Worship Service September 3, 2017

10:00 AM

“To all those who enter here, be thoughtful, be silent, be reverent. Before the service, speak to

God. During the service, let God speak to you. After the service, speak to others.

Prelude

Nathaniel Gumbs, Organist

Call to Worship

Leader: God, you have been gracious to us.

People: You have given us the breath of life, and purpose for living. May

all of our living and labor give you honor and praise.

Leader: In this hour of worship, we honor God for the gift of labor. Whether we

teach children, care for the elderly, or fight for the disinherited, all of our

service is in worship to God.

All: With our hands lifted in praise, and hands extended in service,

may God be glorified in all we do. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer

Processional "I Am Thine" #387

Invocation and Chant

Responsive Reading “Labor Day Blessings” #89

Gloria Patri

Prayer and Choral Response

Anthem

The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian "Thank You For Hearing Our Prayer"

Stephen Key

Pastoral Emphasis

Scripture

Meditation

The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian "Speak To My Heart"

Donnie McClurkin

Sermon and Invitation

Invitational

Offertory:

Offertory Sentences & Selections

The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian "Call Him Up" Keith Pringle

Doxology

Offertory Prayer

Recessional "Praise Him! Praise Him!" #178

Benediction and Amen

Postlude

BIBLE STUDY • NEW MEMBERS CLASS • PRAYER • BABY BLESSING

Sunday Morning Praying Band – Sundays - 7:00 AM

Sunday Morning Bible Study – 8:45 AM

Monday Afternoon Bible Class – 12:00 PM

Wednesday Mid-Week Manna Service – 7:00 PM

NEW MEMBERS CLASS SCHEDULE • Meets Sundays, 8:30 AM |Blue Room

Class #1 At the Cross: Jesus and Salvation – September 3

Class #2 Faith Foundations: Baptist Polity and Practices – September 10

Class #3 The Abyssinian Baptist Church: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – September 17

Class #4 Giving God Our Best: Worship & Stewardship – September 24

PRAYER REQUESTS • Prayer Request forms are available at Ushers station in back

of the main Sanctuary’s center aisle, and via www.abyssinian.org/connect/prayer-

requests/. To Request Prayer or Visitation, call Abyssinian’s 24 Hour Sick & Shut-

In Line: 212.862.7474, x205.

Sick/Shut-In & Recovering: Fred Staton (In Hospice care), Deaconess Mattie Copeland (In

Nursing Home), Bessie Tate Proctor (Widow of Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor and mother of

Deacon Herbert Proctor), Trustee Helena Lewis (recovering at home), Deacons Jerome

Tolbert and Douglas Solomon, Deaconesses Jessie Green, Bernice Fife, and Ayikailey Jackson,

former Trustee, Rich Mitchell, Reverend Lillian Brown Gold.

Flynn Peterson (Daughter of Ernestine Stroud), Bernice Hardy (Mother of Trustee Chair,

Alexis Thomas), Dorothy Drayton, Ernestine Burgess, E. Denise Perry.

Bereavement: Family of Trustee Elizabeth Eldrige, Deaconess Bernice Fife (passing of nephew),

Famiilies of Edythe Cherry and Elizabeth Bolling; Karen Diaz along with Deacon & Deaconess

Olive; Edward Sonds, Jr. (passing of son); BNP Elder Rochelle Attia (passing of Brother).

BABY BLESSINGS • Babies are blessed on the 2nd Sunday of each month in the

11:30 AM worship service. Parents who wish to have their baby blessed at Abyssinian,

must attend the Baby Blessing Course. For details/registration, contact Min. Pamela

D. Mason, 212.862.7474 Ext. 204. Next Class: September 20th.

Thank you to everyone who supported the Thank you to everyone who supported the $3.0 in

24MO! Campaign and to those who attended the reception. This two year campaign officially ended on October 31, 2016. To date, the campaign allowed us to pay for the cost of nearly two of the five

floors. Your generosity has been overwhelming.

As you can see, we still have a way to go. For those who have not completed their pledge, we want you to continue your payments even though the campaign has ended from an accounting point of

view. All of your future payments will be noted to your pledge. We ask you to continue to support AbyWest. New initiatives will roll out soon as we continue to forge ahead to reach our goal of

$8MM to complete the entire five floor community center. We continue to strive to attain 100% participation because we want others to know our

membership is committed to this effort. Your support is greatly appreciated!

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

THE ABYWEST COMMUNITY CENTER IS COMING ALIVE!

As we continue fundraising to meet our $12 million goal to complete AbyWest,

we would like to share preliminary renderings of the Community Center’s

Reception Area and Fellowship Hall.

We envision a space where members can gather and fellowship before and

after worship services, and it would also function as a Hall for special occasions

and events.

