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YOUTH DEPARTMENT NEWS
The Youth Department would like to thank all those who supported the Chicken and Waffle Breakfast/ Project Runway.
The Sewing/Craft Class will resume the second Saturday in August (08/08/26).
TRUSTEE NEWS
To those who have completed your Tree of Life pledge: The date to turn in your Tree of Life Inscription Form is past due. We are extending the date for the return of these forms to on or before Sunday, May 31, 2026.
The Church is looking for a Church Clerk and an Asst. Church Clerk. Please stop by the Trustee Office to inquire about the duties of these two offices.
SWEET SISTER NEWS
Please remember your sweet Sister on her birthday.
USHER BOARD NEWS
The Usher Board will be celebrating their 53rd Anniversary on Sunday, May 21, 2026. The preacher will be our own Rev. Dr. George A. Blackwell, III.
The Usher is sponsoring a bus ride to Sights and Sound Theater to see “Joshua” on Saturday, September 19, 2026. Lunch will be at Golden Corral; Shopping at Farmer’s Market and Tanger Outlet. A Non-Refundable Deposit of $30.00 is due ASAP to secure seat. Final Payment of $145 is due July 17, 2026. Please see any member of the Usher Board for more information or call for Sis. Daphne Solomon @973-393-8542. Bus departs at 8:00 am.
NURSES MINISTRY NEWS
HELP WANTED
GNBC Nurses Ministry
We have immediate openings for church nurses this position will serve the Pulpit, music ministry and congregation. The hours; One Sunday a month (your choice), & every 1st Sunday. On the job training. We are also recruiting for the Jr. Nurse’s Ministry ages 10 to 21. For more info, see Sis. Emily Hall or call 973-818-7300.
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ATTENTION ALL GNBC MEMBERS
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ATTENTION GOOD NEIGHBOR MINISTRY LEADERS:
PLEASE FORWARD ALL DATES THAT YOU WOULD EITHER LIKE TO INQUIRE
ABOUT OR REQUEST TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL -rountreel@ci.newark.nj.us
ATTENTION ALL MINISTRIES:
Your monthly Financial Report must be submitted to the Trustee Board by the fifteenth of each month.
If you need to get in touch with the Pastor, had a death in your family, change of address or phone number, desire to have your baby dedicated, or are being baptized, please contact our Church Clerk, Sis. Gloria Robinson. She can be reached at 973-374-8739.
The Thursday evening Prayer Line phone number is 641-715-3274. The Access Code is 408721#. Time 7 p.m. All members and friends should call in the be a part of the Prayer Line.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AND SHUT INS AND THOSE IN NEED OF PRAYER
Sis. Doris Flemings-James, at home Hillside, NJ.................................
Bro. Kenneth Johnson, Orange County Hospital..................................
Sis. Sharon Moore, at home..........................................................
Dea. Jerry Perry, at home............................................................
Sis. Mary Pierce, Complete Care @Green Knolls,875 US 206, Bridgewater
NJ.........................................................................................
Bro. Elbert Ruffin, at home, Newark, NJ.........................................
Sis. Edna Thompson, at home......................................................
Bro. Carlo Wood, Henry Virginia...................................................
Let's continue to pray for the Sick, the poor and the shut ins...................
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
TO THE MEMBERS OF GNBC
BORN IN THE MONTH OF MAY
BRO. FREDERICK S. DAVIS III MAY 2
SIS. LILLIAN JONES MAY 6
SIS. KAYLA GRAVES MAY 7
BRO. TRAYSHAWN THOMAS MAY 13
SIS. MEGAN JOHNSON MAY 14
DEAS. JOYCE HINES MAY 15
SIS. ANIYAH LEWIS MAY 21
TRUSTEE SANDRA LEWIS MAY 21
SIS. MELINDA WHITE MAY 29
SIS. JADA GRAVES MAY 20
SIS. MELISSA LESTER MAY 31