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The bright orange scarves
and hats reminded the congregation that fall is in the air
and the holiday celebrations are just around the corner.
On this Sunday, however,
the theme for Women’s Day was “The Essence of a Godly Woman”
and guest speaker Sister W. Jean Lark of Union Grove
Missionary Baptist Church addressed the theme during her
sermon to the congregation.
“I ask myself, “What is a
Godly Woman,” wrote Women’s Day Chairman Sharon Hubbard of
the day’s theme. “Well, I believe she is a Christian woman
who stands out from the women of the world. She is an
example of how God created a woman to be. A Christian woman
who is devoted to God knows that only He can fulfill the
desires of her heart.”
Rev. James H. Willis, Sr.,
pastor of St. Paul MBC for the past 12 years, added his own
thoughts about what women of the Bible and of the
congregation mean to the church: “Understanding the fact
that the ideal women in the Bible, nor here in this church,
are not retiring, servile and domestic, they are excellent
wives and mothers.”
Other highlights of
Sunday’s service included the call to worship by Iola Lewis,
the explanation of the purpose of Women’s Day by Barbara
Tucker, a poem by Marelen Cook and a solo by Theresa Deeble.
Prior to the service,
First Lady Linnie Willis led the women’s joint Sunday School
session.
Debbie Dean-Mitchell
served as the Women’s Day co-chairman; Jvann Winfield as
chairman of the Decorations Committee and the Program
Committee; Carol Adams as chairman of the Finance Committee
(Karen Glover as co-chairman); Lynnell Jones and Michelle
Jenkins as co-chairmen of the Music Committee; Linda Garner
as chairman of the Publicity Committee; Berene Miller as
chairman of the Ushers; Lucyetta as chairman of the Nurses
and Deborah Gardner as chairman of the Devotion Committee.
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