We urge you to continue supporting this effort, and remain diligent and prayerful

as we strive to reach our goal.

MINISTRY

The Abyssinian Food Pantry Ministry extends its

deep appreciation to ALL who’ve made donations to

our church’s Food Distribution effort. There remains a

need for non-perishables such as: canned

vegetables, canned fruits, and canned soup.

Please leave donations of these items at the

lobby reception desk any weekday during office

hours: (10 AM – 6 PM), and/or on Sundays

following worship services. We thank God

for your Spirit of Generosity!

“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me

something to drink” – MATTHEW 25:35

The Sister-to-Sister Book Ministry has chosen for its summer read, "Born A

Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood," by Trevor Noah. Ministry’s

next gathering takes place on Saturday, September 9th in Central Park. (110th Street & Malcolm X Blvd).

BIBLE QUEST

This exercise is designed to stimulate a thirst for biblical knowledge

Your awareness of biblical facts is important for your spiritual growth. Take the

challenge of the Bible Quest. Answer as many questions as possible before

checking the Abyssinian website http://abyssinian.org/ministry/christian-

education/abyssinian-institute-for-christian-education/ for the correct Bible

references to the questions. And, remember to be intentional about taking time

to center yourself, as you read the entire chapter where the answers are found.

1) At what age did Adam die?

2) How old was Sarah when she gave birth to Isaac?

3) Name the twin boys, and grandson of Abraham (Their mother’s name

was Rebecca).

4) When the Angel Gabriel told Zechariah that his wife, Elizabeth, would

have a child in her old age, Zechariah doubted. What happened to him

as a result?

5) Who was the widow that met the baby Jesus at the temple, and how old

was she?

The Abyssinian Youth Ministry invites all to the

ANNUAL AUTUMN APPLE PICKING

ADVENTURE AT BARTON ORCHARDS IN

POUGHQUAQ, NY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

30, 2016. Bus leaves Abyssinian at 8:30 AM and departs

the Orchard at 4:00 PM. Trip includes live

entertainment, concession stands, Hay Rides, Old

Country store, and more. Sign-up sheets are available

in lobby vestibule. Complete and submit bottom half of

form to Brenda McLaughlin in Sunday School mailbox or to Rev. Young. For more

information, contact Rev. Young at iyoung@abyssinian.org or 212.862.7474 x 220.

THE ABYSSINIAN ANNUAL

GOLF FELLOWSHIP

__________________________________________________________________

The Annual Reverend Dino Woodard Memorial Golf Fellowship will

take place on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Saint Andrews Golf

Course. Tee Time • 8:30 AM. Special thanks to our hosts, Aby members

Al and Pat Zollar. To RSVP, and for further details, contact 212.862.7474, Ext.

216.

Happy Birthday To Abyssinians Born in September

Derek Adam

25

Marie Jeanne Aka

20

Nina Allen

12

Karyn Alston

7

Sheila Anane

7

Amanda Anderson

14

Deborah A.Fleming 29

Oscar Arrington

10

Veronica Ball

1

Rene Ball

16

Clarence Ball, III

14

Imani Bayne

23

Kaya Beckles

27

Willie Becoat

10

Karrolyn Belkis

20

Sharon Bennett

19

Davine Bey

22

Kenrick Bollers

6

Kurt Boone

24

Alvin Bowles, Jr.

23

Melba Bradford

29

Alma Bridgett

10

Kiara Brown

25

Doris Brunson

21

Jean Bunce

19

Lillie Burrell

13

Vickie Carter

30

Vera Clarke

25

Rachel Cole

24

Christopher Conyers

21

Chelsea Crowder

3

Samuel Daniel

13

James Davis

26

Darin Davis

5

DeBorah Davis-Gray

24

Felicia Dennis

25

L. Rayne Dorsey

2

Yvonne Dunn

12

Solange Ealy-Clarke

6

Ercille Edwards

29

Robert Eilets, Sr.

3

Darius Evans

8

Phillip Fields

17

Bernice Fife

13

Van Fisher

12

Mercedes Forrest

22

Samuel Foster

18

Jason Fraser

25

Mary Frasier

30

Rudolph Frazier

25

Sandi Freeman

10

Patricia Garey

21

Adom Getachew

30

Martia Goodson

21

Beverly Gould

2

John Graves

3

Lenny Green

1

Tiffany Greene

28

Ernest Gregg

17

Dawn Greggs

19

Carol Griffin

2

H Gross

8

Patricia Hamilton

8

Michael Hamilton

24

Jerome Hammond

29

Brian Hardy

20

Jada Harper

4

Venus Harris

12

Christopher Harvell

1

James Hatcher, Sr.

