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From The Office Of The General Secretary
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73rd Holy Convocation Information
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Metro Points Hotel
8400 Annapolis Road, New Carrollton, MD 20784
Phone
: 301-459-6700
Group Code
: Holy Convocation
www.metropointshotel.com
Rate
: $87.00 plus tax
Reservation Deadline
Sunday, June 18, 2017. Note: when making a reservation you will need a credit or debit card, a one night deposit will be taken at the time of reservation. Cancellation of any reservation less than 48 hours will result in loss of deposit and three or more rooms will require a one night deposit for each room and the cancellation policy remains the same. During check-in at the hotel, you will be able to use cash as payment and a one hundred dollar ($100) incidental fee is required.
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Harborside Hotel
6400 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD 20746
Phone
: 301-749-9400
Group Code
: The Way of the Cross
Rate
: $109.00 plus tax (13%).
Reservation Deadline
Friday, July 7, 2017, can only be made by calling the hotel directly (no online reservations available via hotel website) and can only be made on a credit or debit card. The hotel rate not only applies for the Convention dates, but also 3 days prior and 3 days after the Convocation. If you cancel your reservation 3 days prior to the arrival date, you will be charged a one-night stay on your credit or debit card.
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The WOTCC 90th Anniversary Celebration Banquet
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Many of you have inquired about tickets for the Way of the Cross Church of Christ (WOTCC), International’s 90th Anniversary Celebration Banquet. We have good news! The tickets are in and you can begin to purchase.
The Banquet will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2017, 2 o’clock in the afternoon, at the LaFontaine Bleue, 7963 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706. The banquet hall is located less than one-half (1/2) mile up from the Metro Points hotel on the left-hand side of the road.
This is a special year for the WOTCC, International, as we celebrate 90 years of delivering the gospel of Jesus Christ to men and women of all ages and ethnicities throughout the United States and abroad. In an effort to operate in a spirit of excellence, each church will be assigned to a committee member from the Mother Church to coordinate your ticket purchases.
Please contact the Anniversary Banquet Chairperson, Missionary Rose Willett for further information at (443) 889-9832.
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73rd Holy Convocation | 63rd NYFC Convention
Schedule
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Thursday, July 27, 2017 | NYFC Fellowship Day
- 12:00 noon, Washington National Baseball Game (Tentative)
- 4:00 pm, Pep Rally & Block Party @ The Mother Church, 1800 Hazelwood Dr., Capitol Heights, MD
Friday, July 28, 2017
- 9:00 am Unity Prayer
- 9:30 am Bible Bowl & Bible Bee Challenge
- 11:00 am Worship Service, Speaker: Minister Cheston McCrae & Elder Kyle Green
- 1:00 pm Empowerment Sessions - Part 1
- 2:30 p.m. Mass Choir Clinic - Part 1, Clinician: Elder Johnathan Mintz
- 6:00 pm Graduate Recognition Service, Speaker: DE Troy Barnett
- 7:30 pm Youth Encounter Service, Speaker: Elder Jarrett Perdue, President of International Pentecostal Young People’s Union
Saturday, July 29, 2017
- 9:00 am Unity Prayer
- 9:30 am NYFC Business Meetings & Awards Ceremony
- 11:00 am Worship Service, Speakers: Minister Tavarius Hook & Minister Damon Swinea
- 1:00 pm Empowerment Sessions - Part 2
- 2:30 pm Youth Explosion Service, Speakers: Age-Group Representatives
- 4:00 pm Mass Choir Clinic - Part 2, Clinician: Elder Johnathan Mintz
- 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop-Elect Melvin Easley
Sunday, July 30, 2017 | The National and NYFC Combined Services
- 12:00 noon Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Eugene McCrea
- 5:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop-Elect Troy Carter
- 7:00 pm Worship Service, Bishop-Elect Travell Travis
Monday, July 31, 2017 | Northern Region Day
- 10:00 am Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Paul Robinson
- 12:00 noon Keynote Address, Speaker: Bishop Alphonzo D. Brooks
- 2:00 pm - 4:00- pm, Elders & Ministers Training
