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SERVING TODAY
GODS GIFTED HOST (GGH)
AND CHERUBIC CHOIR
Dr. Joanne Clark
Minister of Pipe Organ / GGH Director
Rev. Amani Henry
GGH Director & Hammond Organ
Deirdre Thompson
Cherubic Choir Director & Piano
Derek Washington
Bass
Arthur Reed
Drums
USHERS:
Youth Usher Ministry
IZANDLA
INTERPRETERS:
Reichelle Tucker **
John Harvey
Nina White
** Interpreting Sermon
MINISTERS ANOINTING
TEAM:
Natalie Cherry, Captain
Ann Allen
Derek Arnold
Edie Berry
Paulette Bronner
Ronnie Davis
Jonathan Griffin
Denise Henderson
Connie Jackson
Nathaniel Lewis
Carla Mackey
Lionel Scott
Kevin Taylor
Charles Turner
DEACONESSES
Angeline Brown, On Duty
Clara Austin, Team Leader
Donna Northern, 2nd Asst.
Jacquelynn Carter
JoAnn Drake-Gambrell
Nora Sharpley Ferguson
Essie Hamlin
Bernice Hood
Rhonda Johnson
Carnell Jones
Emily Kilpatrick
Sheryl Massenberg
Jacqueline Poole
Emma Russ
Gloria Taylor
Charrise Walker
Paula Whittaker-Watkins
Mary Watts
DEACONS:
Thomas Williams, Chairman
Veronica Thornton, On Duty
David L. Ward, Capt.
Raven Cannon, Co-Capt.
Terri Asbell
Varrie E. Bryant
Annie Bush
Janice Bush
Michael Fleming
Tamika Gaines
LaMont D. Hampton
Thomas Houghton
James Johnson
Connie McCoy
William Moncrief
John Moore
Marie Mosley
Washington Porter
Yolanda M. Shepard
Matthew Smith
Odessia M. Spruill
Jeffrey Steele
James Taylor
Patricia Taylor
Gary Teasley
Terrell Turner
TRUSTEES:
Virgil Young Sr., Capt.
Wesley Norris, Co-Capt.
Rosalind Simmons, Co-Capt.
Marseille Arbuckle
Patricia Brewer *
Audrey LaSalle Brown
Dorothy Cleveland
J.C. Douglas
Daryl Duncan
Raymond Flowers
Jerome Gibbs
Vickie Hall
Cynthia Harris
Kathy Hemingway
Schylbea J. Hopkins
Debra Butler Jackson
Darnell Jackson
Anita Moncrease
Joyce Parks
Halmond Pringle
Sylvia Ross-Sherrill
Ronald Spears
Frank Taylor
Ola Taylor
Eleisha Teasley *
Linda Tinsley
George Turner
Vonzie Whitlow
James A. Womble Jr.
* Consultative Trustees
NURSES:
Lydia Douglas
Rebecca Hayes
Gloria Howard
Betty Mapp
Janice McCrary
Pam Parker
Joe Thomas
Regina Thomas
CHURCH CLERKS
Donna Lewis, Vice Clerk
Regina Holmes
Sharon Jones
Denise Madlock
Eleanor Spears
Venetta Watt-Tucker
Dorothy Weeks
ANNOUNCEMENT CLERKS
7:30 AM
Willie Taylor
11:00 AM
Sydney Elam
SPEARS-WATSON
BOOKSTORE
Cherokee Cole
Nora Sharpley Ferguson
Ron Spears
Dolores Spencer
Andrea Whitfield
GREETERS
7:30 AM
Terry Graves
Ruby V. Jones
Kim Paige
Roosevelt Paige Jr.
