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Co-op City Times / October 1, 2016
Community Protestant Church On behalf of our Pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, and our church family, welcome to Community Protestant Church, a church of love and understanding, located at 1659 East Gun Hill Road, Bronx, NY 10469; telephone: (718) 862-9172. Church Schedule Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. (begins Sunday, September 18th. Registration on September 11th.) Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. Communion Service - Every first and third Sundays Prayer Meeting and Bible Study – Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The following programs are at the Church’s Annex: 2053 Asch Loop North (Co-op City) Morning Prayer Services - Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Neighborhood Bible Study - Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Extension of Prayer and Worship Service – Every
first, second and third Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Other Scheduled Events Celebrating And Thanking God For 50 Years of Preaching and 40 Years of Faithful and Spiritual Pastoral Leadership Sunday, October 2, 3:30 p.m., please join us for a Pre-Pastoral Anniversary Service for our Pastor, Rev. Dr. Calvin E. Owens. Our guest church will be New Mt. Zion Christian Baptist Church, Mt. Vernon, NY. Pastoral Anniversary Gala In observance of his 40th Pastoral Anniversary, Community Protestant Church most cordially invites the community to join us at a Celebratory Banquet in honor of our Pastor, Reverend Dr. Calvin E. Owens, on Saturday, October 15, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at Marina Del Rey, Bronx, NY. Donation:$150/adults;$50/children (under 15 years of age). For tickets and/or additional information,
please call the church at (718) 862-9172. Saturday, October 8 – The Sepia Players Ministry presents the play “EVERYBODY TALKING ‘BOUT HEAVEN AIN’T GOING THERE,” written by James Plummer, at the church. Donation: $20. For tickets and/or additional information, call (718) 513-3308, (718) 671-5961, (718) 671-8691 or the church at (718) 862-9172. Save the Date: September 12–15, 2017 – The Missionary Ministry sponsors a trip to The Holy Land Experience in Orlando, Florida. (More information to come.) The doors of Community Protestant Church are open to all to worship and fellowship with Christian believers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. You are cordially invited to come in, join in and receive your blessing. —Evan G. Mitchell
Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church Disabilities EXPO The Co-op City SDA Church is committed to the needs of our members and neighbors. By the grace of God, we have been led to offer services to promote a healthier lifestyle for all and to meet the needs of persons living with disabilities. Join us for the 2016 Disabilities Expo sponsored by the Riverbay Fund and the Disabilities and Accommodation Committee (DAAC) of Riverbay Corporation on Sunday, October 2, in Dreiser Auditorium. Features of the EXPO include an Exhibition of Goods And Services, Main Hall A, B, C; a Children’s Activity Center in room 9; art exhibit with AHRC of NY in room 4; a calming space with sofa and recliners in room 8. Listed below are the featured seminars and a partial list of vendors: Dr. Nathan Lovemore, 10:40 a.m. -11 a.m., Counselor, Clinical Psychologist and Pastor, Communities and Mental Health. Edward Padilla, 11 a.m. – 11: 20 a.m., Office of the State Long Term Care Ombudsman, Center for the Independence of the Disabled, NY. Caregiver’s Perspective & Advocacy A Lunchtime Concert, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Featured presenter: Dr. Alonzo Smith, 1:15 p.m. – 2 p.m., Executive Secretary, GNYC, Certified Family Therapist & Counselor: Good Mental Health and Wellness in the 21st Century Day One, Johanna Burgos, 2:15 p.m. – 2:40 p.m., Teen dating abuse and domestic violence. Marvet Nelson, 2:40 p.m. – 3 p.m., Disaster Preparedness – How to make a go bag for disasters. Vendors (register at the time of submission) 45th Precinct; Adult Day Services/AHRC New York City; Adventist Community Services (Health Van at street level); Adventist Recovery Ministries Addiction Recovery food, drugs, etc.; Angels Unaware, Inc., Kelly Fuentes; Angels Unaware, Inc., Stephany ThenFlores; Angels Unaware, Inc. Xiomara Ortiz; Bayanihan (Filipino) Seventh-Day Adventist Church; Bedford Park SDA Church; Better Living Being; Bronx Clergy Task Force - Boro Pres. Office of Faith-Based Initiatives; Bronx Family Support Advisory Council; Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY; Christian Record Services for the Blind; Co-op City Chiropractic; Co-op City Department of Public Safety; Co-op City Seventh-Day Adventist Church; Day One Teen dating abuse and domestic violence; Disaster Preparedness – How to make a “Go” bag; Dreiser
Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation PC; Gateway Counseling Center; Genesis Lifestyle Educator; Hands-Free, Inc.; Heidi’s Health Kitchen; HRA/ Office of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Independence Care System; JASA – Mental Health Services, JASA Michael Sanchez, M.S.W; John A. Rose; Lighthouse Guild; Mercy Drive, Inc.; Montefiore CERC; Motives Beauty Advisor; NAHN-NY ACA; New York Public Library Baychester Branch – Talking books; New York State Institute on Disability, Inc. (NYSID); NY Foundling; NYC Department of Finance; NYC Language Access; Rain International; Riverbay Disabilities And Accommodations Committee (DAAC); Riverbay Corporation CSO; SanareLife, Inc.; Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers(SEBNC), Debra Mitchell-Tirado; Southeast Bronx Neighborhood Centers, Inc., Ethel Perez; Southern Asian SDA Church; Special Needs Family Planning; Sprout by Design; The Axis Project; Victory SDA Church; VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Visiting Nurse Service of New York Annmarie Franco; Visiting Nurse Service of New York Jacqueline Torres; Vivian Feliciano; Walgreen Company; Wheels of Progress, and Wildwood Lifestyle Center. —Cheryl Silvera
Baychester Visual Arts Association Our new season will begin on September 10 and we hope your creative juices are yearning for release. As people have seen in the past, you will derive much pleasure from your artwork. Our 2013-2014 season portends to be one of the most exciting in our history – with art classes, art shows, lecture/demonstrations and workshops, free and open to the public. BVA’s classes begin on Tuesday, September 10 in room 5, Dreiser Community Center. You can choose from the 2 class schedules which are 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. or
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The fees are as follows: Annual membership is $35 a year and a session of 10 classes is $60. This is the best bargain in the Bronx – maybe even the city – given the quality of instruction offered. Mr. Moses Groves, BVA’s own art instructor, will be the artistic guide for these classes. Mr. Groves is an accomplished artist who has studied at the Art Students League and NYU. He has exhibited work in the New York and New Jersey area and has won awards for his artwork. You can register by mail by indicating the class time
CO-OP CITY BAPTIST CHURCH 135 EINSTEIN LOOP (Section 5) • Rooms 50-51 Rev. Dr. Sheldon E. Williams, Pastor
desired. Tuition can be sent to Baychester Visual Arts, P.O. Box 678, Co-op City Station, Bronx, NY 10475. BVA is a non-profit, self-supporting organization that needs your support to continue offering high level art instruction at these bargain prices. So come join BVA on this fabulous artistic trek, take a class, make a tax deductible donation, and feel the satisfaction of being a creator and/or patron of the arts. All checks should be made out as indicated above. Science is for the body and art is for the soul. —Sylvia Lochansky
COMMUNITY PROTESTANT CHURCH OF CO-OP CITY
1659 EAST GUN HILL ROAD BRONX, NY 10469 REV., DR. CALVIN E. OWENS, PASTOR
(718) 320-3774 • Sunday School – 9:15 a.m. • Sunday Worship Services – 8:00 & 11:00 a.m. • Midweek Worship – Wednesday @ 12 Noon • Bible Class – Wednesday @ 1:00 & 7:30 p.m. • Prayer Service – Friday @ Noon & 7:30 p.m. COMMUNION SERVICE EVERY FIRST SUNDAY. YOUTH DAY EVERY FOURTH SUNDAY. ALL ARE WELCOME TO WORSHIP WITH US.
CHURCH
(718) 862-9172 OFFICE (718) 862-9179
An interdenominational Church of love and understanding, consisting of people of many faiths, races and cultural backgrounds, seeking to live the spirit of Christ with relevance. CHURCH SCHEDULE WEEKLY: CHURCH SCHOOL - SUNDAY, 9:00 a.m. WORSHIP SERVICE: SUNDAY, 11:00 a.m. BIBLE CLASS & PRAYER MEETING - WEDNESDAY, 7:30 p.m.
MONTHLY: COMMUNION - 1ST AND 3RD SUNDAYS
ALL ARE WELCOME!