Order of Worship February 12, 2023 10:00AM

 

 

 

 

 

Singers AND DANCERS Needed

 

The Pastor and the Minister of Music invites volunteers interested in singing and dancing to join the following praise teams:

 

• Young Adult Praise Team
• Women Praise Team
• Praise Team
• Anointed Dance Ministry

 

Please call the Central Office at (508) 626-2118.

 

Church Theme 2023

 

“Year of Miraculous Out Pouring & Majestic Praise”

Exodus 15:6 , 11; Psalm 8:1; Psalm 29:4; Psalm 111:3; 2 Peter 1:17; Psalm 77:4

Matthew 11:20-2; Acts 19:11; Acts 12:28; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Hebrews 2:4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God is doing a new thing and taking us to a new level. He calls us to seek Him, and He will do miracles in our midst. This year we are praying for miracles in our lives, the lives of our families, and our Church family. As we pray and seek His face, we are going to give God Majestic Praise along the way. The songwriters said it: I seek a miracle every day and I just want to Praise Him.

 

 

 

 

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for all of your prayers, phone calls, cards, visits, flowers of encouragement, hugs, and expression of love, following the loss of our cousin and Godson Alrick Blake. Your prayers and thoughts of sympathy helped us get through this very difficult time. 

 

We thank you dearly.

 

                           Deacon Karen, Vergel, Melissa, and Christina Blake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Announcements

 

 

 

GIVING STATEMENTS FOR 2022     Last week we started emailing giving statements to individuals.   If you have not received yours please reach out to the Central Office at 508-626-2118 and leave your email and it will be sent to you.    Thank you for your faithful stewardship.

Volunteers Needed              The next packing session will take place at Greater Framingham Community Church on Friday, February 17th at 1:30 pm, and distribution help on Saturday, February 18th at 9:00 am. We need volunteers for 1½ hours each day to help provide food for 90 families. To sign up, please reach out to the Central Office at 508-626-2118 or Linda James at 508-788-0611.

Does the church have your correct Email address?   We want to save the church money with the cost of postage having gone up. To do so we are sending out giving statements by email. Please make a point to ensure that the church has your correct email address. This can be done by giving it to your deacon, the Board of Finance or emailing it to the central office.       Thank you for helping your church save on expenses.

MONDAY MORNINGS WITH THE PASTOR   We invite you to join us for Early Morning Prayer with the Pastor at 8:00 am on Monday mornings.   Prayer Line: 1-605-313-4818 Access Code: 702588#.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY We invite you to join our Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting and Bible Study.   Prayer Meeting: 7:00-7:30 pm Prayer Line: 1-605-313-4818 Access Code: 702588#   Also, join us for Bible Study at 7:30 pm on Zoom. You can find the Zoom link on the church website: www.gfccnet.org.   We will study from the book of 2 Samuel 5.   THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER If you would like to be a part of a Morning Prayer group, you can do so by dialing in to pray or request prayer. The line opens from 5:30 am to 7:15am.  Prayer line: is 605-313-4818 Access Code: 702588#

THURSDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY   The New Topic of study is First Corinthians. We continue to meet on Thursday evenings for one hour at 7:00 PM. To refresh the platform information, we use Google Meets and the phone connection. The video conferencing is available.  Phone: 605-313-4818       PIN: 702588#.

Men's Bible Study via In-Person & Zoom                        Men's Bible Study has resumed on Saturdays at 8:30 am in the Fellowship Hall and by Zoom.   Topic: MCF Bible Study   You can find the Zoom link on the church website: www.gfccnet.org

2nd SUNDAY DINNERS RETURN! We invite you to participate in our First 2nd Sunday Dinner Sale.  The first sale will take place on Sunday, March 12th, 2023, following the service. Please know to eat in or take out your meal on that Sunday. Just so you know the menu and cost will be forthcoming.

