Family & Friends Day 2023 Program

2023 Family & Friends Day

Family Units

Unit 1 - Powerful

Unit Lead – Donna L. Vauls

Cato, Belger, Maynard, McPherson, Turnage, Vauls

Unit 2 - Beautiful

Unit Lead – Felicia Coates

Anderson, Ballard, F. Coates, Everett, G. Hawkins, Lowe, Matthews, Odum, Wallace

Unit 3 - Thoughtful

Unit Lead – Sanjuray Largent

H. Blake, Harris, K. Herndon, Keene, Largent, Pettaway,

Unit 4 - Peaceful

Unit Lead – Denise Howard

K&A. Brown, L. Coates, Howard, Little, Samuel, Smith

Unit 5 - Joyful

Unit Lead – Tamla L. Bias

Bias, Bowman, Fuller, W. Hawkins, Simms

Unit 6 - Grateful

Unit Lead – Stanley Tongue

Y. Brown, Green, Griffin, Pindell, Tongue

Unit 7 - Respectful

Unit Lead – Lawan Thompson

J. Blake, Hall, Parker, Poindexter, Thompson, Turner, Walker

Unit 8 - Faithful

Unit Lead – Angela Edmond

R. Beans, M. Brown, Crankfield, Edmond, Goolsby

Unit 9 - Hopeful

Unit Lead – Pat Whittington

K. Beans, Day, Graves, Gross, B. Hawkins, V. Herndon, Kerrick, Knight, Lemon, McGowans, Pitts, Snowden, Whittington

To God be the Glory for all He has done!

Pastor PatriciaA. Turnage

Happy Family and Friends Day! As a Certified Health Minister I want to greet everyone and let you know of some facts concerning COVID-19. This year has been filled with lots of information about what to do to protect yourself against COVID-19. May 11th marks the end of the COVID19 virus according to the Department of Health and Human Services. It is reported that COVID-19 is no longer the disruptive force it once was. Since January 2021, COVID-19 deaths have declined by 95% and hospitalizations are down nearly 91%. It is good to hear this report but for the elderly among us and those who have a compromised immune system I would suggest that you continue to wear your masks and continue to practice social distancing when necessary. If you visit the hospitals – masks are optional unless directed otherwise. Family and Friends should both be aware of how critically important it is to keep yourselves healthy. Women in their 40s are now being asked to start having early mammograms. Last but not least – the summer is on its way – so stay hydrated! Drink lots of water and drink less soda and sweet tea. God has brought us through the pandemic. Praise His Holy Name! We must never forget that thousands of people died but we are still alive! We thank God for letting us live through something we had never seen before. We are truly thankful for all of our children, grandchildren, and for blessing some of us with great-grandchildren because we know that children are our future.

Family & Friends – today, we celebrate you! We want you to feel welcome and we want you to feel at home because we are “Back Together Again!” We are so glad to see it go – but we will never forget COVID-19 and the storm that came through a few months back and caused a great deal of damage to some of the homes in this area including our church building. Our steeple was blown down. We are happy to say with grateful hearts that - we will ‘Dedicate’ a new steeple to the Lord in our Worship experience today and thank Him for providing all that we have needed to be able to get “Back Together Again!”

It is my pleasure to welcome you in celebration of our “Family & Friends Day.”

After today, don’t stay away – we look forward to seeing you back here again and again!

Family & Friends Day

“

Back Together Again!”

WORSHIP LEADER

Brother Alvin J. Bowman, Jr.

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Sunday – May 28, 2023 – 11:30 a.m.

Greeting ………………………....………………………………………………..... Worship Leader

Good Morning Family & Friends

As we come together… we know that this is none other than the house of God! This is the gate of heaven! Let us enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise! Let us give thanks to God, and bless his name forever!

*Please stand and receive the Reunion Choir

*Please be Seated

WORDS OF WELCOME …………………………………….……….….. Sister Denise Howard PRAISE & WORSHIP …………………………………………………………..….…… Men of Cecil

* Please stand for the OPENING HYMN –

“We’ve Come This Far By Faith” (Chorus Only) ……………………………….……….… All We’ve come this far by faith, Leaning on the Lord.

Trusting in his holy word. He’s never failed us yet.

Oh, oh- oh- can’t turn around, We’ve come this far by faith.

*Please be seated MORNING PRAYER ………………………………….……..……..…..... Sister Dolvenia Bailey

Scripture

Breanna Crankfield NEW

Colossians 3:1-17 …………………………..

