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post with Facebook, text
messaging, Twitter and some
interactive methods to allow us
to have virtual meetings and the
like. Wow, we’re really moving
into the 21st Century. Sister
Yolanda Surrency has agreed to
chair the team and she has an
outstanding group of people
working with her. Currently we
have Angela Brice, Tunisha Clark,
Elaine Dawsey, Marjorie Golphin,
Joselyn Miller-Jackson, Rebecca
Mungin, and DeDe Simmons.
Please pray continually for the
success of your Communications
Ministry team as they strive for
EXCELLENCE IN ALL THINGS! Finally, our architect is in the
final stages of designing our new
c h u rc h b u i l d i n g . T h e
development committee is
inviting all members to come out
to review the plans on
Wednesday February 6th at 6:30
p.m. I hope you will do your best
to make it.
In His Service,
Pastor K. Daniel Dawsey
During the month of January we
spent four weeks in corporate
prayer, fasting and study. We
focused on gratitude, faith, vision
and commitment. I was overjoyed
to see how many of you faithfully
attended prayer services and
bible study. By most accounts it
also appears that many of you
sincerely sought the Lord for
guidance and direction for 2013.
My prayer is that you are walking
closer with God than when you
began on January 7th and that you
are committed to building on your
relationship with God and your
church family. As we press toward the mark of Excellence in All Things I
encourage you to remain focused
on our 2013 ministry focus and the
Jesus Test Ministries. Every
ministry and member should be
asking … “am I operating in
excellence”? As we ask ourselves
this vital question, I trust you will
answer honestly and know that
there is always room for
improvement. There are so many wonderful
things going on at the Union I am
proud and thankful to serve as
your pastor. The Black History
Month committee has planned a
great month of festivities so
please be sure to avail yourselves
of every opportunity to actively
participate. Please be prayerful
about our evangelism efforts and
actively support the Upward
Sports Program, AWANA and
Sunday School.
We have renamed and are
redirecting the focus of our
college ministry. We realize that
there are many young people in
the congregation between the
ages of 18 – 27 that are either
not college students or have
graduated from col lege.
Therefore, we have changed the
name from “College Ministry” to
“Young Adult and College
Ministry.” So if you are in that
age group or even a little older
we welcome you to join in with
this group and get involved with
your church family. Just see
Reverend or Sister Rashidi and
tell them you want to be a part
of what’s going on. If you sing,
dance, rap, step, write or have
other talents, God wants you to
use them at the Union for His
glory! I’m also excited about our new
Communications Ministry Team
that will be debuting this month.
T h e p u r p o s e o f t h e
communications Ministry Team
is to enhance communication
opportunities using a multitude
of communication
p la tfo rms and
methods. The team
is working to
i n t e g ra t e o u r
c o m m u n i c a t i o n
efforts using our
existing methods
such as, the CU
Connector, web
p a g e , c h u r c h
bulletins, and calling
From the Pastor’s Desk
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
FYI 2
Prayer Focus 3
Upcoming Small
Group Study 4
Daily Devotional
Readings 5
To every thing there is a season...
6
Puzzle Page 7
Church Humor 8
CU ConnectorCU ConnectorCU Connector
F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 2 4 , N U M B E R 2
STAFFSTAFFSTAFF Sister Constance Miller
Editor
Sister Joselyn Miller-Jackson Layout
Sister Rebecca Mungin Printing
Brother Vaquan Wright Photographer
Sister Angela Brice,
Sister Edna Murray and
Rev. Dr. Donald Williams Reporters
Rev. Dr. K. Daniel Dawsey
Pastor/Teacher
Email us:
OUR MISSION AT
CENTRAL UNION MISSIOCENTRAL UNION MISSIO NARY BAPTIST CHURCHNARY BAPTIST CHURCH
I S T O
S E E K , S A V E , S U P P O R T , S H A P E , A N D S E R V E T H I S P R E S E N T
A G E .
