SUNDAY WORSHIP EXPERIENCE

JULY 16, 2017

Millennial Sunday

Praise & Worship

Scripture Ministry of Music

The Word Rev. Willie Dwayne Francois, III, Pastor

Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Pleasantville, NJ

Stewardship

Benediction

SUMMER IS HERE! For the months of July and August, we have something

scheduled for everyone; to get Involved, Participate and stay

Calvary Connected.

The Men of Standard in conjunction with Habitat for

Humanity have a Volunteer Opportunity close to home! Let’s help our neighbors in the community!

Saturday July 22, 2017. 8 am -4:30 pm

Location on Willow Street, across the street from the church. All are invited to serve.

If you have any questions or to signup please contact Bill Whitfield at 973 452-2341 or bigbillwhit@yahoo.com

REV. WILLIE DWAYNE FRANCOIS III

Willie Dwayne Francois III is a 2009 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of

Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Religion, named the

ranking scholar in both departments. Francois is a member of various honor

societies and holds two fellowships from the Fund for Theological Education.

While at Morehouse, he served as the president of the Martin Luther King Jr.

International Chapel Assistants Program and was named the 2009 Martin

Luther King Jr. Scholar. Francois received a Master of Divinity from Harvard

University’s Divinity School, where he was awarded the Hopkins Shareholders

Award—the school’s highest academic recognition—and served as class commencement speaker.

Called and committed to empower God’s people through transformative preaching and

teaching, Francois serves as the Senior Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church of Pleasantville, NJ. From

2013 to 2015, Francois served as the Associate Pastor of First Corinthian Baptist Church (FCBC) in

Harlem, New York, where Pastor Michael A. Walrond, Jr. is the pastor. Prior to joining the FCBC team,

he served as the Minister of Christian Education and Discipleship at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church of

Houston, Texas, under his pastor, Rev. Dr. Marcus D. Cosby. Willie also fulfilled several highly engaging

and structured ministerial internships at Wheeler Avenue, FCBC and Morning Star Baptist church (of

Mattapan, Massachusetts, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. John M. Borders III). Francois was licensed

and ordained at the First Union Baptist Church of Galveston, Texas.

Francois lives into the intersection of the life of the spirit and the life of the mind. In addition to

publishing various articles and sermons, Francois served as a member of the Young Preachers’ Leader-

ship Team of the Academy of Preachers, the director of the Young Ministers’ Corner of the African Amer-

ican Lectionary, a research assistant for Dr. Jonathan L. Walton, a Civil Rights Scholar for the imaging

of the King Paper collection through the Martin Luther King Center (in Atlanta). Likewise, he holds an

adjunct position in the African American Studies program at the University of Houston.

Francois is a founding fellow of Emerging Millennials Leadership Alliance, which is a movement

committed to dismantling the racialized prison industrial complex in America. Through the Bill Lucy

Fellowship, Francois represented the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference as a presenter at the Transat-

lantic Roundtable on Religion and Race at the University of London-Birkbeck in London, England.

Francois serves as co-chair of the Theological Working Group of the Black Church Center for Justice

and Equality. For 2014-2015, Francois was named a Beatitudes Society Fellow, focusing on congrega-

tional responses to Mass Incarceration and empowering returning citizens. Francois’ pastoral activism

is organized around racial and economic justice and criminal justice reform.

Francois attributes his love of life and dedication to doing the so-called impossible to his close-

knit family. He is a proud member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.

Sun. Jul. 16 YOUNG ADULT SUNDAY - Guest preacher Rev. Willie Francois, III Pastor-Mt. Zion BC, Pleasantville, NJ

Mon. Jul. 17 PASTOR IS PREACHING @ THE NORTH JERSEY MISSIONARY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION - MT. CALVARY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWARK @ 7PM

Wed. Jul. 19 PASTOR WILL BE @ METROPOLITAN BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWARK @ 7PM - CHURCH IS INVITED.

Sat. Jul. 22 Sat. Jul. 22

CHILDREN’S CHURCH - SESAME PLACE OUTING - (see Worship Guide for more info) W.O.P., GYM & CYM INTERGENERATIONAL SIP ON CIDER & PAINT

Sun. Jul. 23 VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT IN CONJUCTION WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER - GEORGE GRAMBY PARK @ 2PM

Fri. Jul. 28 KOINONIA SINGLES MIN. “CHAT & CHEW” - (see Worship Guide for more info)

DATES TO REMEMBER/UPCOMING EVENTS

Event Setup Facilities/ Men of Standard/ Male Choir

Grills - 2 Stations Male Ministers/ Deacons/ Trustees/ Armor Bearers

Dress & Arrange Tables Women of Purpose Greeters Hospitality/ Faith Sharers Servers - Burgers, Hot Dogs, Fish

Deaconess

Servers - Other Foods Female Trustees/ Ushers/ Church School Fun Foods Snow cone machine Pop corn machine Cotton candy machine

Educational Development CYM

Parking & Security Transportation & Parking First Aid Station Health & Wellness Kiddie Amusements Couples for Christ

CYM Prayer Tent Female Ministers Event Breakdown Facilities/ Deacons/Male Choir/Men of

Standard/ Media & Tech

Join the Women of Purpose as we Kick-off our

2017 Women’s Weekend!

Statue of Liberty Cruise

Saturday, September 23, 2017 (Boarding at Lincoln Harbor, NJ) Board: 11:30am

Return: 2pm Price: $74

Purchase your tickets online at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-of-purpose-statue-of- liberty-lunchtime-cruise-tickets-

36036692718 Please email cbcwop@gmail.com for more information.

SICK & SHUT IN

Sis. Anna Ree Jordan 31 Early Street, Apt. 2H Sis. Cora Stallings 31 Early Street, Apt. 3N Sis. Sarah Ross 26 Hopkins Ct. Parsippany Sis. Cathelene Cloud Pine Acres Healthcare, 51 Madison Ave, 2nd flr; Rm 202, Madison Sis. Miriam Shruby 24 Cutler Stre et Sis. Cleopatra Reid Care One, Parsippany Sis. Naomi Smith McKay Morris Hills -Genesis Healthcare Sis. Candace Strawbridge Morris Hills -Genesis Healthcare Sis. Valerie Gilliam Morris View Healthcare Center Bro. James McElwee Regency Grand Rehab Ctr. 65 N. Sussex St. Dover Sis. Rosa L. Burton Pine acres Healthcare Nursing Home, # 320; Madison, NJ Sis. Gwendolyn King 36 Livingston Road Bro. James Vance 26 Linden Street Bro. Carter Pinkman 59 Highland Avenue Sis. Patricia Pinkman 59 Highland Avenue Bro. Ezekiel Walton 34-09 Flagler Street Sis. Mary Lee Foote Morristown Medical Center Sis. Edna Banks 42 Monroe Avenue, Dover. 07801 Sis. Deborah Smith 1 Main St.,Apt.4 Sparta,07871 (973)432-5105 Bro. Dennis Dexter Allen Care One, Morristown Dr. Michael William 777 Springfield Ave, Apt.1-M,E.Orange 07017 Sis. Emelda Willis 206 Justin Court, Bldg #2;Unit #206, Cedar Knolls Min. Chris Hill 1607 Aldine St. Hillside, 07205 Sis. Patricia Irving Morristown Medical Center Sis. Ruth Douglas Care One, 599 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816

BEREAVEMENT

Please lift the family of Deacon Anthony Rodgers in your

prayer.