6419 Marlboro Pike, District Heights, MarylandSaint Paul Towne Centre

Celebrating151 yrs

MOVING INTO A NEW BEGINNING

Imparting the WORD to Impact the WORLD!

Pastor Robert J. Williams, Sr., D. Min. Pastor Robert J. Williams, Jr., M. Div.

October 1 - 31, 2017

THE MISSION OF ST. PAUL CHURCH IS TO REACH THE WORLD, EMPOWER COMMUNITY, AND EXPAND GOD’S KINGDOM BY SHARING

THE GOSPEL IN THE SPIRIT OF LOVE.

Administrative Office8700 Jericho City Drive Landover, MD 20785

Office Phone (301) 449-1450Office Fax (301) 449-1454

Central Worship Center6419 Marlboro Pike District Heights, MD 20747

10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship

Praise the Lord and welcome to St. Paul Church! We take this opportunity to thank our friends,

guests and members for choosing to help us lift up the name of Jesus here today. We say to you

who are unsaved – join Jesus! To you who are unchurched – join us in membership, as we seek to

make disciples for Jesus Christ.

SPC Image Policy – By entering this Church, you hereby grant St. Paul Church the right, but not the obligation, to

photograph, film and capture you and your likeness, on film and /or through any other method currently available or that becomes available in

the future. You further agree that these images may be used in the production, exhibition, distribution, promotion, publicity and advertising

of similar events and any other event sponsored by St. Paul Church. Under no circumstances will your likeness be used in connection with

commercial endorsements of any kind.

CORPORATE PRAYER Monday Evening October 2

nd (7:00-8:00pm) by Teleconference

Led by members of the Diaconate TELEPHONE CONFERENCE LINE NUMBER

Phone: 1-641-715-3580 Access Code: 655529# Mute Phone by pressing *6

Please Make Note of New Changes for Corporate Prayer Hour on Mondays:

The services will be conducted over the telephone ONLY.

SP-Central Worship Center 6419 Marlboro Pike, District Heights, MD

Sunday Worship 10:30 A.M. Sunday Church School 9:00 A.M. Holy Communion 1st Sundays Baptism Service as Announced

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GRIEF COUNSELING sessions are conducted by our grief counselor, Reverend Dr. Elizabeth Hodge, who can be

reached at 301-420-1316 for scheduling or emergency requests.

NOON DAY BIBLE STUDY for Wednesday at 12 noon at the SP Towne Centre.

CHAPEL BIBLE STUDY- St. Paul Senior Living facility at Addison Road – 2 p.m., Wednesdays.

SHARE Food Network – The October orders and payments are due, Sunday, October 8th

. Orders will be ready for

pick up on Saturday, October 21st @ SPSL. For more information please contact Sis. Susan Smith (301-322-4938).

The Transportation Ministry is looking for volunteer Van Drivers. If You are interested, Males and Females are welcome to contact Rev. L. Jerome Fowler @ 202-271-8539 or

Ljfowler5@verizon.net

OUR

VISION

We respectfully ask that no food or beverages be brought into or consumed in the sanctuary.

Give using:

Square Cash App: $StPaulChurch

Saint Paul Church Covenant (Adopted by the church January 28, 1975)

With sincere gratitude to God for His grace and mercy, having been brought to embrace the Lord Jesus Christ

as our Savior and relying on the help of the Holy Spirit, we joyfully and solemnly covenant with each other in

the presence of God and men…

To habitually engage in secret and family prayer;

To devoutly study the Holy Scriptures and teach them to our children;

To zealously support the work and worship of God and the ordinances of His house;

To walk together in Christian love;

To cheerfully give of our property, as God has prospered us, to the support of a faithful Christian

Ministry;

To aid as we are able in bringing relief to those who are in bondage to poverty, ignorance, fear,

prejudice or hostility;

To be a fellowship of the concerned, where the lost may find Jesus Christ, sinners may find pardon,

seekers may find meaning for their lives, and where all who come may find welcome;

To live soberly, righteously and godly in this present world, striving for attitudes and actions which

reflect God’s Spirit working through us, abstaining from whatever is unbecoming to a Christian;

We also promise that when we remove from this vicinity we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other

church and strive always to live to the glory of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light.