P A G E 2
9 CLS/Time—TBA
W.A.C.K.Y. Saturday—10AM to NOON
10 Youth Sunday
YWA Meeting
13 Ash Wednesday
Lent Begins
Deaconess “Go Red” - 11AM—2PM
14
Happy Valentine’s Day
18 Presidents’ Day
23 CLS/Time—TBA
CENTRAL UNION WEEKLYCENTRAL UNION WEEKLY SUNDAY
9:00AM—Sunday School
10:30AM—Church Service Children’s Church will be EVERY Sunday except 2nd Sunday
MONDAY 4/5PM—Mission Meeting
4/7PM—Partners in Training (PIT)
18/6PM—CEC
TUESDAY 7—8:30PM—Media Training
5 & 12/7—8:30PM— College Ensemble Rehearsal
19/7—8:30PM—Adult Choir Rehearsal
26/5:30PM—Deaconess Meeting
WEDNESDAY *6:30 PM—Prayer Meeting
6:30PM—Youth AWANA
*12 Noon & 7:00PM—Adult Bible Study Small Group Study will begin March 4th and end April 12th.
No Mid-Week Bible Study Meetings.
THURSDAY 28/TBA—Deacons Meeting DFM—Update
SATURDAY 8/1PM—Young Women’s Association Meeting (YWA)
16/10AM—Usher’s Meeting
2 Sierra Adams
Samuel Lee Blue
Norman Whittington
3 Demetri McKibben
4 Sayyid Clark
5 Lakoniar Ezell
7 Estell Miller
9 Deitra Rogers
13 Katherleen Ford
Miracle Rumph
14 Rosa Hammock
Marquyse Jackson
Horace Love
15 Alecia Livatt
17 Ariel Crafter
18 Maxwell Armstrong
20 Jacques Surrency
23 Earlene Blue
26 Shandrea A. Hill
Willie Mae Martin
Mary Murray
C U C O N N E C T O R - F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 3
The staff of the CU
Connector is in the
process of purging and
updating the email
database. If you are
interested in having
your CUC emailed to
you monthly, please
send an email to [email protected]
Or
You can also read
the CU Connector
on the website at www.centralunion.net
If you are interested
in becoming a
member of the staff,
please contact Pastor
Dawsey, the Church
Office, or send us an
email at cumediamarketing@
bellsouth.net
Submissions for the
March 2013 Edition
are due on
February 16th.
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 2 4 , N U M B E R 2
UPWARD SPORTS UPWARD SPORTS SOCCER NEEDS YOU!!!!!SOCCER NEEDS YOU!!!!!
DATES TO REMEMBER Feb 17th - Early Registration
$10.00 Feb 23rd- 1st Evaluation
10AM—2PM Feb 27th- Regular Registration
$15.00 Feb 27th- 2nd Evaluation
10AM—2PM
For more information, call Sarah Nottingham at (478) 737– 8250 or
the church office at (478) 825-2958
CENTRAL UNION CENTRAL UNION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCHMISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
2013 Ministry Focus
As we…SERVE & SUPPORT Pastoral Ministry—Preaching, Shepherding, Worship
Deacon Family Ministry—Serving the needs of the membership (worship, prayer, visitation, stewardship) Stewardship Ministry—Planning for our future facilities (Vision to Victory Capital Campaign, HWY 96 Development, Financial Audit, Facilities Management)
As we…SEEK, SAVE, & SHAPE Evangelism— (Integration of efforts) - Sunday School, AWANA, Bible Study and Upward Sports, for
the purpose of Evangelism.
Week One – Pray for God to guide
you in your decision to make a
sacrificial gift to the Vision to Victory
Capital Campaign.
Week Two – Pray for God to heal all
brokenness in your family and the
entire Central Union family.
Week Three – Pray for God to send a
harvest of believers this month.
Week Four – Pray for the Upward
Sports staff and all children that will
participate in Upward Soccer.
FEBRUARY PRAYER FOCUS
YOU’RE
INVITED
What:
Consecration
Closing Activity
When:
February 6, 2013
Time:
6:30 p.m. Design plans for the
new church will be
reviewed and we need
your input!
