A Place Where Your History And Future Converge! |
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SUNDAY WORSHIP
8:00 AM Pre-Recorded Broadcast
11:00 AM
(Suspended due to pandemic)
SUNDAY SCHOOL
10:00 AM
Meeting ID: 820 095 7809 Passcode: 550964
Meeting ID: 812 6358 2291
Passcode: 294918
1:00 PM (January 9th & 23rd)
Meeting ID: 825 6198 0320
Passcode: 043262
WEDNESDAYS
(Resumes January 5th)
Prayer Meeting
6:00 PM
Bible Study
7:00 PM
Click to access the study:
Meeting ID: 875 1168 8125
Passcode: 346452
1st & 3rd Sundays, 1:00 pm
Meeting ID: 829 3868 3896
Passcode: 447549
2nd Saturday of the Month
11:00 AM
(January 8th)
Meeting ID: 876 9167 4783
Passcode: 980043
(for all Zoom events)
Dial-in: 1-669-900-6833
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~Next Newsletter~
January 16th
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SBC LA Senior Ministry
Were you born in or before 1970? Has AARP contacted you yet ?
Are you near retirement, or thinking about it soon?
If you responded "Yes" to any of the questions above, you are a Second Baptist Senior.
Please contact one of the following members to add your name and information to the membership list!
*Barbara Webb 310-429-9179
*Gail Quarles 323-754-0724
*JoEvelyn Payne 323-678-1338
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January 2, 2022
Here we are at the beginning of a new year which gives us an opportunity to begin anew. This is the second day of the year. We have 363 more days to go. Now is the time to determine to decide how you will proceed through this year.
“For last year's words belong to last year's language ‘ And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning. "T.S. Eliot
As I muse on those words, I want to ask us, what voice are you going to use moving forward through the uncharted terrain of the uncertainty you face? I suggest a voice of assurance for adversity, a voice of courage for our circumstances, a voice of faith for frustration, a voice of hope for hurts, a voice of faith for frustration, a voice of strength for each situation, a voice of trust in God for every trial. The decision you make will shape the life you create. Choose wisely.
Following are dates that require your presence and participation.
Sunday, January 9 is the 95th Observance of being at our current location. We have not been worshipping in our sacred space since March of 2020. While we were out of our sanctuary we discovered structural damage. We are moving along methodically through the phases to repair the damage. We will keep you posted about the progress.
Sunday, January 16 is observed as the Sunday prior to the observance of the federal holiday commemorating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King. We continue to struggle with the question, "Where Do We Go From Here?," which was the last book Dr. King wrote. We can either make choices to create more chaos or we can make choices to choose to become the beloved community. A litany will be shared in the radio broadcast about Martin King’s life and legacy.
Monday, January 17 is the National Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal day.
Sunday, January 23 Annual Church Meeting
Agenda/ Prayer / Verification of Quorum / Minutes of the Year End Meeting December 2021 / Pastoral Reflections / Reflections of the Diaconate and Trustee ministries / Calendar for 2022 / Nominating Committee report / Announcements / Conclusion.
Let us continue with our commitment, faith, and hope as we fulfill our God-given purpose to be faithful to what God intends for our lives.
Happy New Year, blessings, love, and grace,
-Pastor
Dr. William S. Epps, Senior Pastor
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New Day's Lyric
By Amanda Gorman
We come together. / Mourning, we come to mend, / Withered, we come to weather, / Torn, we come to tend, / Battered, we come to better. / Tethered by this year of yearning, / We are learning / That though we weren't ready for this, / We have been readied by it. / We steadily vow that no matter / How we are weighed down, / We must always pave a way forward. / This hope is our door, our portal. / Even if we never get back to normal, / Someday we can venture beyond it, / To leave the known and take the first steps. / So let us not return to what was normal, / But reach toward what is next. / What was cursed, we will cure. / What was plagued, we will prove pure. / Where we tend to argue, we will try to agree, / Those fortunes we forswore, now the future we foresee, / Where we weren't aware, we're now awake; / Those moments we missed / Are now these moments we make, / The moments we meet, / And our hearts, once all together beaten, / Now all together beat. / Come, look up with kindness yet, / For even solace can be sourced from sorrow. / We remember, not just for the sake of yesterday, / But to take on tomorrow. / We heed this old spirit, / In a new day's lyric, / In our hearts, we hear it: / For auld lang syne, my dear, / For auld lang syne. / Be bold, sang Time this year, / Be bold, sang Time, / For when you honor yesterday, / Tomorrow ye will find. / Know what we've fought / Need not be forgotten nor for none. / It defines us, binds us as one, / Come over, join this day just begun. / For wherever we come together, / We will forever overcome.
