d

group presses

on with a pas-

sion to serve, and a spirit of love

that is unsurpassed. The bond

that this choir has with each other

is stronger than words can suffi-

ciently describe. They have

evolved from the first choir estab-

lished in Mt. Pisgah making them

the oldest ministry among us.

The Chancel Choir ministers

to our church congregation on the

second and fourth Sunday. They

are affectionately referred to as

the Senior Choir and are known

for their traditional musical

choices. They celebrate their An-

nual Day on the third Sunday in

May.

Their mission statement is to

teach and encourage the congre-

gants to participate in the worship

experience with melody in their

hearts of scripturally based music,

singing the psalms, hymns, and

spiritual songs to soothe the

wounded spirits; and assist the

Pastor in his ministry in bringing

souls to Christ to be saved and

revived.

Those that actively minister

through song are sopranos: Sister

Da r lene Fo reman (V i c e -

President), Sister Elsie M. Gallo-

way, Sister Elaine W. Gleaves

(Chaplain), Sister Barbara Golden

(Secretary), and Sister Elizabeth

Hopkins; altos: Sister Barbara A.

Kennedy (President), Sister De-

ana R. Rivers, and Sister Cath-

erine Stewart; tenors Sister Verna

Cox and Sister Helen Williams

(Treasurer). Soprano, Sister

Sharon Alexander (St. Matthew

A.M.E. Church) serves as an aux-

iliary member. Their honorary

associates are Sister Pauline I.

Andrews, Brother Rick Davis, Sis-

ter Muriel Dawson, Sister Char-

lene Hamilton, Sister Mildred A.

McNeil, Sister Delores M. Mosley,

Sister Alma Robinson and Sister

Louise Wingate.

Sister Barbara Kennedy, who

has been the president for the

past two years shares with the

choir how to effectively use our

spiritual gifts and talents God

gives us to serve His people, to

love the Lord and serve Him with

all of our hearts and with all of

our souls. She states that, “Our

bodies are His temple. We must

carefully watch how we take care

of it so that we may give Him the

best that we have.” Her responsi-

bilities as president are “to make

sure [that]

the officers

of the choir

p e r f o r m

their duties;

to officiate

over regular

b u s i n e s s

meetings to

make sure

everything

is in sync;

to coordi-

nate between the musical direc-

tor, the choir and the Pastor.”

Sister Kennedy told us that, “I

love like minds coming together

in one place giving their all to the

One who is worthy, our Lord and

Savior.”

Sister Darlene Foreman was

the president of the choir for

more than twenty (20) years, and

her leadership and guidance is

still apparent. She wants those

interested in joining the choir to

know that, “we are a ministry that

cares for each other; we enjoy

singing hymns, spirituals, and

anthems when we can and we

need more members (especially

bass).”

Sister Helen Williams has

served with the choir for 41 years

since Brother Ben Bryant and the

late Stanly Edwards asked her to

join. “The continuous learning of

the wondrous story each song

imparts” is the best part about

this ministry for her. She quotes

country music legend Johnny

Cash, “singing seems to help a

troubled soul”.

Sister Verna Cox has been

singing since she was in grade

October’s Ministry of the Month

Cover Story Columnist

Sis. Deana R. Rivers

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school. She

loves certain

types of music,

and knew that

she would join

the Chancel

Choir when she

joined Mt. Pis-

gah. She has

been a part of

the group for

t h i r t y (3 0)

years.

Sister Elaine W. Gleaves

loves to sing. She describes her

service as “using my gifts to glo-

rify God through song.” She

joined the choir fifteen years ago.

Sister Elizabeth Hopkins, our

most seasoned veteran, has be-

longed to this choir for sixty-

eight (68) years. She joined un-

der the of pastorship Rev. Mans-

field E. Jackson in 1955 when

Sister Constance Maddox was the

organist/director. She advised us

that “choir music is worshipping

through music, hymns, anthems,

gospel, spiritual and chant.” She

added, “Church music comes

from the Bible, especially the Old

Testament.” She believes that

“singing His praises keeps you

closer to Him.”

The best part about this min-

istry for twenty-seven (27) year

veteran Sister Elsie M. Galloway

is “to sing with the senior choir;

we get a chance to sing hymns,

anthems, spirituals and to sing

God’s praises.”

Sister Catherine Stewart

joined the choir thirty-five years

ago. “The music ministry has

enriched my Christian journey.”

She adds, “I enjoy fellowship

with choirs at Mt. Pisgah and

other churches. It is a great

learning experience and helps me

understand and appreciate music

written by past and contempo-

rary composers.”

I am the baby of this choir

joining in 2009. I praise God for

directing me to disciple with this

phenomenal ministry. My obedi-

ence has afforded me an unyield-

ing love and passion that far sur-

passed my expectations. They

have embraced me with genuine

affection, encouragement, and

guidance. The sisterhood is awe-

some! I look at our future with

an anticipation of greatness.

When you ask these ladies

what their fondest memory of

from ministry is, the most popu-

lar reply is Easter Sunday Sunrise

Service. There is something

about the rays of a rising sun

beaming over their heads that

bless their souls with the remem-

brance of Jesus’ rising as the

Savior of humankind.

Our collective prayers are for

increase in our ministry. This

choir wants to disciple with many

more voices and they appeal to

the congregation

for their support.

We welcome you

to speak with any

of us regarding

joining, or invite

you to simply

come to rehears-

als. The Chancel

Choir rehearses

on Thursday eve-

nings at 6:30PM

in the Church School room.

The Chancel Choir has strug-

gled for the past several months

waiting for a director, and is

hopeful for a new season. They

look forward to the leadership of

Brother Randy Stoddard, our new

organist and choirmaster. We

trust God to guide him that he

may serve well this church, and

usher the Holy Spirit to use him

to fortify our choir.

Knowing personally how dili-

gent this choir is regarding their

ministry, the sincere delight they

find in accompanying our Pastor

and ministering for other congre-

gations lays so favorably on my

heart that it is gratifying to have

the opportunity to spotlight them

as our Ministry of the Month. We

pray that we can include at least

twenty more from our Mt. Pisgah

Church family to disciple with us.

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Editor’s Note:

The View from Mt. Pisgah ministry

has placed a jar in the Pastor’s

office that contains slips of paper

with the names of all of our min-

istries on them. At the beginning

of each month one is randomly

selected to appear in this column.

The Chancel Choir

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Together We’ll Make One Brother Christopher Skipwith weds Sister Ke’Anna Brown

On the breathtaking Sat-

urday afternoon of September

18, 2010, in the picturesque

Hampton University Memorial

Church (Hampton, VA),

Brother Christopher Skipwith

and Sister Ke’Anna Brown

were united in Holy Matrimony.

The highly anticipated wedding

of the perfect couple was

anointed from every direction.

The stunning bride and her

gorgeous groom took the

breath away from all of their

guests. Every detail was me-

ticulously correlated and

yielded a day to remember.

The carefully selected bridal

party was comprised of their

closest family and friends.

They are Elizabeth Ganton

(Matron of Honor); Sade Bowens (Maid of

Honor); Daryl Skipwith and Jaden Skipwith

(Best Men); Kandace Brown, Crystal Davis,

LaDonna Green, Marquita Green, Saline Le-

Grand, Kelly Stillson, and Diona Thomas

(Bridesmaids); Cortez Bowens, Alford Dempsey

iii, Timothy Levert iii, Christopher Lindsey,

Tranard McConnell, Shane McCrary, and Brent

Turner (Groomsmen) Kristin Hayes and Kennedi

Skipwith (Flower Girls); Taylor Walker and Tay-

Quan Walker (Ring Bearers). Our Pastor, Rev-

erend Jay B. Broadnax officiated the ceremony.

The couple met in New Brunswick, NJ in

2006. In August of 2007 they both moved to

Philadelphia, PA and shortly thereafter joined

our church family. They have been ardent dis-

ciples and willing workers is a vast array of

ministries for this body of Christ. They have

demonstrated a vigilant pursuit of spiritual

growth and serve diligently.

They have made a noteworthy

difference in Mt. Pisgah that is

as refreshing as it is welcome.

To know them is unquestiona-

bly to love them.

He is the Church Webmas-

ter, Videographer and Photog-

rapher. He is the President of

the Men’s Auxiliary, and the

Assistant Director of the Men’s

Choir. He ministers with The

View from Mt. Pisgah , the

Drama Ministry, the Youth

Planning Committee, and the

Couples Ministry.

She is a H.E.E.P teacher,

who ministers with the Divine

Movement Dance Ministry.

She is also enrolled in Church

School. She is a photographer

for the Mt. Pisgah Website and the View.

We praise God for then and their eternity!

We congratulate this illustrious couple that

we genuinely love and praise God for their un-

ion and pray ardently for their eternity of bliss.

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Capital Campaign: Think BIG & Fulfill Our MissionCapital Campaign: Think BIG & Fulfill Our MissionCapital Campaign: Think BIG & Fulfill Our Mission It is autumn already and be-

fore we know it we will be knock-

ing on winter’s door. Yes, the

year is winding down and we are

falling far short on our goal for the

Capital Campaign. We are prayer-

ful that anyone that hasn’t made a

covenant yet does so immediately.

There are critical projects that

must be completed to keep our

church home in tact.

You can relate to the upkeep

and maintenance of your home,

so please be mindful that our tem-

ple requires the same attention on

a far more grand scale. Our

church desperately needs brick

pointing and a new roof for start-

ers.

Our giving must be sacrificial,

and above our regular tithes. We

must pray about this and do our

best. While we have calculated

guidelines for this seed, you know

what God enables you to do.

We need one hundred (100)

people to give a total of $1,000 by

the end of the year 2010 in order

to raise a total of $100,000 for our

campaign. This amounts to less

than $11.00 per day, and less

than $85.00 per week.

We need one hundred people

to give a total of $750 by the end

of the year 2010 in order to raise

a total of $75,000 for our cam-

paign. This amounts to less than

$8.50 per day, and less than

$62.00 per week.

We need one hundred people

to give a total of $500 by the end

of the year 2010 in order to raise

a total of $50,000 for our cam-

paign. This amounts to less than

$6.00 per day, and less than

$45.00 per week.

By making these commit-

ments, we can easily reach our

goal of $225,000 with no other

fundraising activities. We are

“Believing In God’s Greater

Glory”, and trusting him to secure

these proceeds.

If you haven’t completed your

Covenant Card please do so to-

day. We pray that God will place

it in your heart to remain faithful

to your commitment.

We thank you for your faith-

fulness, and God for His favor. We

ask Him to continue to bless us,

and His holy temple which is our

family home.

What God Has Joined Together...