Bruce Perry
Lamar Reed
Lydia Smith
Mabel Smith
Virginia Tate
Phoebe Vanderburg
11:00 AM
Kim Gause
Alexis Kerr
Lavern Lawson
Sonia Norfleet-Johnson
Dana Smith
JaKayla Kerr-Vanhorn
Jalaya Word
CHURCH OFFICE—HARTFORD INSTITUTE BUILDING
18900 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235
Administrative Offices—9:00 AM—5:00 PM Monday thru Friday
313-861-1285 / 313-861-1300 — Fax 313-861-0265
SPEARS-WATSON BOOKSTORE
Open Sundays—between and after services / Tuesday 4:00 PM—8:00 PM / Wednesday 12 Noon—8:00 PM.
313-864-3404
HARTFORD AGAPE HOUSE
18700 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235
313-861-1200 — Fax 313-861-7896
Hunger Task Force & Free Shop Mission….. 313-861-1202
The Staff Minister on call is Rev. Kevin Taylor. He can be contacted for any emergencies or urgent matters
313-861-1285 or 313-475-0316 — Email: ktaylor@hartfordchurchdetroit.org
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2015
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY
YOUTH SUNDAY
Dr. Charles G. Adams, Pastor
Rev. Charles C. Adams, Presiding Pastor
Rev. Kevin N. Taylor, Assistant Pastor
Rev. Lurecie M. Stokes, Minister of Pastoral Care
Website: hmbcdetroit.org
Streaming Live at 11:00 AM
Church Building
WIFI Access Code: hartford
Sunday’s Broadcast
will be aired at 7:00 PM
on 1340 AM
Gospel Radio
18700 James Couzens Highway— Detroit, Michigan 48235 — 313-861-1300/Church —313-861-1285/Office
LOOKING AHEAD
AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE REFLECTION
Next time we meet we will be into the Third Sunday after Epiphany with these
texts: Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20.
The fact that we live in the moment of crucial and critical opportunity is the
message of the verses chosen from Mark. Jesus goes up north from Judea to
Galilee and says, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near,
repent and believe in the good news.” (Mark 1:15). To repent means to turn
completely to God. We must turn from the agenda of the world and turn to the
plan, program and priority of God. Only by constantly turning away from the
values and demands of the world, and turning to the light, life and love of Christ
can we find the highest good and ultimate destiny of life. Either we will take
this “current when it serves, or all our life will be wrapped in shallows and in
miseries.” Only God is life. Only Christ can save. Only the Holy Spirit can change the human heart.
Jesus makes an immediate, unexpected approach to some ordinary fishermen. He called them. They did not
know who he really was. They certainly did not know that they had been called and chosen in Christ before
the foundation of the world! They had been given no prior instructions on salvation. They saw a man they
had never seen. They heard a voice they had never heard, and they followed a God they had never known to
a place and an experience they had never encountered! The opportunity to follow Christ is urgent. We may
never hear this call again. We may never face this chance again. Can we be as immediate in our response to
God as God is urgent in grace to save us from futility and fatality?
Death will call us immediately, and no matter what we have planned or arranged, we must drop it and answer
the inevitable, abrupt visitor of death. It will honor no earthly commitment. It will not wait for a more
convenient season. Whenever the accident strikes as it surprised Bobby Phills of the Charlotte Hornets,
whenever the bullet hits its object, whenever the heart stops, whenever the breath leaves never to return,
whenever the brain dies, we must immediately and inevitably leave this world. Michael Jordan said that
Bobby Phills was the toughest defender he had ever seen. But even this greatest and toughest of all
professional defensive players had no defensive strategy against sudden, abrupt and unexpected death. If,
when it comes, we must immediately face death, since Christ is visiting and calling now, why can’t we
immediately and abruptly drop everything and follow him? Do we have any other alternative, possibility or
opportunity to possess eternal life?
