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[ Silence ] >> Blessed be the dwell in thy house. They will be still praising thee. [chorus singing]

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♪ The end of the Lord is nigh ♪ ♪ The joyful song ♪ ♪ Run in the song, the sweetest song ♪ ♪ Run in the song, the sweetest song ♪

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♪ And the sound of the drum ♪ ♪ Is as the ground will grow ♪ ♪ With all the things you desire ♪ ♪ Beautiful, beautiful desire ♪

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♪ The heart and the desire ♪ ♪ In the beautiful city of God ♪ - Now, Mark, you're back yawning that chorus again and everybody's panting.

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Let's bring a little bit by beers and make things cool a little. ♪ We're marching to Zion ♪ ♪ We're in the beautiful Zion ♪

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♪ We're marching up to Zion ♪ ♪ In the beautiful city of God ♪ ♪ We're marching to Zion ♪ ♪ We're in the beautiful Zion ♪

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♪ Good morning, good morning, Zion ♪ ♪ The people sing your praise ♪ - Our Father in heaven, as we come before thee this morning, marching onward to Zion,

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we ask that thy Holy Spirit will be with us. In the name of Jesus we pray, amen. (piano music) It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.

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It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer. ♪ Now my mother, now my father, now it's me, oh Lord ♪

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♪ Standing in the middle of prayer ♪ ♪ Now my mother, now my father, now it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the middle of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪

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♪ Standing in the middle of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the middle of prayer ♪ ♪ I've got my sister, all my brothers, but it's me, oh Lord ♪

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♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ I've got my sister, all my brothers, but it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪

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♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪

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♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ [choir singing]

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[silence] May we pray. Our Father in heaven, we thank Thee for this golden opportunity to worship

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thy holy name. We thank thee for every blessing that thou has granted unto us. We know that we are unworthy of thy blessings, but through your goodness and your mercy you have accorded us with your blessings. We thank thee for this congregation and we thank thee for the opportunity that we have in prayer and

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in supplication with thee. We pray that thou wouldest bless every individual who is present in this sanctuary and not only those who are present but we pray you would bless all mankind wherever they may be and whatever their circumstances. We pray that thou wouldest bless this church and all of the

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churches of our community and throughout the world. We pray that thou wouldest bless our pastor wherever he and his wife may be and we pray that thou wouldest be with them and bless their efforts for good and crown them with success. Bless the minister who is to bring us the message this day and help us to open up

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our hearts and receive their message and make it an eternal part of our daily living and dear master when our mission here is completed and we can do no more on account of death we pray that thou wouldest grant us a home in your kingdom and there we'll be satisfied with thee to praise thy name forever amen

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[Music] [Music] [Music] It's my desire to do something every day.

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It's my desire to help the poor by the way. It's my desire to bring back those who've gone astray. It's my desire to be loved by you. Yes.

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Yes. It's my desire to take some sailor out to sea. It's my desire to have some trouble by nobody. ♪ It's my desire ♪

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♪ To lift up Jesus ♪ ♪ Every day ♪ ♪ It's my desire ♪ ♪ To be ♪

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♪ Like ♪ ♪ My Lord ♪ ♪ It's my desire ♪ ♪ To bring someone around ♪

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♪ From the cold ♪ ♪ It's my desire ♪ ♪ To shout at someone ♪ ♪ From the cold ♪

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♪ It's my desire ♪ ♪ You do thy will ♪ ♪ And I'll do mine ♪ ♪ It's my desire ♪

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♪ To be loved ♪ [Music] [Music] [Music]

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To see his face when life is done. It's my desire to meet the Father and the Son. It's my desire to hear him say my childhood story. ♪ It's my desire ♪

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♪ It's my desire ♪ ♪ To be like my mother ♪ [MUSIC] [MUSIC]

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♪ To see his sweet friend, his darling ♪ ♪ And to desire ♪ ♪ To love and feel the mother and the son ♪ It's my desire to hear him say, "Well done."