Florida Grant WMS Does It Again

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“It’s Reign-

ing Men” all Male

Fashion Review

and Luncheon

presented by the

Florida Grant

Women’s Mis-

sionary Society

on September

18, 2010 at Mt.

Pisgah A.M.E.

Church in a

lovely autumn

decorated Church School Room

wound up being a delightful af-

ternoon fellowship of family,

fashion and fun.

The affair opened with

prayer delivered by Sister Aud-

rey Davidson, and a welcome by

our Mistress of Ceremony Sister

Alma Robinson. We were

blessed with a solo rendered by

Sister Diane Wilson, “You’ll

Never Walk Alone”.

A delicious lunch was served

to our guests by our missionaries

followed with dessert. The very

capable Sister Delores Clinton

was our commentator for

the afternoon. The fashion

scenes were Casual, Sun-

day Best, Evening and For-

mal Wear.

Our models were Bro.

Leroy Foreman, Brother

Therion Hudson, Deacon

Roy Mikel (Good Shepherd

Community Church), Bro

William Mosley, Brother

Isaac N. Patterson, VI, and

Brother David D. Rivers.

They did an excellent job

of modeling their attire.

They we as entertaining as

they were handsome in the

wonderful outfits. The men were

a delightful treat for their audi-

ence, and it was clear that they

were greatly appreciated.

Sister Audrey Davidson, a

member of Florida Grant

Women’s Missionary Society, and

the first runner up of the Annual

Women’s Missionary Society

Queens Contest made an ap-

pearance at the end of the fash-

ion show to salute our models for

a job well done.

We were favored with the

presence or our Presiding Elder,

Reverend Charles Lett, Sr. and

our consultant,

his lovely wife

Sister Sylvia

Lett; West Area

Chairperson Sis-

ter Rose Mapp;

the Reverend

and Mrs. Andrew

Porter; and our

own Philadelphia

C o n f e r e n c e

Branch Presi-

dent, Sister Flor-

ence Smith.

After closing remarks were

made our Presiding Elder Rev.

Charles Lett, Sr. dismissed us

with prayer.

Thank you Madame President

L. Lynn Rochester, and fellow

Florida Grant members for your

support, and all of your hard

work.

To our models:

Thank you!!! We couldn’t

have done it without you!

God loves you and so do I.

Special Event Correspondent

Sis. Darlene Foreman

P A G E 1 1 V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2

“It’s Reigning Men” Fashion Show a Big Hit

P A G E 1 2

2010 Back to School Explosion!!! Special Event Columnist

Sis. Tiffany Fauntleroy

P A G E 1 3 V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2

Mt. Pisgah Celebrates With Our Community

Food & Drugs That Don’t Mix P A G E 1 4 V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2

If you take prescription pills for heartburn or blood pressure, and eat a lot of bananas or

drink copious cups of coffee, you could be decreasing the efficacy of your drugs. Use this

chart to determine which foods you do not mix with commonly prescribed meds, and ask

your doctor about other pills you take.—Ivette Manners

Special Interest Journalist

Sis. Elaine W. Gleaves

Antibiotics such as Ciproflox-

acin (Cipro) or tetracycline

(Symycin)

Calcium-rich foods like dairy,

spinach and collard greens.

Anything with caffeine.

Calcium binds to antibiotics,

which decreases their ab-

sorption. Mixing caffeine and

Ciprocan can cause extreme

nervousness.

ACE-inhibiting blood pressure

drugs like captopril (Capoten)

or lisinopril (Prinvil)

Have no more than three

servings a day of potassium-

rich foods like bananas,

wheat germ and raisins.

These blood pressure meds

tend to increase potassium

levels in the body, which can

cause heart palpitations.

Heartburn medication that

blocks histamine, like ci-

metidine (Tagamet) or ranti-

dine (Zantac)

Coffee, tea or any other caf-

feinated beverage or food like

chocolate.

When combined with heart-

burn medication caffeine can

irritate your stomach.

Thyroid medication like

levothyroxine (Synthroid,

Levoxly, Levothroid,

Unithroid).

Raw cruciferous vegetables;

iron-rich foods like meats,

whole grains and asparagus

four hours before or after you

take medications limit soy

foods to one serving per day.

A natural compound in raw

cruciferous vegetables can

disrupt hormone production

in the thyroid; soy and iron

block absorption of thyroid

drugs.

Cholesterol-lowering medica-

tion like atorvastatin (Lipitor)

or simvastation (Zocor)

Both whole grapefruit and

grapefruit juice.

Grapefruit can increase the

drug's toxicity and put you in

danger of developing serious

muscle problems and kidney

Drugs Food to Avoid Reason

Ivette Manners, Natural Health Magazine, October 2008 © 2008 Weider Publica-tions © 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning

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Church Women United (CWU)

is a national volunteer Christian

ecumenical women’s movement

initiated and carried out by

women in the United States and

Puerto Rico, founded in 1941.

CWU is a Biblically based move-

ment that brings together women

of diverse races, cultures, and

traditions in closer Christian fel-

lowship, prayer, advocacy, and

action for peace with justice in

the world. CWU engages millions

of women representing twenty-

six supporting denominations and

participating Christian women.

We are impassioned by the Holy

Spirit to act on behalf of women

and children throughout the

world and are recognized by the

United Nations as a non-

governmental organization. The

common goals of CWU are:

• We intend to grow in our faith

and to extend our vision of

what it means to be a Christian

woman living and working in

society.

• We intend to strengthen the

visibility of the ecumenical

community.

• We intend to work for a just,

peaceful, and caring society.

• We intend to use responsibly

and creatively the resources

God has entrusted to us our

intelligence, our time, our en-

ergy and our money – as we

carry out the mission of Christ

through Church Women

United.

On Saturday October 30,

2010, at 12:00 PM, the CWU of

Greater Philadelphia, Inc. will

present our annual luncheon.

This year’s event will be feature

Baritone Robert E. Bryant and

Pianist Theodore Thomas, Jr. in

concert. The affair is being held

at the celebrated Cannstatter

Volksfest Verein located at 9130

Academy Road (at Frankford

Avenue). The facility has an im-

peccable reputation and offers a

combination of excellent food,

courteous service and beautiful

ambiance.

We hope that you will con-

sider joining us for what is sure

to be a delightfully entertaining

afternoon complimented by an

incredible luncheon feast. The

tickets for the concert are avail-

able for a donation of twenty-five

dollars ($25.00).

The recipient of this year’s

tribute is ActionAIDS Director of

Volunteers, Mr. Ronald Hoskins.

ActionAIDS is a Philadelphia-

based organization that works in

partnership with people living

with or affected by HIV/AIDS, to

sustain and enhance their quality

of life. They provide a range of

direct services and take an active

and professional approach to

leadership in service, education

and advocacy. Staff, volunteers,

and the board of directors are

committed to including and as-

sisting people from our heteroge-

neous community and are re-

sponsive to the dynamic needs

generated by the epidemic.

Members of CWU, including my-

self volunteer for the program.

Our group has reserved a 59-

passenger bus for your transpor-

tation convenience that is depart-

ing form the Simpson House

(2101 Belmont Avenue) at 11:00

AM. We are asking for a $5.00

donation from those traveling on

the bus.

As part of our special day, we

will present a Souvenir Journal,

and are asking for your support

on this occasion by becoming a

patron or placing an ad in our

program. Full-page ads are only

twenty-five dollars ($25.00);

half-pages are only twelve dollars

and fifty cents ($12.50) and

quarter-pages are only six dollars

($6.00). Patron listings are one

dollar ($1.00).

All of those interested in join-

ing us, traveling on the bus, plac-

ing an ad, or becoming a patron

are advised to see Sister Austra-

lia F. Weaver. You can contact

her between the hours of 9:00

AM and 7:00 PM at 215-548-

9413. for more information.

You may also contact Local

President Ann Kershaw at 215-

458-3359 or Connie Smith at 215-

742-2419.

We really hope that you can

join us, In addition to a good

time, you will also support an

organization that is devoted to

making a difference in our collec-

tive communities.

God bless you in advance for

your support.

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CWU of Greater Philadelphia, Inc. Special Interest Correspondent

Sis. Australia F. Weaver

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Youth Spotlight Young Peoples Department Featured Columnist

Sis. Dlaina Hillary Davidson

I went to the 2010 Christian Education Con-

gress. The theme this year was Reach, Reclaim,

Engage, and Empower. My experience this year

was very different from last year but in some

ways, the same. Like last year, we all got up early

in the morning, got on the bus, and took that hour

and a half ride to Dover, Delaware. When we got

to Wesley College, we got situated into our rooms.

We ate, went to church, and then had our first

dorm meeting. The second day was the first day

of classes. We have two classes each day back to

back, with two different teachers. Now since it

was my second year going I was with the 14 and

15 year olds. The theme for the classes was

preparation for the tasks. In our first class, we

talked about leaderships in the church.

In the class, we talked about the Bishop Norris

and his wife, Mother Norris and what they do in the

church. We also talked about the presiding elders,

the pastors, Christian Ed directors, missionary

presidents, and YDP directors. Our homework for

the night was to get any of those people to sign a

book that she gave us and make them write down

their favorite thing about the AME church and what

they do in it. The more people you got to sign, the

more points you earned. The more points you

eared the better your possibilities were of winning

a prize. I don’t think the class was that excited to

hear that we had homework, but when we found

out that we could win a prize, everyone wanted to

get their book signed. It was mission that we had

to do and everyone took part in it. We'll come

back to that class to see if I won or not.

On the same day the second class, we learned

about the gospels. There are four Gospels in the

bible that start the New Testament. Before we go

into the gospels, let’s look at the testament first.

Testament means covenant. For those who don’t

know what covenant means it’s an agreement,

usually formal, between two or more persons to do

or not do something. So I feel that the testament

is a contract between me and God that I will al-

ways believe in him and have faith in his word. If I

do my part, he will do his part by being there for

me and loving me.

On the third day our first class, we were back

to the class with the mission. We had all of our

books out and ready to be counted to see who won

the prize. The teacher collected the books and

counted the signatures while the class waited there

patiently. It felt like a game show almost like if

you were a winner you won a million dollars. Fi-

nally, the results were in; the class was so quiet

you could hear all the thumping hearts of the con-

testants to see if they won. And the winner is…

not me. I was so disappointed I could have sworn

I would have won but the other person got the

prize. After I realized it wasn’t that serious and I

could buy the prize at the dollar store. I realized

we weren’t doing that for the prize we were doing

it to learn information about our church. Even

though I didn’t get the real prize, I got the prize of

knowing and loving my church more.

