Shiloh News March /April Edition

SHILOH NEW

Newsletter of Shiloh Baptist Church

He Has Risen From The Dead!

There is Power in the Resurrection!

"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead."

I Peter 1:3

THE PASTOR'S DESK

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. The Angels Rolled the Stone Away! The Tomb is Empty! HE GOT UP! JESUS IS ALIVE!

Yes, I know Easter is over. But all too often we roll through The Resurrection like it is just another day to celebrate. It has become equivalent to a Christian version of Independence Day or St. Patrick's Day - a time when everybody is patriotic or everyone is Irish. Easter has become a day when everyone is Christian for a moment. We all talk about the resurrection and we mark it with spring colors, children in pretty Easter dresses and suits, Easter baskets, candy, a bountiful Easter meal, and for some their yearly trip to church. But The Resurrection is not an annual event, the resurrection is the gospel message! The resurrection is the truth of the message that Jesus is alive, and in his resurrection we are resurrected from a life of sin and death. This is a message that as believers we should celebrate every day!

How often do you think about the reality of what Jesus Christ did for you when he voluntarily gave his life in such a public, cruel, and humiliating way, and the victory that he won for you when he got up on the third day?

In our world, we often hear about the justice system. Beit a television show like "Law & Order" or real-life cases that make the headlines, we are keenly aware of the legal process. In the justice system when you have perpetrated a

crime, your case is brought before a judge, tried, and if you are found guilty you are sentenced. You must pay the penalty for your crime. For serious offenses, the penalty is imprisonment for life or even the death penalty. The reality is that in life humanity had committed a multitude of crimes in our sins against God and each other. For our crimes, we were judged and sentenced to death. But Jesus volunteered to take our place. It was a life for a life! He gave his life that we might have life! That is good news! The resurrection is the sign of Christ's victory over death, not just for himself but for you and me! Because he got up we can get up too.

Because he lives, I can face tomorrow. Because he lives, all fear is gone! Because I know who holds the future, life is worth the living just because he lives!

Don't stop celebrating the resurrection because the holiday has passed. EVERY DAY IS RESURRECTION DAY!!!

Because of Calvary, Pastor Lisa

Deacon Celerstine Beasley

At 102 years young, Deacon Beasley is currently Shiloh’s oldest member. She was born the third child of twelve, on November 16, 1920, in Yazoo City, Mississippi.

Deacon Beasley has been a dedicated and over 60 years. During that time, she worked Sunday school teacher, usher (both adult and in a supervisory role for junior ushers), Deaconess, women’s day chairperson, Food Bank, mass choir, regular attendee of Bible Study, and represented Shiloh at National Baptist Convention for several years. Finally, she was ordained as a Deacon on February 21, 2016, as one of the first two female deacons to be ordained at Shiloh.

Deacon Beasley is the mother of seven, grandmother of 13, and great grandmother of 10.

In 1982, at the age of 62, Deacon Beasley retired from Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she worked as a nursing assistant. After retirement she kept busy, by babysitting several of her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also conducted exercise classes at a senior citizens center for many years.

Deacon Beasley continues to be a faithful example and shining light to all she encounters.

It's Friday, but Sunday is Coming

Pastor S.M Lockridge

It’s Friday

Jesus is praying.

Peter’s a sleeping. Judas is betraying. But Sunday’s comin’.

It’s Friday

Pilate’s struggling. The council is conspiring. The crowd is vilifying. They don’t even know that Sunday’s comin’.

It’s Friday

The disciples are running Like sheep without a shepherd.

Mary’s crying.

Peter is denying. But they don’t know that Sunday’s a comin’.

It’s Friday.

The Romans beat my Jesus. They robe him in scarlet. They crown him with thorns. But they don’t know that Sunday’s comin’.

It’s Friday.

See Jesus walking to Calvary. His blood dripping. His body stumbling. And his spirit’s burdened. But you see, it’s only Friday Sunday’s comin’.