Volunteers Needed-ESL   Hospitality Commons, which offer English as a Second Language classes at GFCC on Mondays and Wednesdays, at 6:00 pm is currently putting together their volunteer staff of ESL teachers for next semester, and is looking for GFCC members who would be interested to teach in their program.   No ESL experience is necessary, nor would you need to know a second language. You would just need to be willing and have a certain comfort level serving as a teacher.   It would be great to have GFCC represented on their staff!    For more information, please call the Central office at 508-626-2118.

FOCUS GROUP HELP NEEDED      3 Kings BBQ and food services LLC is a black, family-owned catering company that specializes in craft batch barbecue. The company is looking to inspire the BBQ community in the northeast with your help. . They will be hosting a tasting downstairs on February 19th, 2023 following our worship service and are looking for feedback regarding their smoked BBQ. This will be a:   meat heavy tasting (chicken, pork, and beef) Sampling and not a dinner.   Honest feedback and survey participation is required   Spaces are limited. If you are interested in participating, RSVP to Central Office.                                        On Sunday, February 19th, 2023, Brother Melvin Jones will conduct a focus group to test his new food venture.   Please RSVP to Central Office if you would like to taste the food.   Thank you for your support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TODAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jesse Owens (1913-1980)

Owens was a track-and-field athlete who set a world record in the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin and went unrivaled for 25 years. He won four gold medals at the Olympics that year in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, along with the 100-meter relay and other events off the track. In 1976, Owens received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1990.www.history.com.

                                      

Coretta Scott King   (1927-2006)

 

Although best known for being the wife of famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King created her own legacy in the movement to end injustice. She also worked to continue he husband’s legacy after his death.

 

Coretta Scott was born in Marion, Alabama on April 27, 1927. King’s parents were both entrepreneurs and her mother was musically talented. As a child, King expressed interest in music and quickly excelled in grade school as lead in the choir. She was the valedictorian in high school and went on to receive her BA in music from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. King was awarded a scholarship to further her music studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. While studying at the school King was introduced to then, doctoral student Martin Luther King Jr. Although she was not initially attracted to him, the two began to date and married in 1953.

 

One year later King graduated from the Conservatory of Music and the couple moved to Montgomery, Alabama. Martin took a position as the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. The church became a center for the Civil Rights Movement in Alabama and eventually the country. Due to her family’s participation in the movement King often received death threats. As a result, the couple’s house was a continuous target for white supremacist groups. Throughout her marriage, King appeared side by side with her husband fighting against injustice. She also openly criticized the movement’s exclusion of women. The Kings had four children. Often when Martin was traveling Coretta remained at home, managing a full household on her own. 

 

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4^th, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. King continued to support several issues, marching in a labor strike only days after his funeral. She openly expressed disdain for the Vietnam War, an action that placed her under FBI surveillance for several years. King also supported several women’s rights causes. She traveled internationally, lecturing about racism and economic issues in the United States and abroad. In 1969, King was awarded the Universal Love Award, becoming the first non-Italian to hold the distinction. The same year, she published her memoirs entitled My Life with Martin Luther King Jr.

 

King established the King Center, a memorial that focused on protecting and advancing her husband’s legacy. Her hard work eventually materialized in a federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which was signed into law in 1983. Although she later passed the leadership of the King Center on to her son Dexter, King remained an integral part of the organization, accepting speaking engagements and appearances until her death. King died on January 30^th, 2006 from complications due to ovarian cancer. Her funeral was attended by several presidents and heads of state who expressed their sadness in losing another prominent figure in the fight for equality. She is buried alongside her husband in Atlanta, Georgia.

www.womenhistory.org.

 

Greater Framingham Community Church (GFCC) has Resumed In-person worship services. The Church is OPEN!

 

Please note the following:

1. Our order of service will remain as it has been for the past two years.

2. Online worship will continue as it has been during COVID.

3. Seating for everyone will be on the main floor at your own discretion.

4. We will have seating for those who want to sit by families or
sit in their own socially distance bubble.  We will also have seating
for those who wish to sit socially distant from others, and open
seating.

