Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 December 2002 — Page 14
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THE INDIANAP0U8 RECORDER
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13,2002
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VUednesday, December 25.2002 at 8:00am (Ihr. service)
Kwanzaa / Watchnight Service Tuesday. December 31st, 2002 at 10:00pm
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iMfKwonvmWl •Ckaodl to SkDQxOo ®odl®a to Pqww® ladlanapvlls, IN • St. Rita Catholic Church In cotlaboratian with the Bawaaan/Francis Ministry Project In attend oar Annual Khrlst Kwansaa Calahratlan. This Is a time for everyone to celebrate logo the men. In service to the community. We Invite yon to celebrate seven days of Khrlst Kwansan’s "Seven Principles” American Catholic perspective begianing: Thursday December 26th UmatJo (Unity) 7:00-8:30 p.m. (Adult Supervised Lock-In Children 8-12 yean old • 900 p.m - 9:00 a.m.) Friday December 27th Knjkhagulla (Self-Determination) 7:00-8:30 p.m. (Adult Supervised Lock-In 9:00 - 9:00 a m. Youth 13-17 old) Saturday December 28lh UJlma (Collective Work and Responsibility) 7:00-8:30 p.m. Kwanzaa Dance (Adults) 9:00 p.m. - I 00 a.m. St Rita Gym — Admission $3.00. Snaday December 29th UJamaa Cooperative Economics) 10:00 a.m. Man Service Pandemonium II Celebration 2002 1:60 • 4:30 p.m. Jam Brunch featuring Greg Bacon — Admission $10.00 Monday December 30th Nia (Purpose) Celebrate at home — No Church Celebration Tueaday December 31st Kuamba (Creativity) 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Night Watch Service - Tuhomee Hiram followed by the Karamu Feast 12:60-2:00 a.m. Wadaesday January I, 2003 Itmmi (Faith) 10:00a.m. Mass "Come and enjoy Khrist Kwanzaa Celebration at SL Rita"
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Christmas at First Baptist 2002 "Come and be blessed!" Sunday, December 15, 2002 . 6:00 p.m. Ministry through Music declaring... Jesus Saves! Featuring ’ * The Sanctuary Choir * The Male Chorus * The Voices of Joy* * The Faith Choir * The Golden Nuggets * and Vision Joe Logan, Special Guest Mr. Stacy E. L. Penson Director of Church Music Koknosh Lismon, Bassist Lamar Owens, Percussionist Rev. Ivan Douglas Hicks, Pastor clnterpreudon provided for the Deaf and Hard Heariaf > NO Warn 28th Street • Indianapolis, IN * (317) 925-2672 Fax: (317) 937-7021
sionate about putting new shoes on as many under privileged children in Central Indiana as financially possible. To make a donation or to receive more information about “Shoes for Children,* call (317)925-0552. Gospel hip-hop on Friday “Reality Night: Gospel HipHop at its Finest," will be held Dec. 13 inside The Spot, which is located at 1500 E. 33rd St (eight blocks west of Keystone Avenue on 33rd Street). This evening will feature free food, a live DJ and Indianapolis gospel rap trio DaFilled. Admission is free before 9 p.m. For more information, call (317) 546-5612
or (317) 923-7690.
Holiday Angels toy drive The Starlight Children’s Foundation is sponsoring a Holiday Angels toy drive. Until Dec. 25, people can visit any Starbucks location to contribute a new, unwrapped gift that will be given to seriously ill children at local hospitals and affiliates of the Starlight Children’s
Foundation.
Mayor Peterson to visit Witherspoon Presbyterian Church Witherspoon Presbyterian Church has invited Mayor Bart Peterson to speak during the regular 10:30 Sunday morning
service.
Within the comfort of the church setting, members of the congregation would like to hear
For more information, contact Rozelle Boyd at (317) 5473282,Carl Andrews at(317)4750109 or Dorothy Davis at (317) 251-2297.
Friday, Dacwnbar 13,2002 Greater Sanders Temple C0GIC 3516 £ 39th Street 7:00pm Come and celebrate Jesus’ Birthday with the Purity Class
Praise Dancing, Melodious sounds, Fashions (teenage style), Young People Talent and much, much more
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Having a two-way conversation with God is possible if you believe
Why can’t we have a
conversation with God? ;
Why is thkso hardfor assume tbM God people to believe? A real . _ a conversation and not simply UfOtt t talk to them?
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a one-way chat where you
talk and he listens. When someone talks
about God, why do many of us get visions of a strong-
her groceiy cart. Aisle by aisle, Why does everyone she carefully selected only
those items that she realty needed. Then she proudly walked to the checkout line at the front of the store. As she came closer and closer to the checkout clerk, she continued to have the faith that the money would somehow be there when it came time to
Psy-
che knew without a doubt
very easy method in her new hook. “Why does everyone assume that God won’t talk to them? Why do they think that
willed preacher who likes to he h>s baat things to do? If (tore then-behefe down your God created everything
throat? In fact, if someone .round us how hard could it .. . „ , ,. walked up to you todfiy and be to have a tiny little conver- that would providethe
told you that they just had an actual conversation with God, would you think they had a multiple personality disorder or were just simply
crazy?