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It's my desire to be scissors knit by the bow. [Sounds of congregation]

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(chattering) (sighing) (footsteps) [Music]

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Our responsive greeting will be number 555, the promise of the Holy Spirit. For the benefit of the visitors, you may find it in the new Baptist hymnal.

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May we stand, please. ♪ Give me my worthy children ♪ ♪ I am thy Lord ♪ ♪ Blessed are they who walk ♪

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♪ With the word of the Lord ♪ ♪ In their hearts ♪ ♪ Be silent ♪ ♪ Of the Lord ♪

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♪ And keepeth to his children ♪ - If ye love me, keep my commandments. - And I will praise the Father, and he shall give me another life.

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Amen. - Even the spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him, but ye know him, for he dwelleth with you

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and shall be in you. I will not leave you, O Christ, for I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more, but ye see me, because I live, ye shall live also.

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That day ye shall know that I am not all, and ye may be, that I am in you. He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me.

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And he that loveth me shall be loved of my father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him. [INTERPOSING VOICES] [MUSIC - "I WILL KEEP THINE WORDS IN MY HEART"]

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[singing] Jesus answered and said unto him, "If a man love me, he will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him and make our abode with him." [inaudible] These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you.

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[inaudible] [ Music ] Thy word is a lamp unto my feet. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet.

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Thy word is a lamp unto my feet. ♪ I don't like the one who I love ♪ ♪ The way ♪ ♪ I'll stay ♪

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♪ Amen ♪ [ Music ] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING]

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(gentle piano music) [MUSIC PLAYING] [Music] [ Music ]

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[MUSIC] ♪ While the rain gently falls to the ground ♪ ♪ So let no teary eye be seen ♪ ♪ And trust me once again ♪

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♪ God ♪ ♪ Holy ♪ ♪ Spirit ♪ ♪ Give ♪

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♪ Your love ♪ ♪ For me ♪ ♪ Help me ♪ ♪ Fill me with ♪

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♪ Your love ♪ ♪ I'm a-shrinking ♪ ♪ From heaven ♪ ♪ In death alone ♪

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♪ Who believe ♪ ♪ So let ♪ ♪ The ice bearer ♪ ♪ Fall ♪

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♪ Let it descend ♪ ♪ On me ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Holy Spirit ♪

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♪ Fill my heart ♪ ♪ Hold me ♪ ♪ Let me ♪ ♪ Fill me with your love ♪

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♪ Oh, I need your strength ♪ ♪ I'm bound ♪ ♪ Too soon I'll be lost ♪ ♪ I need ♪

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♪ So let your presence ♪ ♪ Light my soul ♪ ♪ Let me love and take me home ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

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♪ Holy ♪ ♪ Spirit ♪ [Music] ♪ Oh, I ♪

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♪ Only ♪ ♪ Can be ♪ ♪ Here in ♪ ♪ Your arms ♪

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♪ Holy Spirit ♪ ♪ We give you ♪ ♪ Lord God ♪ (piano music)

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♪ Only ♪ ♪ When we ♪ ♪ Feel ♪ ♪ Me with ♪

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♪ You ♪ [MUSIC PLAYING] It is now the children's hour. And we ask all children between kindergarten and the sixth grade

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to come forward. The children's owl will be given by Brother MC Harris. [Music] [Music]

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[MUSIC PLAYING] (eerie music) [Music] [ Music ]

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Good morning to you. You're all looking mighty pretty this morning. We want to tell you a story this morning by being thankful with what you have.

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Being thankful with what you have. There was two dogs once, one little puppy and a big old dog. Little big dog wasn't satisfied with nothing. He was greedy.