1 John 1:5-10 ………………………………………......... Sister Dominique Vauls

ANNOUNCEMENTS ……………………………………………….

Worship Leader

*Please Stand for the Litany followed by The Affirmation of Faith & Gloria Patri

Leader

Sister Edna McGowans

Leader: Welcome, family and friends, to this holy day.

People: We come to offer thanks; we come to sing and pray.

Leader: Welcome, family and friends, to this time set apart,

People: A time to remember those we love, and time to remember the holy promises of God.

Leader: Welcome, family and friends, to this table of remembrance and joy, People: The table where we are fed, the feast we share with many.

Leader: Welcome, family and friends, and let us worship God.

All: It is good to be in the house of the Lord one more time Affirmation

I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth;

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic** church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen

Gloria Patri ..................................................................................................... All Glory Be to the Father

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, Is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

*Please be seated ………………………………………..…………………....… Worship Leader Moment of Remembrance ………………………………..……… Sister Sanjuray Largent

Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on. Cherished memories never fade because a loved one is gone. Those we love can never be more than a thought apart. For as long as there is a memory they’ll live on in our hearts.

Musical Interlude ………………………………………………………………………..… Musicians

Steeple Dedication ………………………………………..…….… Pastor Patricia A. Turnage

People: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. We consecrate this Steeple to the glory of God.

Pastor: Let us pray,

Most loving God, without you no words or works of ours have meaning. Accept the gifts of our hands as symbols of our devotion. Grant us your blessing, as we have consecrated this gift to your glory, that it may be an enduring witness before all your people, and that our lives may be consecrated in your service; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Pastor: The Lord be with you.

People: And also with you.

Pastor: Lift up your hearts.

People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

People: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Pastor: And so, with your people on earth and all the company of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

People: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

Pastor: And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ, we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ’s offering for us, as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

Everyone: Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.

Pastor: All honor and glory is yours, almighty Father (God), now and for ever. Amen

The Lord’s Prayer

Our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver Us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen

Financial Report ………………………………………….……………. Sister Lawan Thompson

Remarks ………………………………………………………………………. Sister Denise Howard

*Please stand for the CLOSING HYMN & Recessional ……………..... Reunion Choir

BENEDICTION ………………………………………………………. Pastor Patricia A. Turnage

* Please pray for our Sick and Shut-in and Bereaved Families.

Biography of Pastor Patricia A. Turnage

Pastor Patricia A. Turnage began her ministry as a Local Pastor for the Baltimore Washington Conference in 2018. She was appointed to two charges: Cecil Memorial and Mt. Calvary. During this time 41 people were baptized under her leadership. She is known to be a teaching Pastor who sticks strictly to the Gospel. Her calm spiritual attitude encourages attention to her warm personality. She is a devoted servant to the Will of God, the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and the Power of the Holy Spirit. Pastor Turnage models ethical behavior traits consistently. Her compassion and tolerance have enabled her to get the work done that God called her to do.

Prior to Pastor Turnage’s call to ministry, she worked as a Multi-media Support Manager for the Department of Defense for 37 years until her retirement in 2014. She completed her Clinical Pastoral Education at Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital as a Chaplain Intern; she believed in giving back to the community and became a Service-Learning Volunteer for Hospice patients at the Tate House in Linthicum. She was also a volunteer for marginalized families at Sara’s House at Ft. Meade. She and Mr. Turnage worked together as Vigil volunteers for Hospice of the Chesapeake care giving to people in transition. And finally, she participated as an Alternatives to Violence Volunteer at Jessup Correctional Institution for Women.

In 2017 under the tutor-ledge of Rev. Dr. Lena Marie Dennis of John Wesley UMC; Pastor Turnage became the first female Local Pastor to be sent out into ministry. Her many gifts as a servant of God were Sunday School

Superintendent, Senior Adult Sunday school teacher, Lay Leader to the Pastor, serving Communion to the home-bound, conducting worship services in the Pastor’s absence, and preaching in other churches. She was the Chairperson for John Wesley’s 165th Anniversary which was a great undertaking that raised (30k). Her media skills as a photographer for their Commemorative Journal came in handy. Pastor Turnage was very instrumental in coordinating a Community Outreach Health Fair. Her years of experience with the federal government afforded her a multi-media background in Advertising and Communications. She has acquired a broad range of experience in people skills and project management.

