Volume 1, Issue 7

July 2, 2017

GREATER MT. ZION A.M.E. CHURCH

The Zion Trumpet

Church School 3

Health and Wellness / Social Action

4

Inspirational Moment 5

Preached Word / Bible Trivia

6

Pastor’s Message 7

Happenings 8-9

Black History 10

Inside this issue:

Birthdays 11

Sick and Shut In 12

Children’s Church 13

The Fun Times 14

Stewardship 15

To have this time with Your Family July Worship Schedule 8:30 am Church School

10:00 am ONLY—Worship No Meetings or Rehearsals

Sunday, September 17, 2017 7:30 and 11:00 am

P A G E 2 T H E Z I O N T R U M P E T

Contact Information

Jimmy Pritchett Steward Pro-Tem 727-866-0061 Reggie Reed, Trustee Pro-Tem 727-687-5157 Rev. Robert Boyd, Clergy 727-698-1368 Rev. Cherry Chaney 561-856-6535 Rev. Ira Whitson, Clergy 727-823-1923 727-768-6178 Rev. Dr. Sherisse Bryant, Youth Minister 727-608-7695 Valarie Lee, Health / Wellness 727-851-5339 Anna Herring, Social Action 727-258-4769 Elouise Brown, Evangelism Ministry 727-906-7191 Patricia Needom, Class Leaders 727-896-1085 Constance Shaw, Minister of Music 727-678-1921 Terry Bradley, Male Chorus 727-793-7048 Chauntea Kirnes, Voices of Praise 727-710-1620 Gary / Karen Stanford, Couples Ministry 727-784-7360 Shirley Morgan, Lay President 727-815-6563 Patricia Smith-Johnson, WMS 727-459-8584 Verna Thompson YPD 727-348-8509 Karen Stanford, Women’s Ministry 727-784-7360 Donna Butler, Kitchen Manager 727-599-4215 Dozier Harrell, Janitorial 727-656-0302 Frederick Robinson, Sons of Allen 727-563-6054

Excelling Through Talent & Academics

07/21 Watchman Must Convey God’s Message Ezekiel 3:12-21 07/22 Israel Exalted at Last Ezekiel 17:22-24 07/23 Ezekiel’s Call to Speak Ezekiel 3:1-11 07/24 The Elect Keep the Commandments Deuteronomy 7:7-11 07/25 Hananiah Opposes Prophetic Message Jeremiah 28:12-16 07/26 Oracle Against Israel Amos 1:1, 2; 3:12-15 07/27 Seek Good and Live Amos 5:10-15 07/28 Let Justice Roll Down like Waters Amos 5:18-24 07/29 David’s Kingdom Restored Amos 9:11-15 07/30 Called to Prophesy to My People Amos 7:10-17 07/31 Jesus Commissions Disciples Acts 1:1-11 08/01 Matthias Chosen to Replace Judas Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 08/02 The Holy Spirit Descends upon Disciples Acts 2:1-13 08/03 First Converts Called to the Faith Acts 2:37-44 08/04 Stephen Arrested While Serving Acts 6:8-15 08/05 Stephen Stoned to Death Acts 7:54-8:1a 08/06 Stephen Called to Serve the Church Acts 6:1-8

07/01 Israelites Meet God at Mount Sinai Exodus 19:1-9 07/02 Moses Called to Free Israelites Exodus 3:1-12 07/03 Reign of King Uzziah 2 Chronicles 26:1-10, 5 07/04 True Worship in Action Isaiah 58:6-12 07/05 Holiness Befits God’s House Psalm 93 07/06 Gentiles Will Hear the Good News Acts 28:23-29 07/07 Perfect Your Holiness Living 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1 07/08 Practice Holiness While Waiting 2 Peter 3:11-16 07/09 Isaiah Called to Mission Isaiah 6:1-8 07/10 A Prophet like Moses Deuteronomy 18:15-22 07/11 By Almond Branch and Boiling Pot Jeremiah 1:11-19 07/12 Assured of the Lord’s Deliverance Jeremiah 15:10-21 07/13 Prophetic Message from the Potter Jeremiah 18:1-11 07/14 Egypt Punished; Israel Saved Jeremiah 46:25-28 07/15 Jesus Calls Disciples Mark 1:16-20 07/16 Jeremiah Called to Prophesy Jeremiah 1:4-10 07/17 Ezekiel, the Lord’s Messenger Ezekiel 2:1-7 07/18 Words of Lamentation, Mourning, Woe Ezekiel 2:8-10 07/19 Eat the Scroll and Prophesy Revelation 10:8-11 07/20 Written Edict Stops Jewish Calamity Esther 8:7-10

