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| Volume 1, Number 6 Serving the Wayman Nation! |
October 2008 |
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 THE END BRINGS ABOUT NEW BEGINNINGS
Dear Wayman Nation,
It's that time of the year again-the end of the Conference Year. Time to look back and think about all that we accomplished, all that we still want to do, and how God has blessed us to see another day. We have so much to be thankful for, for God has truly "shown up and shown out" at the Wayman Nation.
This year, we continued our community outreach by giving food to the needy all year long; hosted three bishops to bring their message to Wayman; and buried family members and welcomed new lives into the world. We had our Annual Days and Weekends (Usher Board, Youth, Lay, Choir, Senior Saints, Women's Weekend and Men's Weekend), and we started a new website through our Communications and Public Relations Ministry. We were so proud to be the host church of the 2008 General Conference, held right here in St. Louis. Through our hard work and welcoming spirit, we certainly put the Wayman Nation on the map! We now welcome a new Bishop and Episcopal Supervisor, Bishop and Mrs. T. Larry Kirkland. Click here for more...
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The 2008 Missouri Annual Conference Is Here!
 The 154th Session of the Missouri Annual Conference is here! Activities begin with the Pre-Conference Musical on Sunday, October 5 (under the direction of our own Kenton Saunders, Jr.) and ends with the Commissioning Service on Sunday, October 12.
We will host Bishop T. Larry Kirkland and his guests for lunch on Wednesday, October 8 at the Chase Hotel-Tenderloin Room. Rev. Tyler will read our annual report either Thursday, October 9th or Friday, October 10. Be prepared to attend both days if you can.
Most activities will take place at the host church, St. James AME, 4301 St. Ferdinand, St. Louis, MO, Rev. Noella Austin Buchanan, Pastor. The Closing and Commissiong Service will be held at Kennerly Temple, one block north of St. James.
Click here for information on all things Annual Conference!
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Our New Bishop and Episcopal Supervisor  "There is nothing half so pleasant as coming home again."
--Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
The General Conference of 2008 is now history, but will not be forgotten for years to come. The Fifth Episcopal District now has new leadership-Presiding Prelate T. Larry Kirkland and Episcopal Supervisor Mary L. Kirkland. Bishop and Mrs. Kirkland are no strangers to the Fifth Episcopal District. Bishop Kirkland was the former pastor and founder of Brookins Community Church in Los Angeles, California, a mission church that he built into a mega church. Mrs. Kirkland led the development of the Women's Missionary Society from a membership of zero to hundreds of members serving the community, nation and world. Through Bishop Kirkland's time in the District, he served with and met many people who he was able to call on over the year s to assist him and even help bring him back to the Fifth. Read on... |
| People in the Pews - October
 Mrs. Samantha Marcella Toole Kendall-
A Gift that Keeps on Giving
By Hope E. Whitehead, Esq. Mrs. Samantha Marcella Toole Kendall (aka "Mrs. Kendall") is someone who sees the world not only as it is but recognizes what it can be. Mrs. Kendall is one of those people who truly feel that if you plant a seed, a flower will grow. Throughout her entire life both professionally and personally, Mrs. Kendall has been devoted to helping people to be better than they envisioned they can be. It is truly a gift.
Inspiring young minds is what Mrs. Kendall does well. Professionally, Mrs. Kendall was a trainer. She learned her training skills from the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) - the world's largest association dedicated to workplace training and performance professionals. Mrs. Kendall was the Director of Training and Community Development with the Human Development Corporation where she conducted training for new employees for almost twenty years. Later, she became a recruiter for Job Corp where she would inspire hundreds of our children to take charge and control over their destiny by getting the tools necessary to be successful in the workforce. Click here to read more...
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 The Wayman Nation September Recap!
September marked a busy month for the Wayman Nation! We worshipped with two churches - St. Luke and Quinn Chapel AME; enjoyed our Men's MInistry Weekend with the dynamic preaching of Rev. Robert R. Shaw; participated in Gateway Classic events; took the Wayman Nation "to the street" for our annual "Church on Cabanne" and hosted the Presiding Elder and First Lady Strong's Appreciation Service.
Click here to see a recap of all of these events!
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| The Bessie M. Pointer Memorial Scholarship Council Celebrates 40 Years!
 The Bessie M. Pointer Memorial Scholarship Council of Wayman A.M.E. Church, celebrates 40 years of service in providing scholarships to numerous young men and women of Wayman and the community.
Past participants of the annual cotillion, with the assistance of Council members, will plan and host a gala banquet on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 6:30 p.m., at Wayman A.M.E. Church. For more information, click here...
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HAVE YOU RESISTERED TO VOTE? 
The deadline for registering to vote in St. Louis is October 8, 2008! |
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The UniverSOUL Circus Gospel Night!
The UniverSOUL Circus is coming to town! Once again, there will be a special Gospel Night on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Jamestown Mall. Tickets are $16.50 per person.
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| The Communications and Public Relations Ministry of Wayman AME Church
Stanley Davis
Carla A. Owens
Ollie Sanders, Jr.
Daviette Saunders
Gabriel Simpson
Stephanie Tolen
Hope Whitehead
Valerie Williams | |
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2008 Missouri Annual Conference Schedule
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Host Church-St. James AME Church, 4301 St. Ferdinand, St. Louis, MO, 63113
Rev. Noella Austin Buchanan, Pastor
Sunday, October 5
6:00 PM ..........................................................................................Pre-Conference Musical
(under the direction of our own Kenton Saunders, Jr.)
8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Women in Ministry
Tuesday, October 7 - Annual Missionary Day
7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------ Women's Missionary Society
7:00 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Worship Service, WMS Witness Night
Wednesday, October 8
7:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Breakfast
8:45 A.M. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Devotion
9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instruction- Deans
10:00 A.M. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roll Call/Conference Business
12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ WMS Hour of Power
1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lunch hosted by Wayman at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel-Tenderloin Room
3:00 - 5:00 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Business
5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinner/Recess
7:00 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Opening Worship Service Annual Sermon: Rev. Brenda Hayes, Pastor, St. Peter AME Church
Thursday, October 9
7:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Breakfast
8:45 A.M. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Devotion
9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instruction- Deans
10:00 A.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roll Call/Conference Business
*Rev. Tyler gives the Wayman Nation Annual Report. Be there to represent in our Wayman Attire. The report could also be on Friday, October 10. Be ready both days!!!!
12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hour of Power
1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lunch/Recess
3:00 - 5:00 P.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Business
5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinner/Recess
7:00 P.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sons of Thunder (Seminary Support)
Friday, October 10
7:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Breakfast
8:45 A.M. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Devotion
9:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instruction- Deans
*10:00 A.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roll Call/Conference Business
12:00 Noon - 1:00 P.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hour of Power
1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lunch/Recess
3:00 - 5:00 P.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conference Business
5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dinner/Recess
7:00 P.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lay Witness Worship
Saturday, October 11
7:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Breakfast
8:45 A.M. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Devotion
9:00 A.M. - 10:15 A.M. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Closing Business Session
Memorial
10:30 A.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ordination Service
2:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recess
6:00 P.M. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual YPD Service
Sunday, October 12
2:00 P.M. Closing and Commissioning Service at Kennerly Temple Church, one block north of St. James.
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE? SEE OUR "ANNUAL CONFERENCE 101" DOCUMENT!
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