On the third day, in our second and final class,

we talked about the gospels again. Since we al-

ready know, what testament means let’s go to the

Gospels. The Gospels give us good news. The

good news is that God is the messiah and he

comes to save us from our sins. There are four

gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The first

three gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are called

the synoptic gospels. They have all have common

views. John differs from the synoptic gospels in

theme, content, time duration, order of events,

and style. But no matter what, some way or an-

other all four gospels present Jesus as both the

Son of God and son of man. I had a great time in

all my classes, learned so many new things, and

made a lot of new friends.

The fourth day we headed home. I had a lot of

fun at the Christian Ed congress and I hope that I

have time to go next year because it’s truly a great

experience. I want to give a special thanks to Pas-

tor Jay, Rev. Harris, Sister Crooms, Brother Brian

Crooms, and the Christian Education Committee

for making the trip such a great Experience.

Thank You.

October’s Youth Correspondent

Dlaina Hillary Davidson is the daughter of Sis. Audrey and Bro.

Dwayne Davidson. She the granddaughter of Sis. Arletha D. Pierce. She

is a fourteen year old ninth grader that attends the Archbishop Prender-

gast High School for Girls. Dlaina loves school!!!

Dlaina is a member of her school’s Crew Team. Six days per week,

this ambitions young lady arises at 4:00 AM and goes down to the

Schuylkill River to practice rowing. She is also a member her school’s

Catholic School Council (CSC).

Dlaina ministers with the Angels of Praise Dance Teenagers. She has

a precious spirit and a heart designed to serve God. We congratulate her

parents and praise God for allowing us to embrace her within our church

family.

Save The Date Special Event Columnist

Sis. Ingrid Broadnax

On Friday, November 19, 2010 at 7:00 PM the Divine

Movement Dance Ministry will present their annual Illus-

trated Sermon in Dance and the Spoken Word at our

church home.

“More Than A Conqueror”

For information please contact Divine Movement at

215.386.6181

or email us at:

DIVINEMOVEMENT@MTPISGAHAMEC.ORG.

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Handling It God’s Way I Am the Body of Christ and Satan Has No Power Over Me.

Inspirational Columnists

Sis. Kelli A. Criss-Joyner & Sis. Lisa Younger

"Now you are the body of

Christ, and members individually

(1 Corinthians 12:27, New King

James Version)

Behold I give you the au-

thority to trample on serpents

and scorpions, and over all the

power of the enemy, and nothing

shall by any means hurt you

(Luke 10:19).

In the book of Luke, we are

reminded that Satan has no

power over us. This means we

do not have to journey through

this life afraid of what the enemy

can do to us! Jesus gave us au-

thority to trample on serpents,

scorpions, and over all of the

power of the enemy, He then

took it a step further and said

nothing shall by any means hurt

us. He has given us power to

domineer harshly over, crush, and

extinguish the power of the en-

emy.

Jesus dominated the enemy at

every turn. In Mark 5:8, He said to

the devil, "Come out of the man,

thou unclean spirit." Jesus spoke

with authority; He didn't say,

"Satan, if you don't mind, would

you please come out of that man?"

It is time for us to become aware

of, and stand firm in who we are in

Christ and exercise the power God

has given to us.

In order to trample over the

power of the devil, we must see

ourselves as God sees us. God

sees us as victorious, powerful,

and triumphant through His Son

Jesus Christ and He plans to do

great and mighty things in our

lives. We are the body of Christ,

Satan has no power over us and

no weapon formed against us

shall prosper!

"Thanks be to God, which

giveth us the victory through our

Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians

15:57)

Ref: Dollar, Creflo. “Change Experi-ence” Creflo Dollar Ministries 2010

http://www.mychangeexperience.com

Sis. Kelli A. Criss-Joyner and

Sis. Lisa Younger

are the

Commission Chairs

for the

Ministry of Membership

11 Years11 Years

The RyansThe Ryans

This Month in Black History Special Feature Journalist

Sis. Cheryl Hammond Hopewell

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October 1, 1996 – Lt. General

Joe Ballard become the first Afri-

can American to head the Army

Corps of Engineers.

October 2, 1963 – The Civil

Rights Movement reaches its cli-

max with a massive march on

Washington, D.C.

October 3, 1956 – Nat King Cole

became the first African American

to host his own TV show.

October 7, 1996 – Toni Morrison

becomes the first African American

to win the Nobel Prize in Litera-

ture.

October 9, 1963 – The Rev. Mar-

tin Luther King, Jr. writes “Letter

from a Birmingham Jail” to eight

clergyman who attached his role in

Birmingham.

October 9, 2009 – President

Barack Obama awarded the Nobel

Peace Price.

October 14, 1964 – Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr. is the youngest

man ever awarded the Nobel

Peace Prize.

October 15, 1964 – President

Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil

Rights Act into law, giving federal

law enforcement agencies the

power to prevent racial discrimina-

tion.

October 16, 1995 – The Million

Man March, “A Day of Atonement,”

takes place in Washington, DC.

October 23, 1965 – The Voting

Rights Act is passed following the

Selma-to-Montgomery March.

October 27, 1954 – Lt. General

Benjamin O. Davis became the

first black general in the U.S. Air

Force.

October 30, 1975 – Muhammad

Ali defeated Joe Frazier in the

“Thrilla in Manilla”.

October 30, 2009 – Rev. Bernice

King, daughter of the late Dr. Mar-

tin Luther King, becomes the first

female to head the SCLC.

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Tasty Diabetic Meal Chicken Lo Mein

West West

Mainline Mainline

ConferenceConference

On Friday, October

15, 2010 the A.M.E.

Philadelphia Confer-

ence West Mainline

District will hold their

District Conference.

The event will be

held at the Ward

A.M.E. Church located

at 728 N. 43rd Street

in Philadelphia, PA

where Reverend

Terrance Hensford is

the pastor.

We look forward to

sharing this fellowship

with our sister

churches and encour-

age all that are able to

attend.

Health Correspondent

Sis. Linda Campbell Graham

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil

One 8 ounce package lo mein noodles

1 pound skinless, boneless, chicken

breast, thinly sliced

1 ½ cups carrots, diagonally sliced

1 cup celery, diagonally sliced

1 cup onion sliced

1 cup raw mushrooms, sliced

2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce

Preparation:

Cook lo mein noodles according to package omitting salt. Drain and set aside

Heat olive oil in a wok or big deep skillet over medium high heat

Add chicken and sauté for 4 0r 5 minutes or until no longer pink.

Add onions, carrots, and celery.

Add mushrooms and noodles; stir constantly until hot.

Add soy sauce; stir and serve.

Linguine or fettuccine can be used instead of lo mein noodles

Replace chicken with thin slices of beef for variety.

Recipe taken from:

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In Loving Memory Of... Death Notice Columnist

Sis. Alma Robinson

Sister Gladys Viola Grant

Sister Grant was funeralized on Friday, Septem-

ber 24, 2010 at eleven o’clock AM. She was a mem-

ber of Mt. Pisgah for over fifty years.

Over the years she served on the Florida Grant

Women’s Missionary Society. She faithfully attended

Church School and Hour of Power Bible Study.

Sister Grant was a native of Bermuda. Her home

was the first stop for many of her relatives that came

to America for more opportunity. She loved the Lord

and her family with all of her heart

Several members of her loving and devoted family

traveled from her native Bermuda to celebrate her life

and home going.

Sanctuary Sanctuary

ReverenceReverence Please remember

to observe reverence

in the Sanctuary dur-

ing Worship Service.

Remember that we

are in God’s house

and respect our Pas-

tor.

Please be mindful

most especially dur-

ing the organ prel-

ude, devotions, and

the postlude. Refrain

from moving about

during the scripture

reading and espe-

cially the sermon.

Please keep your

cell phones in prayer

mode (vibrate), and

refrain from texting

during the service.

We appreciate

your cooperation, and

so does God.

Here To Serve Special Feature Journalist

Sis. Cheryll Morris-Davis

Jean hummed as she carefully pinned the decorative silk flower to her choir robe.

Looking at herself in the mirror in the church’s foyer, she smiled at how nicely the

flower matched both her robe and the barrette she had pinned in her hair.

“Simply perfect,” said a voice that was very near. Jean jumped at the words.

She hadn’t realized Mother Juanita had walked up.

“Thank you,” said Jean, leaning over to kiss the woman’s cheek. “I like looking

nice, and different, “she added, eyeing other choir members lining up near the sanc-

tuary doors.

“So do I, “Mother Juanita lowered her voice to a whisper. “Want to know a se-

cret?” She paused until Jean leaned in closer to hear. “The real reason I don’t mind

looking like other members on the nurses’ board is because I feel it is an honor to

wear my uniform. It lets God and people know that I am here to serve.”

Jean returned to the mirror as Mother Juanita walked away. She slowly began

removing the flashy barrette and flower pin. It is an honor to wear this uniform, too,

she said to herself. She hurried to find her place in the alto section of the choir’s

line.

Servants of the Lord, are you here to serve or to be different?

Ref: Pre-School Playhouse Teacher – September, October, November 2008

Sis. Alma Robinson is the

Commission Chair for the

Ministry of

Seasoned Saints

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Rules from God

The Mission of the African Methodist Episcopal Church is to

minister to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, and emotional

needs of all people by spreading Christ’s liberating gospel

through word and deed. Each local congregation of the Afri-

can Methodist Episcopal Church shall engage in carrying out

the spirit of the original Free African Society, out of which the

A.M.E. Church evolved.

The Mission and Purpose of the A.M.E. Church

Special Feature Journalist

Sis. Georgie B. LaRue

1.) Wake Up!! Decide to have a good day.

"Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us

rejoice and be glad in it" Psalms 118:24

2.) Dress Up!! The best way to dress up is to put

on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to im-

prove your looks. "The Lord does not look at the

things man looks at. Man looks at outward ap-

pearance; but the Lord looks at the heart."

I Samuel 16:7

3.) Shut Up!! Say nice things and learn to listen.

God gave us two ears and one mouth, so He

must have meant for us to do twice as much lis-

tening as talking. "He who guards his lips guards

his soul." Proverbs 13:3

4.) Stand Up!! For what you believe in. Stand for

something or you will fall for anything.. "Let us

not be weary in doing good; for at the proper

time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do

good..." Galatians 6:9-10

5.) Look Up!! To the Lord. "I can do everything

through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians

4:13

6.) Reach Up!! For something higher. "Trust in the

Lord with all your heart, and lean not unto your

own understanding. In all your ways, acknowl-

edge Him, And He will direct your path."

Proverbs 3:5-6

7.) Lift Up!! Your Prayers. "Do not worry about

anything; Instead pray about everything."

Philippians 4:6

A Salute to Black Achievers

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Bruce was born a slave on a

Farmville, Virginia plantation in

1841. He was the youngest of 11

children born to Polly, a slave

owned by Pettus Perkinson. He

received his early education from

the tutor of his master’s son. He

also worked in a tobacco field and

factory. In 1861, he escaped to

the free state of Kansas. While

there, he started the first elemen-

tary school for Blacks in the state.