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Election The upcoming Election is bipartisan. Primary August 29, 2017 General November 7, 2017 *Bad Officials are elected by good Citizens who do not vote!

Election Facts Did you Know?

Through the use of Poll Taxes, literacy test and other means, Southern States have effectively disenfranchised African Americans. It took the passage of the Voter Rights Act of 1965 before the majority of African Americans in the South were registered to vote. The Voting Rights Act transformed patterns of political power. By 1966, over half a million southern Blacks had registered to vote and by 1968, almost four hundred African Americans had been elected to office. As of June 20, 2017 in Pinellas County, there was a total of 644,128 registered voters. The breakdown is as follows: Republicans 230,805 Democrats 229,540 If you need to register to vote, please see Anna Herring in the Wellness Office after Worship.

REGISTERED AND READY TO VOTE. ARE YOU?

P A G E 4 T H E Z I O N T R U M P E T

August 9, 2017 Officer Murray

St. Petersburg Police Dept. Neighborhood Crime

Sparkler and Fireworks Safety More than 50,000 fires are caused by fireworks every year. Take the proper precautions when operating fireworks: Never dis-assemble or try to

make your own fireworks. Don’t point sparklers, or fire-

works at yourself or others, especially while they’re being lit.

Only light fireworks on the ground and in areas that are dry and fire resistant.

Don’t attempt to light multiple devices at the same time.

Never allow young children to handle fireworks or sparklers

Always keep a portable fire extinguisher close by. Also keep a water hose or buckets of water nearby to put out fires.

Lord, thank you for this sink of dirty dishes; we have plenty of food to eat. Thank you for this pile of dirty, stinky laundry; we have plenty of nice clothes to wear. And I would like to thank you, Lord, for those unmade beds; they were so warm and comfortable last night. I know that many have no bed. My thanks to you, Lord, for this bathroom, complete with all the splattered mirrors, soggy, grimy towels and dirty lavatory; they are so convenient. Thank you for this finger-smudged refrigerator that needs cleaning. It has served us faithfully for many years. It is full of cold drinks and enough leftovers for two or three meals. Thank you, Lord, for this oven that absolutely must be cleaned today; it has baked so many things over the years. The whole family is grateful for that tall grass that needs mowing; we all enjoy the yard. My kids are healthy and able to run and play. Lord, the presence of all these chores awaiting me says, You have richly blessed my family. I shall do them cheerfully and I shall do them gratefully. Even though I clutch my blanket and growl when the alarm rings, Thank you, Lord, that I can hear. There are many who are deaf. Even though I keep my eyes closed against the morning light as long as possible, thank you, Lord, that I can see. Many are blind. Even though I huddle in my bed and put off rising, thank you, Lord, that I have the strength to rise. There are many who are bedridden. Even though the first hour of my day is hectic, when socks are lost, toast is burned, and tempers are short, my children are so loud, Thank you, Lord for my family. There are many who are lonely. Even though our breakfast table never looks like the pictures in magazines and the menu is at times not balanced, there are many who are hungry. Even though the routine of my job is often monotonous, thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to work. There are many who have no job. Even though I grumble and bemoan my fate from day to day and wish my circumstances were not so modest, Thank you, Lord for life.

