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I’ve got a feeling, everything is going to be all right…

Peace and power to all of you as we enjoy this season of thankfulness. God has brought us through a very challenging year. We have experienced, trauma and drama. We have seen a year filled with senseless killings and disrespect for mankind. We have been blessed to reach this point of the year. If you are here now, give praise to God for his grace toward us.

This month will also be an equally busy month. We will celebrate with our Missionary Department for their annual day. The Missionary Department is the largest ministry of our church, as it should be. If a person truly wants to grow spiritually, this is a ministry where fruitfulness is possible. Persons get to serve others, and be a blessing at the same time.

Also in the month, we will observe the service of our veterans. Men and women who served this na-tion through our armed services. Let me take this time and say to all of us, thank you for your service, and your willingness to make a difference on behalf of this nation. I would also like to encourage the members of the church to take time to visit the Vet-erans Memorial downtown, and appreciate the ser-vice of our soldiers. I also want to encourage mili-tary families to be a part of our Warriors Helping Warriors ministry. This ministry enables you to be

The Pastor’s Corner Rev. Wayne P. Snodgrass, D. Min.

informed on information pertinent to veteran fami-lies.

On November 13, at 2:00 P.M. we will share with the St. Matthews P.B. Church in their pastor’s anni-versary. For many years we shared the same space on the other side of the ditch. Actually, the organiza-tion meeting that formed Progressive Union, was founded in the midst of that congregation. I hope all of you will share with us in that service.

I wish you all to have a wonderful time of Thanksgiving. Each year, our nation takes time to acknowledge reasons to be thankful. I pray God’s grace on each of you as you spend time with your family and friends, to give thanks for the goodness of God. Each year our Greater Huntsville Interde-nominational Ministerial Fellowship comes together as a body of churches to share in this celebration. This year we will meet at the St. Luke Christian Church, November 20, at 4:00 P.M. Pastor T. C. Johnson will be the speaker.

On a personal note, this is the fourth year since we laid Lady Evelyn to rest in Huntsville Memory Gardens. I am grateful for the person she was in my life, and in the ministry of this church. I pray that as I serve, I will enable this church to be a church in the word, making a difference in the world.

Articles for the December PROGRESS are due Sunday, November 27, 2016. Please place your articles in the PROGRESS mailbox located in the FCLC or e-mail them to progress@pumbchurch.org.

Volume 30, Number 12 November 2016

Sanctuary - 1917 Brandontown Road

FCLC - 1919 Brandontown Road Huntsville, Alabama 35816-1559 Rev. Wayne P. Snodgrass, Pastor

Phone (256) 534-8266 Fax (256) 539-2133

Rev. Wayne Snodgrass

DECEMBER PROGRESS DEADLINE

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Part 71 Progressive Union constantly stresses being a

Church in the Word. Bible studies are conducted Monday through Friday and Sunday school being taught on Sundays. The question is have we became like the Pharisees and Scribes? They are very knowledgeable of the Word but not necessarily do-ers of the Word.

In the second book of Timothy he talks about how man will seek a religion to satisfy their desires. Then Timothy talked about how he lived as a doer of the Word. He addresses being willing to risk his life for righteous sake. Are looking for only bless-ing and favors from the Lord or are we willing to suffer as Christ did? When we become a living sac-rifice as Christ did, we can then start “Making a Difference in the World”.

(Article submitted by James Elton Smith) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Titus II group will visit the Whitesburg

Manor Health Care Center on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. The visit is a monthly visit for the group, normally held on each second Sunday in the month. If you are interested in becoming a part of the visitation or need additional information please contact Sister Dorothy Matthews, president of the group at 256-852-7859.

Additionally the Titus II group monthly meeting is held on the first Wednesday of each month immediately following midday Bible study, approximately 12:30 p.m. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Visitation Ministry will visit the sick and shut in on Saturday, November 19. The group will meet at the FCLC and departure at 9:00 a.m., please join them and be on time so we can get prayed up before we depart. For additional information con-tact Minister Vera Bell at 852-6837. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The Cancer Support Group will meet on Satur-

day November 19 at 12:30, in the Family Christian

Life Center. This is the monthly meeting scheduled for the group. For additional information or assis-tance please contact Brother Derrick Cameron, 256-656-3591. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Brother James E. Smith submitted pictures and

articles from three events, and they are being shared here with the church family. The first article with pic-tures is the 90th birthday celebration of founding member, Mother Louise Roberts. The second article and pictures is the homecoming for a lady who James met through the church’s AIMS ministry. The last is an article and pictures from the Singles Ministry monthly volunteer services to the Manna House, a ministry that provide meals for those in need.