GET READY- GET READY- GET READY Please make plans to participate in our upcoming Small Group Home Study
CELEBRATE PHILLIPIANS. The study will begin the week of March 4, 2013 and continue for six weeks, ending April 12, 2013. The culminating activity will be April 18, 2013. Small Group is a wonderful opportunity in a relaxed atmosphere to both grow stronger in the Word and to develop great relationships with other Christians. Each group has a facilitator who leads but does not dominate the group. We encourage all participants to attend all sessions, but each lesson is complete within itself; so, if you must be absent for a night/day, you will still be okay. Some groups serve food; some groups do not. It is left up to the group to decide. Some groups meet at the same home each session of the Study; some groups rotate meeting places within the group. This is another decision that the groups make once they start meeting. Regular mid-week Bible Study is suspended during Small Group Study, as this is Bible Study.
February is Sign-up Month. Sign-up Sheets will line the hallway leading to the Fellowship Hall. Check your schedule and then sign up for study at the home that best meets your needs. Only college students should sign-up for the College Group, which will be led by the Rashidi’s. And, no new people should sign-up for the Murrays’ home, since that group is already filled to capacity. All other groups are open to everyone. Finally, the cost of the book is $5.00. You will pay and receive your book at your Host Home on your first meeting date. The groups will meet at the following Host Homes:
HOST DAY TIME Sister Ann Corbin Wednesday 12:00 NOON
Pastor K. Daniel and Sister Elaine Dawsey Thursday 6:30 PM
Sister Henrietta Hartsfield and Sister Elizabeth White Wednesday 6:30 PM
Deacon Ulysses and Sister Teletta Marable Thursday 7:00 PM
Sisters Mary and Edna Murray Tuesday 6:30 PM
Minister Kuumba and Sister Lisa Rashidi (College Group) Tuesday 6:30 PM
Trustee Robert and Sister Alice Ross Friday 6:30 PM
DAILY DEVOTIONAL READINGSDAILY DEVOTIONAL READINGS
February 4 - 10 February 11 - 17 February 18 - 24 February 25 – March 3
M Matthew 8:1-4
Touched by Jesus
Matthew 14:22-33
Setting Aside Doubt
Matthew 20:29-34
Following Jesus
Daniel 5:13-21
The Lord Deals with the Mighty
T Acts 2:37-47
Called by God
Romans 6:11-19
Getting Rid of Old Ways
Acts 1:6-14
Devoted to Prayer
Daniel 5:22-31
The Lord Judges the Powerful
W Romans 8:1-8
In Christ Jesus
1 John 3:10-20
Living in Love
Romans 15:1-6
Living in Harmony
Daniel 6:1-9
The Plot to Undermine Daniel
T Romans 8:9-17
Living in the Spirit
Matthew 18:21-35
Forgiving as You Were
Forgiven
1 Thess. 4:1-12
Living to Please God
Daniel 6:10-23
The Plot Fails
F Romans 8:18-30 John 14:25-31 Eccles. 5:1-7 Daniel 6:24-28
S Romans 8:31-39 Psalm 107:1-9 Colossians 4:2-6 Daniel 7:1-8
S Colossians 2:6-15
Receiving Christ
Jesus
Colossians 3:5-17
Living as God’s Chosen
Colossians 4:7-18
Supporting Others in the Faith
Daniel 7:9-14
The Exalted One is
Coming
GO REDGO RED Heart Disease is the #1
killer of women in the
United States
Saturday, February 23, 2013
11:00AM—2:00PM
Central Union Missionary Baptist Church
501 Preston Street; Fort Valley, GA
For information and to RSVP, please contact:
Lois Carter (478) 825-8721 Margaret McCormick (478) 825-3537
Teletta Marable (478) 956-7967
Mary Murray (478) 825-3972
Come adorned in red!
Door Prizes ~ Fashion Show ~ Free Lunch ~ Heart Health Information
EASTER PARTICIPANTS
WANTED!!!
All ages wanted! Speaking and non-speaking
parts available.
Come out and be a part
of the 2013
Easter Experience.
See Sister Davina Jackson
1. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. 2. A time to be born and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3. A time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down and a time to build up; 4. A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance;
5. A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;
6. A time to get and a time to lose; a time to keep and a time to cast away; 7. A time to rend and a time to sew; a time to speak and a time to keep silent;
8. A time to love and a time to hate; a time of war and a time of peace. ECCLESIASTES 3:1-8
P A G E 6
C U C O N N E C T O R
Welcome our new
Communications Ministry
Team that will be
debuting this month.
