9th Annual Women's Weekend - Church of the Open Door, UCC

9th Annual Church of the Open Door, UCC
Women's Weekend Oct. 15th – 16th, 2011
“Faithful Servants: Fully Relying on God“

ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE!

Oct. 15, SATURDAY, 9:30am Women's Weekend begins at the Church of the Open Door and travels to the Lotus House Shelter. Lotus House is a unique resource center and residential shelter for homeless women and infants in Overtown Miami. Join us as we treat the Ladies at Lotus House to a “You Are So Beautiful” Spa Session and... have Story-Time with the Children at Lotus House.

SATURDAY’S CHURCH PREPARATION SCHEDULE:
9:30 - 10:30 am - Devotional Service
10:30 - 11:30 am - Continental Breakfast
11:30 am - 12:30 pm - Prepare the Bags for Lotus House
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Take bags to Lotus House and activities begin.
Lotus House Thrift Store donations are welcome.

Oct. 16, SUNDAY, 10:30am We present a special guest speaker at Church of the Open Door. Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Cheryl J. Sanders is Senior Pastor of the Third Street Church of God in Washington, D.C. since 1997, and Professor of Christian Ethics at the Howard University School of Divinity since 1984. She has published more than 100 articles and the following books:

Ministry at the Margins
InterVarsity Press, 1997

Saints in Exile: The Holiness-Pentecostal Experience in African American Religion and Culture
Oxford, 1996

Empowerment Ethics for a Liberated People
Fortress, 1995

Living the Intersection
Fortress, 1995

From 2000 to 2007 Rev. Sanders was a contributing guest editor for Leadership, a journal for pastors. She is a graduate of the Sidwell Friends School, Swarthmore College (B.A. in Mathematics) and Harvard Divinity School (M.Div., cum laude and Th.D. in Applied Theology). She has been awarded two honorary Doctor of Divinity degrees; the first by Asbury College, 2002, and the second by Anderson University, 2007. She is married to Dr. Alan Carswell, and is the mother of two children, Allison and Garrett.

Church of the Open Door, United Church of Christ
Rev. Dr. R. Joaquin Willis, Pastor
6001 NW 8 Ave., Miami, FL 33127
PH: 305.759.0373
http://churchoftheopendoormiami.org/
Contact us via e-mail: secretary@churchoftheopendoormiami.org

The Lotus House Shelter is located at 217 NW 15th Street, Miami, FL 33136. Thrift Store: 203 NW 36th Street, Miami, FL (305) 576-4112. All donations to The Lotus House (The Sundari Foundation, Inc.) are deductible to the full extent permitted by Section 501(c)(3) of the Federal Tax Code (Tax ID # 81-0652266). For more information, please visit: http://www.lotushouseshelter.org/— at Church of the Open Door, Miami & Lotus House Shelter in Overtown Miami.

South Florida Workforce Access Point Grand Opening!

South Florida Workforce and the Church Of The Open Door cordially invites you to of the Access Point at Church of the Open Door at 6001 N.W. 8 Avenue Miami, Florida 33127. Grand Opening Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm.

The Job Resource Site in partnership with the Church of the Open Door will expand employment services for the residents, organizations and businesses in the Liberty City community.

The 43rd Annual Pink Tea presented by Church of the Open Door

Save the Date: The 43rd Annual Pink Tea Concert. Sunday, May 15 @ 4PM. Florida Memorial University, Lou Rawls Theater for Performing Arts. This year we're "Bringing Home Our Own" as the super talented vocalists Travaulya Wallace, Harvey Lockhart and Darryl Reeves will take the stage.

Men's Weekend at Church of the Open Door!

This Sunday is MEN'S WEEKEND at Church of the Open Door. Our guest speaker will be Brian E. Clarke from Church of Jacksonville. Come out and visit us! 6001 NW 8th Avenue in Miami Florida.

http://churchoftheopendoormiami.org/

Save the Dates!

 

Save the Dates for powerful messages from incredible guest ministers! Sunday 1/9 Rev. Steve Sterner, Acting Executive Minister of Local Church Ministries, UCC. Sunday 1/16 Rev. Geoffrey A. Black, General Minister & President of the United Church of Christ. Sunday 3/13 Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Pastor Emeritus of Trinity UCC, former Church of Pres. Barack Obama. Sunday 4/10 Rev. Dr. Yvonne Delk, Founding Director of the Center for African American Theological Studies and the 1st African American woman ordained in the United Church of Christ.

William J. Faulkner Oratorical Contest

Miami Youth Project!

We've initiated our Total Youth Development Program! Youth ages 13-18 will meet every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 3:30PM-6:00PM for eight weeks. Want to know how your son or daughter can get involved? E-mail secretary@churchoftheopendoormiami.org for details!