Founding Member 90th Birthday

A founding member of Progressive Union, Mrs. Louise Roberts, celebrated her 90th birthday on Au-gust 30, 2016. A birthday party in her honor was giv-en at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Clifford and Delvia Hughes. Attending the party was another founding member, Mrs. Edrina Pope. The pictures are from her party, Not pictured are Mrs. Georgia Lanier and Mrs. Lucy Leslie. Aren’t we blessed to have four of our founding members alive?

Mother Louise Roberts, her daughter Delvia, and great

grandson Cayleb.

Founding members, Mrs. Edri-na Pope (left) and Mrs. Louise

Roberts

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Hope” Never Gave Up Hope

A few years back, an inmate at Tutwiler prison,

made a special request to meet the driver who so faithful, during the gas crisis, made it possible for her to keep seeing her children doing the prison’s granted monthly visit. Her wish was granted and I was that driver.

Early this summer an inmate at the prison was re-leased after fourteen years of confinement. Her moth-er planned a welcome home dinner and invited me to attend and I accepted. At the dinner when the inmate was escorted in I recognized her as being the women that I saw in prison.

As an AIM driver, I witnessed her children grow-ing up from children to beautiful young adults.

The inmate name is “Hope” who never gave up hope of ever being reunited with her children. Picture 1 and 2 is the children doing one of the AIM visits. Picture 3 is the former inmate at the welcome home dinner. Picture 4 is the oldest daughter. Picture 5 is another daughter and son. Picture 6 is the union of a beautiful family after 14 years.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Picture 3

Picture 4

Picture 5

Picture 6

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Single’s ministry outreach at the Manna House

Mother Roberts and Pastor Snodgrass

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Singles Ministry member Jessie Kelley, volunteering at the Manna House

Mr. Tuskegee University

Mr. Tuskegee University for 2016-2017 is our very own, Kenneth Butler. Kenneth is a Junior Mechani-cal Engineering student. He is the son of Juan and Joy Maldonado and Kenneth Butler and the brother of Denzel Butler. Kenneth is shown in the top pic-ture with his mother Joy and in the bottom picture with our member Tim Hatten, who is a Tuskegee University graduate. Congratulations to Kenneth.

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JANETTE GREER .................................................................. 11/01 CALVIN STALLWORTH ...................................................... 11/01 DEONTEZ CUNNINGHAM .................................................. 11/01 MARUREN LACEY ............................................................... 11/01 CAMILLA CROOK LAWS .................................................... 11/02 TERRELL MARTIN ............................................................... 11/02 JANNIS WRIGHT................................................................... 11/02 JAMES SLAUGHTER ............................................................ 11/02 ALISHA GOODWIN .............................................................. 11/02 PAULETTE LANGHAM ........................................................ 11/03 FREIDA CORNWELL ............................................................ 11/03 MARCUS ROBINSON ........................................................... 11/03 MARCUS LARRY .................................................................. 11/03 FELICIA THOMASD ............................................................. 11/03 IDA MALONE ........................................................................ 11/04 PATRICIA COLEMAN .......................................................... 11/04 ANGELIQUE KILLEBREW .................................................. 11/04 DAPHNEY MOORE ............................................................... 11/04 JIMMY BENSON ................................................................... 11/05 THEO ALEXANDER ............................................................. 11/07 KENTRELL HARRIS ............................................................. 11/07 KEITH BROWN ..................................................................... 11/07 TYLER WELCH ..................................................................... 11/08 SHERRI WILLINGHAM ........................................................ 11/08 LILLIAN SCOTT .................................................................... 11/08 CAYMEN SPEARS ................................................................ 11/08 REV. WAYNE SNODGRASS ................................................ 11/09 LANCE MATTHEWS ............................................................ 11/09 ERIKA THOMPSON SOUTHWARD .................................... 11/09 TANEIDRA WALKER ........................................................... 11/09 CEDRIC BRAZILLE .............................................................. 11/09 JAY SANDERS ....................................................................... 11/09 KEVIN JACKSON .................................................................. 11/10 ROCKET FURLOW ............................................................... 11/10 PHABEIAN MASTIN ............................................................. 11/11 KESHIA ASKEW ................................................................... 11/11 TIFFANY MOORE ................................................................. 11/11 RODERICK E. SIMS,II........................................................... 11/11 ARYAS LEWIS ...................................................................... 11/11 STEVE MARSH ...................................................................... 11/11 BRITTANY BASLEY ............................................................. 11/11 JESSICA GONDER ................................................................ 11/11 FRANKLIN DRAKE .............................................................. 11/11 KIMBERLY LAMAR ............................................................. 11/11 BATHSHEBAH COMPTON .................................................. 11/12 SONYA LUTER ...................................................................... 11/12 LINDSEY SCHUMAKE ......................................................... 11/13 NEKEYSHA JONES ............................................................... 11/13 PAMELA AKINS .................................................................... 11/13 JADA DIXON ......................................................................... 11/13 DOROTHY THOMAS ............................................................ 11/13 ANNIE WILLIAMS ................................................................ 11/13 CHRISTOPHER CARTER ..................................................... 11/14 TAYLOR BURNS ................................................................... 11/14 MICAH NASH ....................................................................... 11/14 IZORA HARRISON ................................................................ 11/15 HELEN GIVHAN ................................................................... 11/15 JAMES BAILEY ..................................................................... 11/15 DAVID MCNAIR ................................................................... 11/15 JOSHUA DAVIS ..................................................................... 11/15 LYNDA PORTER ................................................................... 11/15 BRYCE ELLIS ........................................................................ 11/15 NICOLE MORRIS .................................................................. 11/16