20

Yvonne Hatchett

4

Hattie Hedgepeth

10

Alicia Henderson

16

Phenice Henderson

15

Lawrence Hendricks

18

Shaneekua Henry

16

Jennifer Henry

29

Arvernetta Henry

17

Shari Hiles

30

Anthony Hill

21

Lee Hodge

21

William Holder

24

Sabrina Holmes, Esq.

28

Yolanda Holmes

30

Laura Hope

13

Maxine Horne

16

Ruth Hunt

21

Karen Hunter

24

Kebra Hutton

23

David Hylton

28

Roy Innis

3

Keith Isaacs

8

Mildred Jackson

11

Robin Jackson

3

Tanisha Jackson

13

Samari Jackson-Preston 26

Onyx Jackson-Preston 26

Maa't Jakuta

13

Kenneth Jeffers, Jr.

27

David Jeffries

26

Elizabeth Johnson

14

Michael Johnson

5

Joya Johnson

25

Cecil Jones

7

Francine Jones

23

Tamieka Jones

13

Mildred Jordan

22

Shirley Jordan

5

Ronald Jordan

12

Cecilia Jordan

28

Patricia Jordan

26

Lisa Jordan

14

Tia Kaplan

24

Edwin Kelly

9

Patricia King Williams 16

Eliza Lee

21

Alvin Lee

24

Pauline Leslie

5

Lisle Lewis

23

Lashana Lewis

25

Shernette Linton, Esq.

20

Lisa Long

15

Gena Lovett

26

Holly Low

28

Marie Lunn

16

Karen Lynch

7

Roderick MacNeal

26

Roy Magby

26

Betty Manor

12

Robyn Marshall

28

Alberta Martin

8

Lina Martinez

12

Thelma Mason

26

Hellen Mayfield

21

Deborah McClain

10

Laura M. Parker 17

Fatima McFadden

20

Jasmine McFarlaneWhite 6

Areshia McFarlin-Garcia 3

Courtney McGraw

8

Kevin McGruder

9

Mark McKinley

2

Robert McMillan

27

Julie Mellony

20

Dorian Miles

20

Brooke Miller

27

Dorothy Miller

14

Celestine M. Harris

3

Jacquetta Miller-Whaley 21

Isabella Minns

20

Michelle Mitchell

4

Stacy Mitchell

24

Helen M. Tomlinson 9

Tulip Morris

9

Andrew Mark Morrison

29

Morgan Morrison

5

Genevieve Murray

6

Mary Myers

14

Glen Nared

15

Evelyn Nelson

1

Susie Nelson

20

Susan Nesbitt Glover 4

Carmen Nisbett

18

Curtis Outlaw

9

Stephanie Palmer

23

Jimmie Pate

12

Deborah Payne

4

Ronald Pettaway

10

Frank Pezzella

7

Erica Pierce

7

Nadeen Powell

30

Carol Preston

15

James Prewitt

10

Sara Punter

16

April Reardon

8

Beth Reed

12

Karen Reeves

30

Tirissa Reid

15

Beverly Rhymer

1

Charmaine Rhymer-Leland 21

Nicholas Richards

24

Enest R. Wilson 21

Christina Rizzo

30

Vivian Robinson

30

Valerie Rochon

12

Yolanda Rodney-Holmes 28

Elizabeth Rodriguez

15

Christian Sapp

20

Keiasha Scott

1

Shirley Scott

5

Brianna Seagraves

26

Cynthia Seymore

7

Cedric Shine

4

Annie Silcott

26

Karen Small

4

Shirley H. Smith

22

Ria L. Spencer

23

Vivian Stevenson

1

Shanae Strachan

21

Monique Taylor

12

Alicia Taylor

19

Sakinah Taylor

25

Yvonne Thevenot

17

James Thompson

26

Ashley Thompson

29

Arthur Thompson

12

Tyrone Thompson

20

Herbert Thornhill

14

Tamecca Tillard

5

George Todd

5

Bennie Tolbert

5

Leontine Turner

25

Karen Tyson-Hawkins 4

Curtis Upshaw

27

Ronnie Vickers

7

Clara Villarosa

29

Alma Warren

11

Ernestine W. McFadden 18

Anthony Watkins

2

Gwendolyn Watts

2

Ronald Whitehurst

3

Jonathan Williams

30

Willie Williams

11

Harding Williams

23

Angela Williams

15

Dwayne Williams

3

Sharonda WilliamsGardner 26

Sabrina WilliamsMartinez 8

Tanya Wilson

3

Lawrence Winslow

1

William Wooten

12

Tiaka Wright

22

Karen Wynn

17

AFFILIATE NEWS

ABYSSINIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Harlem Economic Literacy Program

HOMEOWNERSHIP EDUCATION SERIES 2017

TWO-PART SESSION WORKSHOPS

Thursday(s) Sept. 14 and Sept. 21, 2017 – 6:00 PM -9:00 PM

$35.00 Registration Fee must be submitted in advance

All participants must complete both sessions to receive Certificate of

Completion

For further information and registration form, contact:

Andrea Britton, Economic Literacy Homeownership Counselor,

abritton@adcorp.org or 646-442-6545 x210

THURGOOD MARSHALL ACADEMY LOWER

SCHOOL seeks 1st Grade students to join our

community for the 2017/2018 Academic School

year. Contact Ms. Patricia Butts: PButts@tmals.org or

212-368-8710 for more information. You may also

download the application via the school’s website at

www.tmals.org.

