Today, Nov 16

New Member Orientation Class Graduation 9A; Juvenile Deten-tion 10A, Children’s Church 11A; Academic Education Ministry– Scholarship Workshop 11A; MEM– Fall Program 1:30P; Zone L1/L2 SGM (Alexandria) 2P; Zones D3 & F2 SGM (Woodbridge) 3P; Zone K1 SGM (Hampton Oaks) 3P; Zone K4 SGM (Stafford) 3P; Zone K5 SGM ( England Run) 3P

Monday, Nov 17

Academic Education Ministry (Tutorial) 7P; Christmas Choir 7P; Joint Leadership Training Committee 7P; NCBW-PWCC 7P; Zumba 7P.

Tuesday, Nov 18

Deaf Ministry– Part I 7P; Line Dancing Class 7P; Deaconess Ministry Monthly Meeting 7:30P; Men’s Choir 7:30P

Wednesday, Nov 19

Senior’s Ministry 12:30P; Praise & Worship Service 7:30P; Bible Study 8P

Thursday, Nov 20

Christmas Choir 7P; Drama Ministry 7P; Women’s Choir Meeting 7P; Deacons Ministry Monthly Meeting 7:30P; Trustee Real Property & Facility Commit-tee 7:30P

Friday, Nov 21

Deaconess Ministry– Hilda Barg Feeding Outreach 6P; Zone G2 SGM ( Dale City) 6:30P

Saturday, Nov 22

Quarterly Joint Leadership Training 8:30A; Spiritual Gifts Ministry 8:30A; Money Smart Ministry 9A; SHARE Distribution 9A; Deaf Ministry 10A; Dea-con’s Ministry– Communion Training 10:30A

SGM: Small Groups Ministry

SHARE DISTRIBUTION November SHARE packages will be distributed on Saturday, November 22th from 9-10am in Room 156. POC Thomas Bates 703-330-6371 or Cherry Ander-son 540 361-4319.

ANNOUNCEMENTS NOVEMBER 16 , 2014

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

YOUTH MINISTRY

First Friday in December: The Youth Prayer Dinner will be held on Friday, Decem-ber 5th from 7-9 pm in the Grain of Heaven for 6th thru 12th graders. Come and meet Erica Austin, What Every Child Should Know About Prayer: From a Child’s Point of View’s author. Dressy attire is required for this event. Jeans and tennis shoes are not allowed. Also, youth are asked to partici-pate in the Youth Canned Food Drive Con-test to fight hunger in the communi-ty. The top 6 winners will receive a prize. Canned goods should be brought to the prayer dinner. Sign up in the Narthex today to attend the prayer dinner and to participate in the Canned Food Drive. Youth Bible Study in Teen Tabernacle: “Living Out the Teachings of Jesus” is the general theme for our Wednesday night study which begins at 8pm. This week’s class will focus on “Judging Ourselves and Others.” Come and discover whether it is okay to judge yourself or someone else. If so, how much should you judge?

Youth Sunday Worship Participants Needed: All FMZ Youth have an oppor-tunity and an occasion to serve. Please contact Rev. McNeill by phone or email to sign up to serve through leading the respon-sive reading, morning prayer or the offertory prayer on 3rd Sundays for the 8am and 11am services. For additional information regard-ing Youth Ministry events contact Rev. John McNeill at 703-670-0184 or jmcneill@firstmountzionbc,org.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

All servants for Children’s Ministry, as well as those interested in serving our children should attend our next meeting, being held Thursday, November 20, 2014 at 7:00 pm. POC: Shemone Fullilove – she-monef@gmail.com & Michelle Wallace – mew1021@verizon.net. Mercantile - Coming 2nd Sun, Dec 14th, during Salvation Station. Children should bring all Christian Character Dollars earned in Children's Ministry to shop at Mercantile. POC: Judy Best, Mercantile Coordinator, (703) 670-0746, genesis04@msn.com.

FIT BY GOD FITNESS COMPLEX

FMZBC Basketball Team: Interested in playing (16 yrs and up) or volunteering? Season runs from Dec. through April. Prac-tices are Thursday evenings and games are Saturday mornings. Questions and sign-ups after both services today!

FIRST MOUNT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH

ZION BAPTIST CHURCH

This Week at a Glance & Activities YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Calling all Young Adults between the ages of 18 and 35. Please come, experience and connect with other young adults on Tues-day, November 18, 2014 for a sneak peak of what’s in store for 2015. If you have any questions please contact Rev. Tracey Holley of Sister Renee Woolfolk at (703) 670-0184.