ERMIA WILLIAMS ............................................................... 11/16 RODNEY FULLER ................................................................ 11/16 BRANDON JOHNSON .......................................................... 11/16 CHATIA KELSEY.................................................................. 11/17 ROBIN SWAIN TONEY ........................................................ 11/17 MARSHALL BROWN ........................................................... 11/17 PAULETTE BRACKINS ........................................................ 11/17 TED (TJ) EDWARDS ............................................................. 11/17 ALEXIS INGRAM.................................................................. 11/17 SCOT BEDFORD ................................................................... 11/18 KENNETH HARRIS .............................................................. 11/18 JANIAH DIXON ..................................................................... 11/18 CAMRON CRUTCHER ......................................................... 11/18 MAKAYLA FORD ................................................................. 11/18 DESTINY JAMERSON .......................................................... 11/18 TAKHERA SANDERS ........................................................... 11/18 MICHAEL WILLIAMS .......................................................... 11/19 MIN. SHIRLEY BURKS ........................................................ 11/19 HENRY MORRIS ................................................................... 11/19 CEDRIC FORD ....................................................................... 11/19 BERNARD MILLER .............................................................. 11/20 JARQUIS RUCKER ............................................................... 11/21 WILLIAM HORTON .............................................................. 11/21 MCKENZIE HILL .................................................................. 11/21 ASHLEY LEAK ..................................................................... 11/21 AMIYA SCOTT ...................................................................... 11/21 WILMA MELVIN .................................................................. 11/22 SARAH HINTON ................................................................... 11/22 NATASHA JOHNSON ........................................................... 11/22 JILLIAN DOUGLAS WATTERS .......................................... 11/22 ANGELA WALTON .............................................................. 11/22 DENZEL WASHINGTON ..................................................... 11/22 TIMOTHY PETTWAY........................................................... 11/23 EUGENE DICKERSON ......................................................... 11/23 EVON WEBSTER .................................................................. 11/23 JAEDON HARRIS .................................................................. 11/23 JULIA WARE ......................................................................... 11/24 ALPHADELLA MCRAE ....................................................... 11/24 COREY SOUTHWARD ......................................................... 11/24 CRISTI HAYGOOD ............................................................... 11/24 MONIQUE OWENS ............................................................... 11/24 NINIA BAILEY ...................................................................... 11/25 ANGELA MCGINNIS ............................................................ 11/26 CALEB HOLT ........................................................................ 11/26 YVONNE ARTIS.................................................................... 11/27 BRITTANY WILLIAMS ........................................................ 11/27 PAULINE DUBOSE ............................................................... 11/27 JOYCE ROBINSON ............................................................... 11/27 MAKAYLA MCBRYDE ........................................................ 11/27 CAROL BROWN.................................................................... 11/27 TAMEKA WRIGHT ............................................................... 11/27 KELSEY SIMS ....................................................................... 11/27 WILLIE MARTIN .................................................................. 11/28 JERLILA BENSON ................................................................ 11/28 MAUREEN YOUNG .............................................................. 11/28 TERINA SMITH ..................................................................... 11/28 JOHNNY WATTERS ............................................................. 11/28 TONYA HAMILTON ............................................................. 11/29 DARLENE WHITE ................................................................ 11/29 JOHNNY WATTERS ............................................................. 11/29 WAYLON MARBURY .......................................................... 11/29 BOBBIE MCGHEE ................................................................ 11/30 ALFREDA GREEN ................................................................ 11/30

MR. & MRS. THOMAS YOUNG .......................................... 11/05 MR. & MRS. RICKEY COLEY, SR ...................................... 11/06 MR. & MRS. WILLIE BELL .................................................. 11/06 MR. & MRS. ANTHONY JONES .......................................... 11/10 MR. & MRS. WAYNE LEONARD ........................................ 11/10 MR. & MRS. TOBY THOMAS .............................................. 11/15

