HARTFORD MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH OVER 100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR GOD

Hartford Memorial Baptist Church celebrates 100 years of loving God and serving the world community. The Rev. Edgar Wendell Edwards served as founding pastor from 1917 to 1920 when he relocated to Chicago. After a diligent search, the Church called the Rev. Charles A. Hill Sr., assistant to the Rev. Robert L. Bradby Sr., of Detroit’s historic Second Baptist Church. Installed as pastor in November of 1920, he served for 48 years until his retirement on his 75 th Birthday, April 28, 1968. During his progressive pastorate, Dr. Hill built new church facilities on the corner of Hartford and Milford and subsequently, a community and recreation facility. He was a strong supporter of organized labor; UAW Ford Local 600 was organized at Hartford Church. An outspoken champion of civil rights in the difficult days before the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Hill was at the forefront of the struggle for equality in the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s. He was one of the first Blacks to run for the Detroit City Council. Courageously, he opened the Hartford pulpit to such nonconformists as W.E.B. DuBois and Paul Robeson.

On April 6, 1969, Hartford gleefully received its son, Charles Gilchrist Adams, as pastor of the church in which he had been reared, indoctrinated, baptized, licensed, ordained and married. At that time, Dr. Adams, an honors graduate of the University of Michigan and Harvard Divinity School, had just begun his seventh year as pastor of the historic Concord Baptist Church in Boston, New England’s largest African American congregation. Having burned the old mortgage in 1971, Dr. Adams led Hartford into the current James Couzens’ facilities on April 10, 1977; under his strong and vigorous leadership, this mortgage was burned in 1983, nine years ahead of time. With an ever increasing church family, Hartford has become one of the largest church congregations in Detroit. Widely known for its music ministry, Hartford boasts of the largest pipe organ built by a Black church. Choir loft expansions, upgraded audio/video equipment and redesigned lighting in the Sanctuary are only part of the ongoing renovations.

Dr. Adams’ vision of community outreach led to the establishment of The AGAPE (LOVE) HOUSE for charitable and community ministries. Formerly housed in properties purchased across the freeway on James Couzens, The AGAPE HOUSE, now temporarily located in the Church, continues to offer needed social services that include the Daily Senior Citizens’ Program, Hunger Task Force, Bookstore, Taping Ministry, Scholarship and College Preparation Programs, Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous.

Hartford has purchased commercial real estate along Seven Mile Road, supporting the establishment of fast food restaurants, such as McDonald’s, Long John Silver and Kentucky Fried Chicken and other businesses. A Super Kmart was built on church property and employed hundreds of local residents. Today, on the same church property, Home Depot continues to provide employment and a tax base for the city and state. On other church properties, Hartford has established the Head Start Agency, a Tutorial Program and the Hartford Institute for Biblical Studies.

Recently, Hartford, under the leadership of Dr. Adams, purchased 5.5 acres of land located on the former Meyers Road campus of Lewis College of Business. The design and plans are in progress for the utilization of this site for Hartford Village, a senior residential community, Dr. Adams’ and Hartford’s greatly expanded vision for community outreach — an assisted living complex, gymnasiums for seniors and youth, a performing arts auditorium and health facilities and The AGAPE HOUSE programs.

Over the last decade Hartford Memorial Baptist Church has continued to grow spiritually and physically. In 2010, Hartford established the Hartford Education Center. In 2012, we launched our website as well as video streaming, enabling us to become a worldwide ministry. Also, in 2012, Pastor Adams completed his five year tenure as a full professor at Harvard Divinity School and as the first William and Lucille Nickerson Professor of the Practice of Ethics and Ministry. In 2013, we began Phase I of the Capital Campaign to complete renovations and updates to the church’s physical structure and equipment. In 2014, we acquired Luger Park. In 2015, we broke ground and in 2016, we completed the construction of Hartford Village, the premier senior living community. Also in 2015, Hartford became a Michigan Historical Site and was dedicated as “Historical” Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in 2016. May God in all his glory continue to lead us through the next 100 years and beyond.