TRUTH, JUSTICE AND FREEDOM
To the memory of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
by Melvin Cross
Oh, who will walk a mile with me
Down life’s hard, lonesome road,
And who will stay awhile with me
To share this heavy load
Oh, who will help me speak for right
With truth and justice taught,
And who will come and help me fight
This battle now being fought
Oh, who with courage will feel empowered
And not think of being a knave,
And if they be branded a coward,
Still to stand up and be brave
To anyone who must be free
To say what must be said,
Then let them come join hands with me
And let us move ahead
To anyone who feels the need
To do what must be done,
Then let them come with urgent speed
To fight until victory’s won
In 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Paul answers, “No.” Everything but God is impermanent, contingent, fleeting,
transient, ephemeral and destructible. After considering all the power, pride and impressiveness of human
institutions, achievements, systems, positions, offices, relationships and arrangements, Paul says:...For the
present form of this world is passing away.” From now on we who are called and chosen of Christ must
place no ultimate hope in anything but Christ – not marriage, for it will pass away and be replaced by
heaven’s perfect bliss, not grief, for it will pass away into the perfect comfort and companionship of Christ,
not earthly experiences of joy, for they must be superseded by Paradise and God’s Kingdom, not business,
for it will pass away into the equal distribution of eternal satisfaction, and not our competence, for it will
pass away into total dependence upon God. Be free from anxiety, dread, depression and delusion. Only God
is ultimate. We have absolutely nowhere else to turn for sanity, security, salvation and certainty.
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BEREAVEMENT NOTICES
Please keep in prayer the families who have lost loved ones. We have received the following names:
DECEASED
RELATIVES
LOCATION
DATE
TIME
Madelyn Kendricks
Mt. Vernon Baptist
Friday
Hugh Whitaker
Eleanor Craig
Church
01/09/2015
Sallie Lynch
Redford, MI
June Wilder
Reva Gibson
Juanda Calloway
HMBC
Tuesday
Patsy Ruth Calloway
01/13/2015
Trustee Halmond Pringle
Pye Funeral Home
Tuesday
Donald Wicker
Detroit, MI
01/13/2015
William F. Hill
Pye Funeral Home
Thursday
Obray J. Dixon
Rev. Dr. Marlene Garland- Detroit, MI
01/15/2015
Hill
Dorothy Henderson
Warren AME Church Friday
James A. Henderson
James E. Henderson
Toledo, OH
01/16/2015
Antony W. Henderson
Jessie Martin-Ford
New Morning Star
Saturday
Marilyn Martin
Myrtle Martin-Nelson
MBC
01/17/2015
Dorsey
Tallulah, LA
Deacon Robert Thornton
Fellowship Chapel
Saturday
Mikael David
Bernestine Thornton
Detroit, MI
01/17/2015
Thornton Sr.
Veronica Massey
HMBC
Saturday
Lowell Massey III
Classie Massey
01/17/2015
Kadejah Ford
Haley Funeral Home
Saturday
Younis Holcomb
Rosa Holcomb
Southfield, MI
01/17/2015
Min.
Joe
Adams
Tree
of
Life
MBC
Saturday
Leroy Plummer
Detroit, MI
01/17/2015
Ora Conyers
Pye Funeral Home
Monday
FH-2:30 PM
John B. Conyers
Reginald Conyers
Detroit, MI
01/19/2015 Svc-3:00 PM
Cecil Simmons-Smith
Mount Airy, NC
Monday
Ted Smith
Barbara Simmons-Smith
01/19/2015
Deacon Janet L. Gilyard
Mr. Pleasant Baptist
Tuesday
Rev. Otis L.
Jeremy L. Gilyard
Church
01/20/2015
Blackshear
Atlanta, GA
Iris Hughey
Swanson Funeral
Tuesday
FH-10:00 AM
Midas Ford
Deacon Harley Hughey
Home
01/20/2015 Svc-11:00 AM
Detroit, MI
Lina Barnes
HMBC
Tuesday
FH-10:00 AM
James Barnes Jr.
James Barnes Jr.
01/20/2015 Svc-11:00 AM
For additional information on these names and others, please see the notices as posted on the bulletin
board in the north corridor, or call the Church Office.
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Why not let Psalm 65 in its entirety speak to you directly of God’s great power, mercy, commitment and
love? If God is all we have, who can ask for anything more? Only God is God, and only God is enough!