ARTS & CULTURE

Abyssinian member, Dr. Kevin McGruder, presents "Philip Payton: ‘Father of

Colored Harlem,' 1876-1917" a program commemorating centenary death of the

Afro-American Realty Company’s founder, on Thursday, September 7th, 6 PM - 7:30

PM at New York Public Library Countee Cullen Branch, 104 West 136th Street.

NYC Health + Hospitals sponsors “LAUGHTER WITH A CAUSE”

Fundraiser to help expand & improve patient care on Friday, September 15, 2017,

6:00 PM at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, 506 Lenox Avenue/Malcolm X Blvd. in

Herbert Cave 2nd Floor Auditorium. Event to feature Harlem Dance Leadership

Program. Ticket Cost: $25 in advance; $28 at door. For information, call

212.939.1370 or send email to: harlemauxiliary@nychhc.org

In case you missed it, The Women's Auxiliary to the United Missionary

Baptist Association will again present “Tell-It, Sing-It, Shout-It,” a rousing

testimonial production written & directed by Abyssinian’s own, Hazel Rosetta Smith.

The Musical takes place on Saturday, September 23, 2017, 2:00 PM at New Mt. Zion

Baptist Church, 171 West 140th Street, New York, NY. Cost: $30; Children under 12:

$15. For Ticket Information contact: Deaconess Eleanor Olive 718.547.5134 or Mary

Faulkner 914.720.0674. Deaconess Eleanor Olive, WAUMBA President, Rev. Dr. Carl

Washington, Jr., UMBA Moderator.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE AT ABYSSINIAN for SEPTEMBER 2017

SEPTEMBER 2017 SCHEDULE FOR SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES AT

THE ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH - The Abyssinian Baptist Church Sunday

Worship schedule has been adjusted to one service at 10:00 AM on Sundays,

September 3 & September 10. We return to Sunday Worship Services at 9 AM &

11:30 AM on Sunday, September 17

SCHEDULE FOR NURSERY AGE CHILDREN - The Abyssinian Sunday School

Nursery will be closed Sundays September 3 & September 10. The Nursery reopens

Sunday, September 17 (for 9 AM & 11:30 AM services).

ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION - The

Abyssinian Baptist Church Federal Credit Union is closed today, Sunday, September

3rd for the Labor Day Holiday, and will be closed on Wednesday, September 6th.

The Credit Union reopens on next Sunday, September 10th after the 10:00 AM

worship service, and resumes regular office hours on Wednesday, 9/13 and Sunday,

9/17.

PULPIT FLOWERS

Courtesy of Saundra Parks 212 529.5000

ABYSSINIAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 212.368.4471 | adcorp.org

SERMON NOTES

Take personal notes while listening to the Word of God

Date:

Sermon Title:

Biblical Text:

Points to Note:

THE ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH OFFICERS

Gerald Barbour Chairman, Board of Deacons

Eleanor E. Olive Chair, Board of Deaconess

Alexis Thomas Chair, Board of Trustees

Walter Douglas Treasurer

Sheila S. Boston Robinson Church Clerk

MINISTERIAL STAFF

Reginald L. Bachus Associate Pastor Ext. 203

Itang H. Young Assistant Minister for Youth Ext. 220

Rashad R. Moore Assistant Minister Ext. 212

MUSIC MINISTRY

Ext. 261

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES

Finance Ext. 245

Building, Grounds & Maintenance Ext. 244

WORSHIP SERVICES

Sunday

7:00 am The Praying Band

9:00 am Bible Class

9:00 am Sunday School

9:00 am Worship Service

9:15 am -11:00 am WE Youth Worship Experience

11:30 am Worship Service

2nd Sunday 11:30 am Babies Blessed

3rd Sunday 9:00 am & 11:30 am Communion/Right Hand of Fellowship (11:30 am)

4th Sunday 11:30 am Baptism

5th Sunday 11:30 am Youth Sunday

Wednesday

7:00 pm Mid-Week Manna

THE ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH

132 Odell Clark Place • New York, NY 10030 | 212.862.7474 (T) 212.862.3255 (F)