In 2007, Dr. Adams was selected as the first professor of the Practice of Ethics and of Ministry at Harvard University. His full teaching schedule at Harvard has not prevented his weekly delivery of soul-saving sermons at Hartford. Assisting him is his son, the Rev. Charles Christian Adams, who was unanimously elected as Presiding Pastor by the congregation. In 2019, by vote of the congregation, he was elected Pastor, thus continuing the Adams’ pulpit legacy. We celebrate and praise God for the ever expanding ministry of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church.

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Rev. Charles C. Adams, Pastor Rev. Dr. Charles G. Adams, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Dr. Kevin N. Taylor, Assistant Pastor Rev. Curtis H. B. Kilpatrick II, Asst. to the Pastor in Christian Nurture

Rev. Lurecie M. Stokes, Minister of Pastoral Care Rev. Jonathan Betts-Fields, Youth Pastor

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020

18700 James Couzens Highway— Detroit, Michigan 48235 — 313-861-1300/Church —313-861-1285/Office

BULLETIN

SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY YOUTH SUNDAY

BOY SCOUT SUNDAY BAPTISM SUNDAY

SERMON NOTES

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PRAYER REQUESTS

__________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Turn your prayer request in to a Deacon or a Minister. Thank you

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BEREAVEMENT NOTICE

Please keep in prayer the families who have lost loved ones. We have received the following names:

DECEASED RELATIVES LOCATION DATE TIME

Clarissa McClure Demetris Parker O. H. Pye Funeral Home

Detroit, MI

Friday 02/14/2020

FH: 9:30 AM Svc: 10:00 AM

Nola Small-Jones Jessie Brad Mt. Zion MBC Lambert, MS

Saturday 02/15/2020

Svc: 12:00 PM

Marian Sligh-Coleman Rosemary Coleman Shanna El-Amin

HMBC Saturday 02/15/2020

FH: 11:00 AM Mem: 12:00 PM

Jerome Alphonso Washington

Laverne Washington Laverne Washington Michon Jones

HMBC Thursday 02/20/2020

FH: 10:00 AM Mem: 11:00 AM

Anna Jean Butler Min. Fred V. Butler IV St. Paul AME Church

Detroit, MI

Saturday 02/22/2020

FH: 10:00 AM Svc: 11:00 AM

For additional information on these names and others, please see the notices as posted on the bulletin board in the north corridor or call the Church Office.

IN THE HOSPITAL/REHABILITATION CENTERS

Ascension Macomb Hospital, Warren, MI Linda Mays

U of Mich Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI Robert Washington Jr.

Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI Shirley Rhodes

William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, MI Sherry Freeman

Regency Rehab Ctr, Canton, MI Creasy McCreary

Westland Nursing & Rehab, Westland, MI Dr. Carolyn Cole

Heartland Health Ctr., Livonia, MI Daisy Bryant Aaron

Medilodge, Farmington, MI Duane Eason

Skilled West Bloomfield, W. Bloomfield, MI Wayne Kennerly

William Beaumont Rehab, Farmington Hills, MI Mary E. Reeves

Evergreen Health & Rehab, Southfield, MI Clayton Johnson

Parks at Franklin Nursing, Southfield, MI Earline Phillips

Hartford Nursing & Rehab, Detroit, MI Burnon Lyons Carol Brissett

BEREAVEMENT NOTICES

VISITATION WITH PASTOR ADAMS

Until further notice, please consider postponing your visits with Pastor Adams, due to the seasonal influenza outbreak.