Pastor Turnage is a graduate of Howard University School of Divinity, a Certified Health Minister of Wesley Theological Seminary, a graduate of the University of Maryland University College, and a graduate of Anne Arundel Community College. She comes from humble beginnings. And speaking of humble beginnings, Pastor Turnage is a native of the cotton fields of Grenada, Mississippi. She is married to Mr. Raleigh Turnage, Jr. - a (Retired Principal of the Baltimore City School System). Together they have 3 children and 4 grandchildren. This is the Biography of Pastor Patricia Annette Turnage.

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Miss Emery R. Aiken

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Ms. Gail Ballard

Mrs. Helen Ballard

Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Baylor

Mr. Donte Beans & Family

Mr. & Mrs. James Beans, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Beans, Jr. & Family

Mr. Robert Beans, Sr.

Mr. Romonzo Beans

Mrs. Gloria Bent

Mrs. Durvie & Mr. Howard C. Bias, Jr.

Mr. Howard C. Bias, Sr.

Ms. La-Chelle R. Bias

Ms. Tamla L. Bias

Ms. Tiana D. Bias

Mr. & Mrs. William Bias

Ms. Jarmaine Blake

Ms. Shonnette Blake

Mr. Kevin C. Bland

Ms. Destiny Bost

Ms. Carla Boston

Mr. Aaron Bowman

Ms. Amber Bowman

Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Bowman, Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Bowman, Sr.

Master Justus Bowman

Ms. Nicole Bowman

Master Alijah A. Bradford

Master Anthony A. Bradford III

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Steven T. Brown & Family

Mrs. Tori Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Butler & Family

Mr. Chauncey Cain

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Carroll

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Mr. Charles Coates

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Mrs. Crystal Coleman

Mr. & Mrs. Keith Collins, Sr.

Ms. Camesha Cormier

Ms. Paula Cox

Ms. Breanna Crankfield

Mr. & Mrs. Da’Ron Crankfield & Family

Mrs. Chatea and Mr. Paul Daugherty

Ms. Dionne Davis

Mr. & Mrs. Garry Davis & Family

Miss Dylan Day

Mrs. Jasmin & Mr. Stephan A. Day

Miss Samia Day

Master Owen M. Day

Master Francis Dent, Jr.

Ms. Tameka Dent

Miss Zaiya Dent

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Douglas

Mr. David Dowell

Miss Christina M. Edmond

Ms. Kiela Edmond

Mr. & Mrs. Larry Edmond

Miss Sharon R. Edmond

Mrs. Beulah Everett F

Miss Wanpen Farren

Ms. Kaila Franklin

Mr. & Mrs. William Franklin

Goldie “The Cat” Fuller

Mrs. Terri D. Fuller

Miss Amiliyah M. Green

Mr. & Mrs. Demarko Green

Ms. Kameron M. Green

Ms. Keona M. Green

Mr. & Mrs. Lionel Green

Ms. Jackie Griffin

Mrs. Mary Edith Griffin

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Griffin

Ms. Rose M. Gross

Ms. Tina M. Gross

Ms. Vashti Hall

Ms. Izetta Harris

Mrs. Dea & Mr. Kevin Harrison

Miss Lyric Harvey

Mr. & Mrs. Wayman Hawkins

Ms. Keshia Herndon

Mrs. Velma & Mr. Juan Herndon

Ms. Yazmine Herndon

Miss Chayse Herndon-Smith

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Holden III

Mr. Devin Holmes

Ms. Michele A. Horton

Ms. Aretha E. Howard

Ms. Denise D. Howard

Ms. Patsy, Mr. Kevin & Master Kevin A. Howard II

Ms. Monique J. Howard

Ms. Jarnae Hunter

Master Brian Jackson

Ms. Deborah Jackson

Master Jeremiah Anthony Jackson

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Mr. Terrence Anthony Jackson

Ms. Zion Gabrielle Jackson

Miss Janise Jackson

Master Aaron Jackson-Batey

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Mr. Sydney Johns

Mr. & Mrs. Glen Johnson & Family

Miss Alexis M. Jones

Ms. Carol Jones

Mrs. Linda Jones

Mrs. Pamela & Mr. Francis Kerrick

Ms. Helen Largent

Mr. Jermayne Largent

Ms. Sandy Largent

Mrs. Vonnie & Mr. Arthur Largent

Ms. Keri Locklear

Master Zaedon Locklear

Miss Zoie Locklear

Ms. Davetta R. Lowe

Mrs. Grace M. Lowe

Mr. & Mrs. William Lowe M

Mr. George E. Mackell

Mr. Anthony Marine

Mr. Corey E. Matthews

Ms. Emonie Matthews

Mrs. Ruth & Mr. Hilton Maynard

Mr. & Mrs. James McGill

Ms. Silvia McGirt

Ms. Edna McGowans

Mr. Elrod McGowans

Mrs. Norma & Mr. John McGowans, Sr.

