Metropolitan Baptist Church Newsletter
2283 North Fair Oaks Avenue
Altadena, California 91001
Rev. Tyrone Skinner, Pastor
Sunday September 18, 2022
VISION STATEMENT
A lighthouse for Christ in the community
Church Motto: The Church in the Heart of the Community
With the Community at Heart. A place where you can grow.
Church Office (626) 798-8611 E-MAIL: MBCalta@sbcglobal.net
FAX (626) 798-6245
Virtual Worship Guide
Sunday School at 8:30 am
Below is the ZOOM link and the phone number for those who prefer to dial in.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82950017551
OR YOU CAN DIAL INTO
(669)900-6833
Meeting ID: 829 5001 7551
IN PERSON WORSHIP SUNDAY at 10:00 am
Sunday Virtual Worship at 10:00 am
LIVE LINK
Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/mbcaltadena/
Children's Church Sunday 11:30 am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82950017551
Wednesdays Bible at Noon
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84893506574
or
Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/mbcaltadena/
Metro Prayer Line
Monday-Friday at 6-7 am
Call-in at the Conference Call
(425) 436-6302 access code 818334#
Metro Ministry News
Third Sunday – September 18, 2022
Special Called Business Meeting: The Trustee Board and Church Moderator announce a Special Called Church Meeting to review the Proposed Church 2023 Preliminary Budget and approve Air Conditioning Repairs that exceed $1500 (includes three bids and recommendation from the Trustee Board). The meeting will be held on Monday, September 19, 2022 at 7 pm. Via Zoom. Please look for an email sent to you soon with Zoom login information and meeting documents or request hard copies from the Church Office when they are available. Thank you!
Deaconess Kathy Murrell, Trustee Board Chair
Pastor John Bledsoe, Church Moderator
Your Continued Support is Needed: Please continue to send your tithes/contributions to the church by mail, or you may drop them off in the church mail slot near the Church Office at 2283 North Fair Oaks Ave., Altadena, CA 91001. You may also log onto the church's website which is, mbcaltadena.org and use Pay Pal. Thank you. Stay safe.
Pastor Tyrone Skinner
Attention Ministry Leaders: Vouchers and Check Requests! Please be sure to submit your vouchers and check requests no later than 12 noon on Sundays to help ensure adequate time for the approval process. We plan to have checks ready no later than Friday each week and appreciate your assistance. Thanks!
Deaconess Kathy Murrell, Trustee Board Chair
ATTENTION!!! Please join the Dorcas and Deborah circles on Wednesday from 11:00AM - 12:00PM. The NEW Zoom Link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84893506574 , OR YOU CAN CALL IN:
1.669.900.6833 Meeting ID: 848 9350 6574
Sis. Sadiqa Harris
OVERCOMERS SUPPORT MINISTRY
The Overcomers ministry is still having conference call meetings and working out problems. Whether it's an Addiction, Divorce or Abuse. If you are in need of having somewhere to talk about issues you may be trying to deal with on your own, we have a group for you. We have discreet and private conversations. What is said in Overcomers, Stays in Overcomers. We meet every Wednesday via conference call at 1-425-436-6302 access code 818334#. If you are in need of a place to talk and not be judged come join us. Men and Women welcome.
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Metro Peace of Mind Clinic! In recent years, disabled care and end of life planning has become more complicated and even more important than ever before. The Metro Singles Ministry and the Law Office of Robert Grant, III, APC will be sponsoring the “Fall Peace of Mind Clinic” in Malone Hall FREE to Metropolitan Members and your families. On October 1, 2022, there will be a Group Discussion at 8:15AM and 10:15AM to give an overview of personal planning followed by an hour and a half of individual discussion regarding personal needs. Breakfast will be provided from 8:30AM to 10:00AM. ALL DISCUSSIONS of Special Offering Pledged to the church shall be communicated CONFIDENTIALLY to Deacon Jevon Huston by the Metro Member or their family member, as liaison with the Singles Ministry. For detailed information please contact Bro. Bob Grant at 626-354-3336.
Just a reminder to the membership, please visit the church website, www.mbcaltadena.org and/or Facebook Live at Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/mbcaltadena/, to watch worship services on Sundays at 10 am. Also join Pastor Skinner and others on the Prayer Line, (425) 436-6302, ACCESS CODE: 818334 #, Monday thru Friday from 6:00 am-7:00 am.