ACADEMIC EDUCATION MINISTRY

ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP

The AEM Annual Scholarship Workshop is scheduled for TODAY, immediately follow-ing the 11 o'clock service in the Choir Room. All 2015 graduating high school seniors who are members of FMZ are invit-ed to attend. Parents are also invited to attend. Instructions will be presented as to how to apply for the FMZ scholarship along with other opportunities for financial aid. Don't be left out! Come to the workshop and get all the details for college funds. Points of Contact: Sister Glorine W. Gholson at glodessa@aol.com or Brother Gerry Griffin at griffin@rocketmail.com.

FLOWER MINISTRY

The holiday season is just a few weeks away, and it's time to pull out the Christmas decorations. Volunteers are needed to help decorate FMZ for the holidays on December 1st, 2014. We will meet at 7: 00 P.M. in the Narthex. If you are interested and available, please come out and join us. POC: Lena Jones at (703) 791-6705.

THE MONEY SMART MINISTRY How To: Social Media: This month’s workshop will be a how-to session on the social media platform, LinkedIn. Come to a discussion on why and how to use LinkedIn to promote yourself and your business. LinkedIn is a great platform to use to estab-lish yourself as an expert in your field, whether you are a job-seeker, business owner or simply seeking higher online visi-bility. You will learn how to set up and main-tain your account, and much much more! Our goal is to empower all members to be better stewards of God’s money, by sharing in “Hands-On” money management tech-niques through interactive classroom activi-ties. Come out and learn what the Bible says about these topics. Mark your calen-dars for Saturday November 22nd from 9-11am. Please sign up in the narthex after service. If you have any questions please contact moneysmart@firstmountzionbc.org.

PROVERBS PLACE

Proverbs Place Childcare and Learning

Academy is taking new enrollments from 12

months to Kindergarten. If you want to

have a fun and safe Christian learning

environment for your child please contact

bstephens@proverbsplace.net or call 703-

565-5062.

“I WAS SICK AND

YE VISITED ME”

Our Known Sick and/

or Shut-in Prayer List

Vera Brackett [I]

Teresa Bridges [D4]

Terry Carey [F1]

Charlie Clark [K1]

Frances Reynolds–

Collier [D2]

Jamie Dickerson [D4]

Marva Elzy [I]

Retina Everett [D4]

Samuel Graham [L1]

Callie Green [I]

Joanne Ferrell– Wilson [F2]

Kizzie Lane [G1]

Gwynne McCathorine

[C1]

Ann McCowen [F2]

Nellie McLeod [H1]

William C. McLeod [H1]

Suzette Montero [F2]

Terri Royal [N]

William Terry [M1]

Cynthia Thompson [M2]

Dr. Luke E. Torian

16622 Dumfries Road

Dumfries, VA 22025

(703) 670-0184

Fax (703) 670-0296

Web Addresses:

www.fmzbc.net

www.fmzbc.com

www.firstmountzionbc.org

GRAIN OF HEAVEN

Waffles, Grits, Turkey Bacon, Scrambled

Eggs, Fried Potatoes,

Toast & Biscuits

MUSIC & ARTS MINISTRY

NOVEMBER REHEARSALS

CHRISTMAS CHOIR Mon. 17th; 7P Thurs. 20th; 7:30P MASS CHOIR Mon. 24th; 7:30P MEN’S CHOIR Tues.18th; 7:30P DEAF MINISTRY Sat; 22nd; 10A Tues. 18th; 7P DRAMA MINISTRY Thurs. 20th; 7P

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THE COST FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS IS $20.00 PER REQUEST. PAYMENT SHOULD ACCOMPANY YOUR REQUEST. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR WORDING TO TWO LINES. THE REQUEST SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CHURCH OFFICE NLT 12 NOON ON WEDNESDAY TO: ANNOUNCEMENTS@FIRSTMOUNTZIONBC.ORG. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES AS NECESSARY.

SPIRITUAL GIFTS MINISTRY

The Spiritual Gifts Ministry is conducting its "Fall Session" workshop on Saturday, November 22nd from 8:30 am -1:00 pm. Come out and discover, affirm or reaffirm your giftedness to where God is calling you to serve in ministry. Registration for the workshop is required. You may register via email to the Spiritual Gifts Ministry at SpiritualGifts-Workshops@gmail.com. The last day to register is Wednesday, November 19th. We look forward to seeing you.