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SANCTUARY CELEBRATION SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY —YOUTH SUNDAY

BOY SCOUT SUNDAY — BAPTISM SUNDAY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2020 — 7:30 AM & 11:00 AM

ORDER OF SERVICE

Devotional & Pastoral Advisements

Prelude “Adoration” - Florence Price

Opening Praise Sentences 7:30-Rev. Dr. Denise Henderson / 11:00-Rev. Jonathan Betts-Fields

Processional Hymn #6 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”

Prayer of Invocation 7:30-Rev. Dr. Denise Henderson / 11:00-Rev. Jonathan Betts-Fields

Glory Be To The Father #541

Organ Interlude “Siyahamba” - arr. Stanton

Ordinance of Baptism (7:30 AM)

Cherubic Choir Sings (11:00 AM)

Children Sermon (11:00 AM)

Anthem “I’ll Say, Yes Lord!” - arr. Fettke

Prayer of Intercession & Song of Inspiration

“Acclamation” - Ray

Welcome To The Visitors 7:30-Rev. Dr. Denise Henderson / 11:00-Rev. Jonathan Betts-Fields

The Tithes & Offertory Period

Offertory Sentences Luke 6:38; Matthew 6:19-21 (NRSV)

Leader: Give and it will be given to you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will be put into your lap.

People: For the measure you give will be the measure you get back. Leader: Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves

break in and steal. People: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust consume and where

thieves do not break in and steal. Unison: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Offertory Selection “Oh Lord We Praise You” - Walker

Please Note: No one is permitted to enter or leave the Sanctuary during the offertory period.

The Prayer of Dedication 7:30-Rev. Dr. Denise Henderson / 11:00-Rev. Jonathan Betts-Fields

Hymn of Preparation #94 “Near the Cross”

The Written Word

Preached Word Pastor Adams

Invitation To Christian Discipleship

Hymn of Invitation #89 “Jesus Paid It All”

Prayer of Thanksgiving

The Right Hand of Fellowship

Recessional #372 “God of Grace and God of Glory”

Benediction

Postlude “Rigaudon” - Campra

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CHURCH OFFICE—HARTFORD INSTITUTE BUILDING 18900 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235

Administrative Offices—9:00 AM—5:00 PM Monday thru Friday 313-861-1285 / 313-861-1300 — Fax 313-861-0265

SPEARS-WATSON BOOKSTORE Open Sunday after 7:30 AM Service and 11:00 AM Service, and Wednesdays 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM.

Bookstore’s direct line —313-864-3404

HARTFORD AGAPE HOUSE 18700 James Couzens Highway—Detroit, Michigan 48235

313-861-1200 — Fax 313-861-7896 Hunger Task Force & Free Shop Mission — 313-861-1202

The Staff Minister on call is Rev. Dr. Kevin Taylor. He can be contacted for any emergencies or urgent matters 313-861-1285 or 313-475-0316 — Email: ktaylor@hmbcdetroit.org

Due to will Hartford Men’s Month Wednesday night services,

the WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT MINISTRY will not meet in February, 2020.

First and third Wednesday Women’s Cancer Support meetings

resume on March 4 & 18, 2020, 6 p.m., in Room 106.

HARTFORD’S GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS Grief Support Assistance is available every 2nd and 4th Monday, 6 p.m. in Room 307

(No Appointment Required) For additional information call the Pastoral Care Office – (313) 861-1285 – ext. 423

ONE-TO-ONE GRIEF SUPPORT APPOINTMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE

Call (313) 341-2302 - ask to reach Rev. Von Crigler

Jesus loves you! "He heals the brokenhearted ..." Psalms 147:3

STEPHEN MINISTERS: The After People People often ask, “What exactly is a Stephen Minister?” One way to put it is that Stephen Ministers are the After People. Stephen Ministers are there:

...after the phone call you hoped you’d never get.

...after the funeral, when everyone has left and the emotions you’ve held at bay come crashing in on you.

...after the relationship falls apart and the bottom falls out of your life.

...after the doctor says, “I’m sorry, but there’s nothing more we can do.”

...after the nursing home director shakes your hand and says, “Welcome to your new home.”

