A Place Where Your History And Future Converge! |
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SUNDAY WORSHIP
8:00 AM Pre-Recorded Broadcast
11:00 AM
(Suspended due to pandemic)
SUNDAY SCHOOL
10:00 AM
Meeting ID: 820 095 7809 Passcode: 550964
Meeting ID: 812 6358 2291
Passcode: 294918
1:00 PM (Mar. 28th)
Meeting ID: 874 5478 9410
Passcode: 520422
WEDNESDAYS
Prayer Meeting
6:00 PM
Bible Study
7:00 PM
***There will be no Prayer Meeting or Bible Study on Wednesday, March 31st due to Holy Week Services that week.
Meeting ID: 875 1168 8125
Passcode: 346452
1st & 3rd Sundays, 1:00 pm
Meeting ID: 829 3868 3896
Passcode: 447549
(for all Zoom events)
Dial-in: 1-669-900-6833
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~Next Newsletter~
April 4, 2021
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SBC LA Senior Ministry
Were you born in or before 1970? Has AARP contacted you yet ?
Are you near retirement, or thinking about it soon?
If you responded "Yes" to any of the questions above, you are a Second Baptist Senior.
Please contact one of the following members to add your name and information to the membership list!
*Patricia Royal 323-293-2744 pattikakes5230@yahoo.com
*Barbara Webb 310-429-9179
*Gail Quarles 323-754-0724
*JoEvelyn Payne 323-678-1338
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Sunday, March 28th is Palm Sunday!
1 O'er all the way green palms and blossoms gay
Are strewn this day in festive preparation,
Where Jesus comes, to wipe our tears away,
E'en now the throng to welcome Him prepare.
Chorus:
Join all and sing His name declare,
Let ev'ry voice resound with acclamation,
Hosanna! Praised be the Lord!
Bless Him, who cometh to bring us salvation!
2 His word goes forth, and people by its might
Once more their freedom gain from degradation,
Humanity doth give to each his right,
While those in darkness find restored the light.
3 Sing and rejoice, O blest Jerusalem,
Of all thy sons sing the emancipation,
Thro’ boundless love, the Christ of Bethlehem
Brings faith the hope to thee forevermore.
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SAVE THE DATE!
EASTER Sunday School Program on ZOOM
April 4th @ 10 AM
***You will find the link in the Weekly Reminder (3/31) as well as the next Newsletter (4/4)!
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March 21, 2021
We invite you to join us for Holy Week Services beginning Monday, March 29th thru Thursday, April 1st. All services will begin at 7:00 PM on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 875 1168 8125
Passcode: 346452
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MONDAY
March 29th
Jesus Clears the Temple
Rev. Ernest Young
The following morning, Jesus returned with his disciples to Jerusalem. Along the way, he cursed a fig tree because it had failed to bear fruit. Some scholars believe this cursing of the fig tree represented God's judgment on the spiritually dead religious leaders of Israel. Others believe the symbolism extended to all believers, demonstrating that genuine faith is more than just outward religiosity; true, living faith must bear spiritual fruit in a person's life.
When Jesus arrived at the Temple, he found the courts full of corrupt money changers. He began overturning their tables and clearing the Temple, saying, "The Scriptures declare, 'My Temple will be a house of prayer,' but you have turned it into a den of thieves" (Luke 19:46).
On Monday evening Jesus stayed in Bethany again, probably in the home of his friends, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
Monday's events are recorded in Matthew 21:12–22, Mark 11:15–19, Luke 19:45-48, and John 2:13-17.
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TUESDAY
March 30th
Jesus Goes to the Mount of Olives
Dr. D. Marie Battle
On Tuesday morning, Jesus and his disciples returned to Jerusalem. They passed the withered fig tree on their way, and Jesus spoke to his companions about the importance of faith.
Back at the Temple, religious leaders were upset at Jesus for establishing himself as a spiritual authority. They organized an ambush with the intent to place him under arrest. But Jesus evaded their traps and pronounced harsh judgment on them, saying:
"Blind guides! .For you are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity. Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness...Snakes! Sons of vipers! How will you escape the judgment of hell?" (Matthew 23:24-33)
Later that afternoon, Jesus left the city and went with his disciples to the Mount of Olives, which sits due east of the Temple and overlooks Jerusalem. Here Jesus gave the Olivet Discourse, an elaborate prophecy about the destruction of Jerusalem and the end of the age. He speaks, as usual, in parables, using symbolic language about the end times events, including His Second Coming and the final judgment.
Scripture indicates that this Tuesday was also the day Judas Iscariot negotiated with the Sanhedrin, the rabbinical court of ancient Israel, to betray Jesus (Matthew 26:14-16).
After a tiring day of confrontation and warnings about the future, once again, Jesus and the disciples returned to Bethany to stay the night.
The tumultuous events of Tuesday and the Olivet Discourse are recorded in Matthew 21:23–24:51, Mark 11:20–13:37, Luke 20:1–21:36, and John 12:20–38.
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HOLY WEDNESDAY
March 31st
Dr. Venus Butler
The Bible doesn't say what the Lord did on the Wednesday of Passion Week. Scholars speculate that after two exhausting days in Jerusalem, Jesus and his disciples spent this day resting in Bethany in anticipation of Passover.