DANCE MINISTRY

Are you ready to exalt God through the gift of Dance? If so, then the Dance Min-istry is ready for you! We are looking for youth (starting at age 6) & adult mem-bers who want to join us in our fall/winter programs. Rehearsals for this year's Christmas Production are start-ing. Please come out to our first meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. If you are interested in joining the Dance Ministry please contact Sis. La-Donna Stevens at (703) 505-1427 lstevens112@gmail.com (ages 6 to 12) or Sis. Johnda Scott-Adams (703) 623-2554j scott_law@verizon.net (ages 13 thru adult).

ZONES L1 & L3 The Zone L-1 and L-3 Small Group Min-istry invites all Zone L-1 & L-3 members to join us in collecting spiritual & quality children’s books from TODAY through December 7th. Books collected will be donated to The Reading Workshop which promotes early childhood literacy for children age 4-11 and serves a substan-tial segment of children from disadvan-taged neighborhoods and school dis-tricts. Books may be placed in the lobby nook book bin. Thank you in advance for helping our Zones to reverse the “at risk” student to “at promise.” POC: Sharon Colbert, sharonc950@gmail.com or Barbara Lee, leelbjm@verizon.net.

PWC NAACP ELECTION The PWC NAACP is holding its elections on November 18, 2014 from 5:00-9:00 PM at First AME Manassas, located at 10313 South Grant Avenue, Manassas, Virginia 20109. In order to vote you must be a member in good standing on the day of election. To be a member in good standing you must live or work in PWC and pay or have paid your annual dues. Our own Rev. Karl Brower is running for President and Rev. Cozy Bailey for 1st Vice President. You can find a description of Karl’s agenda for 2015 on the unit’s website www.pwnaacp.org/home.aspx. Please come out to vote as we seek to strengthen this organization and our community. If you have any questions, contact Karl Brower at kfbrower@verizon.net.

ADMIN OFFICE

Sherise Campbell Food Service Director scampbell@firstmountzionbc.org Beverly Grant Information Technology Assistant bgrant@firstmountzionbc.org Sherry Hilliard Financial Secretary shilliard@firstmountzionbc.org Tracey D. Holley Minister of Christian Education tholley@firstmountzionbc.org Ernest Holmes Custodian eholmes@firstmountzionbc.org Walter Holmes Assistant Facility Manager wholmes@firstmountzionbc.org Antonio Howard Custodian ahoward@firstmountzionbc.org Sandra K. James Assistant Pastor sjames@firstmountzionbc.org Tommy Johnson Audio Visual Director tjohnson@firstmountzionbc.org Christopher Kennedy Music & Arts Ministry Intern ckennedy@firstmountzionbc.org John C. McNeill, Jr. Youth Minister jmcneill@firstmountzionbc.org Sylvia Moore Executive Assistant to Pastor smoore@firstmountzionbc.org Sheniqua Morgan Receptionist smorgan@firstmountzionbc.org Pat Paige Administrative Assistant ppaige@firstmountzionbc.org Deloris Quarterman Food Service Assistant dquarterman@firstmountzionbc.org Ernest Robbins Facility Manager erobbins@firstmountzionbc.org Sylstea C. Sledge Minister of Music ssledge@firstmountzionbc.org Pastor Luke E. Torian ltorian@firstmountzionbc.org Laura Valkenburg Fitness Center Director lvalkenburg@firstmountzionbc.org David Velasco Custodian dvelasco@firstmountzionbc.org Renee Woolfolk Small Groups Ministry Director rwoolfolk@firstmountzionbc.org

PRINCETON CERTIFICATE PROGRAM APPLICATION DEADLINE TODAY! The 2015 Certificate in Theology and Ministry applications are due today. If you have not been a part of this dynamic satellite experience at First Mount Zion, then now is your time. Don’t delay! The application must be completed and submitted online no later than 11:59 pm on November 16, 2014. Go to http://bit.ly/CTM2015. PLEASE NOTE: In Section 4 of the application, question Q27 asks if you will be attending as an individual or part of a satellite group. Select Satellite Group and then select First Mount Zion Baptist Church. This affords you a $200 savings on your enrollment. The Certifi-cate in Theology and Ministry is designed for those who are engaged in leadership in some form of ministry and would bene-fit from theological study. PLEASE AP-PLY NOW! Classes meet Thursdays from 7 – 9 pm at FMZ. For additional information, please contact Rev. Tracey Dawkins Holley, (703 ) 670-0184 or thol-ley@firstmountzionbc.org

