xrp "t" M x Free Pres Jan ----0 ----- American Legion to honor Chaplains at Memorial Service, February 1st J. Daniel McCarthy, Capt. USN (Ret.), JAG Corps will be the guest speaker for the Four Chaplains Memorial Service, at 2 p.m., on Sunday, February 1, 2009, at the Beaches Post 129, 1151 South 4th St., Jacksonville Beach. Only 230 of the 902 young men survived on board the USAT Dorchester on February 3, 1943; when the ship was sunk during WWII. The Heroic Four Chaplains gave their life jackets to save four soldiers, which left them with no means of survival. They locked arms and bowed their heads in prayer as they went to their watery graves in the North Atlantic, off the course of Greenland. Each chaplain received the Purple Heart and the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously. All Military, and the general public are invited. The Chapel of Four Chapels, 1201 Constitution Avenue, in the Philadelphia Navel Business Center, Bldg. 649, in Philadelphia, 19112. Telephone (215) 218-1943, is open to visitors. 21st Annual JU Gospel Extravaganza Jacksonville University will present its 21st Annual Gospel Extravaganza, with Praise and Worship, on Monday, February 16, 2009 at 6:45 p.m., in the Terry Concert Hall at Jacksonville University. The community is invited to enjoy an inspirational evening of gospel music and dance. Admission is free and open to the public. Info: 256-7150. NOTICE: Church news is published free of charge. Information must be received in the Free Press offices no later than Monday, at 5 p.m. of the week you want it to run. Information received prior to the event date will be print- ed on a space available basis until the date. Fax e-mail to 765-3803 or e-mail to JFreePress@aol.com. New Year Revival Featuring Rev. Edwards at Historic Mt. Zion AME Revive, renew and reconnect through praise, worship and song at the New Year Revival, Thursday and Friday nights, January 22 23, 2009 at Historic Mount Zion AME Church, as the anointed Reverend Michael C. Edwards, senior pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Institutional Church, brings souls to Christ as the revival evangelist. Worship service will begin nightly at 7:00 pm. The church is located downtown at 201 E. Beaver Street, on the cor- ner of Newnan and Beaver streets, and has an elevator for easy access; Reverend F.D. Richardson Jr. is the pastor. For additional information or transportation, please call the church office at (904) 355-9475. Local Attorney Offers Opportunity for two(2) Students to Travel to D.C. High School Seniors can try for a trip to the Inauguration of President Barack Obama by writing a 100 Word Essay on the importance of this Election. Prominent Jacksonville Attorney Eddie Farah has partnered with Rev. Kenneth Adkins, former Jacksonville resident and Public Relations Firm owner, and The First Jordan Grove Baptist Church of Brunswick, GA; to sponsor a round-trip fare on a luxury motor coach to the Inauguration, and hotel accommodations at the Baltimore, Md. Berkshire Marriott, for the for two high school seniors that write the win- ning essays. Students entering the contest must complete a 100 word essay on the importance of this election. All entries can be emailed to: Pastor Kenneth 47@yahoo.com. For more information, please call (912) 577-3729 or (904 405-9498. Join MAD DADS to help address the Rise in Young Black Male Shootings You don't have to be a "Dad" to participate in Crime Prevention Activities with MAD DADS, the national organization working to help prevent the deaths of our young Black Males. that continues as we enter a new decade. MAD DADS is continuing community organizing, neigh- borhood watches and neighborhood canvasses to break "the code of silence" to aid in the prevention of more deaths. Elder Donald Foy, Chapter President is working with Bishop Vaughn McLaughlin, Pastor of The Potter's House Christian Fellowship. These two strong men are asking other Community Leaders, Pastors, and mem- bers of the community to join them in the effort to save lives. For more information, please call (904) 781-0905. Central Metropolitan CME to Hold Inaugural Community Symposium The Central Metropolitan CME Church, Clarence Kelby Heath, Pastor; located at 4611 North Pearl Street; invites the community to attend a Symposium, entitled: Barack Hussein Obama 44th President of the United States Inaugural. Tuesday, January 20, 2009. An Interfaith Service and Breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Witnessing of the Historic Changing of America History Satellite Viewing of President Obama's Swearing-in Ceremony, with an audience "Talk Back.." An Inaugural Reception will begin at 5 p.m.. A Youth Public Forum/Audience Talk Back will follow at 6 p.m. All of the events on Tuesday, January 20th are FREE and open to the public. Students, parents and the general public are welcome. 