When you read Jonah, I hope you notice how well the pagan king of Nineveh fared in the eyes of God, and
how poorly Jonah, God’s holy prophet turned out, because he believed more in his own inflexible,
unmerciful prophecy of judgment than he had confidence in the freedom and power of God to save urgently
anyone who turns to God in sincere repentance and trust. The wicked city of Nineveh takes full advantage of
God’s generous grace, much to the chagrin of the self-righteous and judgmental prophet who would prefer
that God were flat, immovable, unchanging and predictable. The God of our salvation will ultimately
surprise the unworthy with gratuitous blandishments of mercy, and disappoint the self-righteous by being
superior to their doctrine.
Read and return to God for mercy and life!
Love ya,
C.G.A.
HARTFORD EASTER SUNDAY BROADCAST will be pr oduced on February 8,
2015 at the 7:30 PM & 11:00 AM Services. Easter flowers will adorn the Sanctuary,
Cathedral Choir & the Jubilee Chorus will provide the music and Pastor Adams will preach
the Easter Sermon. All members and friends are asked to attend in large numbers and if
possible, dress as though it is Easter Sunday. A One-Hour Program will be edited and
submitted to ABC Network for approval; then 200 ABC Affiliates from Coast to Coast will
be asked to broadcast the program Easter Sunday between 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM local
times. Hartford is ready for Prime Time Television. Ushers will distribute Photo Release
Forms for all attendees. Thank you for your cooperation.
HELP US TO UPDATE CHURCH RECORDS
Please help us to keep your address information current. Take the time to fill out the information including your email address, and give it to
an usher or leave it in the Church Office. Thank you.
__________________________________________________________________________
NAME
________________________________
MEMBERSHIP NO.
__________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS
________________________________
HOME PHONE
__________________________________________
CITY
________________________________
CELL PHONE
________ __________________
ST
ZIP
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, NOTIFY
__________________________________________________________________________
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PHONE
SERMON NOTES
IN THE HOSPITAL/REHABILITATION CENTERS
WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL, ROYAL OAK, MI
Jonas Cabil
U OF M HOSPITAL, ANN ARBOR, MI
Min. Tommie Latimer Jr.
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, SOUTHFIELD, MI
Dianne Carr
WOODWARD HILLS NURSING CENTER,
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI
Trustee Dorothy Cleveland
BORTZ REDFORD GERIATRIC VILLAGE, DETROIT, MI
Ruby Henderson
NOTTING HILL HEALTH CARE FACILITY,
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI
Ms. Johnnie Pearl Horton
Deacon Lawrence Brown
EVERGREEN HEALTH CTR., SOUTHFIELD, MI
Cleveland Cole Jr.
LAHSER HILLS NURSING CENTER, SOUTHFIELD, MI
Ora Conyers
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Please join the community of learners who W orship the Lord by reading and studying through the Hartford
Institute of Bible Studies. The Institute’s 2015 cour ses and wor kshops include
 The Methodology of Early Christian History, Part II. Thursday’s beginning January 22, 2015, 6:00 PM –
8:00 PM, Room 106.
 Workshops for CEU (Registration required):
 Youth Mental Health First Aid, Saturday January 24, 2015, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
 Ministry to the Death and Dying for Stephen’s Ministers, Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 6:00 PM – 8:00
PM
 Growing in Grace: Get a Grip on Grace, Thursday’s beginning January 29, 2015, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM,
Chapel.
