News from Wayman AME Church

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THE WAYMAN WATCH

SERVING THE WAYMAN NATION

In This Issue

The People in the Pews

Senior Talk with Valerie

Wayman Youth on the Move

Upcoming Events of the Lay Organization

The Communications and Public Relations Ministry

The Mission of this ministry is to publicize all activities of the church (through fliers, newsletter, website, emails, letters and other media) in order to increase awareness of church activities and increase and retain church membership.

Members

Carla Owens
Adrian Simms
Hope Whitehead
Jon Whitehead
Ollie Sanders, Jr.
Stephanie Tolen
Valerie Williams
Stanley Davis

THE PEOPLE IN THE PEWS

"The People in the Pews" is a new feature for our website. We will present an article highlighting one of our members every month.

Ms. Bessye D. Long:
A Natural Pearl
by Hope E. Whitehead, Esq
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Have you ever met one of those people who give the phrase "church home" a whole new meaning? Have you ever met someone whose very existence embodies the phrase "church home"? Have you ever met someone whose spirit is like a warm blanket you just want to cuddle up next to? Have you ever met someone who has that perfect balance between a soft touch, yet a strong hand?

For Bessye Long, home is church and church is home. Ms. Bessye (as I like to call her) has been a member of Wayman for almost as long as I have been on this earth.

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Greetings!

Dr. Tyler1

May means the azaleas are blooming, summer plans are finalized and we are less than two months away from the 48^th Quadrennial Session of the General Conference here in St. Louis, MO. But May also represents an important month in Christianity, our church, and the St. Louis community.

We kick off this month with National Foster Care Month, a time to raise awareness about the hundreds of thousands of young people in our nation's foster care system and 24,000 who "age out" every year, a large percentage of them African American. On May 11, 2008, the second Sunday of May, we honor the "Faith of Our Mothers", the nurturers of the Wayman Nation and the world. Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.

Also this May 11 (the fiftieth day after Easter), we celebrate Pentecost, the great festival that marks the birth of the Christian church by the power of the Holy Spirit. Ten days after Jesus ascended into heaven, the twelve apostles, Jesus' mother and family, and many other of His disciples gathered together in Jerusalem for the Jewish harvest festival that was celebrated on the fiftieth day of Passover. While they were indoors praying, a sound like that of a rushing wind filled the house and tongues of fire descended and rested over each of their heads. The disciples were suddenly empowered to proclaim the gospel of the risen Christ. (see Acts 2:1-41). Click here to continue.

Senior Talk with Valerie

My name is Valerie Williams and I'm a third generation of the Wayman Nation Family. I'm the oldest daughter of Dollene Radford, who's been a member of the Wayman Nation for over 50 years.

For over 20 years I've been a social worker, Dr. Tyler1