24th Women of Christ Luncheon Women for Christ will hold their 24th Annual Luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2009, at the Prime Osborne Convention Center. Nationally syndicated columnist Shaunti Feldhan, will be the honored guest speaker. Ms. Shaunti Feldhaln's best-sellers include for Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men and For Men Only: A Straightforward Guide to the Inner Lives of Women, have sold more than a million copies and have been translated into eighteen languages. The author says, "I'm author, speaker, policy analyst, ministry worker and newspaper columnist, but most of all, I know I am the child of a loving Father." Behind this incredibly bright and gifted mind is an abiding faith. All who hear her are encouraged and refreshed. For reservations and more information, please call (904) 387-9298. Inaugural "Day of Prayer" Churches around the city are planning Prayer and Worship on January 20, 2009, the Inauguration Day of the 56th President of the United States, Barack Obama, the first President of Color. A Candlelight Prayer Service will begin at 6 p.m. at Hemming Park. Everyone is invited and asked to bring candles. Noon Prayer Services will be held at Stay in Touch with God Church on Paris Avenue; Agappe on Phoenix Avenue; Fresh Start Church on Edison Ave.; and at 7 p.m. at All About Jesus Church, on West 41 st Street; and Pastor Washington's Church, on Soutel Drive. Apostle Earl S. Thomas and First Lady Shannon Thomas, True House Deliverance Temple, sponsors. For information call: 766-1666. Pray Jacksonville Monthly Meeting Christians will be coming together to pray for Jacksonville, and our leaders at the first monthly Pray Jacksonville gathering of 2009, on Wednesday, January 21st, at W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractors, 424 Stockton Street at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served. Pray will be held for the late Ted Hires, Justice Coalition Founder. All elected leaders have been invited to attend and will be invited to the stage for prayer. Pray Jacksonville was born from an initiative by the Justice coalition to bring the city together to pray against crime in Jacksonville. Pray Jacksonville's mission is to bring together the body of Christ in prayer and fasting Pray Jacksonville reaches out to pastors , intercessory prayer groups and prayer warriors for commitment to pray for a heart change in our children, families, churches, leaders and busi- nesses, ultimately resulting in a safer city. For more information on Pray Jacksonville, go to www.Pray.Jacksonville.org. RSVP by calling the Justice Coalition at (904) 783-6312. Bethel Baptist Institutional Church 215 Bethel Baptist Street, Jacksonville, FL 32202 (904) 354-1464 Weekly Services Seeking the lost for Christ Matthew 28:19 20 Pastor Landon Williams 8:00 A.M. Early Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship Tuesday Evening 7 p.m. Prayer Service Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 7 p.m. Mid-Week Worship 7 p.m. Radio Weekly Broadcast WCGL 1360 AM Sunday 2 PM 3 PM **FREE TUTORING FOR YOUTH IN ENGLISH, SCIENCE, HISTORY AND MATH EVERY TUESDAY 6:30 8 P.M. 5863 Moncrief Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32209 (904) 768-8800 FAX 764-3800 Pastor Rudolph McKissick, Sr. Senior Pastor Sunday Morning Worship 7:40 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Church school 9:30 a.m. The Word from the Sons and Daughters of Bethel 3rd Sunday 3:30 p.m. Midweek Services Wednesday Noon Service "Miracle at Midday" 12 noon-1 p.m. Dinner and Bible Study at 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Come share in Holy Communion on 1st Sunday at 450 p.m. Pastor Rudolph McKissick, Jr. Senior Pastor Radio Ministry WCGL 1360 AM Thursday 8:15 -8:45 a.m. AM 1400 Thursday 7:00 8:00 p.m. TV Ministry WTLV Channel 12 Sunday's at 6:30 a.m. Grace and Peace * *A Full Gospel Baptist Church * Join Us for One of Our Services SUNDAY Early Worship 8:00 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. 1st Sunday 3:45 p.m. Lord's Supper & Baptism 3rd Sunday 7:00 p.m. ******* TUESDAY Bible Study 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY Noon Day Worship THURSDAY Youth Church 7:00 p.m. The hurh'Tht Rachs.Uptoeod nd Ot t Ma Sunday School 9 a.m. Morning Worship 10 a.m. Lord's Supper Second Sunday 3:00 p.m. Evening Worship Every 3rd & 4th Sunday 4 :00 p.m. A church that's on the move in worship with prayer, praise and power! Pastor Robert Lecount, Jr School of Ministry Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. Thursday High Praise Worship 7:00 p.m. 2061 Edgewood Avenue West, Jacksonville, Florida 32208 (904) 765-5683 Email:dccfmbc@yahoo.com Pastor Ernie Murray Welcomes you! January 15-21, 2009 Pai!e 6 Ms. Perrv's Free Press