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Subject: Center for Disease Control Alert	Did you hear about this? CNN reports a new virus has been recently discovered. One person can pass it on to millions, as it is very contagious. The Center for Disease Control has reported this week the virus spreads very rapidly from one person to the next. They have put a very interesting name on this virus.................. It is called........ A SMILE OH! OH! TOO LATE!! I SEE IT ON YOUR FACE ALREADY! You've got the virus!!!! Pass it on! (Submitted by Pastor Doreen Donnell)
SPECIAL EVENTS	The Junior Missionary Department of the Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas sends special get well wishes to Bro. Ted Burton, Ms. Delores Burton, Sis. Mary Jeffries, Master Dajaun Singletary, Master Jayson Dunbar, Sis. E. L. Ford, Deacon J. Ford, Mrs. Iomia Bland, Mrs. Charlene Taylor and Mrs. Marion Boswell, Washington/Virginia District. We are requesting special prayer. Special get well wishes are extended to all sick, incapacitated and shut in of all Districts. You are in our prayers. The Junior Missionary Department of the Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas wishes to express our sincere and heartfelt sympathy to the Family of Rev. Pamela Elliott, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and to my husband and mother-in law in the loss of their aunt, Mrs. Lucille Green, Orangeburg, South Carolina and to the Family of Deacon James Cody, Sr., New York District. Our condolences are extended to all the Bereaved Families of all Districts. You are in our prayers. SISTERS OF CHARITY Saturday, May 1st Annual Missionary Day Tried Stone 256 13th Street, N. E. Washington, D. C. 20002 12:00 Noon HOLIDAY Sunday, May 9th Mother’s Day SISTERS OF CHARITY Thursday, May 13th to Sunday, May 16th Sisters of Charity Convention - Southern Thompson Temple F.B.H. Church Fort Lauderdale, Florida Host Pastor: Rev. Larry Thompson Thursday, May 20th to Sunday, May 23rd Sisters of Charity Convention - Northern Mount Zion F.B.H. Church 100 Dupont Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Host Pastor: Rev. Billy L. Thompson GENERAL DAY Sunday, May 30th (5th Sunday) True Witness Day HOLIDAY Monday, May 31st Memorial Day JUNIOR MISSIONARY DIRECTRESSES: PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR SECRET PAL! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Bro. Gregory Wood, Sr. 2nd Mr. Guy Oliver 3rd Sis. Pearl Williams 4th Sis. Lisa Giles 5th Sis. Susanette Johnson 6th Sis. Nancy J. Turner 11th Sis. Betty Faison 22nd Sis. Leola Contourier 25th Ms. Brittni C. Oliver 27th HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO Sis. Brenda Conley         23rd Sis. Leola Contourier 28th Sis. Martha Graham ?
SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS	"The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." James 5:16 The Entire Wood Family Guy and Maurell Oliver and Family Mrs. Shirley Dunbar and Family Otis, Janice and Jayson Dunbar Sis. Pearl Williams and Family Sis. Katie Taylor and Family Mrs. Teauna Crawley and Family Deacon & Mother Jesse Ford Sis. Vernetta Graham and Family Sis. Mary Brown & Family Sis. Carolyn Callaham and Family The Family of Mrs. Carrie Miller All National and District Junior Missionary Directresses, Junior Missionary Presidents and their Families Ms. Anita Colbert Pastor Wanda Bridgers Sis. Christine Scott Youth of All Districts Board of Bishops and their families Mother Alberta Jones All Elders and their families All Pastors Charlene McCoy and Family Mrs. Charlene Taylor All National, International and District Officials and their Families Sis. Nancy J. Turner Sis. Janice Hunter Mother Hattie Hunter and Family Sis. Deneice Walker Pastor Queen E. Gaymon Master Michael Brown Bro. Damon Myers Ms. Althea Neal and Family Pastor Doreen Donnell Sis. Rhoda Adkins and Family Pastor Patricia Freshley and Family Sis. Alicia Brown and Family All Conventions Sis. Leona Brown and Family Mr. Lloyd Palmer Mrs. Annette Warren and Family Each Church Family The Family of Ms. Lucille Green Rev. Gwendolyn Johnson Bro. Kevin Hamlett and Family Sis. Paulette Rogers and Family Ms. Christina McKinney Mrs. Jessie Singleton and Family The Family of Bishop Nathaniel Simmons Sis. Naomi Smith and Family The Family of Rev. Pamela Elliott Rev. Lucille Donnell and Family Mr. John Williams, Jr. Mr. Maurice Jerry and Family Mrs. Iomia Bland Pastor Bernett P. Raiford and Family Rev. Clarence Nixon and Family Deacon Errol Lottery Pastor Willie Scruggs Sis. A. Walker Mr. Ceasar Moore Elder and Sis. L. David Cornish and Family and Grandchildren Master Dajuan Singletary Sis. Eddie M. Blackmon Sis. Sarah Adkinson Elder and Sis. Walter L. McKoy Deacon and Pastor Wesley Warren, Sr. Sis. Myrtle Williams Mr. Gregory Wood, Jr. Mr. Johnny Burton Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kennedy Bishop William Brock
SCRIPTURE	"Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever. And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young. And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him: Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there." 1st Samuel 1:20-28
WORDS OF WISDOM	Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success (Submitted by Ellen Flaherty)
