132 Odcl Clark Place Reverend New York, New York 10030 Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III
(T) 212.862.7474 Paror (F) 212.862.3255 abyssinian.org Ramón Bryant Braxton
Direbor, Music & Fine Arts Ministries
Worship Service BAPTISM June 24, 2018
BACCALAUREATE SUNDAY
“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.
9:00 AM Reverend Dr. Calvin O. Butts, III
11:30 AM
Prelude
9:00 AM
11:30 AM Ramón Bryant Braxton, Organist
LaFredrick Coaxner, Conductor
Call to Worship
Leader: Praise ye the Lord! Praise God according to God’s excellent greatness!
People: You have made us a little lower than the angels and have crowned
us with glory and honor.
Leader: On this Baccalaureate Sunday, we celebrate our scholastic
accomplishments, and we press on for the high calling of God in Christ
Jesus.
People: God requires our very best, and we dishonor God if we offer
anything less.
All: Establish the work of our hands, O God, that the spirit of
excellence may be found in all we do. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Processional "We've Come This Far By Faith" #412
Invocation and Chant
Responsive Reading “Education” #88
Gloria Patri
Prayer and Choral Response "Peace Be Still" Rev. James Cleveland
Anthem
9:00 AM
11:30 AM The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian "The Storm is Passing Over"
Donald Vails
Pastoral Emphasis
Scripture
Meditation
9:00 AM 11:30 AM The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian "Thank You Jesus" Raymond Wise
Sermon and Invitation Invitational
Offertory:
Offertory Sentences & Selections
9:00 AM
11:30 AM The Inspirational Voices of Abyssinian "Get Away Jordan"
arr. Jeff Banks | Ethel Calhoun, soloist
Doxology
Offertory Prayer
Baptism
Recessional "Blessed Assurance" #508
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 – July 1
Class #2 Faith Foundations: Baptist Polity and Practices – July 8
Class #3 The Abyssinian Baptist Church: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow – July 15
Class #4 Giving God Our Best: Worship & Stewardship – June 24
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 Class. For details/registration, contact Reverend Pamela D. Mason, 212.862.7474 Ext.
204. Next Class: Wednesday, July 18th.
PRAYER REQUESTS
Bereavement • Deacon Melvin & Deaconess Sheila Chestnut (sister-in-law), Londel Davis
(Sister), Family of Manuel Gilyard.
Members Sick/Shut-In, Recovering • Deaconess Eva Vinson, Deacon Wattell Hines (Lenox
Hill Hospital), Rosalie Long (Hospitalized), Grace Jones (in St. Luke’s Hospital), Inez Alexander (St.
Luke’s Hospital/Guggenheim Pavilion), Brucie Smith (Convalescing at home), Marilyn Oliver (Sister
of Joanne Roberts), Deacons Benjamin Barrow, Harold Sawyer, Augustus Sam, Deaconesses Jessie
Green, Bernice Fife, Mattie Copeland, Aykailey Jackson, and Olga Dais, sister of Dea. Paul Brady,
Doris Brunson, Louis & Bernice Hardy (parents of Trustee Alexis Thomas), former Trustee Rich
Mitchell (in Assisted Living), Annie Printup (Mother of Marcus Printup), Martha Nichols (Mother of
Ann Sheriff), Shelley Westbrook Lassiter, Tom Stevens, Ernestine Burgess, E. Denise Perry.
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
ABYWEST
MINISTRY
Today, The Abyssinian Baptist Church and The
Scholarship Ministry observe Baccalaureate Sunday.
We celebrate and applaud our graduates in the class of
2018, as well as recipients of Abyssinian Scholarships.
The Abyssinian Deaconess Board hosts
The Blessed 90’s Fellowship Reception in Aby Café Today, following 11:30 AM service
“I will satisfy you with long life” Psalm 91:16a
For its summer selection, The Sister to Sister Book Ministry will read The Perfume
Collector by Kathleen Tessaro. Ministry’s next meeting takes place in Central Park on
Saturday, September 8th at 10:30 AM (Gather on 110th Street and Malcolm X Blvd).