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And when the boss member threw out a couple of bones, one for him and one for the dog. He'd run, grab one, put his foot on the other. And he'd growl and watch. So one day Johnny came along and asked the man, "Mr. give me that little puppy." So I take him on Johnny. He took the little puppy away. "Good, I'll get

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all the bones. I won't be nothing. Everything will be mine." And so the boss man was disgusted with him. He'd throw something out for every nine of them. One day he had to go off on me going two, three days on this journey and didn't tell anybody to feed him. So he got awful hungry then.

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So he finally decided he'd go look for something to eat. He was going down the road and a big truck passed with a lot of bones on it. One fell off. He run and got that bone and said, "I know what I'll do now.

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I'll go home and get in the backyard and cross my legs and eat all I want." So he started home. He thought of a shortcut going home, a little, a rabbit, a little stream.

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Someone had to put a plank across the stream, so he's going to walk across the stream, the shortcut to get home. When he got on that plank, he had to look down into the water.

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He saw another dog, just his size, with a bone just like the one he had. He stopped and bristled up. The other dog bristled up, too.

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He said, "I know what I'll do. I'll just bark and scare him and make him drop his bone and I'll have two bones. Oh, what happened? His bone fell down the water.

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That's his bone fell. It went on down the stream. There he was still hungry. If he had been satisfied with what he had, he would have had plenty to eat.

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Whatever you have now, if it's not what the other girl has or the other boy has, learn to be thankful with what you have. See understand

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Now what I want you to do go to your seat be very sweet and have a nice day and come back next Sunday Thank you [MUSIC PLAYING] (somber music)

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[music] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC] (bells ringing)

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We come now to worship the Lord in our giving. [ Silence ] >> Our Father in Heaven, we ask that you would bless us in our giving, that you give us the spirit of giving generously

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and not selfishly. And in so giving, Father, we ask that-- release us that the greatest gift that we give will be ourselves.

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In the name of Jesus, we pray, amen. [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING]

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[MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] [MUSIC PLAYING] (piano music)

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♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ When troubles were breaking down ♪ ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ I know you're not alone ♪

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♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ Oh, gracious King ♪ [MUSIC] ♪ The Lord and man of the cross ♪

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♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ You are the image of your great love ♪ ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ All gracious King ♪

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♪ I know I'm misguided ♪ ♪ I pray this won't stay with me ♪ ♪ I know you'll never let me go ♪ ♪ I know you'll answer ♪

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♪ Whatever it might be ♪ ♪ You are true, you are divine, my God ♪ ♪ Oh, Jesus ♪ ♪ For you, my all, makes me whole ♪

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♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ You are mine, you are my all in all ♪ ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ Oh precious King ♪

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♪ When darkness gathers ♪ ♪ And prince will save me ♪ ♪ I know you'll never let me down ♪ ♪ I know what you've answered ♪

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♪ For every time you ♪ ♪ You are sure I am mine ♪ ♪ Oh Jesus ♪ ♪ On you I'll raise you high ♪

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♪ You call Jesus ♪ ♪ You like, you find all you want ♪ ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ Oh precious Jesus ♪

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♪ In his darkness ♪ ♪ In darkness ♪ ♪ He lives ♪ ♪ I'm there ♪

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♪ I'm there to forsake me ♪ ♪ I know ♪ ♪ I know you'll never let me down ♪ ♪ I know ♪

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♪ I know you'll answer ♪ ♪ For every ♪ ♪ For every time you ♪ ♪ Do ♪

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♪ You do, I am one ♪ ♪ Oh, Jesus ♪ ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ I knew you ♪

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♪ I always shall call ♪ ♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ You and I ♪ ♪ You and I are one and all ♪

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♪ Jesus ♪ ♪ All precious things ♪ (singing) [ Music ]

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[ Applause ] >> Good morning. This is our announcement period. These are announcements that do not appear on your bulletin.

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All captains and co-captains for our Woman's Day observance, please meet down front immediately after 11 o'clock AM service today. We will only meet for a few minutes.

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Thank you. The Ebenezer Brotherhood, all the men of the church, I ask to meet down front on the deacon side immediately after today's service, Brother Curley and Brother Hayes.