Master Darrell McKinney

Master Davion McKinney

Mr. Deon McKinney

Mr. Dezmond McKinney

Mrs. LaTonya & Mr. Darrell McKinney

Miss Milena Elease’-Clemenzi McKinney

Mr. & Mrs. Reginald McLeod & Family

McPherson Family

Ms. Carla Meade

Mr. & Mrs. Jayson Medley & Family

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Newman & Family

Mr. Quintin Odum

Mrs. Schwanna & Mr. Roland Otey, Jr.

Ms. Allandra Parker

Ms. Crystal Patterson

Mrs. Nola & Mr. George Pindell

Ms. Jamesia Poindexter

Mr. Jammie L. Poindexter

Mrs. Kenya Y. Poindexter

Kaprie Poindexter

Ms. Keiana Poindexter

Ms. Kimbra T. Powell

Ms. Kyndal Price

Mrs. Donna & Mr. Adrian Quill

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Reed & Family

Miss Tristan M. Roberts

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Robinson & Family

Ms. Lynn Rogers

Mrs. Patricia Roseborough

Mr. Derwin D. Ross

Mr. Lawrence Ryans

Mr. & Mrs. Tommy Sanders & Family

Mr. Richard Saulo

Ms. Lael Savoy

Ms. Karen Scroggins

Master Trenton Seay

Miss Kiwauna Selden

Mrs. Bahareh Shokoufehnejad

Ms. Patricia Simms

Ms. Rhonda Simms

Mrs. Bea Smith

Mrs. Burnell Smith

Ms. Darlene Smith & Family

Mr. Curtis A. Spencer

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Ms. Claudenia Thompson

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Mr. & Mrs. Derrick Thompson

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Mr. & Mrs. Lorenzo Thompson

Ms. Andrea Tongue

Mr. Brian I. Tongue

Mr. & Mrs. Stanley E. Tongue, Sr.

Mr. Gregory Trowell

Ms. Veronica Trowell

Ms. Nezetta Tubaya

Pastor Patricia & Mr. Raleigh Turnage

Ms. Betty Turner

Ms. Shania Turner & Family

Mrs. Barbara R. Walker

Ms. Donleer Walker

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Walker

Master Kaiden A. Walker

Ms. Denise Wallace

Ms. Valda Weems

Mrs. Pat & Mr. Charles Whittington

Mr. & Mrs. William Wilkerson, Sr.

Miss Brenda Williams

Master Carter Williams

Mrs. Ella Williams

Mrs. Thelma Williams

Mr. & Mrs. Antwaine Wilson

Mr. Donta Wilson

Mr. James Wilson

Ms. Whitney Wilson

Mr. Bruce Yates

Mr. Garry Yates

Ms. Taylor Young

Breanna Nichole

Crankfield

Frostburg University

Masters Business Administration with a concentration in Management

December 2022

Senior Accountant

Under Armour

I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

Genesis 28:15

Pastor

Patricia Annette Turnage

Sister Dylan Day

Annapolis High School

Will Be Attending

Anne Arundel

Community College

Major: Nursing

Sister Keona Green

Salisbury University

Bachelor of Arts Social Work

Future Plans

Master of Social Work

See Sister Donna Vauls for Tickets

(Please include Family Unit Name and/or Number listed on inside front cover of Program Booklet)

A Prayer for Your Family

Lord, bless my family and children. Give them hearts that follow after you. Give my family the strength to not be afraid. Give them the courage to stand up to what is right. Produce within them an attitude of integrity, giving their lives to giving you glory. Protect each family member under the shadow of your wings. Lord, help us to find our strength in you. Increase our unity and peace as we seek to follow after you. Amen

Thank You from the Committee

The Family and Friends Day Committee would like to personally thank each of you for your spiritual, financial, physical, and any other support you gave to help make this a joyous occasion. A special thank you to all of our program participants, musicians, the Reunion Choir and DiVine of Annapolis!

This day would not have been possible without each of you. It is our prayer that God will richly bless you and your family.