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MISSISSIPPI BOULEVARD
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
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Dear Fellow
Servant:
Dr.
Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.,
the preacher’s preacher par excellence, the
professor, the author and my mentor will be our
guest preacher this Sunday at our BLVD East
worship service at 8:30AM and Midtown worship service at 10:00AM. We will also
have Ms.
Lecresia Campbell, special musical guest at
the 10:00AM worship service.
We
received letters thanking us for our response to
the flood crisis from Bill Haslam, State of
Tennessee Governor and Mark H. Luttrell, Jr.,
Shelby County Mayor (Click here to read our thank you
letters from the Governor of Tennessee and Shelby
County Mayor). We are appreciative
of their recognition, but grateful to God for the
opportunity that He gave us to serve this
community. We are also grateful to our shelter
volunteers and this Sunday, June 26, immediately
following the 10:00AM worship service, we are
having a Shelter
Volunteer Reception. We are asking all shelter
volunteers to please attend.
Have
you attended at least one of our “A Taste of
Memphis”
sermons series? We had another great midweek
service this week with Rev. George L. Parks and
the family of Riverside Missionary Baptist Church.
Next week Wednesday is the last week of “A Taste of
Memphis”, Dr. Eugene Gibson, Olivet Fellowship
Baptist Church, will be our guest preacher. I hope
you have been able to attend at least one, if not
two of this series, we have been fed both in Word
and song. If you have not attended this midweek
series, please make this week your week to
attend.
Our
next midweek series will be “How to Make
Good Godly Decisions”. The following topics
will be my focus for each week: July 6 – Relationship
Decisions, July 13 – Financial Decisions, July 20
– Career Decisions, and July 27 – Spiritual
Decisions.
These are very relevant topics for today; please
invite your family, friends, and co-workers to
this economy sensitive series every Wednesday at
7:00PM.
Every
generation is marked by its music and its family
values. Discover how the best songs of your
generation carry the message of love, wholeness,
inspiration, and renewal in the series entitled
“The Message in the Music” beginning
Sunday, July 3.
It
is always good to drink plenty of water, and
especially during high temperatures, drink as much
as you can. Also, remember to watch out for the
elderly and children making sure they are doing
okay.
Looking
forward to seeing you
Sunday,
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DR. FRANK A. THOMAS
Senior Servant
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SPIRITUAL LIFE |
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STEPHEN MINISTRY
SERVICE
Stephen
Ministry is a Christian care giving group specifically designed to
assist people through difficult times (i.e., bereavement, divorce,
job loss, etc.). If you are in need of this service, you may contact
Rev. Vivian Henry at 901.752.5379 or Pastor
Virzola Law at
901.272.5603. |
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SHELTER VOLUNTEERS’
RECEPTION
Sunday, June 26, we will
celebrate our Emergency Relief Shelter Volunteers immediately
after worship services in the Midtown Fellowship
Hall.
WOMEN'S
GET AWAY
Calling all ladies of THE
BLVD! Are you interested in fellowshipping with other BLVD
ladies? If so, here’s the perfect opportunity. The Chosen
Vessel’s Women’s Ministry is planning a trip to Nashville, TN
November 3 – 5. For more information, please visit the
registration table located in the lobby of the East and
Midtown campuses. Chosen Vessel’s will host informational
meetings in the MLK Seminar Room at the midtown campus and in
the Lobby of the East location, Sunday, June 26. Please plan
to attend.
2011 GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH DISCIPLE OF
CHRIST
The 2011 General Assembly
of the Christian Church Disciples of Christ is July 9 – 13 in
Nashville, TN. Get a jump on the 2011 General Assembly. Add a
day on the front end of your trip to Nashville and take
advantage of learning opportunities offered in advance of the
General Assembly. Our own Senior Pastor, Dr. Frank A. Thomas
and President and General Minister Sharon Watkins and Bill
Thomas will lead in closing worship. Click here for additional
information and registration.
FAITHFUL
MERCIES
Faithful Mercies is a
Bible Study support group designed to help people cope with
spiritual, emotional and physical aspects of cancer. Meetings
are the third Wednesday of each month from 5:30PM – 6:45PM in
room 04A. Email Alice
Hayes for additional
information.
WATSA
Wholistic Approach To Substance Abuse is a Christ-centered
recovery support group for addictions, co-dependency and
compulsive behavior. Meetings are Tuesdays at 6:00PM in 04N.
If you or someone you know is looking to drop the “baggage” of
addiction, discover how to do so through Bible Study, prayer,
and fellowship. For more information, contact Essie
Clay.
LOVE
CONNECTION
Love Connection/Cocaine
Anonymous is a citywide support group for men and women of all
ages, races and socio-economic backgrounds. Meetings are
Thursdays at 7:30PM in THE BLVD Family Life Center.
Contact Essie Clay for more
information.
ARE YOU A
BFF?
THE BLVD Facebook Family is
open to you. Get the latest news, get inspirational quotes and
get to know other like-minded people. You belong!
Join us
online!
BLVD
MIDTOWN YOUTH RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Garrett Allen Booker, son of Thomas and Dr.
