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A dults and children alike look forward to vaca-
tion bible school traditionally held during
summertime. Fun, food, and fellowship are
guaranteed for those who are eager to attend.
Vacation Bible School (VBS) is a specialized form of
religious education, a fun-filled program which focuses mostly
on children. VBS is an outreach program and a great way to
include the surrounding community in church activities.
Local churches have planned their annual VBS this sum-
mer and all Fellowship Journal readers and friends are cor-
dially invited to attend these free classes. Here is a list of vaca-
tion bible schools for your choosing:
Dominion and Power Ministries’ Next Generation Youth
Ministry will host VBS June 22-26, 2015 from 4-6:00 each
evening. Classes will be divided into preschool, primary, jun-
ior, intermediate and adults, so everyone’s invited. The theme
is “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” The VBS director is Dea-
con Lillie LaBaud. You are always welcome at Dominion and
Power Ministries, 1525 Lapalco Blvd., Harvey, LA where
Bishop Jerry J. Henry, Sr. is the pastor.
Regular Baptist Church, located at 901 Fifth St. in
Gretna, LA, will hold Vacation Bible School for preschool-
aged children through adults the week of June 22 –26, 2015.
Classes begin at 6:00 nightly. This year's theme is: "Shining
Star: See the Jesus in Me.” For additional information, call
Regular Baptist Church at (504) 366-9110 or visit regu-
larbc.org. The program is free and open to the public. Rev.
T.A. Hodge is pastor.
Everyone from age three to adult is invited to come to
Vacation Bible School at Second Highway Baptist Church,
1533 Haydel Drive in Marrero, LA. At 6:00 nightly from
Monday, June 22 to Friday, June 26, you will experience "The
Jesus Connection, What a Friend." There will be learning, fun
and games, refreshment, and fellowship! Sis. Melva Johnson
is the VBS director and Rev. Sherman R. Smith, pastor.
Vacation Bible School will be held Monday-Friday, July
6-10 from 6-8:00 nightly at Macedonia B.C. There will be
classes for adults and all children; good fellowship, great
teaching, crafts, and a light snack will be served. Saturday,
July 11 is the VBS outing. Come join Rev. Albert Mickel and
the Macedonia Baptist Church family.
Vacation Bible School will be held Tuesday-Thursday,
July 7-9 beginning at 6 p.m. at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist
Church, 701 Huey P. Long Avenue in Gretna, LA. Rev. Noily
Paul, Jr. is the pastor.
New Hope Baptist Church, 215 Pine Street, Hahnville,
LA, will host Vacation Bible School, July 14 - July 16, 2015.
Rev. Richard Williams is the pastor.
You are also asked to join Second True Love for a very
special week of Vacation Bible School. VBS is July 20 – 24
from 6 to 9:00 nightly. This year’s theme is, “Dive Deeper for
God’s Treasures.” Second True Love is located at 2539 South
Robertson Street in New Orleans, LA. Rev. Dr. Lilton
McQuarter, Sr. is pastor and teacher.
Churches Host Vacation Bible Schools
No More Silence A Domestic Violence Awareness Seminar
S econd Nazarine Baptist Church, 3062 Boyd
Street, Algiers, LA will host a community con-
versation about stopping and preventing domes-
tic violence. This
community outreach will be held on
Saturday, July 18 from 9 a.m. to 12
noon.
Share-a-Basket Foundation,
Inc. will present a panel discussion
with firsthand accounts from domes-
tic violence survivors. These survi-
vors will share their domestic vio-
lence stories, feelings, and experi-
ences to help others. They will de-
scribe their strength to fight back and
break free from violent relationships and to help others in simi-
lar situations to realize that there is hope, freedom, and light at
the end of the tunnel.
Domestic violence affects all races, genders, ages, and
economic backgrounds. No More Silence.
This free seminar is open to everyone in the community.
Lunch will be served. For more information, contact Ashley
Crawford at 504-427-0094.
Rev. Peter L. Crawford, Jr., pastor.
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New
Hope’s
Choir
Musical
On Friday, July 24,
New Hope Baptis t
Church, located at 215
Pine Street, Hahnville,
LA, will host its annual
choir musical. Contact
choir president, Chiante
Singleton at (504) 610-
3349 to confirm your
choir or dance team’s par-
ticipation.