After the Civil War, he studied at

Oberlin College, until lack of

money forced him to take a job as

a porter on a river boat.

In 1869, Bruce heard that Mis-

sissippi was a good state for

Blacks, so he went there with only

75 cents in his pocket. He quickly

climbed the ladder of public ser-

vice with his boundless energy and

winning personality. He worked as

tax assessor, sheriff, school super-

intendent, and alderman. He also

bought a plantation, and rose to

prominence in the state’s Republi-

can Party.

The Mississippi State legisla-

ture elected Bruce to the US Sen-

ate in 1874, and he took his seat

when barely 34 years old. He cam-

paigned hard for his Senate seat.

Once in Washington, he consid-

ered himself a spokesman for his

race. Bruce, as head of a Senate

investigation committee, was re-

sponsible for the return of millions

of dollars to Black depositors in

the bankrupt Freedman’s Savings

and Trust Company. He con-

stantly introduced bills that would

aid Blacks. Each time, he saw

White majorities defeat his pro-

posals. A bill to desegregate

the army was defeated, as were

bills to support Black industrial

education and payments to Black

soldiers and sailors.

In a Senate executive ses-

sion, Bruce denounced President

Ulysses S Grant for not caring

about southern Blacks. When

Grant summoned him to the

White House, he refused to go.

Because of his empathy for the

treatment of minorities, Bruce

also fought for the causes of both

Orientals and Indians. In 1878,

Bruce married Josephine B Wil-

son, a school teacher. Their son,

Roscoe Conkling Bruce, would

later graduate Phi Beta Kappa

from Harvard University.

At the Republican National

Convention in 1880, Bruce re-

vered his opinion of Grant and

supported him for President. After

his Senate term ended in 1881,

Bruce received a number of politi-

cal appointments, becoming Regis-

trar of the Treasury, Recorder of

Deeds, and Treasury Registrar

once again. He refused appoint-

ment as minister to Brazil because

that country still had slavery.

In 1898, Bruce died of diabe-

tes. At the time of his death, he

was hailed for his tireless zeal, and

ambition. He rose from slavery,

struggled for an education, spent

years in public service, and suc-

ceeded as a plantation owner. He

sat in the nation’s highest elective

body, where he earned the respect

of his peers.

Ref: A Salute to Blacks in the Federal

Government, Empak Publishing Co., 1984

Heritage Columnist

Sis. Linda Campbell Graham

Blanche Kelso Bruce (1841 - 1898)

Sister Cheryll Morris-Davis is requesting your assistance in locating a photograph of the “old” Mount

Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church. The church was located in the 4000 block of Locust Street

in Philadelphia. Ask your parents, grandparents and great-grand parents if we could make a copy of

the photograph. Prayerfully we will be able to place it in our archives. Thank you!!!

Desperately Seeking Photograph: Please Help!

Poetry Correspondent

Sis. Muriel Dawson

Special Feature Comunist

Sis. Muriel Dawson

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Attention Attention

Group LeadersGroup Leaders

Beg inn ing th is

month and from this

point forward a copy of

the View from Mt.

Pisgah will be placed in

the box of every

organization.

If your organization

is involved in outreach

outside of the church

home and you require

additional copies for

distribution, please

email this ministry at:

theview@mtpisgahamec.org

“What’s your age?” asked the trail

lawyer. “And remember you are un-

der oath.” “I am 21 and some

months,” the woman answered. “How

many months?” “One hundred and

eight.”

Larry McKinney (Boys Life, August 1970)

Jim and John pedaling their tandem

bicycle finally reached the top of a

long steep hill. “Whew! What a

climb!” gasped Jim. “Sure was!”

agreed John. “If I hadn’t kept the

brake on, we’d have gone down back-

ward.”

Jokes News

May 2007

Laugh Out Loud Entertainment Columnist

Sis. Linda Campbell Graham

“I’ve got good news and bad news,”

the caddy told the novice golfer. “The

good news is that you got a birdie on

the sixth hole.” “And the bad?” Asked

the golfer. “You’re playing the fifth.”

Robert A. Land (Boys Life, November 1983)

The tall, handsome, strong-voiced TV

anchor was beginning his speech to

the residents of the nursing home. “It’s

so good to be with you here today at

Shady Oaks,” he began. “Do any of

you know who I am?” After a mo-

ment’s silence, a frail little lady sitting

in a wheelchair near the back of the

group spoke up. “No, but if you’ll go

down this hall to the front desk, they’ll

tell you.”

Coffee Break Minuteman Press Publications

Flu Shots at Mt. Pisgah Health Correspondent

Bro. Fred S. Geathers

The Nursing Ministry will be dispensing

free flu shots as a public service.

H1N1 Influenza vaccine shots will be

administered on Saturday, October 30,

2010 from 12:00 Noon until 3:00 P M

and on Sunday, October 31, 2010 from

1:00 PM until 2:00 PM.

The Center for Disease Control and Pre-

vention reports that:

� A seasonal vaccine is distributed rou-

tinely every year.

� The 2010-2011 flu vaccine will pro-

tect against an influenza A H3N2 vi-

rus, an influenza B virus and the

2009 H1N1 virus that caused so

much illness last season.

� Everyone 6 months of age and older

should get vaccinated against the flu

as soon as the 2010-2011 season

vaccine is available.

� People at high risk of serious flu

complications include young children,

pregnant women, people with

chronic health conditions like

asthma, diabetes or heart and lung

disease and people 65 years and

older.

� Vaccination of high risk persons is

especially important to decrease

their risk of severe flu illness.

� Children younger than 6 months are

at high risk of serious flu illness, but

are too young to be vaccinated. Peo-

ple who care for them should be vac-

cinated instead.

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Prayer in Prayer in

Motion Motion

AnniversaryAnniversary

Sunday, Octo-

ber 10, 2010 we

will celebrate our

Prayer in Motion

Mime Ministry.

We look for-

ward to sharing

their Annual Day

with family and

friends past and

present.

This unique

ministry ushers in

the Spirit of God

through mime.

They have blessed

this congregation

more times than

we can count.

We thank God

for this anointed

ministry and their

enhancement of

our sp ir i tua l

growth.

Attitude

“This mystery . . . is Christ in you, the

hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27

To be transformed, we have to be-

come spiritually alive. Now what does

this mean and how does this happen?

Maybe we can learn something from a

conversation that took place with a

monk at a spiritual retreat.

The Monk was asked, "What does it

mean to be spiritual?" You might think

this monk would talk about being holy in

body, soul, and spirit, about living in the

presence of Jesus every minute of the

day, about being completely separated

unto the work of God, or about being

free of all selfishness and impurity. Nope

this monks reply was this: "To be spiri-

tual, just be yourself."

Just be myself? I am sinful to the

core. My thoughts are polluted. My

words hurt people. My actions are

geared to benefit myself. Just be myself

does not sound very good now does it.

What this monk was meaning is "Just be

Jesus." Now you may be thinking how

can we become Jesus cause Jesus is God

Divine. Well we can’t, but the Spirit of

Jesus can make His home in us.

The key to

transformation is

Jesus living in us.

God is not just far

off above us in

Heaven. He came

to earth to live

among us as Je-

sus, and now His

spirit comes to

live in us, to

teach, guide and

to transform us to

be more like Jesus. We are a new crea-

tion in Jesus the Christ. What a mystery!

PRAYER

Lord of glory, may we base our lives

each day on the truth that Christ does

indeed live within us through the Holy

Spirit. May your grace and power trans-

form us fully. Amen

Ref: The Family Altar March 20,

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cation, than money, than circumstance, than failures, than successes, than what

other people think, or say, or do. It is more important that appearance, giftedness

or skills. It will make or break a company . . . a church . . . a home.

The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we

will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past . . . we cannot change the

fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The

only thing we can do is play on the one thing we have, and that is our attitude . . .

life is 10% of how we react to it.

And so, it is with you . . . we are in charge of our attitude.”

- Charles Swindoll (American Writer and Clergyman b. 1934)

On this day and for tomorrows to come, develop the Beatitudes for your at-

titude.

Special Feature Journalist

Sis. Cheryll Morris-Davis

Transformation - Christ in Me Special Feature Journalist

Sis. Elsie M. Galloway

P A G E 2 6 V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2

The Origin of Halloween Special Feature Journalist

Sis. Cheryll Morris-Davis

October 31 is Hallow-

een. Our children get

dressed up and wear

masks in preparation

for trick-or-treat but

do we know the origin

of this day and why it

is we do the things we

do? Should we as

Christians celebrate it?

Why is Pluto ducking

his head from the

bats? Let’s travel to

the beginning with the

Celts, the people of ancient Ireland. They were a

civilization very conscious of the spiritual world

and possessed ideas of how they could gain access

to it. They believed they could help their many

gods to defeat their enemies in battle, or by imi-

tating the gods in showing cleverness and cun-

ning. They celebrated two major feasts: Beltane

at the beginning of summer (May 1), and Samhain

at the end of summer (Nov. 1). They believed

Samhain was a time when the division between

the two worlds became very thin, when hostile

supernatural forces were active and ghosts and

spirits were free to wander as they wished.

The Celtic priests carried out the rituals in the

open air were called Druids, members of pagan

orders in Britain, Ireland, and Gaul, who generally

performed their rituals by offering sacrifices, usu-

ally of animals, but sometimes of humans, to pla-

cate the gods. To the Celtics, the bonfire repre-

sented the sun and was used to aid the Druid in

his fight with dark powers. All fires except those

of the Druids were extinguished on Samhain.

During the Festival of Samhain, fires would be lit

which would burn all through the winter and sacri-

fices (animal as well as human) would be offered

to the gods on the fires.

Samhain was the supreme night of demonic

jubilation. Spirits of the dead would rise out of

their graves and wander the countryside, trying to

return to the homes where they formerly lived.

Frightened villagers tried to appease these wan-

dering spirits by offering them gifts of fruit and

nuts. This is the origin of our present day "trick-

or-treat."

The problem was . . . if the souls of dead

loved ones could return that night, so could any-

thing else, human or not, nice or not so nice. The

only thing the superstitious people knew to do to

protect themselves on such an occasion was to

masquerade as one of the demonic hoard, and

hopefully blend in unnoticed among them. Wear-

ing masks and other disguises and blackening the

face with soot were originally ways of hiding one-

self from the spirits of the dead who might be

roaming around. This is the origin of Halloween

masquerading as devils, imps, ogres, and other

demonic creatures.

