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                  YOUTH DEPARTMENT NEWS

Today, Sunday, May 7, 2023 the Youth Department will be sponsoring a Bake Sale after service. Please help and support our Youth  

The next session of the Sewing/Craft Class will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 11:30 a.m.   Bring two yards of material, items in your closet that need to be up cycled or bring items that need to be altered.  We are now adding tee shirt making the our crafts. Come out and be a part of these exciting classes.

On Friday, June 30, 2023 the Youth Department will be sponsoring the Twenty-second Annual Youth Recognition Program immediately after service. 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 4, 2023.

On Saturday, July 8, 2023, the Youth Department will be sponsoring a trip to Dorney Park.(Rain Date is Saturday, August 5, 2023). Tickets are $33.00 per person; All-day dining is $31.79; Single Meal ticket is $16.95.  We have one (1)  fifty-five (55)-passenger bus, so please sign up and have one-half deposit on your ticket price by Sunday, June 4, 2023. All money is due by Sunday, June 23, 2023.  Bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. sharp!!   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.

                                              SWEET SISTER NEWS 

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

                                              TRUSTEE NEWS

There is a opening for the GNBC Custodian. Anyone interested in the position should give their name, written contact info and work experience to any Trustee. You will be given the list of the duties for this position. You will be notified when the job interview will take place.

                                          PASTOR ANNIVERSARY NEWS

Good Neighbor! Please join the Pastor Aides in celebration for--Rev. Dr. George A. Blackwell III and Leading Lady Min. B. Helena Blackwell’s 28th Pastoral Anniversary.  (We) Good Neighbor Baptist Church have been Blessed with our Pastor's teachings for over 28 Years.  Our guest speaker will be one of our own Rev. Henry Clay.  The Celebration will commence on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 10 a.m.  Any questions, please see any Pastor’s Aide member.                                

                                             SCHOLARSHIP NEWS

Save the date: Join the  Scholarship Committee to honor our scholars on Sunday, June 25, 2023.  Please join us in celebrating their achievements

                                          USHER BOARD NEWS

The Junior and Senior Usher Boards will be celebrating their Anniversary on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 10 am.  The guest speaker will be Reverend Joseph  Fairley, Pastor of New Vision Tabernacle CME of East Orange.

The Usher Board is sponsoring a bus ride to Sights and Sound Theater to see “The Miracle of Christmas” on Saturday, November 18, 2023.  Lunch will be at Golden Corral; Shopping at Farmer’s Market and Tangers Outlet.  Tickets are $165.00;. A Non-Refundable Deposit of $30.00 is due ASAP. Final Payment due  September 30, 2023.  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.

                                              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...................................

Sis. Terry Fontaine, at home...........................................................

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 MAY
               
                      BRO. FREDERICK S. DAVIS III         MAY 2
                      SIS. LILLIAN JONES                      MAY 6
                      BRO. NATHANIEL BROWN             MAY 7
                      BRO. TRAYSHAWN THOMAS          MAY 13
                      DEAS. JOYCE HINES                     MAY 15
                      SIS. ANIYAH LEWIS                       MAY 21
                      TRUSTEE SANDRA LEWIS              MAY 21
                      MIN. TERRI FONTAINE                  MAY 31
                      SIS. MELISSA LESTER                    MAY 31