Rev. Richard Wil-
liams is the pastor.
100 Men in
Black/
100
Women in
Red
On Sunday, June 28,
2015 at 11 a.m., all roads
will lead to Second True
Love Missionary Baptist
Church for the above men-
tioned program. Everyone
is invited to come. This
program is sponsored by
the Brotherhood and Sister-
hood Ministry.
Second True Love
Missionary Baptist Church
is located at 2539 South
Robertson Street in New
Orleans, LA.
Rev. Dr. Lilton
McQuarter, Sr. is pastor
and teacher.
Celebrate Men’s Day at
New Hope Gretna
The Brotherhood Ministry of New Hope Baptist Church
will be celebrating its annual Men’s Day on Sunday, June 21,
2015 at 11 a.m. The guest pastor will be Rev. Matthew Tan-
ner, Jr. of Loving Four Baptist Tabernacle, New Orleans, LA.
The Men’s Choir of Loving Four will also be in attendance.
Pastor Warren E. Johnson and the New Hope family
invite all readers of Fellowship Journal and area churches to
join in this glorious celebration.
For further details, please contact Deacon Saulmon Tho-
mas, Jr., NHBC Brotherhood president, at 504-367-5140 or
New Hope Baptist Church is located at 434 Seventh St.
in Gretna, LA.
Ushers’ Annual Service at
Regular Baptist Church
Regular’s Senior Usher Board will celebrate its anniver-
sary on Sunday, June 28, 2015 during both morning services
commencing at 8:30 and 10:45. Pastor T.A. Hodge and the
ushers are looking forward to fellowshipping with you.
The doors are open to you and yours at Regular Baptist
Church. You are invited to services on Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
and 10:45 a.m. for a worship experience like none other, Mon-
days for Bible study/prayer meeting commencing at 6:45 p.m.,
and Thursdays for mid-week inspirational worship at 6:45
p.m. It is their prayer to see you at one of these inspiring ser-
vices.
You may catch their weekly broadcast, weekdays on
UPN My54 and cable channel 2 at 6:30 a.m., live video
streaming: regularbc.org at 9:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. and on
ITunes! You may subscribe to the RBC PODcast by going
to: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/regular-baptist-church-
pod/id462903554.
Remember Regular Baptist Church is “The End of Your
Search for A Friendly Church.”
The Vine Celebrates
Men’s Day 2015
Several services are planned for this year’s Men’s Day
celebration. The theme is “Committed Men, Standing on the
Promises of God.” The scripture comes from Joshua
24:15b: “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Annual Men’s Day will be held on Sunday, June 28,
2015 at 10:45 a.m. The guest speaker is Rev. Albert Mickel,
pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church, Marrero, LA.
The 2015 anniversary committee of the Historic True
Vine Baptist Church will host its annual Feast of the Round
Tables on Saturday, June 27, 2015 in the Rev. Clarence Wells
Fellowship Hall from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
The 2015 graduates and honor students will be recog-
nized on Sunday, June 21, 2015 during the 10:45 a.m. worship
service. Also, all fathers in attendance will be honored for
Father’s Day.
All FJ readers are invited to attend these and all services
at Historic True Vine Baptist Church, 249 Sala Ave, West-
wego. Reverend Leander Johnson is pastor/teacher. For more
information, call (504) 341-0282.
Worship at Saint Rock
T he Saint Rock Baptist Church family that wor-
ships at 2300 Rochelle Avenue, Harvey,
LA would like to invite all Fellowship Journal
readers and friends to fellowship at the deacons and deacon-
esses’ annual service on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at 3 p.m. Pas-
tor Norman Smith, III of Little Zion Baptist Church #3 in
Marrero will be the guest speaker.
Pastor Alfredia Loston is host pastor.
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Lesson from a Father
O ne day, little Jim was taking a walk with his father in the rugged roads of the mountain near their house. Sud-
denly, he slipped and hurt himself; Jim screamed, “AAAhhhh!” Immediately he heard a voice from the moun-
tains saying “AAAhhhh!” Jim forgot his hurt and shouted, “Who are you?” Once again he heard that voice say-
ing “Who are you?” Jim was amused and he shouted, saying, “I like you!” The voice immediately answered
back, saying “I like you!”
