SUNDAY WORSHIP EXPERIENCE
JULY 16, 2017
Millennial Sunday
Praise & Worship
Scripture Ministry of Music
The Word Rev. Willie Dwayne Francois, III, Pastor
Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, NJ
Stewardship
Benediction
SUMMER IS HERE! For the months of July and August, we have something
scheduled for everyone; to get Involved, Participate and stay
Calvary Connected.
The Men of Standard in conjunction with Habitat for
Humanity have a Volunteer Opportunity close to home! Let’s help our neighbors in the community!
Saturday July 22, 2017. 8 am -4:30 pm
Location on Willow Street, across the street from the church. All are invited to serve.
If you have any questions or to signup please contact Bill Whitfield at 973 452-2341 or [email protected]
REV. WILLIE DWAYNE FRANCOIS III
Willie Dwayne Francois III is a 2009 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of
Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Religion, named the
ranking scholar in both departments. Francois is a member of various honor
societies and holds two fellowships from the Fund for Theological Education.
While at Morehouse, he served as the president of the Martin Luther King Jr.
International Chapel Assistants Program and was named the 2009 Martin
Luther King Jr. Scholar. Francois received a Master of Divinity from Harvard
University’s Divinity School, where he was awarded the Hopkins Shareholders
Award—the school’s highest academic recognition—and served as class commencement speaker.
Called and committed to empower God’s people through transformative preaching and
teaching, Francois serves as the Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Pleasantville, NJ. From
2013 to 2015, Francois served as the Associate Pastor of First Corinthian Baptist Church (FCBC) in
Harlem, New York, where Pastor Michael A. Walrond, Jr. is the pastor. Prior to joining the FCBC team,
he served as the Minister of Christian Education and Discipleship at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church of
Houston, Texas, under his pastor, Rev. Dr. Marcus D. Cosby. Willie also fulfilled several highly engaging
and structured ministerial internships at Wheeler Avenue, FCBC and Morning Star Baptist church (of
Mattapan, Massachusetts, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. John M. Borders III). Francois was licensed
and ordained at the First Union Baptist Church of Galveston, Texas.
Francois lives into the intersection of the life of the spirit and the life of the mind. In addition to
publishing various articles and sermons, Francois served as a member of the Young Preachers’ Leader-
ship Team of the Academy of Preachers, the director of the Young Ministers’ Corner of the African Amer-
ican Lectionary, a research assistant for Dr. Jonathan L. Walton, a Civil Rights Scholar for the imaging
of the King Paper collection through the Martin Luther King Center (in Atlanta). Likewise, he holds an
adjunct position in the African American Studies program at the University of Houston.
Francois is a founding fellow of Emerging Millennials Leadership Alliance, which is a movement
committed to dismantling the racialized prison industrial complex in America. Through the Bill Lucy
Fellowship, Francois represented the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference as a presenter at the Transat-
lantic Roundtable on Religion and Race at the University of London-Birkbeck in London, England.
Francois serves as co-chair of the Theological Working Group of the Black Church Center for Justice
and Equality. For 2014-2015, Francois was named a Beatitudes Society Fellow, focusing on congrega-
tional responses to Mass Incarceration and empowering returning citizens. Francois’ pastoral activism
is organized around racial and economic justice and criminal justice reform.
Francois attributes his love of life and dedication to doing the so-called impossible to his close-
knit family. He is a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.
Sun. Jul. 16 YOUNG ADULT SUNDAY - Guest preacher Rev. Willie Francois, III Pastor-Mt. Zion BC, Pleasantville, NJ
Mon. Jul. 17 PASTOR IS PREACHING @ THE NORTH JERSEY MISSIONARY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION - MT. CALVARY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWARK @ 7PM
Wed. Jul. 19 PASTOR WILL BE @ METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWARK @ 7PM - CHURCH IS INVITED.
Sat. Jul. 22 Sat. Jul. 22
CHILDREN’S CHURCH - SESAME PLACE OUTING - (see Worship Guide for more info) W.O.P., GYM & CYM INTERGENERATIONAL SIP ON CIDER & PAINT
Sun. Jul. 23 VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT IN CONJUCTION WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER - GEORGE GRAMBY PARK @ 2PM
Fri. Jul. 28 KOINONIA SINGLES MIN. “CHAT & CHEW” - (see Worship Guide for more info)
DATES TO REMEMBER/UPCOMING EVENTS
Event Setup Facilities/ Men of Standard/ Male Choir
Grills - 2 Stations Male Ministers/ Deacons/ Trustees/ Armor Bearers
Dress & Arrange Tables Women of Purpose Greeters Hospitality/ Faith Sharers Servers - Burgers, Hot Dogs, Fish
Deaconess
Servers - Other Foods Female Trustees/ Ushers/ Church School Fun Foods Snow cone machine Pop corn machine Cotton candy machine
Educational Development CYM
Parking & Security Transportation & Parking First Aid Station Health & Wellness Kiddie Amusements Couples for Christ
CYM Prayer Tent Female Ministers Event Breakdown Facilities/ Deacons/Male Choir/Men of
Standard/ Media & Tech
Join the Women of Purpose as we Kick-off our
2017 Women’s Weekend!
Statue of Liberty Cruise
Saturday, September 23, 2017 (Boarding at Lincoln Harbor, NJ) Board: 11:30am
Return: 2pm Price: $74
Purchase your tickets online at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-of-purpose-statue-of- liberty-lunchtime-cruise-tickets-
36036692718 Please email [email protected] for more information.
SICK & SHUT IN
Sis. Anna Ree Jordan 31 Early Street, Apt. 2H Sis. Cora Stallings 31 Early Street, Apt. 3N Sis. Sarah Ross 26 Hopkins Ct. Parsippany Sis. Cathelene Cloud Pine Acres Healthcare, 51 Madison Ave, 2nd flr; Rm 202, Madison Sis. Miriam Shruby 24 Cutler Stre et Sis. Cleopatra Reid Care One, Parsippany Sis. Naomi Smith McKay Morris Hills -Genesis Healthcare Sis. Candace Strawbridge Morris Hills -Genesis Healthcare Sis. Valerie Gilliam Morris View Healthcare Center Bro. James McElwee Regency Grand Rehab Ctr. 65 N. Sussex St. Dover Sis. Rosa L. Burton Pine acres Healthcare Nursing Home, # 320; Madison, NJ Sis. Gwendolyn King 36 Livingston Road Bro. James Vance 26 Linden Street Bro. Carter Pinkman 59 Highland Avenue Sis. Patricia Pinkman 59 Highland Avenue Bro. Ezekiel Walton 34-09 Flagler Street Sis. Mary Lee Foote Morristown Medical Center Sis. Edna Banks 42 Monroe Avenue, Dover. 07801 Sis. Deborah Smith 1 Main St.,Apt.4 Sparta,07871 (973)432-5105 Bro. Dennis Dexter Allen Care One, Morristown Dr. Michael William 777 Springfield Ave, Apt.1-M,E.Orange 07017 Sis. Emelda Willis 206 Justin Court, Bldg #2;Unit #206, Cedar Knolls Min. Chris Hill 1607 Aldine St. Hillside, 07205 Sis. Patricia Irving Morristown Medical Center Sis. Ruth Douglas Care One, 599 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
BEREAVEMENT
Please lift the family of Deacon Anthony Rodgers in your
prayer.