Janice Booker, is an honor graduate of Christian Brothers High
School and recipient of the Don A. Lee Memorial Scholarship
Award. Garrett will receive a $1,000.00 scholarship for his
commitment to academic excellence and community service. Booker serves with THE
BLVD Multimedia Ministry, NAACP, Jack and Jill of America, and
the Leadership Academy, sponsored by The Shelby County Chapter
of The Links, Incorporated. A longtime member of the Boy
Scouts of America, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in
2010. Booker will attend Barry University in Miami Shores, FL,
where he will major in the five-year Sports Management Program
and minor in Marketing.
Congratulations Garrett, we are proud of your
accomplishments.
CONGRATULATIONS FUTURE STARS BASKETBALL
TEAM
This
weekend the Lady Memphis Future Stars were crowned the
Youth Basketball of America (YBOA) 4th Grade
State Basketball Champions, undefeated 3-0. This young girls’
basketball team was birth out of THE BLVD two years ago under
the coaching staff of Cassandra
Carter-Price and Glenda Jones, and was known then as the
Memphis Spirits. The current
coaching staff is Cassandra Carter-Price, Helen Darling
and Vincent Morris.
There is very little fundamental basketball training for girls
in the primary grades,
the age when they are most impressionable and open for
development. Our goal is to increase the awareness of girls’
basketball with the hopes of boosting self-esteem and
contributing to a healthy lifestyle. We
are asking for everyone’s prayers as the girls prepare to
travel to Orlando, FL
for the National Championship, July 10 – 16. Click here to view team
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FINANCIAL U AT THE BLVD
EAST
Financial
U begins at THE BLVD East, Sunday, June 26, 10:30AM – 11:30AM in
Discipletown East. Join our Financial Advisor Alfred Applewhite who
will answer questions on Financial Planning to include, net worth, financial goals, and
budget planning. Class is limited to 20 people. You may sign up
at THE BLVD East Servant Volunteer Table immediately following
worship service or contact Evelyn Tyler at 901.861.2702 for
additional information. |
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BLVD EAST
STUDENT LIFE GROUP
THE BLVD East Student Life Group (AKA Connect East)
is meeting Friday, June 24, 7:00PM – 10:00PM at the Cordova Bowling
Center, 7945 Club Center Cove, Cordova, TN, 6:45PM – 10:00PM. Join us for an evening of
food, music, door prizes, group discussion, and bowling. Don’t
forger to bring a friend. This is a “must attend” event. Email Carla
Johnson or Pastor
Daniel White.
THE BLVD EAST CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEEDS
VOLUNTEERS
THE BLVD
East Children’s Ministry needs volunteers (grandparents,
parents and others) to work with nursery (2 – KK) and Discipletown
(grades 1 – 6) children. Please sign up today at the volunteer
servant table. Email Diane Young or call Pastor NaKeesha Weston at
901.272.5631 for additional information. The Children’s
Ministry is looking for you!
BLVD EAST
STUDENT MINISTRY INVENTORY
If
you are a student (grades 7 – 12) attending THE BLVD East, please
forward your name, age and contact information to Rachel
Thomas. |
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GATHER FOR PRAYER AT THE
BLVD
Gather for prayer at THE BLVD Midtown on Wednesdays
at 6:00PM (Intercessory Prayer) in
room 09A, Saturday at 9:00AM (Hour of Power) in the
Spiritual Officers’ Room and Sunday at 9:45AM (Time to Talk With God)
in the sanctuary.
PHONE A
PRAYER
Become a part of an exciting prayer community by
utilizing Phone a Prayer. Times are 6:00AM Sunday through
Saturday, 12:00PM Monday
through Friday, 8:00AM
Saturday prayer and praise followed by 9:00AM Men’s Hour of Power.
Access all sessions by calling 218.844.8230 plus access code:
915673#.
PRAYER
REQUESTS
THE BLVD Prayer Ministries would like to partner
with you in prayer. The Prayer Request Box is located in the
Montgomery lobby outside the Chalice Bookstore. Prayer Request cards
are available in the pews and in Bible Study Classes. You may also submit requests by clicking
here.
VISITATION AND BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY
If your loved one is hospitalized, confined at home,
or in a nursing home, you may request visitation by calling
901.729.6222. Please report all emergency hospitalizations and
bereavements to the On-Call Pastor at 901.569.7729. Visit our
website to view our current sick and bereaved
members. Continue to keep our sick and
bereaved in your thoughts and prayers.
SHARE YOUR
STORY
If you
or someone you know has recent news on achievements, community
involvement, or overcoming odds, go here and complete the online
form. Although we cannot promise that your
story will be featured in eNews, we encourage you to keep submitting
NEW stories of interest. |
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MBCC MEMBER CELEBRATES FIRST
BOOK
THE BLVD Family celebrates with Ms. Jetta Remonia
Owens (MBCC Choir Member) and co-author Debra Walter on the
completion of Jetta’s first book “To Cripple a Butterfly.” Click here for additional information and a synopsis
of the book. |
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