It’s Friday.

The world’s winning. People are sinning. And evil’s grinning

t’s Friday.

The soldiers nail my Savior’s hands to the cross.

They nail my Savior’s feet to the cross.

And then they raise him up next to criminals.

It’s Friday.

But let me tell you something, Sunday’s comin’.

It’s Friday.

The disciples are questioning. What has happened to their King. And the Pharisees are celebrating That their scheming has been achieved. But they don’t know It’s only Friday. Sunday’s comin’.

It’s Friday.

He’s hanging on the cross. Feeling forsaken by his Father. Left alone and dying. Can nobody save him?

Ooooh It’s Friday.

But Sunday’s comin’.

It’s Friday.

The earth trembles.

The sky grows dark. My King yields his spirit.

It’s Friday. Hope is lost.

Death has won.

Sin has conquered and Satan’s just a laughin’.

It’s Friday.

Jesus is buried.

A soldier stands guard. And a rock is rolled into place. But it’s Friday. It is only Friday. Sunday is a comin’!

“Passover and Easter share a lot in common. They are often associated with one another, especially in Messianic-Jewish or Hebraic Christian communities. They both focus on victory and deliverance, they both involve eggs and big meals, and the death and resurrection of Jesus coincided with both (although only in retrospect with Easter, of course).

Passover is the Jewish festival meant to celebrate the Exodus, and it is most commonly celebrated with a ritual feast called “seder” and a week of certain diets, most prominently the exclusion of leavened bread.

Of course, Easter derives its modern name and many of its traditions from a variety of sources, but that is a topic for another day. At its core, the modern Christian church celebrates Easter in remembrance of Christ’s resurrection from the dead and the defeat of death.

The days leading to Jesus’ crucifixion coincided with important days of Passover. While there is debate about whether or not the last supper was actually a seder meal, all of the Gospels draw the parallel between Jesus’ death as the “Lamb of God” and the sacrificial lamb of Passover. His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, His trial, and His persecution all played out in the context of the Passover festival, and that was no coincidence. This year, the last day of Passover and Easter Sunday fall on the same day, but that isn’t always the case. In fact, these days are often weeks apart, and sometimes up to a month apart.

If these days were originally aligned, why are they now mismatched? In short, the modern Christian calendar and the Jewish festival calendar do not follow the same rules. While both holidays are based around spring full moons, the Hebrew calendar intentionally aligns its months to the lunar cycle (and therefore the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan will always be a full moon). On the contrary, the Christian celebration of Easter must always fall on a Sunday, which can of course vary from year to year to different dates of the month.

This has been the case since the First Council of Nicaea in a.d. 325, which decided (along with many other fundamental principles the church still follows today) to set its own date for Easter. In most of the western world, Easter is celebrated on the Sunday after the first full moon after March 21. Most years, then, Easter is not actually celebrated on the actual anniversary of Christ’s death or resurrection. Nevertheless, we at ISOW contend that calendar discrepancies and cultural decisions made centuries ago do not affect the legitimacy of celebrating Jesus’ victory over death and the sacrifice made for our sins. Although God’s prophetic calendar follows a specific and inerrant schedule, our Sunday services in the western church are not an affront to the remembrance of Christ Jesus.

International School of the Word

Areyouconnected? Areyouconnected?

For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.

I Corinthians 12:12

It takes all of the members of the body to help Shiloh Shine. Are you connected to a ministry? In this issue, we are highlighting a few of our ministries to serve.

Women's Ministry

Sis Ruth Michael

Sis Brenda Pope

Usher Ministry

Sis. Terri Woodson

Praise Team

Deacon Margaret Lovett Bush

Outreach Ministry

Deacon Duane Evans, Jr

Men's Ministry

Deacon Marcellous Hart

Deacon Charles Michael

Youth Ministry

Minister Venica Evans

Educational Board

Sis Terri Woodson

Sunday School

Supt. Ruth Michael

Deacon Marcellous Hart

Dance Ministry

Sis Karen Webb

The Educational Board has partnered with Alfred A Benesch School to be a blessing to the children attending there. One of the ways that we support the school is by attending their "Clap In and Clap Out Days." On these days, we stand outside of the school, and encourage the children as they enter the building, and again as they leave in the afternoon. Please watch for our next "Clap In and Clap Out" Day.

