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YOUTH DEPARTMENT NEWS
Easter candy bags will be distributed after service.
The next session of the Sewing/Craft Class will be on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11:30 am. Bring 1½ yards any fabric that is 60 inches wide for this session.
The Youth Department will have a Salmon Cake Fundraiser Breakfast on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 8:30 am. Menu: Salmon Cakes, Grits , Eggs and Toast $10.
The Youth Department Breakfast/"Project Runway Fashion Show" fundraiser will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 9:30 am. Funds raised will help defray the cost of the Youth Department activities. Tickets are $15. See any Youth Department for tickets.
TRUSTEE NEWS
The 2025 Giving Records are now available. Please fill out the request for Giving Record Form and give it to any Trustee. You can also email Trustee Mary Thomas (mthomas128@aol.com) to have your record emailed back to you.
To those who have completed your Tree of Life pledge: Please fill out the Inscription Form and return it to any Trustee on or before Sunday, March 29, 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.
MEN and WOMEN’S DAY NEWS
Come out and worship with us as we celebrate our 54th Annual Women and Men's day. Our service will take place Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 10am. Our theme: Royalty, 1 Peter 2: 9. Guest Speaker Pastor Tommy Miles, Ebenezer Baptist Church, New Brunswick, NJ. Our color is Purple with Gold accents. The assessment for both the women and men is $100 per member.
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 APRIL
Sis. Michele Gold April 3
Sis. Peggy Graves April 8
Sis. Louise Rountree April 11
Sis. Melinda Grier April 14
Dea. Matthew Aaron, Sr. April 15
Sis. Morgan Williams April 17
Bro. Daboene Martyns April 17
Dea. Jerry Perry April 22
Sis. Kira Speaks April 28
Sis. LaVerne Dudley April 30