FMZBC VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

First Mount Zion Baptist Church is seek-ing to fill a Director of Small Groups Minis-try vacancy. The director identifies, devel-ops, equips, evaluates and disciples small groups coaches and leaders within the church. The director is committed to shar-ing and implementing the vision of the church by establishing community through small groups. Duties include budget man-agement; program development and eval-uation; screening, orientation and ongoing training of servant leaders; regular com-munication with and management of coaches and group leaders; writing and identifying studies, planning and market-ing ministry events. The director also develops budgets, policies, procedures and processes governing the implementa-tion, operation and growth of the Small Groups Ministry. The ideal candidate will be proficient in productivity software; specifically, Outlook, MS Word, Power Point and Excel. Video production soft-ware desired but not required. Must be able to pass a background check, pos-sess a valid driver’s license, work a full time flexible work schedule and be willing to travel. Submit resume and application to sgdposition@firstmountzionbc.org no later than close of business on Monday, December 1, 2014. Salary range from $53,500 to $57,000. Detailed job descrip-tion and application available in the ad-ministrative office.

APPLY TODAY

CERTIFICATE IN THEOLOGY & MINISTRY

FED BY:

PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Satellite at FMZBC

Application Deadline ends TODAY!

(Application must be completed & submitted online. See announcement sheet for more information)

Today, Sunday, November 16, 2014 D3SG Woodbridge 3:00 PMF2SG Woodbridge 3:00 PMK1SG Hampton Oaks 3:00 PMK4SG Stafford 3:00 PMK5SG England Run 3:00 PML1/L2SG Alexandria 2:00 PM

FMZBC

Serving to Connect People

Hebrews 10: 24-25

Elevate▪Embrace▪Equip▪Express

FMZBC

BASKETBALL TEAMS

Interested in

Volunteering or Playing?(Must be at least 16 yrs of age)

Sign Up

after both services today!

Now Accepting children12 months to Kindergarten

Contact bstephens@proverbsplace.net or call (703) 565-5062 to register.

Small

Class

Rooms

Proverbs Place Academy and Learning Center A safe and fun Christian learning environment for children.

First Mount Zion Baptist Church

Do you want to be a part of something exciting in 2015?

Calling all Young Adults between the ages of 18 and 35

Come Experience Connect

Tuesday, November 18, 2014FMZBC 7:00 PM

Seniors 55 and over

Join the Senior’s Ministry for our

Fellowship

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

in the Grain of Heaven

Prizes for All Winners

YOUTH CANNED FOOD DRIVE CONTEST

“Help Fight Hunger”

Registration for This Event is Required

(6th thru 12th graders)

Participants must be present at the Annual Youth Prayer Dinner on Friday,

December 5, 2014 and have minimum of 50 items in order to be a winner in this

contest.

Friday, November 21st

G2SG Dale City 6:30 PM

Sunday, November 23rd

BSG FMZBC 1:00 PMK2SG Stafford 3:00 PM

FMZBC

Serving to Connect People

Hebrews 10: 24-25

Elevate▪Embrace▪Equip▪Express

How To: Social Media

**Bring your laptop for a hands-on class

Saturday November 22, 2014

9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

Sign up in the narthex today

Money Smart Ministry Presents Facebook LinkedIn Twitter

Why use social media? Do you have an account and don’t use it? Do you want to know more about using

social media? Do you want to have an effective, useful

account?

Youth Ministry Prayer Dinner

Please Sign Up In the Narthex Today!

Friday, December 5, 2014

7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

In the Grain of Heaven

Dressy Attire/ No Jeans or Sneakers

(6th thru 12th graders)

WHAT EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PRAYER

JESUS’ AMAZING LOVE

Hands Sharing the Gospel FMZ Deaf Ministry Featuring the Music and Fine Arts Ministries

and First Mount Zion Family Present:

A Christmas Production

Guest ArtistTanya Dallas-Lewis

First Mount Zion Baptist Church16622 Dumfries Rd.Dumfries, VA 22025

Date: Sunday, December 21, 2014Time: 8 and 11 am Services

Ministry Beyond The Walls Matthew 25: 35-36, 40