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                  YOUTH DEPARTMENT NEWS

Today, Sunday, June 2, 2024, the Youth Department will be sponsoring a Bake Sale immediately after. Please help and support our youth.

On second Sundays after church, there will be  meetings of all those who want to be a part of the Youth Department Book Club.   Please place your name on the sign up sheet on the stage.  For more information, see Sis. Fareeah Harris.

On Friday, June 28, 2024 at 7 pm. the Youth Department will be sponsoring the Twenty-second Annual Youth Recognition Program. This is an opportunity for parents/guardians and the Good Neighbor Family members to encourage our youth for their accomplishments at home, in church, in sports, academically, etc.  Don’t miss this opportunity to be a positive force in the lives of our youth.   Applications and a recent picture can be given to Trustee Mary Thomas on or before Sunday, June 9, 2024.

On Saturday, July 13, 2024, the Youth Department will be sponsoring a trip to Dorney Park.(Rain Date is Saturday, August 3, 2024). Tickets are $36.00 per person; All-day dining is $27.55; Single Meal ticket is $18.01  We have one (1)  fifty-five (55)-passenger bus, so please sign up and have one-half deposit of your ticket  All money is due by Sunday, June 30, 2024.  Bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. sharp!!  We are also trying to determine how many of you would like chip in to rent a Cabana.  Please note the separate Sign-up Sheet with the prices.  For more information see Trustee Mary Thomas. Special Note: Dorney Park will no longer accept cash at the park.  Kiosks are available to convert cash to prepaid debit cards that can be used anywhere.

The Sewing/Craft Class will resume the second Saturday in August (08/10/24).

                                     TRUSTEE BOARD NEWS

The Trustee Board is looking for persons who have knowledge of roof work and terminology to help determine the best vendor to handle our roof situation.  Please give your name to any Trustee.

Any individual or ministry that has stored anything in the closet (near the Kitchen Door) in the Deacons’ Room, please remove your things by Sunday, June 30th.   After that, we will discard all things that are unclaimed.    

                                      PASTOR AIDE NEWS

Please join the Pastor Aides in celebration Rev. Dr. George A. Blackwell III and Leading Lady Min. B. Helena Blackwell, 29th  Pastoral Anniversary.  Our guest speaker will be Rev. Alphonsus Platt, Nia Fellowship Baptist Church, West Orange NJ.  The Celebration will commence on Sunday, June 9, 2024. 10 am.           

                                                  SCHOLARSHIP NEWS

Completed scholarship applications are due on Sunday, June 9th.  Please see any member of the committee or place your completed application with the necessary documentation in the mailbox labeled scholarship.

All students who have achieved the honor roll should email their report cards to tsaffold22@gmail.com.

Any students graduating this year should complete the Geruth Rountree Graduation Notification Form found on the stage.  Completed forms can be placed in the mailbox labeled scholarship.

Join us one and all to celebrate the academic achievements of our youth!  The 37th Annual Geruth Rountree Scholarship Luncheon will be held on Sunday, June 23rd at 1pm.  Please purchase your ticket from any committee member no later than Sunday, June 16th.  Donation is $30.

                                VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL NEWS

The GNBC Vacation Bible School for all ages will be held Monday, July 15, 2024 - Friday, July 19, 2024 and Monday, July 22, 2023 -Friday, July 26, 2023 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  Come out and be a part of these two weeks of spiritual enrichment. Theme: “Growing With Jesus”-Galatians 5:22-23

                                               USHER BOARD NEWS

On Sunday, May 19, 2024, the Usher Board will be celebrating their Anniversary at 10 am. The guest preacher is Pastor Orlando Vick Sr., Greater Providence Missionary Baptist Church, Newark 

The Usher is sponsoring a bus ride to Sights and Sound Theater to see “Daniel” on Saturday, September 7, 2024.  Lunch will be at Golden Corral; Shopping at Farmer’s Market and Tangers Outlet.  Tickets are $165.00;Children $100. A Non-Refundable Deposit of $30.00 is due ASAP to secure seat. Final Payment of $135 is due July 1, 2024. Please see any member of the Usher Board for more information or call for Sis. Daphne Solomon @973-393-8542.  Bus departs at 8:00 am.

