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.

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/

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!

Church of the Open Door Women's Weekend 2010

Living and Working to promote God's Will is the theme of this years Women's Weekend! Our featured guest speaker is the amazing Bernadette A. Morris, CEO of Sonshine Communications, Black PR Wire and Women Grow Strong. These workshops are FREE to the public and include continental breakfast and lunch. You may register on our website, http://churchoftheopendoormiami.org/ or by e-mailing secretary@churchoftheopendoormiami.org. See you there!

Church of the Open Door ANNUAL HOMECOMING AND REVIVAL

Today is "homecoming" at The Church of the Open Door Miami, and Rev. Walter T. Richardson is the guest preacher. Once you've worshipped at your home church at 7:30a, come by and support Pastor Willis and our congregation. Worship begins at 10:30A. 6001 NW 8th Avenue, Miami FL 33127.

http://churchoftheopendoormiami.org/

Welcome!

It is with great pleasure that The Church of the Open Door, Miami Florida peels back yet another layer of our future. By that, we mean, social networking. Just one short year ago our Church only had a website. But the internet is such a more personal experience now and allows for two way communication. In that vein, we have launched Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and now Blogger accounts to connect with our community and friends worldwide. We hope to truly be an Oasis of Resources in a Desert of Need! More updates will be forthcoming, so please check out this page often and add us to your blog rolls. Thank you, and be blessed!

In Christ,

The Church of the Open Door UCC

Miami, Florida, USA