AMEN!

SERMON NOTES Sunday, October 1, 2017

Name of Preacher

Scripture Text

Title

Main Ideas of Sermon _____________________________________

Points to help us grow: _____________________________________

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What message did God send directly to me through this sermon? _

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Is there something else God wants me to do? __________________

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How did this message improve/relate to my life? _______________

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What should I do about it? _________________________________

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TODAY’S HERITAGE HYMN…

“HOLD TO GOD’S UNCHANGING HAND”

Verse 1

Time is filled with swift transition, Naught of earth unmoved can stand,

Build your hopes on things eternal, Hold to God’s unchanging hand!

Refrain

Hold to His hand, to God’s unchanging hand! Hold to His hand, to God’s unchanging hand!

Build your hopes on things eternal, Hold to God’s unchanging hand!

Verse 2

Trust in Him, who will not leave you, What-so-ever years may bring;

If by earthly friends forsaken, Still more closely to Him cling!

Verse 3

Covet not this world’s vain riches, That so rapidly decay;

Seek to gain the heav’nly treasures, They will never pass away!

Verse 4

When your journey is completed, If to God you have been true,

Fair and bright the home in glory, Your enraptured soul will view! ~~~~~~~

The BIBLE EXPLORER’S Adult Class

Don’t Be No FAKE Christian: But Have A Spirit Of Accountability...

Have you ever wondered why there are so many fake Christians in the world? So many on our jobs,

so many on the streets, so many, even in the church.

Fake Christian are prevalent in the world because to them it’s seems easier to do what’s wrong than

to do what’s right. Even though the Word speaks harshly of this, because it seems profitable,

because it creates large followings, because it brings notoriety to unscrupulous men and women,

more people seek this wide road instead of the narrow one that leads to fulfillment in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15, ESV, says, “For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising

themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of

light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their

end will correspond to their deeds.”

For the next few weeks the Bible Explorer’s Adult Sunday Class will consider...

“How to Have A Spirit Of Accountability” - See You In Class...

THIS SUNDAY MORNING

Saint Paul Marlboro - 9:00am

October Wedding Anniversaries If your special day is not listed in this section, please don’t hesitate to contact the church office at (301) 449-1450

October 1, 1983 James and Brenda Little

October 6, 1973 Mervin S. and Patricia Gilbert

October 6, 1987 James and LaGreta Fox

October 7, 1978 Herbert and Linda Williams

October 10, 1997 John and Vanessa Queen

October 22, 1994 Eric and Ruth Wesley

Happy October Birthday Wishes If your special day is not listed in this section, please don’t hesitate to contact the church office at (301) 449-1450

1st Tymeka Darden

3rd

Bernadette Taylor

4th Fenton McAbee

Tiffany Wingfield

Tarsha Carmichael

Gloria Benton

6th

Patricia Crump

Lillie Williams

Adrien Starks

7th

Valencia Howard

8th

John Barnes

James Springs

9th

Charles Davis

Kim Smith

10th

Rev. Herbert Williams Jr.

Kerry Williams Sr.

11th

Bonnie Whitaker

12th

Lisa Thompson

Amber Baker

13th

Charlotte Gray

Carolyn Allen

Deborah Gross

14th Jacque Hill

Paula Wedge

Jacquelyn Wharton

Debbie Clark

Erma Brummitt

15th

Cynthia Gross

Lisa Thomas

Brendon McIntyre

17th

Kate Awkward

Leonia Lathon

18th Natasha Suber-Perry

20th

Wilson Jefferson

22nd

Deborah Johnson

Malinda Vaughn

23rd

Beulah Grayson

24th

Von Poindexter

Helen Jackson

Eric Wesley

Shawn Moses

Donovan Brown

25th

Adrienne Melvin-Combs

26th

Ruthie Patterson

Barbara Brooks

27th

Lisa Beckett

Lakeisha West

Clyde Bailey Jr.