Trick or Treat was thought to have come from

a European custom called "souling.” Beggars

would go from village to village begging for "soul

cakes" made out of square pieces of bread with

currants. The more soul cakes the beggars re-

ceived, the more prayers they promised to say on

behalf of the deceased relatives of the donors. At

the time, it was believed that the dead remained

in limbo for a time after death, and that prayer,

even by strangers could guarantee a soul's pas-

sage to heaven.

In many parts of Britain and Ireland this night

used to be known as 'Mischief Night', which meant

that people were free to go around the village

playing pranks and getting up to any kind of mis-

chief without fear of being punished. Many of the

different customs were taken to the United States

by Irish and Scottish. When Christianity spread to

parts of Europe, instead of trying to abolish these

pagan customs, people tried to introduce ideas,

which reflected a more Christian world-view. Hal-

loween has since become a confusing mixture of

traditions and practices from pagan cultures and

Christian tradition.

Participants made sacrifices in honor of the

dead, offered up prayers for them, and made ob-

lations to them. The festival was celebrated on

February 21st, the end of the Roman year. In the

7th century, Pope Boniface IV introduced All

Saints' Day to replace the pagan festival of the

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dead. It was observed on May 13th. In 834, Greg-

ory III moved All Saints Day from May 13th to No-

vember 1st and for Christians, this became an oppor-

tunity for remembering before God all the saints

who had died and all the dead in the Christian com-

munity. October 31st became All Hallows' Eve

('hallow' means 'saint'). Sadly, though, many of the

customs survived and were blended in with Christi-

anity.

The Jack-o-lantern was originally carved out tur-

nips or beets as lanterns as representations of the

dead. When the Irish immigrated to America, they

could not find many turnips to carve into Jack

O'Lanterns but they did find an abundance of pump-

kins. Pumpkins seemed to be a suitable substitute

for the turnips and pumpkins have been an essential

part of Halloween celebrations ever since. The

carved face in the Pumpkins were represented the

demon and was originally intended to frighten away

evil spirits.

Bats and owls were originally feared because

people believed that these creatures could commu-

nicate with the spirits of the dead. The Black cat

had religious origin as well. During the middle Ages,

it was believed that a witch could turn herself into a

black cat. Thus, when such a cat was seen, it was

considered to be a witch in disguise.

Witches generally believe themselves to be fol-

lowers of an ancient religion, which goes back far

beyond Christianity, and which is properly called

'wicca'.

The apostle Paul said Witchcraft is one of the

acts of the sinful nature and those who practice it

will not inherit the kingdom of God (Galatians 5:16-

21; See also Revelation 22:15). "Let no one be

found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter

in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, inter-

prets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells,

or who is a medium or spirits or who consults the

dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable

to the LORD, and because of these detestable prac-

tices the LORD, your God will drive out those nations

before you. You must be blameless before the LORD

your God. The nations you will dispossess listen to

those who practice sorcery or divination. But as for

you, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do

so."[Deuteronomy 18:10-14]

Should Christians adopt such practices?

"Do not conform any longer to the pattern of

this world, but be transformed by the renewing of

your mind.” [Romans 12:2]

Can we borrow the pagan customs and super-

stitions of ancient peoples and "Christianize"

them?

"Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid

every kind of evil. [1 Thessalonians 5:21-22]

Who can deny that virtually all of the symbols

of Halloween are evil?

"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful

works of darkness, but rather reprove

them.” [Ephesians 5:11]

The sort of practices celebrated on Halloween

are what defiled the ancient nations [see Leviticus

18:24-30]. The Israelites were warned against such

practices when they entered the Promised Land,

"When thou art come into the land which the Lord

thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after

the abominations of those nations.” [Deuteronomy

18:9]

As an alternative to the celebration of evil and

death, Christians should rather do what Christians

are supposed to do every day and that is shine the

light of Jesus Christ. We should emphasize the

Christian influences and strive to make Hallow's Eve

a celebration

of the acts of

God through

his people

the saints.

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All Scripture is given by

inspiration of God, and is

profitable for doctrine,

for reproof, for correc-

tion, for instruction in

righteousness: (2 Timo-

thy Ch __ vs 16)

The wolf also shall dwell

with the lamb, and the

leopard shall lie down

with the kid; and the calf

and the young lion and

the fatling together; and

a little child shall lead

them. ( __ Ch 11 vs 6)

Bible Verses

Word Power Reigns Filial

A) Related By Marriage

B) Of Sons and Daugh-

ters

C) Of Brothers

Progeny

A) Ancestors

B) Descendants

C) Extended Family

Cousin Once Removed

A) Your Cousin’s Cousin

B) Your Cousin’s Child

C) Your Cousin’s Ex-

Spouse

Nepotism

A) Marriage of First Cous-

ins

B) Ninth Generation

C) Favoritism Toward A

Relative

Menage

A) Marriage Vow

B) Household

C) Golden Years

Misopedia

A) Hatred Of Children

B) Middle Age

C) Family History

Pedigree

A) Lineage

B) Inheritance

C) Birth Announcement

Congenital

A) Acquired In Utero

B) Generation-Skipping

C) Of a Multiple Birth

Polandry

A) Having Two Or More

Husbands

B) Having Two Or More

Children

C) Having Male Traits

Bairn

A) Gap In Genealogical

Record

B) Poor Relation

C) Child

Special Feature Columnist

Sis. Linda Campbell Graham

Taken from Reader’s Digest,

May, 2010

Poetry Correspondent

Sis. Muriel Dawson

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Share Your Share Your

Original WorksOriginal Works This ministry This ministry

would be truly would be truly

blessed to have blessed to have

the opportunity to the opportunity to

s h a r e y o u r s h a r e y o u r

original writings original writings

and compositions and compositions

with our church with our church

family. family.

If have been If have been

moved to write an moved to write an

story, report, or story, report, or

article please article please

submit it to our submit it to our

ministry via email ministry via email

(theview@mtpisga(theview@mtpisga

hamec.org). hamec.org).

You may also You may also

s ubm i t y o u r s ubm i t y o u r

articles to Sis. articles to Sis.

Darlene Foreman, Darlene Foreman,

Bro. David Rivers, Bro. David Rivers,

S i s . E l s i e S i s . E l s i e

Galloway, Bro. Galloway, Bro.

Carl E. Wilson, Sis. Carl E. Wilson, Sis.

Australia Weaver, Australia Weaver,

Sis. Cheryll Davis, Sis. Cheryll Davis,

Sis. Tara Ryans, Sis. Tara Ryans,

Sis. Georgie B. Sis. Georgie B.

LaRue, or Sis. LaRue, or Sis.

Deana R. Rivers.Deana R. Rivers.

Special Feature Journalist

Sis. Linda Campbell Graham Helpful Household Hints SMART NEW WAYS TO USE WAX PAPER

� Keep your cast iron skillet rust free by rubbing it with wax paper after washing and

drying it.

� Wrap candles in wax paper when you store them to keep them from getting

scuffed.

� Place sheets of wax paper between the damp pages of a

book to keep them from sticking together while they

dry.

� Place pretty leaves between sheets of wax paper. Press

with a warm iron on both sides. Peel off the wax paper,

and you will have wax coated leaves that stay fresh for

months.

� Rub wax paper along your shower curtain rod to make the hooks glide smoothly.

Woman’s World, November 14, 2006

SMART WAYS TO USE HAIR SPRAY

� Spraying an evergreen wreath with hair spray locks in mois-

ture in the needles, and keeps them from shedding.

� Protect your child’s chalk drawings. Simply spray them with

hair spray to prevent them from smudging.

� Spray a stain with a little hair spray and let it sit a few min-

utes. Wipe with a clean cloth.

� Preserve a special bouquet of fresh flowers by spraying it

with hair spray, and hanging it upside down to dry.

� Spray the comics page with hair spray. Let it dry to a glossy

smudge free finish to use as a last minute gift wrap.

Woman’s World, December 6, 2006

USE IT UP - DON’T TOSS IT!

� A Little Bit Of Mustard Left: Add one part vinegar and two

parts oil, plus salt and pepper. Screw on the jar lid and

shake- you have an instant tasty salad dressing.

� Crumbs At The Bottom Of The Cereal, Cracker Or Cookie

Box: If they are sweet, mix them into a crumb crust, add

to French toast before cooking or sprinkle on ice cream.

Savory varieties can be used to coat chicken.

� A Pickle Jar Full Of Juice: Add fresh cucumber strips, or

carrot or celery or trimmed green beans to the jar and let

it sit overnight or longer in the fridge for delicious mari-

nated veggies.

Taken from Quick and Simple, October 10, 2006

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Poetry Corner

Meet & GreetMeet & Greet

Please come

and meet and greet

our new members

in the Church

S c h o o l R o om

d i r e c t l y a f t er

Morning Worship

Service on Sunday,

October 24, 2010

(fourth Sunday).

We have had

qu i t e a few

members join us

during the last

month and we

praise God for

them. Let us show

h ow f u l l o f

Christian love and

family that we

really are.

Refreshments will

be served.

Special Feature Journalist

Sis. Sandra E. Crooms

What More Can You Ask?What More Can You Ask?What More Can You Ask?What More Can You Ask?What More Can You Ask?What More Can You Ask?What More Can You Ask?What More Can You Ask?

God's love endureth forever!

What a wonderful thing to know

When the tides of life run against you

And your spirit is downcast and low…

God's kindness is ever around you,

Always ready to freely impart

Strength to your faltering spirit,

Cheer to your lonely heart…

God's presence is ever beside you,

As near as the reach of your hand,

You have but to tell Him your troubles,

There is nothing He won't understand…

And knowing God's love is unfailing,

And His mercy unending and great,

You have but to trust in His promise

"God comes not too soon or too late"…

So wait with a heart that is patient

For the goodness of God to prevail

For never do prayers go unanswered,

And His mercy and love never fail.

Helen Steiner Rice

Poetry Correspondent

Sis. Muriel Dawson

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A Wallet Gone AWOL

This article is

submitted by Sister

Cheryl Hammond

Hopewell, who is

Mt. Pisgah’s

Director of

Stewardship

Even in the age of computer hacking and elaborate Internet

schemes, huge numbers of identity thefts begin with some-

thing very old-fashioned, the loss or theft of a wallet or

purse, according to the 2010 Identity Fraud Survey Report

by Javelin Strategy & Research.

To protect yourself, start now. Make photocopies of the front

and back of every card you keep in your wallet: your driver’s

license, credit and insurance cards, even video rental mem-

berships and library cards. Having copies at home or in your

hotel room safe while traveling will give you access to all

your accounts, including those you may forget in a panic.

Plus, the back of a card usually lists important information,

such as security codes and contact information to report loss

or theft.