STEPHEN MINISTRY
“Christ Caring For People through People”
STEPHEN MINISTERS CARE FOR PEOPLE FACING TOUGH TIMES and are ready to provide
the emotional and spiritual help needed with crisis that include:
Loss of a loved one
Terminal Illness/Chronic Illness
Divorce or Separation
Unemployment/Job Crisis
Loneliness/ Discouragement
Incarceration or Re-entry…and more
STEPHEN MINISTRY IS A CONFIDENTIAL MINISTRY and are trained volunteers ready to provide
you with one-on-care. To Contact a Stephen Minister Call (313) 341-2301
SANCTUARY CELEBRATION
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY — YOUTH SUNDAY
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2015 — 7:30 AM & 11:00 AM
ORDER OF SERVICE
Devotional & Pastoral Advisements
Prelude
“Melody”– Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Opening Praise Sentences
Rev. Robyn D. Moore
Processional Hymn #515
“Jesus the Light of the World”
Prayer of Invocation
Rev. Robyn D. Moore
Glory Be To The Father #541
“Deep River”– arr. Adolphus Hailstork
Interlude
Cherubic Choir Sings
Children Sermon
(11:00 AM)
Anthem
“Yes, Lord, Yes” – Keesecker / arr. Fettke
Prayer of Intercession &
Song of Inspiration
Welcome To The Visitors
“Sing Praises to Thee” – Judith McAllister
Rev. Robyn D. Moore
The Tithes & Offertory Period
Luke 6:38; Matthew 6:19-21 (NRSV)
Offertory Sentences
Leader: Give and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over
will be put into your lap.
People: For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Leader: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where
thieves break in and steal.
People: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust consume and where
thieves do not break in and steal.
Unison: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
“Good” – William Murphy
Offertory Selection
The Prayer of Dedication
Rev. Robyn D. Moore
Pre-Sermon Hymn #402
“This Little Light of Mine”
The Written Word
John 1:5
Preached Word
“THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Pastor Adams
Invitation To Christian Discipleship
Hymn of Invitation #225
“Beams of Heaven”
Prayer of Thanksgiving
The Right Hand of Fellowship
Recessional Hymn #129
“Open My Eyes, That I May See”
Benediction
Postlude
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“In Christ There is no East or West” – Burleigh / arr. Callahan
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Get that Midweek Boost! J oin us for “Hour of Power” Ser vice each Wednesday, in the Chapel, at 12:00
Noon to 12:30 PM. Lunch is served after the Service in the Fellowship Hall. Be connected!
Applications are being accepted for the 2015 Christian Debutante and Chaama Program. Applicants must be a
member of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church for at least one year and at least a junior in high school.
Applications may be obtained from Ms. Georgia Daniel in the Church Nursery any Sunday after the 7:30 AM
Service. All Applications must be returned to Ms. Daniel TODAY. For additional information, please call Ms.
Daniel at 313-861-1150 or Ms. M. Faye Mance at 248-569-8485. Orientation will be held at Hartford on
Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 10:00 AM. Also, The Christian Debutante and Chaama Committee is looking for
former Debutantes, Chaamas and their parents/guardians to serve as advisors or mentors to the 2015
candidates.
Prayer Service: Wednesday's fr om 7-8 PM, in the Chapel. The Theme for the Month is Self-Control.
Deacons and Ministers will anoint and offer comforting intercessory prayer. "Prayer is the key, but faith
unlocks the door."
Hartford Membership Photographers will be taking individual pictur es in Fellowship Hall
Stage area behind the screen on the TODAY and the Fourth Sunday after the 7:30 AM and 11:00
AM Services. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by and not be included in our membership
publication. Stop by and ask for Delisa.
Married Couples Ministry Meeting: All mar r ied couples of HMBC ar e invited to attend our next
meeting: Friday, January 23, 2015 at 6:00 PM, in the Vincent Room. Please join us for food, fun and
fellowship. Leon and Rhonda Johnson, Co-chairs — 313-533-8527.
Happy New Year to all Hartford Ushers! Please attend our fir st J oint Usher Ministr y meeting of the
year, on Saturday, January 31st, 1:00 PM—2:30 PM. Refreshments will be served. Looking forward to a
wonderful year in the Lord. Deborah Boatner, President.
Did you know that the Members Orientation Class is not just for new members? If it’s been years since you
last attended, never attended or did not complete the series, you are invited to come and learn more about
your Baptist heritage. After which you will be awarded your certificate of completing. Classes meet in the
Chapel at 9:30 AM on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Sundays.