...after the last child honks the horn, waves and drives away—and the house suddenly seems empty.

...after the gavel comes down, the handcuffs go on, and your loved one is led away.

...after the baby arrives, demanding more of you than you ever dreamed possible.

...after you find a pink slip with your final paycheck.

...after your family and friends have heard your story one too many times, but you still need to talk it out. Stephen Ministers are the After People. They are ready to come alongside you—or your friends, neighbors, coworkers, or relatives—and provide comfort and support for as long after as needed.

Hartford Youth Choir Rehearsals are on Tuesdays The Cherubic Choir for ages 3-12, rehearse from 6:00-7:00 PM.

God’s Gifted Host for ages 13-18 rehearse from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, in the Chapel

With deepest regrets we have to announce that the 2020 BLACK COLLEGE TOUR scheduled for April 3rd thru 12th, 2020, had to be CANCELLED, due to a lack of students signing up for the tour. We will be working on a bigger and better tour for 2021. Stay tuned!!! If you have any questions, please call Rev. Curtis Kilpatrick, at 313-861-1285 x439.

The Announcement Ministry is in need of announcements clerks for the 7:30 AM service only. The Ministry also needs youth announcers, ages 8-16 for the 11:00 AM services on 3rd Sundays. If you are interested or for additional information, please email Deacon Mildred E. Dixon at mtootise10@aol.com.

The Gamma Lambda Education Foundation currently has scholarships available for high school seniors who will graduate by June 2020. High School students are expected to enter an accredited college at the beginning of the 2020-2021 academic year. Scholarships are available in various amounts. For additional information, please contact: Deacon Thomas Williams, 313-942-6804 or Deacon Ickford Archer, 313-522-1481. For the link, please go to https://www.glef1906.org/apply-for-a-scholarship

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Saturday, March 7, 2020 10:00 AM

In Fellowship Hall

Rev. Dr. Marlene Gardner-Hill Featured Speaker

The Breakfast is free, but donations will be appreciated.

ATTENTION PARENTS & STUDENTS:

Hartford’s Tutoring Ministry is #OnTheComeUp! We’re looking for interested TUTORS & STUDENTS. Please fill out the form below and drop it in the offering plate, or call or visit the church office to submit your information. We would like to begin tutoring sessions in February, and tutors and students need not be members to participate. Many thanks! Name ____________________________________________________ Phone _____________________

Interest: Being tutored _____ Tutoring _____ Email__________________________________________

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A. Fredrick Douglass _____ 1. I was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States who won the pivotal Brown vs. The Board of Education

B. Percy Julian _____ 2. I bravely fought to abolish slavery. I used my words and voice to fight for the rights of my fellow African Americans.

C. Martin Luther King Jr. _____ 3. We were a group of African-American military pilots who bravely fought in World War II.

D. Harriet Tubman _____ 4. I was the first African American woman to be issued a pilot’s license. I went on to encourage many others to do the same.

E. George Washington Carver

_____ 5. I was an African American research chemist and a pioneer in the field of medicine

F. Tuskegee Airmen _____ 6. My given name is Isabella Baumfree and I was an African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist who escaped slavery in 1826.

G. Rosa Parks _____ 7. I was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist most known for the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience.

H. Bessie Coleman _____ 8. I was an African American abolitionist and humanitarian. After I escaped slavery myself, I returned to help other slaves escape the same fate using the Underground Railroad.

I. Thurgood Marshall _____ 9. I was an American botanist and inventor best known for my groundbreaking work with peanuts and sweet potatoes.

J. Sojourner Truth _____10. I refused to give up my seat on the bus. I am often referred to as “the first lady of civil rights.”

Match the name with the statement

ANSWERS:

A. 2

B. 5

C. 7

D. 8

E. 9

F. 3

G. 10

H. 4

I. 1

J. 6

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Worship Through Giving

Did you know that there are three ways that you can worship through giving at Hartford?