                                          CHURCH ANNIVERSARY NEWS

Grateful to God for 53 years!
The Church Anniversary Committee is asking each member to pledge $200.00 ($25/Month - May to Dec).
 
Save the Date

7th Arnelle Alexander Walk (21st annual walk-a-thon) – Saturday, August 17th – Weequahic Park - 8:00 a.m. (rain date August 24th)
Revival – Dates TBD
Harvest Festival – Date TBD
Church Anniversary Day – Sunday, October 20th - 10:00 a.m.

                         SWEET SISTER NEWS 

Please remember your Sweet Sister on her birthday and Mother's Day.                                  

                                                    NURSES MINISTRY NEWS
HELP WANTED
GNBC Nurses Ministry
We have immediate openings for church nurses this position will serve the Pulpit, music ministry and congregation.  The hours; One Sunday a month (your choice), & every 1st Sunday.  On the job training.     We are also recruiting for the Jr. Nurse’s Ministry ages 10 to 21.    For more info, see Sis. Emily Hall or call 973-818-7300.                                                                                                                                                        ************************** 

                  ATTENTION ALL GNBC MEMBERS
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ATTENTION GOOD NEIGHBOR MINISTRY LEADERS: 

PLEASE FORWARD ALL DATES THAT YOU WOULD EITHER LIKE TO INQUIRE
ABOUT OR REQUEST TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL
-rountreel@ci.newark.nj.us

ATTENTION ALL MINISTRIES:

Your monthly Financial Report must be submitted to the Trustee Board by the fifteenth of each month.

If you need to get in touch with the Pastor, had a death in your family, change of address or phone number, desire to have your baby dedicated, or are being baptized, please contact our Church Clerk, Sis. Gloria Robinson. She can be reached at 973-374-8739. 

The Thursday evening Prayer Line phone number is 641-715-3274. The Access Code is 408721#. Time 7 p.m. All members and friends should call in the be a part of the Prayer Line.

 PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND SHUT INS AND THOSE IN NEED OF PRAYER

Sis. Laverne Baker, at home...........................................................

Sis. Doris Flemings-James, at home Hillside, NJ.................................

Bro. Kenneth Johnson, Orange County Hospital..................................

Deas. Hazel Livingstone, at home...................................................

Sis. Sharon Moore, at home..........................................................

Dea. Jerry Perry, at home............................................................

Sis. Mary Pierce, Complete Care @Green Knolls,875 US 206, Bridgewater NJ.........................................................................................

Bro. Elbert Ruffin, at home, Newark, NJ.........................................

Sis. Edna Thompson, at home......................................................

Bro. Carlo Wood, Henry Virginia...................................................

Let's continue to pray for the Sick, the poor and the shut ins...................


                                                 HAPPY BIRTHDAY
                                       TO THE MEMBERS OF GNBC
                                     BORN IN THE MONTH OF JUNE

                          SIS. KRYSTELLE WEST                  JUNE 1    
                          SIS. JOSLYN RIVERA                     JUNE 1
                          REV. LOUISE SCOTT-ROUNTREE   JUNE 4
                          SIS. JANETT LESTER                    JUNE 4
                          MIN. MARY CHESTNUT                 JUNE 6
                          TRUSTEE MARY WATSON              JUNE 7
                          TRUSTEE MARY THOMAS              JUNE 8    
                           SIS. CAMILLE PERRY                   JUNE 8    
                           BRO. OMAR GASTON                  JUNE 12                                      
                           SIS. JONELL MURPHY                 JUNE 15                                      
                           SIS. SHERBERT TAYLOR              JUNE 17
                           SIS. ALESIA MOORE                    JUNE 18     
                           SIS. QUENNETTA CHESTNUT      JUNE 19
                           SIS. CHARLOTTE JONES             JUNE 20
                           DEA. JAMES WALLACE               JUNE 22
                           SIS. DIANE CARPENTER              JUNE 25   
                           SIS. RUTH BROOKS                    JUNE 29 
                          SIS. ADRIENNE JACKSON            JUNE 29