Remember to bring a chair and snack. Feel free to bring something to share.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL -The 2018 Vacation Bible School is on the way! VBS
will be in session at Abyssinian Monday, July 9 - Friday, July 20, 2018, 8 AM - 3 PM for
Youth ages 6-16 and Senior Adults. VBS includes daily Bible Lessons, Visual Arts,
Literacy Enrichment, Athletics and Dance. Breakfast, lunch, and snack served daily. Cost
for two week program-$80; Early Bird Care-$100. Applications available in Church
Lobby. Contact Rev. Young for Youth Counselor employment application, x220.
GOOD GRIEF NEWS!
Deacon Dr. Henry L. McCurtis & Deaconess Dr. Sydney Bush (co-leaders of
Abyssinian’s “Good Grief” Bereavement Ministry), will co-facilitate Grief and
Bereavement Sessions with residents at The Abyssinian Towers every three
months, on 2nd Tuesdays.
Tuesday, July 17, 7 PM – 8:30 PM & Tuesday, October 16, 7 PM – 8:30 PM
SCHOLARSHIP
The Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association has extended the
deadline to June 30th for its $1,000 renewable scholarship for a graduating H.S.
Senior/resident of Harlem, who has performed community service. Grade average
must be C+ or above. For application and info visit: MMPCIA.ORG or call Patricia P.
Eaton, 212-289-8096.
ARTS & CULTURE
Abyssinian member Dr. Kevin McGruder will read from and sign his book Race and
Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890-1920 on Wednesday, June 27th,
6 PM at Sister's Uptown Bookstore, 1942 Amsterdam Ave. (156th Street). Dr. McGruder
is Assistant Professor of History at Antioch College (Yellow Springs, OH), and co-
author of Witness: 200 Years of African American Faith and Practice at The Abyssinian
Baptist Church of Harlem, NY, and Emancipation Proclamation: Forever Free.
ABYSSINIAN TECHNOLOGYUPDATE
As part of our ongoing efforts to keep The Abyssinian Baptist Church membership on
the cusp of the digital age, we invite you to revisit some our church’s key tech options
and drivers that have been tailored specifically for our congregation:
ABYSSINIAN.ORG
Our website is a living breathing entity that the entire
congregation can use as a tool for engaging in ministry
life at Abyssinian. Ministries and Members are invited
to send information for placement on our website to:
[email protected] (send info regarding church
events, ministry activities, photos, key accomplishments
or milestones for the “REJOICE” page, and happenings
in our community).
ABY TEXT ALERTS
We use text alerts to inform and remind members of events,
change in service times, special worship opportunities, weather
updates etc. Here’s how you can sign up to receive Aby Text
Alerts: TEXT ABY TO 55469.
ABY TEXT TO GIVE
Currently, Abyssinian offers the option to “give” during the worship
service offertory, by mail, online, during livestream, and through the
kiosk located on the church lobby level. We are introducing the
Option to Give via Text. Now, you can TEXT TO GIVE anytime
from anywhere!
How to set up Text to Give: In the “Recipient Box” type in 646-760-3339. In
Message box, enter dollar amount, space, and one of the following key words (for
example: 200 tithes or 10 offerings, or 75 abywest).
Initially you will receive a message with instructions to click to a
link to setup your device for text giving to Abyssinian. The
following steps will take only 5 minutes.
1.Click the link.
2.Login to your SecureGive account
3.Add the information for credit card you want to use for text giving
Next, you’ll receive another message instructing you to reply Y to
receive messages from that number, then another text asking you
to confirm the transaction. You will receive an email confirmation
that your phone number is authorized, as well as an email
confirming receipt of your gift.
646-760-3339
100 tithes
SERMON NOTES Take personal notes while listening to the Word of God
Date:
Sermon Title:
Biblical Text:
Points to Note:
PULPIT FLOWERS
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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
Rashad R. Moore Assistant Minister Ext. 212
Itang H. Young Assistant Minister for Youth Ext. 220
Pamela D. Mason Assistant Minister for Christian Education Ext. 204
MUSIC MINISTRY
Ramón Bryant Braxton Director, Music & Fine Arts Ministries 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 • NY, NY 10030 | 212.862.7474 (T) | 212.862.3255 (F)