Dominique Miles

Tyla Harrison

28th

Oueenie Anderson

Marcia Matthews

29th

Margaret Kendrick

Sonia Wiggins

30th

Tyrone Hill

Gloria Benton

Tasha Gaillard

31st Rev. Allen Bridges

BREAKTHROUGH PRAYER 4

Surely he hath borne our grief’s, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and

afflicted. 5

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our

peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5

(>) Active Military Duty (#) Confined to a Hospital or Nursing facility (+) Incarcerated (PTL) Praise The Lord

The Saint Paul Church Membership Sis. Arrie Alexander

>Bro. Damon Allen

Bro. William & Rev. Queenie Anderson

Sis. Diane Anderson and Family

Sis. Deloris Atkinson

>Private Arthur Bailey

#Sis. Annette Barnes

>Bro. Redmond Barnes

Sis. Rosenna Barnes

#Bro. John Bennett, III

Sis. Anne Bolton

Sis. Barbara Brooks

Vincent & Maxine Brown & Family

Bro. Tommy Brummitt

Sis. Carolyn Davis

#Sis. Augustine Edmunds

#Sis. J. Dianne Faulkner

David & Linda Ford

Bro. & Sis. James & LaGretta Fox

Deacon Rosetta Fryar

Sis. Patricia Gilbert

Deacons Al & Vi Gross

Sis. Shelly Harvell

Sis. Hazel Henderson

>Bro. Carlton Howard

Bro. James Janifer Jr.

+Bro. Wesley Johnson

Sis. Christine Knox

Sis. Valencia Lanham >Bro. Michael Lipscomb Jr.

Sis. Sheryl Long

Sis. Gladys Maxwell

Min. Helen McAbee

Bro. William McIntyre

Bro. Miles Moultrie

Bro. Larry Orr & Family

Sis. Betty Rodgers

Sandifer family

Sis. Rose Springs

Sis. Shirley Terry & Pritchett Family

Sis. Ellouise Thompson

Bro. James Upshaw

Sis. Mary Vick

Sis. Connie Ward

Bro. Carlos Watson

Family of Sis. Marsha West

Bro. & Sis. Robert & Patricia Wilkes

Sis. Margie Williams

Sis. Gwendolyn Wyatt

#Sis. Patricia Younger

Monday Night Corporate Prayer Requests

George Morgan

Akeem Hastings

Lamont Hagans

Von Poindexter

Denise Wilkes

Jackie & Mal Whitman

Arthur and Dorothy Johnson

JaWan Moore

Ellise Moore

Jessica Moyler

Keara West

Deborah Moore

Michael Moore

Kendra Price

Robert Coates

Rhonda Girard

Kudi, Kerron & Ontonio Margiers

Leslie Gildstrup & son Jake

Reid Family

Belinda Vaughn

Laura Brown

Trent Holmes

Allen Carthens

T. Backus

A. Walker

V. Canus

Mr. Somerville

B. Wilson

D. Hawkins

A. Fowlkes

T. Raines

S. Broome

A. Brown

A. Hall

Rosa Martinez

Christopher Martinez

Thomas Larar Smith

Gloria Davis

Rosemary Clinkscales

Lillie Askew

Amanda Lewis

James & Pearl Wilson

Chandra McDonald

Christian McDonald

Charles Callihan

Emma Jean Veney

David W. Sandifer

St. Paul Church: its transition;

Pastors Robert Williams, Sr. and

Robert Williams, Jr.