Attention Men of Hartford! Men’s Day is fast appr oaching. We need Financial Captains for Men’s
Month 2015. Our theme is “In Whose Image?” Sign up today to be a captain and help us reach our goal of
$100,000. Let’s start 2015 off right. Contact HMU President, Gene Kelley II with any questions.
Get your fitness on this year by attending either the Ballroom or Hustle classes that are gearing up for the new
year! Ballroom classes have started, beginners at 6:00 PM and intermediate at 7:00 PM in the Fellowship
Hall. Donation: $5/per person. Hustle classes will begin Tuesday January 20th in the Vincent Room from
6:15- 7:30 PM. Donation: $7 per person. This is a great way to get your exercise in to begin the New Year.
We look forward to seeing you at one or both classes.
The Hartford Singles Ministry will hold its first meeting of 2015 on Monday Jan. 26th in the Vincent Room
from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. At the meeting we will finalize our 2015 Calendar of Events. Singles, please join us as
we embark upon another blessed year!! For additional information please contact Deacon Jeffrey O. Steele
860-830-8596 cell, jeffreysteele15@yahoo.com email.
Hartford Members and Friends: You can set up recurring donations to the Church. Contact the Accounting
Office at 313-861-1285 x411 to learn how it can be done.
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Mark your calendar and join us for a wonderful interfaith event. The 16th Annual World Sabbath Day will
be held Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 4:00 PM, at Adat Shalom Synagogue, 29901 Middlebelt Road,
Farmington Hills, MI. There will be prayer, music and dance from the faiths from around the world presented
by youth of all faiths. We encourage you to join in on this incredible interfaith experience. If you have any
questions, please see Min. Charmaine Johnson, Rev. Robyn Moore or Deacon Brandee Pruitt.
The Scholarship Ministry is sponsoring its 2015 Black College Tour, Friday, April 3 thru April 12,
2015. They will tour colleges in Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Florida. The donation is $600, and includes
transportation and lodging. For applications and additional information, please contact Ms. Georgia Daniel at
313-861-1150 or the Church Office.
Teen Connect Bible Study has star ted. Lear n the Wor d of God studying topics suggested by teens that
directly impacts their daily living. Studies are 5:30 to 6:30 every Tuesday and include guest speakers, projects,
prizes and more. For additional info, contact Rev. Robyn Moore at 248-252-7678.
The Joshua Ministry (for adults 18-40) welcomes you to our weekly Thur sday Bible Study at 6:15 PM in
the Vincent Room. Join us as Reverend Kevin Taylor leads us in Bible study and discussion. Please contact
Kamil Williams at kamil.williams@gmail.com so that we can get a headcount for dinner.
Keith Gamble-Woodwind Music Lessons is offering music lessons for saxophone, flute and clarinet for a
nominal fee. You may reach him at 313-330-0346, or email at keithgamblemusic@comcast.net. Also,
Deborah Scales, a retired DPS band and orchestra teacher is available to assist in beginning strings, snare
drum, trumpet and trombone. There is no fee for her lessons. Arrangements and times can be made by calling
Ms. Scales at 248-939-7358 or DScales757@aol.com. Give the gift of a life time, a musical instrument and
lessons beginning the New Year.
The Pastor's Courtesy Guild Ministry will be holding its first meeting of the new year on January 24, 2015.
Please join us at 11:00am in room 108. 2015 promises to be an exiting year for our ministry. We welcome
new members! Deacon Artelia Griggs, President
Following the loss of a loved one can be a very difficult time. You may experience all kinds of difficult and
surprising emotions, such as shock, anger and guilt. A Bereavement Support Counseling Group is being held
each 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, in Room 307 at 6:00 PM. Through a setting that embraces
confidentiality, participants may: gain insight from others regarding coping strategies to begin to "live again";
share experiences and feelings that keep memories alive; restore relationships when forgiveness is needed; gain
wisdom regarding lifestyle changes; and strengthen our spiritual well-being. Please contact the Church Office
to register at 313-861-1285 x 429, and begin the journey to healing.
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