St. John Revelations
Newsletter
V ol um e II I, Is s u e 5
February 2013
Happenings
February 10
Founder’s Day at 4:00
pm on at Ebenezer
AME Church, 3808
Cleavor II Blvd, KS
City, MO
February 13
Joint Ash Wednesday
Service 6:30 @ Asbury
Mt. Olive
February 16
Lay Chili Dinner
Fundraiser 11:30-1:30
February 17
Usher’s B.H.M. Program @ 4:00 pm
February 18
Life Line screening
8:30-5:30
February 19
St. John Lunch
Buddy’s 11:30 a.m.
@ Golden Corral, 1601
S.W. Wanamaker
February 23
MID-YEAR
FINANCIAL
REPORT DUE
“Moving Forward”
- Philippians 3:13-14
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Feb ru ar y, 2 013
From Epiphany to Lent
n February, we transition from one
season to another season. I don’t
mean from Winter to Spring - even
though January with it’s highs and
lows had us wondering if Spring had
come early. No, I’m talking about transitioning from the season of Epiphany
to the season of Lent.
The first clue of this is when the altar
paraments will go from the green of
Epiphany to the white of Transfiguration Sunday (Feb. 10) to the black of
Ash Wednesday (Feb. 13) to the royal
purple of Lent (Feb. 17).
But more is changing than just the
colors of our sanctuary. We move from
the acclimation of our Savior to the betrayal, death and resurrection of our
Savior.
I guess Lauryn Hill was right on her
first album when she said “Just as
Christ was a superstar... [first] They'll
hail you then they'll nail you, no matter
who you are.”
Being in a season of transition may
cause some anxiety because, if we’re
honest, most of us don’t like change.
We want things to stay the same.
We’re comfortable with the way things
are. Whether good or bad, it’s what
we’re used to. We are reluctant to have
our apple carts upturned - even for Jesus!
We are not so different from Jesus’
first century disciples. They didn’t want
things to change either, at least not the
way Jesus said they would. It is now
that Jesus starts to predict his betrayal
and death. They start getting the picture that Jesus won’t be with them in
bodily form for much longer and that
things will change.
Like our first century counterparts,
we must, too, embrace the change that
will only happen once we transition
from Epiphany to Lent.
I’m glad, though, that God does not
leave us to this transition alone.
- Pastor Glenn
The African Methodist Episcopal Church grew out of the Free African
Society (FAS) which Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, and others established in Philadelphia in 1787. When officials at St. George’s Methodist
Episcopal Church pulled blacks off their knees while praying, FAS
members discovered just how far American Methodists would go to enforce racial discrimination against African Americans. Hence, these members of
St. George’s made plans to transform their mutual aid society into an African
congregation.
Richard Allen, who would go on to be consecrated our first Bishop at the 1816
General Conference, was born a slave on February 14, 1760. This month, we
remember his birth and celebrate his legacy, that of the co-founding of the
A.M.E. Church.
The Midwest Annual Conference will celebrate this occasion at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Kansas City, Missouri. Rev. Clinton
Stancil, pastor of Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church - KCMO is the speaker.
“God Our Father,
Christ Our Redeemer
Holy Spirit Our Comforter
Humankind Our Family”
“Moving Forward”
Philippians 3:13-14
February concludes the Winter
Join us at 9:30 a.m. There is a class
Quarter of lessons, “Jesus is Lord.”
for everyone. Here are our February
“Unit 3: Imitating Jesus,” focuses on
lessons:
Paul’s letter to the Colossians. Here,
February 3: Colossians 1:15-20,
Paul reminds his “readers to reject
"Awed by Greatness”
add-ons or substitutes for the lordship February 10: Colossians 2:6-15,
of Christ.”
"It’s a Wonderful Life”
In each of these Pauline letters from February 17: Colossians 3:1-17,
"Breaking Bad Habits”
prison the question arises: “Who is in
February 24: Colossians 4:2-17,
charge when life is scrambled? For
"Support
Through Mentoring”
Paul, the answer was clear: despite
appearances, Jesus Christ is Lord of
all.”
-Rosalyn Carr is our Superintendent
Join us for…
Sunday School
9:30 a.m.
GREGORY
GUION
AFRICAN-AMERICAN HARRIS
HENRY
ANDERSON
HISTORY
ARTHUR
JEMISON
BANEKER
LAWRENCE
BENJAMIN
LELAND
BERNARD
MAE
BERTRAM
MELVIN
BETH
MICHAEL
BLACK
MONTH
BLUFORD
NEIL
BROWN
ROBERT
CARTER
TYSON
CUTHBERT
WALKER
DEGRASSE
WOODSON
FREDERICK
Word List:
Morning Worship
11 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study
12 p.m. & 6 p.m.
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A publication of
St. John African
Methodist Episcopal
Church
701 SW Topeka Blvd.
Topeka, Ks 66603
785-233-3656
Rev. Gordon Glenn,
Pastor
[email protected]
Linda Smith,
Church Administrator
Linda.smith44475@yahoo.
com
On Sunday, February 17, the St.
John Usher Board
will hold our Annual Black History
Month Program at 4 p.m.
The theme for this year’s program
is: Journey Through History: Moving
Forward. This journey will cover coming from Africa to the New Era of a
second term for President Barack
Obama.
Our guests will include the ministry
of music from New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Topeka as well
as a variety of soloists who will add to
our celebration.
Special selections, rendered by Dr.
Dorthy Pennington, our Minister of
Music, will span our History.
Paul Adams, Rosalyn Carr and Rodney Johnson are serving as the Program Committee. Marsha BacoteAlleyne is President.