Reverend L. Jerome Fowler

Deacons Marie and Pete Barfield,

and

Barfield grandchildren; especially,

the grandsons

Kim Barfield Poindexter

Carol Newman and family

Reverend Theodore Calhoun

Denise Brown

Cody Harris

Att. David Woody

Andre and Armani Dawkins

Raynelle Perry

Shauna McGriggs

Youth

Vivian Henry

Gilford Harvey

Tracey Estep Erica Martin

Ethelreen Murdix

Carolyn Davis

Grace McPherson

Kia Page

Monica Crump

Diane Adams

Deloris Anderson

Katrina Janifer

Christine Liddell

Edwina Williams

Eileen Woodland

Novella Valentine

Marleen Hollaway

Barbara Ballou

Julia Eldrige

Rosella Ward

John Ward

Gloria F. Cofield

Gracie White

Joyce Hines

Grace McPherson

Aaron Stokes

James Swanson Stroke

Ralph Jayner

Nancy Harris

Patricia Younger

Crump Family

YOUTH CORNER

God’s Worship Headquarters Where Jesus is Lord!

SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP Saint Paul Worship Center 6419 Marlboro Pike, District Heights, MD Sunday Worship 10:30 A.M. Sunday Church School 9:00 A.M. Holy Communion 1st Sundays Corporate Prayer Mondays 7:00 P.M. Baptism Service as Announced SP- Senior Living Chapel (every Sunday) (1207 Addison Road, Capitol Heights, MD) Sunday Worship 3:00 P.M. Wednesday Bible Study 2:00 P.M. Rev. Robert Wilson, Chaplain SP-Senior Living Chapel (every Snday) 114 Wayne Place S.E., Washington, DC Sunday Worship 2:30 P.M. TLC Bible Study Tuesdays 11:30 A.M.

Residences at Thomas Circle (2nd Sunday) 1330 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC Sunday Worship 2:30 P.M. Rev. L Jerome Fowler, Chaplain Charles J. S. Waxter Youth Center (2nd Sunday) 375 Red Clay Road, SW, Laurel, MD Sunday Worship & Fellowship 3:00 P.M. Dea. Marjorie Gross, Coordinator Rev. Jimmie D. Waters, Chaplain Brinton Woods Health and Rehabilitation Center of Washington, DC (3rd Sunday)

1380 Southern Ave. SE, Washington, DC Sunday Worship 11:00 A.M. Rev. Geneva E. Jones, Chaplain

CHURCH ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Pastor R J Williams, Sr., D. Min. Clergyman12@verizon.net

Pastor R J Williams, Jr., M. Div. Rjwmsjr1@verizon.net

Rev. L J Fowler, Church Administrator Jeromefowler5604@comcast.com

Dea. J B Maxwell, Admin. Assistant Jbmaxwell41@aim.com

Sis. V L Queen, Secretary Queens09@aol.com

District Heights Worship Center 6419 Marlboro Pike, District Heights, MD 20747

Friendly Ministry Center 9700 Old Allentown Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744

Administrative Offices 8700 Jericho City Drive, Landover, MD 20785

Telephone (301) 449-1450 Fax (301) 449-1454

We are affiliated with American Baptist Churches & the Lott Carey Foreign Missions Convention

Please Visit Us at: www.SPChurchOnline.com

TRANSPORTATION TO OUR MARLBORO PIKE WORSHIP CENTER If you are new to the transportation ministry for rides to Worship Service/Sunday School,

contact Rev. Fowler at 202-271-8539.

Because of the increased ridership on Sunday mornings, it is imperative THAT YOU call Servant Leader John Queen

(240-714-1133) or Brother Phillip Willis (301-310-7618) preferably before Friday at 8:00 pm of each week to

confirm your ride. When calling please let us know how many people will be riding with you so we will have

adequate space to accommodate all riders. Please note: If you must cancel, it is your responsibility to contact Bro.

Queen or Bro. Hill immediately to prevent an unnecessary trip.