1. Via Shelby Next Giving. This app is encouraged for members and is available in your app store

2. Via the Givelify. This app is also available in your app store.

3. By using a giving envelope (located in the pews or from the Ushers)

MARRIED COUPLES MCM RETREAT 2020

Commitment: Couples Sharing Their Goes and Woes Embassy Suites Detroit – Livonia/Novi — 19525 Victor Parkway, Livonia, MI 48152

FEBRUARY 28-29, 2020

Our speakers include: Min. Amber Wells and Melvin Williams, Preaching Assistant, Prince of Peace Church

Rev. Dr. Tony Curtis and Paula Henderson, Founder and Pastor, Resurrection Christian Center Dr. William Sharp, MD

MCM attendees can either go to embassysuites.com and use the group code: MCM or call 1-800-HILTONS and reference the room block for “Married Couples Ministry of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church”. Guests have until 2/7/2020 to make reservations at the group rate. All married couples are invited to participate in this retreat.

Questions? Contact: Revs. Urias and Billie Beverly, 313 574-3856 or Deacon Leon and Rhonda Johnson 313 533-8527

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Footsteps of Paul Cruise: a 12-day trip aboard the Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas

November 1-14, 2020 You will visit: Rome, Jerusalem, the Sea of Galilee, Ephesus, Athens, Corinth and many other sights. The Cost of the trip, including air fare from New York, ship accommodations and guided sightseeing starts at $3,898. Registration to reserve a spot is $100. Register soon to make sure your spot is reserved. If you are interested or for more information, please call Rev. Elizabeth Ann Allen, at 248-318-7090.

MAY BIRTH MONTH MINISTRY presents a Mother’s Day Trip to the ARK ENCOUNTER in Williamstown, KY

May 8-9, 2020. The cost is $229.00 per person based on double occupancy. The trip includes: roundtrip motor coach, one night lodging at Best Western White Water (w/Hot Breakfast), admission on Saturday and buffet lunch. For reservations and more information contact: Elsie Taylor 313-931-4177, Artistine Taylor 248-546-3655 or Annie Holt 313-615-6248.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mission Meeting/Women's Division of the Michigan Progressive Baptist Convention - Next meeting will be held Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in the Vincent Room, from 6 - 7:45 PM. Please come out to support and become involved in this ministry. They have planned great things for the fiscal year of 2020. Calendars of Service for MPBC are available in the bookstore for a donation of $10.00 (limited supply). Deacon Regina Gibson MPBC Mission President.

The Greeters' Ministry will meet Sunday, February 23, at 9:30 AM or immediately following the 7:30 AM service, in the Church Balcony. Anyone interested in joining the ministry is welcome to attend. For more information please contact Glenda Vicks Givens, President at 313-671-3926 or Margaret Pleas, Secretary at 734-306-7524. Thank you.

The Hartford Business Ministry invites business owners and entrepreneurs to its next Networking Event on Sunday, February 16th between 9:30AM and 10:30AM, in the Youth Lounge.

Don’t miss this one…continental breakfast will be provided as we discuss our goals and plans for the year, including guest speakers, youth initiatives and monthly Entrepreneur Sundays beginning in March. Be sure to bring your business cards to share!

Contact John Bradley at 248.789.0504 for more information.

Free RELAY FOR LIFE Kick-Off event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, will be held on February 25, 2020, 6:00 PM, at Wayne County Community College, located on Outer Drive and the Southfield Freeway. The Kick-off is one of several events that will be held moving up to the actual Relay for Life, on June 20, 2020 at Marygrove College. Hartford’s Women’s Cancer Support Ministry will have a sign up table for the relay downstairs in Fellowship Hall, after the 7:30 AM service, TODAY. For further details contact: Rev. Lurecie M. Stokes at (313) 861-1285 – ext. 423

BOOK CLUB DISCUSSION. MARCH IS READING MONTH and Hartford Women United will have a book discussion on TINA TURNER, “MY LOVE STORY"

It is an autobiography written by Tina Turner in which she reflects and discuss her abusive marriage, life as a performer, major health challenges, her true love and successes which are presented in “TINA TURNER ,THE MUSICAL” presently on BROADWAY. GOOD REVIEWS ON THE BOOK AND THE MUSICAL. The Hardcover is available in the bookstore for $26.75.