Finding the voice repeating everything that he said, Jim got annoyed and said, “You’re a coward! Come in front!” Once
again like every other time that voice from the mountains repeated exactly what Jim had shouted its way.
Jim got flabbergasted. He looked at his father and asked, “Father, what is going on? Who is this?”
His father smiled and said, “Son, this is called echo.” And then he said, “Now listen to this.” Jim’s father then shouted to-
wards the mountains saying, “Hey you are a champion!” The voice answered back, “Hey you are a champion!” Jim got puzzled.
Jim’s father then looked at him and said, “Son, although people call it echo, it is, in reality, Life. It gives you back every-
thing that you give to it. Our life reflects our actions. If you give out love, then life rewards you back with it. If you want happi-
ness from the world, spread happiness first and then you get your return.”
Jim kept listening to his father as he continued, “Life is not a coincidence, son. It is your reflection – the reflection of your
deeds, acts and beliefs.”
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Ushers’ Ministry
The Ushers’ Ministry of Little Zion Baptist Church of
Avondale cordially invites you to its annual day on Sunday,
July 19, 2015 during the 8:30 a.m. worship service. Pastor
Leander Johnson and the Historic True Vine B.C. are the
guests. The theme is "Serving in God's Presence," Psalm
84:10.
Youth revival will be held July 28-29, 2015 at 7:00
nightly. All youth and young adults are invited to participate.
Annual church homecoming is August 2 at 8:30 a.m.
Members welcome all friends and former members to come
back and worship on this day.
The Rev. Damian Brown is pastor-teacher of Little Zion
which is at 433 Avondale Garden Rd. in Avondale, LA.
Deacons & Deaconesses’
Annual Celebration
Fellowship Journal’s staff and its readers are invited to
come and worship with the Deacons and Deaconesses Minis-
tries of Little Zion Baptist Church #3 during their annual cele-
bration on Sunday, June 28 at 11 a.m. Bishop Sean T. Elder
and the Mt. Herman Baptist Church will be their special
guests.
The Women’s Ministry has begun studying the book
Discerning the Voice of God. The next lesson is Tuesday, July
7 at 6 p.m. Sis. Patricia McCray is the teacher.
Little Zion Baptist Church #3 is located at 441 Wilson
Street, Marrero, LA where Rev. Norman D. Smith, III is the
pastor/teacher.
Macedonia Baptist Church
Friends and Family Day at Macedonia Baptist Church is
June 28 during a special time, 2 p.m. Rev. Richard Williams,
pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Hahnville, will be the
guest speaker. Plan to fellowship with Rev. Albert Mickel and
the Macedonia Baptist Church family for this grand occasion.
Mt. Zion’s July Calendar
First Sunday, July 5 is the Pastor’s Support Band’s an-
nual celebration, July 12 is Youth Choir day, July 19 is Senior
Men’s Day, and the Lord’s Supper will be served July 26. All
services commence at 9:45 a.m. on these Sundays.
The above events will take place at Mt. Zion Missionary
Baptist Church, 701 Huey P. Long Avenue, Gretna, LA. Rev.
Noily Paul, Jr. is the pastor.
Family and Friends’ Day
On Sunday, June 28 come to a special 10 a.m. service at
Second Highway. Afterwards you are invited to enjoy an out-
door fellowship where there will be plenty of food and fun at
the Joseph Rose Memorial Youth Center, 5133 August Avenue
in Marrero. Bring your children, family and friends.
For information please contact Sis. Gwendolyn Smith at
(504) 347-5038.
The pastor of Second Highway Baptist Church, located at
1533 Haydel Drive, Marrero, is Rev. Dr. Sherman R. Smith,
Sr.
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Christian Girls Rock
G reater St. John Missionary Baptist Church will
present five deserving young ladies during the
Christian Girls Rock ceremony on Sunday, July
26, 2015 at 11 a.m. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Come and enjoy a musical hosted by the ushers on July
17 at 7 p.m. followed by the usher’s annual day observance on
July 19 at 11 a.m.
Greater St. John is under the leadership of Pastor Curtis
O. Mitchell and the church is located at 8616 Hickory Street in
New Orleans, LA.
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