If your wallet goes missing, here’s what to do:

� Immediately call all

your credit card

companies to re-

quest an “account

number change.”

D o n ’ t a s k t o

“cancel” your ac-

count; that can hurt

your credit score,

especially if you

have an outstanding

balance. Explain

that you want a new number issued so that nothing shows up

on your credit report as “canceled by consumer,” advises Linda

Foley of the Identity Theft Re-

source Center.

� Change passwords to ensure

that your accounts can’t be

opened by an identity thief. The

best passwords use made-up

words that are mixture of letters,

numbers and symbols. Don’t

make passwords of your

mother’s maiden name, pet’s name or identifiers that can be

found online.

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� File a report with the police in your hometown and the place where

you and your wallet parted ways. Get copies.

� Request a fraud alert be put on the credit accounts that

the three major credit bureaus maintain about you.

Contact Experian at 1-888-397-3742 (experian.com),

TransUnion at 1-800-680-7289 (transunion.com), and

Equifax at 1-800-525-6285 (equifax.com). With a fraud

alert in place, creditors are supposed to verify your

identity, usually by phone, before issuing new credit in

your name.

� Ask the DMV to put a “flag” on your license file. This

will make it harder for a thief to apply for a new copy of

your license. It will help protect you if someone runs up

traffic violations in your name. You may also want to

replace your license in person, proving your identity

with a birth certificate, passport or Social Security card

(which you shouldn’t carry in your wallet).

� Notify your bank. You’ll want a new ATM or debit card

and a new checkbook account if your checkbook is

missing.

� Check your credit history about two weeks later. Visit annual-

creditreport.com or call 1-877-322-8228 toll-free for your free re-

port and then look under “Inquiries” for any new credit applications

made in your name. The two-week wait provides enough time for

thieves to apply for credit but generally not enough for cards to be

issued, says Foley. Recheck your credit report two to three months

later.

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El Shaddai El Shaddai

Greater Works Greater Works

AnnouncementAnnouncement

The El Shaddai

Greater Works Ministry

is asking that if any

group or individuals

that will be using the

kitchen on any particu-

lar Saturday one weeks

notice be given.

This action will en-

able the ministry to

make alternative ar-

rangements to accom-

modate our homeless

brothers and sisters

whom they provide

food and clothing .

Bible Quiz: Jesus Instructs His Disciples

1) Fill in the blanks: One day Jesus said to his disci-

ples, "There will always be temptations to sin, but

how terrible it will be for the person who does the

tempting. It would be better to be thrown into the

sea with a _______ tied around the neck than to

face the punishment in store for harming one of

these little ones." (NLT)

a) ship’s anchor

b) blacksmith’s anvil

c) large millstone

d) threshing sledge

2) If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. If he sins against

you _______ times in a day, and _______ times comes back to you and says, 'I

repent,' forgive him." (NIV)

a) seven

b) twelve

c) forty

d) seven times seventy

3) And the apostles said to the Lord, "Increase _______!" (NAS)

a) our faith

b) our understanding

c) our power

d) our wisdom

4) And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this

mulberry tree, '_______'; and it would obey you. (NAS)

a) be filled with olives

b) be filled with grapes

c) be uprooted and be planted in the sea

d) may no one ever eat fruit from you again

© 2001,20004,, 2007 Cliff Leitch. Just a Closer Walk With Thee, and Seek Thee the Kingdom of God

Solution on page 39

In Defense of Prayer

P A G E 3 5

Special Feature Journalist

Sis. Margaret Miller

These exerts are taken

from an essay written in Sep-

tember 1999 by Nick Gholson,

a sports writer for the Times

Record News in Wichita Falls,

Texas.

I don't believe in Santa Claus,

but I'm not going to sue somebody

for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in

December. I don't agree with Dar-

win, but I didn't go out and hire a

lawyer when my high school

teacher taught his Theory of Evo-

lution.

Life, liberty or your pursuit of

happiness will not be endangered

because someone says a 30-

second prayer before a football

g ame . So wha t ' s t he

big deal? It's not like somebody

is up there reading the entire Book

of Acts. They're just talking to a

God they believe in and asking

him to grant safety to the players

on the field and the fans going

home from the game.

B u t i t ' s a C h r i s t i a n

prayer, some will argue. Yes, and

this is the United States of Amer-

ica and Canada, countries founded

on Christian principles.

According to our very own

phone book, Christian churches

outnumber all others better than

200-to-1. So what would you

expect – somebody chanting Hare

Krishna?

If I went to a football game in

Jerusalem , I would expect to hear

a Jewish prayer. If I went to a

soccer game in Baghdad , I

would expect to hear a Muslim

prayer. If I went to a ping pong

match in China, I would expect to

hear someone pray to Buddha,

and I wouldn't

be offended. It wouldn't

bother me one bit. When in

Rome .....

What about the atheists is an-

other argument. What about

them? Nobody is asking them to

be baptized. We're not going to

pass the collection plate. Just hu-

mor us for 30 seconds. If that's

asking too much, bring a Walkman

or a pair of ear plugs. Go to the

bathroom. Visit the concession

stand. Call your lawyer!

Unfortunately, one or two will

make that call. One or two will tell

thousands what they can and can-

not do. I don't think a short prayer

at a football game is going to

shake the world's foundations.

Christians are just sick and tired of

turning the other cheek while our

courts strip us of all our

rights. Our parents and grandpar-

ents taught us to pray before eat-

ing, and to pray before we go to

sleep. Our Bible tells us to pray

without ceasing. Now a handful of

people and their lawyers are tell-

ing us to cease

praying. God,

help us. If that

last sentence

offends you,

well, just sue

me.

An unknown

author added:

The silent

majority has

been silent too

long. It's time

we tell that one

or two who

scream loud

enough to be heard that the vast

majority doesn't care what they

want. It is time that the majority

rules! It's time we tell them, "You

don't have to pray; you don’t have

to say the Pledge of Allegiance;

you don't have to believe in God

or attend services that honor

Him. That is your right, and we

will honor your right; but by golly,

you are no longer going to take

our rights away. We are fighting

back, and we will win!"

God bless us one and

all...Especially those who de-

nounce Him, God bless America

and Canada, despite all our

faults we are still the greatest na-

tions of all. God bless our service

men who are fighting to protect

our right to pray and worship God.

Let's make 2010 the year the

silent majority is heard and we put

God back as the foundation of our

families and institutions. And

our military forces come home

from all the wars. Keep look-

ing up.

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Sickle cell anemia (uh-NEE-me-uh)

is a serious disease in which the body

makes sickle-shaped red blood

cells. "Sickle shaped" means that the

red blood cells are shaped like a "C".

Normal red blood cells are disc-

shaped and look like doughnuts with-

out holes in the center. They move

easily through your blood vessels. Red

blood cells contain the protein hemo-

globin . This iron-rich protein gives

blood its red color and carries oxygen

from the lungs to the rest of the body.

Sickle cells contain abnormal he-

moglobin that causes the cells to have

a sickle shape. Sickle-shaped cells

don't move easily through your blood

vessels. They're stiff and sticky and

tend to form clumps and get stuck in

the blood vessels. (Other cells also

may play a role in this clumping proc-

ess.)

The clumps of sickle cells block

blood flow in the blood vessels that

lead to the limbs and organs. Blocked

blood vessels can cause pain, serious

infections, and organ damage.

Figure A shows normal red blood

cells flowing freely in a blood vessel.

The inset image shows a cross-section

of a normal red blood cell with normal

hemoglobin. Figure B shows abnormal,

sickled red blood cells clumping and

blocking blood flow in a blood vessel.

(Other cells also may play a role in this

clumping process.) The inset image

shows a cross-section of a sickle cell

with abnormal hemoglobin.

Overview

Sickle cell anemia is one type of

anemia. Anemia is a condition in

which your blood has a lower than nor-

mal number of red blood cells. This

condition also can occur if your red

blood cells don’t have enough hemo-

globin.

Red blood cells are made in the

spongy marrow inside the large bones

of the body. Bone marrow is always

making new red blood cells to replace

old ones. Normal red blood cells last

about 120 days in the bloodstream and

then die. They carry oxygen and re-

move carbon dioxide (a waste product)

from your body.

In sickle cell anemia, a lower-than-

normal number of red blood cells oc-

curs because sickle cells don't last very

long. Sickle cells usually die after only

about 10 to 20 days. The bone mar-

row can't make new red blood cells

fast enough to replace the dying ones.

Sickle cell anemia is an inherited,

lifelong disease. People who have the

disease are born with it. They inherit

Sickle Cell Anemia

This column

is submitted on

behalf of the

Nursing Ministry.

Bro. Fred S. Geathers is the

Commission Chair for the

Ministry of Health

Tell Us What Tell Us What

You ThinkYou Think In this edition of the

View from Mt. Pisgah

we have placed a

survey sheet inside.

The survey will allow

you to give us your

opinion of the evolution

of our ministry.

We ask that you

take a moment to

c o m p l e t e t h e

questionnaire and

either place it in our

box in the Sanctuary

lobby, or give it to Sis.

Deana R. Rivers.

The purpose of the

survey is to assist us in

the direction that we

should take because

this min ist ry is

designed to serve you.

We thank you in

advance for your

consideration.

Nursing Ministry Columnist

Bro. Fred S. Geathers

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two copies of the sickle cell gene-one

from each parent.

People who inherit a sickle cell gene

from one parent and a normal gene from

the other parent have a condition called

sickle cell trait. Sickle cell trait is differ-

ent from sickle cell anemia. People who

have sickle cell trait don't have the dis-

ease, but they have one of the genes that

cause it. Like people who have sickle cell

anemia, people who have sickle cell trait

can pass the gene to their children.

Outlook

Sickle cell anemia has no widely

available cure. However, there are treat-

ments for the symptoms and complica-

tions of the disease. Bone marrow trans-

plants may offer a cure in a small number

of cases.

Over the past 30 years, doctors have

learned a great deal about sickle cell ane-

mia. They know its causes, how it af-

fects the body, and how to treat many of

its complications.

Sickle cell anemia varies from person

to person. Some people who have the

disease have chronic (long term) pain or

fatigue (tiredness) . However, with

proper care and treatment, many people

who have the disease can have improved

quality of life and reasonable health much

of the time.

Due to improved treatment and

care, people who have sickle cell anemia

are now living into their forties, or longer.

Ref: National Institute of Health

We Praise God Our New Organist!

God has mercifully answered

our prayers and provided us

with an organist. Brother Randy

Stoddard will play the music for

our Worship Service beginning

this month. He will also accom-

pany the Chancel Choir, the

Men’s Choir, and the Praise and

Worship Team. Please be mind-

ful to keep him in your prayers.