We look forward to your participation and discussion at our next meeting Saturday March 21st. Continental Breakfast will be served at 10:00 am, meeting promptly at 10:30, discussion at 11:00.

Gloria P. Jarber, President. Tyra Dear-Williams, Vice-President. Sharon Turner, Correspondence Secretary

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

For those who want to worship in a more casual atmosphere, there is Saturday Night Worship Service. It begins at 7:00 PM. Come and enjoy the presence of the Lord in Worship, Praise and the Word.

Get that Midweek Boost! Join us for “Hour of Power” Service each Wednesday, in the Chapel, at 12:00 Noon to 12:30 PM. Deacon-led devotion begins at 11:30 AM. Lunch is served after the Service in the Fellowship Hall. Be connected! The scheduled preacher will be Rev. Jonathan B. Fields.

Prayer Service: Wednesdays from 7:00-8:00 PM, in the Chapel. Deacons and Ministers will anoint and offer comforting intercessory prayer. "Prayer is the key, but faith unlocks the door."

IT’S 9:30… SUNDAY MORNING… WHERE SHOULD YOU BE?... SUNDAY SCHOOL! Please join us immediately following the 7:30 AM Service, for Sunday School. Today’s lesson is “The Prayer of Jesus” – Matthew 6:9-15. The classes are excellent. We begin at 9:30 AM and end at 10:30 AM. See you there!

Did you know that the Members Orientation Class is not just for new members? If it's been years since you last attended, never attended, or did not complete the six-class series, you are invited to come and learn more about your Baptist heritage, after which you will be awarded your certificate of completion. Classes meet in the Chapel at 9:30 AM on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays. Session 4 February 9 Hartford History Session 5 February 16 Worship & Liturgical Services Session 6 February 23 Growing Toward Christian Maturity

Any seniors 62 and over who are interested in participating in Hartford’s Senior Program can join us in the Youth Lounge, Monday thru Friday, 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM. If interested, call Angela at 248-469-2820.

Calling all men who like to sing...The Male Chorus is looking for you. We sing on the fifth Sundays and special occasions, like Men’s Day in February, Mother’s Day in May and other special events. That’s it! Rehearsals are Mondays, at 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Come join us. DeWayne Hayes, President.

To those born in March: You are invited to be part of the next group of March members to take Hartford’s Member Orientation Classes. Those who complete the six classes (they do not have to be in order) by Sunday, March 22, 2020 will be recognized and receive certificate of completion on the 5th Sunday – March 29, 2020. For more information please contact Areesa Anderson, Ministry Leader at (313) 802-2210 or areesa@att.net.

AARP will prepare income taxes for the community by appointment. They are open Mondays thru Thursdays, 9:30 AM to 12:00 noon. They are located at the Southfield Parks & Recreation Center, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfield, MI 48034. Please call 248-796-4650 for more information.

The monthly meeting of the Pastor's Courtesy Guild Ministry will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 11:00 AM in the Multi-Purpose room. Please join us in planning our upcoming events for 2020. New members are always welcome. Deacon Artelia Griggs, President.

The National Inspirational Role Models Visionaries cordially invites you to attend NIRMV Inspirational Insights Series Event, spotlighting “A Black Panther Analysis: American Culture & Afrofuturism”, featuring Talk Show Host, Michael Imhotep. This event will held Saturday, February 22, 2020, 11:00 AM—1:00 PM, in the Vincent Room. It is FREE, but reservations are requested. To RSVP, call 313-778-1550

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