Many would just shake their head in disbelief. Katharine Giovanni, author of the new book God, Is
That You? would like you to
sation with us? Have the faith of a mustard seed that you can do this and you will. It is as
simple as that”
To illustrate this point,
Giovanni relates an anecdote
from her book. “A few years ago we were having serious financial troubles, and we really saw no way out of the financial disaster we found
think differently.-For years ourselves in. On. night I Hung owed her some money for a I have hstened to sermons, my rolfonmybed«ndhada ®>vorshedtdforhimawhUe
means for her to pay. When it was finally her turn, she boldly put her purchases onto the conveyor belt and continued to have die faith that the money would be there. Suddenly, just as the clerk was in the middle of tallying up the purchases, an old friend from her youth walked by. As they talked, the friend remembered that he
read books by New Age authors, and asked people questions in hopes of finding a way to actually talk to
God.
“What was I searching for? I wanted God to answer my questions in real, honest-to-goodness English. I wanted to hear actual words that I could understand," Giovanni says in her new book. There are many people out there who believe that God will only talk to
conversation with God about how we could get out of the mess we were in. Actually it wasn’t really a conversation as I was extremely angry with God because I didn’t think he was helping me. “After I calmed down, God quietly told me that he could fix it and then proceeded to tell me a story called Mustard
Seed Faith.”
“Once upon a time, there was a woman who sorely needed to buy groceries, but
-special- people. The minis- she htd no money g,, she
ters, priests, rabbis and mother Teresas of the world. These are the ones who can hear him, <ret»inlynot^ ^
decided to ask God what she should do. Go to the groceiy store and buy your groceries and have the faith of a mus-
back - and promptly paid her on the spot. The woman then paid for her groceries. God then said, ‘This is mustardseed faith. It is the ultimate form of faith that leaves no room for doubt of any kind. Mustard seed faith in me will help you move those mountains, and will get you through
this.”
Perhaps this is what the world needs right now, a little bit of mustard seed faith that God will talk to us. Imagine how your life would change if you could actually talk to him! Now you can. In fact, Katharine Giovanni’s method is so easy that anyone can
ford seed thWl wiirplOvlUl ^ ha
,ve a two-
witn us when he has so much else to do? The answer? God is here and he does want to talk to you. In fact, Giovanni says it’s
faith firmly in hand, and no , . , , , , .. money in her pocket, she went r “ ched th ™ u « h her , Web slte . to the grocetyrtore and placed at www.godsnenToad.com or the items that she needed in ™ g
919-303-3601.
Prayer line correction Although the prayer line ministry originated through First Free Will Baptist Church, it is now independently operated by Elder Peter Davis. There is a fee for calls made to the prayer line ministry. The prayer line was featured in a story in The Recorder Nov. 29.
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Mrs. Nonna Jean Douglas Macklin “Granny” Mrs. Norma Jean Douglas Macklin “Granny”, 66, Indianapolis, died December 2 at Wishard Memorial Hospital. She had worked as a nurse’s aide for five years at Wishard Memorial Hospital and eight years at Central State Hospital; she always worked on the polls for all fire elections for 20 years. Mrs. Macklin was a member of Holy Angels Catholic Church, the Ladies Auxiliary Tilman S. Harpole American Legion, Post #249; and was past president of the Parliamentarian. She is survived by four children, Diana Kinnard, Pamejia Johnson Norris, Rosalyn Norris Echols and Janice Norris Dancy; two sons, James A. Norris and John L Norris; 16 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; two sisters, Opal L Hood and Jean Spears; two brothers, Louis Douglas and Joseph Douglas. Mr. John Lewis Spinks “Pete” Mr. John Lewis Spinks ’ “Pete”, 40, Indianapolis, died December 5. He had been employed by Resolute, Inc. as a counselor, where he had worked for six years. Mr. Spinks was a member of New light Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Nonna J. Rice Spinks; two sons, Darnell C. Spinks and ChriMopher Spinks; two daughters, Asia Rose Spinks and Aniym Spinks; fourstep-
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sons, Kevin Abel, Frank A
Rice, Damon Rice and Torrey Rice; one stepdaughter, Toni Rice; parents, Melvin Spinks
and Blancher (Roberts) Ruffin; four brothers,
Nathaniel E. Ruffin, Tommie L Ruffin, Lonnie D. Spinks and Melvin Spinks Jr.; three
sisters, Bernice Spinks,
Patricia A Spinks and Ann Brown; two stepsisters, Lassie
M. Glass and Annie Ester. Mr. Johnnie B. Smith Mr. Johnnie B. Smith, 66,
Indianapolis, died December 6. He had been employed by
Citizens Gas as a master
operator for 31 years, retiring
in 1998. Prior positions in-
clude, operations helper and over attendant B. Mr. Smith was a member of 25th Street Men’s Club. He is survived by
his wife, Jacqueline (Hall)
Smith; children, Addie Spates,
Tracey Smith, Sherry Hall,
Kathy Harris, Niki Hall and Eric Hall; 14 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
Mr. Philip E. Warren Mr. Philip E. Warren, 53, Indianapolis, died December 8 at St. Francis Hospital, Beechgrove, IN. He had been ' employed by Herff-Jones for 29 years in the Tool & Die Department Mr. Warren was a coach for the Southside Little League and Garfield Youth Basketball. He is snr- I vived by his wife, Pamela Warren; sons, Doug Warren ' and Ride Warren and four grandchildren. ^ I
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