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"Service is the price you pay for the space you occupy" |
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Join Christian Women on the Move and the American Baptist Women’s Ministries in observing National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in January 2022.
"California remains one of the nation's top four destination states for human trafficking, believed to be a $180 billion a year global industry. Three of the 10 worst child sex trafficking areas in the United States are in California: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Victims in California are domestic servants, child laborers, sex slaves, and forced laborers of all ages. The sale of human beings is the third-largest illicit trade following drugs and weapons but is growing faster than both criminal activities. An estimated 50% of the victims are children and 80% are women."
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***Church Meeting***
Sunday, January 23rd, 12:00 PM
COVID-19 Update with Dr. Muntu Davis
Monday, January 24th, 6:00 PM
You will receive Zoom information for these events in the next newsletter!
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Christian Women on the Move invites all women to join us for our first 2022 meeting on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 10 AM, via Zoom. Our theme for the year: “Women of Strength: What is God Preparing You For?”
Meeting ID: 774 1370 5696
Passcode: TV6CCp
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The Black History Class will meet on Zoom on Saturday, January 8th at 11:00 AM. Our Facilitator, Dr. Lorn Foster, would like each person to prepare a 5-minute presentation, tracing "Our Family's Migration Story" from a point of enslavement or as early as possible to this present time. Please join us!
Meeting ID: 876 9167 4783
Passcode: 980043
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The University of Michigan Future Public Health Leaders Program (Michigan FPHLP) is a residential summer program funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Through field placements, skill-building workshops, and mentorship, Michigan FPHLP provides students with opportunities for growth, learning, and awareness in the field of public health. The ultimate goal of the program is to increase the diversity of the public health workforce and the people committed to reducing health disparities.
Michigan FPHLP students will be housed on the University of Michigan's campus for 10 weeks to dive deep into the field of public health. Students will participate in curriculum days at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and engage with public health professionals through their field placements.
The application for Michigan FPHLP 2022 is currently open and will close January 31, 2022, at 11:59 PM EST.
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***SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY***
The Visa Black Scholars and Jobs Program, in partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), is a program designed for college-bound Black and African American students in the United States. Eligible high school seniors applying or intending to pursue a business or technology undergraduate degree at any four-year accredited college or university in the U.S. can receive a needs-based scholarship grant of up to $20,000/year. Scholars will also receive mentorship from Visa employees, year-round training, and have opportunities to grow their key technical, professional, and leadership skills.
The application deadline for this scholarship is Monday, January 10th.
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The Wade Scholarship Program (WSP) was established to provide full scholarships -- tuition, fees and more -- for Black students pursuing master's degrees in STEM fields. The goal is to help students focus on their studies, not the immediate costs of their graduate programs or eventual incurred debt.
For more information on requirements, and how to apply, click here.
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Send a check to:
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
2419 Griffith Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90011
Give through our digital platform, GIVELIFY.
Call the Church Office
Monday - Friday
213.748.0318
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Happy Birthday!
Deaconess Theresa M. Purnell recently celebrated her 92nd birthday!
Congratulations and may God continue to bless you!
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Second Baptist remembers those who have recently passed...
Dolores Hambrick
Joe Wilson (brother of Charlesetta Wilshire)
Leon Lawrence
Pauline Rivers
Segatha Matthews (daughter-in-law of Judge Albert D. Matthews)
Our prayers are with the families during this time of bereavement.
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COVID-19 RESOURCES & VACCINATION INFORMATION |
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As new variant COVID cases begin to soar, please do your due diligence to keep yourself and others safe.
GET VACCINATED.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
WEAR A MASK.
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS.
Click on this link for more resources regarding the Coronavirus.
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***Vaccinations are available to all people 5 and older. All COVID-19 vaccines have also been approved for boosters. Please click on the graphic or the link below for more information. |
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NEED TO GET TESTED? Several churches in the Los Angeles area are offering free, rapid COVID testing. CLICK HERE for more information.
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SBC LA Member & Family Profiles!
In an effort to get to know the members and families of our Second Baptist Church congregation and to stay connected, we'd like to begin featuring member and family profiles in our newsletters. At your convenience, please complete the Google Questionnaire so that we may create and feature your profiles! Let us know if you have any questions: sbclanews@gmail.com.
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Let's stay connected! Do you have good news to share with the congregation? We want to hear it! Read more about the protocols for sending in information HERE.
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2412 Griffith Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Phone: (213) 748-0318
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