“In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, always give thanks for everything to God the Father” Ephesians 5:20 (GNB)

-author unknown

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P A G E 6 T H E Z I O N T R U M P E T

June 4th 7:30—Rev. Clarence Williams Matthew 5:43-48

“The Evil Among Us” 11:00—Rev. Clarence Williams

Matthew 24:44 “Get Ready”

June 11th 7:30—Rev. Clarence Williams Proverbs 20:13, 1 John 2:15

“Forbidden Love” 11:00—Rev. Clarence Williams

Philippians 1:9 “Six K”s (knowledge) to the Graduates

June 18th 7:30—Rev. Manuel Sykes Bethel Community Baptist, St. Petersburg

1 Peter 1”22-25 “Whose the Father” 11:00—Rev. Robert Boyd Ephesians 4:1-6

“Oneness in Christ”

June 25th 7:30—Rev. Kenneth Irby Historic Bethel A.M.E., St. Petersburg

Acts 8:26-29, 34-36 “Accepting the Assignment” 10:00—Rev. Clifford Tyson Matthew 28:19

“Time, Time, Decision Making Time”

Trivia Question for June

Who was “worse than an unbeliever”?

Trivia Answer for June

Trivia Question for July

Whom did God say He had chosen as His “signet ring”?

The Christ Life

“Christ...is our life.” Colossians 3:4

Christ’s life was more than His teaching, more than His work, more than even His death. It was His life in the sight of God and man that gave value to what He said, did, and suffered. And it is this life, glorified in the resurrection, that He imparts to His people and enables them to live out before me.

“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another” (John 13:35). It was the life in the new brotherhood of the Holy Spirit that made both Jews and Greeks feel that there was some super-human power about Christ’s disciples; they gave living proof of the truth of what they said, that God’s love had come down and taken possession of them. It has often been said that, unless the missionary lives out the Christ life on an entirely different level from that on which other men live, he misses the deepest secret of power and success in his work. When Christ sent His disciples forth, it was with the command, “Tarry...until ye be endued with power from on high” (Luke 14:49); “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me...unto the uttermost part of the earth” (Acts 1:8). Many missionaries have felt that it is not learning, zeal, or the willingness for self-sacrifice in Christ’s service, but the secret experience of the life “hid with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3), that enables them to meet and overcome every difficulty. Everything depends on the life with God in Christ being right. It was so with Christ, with the disciples, and with Paul. The simplicity and intensity of our lives in Christ Jesus, and of the life of Christ Jesus in us, sustains us in the daily drudgery of work, makes us conquer self and everything that could hinder the Christ life, and gives victory over the powers of evil and over the hearts from which the evil spirits have to be cast out. The life is everything. It was so in Christ Jesus. It must be so in His servants, too. It can be so, because Christ Himself will live in us. When He said, “Lo, I am with you alway[s]” (Matthew 28:20), He meant nothing less than this: “Every day and all day long, I am with you, the secret of your life, your joy, and your strength.” Oh, to learn what hidden treasures are contained in the blessed words we love to repeat: “Lo, I am with you all the days!”

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P A G E 8 T H E Z I O N T R U M P E T

Do you have a green thumb or an hour to spare? If so, the Floral Committee would love for you to be a part of their Ministry to help with the care of the plants inside the Church.

Please call or see Edna Stevens @ 727-327-8780 if this Ministry is for you!

The Lay Organization and Church School needs your help as we partner to support a Neighborhood Assistance Program “MPIR”, which provides housing and food assistance with non-perishable food items to those in need.

This is an on-going project; our goal is to provide, not just once but serve as a continual Resource to bless others. We would appreciate your assistance in this effort. You may place your items in the receptacle in the Fellowship Hall labeled “MPIR”.

We reach out at special times of the year but the need for many continues on.

HELP US AS WE HELP OTHERS!!

Thanks in advance, Sister Shirley K. Morgan, Lay President and Sister Wilma Lancaster, Church School Superintendent

YPD (Young People Division)

will be collecting tabs for an ongoing project.

Please turn in your tabs to any YPD’er.

Thank you, Jawan George

The Board of Christian Education

Is asking for your help with our

Dime-a-Thon.

Please turn in your donations by July 9th.