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS(143)

NAME DATE

NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES (22)

NAME DATE

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REV. & MRS. SYLVESTER TRUSS .......................................... 11/16 MR. & MRS. ISAAC MCKENZIE .............................................. 11/16 MR. & MRS. JESSIE FOWLER .................................................. 11/17 MR. & MRS. KENNETH JOSHUA ............................................. 11/17 MR. & MRS. COREY SOUTHWARD ........................................ 11/17 MR. & MRS. DOUGLAS CRAWFORD ..................................... 11/18 MR. & MRS. ROBERT SIMPSON .............................................. 11/18 MR. & MRS. EDDIE BROOKS ................................................... 11/22 MR. & MRS. ROBERT DUBOSE ............................................... 11/23 MR. & MRS. HORACE GREEN ................................................. 11/24 MR. & MRS. MICHAEL CALHOUN ......................................... 11/25 MR. & MRS. BARRY MACLIN .................................................. 11/25 MR. & MRS. ANDREW PRIDE .................................................. 11/27 MR. & MRS. GOLDEN BERTRAM ........................................... 11/28 MR. & MRS. JASON MINISEE .................................................. 11/29

KAYLA MASON ......................................................................... 10/02

CALEB HOLT .............................................................................. 10/09 KAYLA MASON ......................................................................... 10/09

NEW MEMBERS (1)

NAME DATE JOINED

BAPTISMS (2)

NAME DATE BAPTIZED

ATTENDANCE FOR OCTOBER 8:00 a.m. (1st-4th Sundays)

1114 Average per Sunday

278

11:00 a.m. (1st-4th Sundays) 1084

Average per Sunday 271

10:00 a.m. (5th Sunday only)

346

Pictures from the Fall Festival winners in the cook-off and bake-off contest, held on Monday night, October 31, 2016

at the FCLC.

Chili winner 2nd place Barbara Williams

Cornbread and Cake Winner Deon Davis

1st place winner in the chili cook-off Jamie Morris

Third place chili winner Mychelle Leonard

Additional winners but not pictured are Lillie Wilson, pie category winner, and Mary Wilson, tied with Deon Davis for cake category winner.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Mass Ensemble

Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Ushers/Greeters Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

2 Midday Bible Study

11:30 a.m. Titus II Meeting

12:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting

6:00 p.m. Evening Bible Study

6:30 p.m.

3

Mass Ensemble

Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

4 5

Nurses Guild Meeting 9:00 a.m.

6 7

Sweet Hour of Prayer

7:00 a.m.

Jr. Brotherhood 6:30 p.m.

8 P.U.P.P. Choir

Rehearsal 6:00 p.m.

Youth/Young Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Ushers/Greeters Meeting 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

9 Midday Bible Study

11:30 a.m.

Titus II Meeting 12:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting

6:00 p.m.

Evening Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

10 P.U.P.P. Choir

Rehearsal 6:00 p.m.

Youth/Young Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

11 Veterans’

Day

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Warriors Helping Warriors Meeting

8:30 a.m.

Mothers/Deaconess Meeting

10:00 a.m.

13 Missionary Department Anniversary

Titus II

Visitation 2:00 p.m.

14 Sweet Hour of

Prayer 7:00 a.m.

Jr. Brotherhood

6:30 p.m.

Official Board Meeting 6:00 p.m.

15 Voices of Praise

Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Bible Study

6:30 p.m.

16 Midday Bible

Study 11:30 a.m.

Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Evening Bible Study

6:30 p.m.

17

Voices of Praise Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

18 19 Visitation Ministry 9:00 a.m.

CanSurvive

Meeting 12:30 p.m.

20 Mothers/

Deaconess Anniversary

GHIMF Pre-Thanksgiving

Services 4:00 p.m.

21 Sweet Hour of

Prayer 7:00 a.m.

Jr. Brotherhood

6:30 p.m.

22 Male Chorus

Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

23 Midday Bible

Study 11:30 a.m.

Prayer Meeting

6:00 p.m. Evening Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

24 Thanksgiving

Day All activities canceled, all

facilities closed

25 Thanksgiving

Weekend All activities canceled, all

facilities closed

26 Junior/Senior

Ushers Training 10:00 a.m.

Praise Dance

Rehearsal 12:00 noon

27 28 Sweet Hour of

Prayer 7:00 a.m.

Junior and

Senior Brotherhood

Meeting 6:30 p.m.

29 Mass Ensemble

Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

Men’s Bible Study

6:30 p.m.

30

Midday Bible Study

11:30 a.m.

Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Evening Bible

Study 6:30 p.m.

Dec 1

Mass Ensemble Rehearsal 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

Dec 2

Dec 3

Nurses Guild

Meeting 9:00 a.m.

November 2016