P A G E 3 8 V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2

Editor’s Corner Sis. Deana R. Rivers

Editor-in-Chief

There is so much buzz circula-

tion about the transformation of

the View that our ministry felt it

would enable us to serve our

church family better if we could

assess their opinion of the maga-

zine.

With that in mind, in a meeting

with our church leaders it was de-

cided that generating a survey

would be a feasible means in which

we could ascertain guidelines and

directives to make our outreach

most effective.

The survey was generated in

the September edition and is being

regenerated in this edition. We ask

that you please complete the short

survey and place it in The View box

located in the Sanctuary Lobby.

Our circulation within our con-

gregation is two hundred copies

(200); and we fulfill one hundred

fifty-six (156) email subscriptions.

Early indicators lead us to believe

that at least 40% (62 copies) of

the electronic versions of the

magazine are forwarded to family

and friends.

We praise God not only for the

increase, but also for the love and

solidarity that consumes this minis-

try. We are unique, in that we

have no members and never have;

only disciples called to minister to

God’s church through journal. The

doors of The View are open to all of

our church family, and we encour-

age you to share what God has

placed on your heart to write.

We praise Him for fresh ideas

and original articles and series.

Diversity has proved to be a bless-

ing for us. While we are one body

in Christ, we have different likes,

interests and opinions, and we are

appreciative of all of the variety of

materials that we receive. Please

be mindful that when making sub-

missions for inclusion in the maga-

zine to include your name. We will

not be able to print anonymous

contributions. Those that have

placed articles in our box without

their names are encouraged to con-

tact me personally or via email.

We want to remind the few

ministries in the church that have

not, to utilize our magazine for

support and outreach. While we

customarily place announcements

from the calendar in each edition,

there is a different impression con-

veyed through an article. Our

prayers are for every ministry to

provide our church family with re-

porting on your events. This

magazine serves as a lifeline of

sorts for our sick and shut in most

especially. Our ministry serves as

a means in which they fell in-

cluded , and reports have come to

us that they look forward to receiv-

ing the information that is provided

through the magazine.

The Ministry of Evangelism has

invited the Ministry of the Month to

accompany them on their Prayer

Walk on October 9, 2010. We

trust that God will use these indi-

viduals not only to glorify Him but

also to save souls and usher hope

within our community.

We would like to personally

welcome our organist, Brother

Randy Stoddard to our church fam-

ily. He is the answer to our

prayers and we thank God for him.

We are prayerful that the Mt. Pis-

gah family will be a blessing to him

as well. We trust that he will find

encouragement to stimulate his

growth, love to affirm his decision,

and peace in our midst.

Our Pastor introduced a series

of sermons to us entitled, “Making

Disciples Out of Members. We find

much value in this area of instruc-

tion. We would like to persuade

you to marinate especially on the

book of Jeremiah 18:6, “’O house

of Israel, can I not do with you as

this potter does?’ Declares the

LORD. ‘Like the clay in the hand of

the potter, so are you in my

hand…’” We are a constant work in

progress, however our dedication

to serving God and emulating His

grace requires focus and perpetual

prayer. Though we fall time and

time again, we are afforded the

arms of a loving Savior that gives

us another opportunity to get it

right. As long as we remain true to

the God that we serve, and ear-

nestly pursue His will in His way we

can trust Him to do the rest. We

do not have an option to choose to

be a disciple, we have an obligation

as those chosen by Christ.

2 Timothy 2:19-21 tells us that

“...the solid foundation of God

stands, having this seal: "The Lord

knows those who are His," and,

"Let everyone who names the

name of Christ depart from iniq-

uity." But in a great house there

are not only vessels of gold and

silver, but also of wood and clay,

some for honor and some for dis-

honor. Therefore if anyone

cleanses himself from the latter, he

will be a vessel for honor, sancti-

fied and useful for the Master, pre-

pared for every good work.” Let it

be so with us, making all of our

works steadfast for Him, and al-

ways with love for each other.

Bible Quiz Answers: Jesus Instructs His Disciples

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1) c: large millstone. Luke 17:1-3. Considering all the moral

evil in the world, there will always be sin. But Jesus gives a

stern warning against leading others into any kind of sin.

2) a: seven. Luke 17:3-4. If we have a relative or friend who is

sinning, we should tell him or her what the problem is, but not

in a judgmental way (Matthew 7:1-2, Romans 12:18-19).

We should be willing to forgive other's sins as often as neces-

sary

3) a: our faith. Luke 17:5. In a Biblical sense, faith means not

only belief, but also trust, reliance and commitment (James

2:18-19).

4) c: be uprooted and planted in the sea. Luke 17:6. Jesus didn't really expect His disciples to waste their

time trying to levitate trees, but He was making the point that faith is very powerful. The mustard seed was

the tiniest of all seeds, so even a relatively tiny bit of faith would be very powerful.

P A G E 4 0 V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2

Bishop Audrey F. Bronson Speaking at Mt. Pisgah

On Sunday October 18, 2010

at 3:30 PM, the Board of Stew-

ards and our Stewardess Board

will celebrate their Annual Day

with a special service. The guest

speaker for the occasion is the

distinguished Dr. Audrey F. Bron-

son.

We learn from their website

that Dr. Audrey F. Bronson, or-

dained minister and consecrated

Bishop, is the founder and pastor

of the Sanctuary Church of the

Open Door. She began preaching

at the early age of fourteen years

and after many years of serving

as an evangelist, she was lead of

the Lord to establish the Sanctu-

ary Church of the Open Door in

1975.

Dr. Bronson received a

Bachelor of Science degree in

elementary education from Chey-

ney University; a Master degree

in psychology from Howard Uni-

versity where she became a PhD

candidate in psychology. She

earned a Doctor of Ministry de-

gree from New York Theological

Seminary. She holds an honor-

ary degree from Bethune-

Cookman College and a Doctor of

Humane Letters from the Na-

tional Theological Seminary and

College.

Dr. Bronson retired from

Cheyney University in 1984 as

Associate Professor of Psychology

after seventeen years of teach-

ing. She served as Dean of the

Philadelphia Urban Education In-

stitute, a subsidiary of the African

American Interdenominational

Ministries, Inc. (AAIM, Inc.) of

Philadelphia in association with

the major seminaries of Philadel-

phia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bronson

serves on the boards of One

Church, One Child, Inc. of Penn-

sylvania, as state secretary, a

statewide organization organized

to encourage members of African

American Churches to adopt Afri-

can American children. She also

served on the Mayor’s Transition

Team.

Bishop Bronson served on the

Philadelphia Special Investigation

Commission (MOVE). Her picture

and resume were on display at

the Afro-American Museum in

Philadelphia as one of the Black

women who has made a contri-

bution to Philadelphia in the area

of religion. She is listed in the

book entitled Philadelphia Lead-

ers, 1991, Who’s Who In Dela-

ware Valley, and has been nomi-

nated for the book, Who’s Who in

Black America. Dr. Bronson’s

Photo and brief resume appears

in the current issue of the African

American Pulpit as one of “Those

Preaching Women”, and Gospel

Today magazine as one of 2005’s

most loved pastors. She recently

received the Ruth B. Hayre

Award for excellence in educa-

tion. Bishop Bronson also dedi-

cated the Air Traffic Control

Tower, a Federal Building at the

Philadelphia International Airport.

Currently she serves on the

board of the Philadelphia Indus-

trial Development Corporation;

Executive Committee of the Asso-

ciation of Theological Schools,

Executive Director of AAIM, Inc.

In June 2009, Bishop Audrey

F. Bronson became the first

woman president of the Black

Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity

in its twenty-eight year history.

Our Pastor, Rev. Jay B. Broadnax

is her 2nd Vice President. Prior to

her ascendancy to the presidency

she served the Black Clergy in

many capacities.

The recipient of numerous

honors and awards, Bishop Bron-

son is in demand as a speaker,

panelist, television, guest, and

consultant. She served briefly as

the host of the Dialogue televi-

sion program. She has minis-

tered at conferences and semi-

nars throughout the United

States, Europe, South Africa, and

Bermuda.

It is truly a blessing for her to

minister to us at Mt. Pisgah, and

we hope that our entire congre-

gation will take advantage of the

opportunity to her speak.

P A G E 4 1

The Ministry of Evangelism will

be having its Prayer Walk on Sat-

urday, October 9, 2010 at 1:00

PM. Come as we pray for and

meet with our community. We

are gearing to reach out in our

community to let them know that

Mt. Pisgah is here and available to

them. We are also attempting to

find out who is in our community

and what needs they have. This

way, as a church, we can better

serve our community and continue

to build the kingdom of God.

The event involves traveling

throughout the neighborhood and

introducing our minis-

try to the residents.

During our interac-

tions, we ascertain

their concerns for the

best interest of the

community.

Through prayer, we

instill hope and perhaps guidance.

We also gather information that

can direct our church towards

making a difference. The mission

is not only to offer prayer, but

also to introduce hope and the

saving powers of Jesus Christ to

those who do not know Him.

We need your support to save

our community and save souls.

Many measure the level of a

church by the impression that it

makes on the community in which

it is located. The walls of Mt. Pis-

gah cannot bind our discipleship;

they must on the contrary be the

hub where we fuel our engines for

outreach. The stronger we are in

numbers, the more impact we will

have to offer.

The Commission Chairs have

decided to invite the current Min-

istry of the Month to collaborate

with their discipleship. Setting

this precedent is the Chancel

Choir.

Please contact Bro. Wade

Fauntleroy or Sis. Angela Ryans to

volunteer or for more information.

We praise God for anointing this

Prayer Walk in advance, and we

praise Him for assistance with the

assignment.

Prayer Walk: A Mission for Saving Souls Outreach Correspondent

Bro. Wade Fauntleroy

Bro. Wade Fauntleroy

is the

Commission Chair

for the

Ministry of Evangelism

Attention Seasoned Saints We have resumed our regular meetings on Tues-

days at 12:30 PM. Stay tuned for upcoming trips

and event. We look forward to resuming our ac-

tivities brimming with fellowship and fun!

P A G E 4 2 V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2

Mt. Pisgah Class Leaders’ Classes Meeting Each Class Leader will meet with their class at our church home on Saturday,

November 6, 2010. Highlights of the afternoon will be individual class fellow-

ship and collective feast. We encourage all that are able to bring a covered

dish to share. It is important for us as a church family to engage in these

types of engagements. We are sure that the event will serve well to initiate

solidarity, and advance spiritual growth. It is an opportunity to obtain an-

swers to any questions that you may have and can serve as a platform to

present ideas. You will hear from your Class Leader soon regarding this event.

Every member of every class that is able will be enriched by their attendance.

We are prayerful that we will see you there.

Class #01.) Sis. Gwendolyn Davis

Class #02.) Bro. Fred Geathers Jr.