Just a short time previously, Jesus had revealed to the disciples, and the world, that he had power over death by raising Lazarus from the grave. After seeing this incredible miracle, many people in Bethany believed that Jesus was the Son of God and put their faith in him. Also in Bethany just a few nights earlier, Lazarus' sister Mary had lovingly anointed the feet of Jesus with expensive perfume.
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MAUNDY THURSDAY
April 1st
Passover and Last Supper
Rev. Barbara Melancon
Holy Week takes a somber turn on Thursday.
From Bethany, Jesus sent Peter and John ahead to the Upper Room in Jerusalem to make the preparations for the Passover Feast. That evening after sunset, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as they prepared to share in the Passover. By performing this humble act of service, Jesus demonstrated by example how believers should love one another. Today, many churches practice foot-washing ceremonies as a part of their Maundy Thursday services.
Then, Jesus shared the feast of Passover with his disciples, saying:
"I have been very eager to eat this Passover meal with you before my suffering begins. For I tell you now that I won't eat this meal again until its meaning is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God." (Luke 22:15-16, NLT)
As the Lamb of God, Jesus was about to fulfill the meaning of Passover by giving his body to be broken and his blood to be shed in sacrifice, freeing us from sin and death. During this Last Supper, Jesus established the Lord's Supper, or Communion, instructing his followers to continually remember his sacrifice by sharing in the elements of bread and wine (Luke 22:19-20).
Later, Jesus and the disciples left the Upper Room and went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed in agony to God the Father. Luke's Gospel says that "his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground" (Luke 22:44, ESV).
Late that evening in Gethsemane, Jesus was betrayed with a kiss by Judas Iscariot and arrested by the Sanhedrin. He was taken to the home of Caiaphas, the High Priest, where the whole council had gathered to begin making their case against Jesus.
Meanwhile, in the early morning hours, as Jesus' trial was getting underway, Peter denied knowing his Master three times before the rooster crowed.
Thursday's events are recorded in Matthew 26:17–75, Mark 14:12-72, Luke 22:7-62, and John 13:1-38.
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GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
APRIL 2nd
12:00 PM
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"Service is the price you pay for the space you occupy" |
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Member Steve Bagby, Sr. has released the March Political Grab Bag. Click here to read this month's article!
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SBC LA Member & Family Profiles!
In an effort to get to know the members and families of our Second Baptist Church congregation and to stay connected, we'd like to begin featuring member and family profiles in our newsletters. At your convenience, please complete the Google Questionnaire so that we may create and feature your profiles! Let us know if you have any questions: sbclanews@gmail.com.
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Women's Empowerment
Walk & Run Virtual Challenge
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March is Women’s History Month and a great time to celebrate the women leaders who have paved the way for us and continue to support us to this day! Let’s show our commitment to women's empowerment by joining together to show the world that we are about building and celebrating each other. |
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Scholarship Opportunity
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc., Delta Chi Chapter is offering scholarships to graduating high school students. Click the button below for requirements and more information.
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Do you have questions about LAUSD School Reopenings?
Click on the graphic below to RSVP for a Town Hall Meeting happening TODAY, March 21st at 1:30 PM.
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**Vaccination Opportunities** |
Monday through Friday
Kedren Community Health Center
4211 S. Avalon Blvd.
9 a.m.- 4 p.m.(without an appointment)
*Serving all eligible in Phases 1A, 1B, 1C
Monday, March 29th
Altadena Senior Center
Call 626-798-0505 or 626-398-6174
*65+ only
L.A. County has begun vaccinating those citizens with underlying health conditions as well as educators and those working in child care centers. Click here to schedule your appointment.
If you are a part of Phase 1A (Health Care workers and 65+), appointments are readily available at all LA sites including the Forum and Dodger Stadium. Click here to schedule your appointment.
If you need any help at all scheduling your appointment and are an eligible citizen belonging to one of these 3 groups, please let us know - sbclanews@gmail.com.
***FEMA Funeral Assistance***
Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.
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SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
2419 Griffith Ave. Los Angeles, CA. 90011
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Call the Church Office
Monday - Friday
213.748.0318
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SBC Altar Guild
"The Second Baptist Church Altar Guild Ministry is grateful for the privilege to serve our congregation during these last months of challenges while we have been away from that sanctuary we love and that altar we hold dear to our hearts. We continue to serve by reaching out to our membership, by ordering flowers for the sick and shut-in, our grieving families, and supporting bereaved families by providing funeral flowers. Please know we are available if you need our assistance, we are just a phone call away."
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We are sad to announce the sudden passing of longtime custodian and facilities manager, Earl Braithwaite. Earl passed away on Wednesday, March 17th. Please keep his family in your prayers.
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Celebrating some of the Women of Second Baptist Church! This video was originally published in the November 15, 2020 Newsletter. |
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COVID-19 RESOURCES & VACCINATION INFORMATION |
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WASH YOUR HANDS.
WEAR A MASK.
PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING.
AVOID LARGE GATHERINGS.
Click on this link for more resources regarding the Coronavirus.
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Let's stay connected! Do you have good news to share with the congregation? We want to hear it! Read more about the protocols for sending in information HERE.
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2412 Griffith Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Phone: (213) 748-0318
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