July 9, 2017

After 10 am Worship

Donations

$10.00—ages 10 and under

$15.00—ages 11 and over

Join us for some good food!

Thank you,

Rosa Davis, Director

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SAVE THE DATE

August 11-12, 2017

Women’s Ministry

2017 Retreat

Dolphin Beach Resort St. Pete Beach

You can register each Sunday. “We are planning a great event for you and hope to see you there!”

Sister Rosalind Macon, President

Voices of Praise - 1st Sunday

July 02nd

Mass Choir - 2nd Sunday

July 9th

Male Chorus - 3rd Sunday

July 16th

Youth Choir - 4th Sunday

July 23rd

Unity Choir—5th Sunday

July 30th

Mrs. Constance T. Shaw

Minister of Music

Trustees and Stewards on Duty for the Month of July

Terry Bradley Mamie Jackson

Kelvin Lamar Frederick Robinson

(Please make sure your event, activity, rehearsals (Choir and Dance), are listed on the monthly calendar so we can adequately provide coverage for the build-ing).

Thank you, Reggie Reed, Pro-Tem Trustee Board

O.L. Nicks Women’s Missionary

Tea Cups and Lace

Saturday, August 19, 2017 4 pm

Donation: $15.00

There will be a

Special Treat for

you to enjoy!

P A G E 1 0 T H E Z I O N T R U M P E T

July 1, 1889 Frederick Douglass named U.S. Minister to Haiti.

July 2, 1872 Elijah McCoy patents his first self-lubricating locomotive engine. The quality of his inventions helped coin the phrase "The Real McCoy".

July 3, 1688 The Quakers in Germantown, Pa., make the first formal protest against slavery.

July 5, 1892 Andrew J. Beard patents rotary engine.

July 6, 1957 Althea Gibson wins women's singles title at Wimbledon, becoming first African American to win tennis's most prestigious award.

July 7, 1948 Cleveland Indians sign pitcher Leroy "Satchel" Paige.

July 9, 1893 Dr. Daniel Hale Williams performs the first successful open-heart operation.

July 11,1905 W.E.B. Dubois and William Monroe Trotter organize the Niagara Movement, which demanded abolition of all race distinctions.

July 12,1949 Frederick M. Jones patents air-conditioning unit used in food transportation vehicles.

July 13,1965 Thurgood Marshall becomes first Black appointed U.S. Solicitor General.

July 14,1955 George Washington Carver Monument, first National Park honoring an African American, is dedicated in Joplin, Mo.

July 15,1867 Maggie Lena Walker, first Black woman to become President of a bank.

July 17,1953 Jesse D. Locker appointed U.S. Ambassador to Liberia.

July 20,1950 First U.S. victory in Korea won by Black troops of the 24th Infantry Regiment.

July 21,1896 Mary Church Terrell elected first President of the National Association of Colored Women.

July 22,1939 Jane M. Bolin of New York City, appointed first Black female Judge.

July 23,1778 More than 700 Blacks participate in Battle of Monmouth (NJ).

July 25,1916 Garrett Morgan, inventor of the gas mask, rescues six people from gas-filled tunnel in Cleveland, Ohio.

July 26,1948 President Harry S. Truman issues Executive Order 9981, ending segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces.

July 28,1868 14th Amendment granting Blacks full citizenship rights, becomes part of the Constitution.

July 29,1895 First National Conference of Colored Women Convention is held in Boston.