The purpose of the
Communications Ministry
Team is to enhance
communication
opportunities using a
multitude of
communication platforms
and methods. The team
is working to integrate
our communication
efforts using our existing
methods such as, the CU
Connector, web page,
church bulletins, and
calling post with
Facebook, text and email
messaging, Twitter and
some interactive
methods which will allow
us to have virtual
meetings, conferences,
and other technological
accesses.
Sister Yolanda Surrency
has agreed to chair the
team and she has an
outstanding group of
people working with her.
Currently we have Angela
Brice, Tunisha Clark,
Elaine Dawsey, Marjorie
Golphin, Joselyn Miller-
Jackson, Rebecca
Mungin, and DeDe
Simmons.
Please, continuously
pray for the team as they
work for Excellence in
ALL Things.
OUR SICK and SHUTOUR SICK and SHUT--ININ MEMBERS
Sister Florine Arnold Sister Pinkie Ross
Sister Willie Mae Clark Sister Maude Rumph
Sister Donna Chatfield Sister Pauline Rumph
Sister Marion Cobb Brother Sammie Smith
Sister Grace Dollar Deacon George T. Snead
Sister Katherleen Ford Brother Ulysses Statham
Sister Bernice Kemp Sister Louvenia Stephens
Sister Louise Love Sister Willie Mae Thomas
Sister Estelle Miller Sister Betty Doris Walker
Sister Virginia Willis
Brother Liggen and Sister Margaret Harvey
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Sister Mamie Booth Sister Annie Hubbard
Brother James Golphin Sister Bessie Massey
Brother Willie Hamilton Sister Jewel Wynn
Brother Jessie Hatcher
To all members who have experienced illness, surgery, and/or bereavement, and we
are unaware, may God continue to bless you with wholeness and peace.
We extend our sincerest condolences go to the family and friends of
Sister Janie SibleySister Janie Sibley. Sister Sibley was the oldest female member of
Central Union and was one of those who marched from Pine Street to the present
structure. She was an educator in the Peach County School System, a political activist and a dedicated member of the CUMBC Choirs,
Mission, and Sunday School. Her memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her.
FEBRUARY Puzzle Page
Solve the cryptogram of the great scientist who worked “for peanuts”.
SJZXZ AJZXZ OF WE GOFOEW,
AJZXZ OF WE JEMZ.
~BZEXBZ STFJOWBAEW UTXGZX
***CLUES***
The first word is WHERE; the letter V appears twice; three words repeat.
ABOLITIONIST
AFRICA
BOYCOTT
BUS
CARVER
CIVIL WAR
EQUALITY
FREEDOM
INTEGRATION
JIM CROW
JUSTICE
KWANZAA
MARCH
NAACP
NORTH
OPPRESSION
PROTEST
RIGHTS
SEGREGATION
SHARECROPPER
SLAVERY
SOUTH
SUFFRAGE
TUBMAN VOTE
Phone: (478) 825-2958
Fax: (478) 825-2099
Email: [email protected]
Central UnionCentral Union Missionary Baptist Church
501 Preston Street; P.O. Box 788
Fort Valley, GA 31030
We’re on the Web
www.centralunion.net
CHURCH HUMOR
An old man calls up his son and says, "Listen, your mother and I are getting divorced. Forty-five years of misery is enough. This should be the season of love, but, I can’t take this old woman another second" "Dad, what are you talking about?" the son screams. “We can't stand the sight of each other any longer,” he says. "I'm sick of her face, and I'm sick of talking about this, so call your sister and tell her," and he hangs up. Now, the son is worried. So he calls up his sister. She says, "Oh, no they’re NOT getting divorced!" and calls her father immediately. "You’re not getting divorced! Don't do another thing, the two of us are flying home tomorrow to talk about this. Until then, don't call a lawyer, don't file a paper, DO YOU HEAR ME?” We’re going to plan a nice romantic dinner and some together time for you two so that you can remember the loving days and work this whole thing out”, and she hangs up. The old man turns to his wife and says "Okay, my dear, they’re coming for Valentine’s Day, paying their own airfare, and treating us to a nice, romantic Valentine’s Day."