TRIVIA	So who came up with the idea of honoring mothers nation-wide on the second Sunday in May? EARLY CELEBRATIONS Some historians claim that the predecessor of the Mother's Day holiday was the ancient spring festival dedicated to mother goddesses. In the ancient Greek empire the spring festival honored Rhea, wife of Cronus and mother of the gods and goddesses. In Rome the most significant Mother's Day-like festival was dedicated to the worship of Cybele, another mother goddess. Ceremonies in her honor began some 250 years before Christ was born. This Roman religious celebration, known as Hilaria, lasted for three days - from March 15 to 18! ENGLAND'S MOTHERING SUNDAY More like the modern celebration of Mother's Day is England's "Mothering Sunday", also called Mid-Lent Sunday, observed on the fourth Sunday in Lent. Some say the ceremonies in honor of Cybele were adopted by the early church to venerate the Mother of Christ, Mary. Others believe the Mother Church was substituted for mother goddess and custom began to dictate that a person visit the church of his/her baptism on this day. People attended the mother church of their parish, laden with offerings. Also in England in the 1600's, young men and women who were apprentices or servants returned home on Mothering Sunday, bringing to their mothers small gifts like trinkets or a "mothering cake". Sometimes furmety was served - wheat grains boiled in sweet milk, sugared and spiced. In northern England and in Scotland, the preferred refreshments were carlings - pancakes made of steeped pease fried in butter, with pepper and salt. In fact, in some locations this day was called Carling Sunday. Another kind of mothering cake was the simnel cake, a very rich fruit cake. The Lenten fast dictated that the simnel cake had to keep until Easter. It was boiled in water, then baked, and was often finished with an almond icing. Sometimes the crust was of flour and water, colored with saffron. INTEREST STARTS IN THE UNITED STATES Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948) is credited with originating our Mother's Day holiday. She never married and was extremely attached to her mother, Mrs. Anna Reese Jarvis. Mrs. Jarvis was a minister's daughter who for 20 years taught Sunday School in the Andrews Methodist Church of Grafton, West Virginia. Miss Jarvis graduated from the Female Seminary in Wheeling, West Virginia, and taught in Grafton before moving to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the rest of her family. Anna Reese Jarvis died in Philadelphia in May of 1905. Still unmarried and left alone with her blind sister Elsinore, Anna missed her mother greatly. Two years after her mother's death (1907) Anna Jarvis and her friends began a letter-writing campaign to gain the support of influential ministers, businessmen and congressmen in declaring a national Mother's Day holiday. She felt children often neglected to appreciate their mother enough while the mother was still alive. She hoped Mother's Day would increase respect for parents and strengthen family bonds. THE FIRST MOTHER'S DAY The first Mother's Day observance was a church service honoring Mrs. Anna Reese Jarvis, held at Anna Jarvis' request in Grafton, West Virginia, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 10, 1908. Carnations, her mother's favorite flowers, were supplied at that first service by Miss Jarvis. White carnations were chosen because they represented the sweetness, purity and endurance of mother love. Red carnations, in time, became the symbol of a living mother. White ones now signify that one's mother has died. OTHER MOTHER'S DAY OBSERVANCES The first Mother's Day proclamation was issued by the governor of West Virginia in 1910. Oklahoma celebrated Mother's Day that year as well. By 1911 every state had its own observances. By then other areas celebrating Mother's Day included Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, South America and Africa. The Mother's Day International Association was incorporated on December 12, 1912, with the purpose of furthering meaningful observations of Mother's Day. OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION The House of Representatives in May, 1913, unanimously adopted a resolution requesting the President, his Cabinet, members of Congress, and all officials of the federal government to wear a white carnation on Mother's Day. Congress passed another Joint Resolution May 8, 1914, designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. The U.S. flag is to be displayed on government buildings and at people's homes "as a public expression of our love and reverence for the mothers of our country." President Woodrow Wilson issued the first proclamation making Mother's Day an official national holiday. SO NOW WHAT? If your mother is still alive, take care to shower her with special attention this Mother's Day. Visit her. Phone her. Send her a card; give her flowers; get her chocolates; buy her something you know she's been wanting. Don't wait until after her funeral to let her know how much you've appreciated her! Wear your red (or otherwise- colored) carnation proudly. Happy Mother's Day!
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