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07/01 Cornelius Jackson 07/01 Jaida Flemings 07/01 Andre Smith 07/02 Donnie Williams 07/02 Terri Keys 07/02 Charles Holsey 07/04 Jacquelyn Wilcher 07/04 Charles Jackson 07/04 Dawn Bannister 07/04 Hilda L. Harrell 07/04 Chanish Wilson 07/05 Barbara Oguntade 07/05 Syeria Brown 07/06 Angela Roberts 07/07 Antonio Atkins, Jr. 07/07 Betty Mack 07/07 Wilfred Bevins 07/07 Jaquan Jordan 07/07 Mamie Jackson 07/07 Ralph Gilbert 07/08 Mynaka McGriff-Hunter 07/08 Clarence Ryan 07/09 Deborah Bivens-Evans 07/09 Danielle Wright 07/09 Ashley Keys 07/10 Elouise Brown 07/10 Tonda Tyson 07/11 Christie Hall 07/12 Terry Bradley 07/12 Bernard Scott, Jr. 07/12 Katrina Jenkins 07/13 Garrett Moore 07/13 Landon Moore 07/13 Jaquay Clark 07/13 Myron Landers 07/14 Dezra Flournoy-Hudson 07/14 Rodney Mims 07/14 Aubrey Smith 07/14 Andrea Williams 07/15 Kelly Whiteside 07/15 Zuri Jenkins 07/17 Maurice Cuffie 07/17 Marcus Floyd 07/17 Rosalind Macon 07/18 Shanika Everett 07/18 VaShon Bryant 07/18 Michael Stewart 07/19 Cynthia Floyd 07/19 Alyssi Salter 07/19 Cynthia Smith 07/19 Ericka Littles 07/20 Daniel Barrett

07/20 Addie Bryant 07/20 Ernestine Rembert 07/20 Deirdre Loftis 07/21 Major Bell 07/21 Ignacia Wiggins 07/21 Sherrae Moore 07/21 Earline Gilbert 07/21 Irma Williams 07/22 Wilma Lancaster 07/23 Linda Perry 07/23 Kelvin Lamar 07/23 Megan Kelt 07/23 Frederick Porter 07/24 Jazmyn Holmes 07/25 Diedrea Wright 07/25 Tonja Williams 07/25 Jacqueline Rose 07/25 Dr. Lamont Allen 07/25 Jasmine Walker 07/26 Mable Gibson 07/26 Jocelyn Williams 07/26 Cassandra Williams 07/26 Lori Gibson 07/26 Teresa Jordan 07/26 Darryl Wilson 07/26 Zy’Tianna Cromartie 07/27 Delores Byers 07/27 Shuronda Hill 07/27 Clarence Jenkins 07/27 Alondra Collins 07/27 Ayanna Udell 07/28 Darryl Austin 07/28 Kay Hammons 07/28 Teara Pittman 07/29 Willie Rose, Sr. 0729 Lee Anderson 0729 Darrell Miller 07/29 Tamiko Wilford 07/30 Rhonda Ryan 07/30 Delannie Dennis 07/30 Robert Jones 07/30 David Burgess 07/31 Betty Jordan 07/31 Veronica Peters 07/31 Sheroddrick Pritchett 07/31 Erica Tillman

If you were born in July… Your

characteristics show you are

Imaginative, Sympathetic,

Placid, Intuitive and Home Lover

Birthstone:

The Ruby

Symbolizes Love, Health and Wisdom

Birth Flower:

The Larkspur Means

Warmth and

Strength

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Sister Betty Covington Bouey 1458 15th Street South Sister Leola Currington 3022 Melrose Avenue South Sister Dezra Flournoy-Hudson 2012 69th Avenue South

Brother Johnny Dallas 3126 ½ Oakley Avenue

Brother Rubin Jackson 1920 26th Street South

Sister Sallie Johnson 1230 40th Street South Brother Charles Myrick 514 Kingston Street South Sister Daisy Powell 3474 15th Avenue South Sister Elizabeth Smith 2528 17th Avenue South Ms. Jasmine Walker 1955 29th Street South Mr. Johnny Wright (Stanley’s Father) (Prayer only)

Nursing Homes and Rehabilitation Centers Sister Ethel Eva Pinellas Point Rehab 5601 31st Street

Brother Eugene “Gino” Harrell Egret Cove 550 62nd Street South, Bed 18B

Sister Betty Jordan Menorah Manor 255 59th Street North

Brother Quentin Keys Shores Acres Rehabilitation 4500 Indianapolis St. N.E.