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Persons wishing to go to Dallas, please see Sister Vernice Smith after church. The round trip fare is $12. who paid last Sunday may pick up their receipts. This is a correction to an announcement on the bulletin.

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You are invited to the annual tea and program given by the members of Selena Senior Activity Center 1143 Salina Street Sunday April 22nd at 4 o'clock p.m. the bulletin says 3 o'clock but please note it is to be at 4 o'clock p.m. special music will be given by the Gospel Choir of Ebenezer Baptist Church and Mrs. May Dean

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McKinley will be the guest soloist. Miss Katie Durst from the Governor's Committee on Aging will be the special speaker. I repeat, this is at Selena Senior Activity Center today at 4 o'clock p.m. Signed, Mrs. Celia B. Pearson, Program Chairperson. Sister Norma Dodson is in Bracken Ridge Hospital asking for the prayers of the church.

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Brother Reginald Coley died in Washington, D.C. Friday. He is the brother of Sister Lily Hines, Sister Norma Coley, and the nephew of Sister Norma Dodson. The address for messages to be sent is 9100 St. Andrews Place, College Park, Maryland.

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The zip code is 20740. Another brother, George Coyley, another brother in the same family, is seriously ill in California. After I call the names of the visitors, we will have two special announcements, one from Sister Hazel Hollins and one from Sister Tanya Marshall. As I call your name, will you please

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stand and remain standing until words of welcome have been extended? Mrs. Bernice Buntin, Tulsa, with Sister Mary Banks. Buehler Skinner, Austin, Texas. Helen E.B. Craig, Austin, Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Spurgeon Westbrook, Cleveland, Ohio, visiting with Brother and Sister Harold Arnold. Do we have other visitors in the audience who did not sign visitors cards?

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If so, will you please stand and give us your name? We here at Ebenezer are always very happy to have people come in and enjoy our services. And we'd like to invite you to come back again and again. Thank you.

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- The remedies the church will hold its 35th annual Woman's Day observance On Sunday, May the 20th, 1979 at 3 p.m. at the church, Mrs. Fanny C. Thompson of Tucson, Arizona,

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president of the Senior Women's Auxiliary of the National Baptist Convention of America will be the guest speaker. Everybody at Ebenezer is urged to attend.

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The pew captains will be responsible for filling their pews, and a trophy will be given to the pew captains who have the highest number of members and guests present. At the present time, Sister Elfeld Pleasant is holding the trophy, and we would like for someone to be able to take that trophy away from Sister Pleasant. So we can only do that by inviting others to come. We want this to be one of the biggest

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Woman's Day observances ever held financially and spiritually. The president, I mean the chairman of this Woman's Day observance committee

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is Sister Guybrie Alexander, the co-chairman is Sister Walden Rae Pick, and the publicity chairman is Sister Algerine Craig. Be sure to attend.

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We shall be expecting you. [Pause] The annual music and queens contest will be this Thursday, April 26th at 7.30pm at David Chapel Baptist Church. Today is our last chance to make a contribution to Ebenezer's Queen, Atanya Warren.

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If you have not given your patron money to Mrs. Jackson, please give it to her in the kitchen. We are selling dinners and we'll have a bake sale after church. Our menu is baked chicken, savory rice, green beans, tossed salad, hot rolls, and punch,

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and this will be sold for $2. Thank you. On behalf of Reverend Griffin, I'd like to personally extend a cordial welcome to each of our guests and ask you that whenever you are in our city, please feel welcome to come

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and worship with us. Several announcements have been directed to my attention that I wish to communicate to you. One, if there's anyone who hasn't contributed to the Kansas Society and wishes to do so,

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Plates are to the rear of the sanctuary. As you leave, you may make your contribution. On the program, there is a typographical error. And instead of scripture lesson after--

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the scripture lesson will be after the congregational hymn. [ Silence ]