Class #03.) Sis. Muriel Dawson

Class #04.) Sis. Bertha I. Harmon

Class #05.) Sis. Barbara J. Harris

Class #06.) Bro. Phillip DeVose

Class #07.) Sis. Catherine Stewart

Class #08.) Sis. Phyllis Covington

Class #09.) Sis. Kelli A. Criss-Joyner

Class #10.) Sis. Darlene Foreman

Class #11.) Sis. Carrie W. Yon

Class #12.) Bro. Richard R. Minor

Class #13.) Sis. Arthean Wicks

Class #14.) Sis. Barbara A. Kennedy

Class #15.) Sis. Minnie Harris

Class #16.) Sis. Joyce A. Criss

Class #17.) Sis. Yvonne Anderson

Class #18.) Sis. Lisa Younger

Class #19.) Bro. Douglas W. Clark

Class #20.) Sis. Angela Ryans

Class #21.) Sis. Verna Cox

Class #22.) Sis. Tara M. Ryans

Class #23.) Sis. Betty Hammond

Class #24.) Bro. Joseph M. Cubbage

Class #25.) Sis. Sandra E. Crooms

Class #26.) Sis. Sandra Geathers

2010 Mt. Pisgah Class Leaders Sister Joyce A. Criss, Coordinator

P A G E 4 3 V O L U M E 1 0 I S S U E 2

(11) Reverend Donna M. Minor is part of our Ministerial Staff. She is the

wife of Bro. Richard R. Minor. She ministers with the Praise Team, the

Excelsior Choir, and the Divine Movement.

(12) In loving memory of Sis. Julia Malachi Bryant who was funeralized on February 17, 2006.

(12) Brandon Winfield is the grandson of Sis. Marlene Winfield. He ministers with the, Excelsiorette

Choir, the Junior and Young Adult Usher Board, the Prayer in Motion Mime Ministry, the Y.P.D., the

El Shaddai Greater Works Ministry, and the Drama Ministry. He is enrolled in Church School.

(12) Bro. Fred Geathers is the husband of Sis. Gloria Geathers. He is the Commission Chair for the

Ministry on Health. He ministers with the Men’s Auxiliary, the Drama Ministry, and the Men’s Choir.

(14) Christopher Joyner is the son of Bro. Eric and Sis. Kelli Criss-Joyner. He ministers with the Excel-

siorette Choir, the Junior and Young Adult Usher Board, the Prayer in Motion Mime Ministry, the

Y.P.D., and the Drama Ministry. He is enrolled in Church School.

(16) Sis. Madeline Elizabeth Logan is the wife of Bro. Melvin Logan. She ministers with the Steward-

ess Board, the Florida Grant Women’s Missionary Society, and the Lay Organization.

(16) Sis. June Shorts is the president of the Hospitality Ministry. She ministers with the Divine Move-

ment Dance Ministry, and is enrolled in Church School.

(17) Sis. Crystal Lee ministers with the Excelsior Choir and is enrolled in Church School.

(19) Bro. Richard Minor is the husband of Reverend Donna M. Minor. He serves on the Board of Trus-

tees (Physical Plant). He is a Church School Teacher, and ministers through the Communications

Ministry (Sound System).

(20) Sis. Myrtlene Edwards serves on the Stewardess Board.

(23) Nashir Diggs is the grandson of Bro. Richard and Reverend Donna M. Minor. He ministers with the

Jr. and Young Adult Ushers, and the Excelsiorette Choir. He is enrolled in Church School.

(27) Sis. Elizabeth Hopkins serves on the Stewardess Board. She ministers with the Chancel Choir,

and the Florida Grant Women’s Missionary Society.

(27) Sis. Cherie Q. Ryans is the Vice Chairperson of the Trustee Board. She serves on the Stewardess

Board and is a Church School teacher. She ministers with the Excelsior Choir, the Historical Com-

mittee, and the Drama Ministry.

(27) Bro. James Wilson is a faithful member and Trustee Emeritus.

(28) In loving memory of Bro. Keyveatt Postell, Sr. who was funeralized on January 10, 2009.

(31) Sis. Keirsten Greggs is the daughter of Sister Deidra Harrell Greggs.

Editor’s Note: We apologize for missing Sis. June Hayes’ birthday in the September edition. Her birthday

was on the 17th. She ministers with the Ladies Auxiliary Usher Board and the Department of Visitation and

Assistance.

Birthstone: Opal Flower: Calendula October Birthdays

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Editors Note: The Mount Pisgah Business Corner is a public service for our church family. This is a

blessing for you and the congregation. Members, please place your business card in the The View box in the sanctuary lobby, or e-mail your information to: theview@mtpisgahamec.org.

O house of Israel, cannot I

do with you as this potter?

saith the LORD. Behold, as

the clay is in the potter's

hand, so are ye in mine

hand, O house of Israel.

Jeremiah 18:6

Bible

3

Verses

Isaiah

Word Power Reigns Answers

Filal - B

Progeny - B

Cousin Once Removed - B

Nepotism - C

Menage - B

Misopedia - A

Pedigree - A

Congenital - A

Polandry - A

Bairn - C

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Church School: Sunday @ 9:30 AM Worship Service: Sunday @ 10:45 AM

Children’s Church: Sunday @ 12:00 PM

Membership Class: Tuesday @ 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM

Hour of Power Bible Study Wednesday @ 12:00 PM

Prayer Meeting & Bible Study: Wednesday @ 6:00 PM

Men’s Fellowship: Monday @ 6:00 PM

El Shaddai Greater Works Feeding Ministry: Saturday @ 12:00 PM

Kidz Klub (ages 8 - 11): Second Friday @ 7:00 PM

Fun Night (ages 6 - 11) Fourth Friday @ 7:00 PM

Horizon Educational Enrichment Program: (Begins 10/4/10) Tuesday and Thursday @ 5:15 - 6:45 PM

G.E.D. Test Preparation Classes: Tuesday and Wednesday @ 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

National Electrical Code Classes: Thursday @ 7:00 - 8:00 PM

The Lord Jesus Christ, Savior and Lord of the ChurchThe Lord Jesus Christ, Savior and Lord of the Church

The Right Reverend Richard F. Norris, Sr. Presiding Bishop

The Reverend Charles H. Lett, Jr. Presiding Elder

The Reverend Jay B. Broadnax, Pastor

Church Office Phone: 215.386.6181 Church Fax: 215.386.3341

Church e-mail: mtpisgahamec@verizon.net

The Reverend Dr. Marguerite E. Handy, Associate Minister

The Reverend Phyllis A. Harris, Associate Minister

The Reverend Donna M. Minor, Associate Minister

Sis. Cheryl Hammond Hopewell, Finance Manager

Sis. Carolyn Lang, Office Manager

Ministerial Associates Office: 215.386.1606

Ministry Director

God, our Almighty Father

Sis. Deana R. Rivers, Editor-in-Chief

Bro. Keith W. Arrington, Sr., Commission Chair, Ministry of Public Relations

Pastor Jay B. Broadnax, Mentor

Feature Column Sponsors

Florida Grant Women’s Missionary Society

Mt. Pisgah Church School

The Angels of Praise Ministry

The Campaign for Working Families

The Chancel Choir

The Christian Education Department

The Couples Ministry

The Department of Liturgical Arts

The Department of Visitation and Assistance

The Divine Movement Dance Ministry

The Flower Club

The Junior and Young Adult Usher Board

The Ladies Auxiliary Usher Board

The Lady Ushers Board

The Lay Organization

The Men’s Fellowship

The Ministry of Evangelism

The Ministry of Finance

The Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Membership

The Ministry of Missions and Welfare

The Ministry of Public Relations

The Nurses Ministry

The Parenting Ministry

The Seasoned Saints

The Youth Drama Ministry

The Youth Planning Committee

The Young Peoples Department

Website

Bro. Christopher Skipwith

Special Features

Sis. Pauline I. Andrews

Sis. Sandra E. Crooms

Bro. Ernest M. Davis

Sis. Muriel Dawson

Sis. Elaine W. Gleaves

Sis Linda Campbell Graham

Sis. Cheryl Hammond Hopewell

Sis. June Y. Hayes

Sis. Denise J. Humbert-Willis

Bro. Christopher Joyner

Sis. Georgie B. LaRue

Sis. Patricia Layne

Sis. Margaret Miller

Sis. Cheryll I. Morris-Davis

Sis. Melvina Owens

Bro. David D. Rivers

Sis. Cherie Q. Ryans

Sis. June Shorts

Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler

Sis. Marlene Winfield

Sis. Helen Williams

Sis. Arthean L. Wicks

Columnists

Pastor Jay B. Broadnax

Sis. Kelli A. Criss-Joyner

Sis. Sandra E. Crooms

Sis. Elsie M. Galloway

Bro. Fred S. Geathers

Sis. Gloria Geathers

Sis. Linda Campbell Graham

Sis. Cheryl Hammond Hopewell

Bro. David D. Rivers

Sis. Deana R. Rivers

Sis. Tara Ryans

Sis. Arthean L. Wicks

Sis. Lisa Younger

Copy Editors

Sis. Gloria Geathers

Sis. Tara Ryans

Sis. Audrey Davidson

The Fabric of the View from Mt. Pisgah Ministry

Correspondents

Sis. Pauline I. Andrews

Sis. Leslie D. Anderson

Sis. Yvonne Anderson

Sis. Ingrid Broadnax

Sis. Gwendolyn Burnett

Sis. Joyce A. Criss

Bro. Bruce Cunningham

Sis. Bernadine Devose-Walls

Sis. Audrey Davidson

Sis. Dlaina Davidson

Bro. Ernest M. Davis

Bro. Wade Fauntleroy

Sis. Tiffany Fauntleroy

Sis. Darlene Foreman

Sis. Elaine W. Gleaves

Sis. Kelli A. Criss-Joyner

Rev. Phyllis A. Harris

Sis. Cheryl Hammond Hopewell

Sis. Barbara A. Kennedy

Sis. Patricia Layne

Sis. Margaret Miller

Rev. Donna M. Minor

Sis. Deana R. Rivers

Sis. Alma Robinson

Bro. Christopher Skipwith

Sis. Tara Ryans

Sis. L. Diane Wilson

Sis. Carrie W. Yon

Sis. Kimberly A. Yon

Photographers/Videographers

Bro. Keith W. Arrington, Sr.

Bro. Brian Crooms

Sis. Tiffany Fauntleroy

Sis. Cheryl Hammond Hopewell

Bro. Richard R. Minor

Sis. Cheryll Morris-Davis

Sis. Deana R. Rivers

Bro. Christopher Skipwith

Sis. Ke’Anna Skipwith

Bro. Carl E. Wilson