Coming Events in Brooklyn

Friday, April 2, 2010 Seven Last Words Service at Mt. Paran Baptist Church. Service begins at 3:30 pm sharp and ends at 5 pm. All welcome.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Spring Borough Assembly, 4 to 6 p.m., hosted by Carver Federal Savings Bank at Atlantic Terminal.

Saturday, April 17, 2010 10 a.m. at the Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 305 East 21st Street, Seminar for Christian Teaching on the theme The Importance of Christian Education and the Importance of Developing a Church Board of Education, led by Dr. James Thornton, Chair, Christian Education Committee. The session will begin at 10 a.m. with a continental breakfast. All pastors, youth ministers, church school superintendents and teachers are cordially invited to this gathering.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in keeping with our endeavors to join together in prayer, we are holding an Evening of Prayer at the Mount Paran Baptist Church, 12 Schaefer Street, at 7 p.m. Our host pastor is Reverend Susie Elliott.

Saturday, April 24, 2010 12 noon at the Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 305 East 21st Street (corner Albemarle Road) Joshua Generation Awards Luncheon. We invite you to nominate a young person from your congregation or community for this year's Joshua Generation Award. This is a wonderful opportunity to recognize youths who have soared in the following categories: Scholastic Excellence
Creative Achievement
Community Involvement
Achievement in Sports
As the nominating church we encourage you to support your nominee. Ticekts for the luncheon are forty dollars ($40). The honorees will of course be our guests.
For additional information please contact Pastor Elliott at 718-703-0710 or e-mail your response to pasterelliott@mtparanbaptistchurch.org.

Saturday, May 1, 2010 4 to 6 p.m. Brooklyn Choirs in Concert, at the Trinity Baptist Church, 179 New York Avenue, Rev. Glenmore Bembry, host pastor. Contact Pastor Elliott for information.

Saturday, May 8, 2010 3 p.m. at the Billie Holiday Theatre. We have reserved 150 tickets for a performance of "Grandmothers, Inc.," a comedy. The cost per tickets is $20. Ten tickets available for $200. Why not take your mother (and grandmother) to see this hilarious comedy to begin your Mother's Day Weekend? Join us in a time of fun and fellowship with friends in the Faith. Call President Elliott at 718-703-0710 to make arrangements; first come, first served.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010, 7 p.m. an Evening of Prayer at the Salem Missionary Baptist Church.

Saturday, July 17, 2010 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Summer Picnic in Prospect Park, at the Picnic House North. We will be grilling!

For information on these events or on the Council, call President Rev. Susie Elliott at 718-703-0710 or Elder Charles Henze at 718-282-5353 (M-W-T-F in the pm hours.)

FUND RAISING - Does your congregation have old cellphones that they no longer use? There are companies that want old cellphones. We are collecting these phones. The proceeds will help our borough-wide ministry. Please call President Susie Elliott for information, at 718- 703-0710.