Join us For Bible Study virtually each Wednesday, at 12:00 Noon on Facebook Live at Facebook Live at https://www.facebook.com/mbcaltadena/, or join the Zoom Meeting. The new Zoom Link is shown below.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84893506574
OR YOU CAN DIAL INTO
Meeting ID: 848 9350 6574
One tap mobile
+16699006833
, 84893506574# US (San Jose)
If you have any questions about using ZOOM. Please feel free to call Gloria Nunn (626)824-5507.
Help Wanted: The Audio/Media Ministry is seeking volunteers to assist in operating our sound board, working our computers, managing our social media accounts and updating our Website. Training is available. If you can dedicate one Sunday out of the month it would be
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ATTENTION MEMBERS!
If you have A NEW ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL, or any new personal information, whether you think we have it or not, please submit it to the church office by email, postal mail, or call the Church Office at 626-798-8611, so that we can update your record. Thank you. Sis. Evelyn Finister, Church Secretary/Office Mgr.
Church Office Hours:
Monday & Tuesday: 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Wednesday thru Friday: 9:00 am – 5:00
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Please remember to pray for, visit, send a card, or call our members that are sick and shut-in, or hospitalized.
Sis. Gloria Simms Sis. Lorraine Williams
Rose Gardens Convalescent 2933 Blue Holly Lane
1899 N. Raymond Avenue Oak Hill, VA 20171
Pasadena, CA 91103 703.471.9463 (Home)
626.797.2120
Sis. Anita Bell
Brighton Care Center
1836 N. Fair Oaks Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91103
(626) 798-9124
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HEALING & STRENGTH Healg. Cont’d SPECIAL PRAYER & GUIDANCE
Dwayne & Kimberly Gaither Dallas Burton Pastor Skinner & Family
Monique Baker Earl Betts Our Church Family
Shawn Robertson Mother Sandra Thomas Bro. Robert Gilliam
Sis. Annie Brown Sis. Kernola Arnold Single Parents
Melvin Mayweather Sis. Wilma Roberts Leonard Gilliam & Family
Mr. David Lee Glenda Davis Mother Sandra Thomas & Family Stacee Tripplet Annette Pike Sis. Lataska Ridgeway & Family
Rae Dene Hines Jeffrey Prison Inmates & Guards
Sis. Pat Harknes Sis. Pat Nash Vaughn Horton & Errol Horton
Mr. Murray Smith The Shackelford Family Victoria Amerson
Tina Harkness Sis. Brenda Gillespie Sis. Viola Andrews & Family
Tyreena White Pansy Greene Sis. Janet Randolph
John Baker Eldrid Ellis Tonie Groom
Yazmin Williams Edna L. Stephen Eric C. Crutchen
Bro. Neil Robertson Deacon Joe Brown Renisha Gilliam & Family
Sharon Scott Deacon Richard James Patsy Williams-Ross
Marthann Palmer Sis. Florence Madden Thomas Joseph, Jr.
Melrose Davis Deacon Tommy McMullins David Cooper, Jr.
Yvonne Maywether Terry Joseph
Jerome Nunn, Jr. Kennon Hamilton
Audree Snowden William & Rose Barlow
Bro. Christopher Phillips Youth & Young Adults
Deri Sullivan Sis. Janice Miles & Family
Dr. Yvonne Maywether Jereme Pinkney
Dorothy Wright Thaddeus Brown
Terry Johnson The Gillespie Family
Kenya DeJarnette Alyssa Brown
Diane Hanks Woodrow Johnson
Darrell Robinson Victor Gillespie
Kendall Nash Freddie Finister, Jr. & Family
Brian Carter The Ludd Family
Shane Haylock Russell Collier
Bro. Clifford Franklin Thaddeus Brown, II
Barbara Butler
Sis Sadiqa Harris & Family
The people in Ukraine
Felicia Finister
BEREAVEMENT
Sis. Johnetta Swain & Family
Deacon Leonard Brown, Sr. & Family
Sis. Kathy Murrell & Desmond Murrell & Family
Bro. & Sis. Nunn & Family
The Family of Councilmember John J. Kennedy
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