June 18 Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
July 2 Professor Sara Bleich, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
July 9 Bishop Donald Hilliard, Cathedral International Church, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
July 16 Rev. Dr. Cynthia Hale, Ray of Hope Christian Church, Decatur, Georgia
July 23 Rev. Susan Sparks, Madison Avenue Baptist Church, New York, New York
July 30 Rev. Arthur Jones, St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Plano, Texas
August 6 Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago, Illinois
August 13 Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley, Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia
August 20 Rev. Leslie Callahan PhD., St. Paul’s Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
August 27 Rev. D. Darell Griffin, Oakdale Covenant Church of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
September 3 Rev. Dr. Aliya F. Browne, President of the Union Chapel Board of Trustees, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Services will be streamed and available for watching on Facebook, YouTube and through our website www.UnionChapelMV.org
Jessica Sanseverino, soprano Martha Hudson, alto
David Behnke, tenor Brad Austin, bass
William D. Peek Jr., Union Chapel Music Director and OrganistPRELUDES: Improvisation Chelsea de Souza Spirituals (poem) Langston Hughes
Maya Gibson Rondo (from Cantata) John Carter
Dr. Jolie Rocke, soprano
INTROIT: We Are Building on a Rock African American Spiritual (arr. R. Nathaniel Dett)
TRUSTEE GREETINGS Kevin Myatt
*INVOCATION
LORDS PRAYER
*HYMN: #136 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty Nicaea
ANTHEM: Scandalize’ My Name arr. Hall Johnson Dr. Jolie Rocke, soprano; Ashton Denzel Jones, baritone
PRAYER
PRAYER RESPONSE O Thou That Hearest Prayer J. Burton, Wm. Peek
OFFERTORY His Eye Is On the Sparrow
C.D. Martin and C.H. Gabriel (arr. Joel Martin) Dr. Jolie Rocke, soprano
OFFERTORY PRAYER
*DOXOLOGY #34 Old Hundreth
*HYMN #500 Precious Lord, Take My Hand Precious Lord
SCRIPTURE
SERMON Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley
*HYMN: Hymn: #426 Blessed Assurance Assurance
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE Psalm XIX Benedetto Marcello ****
*Please stand if you are able
A native of Chicago, Dr. Wesley is the product of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a bachelor of science in biomedical and electrical engineering. While in medical school, Dr. Wesley yielded to the call of God and walked away from a path to a medical career to attend seminary at the prestigious Boston University School of Theology where he was a Martin Luther King, Jr. scholar and a summa cum laude graduate in biblical studies and African American religious history. He received his doctor of ministry in preaching from Northern Baptist Seminary. His passion for and excellence in preaching has afforded him the opportunity to serve as an adjunct professor at Hartford Seminary, Boston University, and Virginia Theological Seminary. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Virginia Union University and the Vice-Chairman of John Leland Center for Theological Studies, the Board of Visitors of the Duke Divinity School, and the Board of Directors of the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Missionary Convention.
Dr. Wesley is the son of the late Rev. Dr. Alvin and Dr. Helene Wesley and represents the fourth generation of Baptist preachers in his family. He is an avid golfer, moviegoer, spades player, and aspiring chef. He is a Lifetime member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., as well as a member of Sigma Pi Phi Boule, the first successful and oldest African American Greeklettered organization. His sons, Howard-John II (Deuce) and Cooper Reece, are the greatest joys of his life.
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Today’s floral arrangements on the altar are placed ...
The Welburn family in honor of Alfred Street Baptist Church and Pastor Rev. Dr. Howard John Wesley
Happy Birthday to my beautiful and lovely wife Andria (Andi) Carroll Bullock. May God continue to bless us on our life journey together. Love you always, Steven aka hubby.
In memory of Preston Blair Settles. From Daryl, Lisa and Taylor.
In loving and appreciative memory of our mothers
Evelyne Hutchings Myatt and Thelma McNair Mason, whose incredible examples will inspire and motivate our family for generations to come.
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Join us for Bible Study
2023 Study: Finding Jesus in the Psalms
Wednesdays in the Chapel at 10:00 AM
President
Rev. Dr. Aliya F. Browne
Vice President Heidi Bryan
Secretary
Treasurer
Ministerial
Music Advisory
Stephanie Parker
Kamla Branche
Aliya F. Browne, Louise Johnson, Richard L. Taylor, Michael
Teiger, Ed Trayes, Sabrina
Williams
Lois Jean White,
Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, Rachelle Browne
Communication
Jeanna Petersen Shepard, Heidi
Bryan, Kathleen McGheeAnderson, Ann Stewart
Nominating Committee
Bulletin
Budget and Finance
Diane Welburn, Louise Johnson, Andrew Skeen, Ed Trayes
Renee Nolan, Cynthia Carter, Stephanie Parker
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Audit Alvin R. Johnson, Louise Johnson
By-Laws
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Sexton
Community Support
Aliya F. Browne, Rachelle
Browne, Kevin Myatt, Stephanie
Parker, Diane Welburn
Heidi Bryan, Brenda Bryan
Robert Jennings
Heidi Bryan, Ginny McIntosh, Andrew Skeen
Trustees Emeriti: Joann Kidd, and Anne H. Parsons
This morning we are delighted to welcome Dr. Jolie Rocke, soprano; Ashton Denzel Jones, baritone; and pianist Chelsea de Souza from HBCU Arts. Recently founded by Dr. Rocke, HBCU Arts is a program designed to showcase, promote, and celebrate students, faculty, and alums from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. HBCU Arts will offer Festival 2023 – a full day of events tomorrow (August 14) at Union Chapel. (visit www.hbcu-arts.org for more information).
Dr. Jolie Rocke, a renowned soprano, has performed as a featured soloist in the USA, Europe, and Australia. She is a versatile vocalist of varied repertoire including but not limited to opera, jazz, gospel, and musical theater. Pianist Chelsea de Souza is a Steinway Young Artist equally at home in the worlds of traditional and new music. She has appeared in concert as a soloist and chamber musician across the US, Belgium, France, Germany and India, and performed live on NBC TV and Kansas Public Radio. Ashton Denzel Jones is a gifted baritone currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts in voice at University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Next Sunday in Worship - Special Musical Guest Artists
Paryss and Allie