Real, Relevant, Redeeming Ministry that Matters

UPCOMING EVENTS

7: Good Friday - 7 Last Words (see website for times& locations

9: Resurrection Sunday

15: Food Giveaway

24: Quarterly Church Business Meeting

30: Family Worship

14: Mother's Day

20: Food Giveaway

12: Food Giveaway

17: Men's Ministry Social Justice Forum

18: Father's Day

10: Quarterly Church Business Meeting

15: Food Giveaway

18 - 20: VBS

21-23: Shiloh VBS Fellowship in Detroit

24 - Aug 12 - MOMMAS (Ministry Outreach of Mentoring, Music & Arts @ Shiloh) Youth Program

5: Fill The Truck / Back to School Festival / Food Giveaway

27: Church Anniversary

16: Food Giveaway 24: Pastor's Anniversary

7: Quarterly Church Business Meeting

15: Men's Day

28: Harvest Festival & Food Giveaway

12: Treats with Pastor Lisa

18: Thanksgiving Community Meal & Food Giveaway

3: Hanging of the Greens Concert

9: Shiloh Christmas Party

17: Adopt a Family & Food Give Away

24: Christamas Eve Worship

25: Christmas 31: Watch Night

Shiloh Baptist Church

Ohio Minority Health Month Events

April 21, 2023

Movement for Health

11:00am 12:30pm

The Office of Minority Health will host an event to identify the importance of movement in maintaining health. The event will feature a presentation on spine health and will provide a yoga session for persons in beginner and intermediate yoga practice.

Friendly Inn Settlement House

2386 Unwin Road

Cleveland, OH 44101 (216) 668-3052

April 28, 2023

A Sound Mind in a Sound Body

10:30am 2:30pm

Murtis Taylor with 25 of it’s health services providers will work in collaboration to educate and demonstrate good healthy lifestyle choices, through food and exercises Non-invasive screening will be offered Participants will learn about opioid and hypertension, it’s effects on the body and society

Subject matter experts will be available to assist and support participants with next steps where needed.

Murtis Taylor Human Services System/ Wellness

Community Family Resource Center

13411 Union Ave

Cleveland, OH 44120 (216) 283-4400 x 2295

April 22, 2023

Better Health for a Better Tomorrow Health Fair

10:00am 2:00pm

Health information, organ donation, cooking demonstration, stress & anxiety management, chiropractor, massage therapists, line dancing, chair exercise and a children challenge

William Sanders Family Life Center 3949 Lee Rd

Cleveland, OH 44128 (216) 751-2688

Eat a balanced diet

Exercise regularly

Get enough rest

Limit your alcohol intake

Do not smoke.

Wash your hands.

Stay hydrated.

Manage your stress.

Protect yourself from the sun. Check your blood pressure regularly.

Please pray for our bereaved, sick and shut in.

Praise the Lord, oh my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all His benefits who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Connie Darden

Bernice DuBose

Patsy Cowan

Virgil Smith

Dorothy Hall

Lee & Brenda McCutcheon

Bernice Ford

Josephine Phillips

Vernon Henderson

Gwendolyn Johnson

Pauline Dixon

Janice Harrell

Helen Hooks

Tiffany Gardner

Rose Stewart

Charlise Evans

Ivan & Rhonda Willis

Tommy Smith

Deacon Beasley

Jaylen Bates

Dee Dee White

Sydnie Jefferson

Corneice Brown

Kathy Palmer

Sis. Belva Waller

Louise Sanders

Sylvia Crenshaw

Maxine Johnson

"Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord." James 5:14