Brother Marcus Wynn Alhambra Nursing Home

P A G E 1 2 T H E Z I O N T R U M P E T

Vernon Williams and all other Family Members on the loss of your Sister:

Sister Nola Nelson

Helen Kimble and all other Family Members on the loss of your Cousin:

Sister Mary Grace Frederick

Are you in need of PRAYER

The Women’s Ministry has a Prayer Confer-ence Line. You can call every Monday-Wednesday and Friday at 7:00 am.

Number: 641-552-9161

Access Code: 375083

Please join us!

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Open on Sundays

for ages up to three years.

Let us keep your babies while you enjoy Worship!

Mrs. Keisha Patrick, Director

Saturday, July 29, 2017 9 am

Donations are needed, please see Donna

Butler in regards to your contributions.

Thank you, Board of Christian Education and Rev. Dr. Sherrisse Bryant.

Prayer Line

Monday thru Friday 6 am

1-302-202-1110

Access Code: 356251

All Men are invited to join us to start your day off right.

P A G E 1 4 T H E Z I O N T R U M P E T

P A G E 1 5

Commission on Stewardship and Finance

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Six Money Saving Tips for Summer Here are some ideas you can use to save money during these warm months: 1. Turn off the air conditioning. This doesn’t mean

you have to suffer through sweltering heat, but you should be aware of the weather so that you can maximize efficiency and save money by using the AC only when needed. For example, if it is going to be a cool night, turn off the air before heading to bed and open a few windows.

2. Cook outside. Using the stove or baking in the oven can create a lot of excess heat that has nowhere to go except in your house. Consider taking meal plans to the barbecue grill outside so that you can keep your house cool inside. A bonus: cooking out turns a plain dinner into a fun picnic.

3. Let your laundry dry outside. If you have the ability to hang up laundry outside, let the sun and warm summer breeze do the drying for you. You’ll be amazed at how fresh your clothes smell once they’ve baked in the sun for awhile. Even if you can’t hang up clothes outside, try using your dryer on a lower heat setting or only partially drying your shirts and letting them air dry the rest of the way.

4. Take advantage of extended evenings. Instead of retiring to the couch to stream a show, use the extended daylight hours to enjoy the great outdoors. You’ll save a bit of money on electricity by not running the electronics and indoor light, and get some exercise too.

5. Replace your air conditioner filters. This can be easy to overlook, but a dirty filter can increase your cooling costs. Dirty filters restrict the airflow and the efficiency of the air conditioner, which translates into more run time and higher cooling costs. Filters are cheap, so replace them regularly.

6. Plan ahead for future home and garden projects. As summer begins to wind down, it is a perfect time to be on the lookout for season-ending sales. Landscape plants, tools, and other outdoor project materials tend to go on sale as people begin to look toward autumn and spending less time outside.

If you are the owner of a business and want it advertised, please contact the Church Office to get a form to give us your information. We want to

be supportive of you and your business. We also want to put your business in our new Directory.

GREATER MT. ZION A.M.E. CHURCH

1045 16th Street South St. Petersburg, FL 33705

Phone: 727-894-1393 Fax:: 727-827-4707 E-mail: helen@greatermtzioname.org www.greatermtzioname.org

ANNUAL CONFERENCE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are hosting the 77th West Coast Annual Conference and Volunteers are needed. If you would like to help your Church, please sign up in the Fellowship Hall or speak with Bessie Kirnes.

Thank you

July is coming and to give you time with your family, the following changes will take place:

ALL meetings are cancelled for the month of July.

Sunday Worship will be at 10 am ONLY.

May the Peace of God be with You!

Thank you,

Rev. Clarence A. and Andrea P. Williams

Gary and Karen Stanford

Chris and Untilla Davis

Cross and Anvil Human Services, Inc. 1201 7th Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33712 Phone: 727-821-0285 Fax: 727-821-0002 www.crossandanvil.org

The Gathering of Pastors invites you to join us at Greater Mt. Zion for: City Council Forum, Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 7 pm Mayor’s Forum, Thursday, July 13, 2017 at 7 pm. Come out to learn about your candidates Thank you, Rev. Clarence A. Williams