- 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speakers: Bishop Larry Whitfield & Bishop John Williams
- 8:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Carl Miller
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 | National Women's Day
- 10:00 am Worship Service, Speaker: First Lady Shirley Whitfield
- 12:00 noon Elders & Ministers Training
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CED and ACC Teaching Series: "Tracking My Apostolic Roots: From Past To Present", Lecturer: Dr. Ronald Frazier
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Altar Workers Seminar
- 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: First Lady Margo Easton
- 8:00 pm Worship Service, Speakers: First Lady Tonia Cannady, First Lady Beatrice Richardson, Missionary Twana Fulton, & First Lady Linda McCrea
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 | Southern Region Day
- 10:00 am Worship Service, Speakers: Elder Levern Fulton & Elder Olufemi Sotayo
- 12:00 noon Elders & Ministers Training
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CED and ACC Teaching Series: "Tracking My Apostolic Roots: From Past To Present", Lecturer: Dr. Ronald Frazier
- 4:00 pm Foreign Mission Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Eugene McCrea
- 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: DE James Taylor & Elder LaVaughn Nesmith
- 8:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Hurron Freeman
Thursday, August 3, 2017 |
National Men's Day
- 10:00 am Worship Service, Speakers: Bro James Pressley , Deacon Rodney Burns, Deacon Antoine Lancaster, & Elder Charles Hairston
- 12:00 noon Elders & Ministers Training
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm CED and ACC Teaching Series: "Tracking My Apostolic Roots: From Past To Present", Lecturer: Dr. Ronald Frazier
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Altar Workers Seminar
- 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Outreach Service, Facilitator: Justin Barlow
- 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Elder Clieve Adams & Bishop-Elect Paul Jenkins
- 8:00 pm Worship Service, Speakers: DE Chauncey Lancaster & Bishop Henry Small
(Acknowledging and Honoring "Men of Honor: Bishop Walter Thompson, Jr., Deacon Richard Simon, & Deacon John Kearney)
- 10:30 pm Late Night Musical Fellowship Showcase
Friday, August 4, 2017 | All Saints Day
- 10:00 am Worship Service, Children Ministry Presentation
- 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Apostolic Christian College "Open House Q&A"
- 6:00 pm Worship Service, Speaker: Bishop Earley Dillard
Saturday, August 5, 2017
- 2:00 pm 90th Banquet, LaFontaine Bleue, 7963 Annapolis Road, Lanham, MD 20706
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73rd Holy Convocation "300" Voice Choir
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Praise the Lord Diocesans!
As we quickly approach our 73rd Holy Convocation and 90th Anniversary celebration, I wanted to make you aware of a special celebratory effort currently underway.
In response to seeing a decline in our Convocation’s Mass Choir participation over the past few years, I want to make sure we get strong support for this year’s Convocation Choir, which will be known as “300”. This is an important milestone and deserves nothing less than our very best. This special choir will minister in music during the Keynote Address on Monday, July 31 and the All-Saints Day Service on Friday, August 4.
With that said, I am asking each Diocesan to encourage the churches under your respective areas to participate in this unified effort. If each of the six Dioceses can represent with 50 participants, that will get us to our goal of 300. This effort may come easy for most, but others will have to put in a little extra work to pull this together; however, I know we can do it!
A conference call has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 27 at 8:30 pm. The dial-in information is as follows:Dial-in #: 1-218-548-8834, Pass code: 833680. We are asking that all choir directors and musicians from the various churches in your diocese participate on this call.
Together, I know we can make this Convocation and Anniversary celebration one to remember!
In His Service,
Bishop Bennett B. Gamble, Sr.
General Secretary
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One Spirit - One Mind - One Church
“stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Philippians 1:27
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