5. As you arrive, ushers will assist you in your seating preference.

6. MASK are REQUIRED to be worn in the GFCC sanctuary and
building during all church services.

7.  MASK EXCEPTIONS during church services are for Clergy in the Pulpit, Choir, and Musicians in the pulpit area, and Speakers at the main floor Podium. (Mask can be removed and replaced, by said individuals, when appropriate).

8. As you enter the Narthex, you will have an opportunity to pick
up the following items before coming into the sanctuary.  Worship
bulletin, extra mask, hand wipes, sanitizer, and on First Sundays
Communion elements.

9. Also in the Narthex, there will be an offering stand for you
to deposit your offering before entering or exiting the service.

10. Restrooms are available.  We ask that you limit the number of
persons in the space at a time.

11. The exiting of the sanctuary after service will be coordinated by
the ushers.  They will direct individuals row by row to avoid crowding during the exit process.  We ask that you exit the sanctuary
immediately and not linger in the building.

12.  On Sunday mornings, the church will be open for in-person Adult
Christian Education classes.  Classes are taught by Rev. Lackard, Minister Thompson, and Deacon Bishop which will meet in the classrooms. A mask must be worn and social distance practices are required. On-line Sunday classes taught by Kathy Oliver Jones will continue to meet via Zoom.

13. Jr Church, JYC,  and Teen Worship will  meet in person and by hybrid in designated classrooms during the 10:00 AM worship service.

14. Second Sunday dinners, receptions, coffee receptions, fellowship
meals will take place in the Fellowship Hall. Mask is required except when consuming food.

15. Ministry meetings, Bible studies,  and ministry events are
encouraged to be in person events with  hybrid capabilities in all
classrooms.

 

We pray that the worship experience is enriching and that you will
feel safe as we worship together!

 

 

 

Why not blog online with the Reverend Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd, Pastor about Sunday's sermon? Go to our church website or Facebook and begin the chat!   www.gfccnet.org   To chat with the Reverend email, him at: Pastor@gfccnet.org

 

Sermon Title: "An Appointment With Destiny"

 

Scripture: Psalm 121: 1-2

 

“Fireside Chat” Questions

1. Have you ever thought that You have an appointment with Destiny? Why or Why not?

 

2. What do you do when adversity comes in your life? Does it work for you?

 

3. What have you learned about faith from your seasons of struggle?

 

4. Have you found purpose in the inconveniences of life?

 

5. What does prayer & patience have to do with our seasons of struggle?

 

6. What does knowing: " God has a pre-set time of deliverance for you'' do for your journey?

 

7. How do you handle the circumstances of life that contradict the
   purpose[s] for your life?

 

8. Given what we as a people are going through in this season: What does it mean to “Hold on & Look Up"?

 

9. Given what we as a people are going through in this season: What does it mean to “Hold on & Look Up”?

 

10. What does it do for your faith knowing: God Remembers?
     

Listening to God’s Word and to God’s messages for you.  Make a few personal notes as you listen. Revisit your notes during quiet time spent with the Lord over the coming week. Allow God to crystallize His truths in your life.

 

Sermon Title: "An Appointment With Destiny"

Scripture: Psalm 121: 1-2

 

Main ideas of the Sermon:

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Invitation to Accept Christ in your life

 

□ I accepted Christ today      □ I want to accept Christ into my life

 

Invitation for Membership (Please Print)

 

We welcome you as a new member of the Greater Framingham Community Church Family. If you wish to unite with GFCC, please complete the information below and submit this form to one of our Deacons, Ushers, or Ministers or drop it in the collection box in the Narthex.

 

I want to join the Greater Framingham Community Church and I come:

□ Already baptized with Christian experience    □ As a candidate for baptism

 

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