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Co-op City Times / June 15, 2024
Traditional Synagogue of Co-op City
The Church of St. Thomas The Apostle
The synagogue would appreciate donations to keep our shul open. If you would like to help, go to www.Gofundme.com/Traditional-Synagogue-of-Co-op-City to donate, or mail to the Traditional Synagogue located in Section 5, 120 Erdman Place in the rear lobby of 27B. The synagogue will be serving a hot kiddush meal after Sabbath morning services. Entrance to our synagogue for Saturday services is on the side door of Building 27B. General Information: The Traditional Synagogue is located in Section 5, 120 Erdman Place in the rear lobby of 27B. It is on the ground floor of Building 27B, it is handicap accessible, no steps. Phone #: 718-379-6920. Office hours are Thursday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Please call the office before you attempt to come over. If no one is in the office, please leave a message. The synagogue has services on Saturday morning starting at 10 a.m. After services, we always have a kiddush. The synagogue has a Facebook page, Traditional Synagogue. The synagogue needs donations. Whatever amount you can donate, big or small, would help. The synagogue needs men to help make a minyan. There are a lot of Jewish men who live in Co-op City who do not come to services. Please come by 10 a.m., so we can take out the Torah. The Traditional Synagogue is the only synagogue in Co-op City. Sabbath ends on Saturday, June 15, at 9:21 p.m. Candle lighting for Friday, June 21, at 8:10 p.m. Good and Welfare We sell tree certificates, in honor or memory of a loved one. The cost is only $15 per tree. If you want to buy a tree call (347) 449-5005. Mazel Tov, to all having simchas. If you’re ill, wishing you good health. If you asked the Rabbi to say prayers for a sick person, you should make your donation to the synagogue. To All Members Happy birthday to all our members who will be celebrating their birthday in June. Please send me your name and I will add it to the list. Fun and Games After services and kiddush, members play games. Your support for the Traditional Synagogue is greatly appreciated. Wishing all our members and friends peace and good health. —Bruce Gitelson
177 Dreiser Loop, second floor, Room 2. Greetings, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The congregation and clergy of St. Thomas invite you to worship with us. Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” –Matthew 18:20 Notice: A meeting of the membership of The Church of St. Thomas The Apostle, Inc. will be held on June 23, beginning at 11 a.m. The membership will vote on the following topics: Church leadership, ratification of the constitution and bylaws, and the sale of church property. God is not only ruler over the earth and mankind, but the angels as well. Angels are spirit beings who live in God’s presence and do his will. In the Gospel lesson for today the angel tells Zacharias, “Fear not” (Luke 1:13) because his prayer was about to be answered. It is the will of God that we approach him in prayer with all of our needs, for when we do, he will hear us and answer us according to his will. Fear not! The Third Sunday after Trinity, June 16 • 11 a.m. – Communion Service. • Fellowship with light refreshments following the service. Scripture Lessons: • Tobit 12:6-10, 14-22, 13:1 • Luke 1:8-14,19 Prayer: O GOD the King of Angels, Ruler of all the Hosts of heaven, we praise and thank Thee for the help which these Thy radiant servants so joyously do render unto us and pray that we may pattern after them in purity and zeal; through Christ our Lord. Amen. —Rev. Dorian Miceli
Co-op City Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams and the Co-op City Baptist Church family invite you to join us for worship service tomorrow at 8 a.m., in person only and at 11 a.m., in person and on Zoom. Sunday school classes for all ages will be held at 9:30 a.m. We are located at 135 Einstein Loop, Room 50 (lower level), Bronx, NY 10475. Telephone: 718-320-3774. Email: ccbc135@optimum.net or coopcitybc@gmail.com. Website: www.coopcitybaptistchurch.org. Masks are required. The 11 a.m. service is also available on Zoom at https://us04web.zoom. us/j/9623430102 or Zoom telephone conference line (646) 568-7788, Meeting ID 962 343 0102#, Password 788175#. The church’s free conference call line dial in number is 857-357-0254, Access Code: 660065#. Rev. Williams asks everyone who calls into the Sunday worship service to use Zoom through your computer or dial-in using the Zoom information shown above. This week’s events: There will be no Wednesday Bible Study class at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. this week. Prayer Warriors Prayer Service is on Thursday at 12 p.m. Friday mid-morning prayer service at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday evening prayer services are all on the church conference line listed above. Next Sunday, June 23, our Youth and Young Adult Ministry will have an 11 a.m. power up worship service celebrating Children’s Day at the church, followed by a concert at 4 p.m. The concert will be held in the Einstein Community Center, 135 Einstein Loop, Room 45. Please note that the concert is free. T-shirts are available for $25. The theme of the day is “Moving Forward.” Everyone is invited to come out and fellowship and support our uouth all day. The next CCBC Food Giveaway Ministry’s food distribution will be on Friday, June 28, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at 135 Einstein Loop. Please remember to bring your own bag, and perhaps a cart. Some products can be heavy. The church has a free app available in the app store by putting in “Co Op CBC.” This app is open to all. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” –Psalm 46:1 The Co-op City Baptist Church exists to glorify God and to establish a living community of people who follow the teachings of Jesus the Christ through worship, prayer, Bible Study and fellowship. We seek to meet the spiritual and physical needs of the church through ministry. —Marilyn C. Williams
Pentecostal Tabernacle 100 Co-op City Blvd., Building 22A. Mailing address: P.O. Box 204, Bronx, NY, 10475. The Pentecostal Tabernacle invites everyone to join in worship service on the following days: Sunday: Sunday School for all age groups begins at 10:30 a.m. Worship service begins at 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday: Prayer and fasting service will be held at 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Zoom. Bible Study and prayer meeting will be held every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. Friday: Prayer and worship begins at 7:30 p.m. All night services will be held online. All night’s services are on Zoom, call 646-931-3860, ID: 7215591000, Code: 505050# Focus: The giver’s great love. Paul exclaimed thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. –2 Corinthians 9:15 The Greek word translated to “unspeakable” in the King James Version has also been translated as indescribable, or too wonderful for words. Paul had been commending the Corinthians for their generosity in meeting the needs of others, but for the apostle, nothing could compare with what God has given through his son. What could a Holy God share with sinful humanity? Ultimately, with those who obey the gospel, the Lord will share Heaven itself. Eventually, for the redeemed people of God there will be a great inheritance in His kingdom. Romans 8:17 “And if children, then heirs, heirs of God, and join-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.” But before there could be a joyful experience and fellowship between God and his people, there first had to be a painful process of reconciliation. Something had to be done to bridge the gap between the two. God was determined to bridge the gap, to personally cross the great divide between himself and his creation. St. John 1:1, 14 “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God… And the word was made flesh, and dwell among us, and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the father full of grace and truth ‘’ Here was the divine plan in fulfillment, see Isaiah 9:6. He came to live among his own creation as a human and gave Himself as a ransom for all because nothing greater he could give; therefore, he gave himself. 2 Corinthians 5:19 states to wit, “that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not Imputing their trespasses unto them; and committed unto us the word of reconciliation.” God could not overlook our sins; rather in his great love he provided one great sacrifice to take away our sins forever. All the animal sacrifice of the Old Testament were insufficient, Hebrews 10:4 states, “it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.” An overcoming believer who walks daily with the Lord can have a rock-solid assurance of salvation and can also have a glorious light. —Rev. R. Sibblies
Please Drive Slowly and Cautiously in all Co-op City’s Parking Facilities. Follow all posted directional signs and speed limits.