"O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon His Name and make known His deeds among the people!" (Ps 105:1)

May the LORD cause His face to shine upon our City and Valley!

Please be aware of several of the following opportunities for prayer, support, or community involvement, and pass this information along to others who may be interested as well (you may also access this update on the web at http://www.MissionHuntsville.org/updates.htm).

Community and Special Events GHIMF Area-Wide MLK Service - Area Churches Join in Worship and Celebration (1/15) Pastors and Ministry Leaders Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship (GHIMF) - First Missionary Baptist (1/10) Greater Huntsville Pastors Prayer Summit (GHPPS) - Quarterly City-Wide Summit (1/14) The Huntsville Association for Pastoral Care (HAPC) - Project Dialogue (1/14) Marketplace and Christian Business Community Marketplace Leadership Luncheon (MLL)

"GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause Your face to shine upon us ... that Thy way may be known upon earth, and Thy salvation among all the people!" (Ps 67:1-2)

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Area-Wide Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Emancipation Proclamation

Area Churches Joining
in Worship and Celebration

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Preaching - Click for More

7pm Thursday January 15th, 2009

Host Location:
Progressive Union Missionary Baptist Church
1919 Brandontown Rd NW, Huntsville, AL‎
www.pumbchurch.org

Special Award Presentations:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Awards

Area-Wide Pastor, Choir, and Youth Processionals!
Area-Wide Mass Choir!

Participation:
Please join pastors and congregations from throughout North Alabama in worship and celebration as we all come together to help fulfill the dream of Dr. King in our city and valley! Admission is free and details on other specific areas of involvement for you and your congregation are available online at www.GHIMF.org.

Special Guest:
Lawrence L. Reddick III, Bishop
Presiding Prelate of the Fifth Episcopal District,
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
www.cmechurch.org

Pastors Prayer Summit - Strategic Focus:

Please note that the quarterly city-wide Pastors Prayer Summit for the month of January will meet at a special time (11:30am) and location (Progressive Union Missionary Baptist) to enable a time for pastors to meet for prayer with a strategic focus including our city, community, and nation. With the quarterly summit occurring the day before MLK's actual birthday (1/15), and the week before the inauguration of our first African-American president (who was elected 40 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.), our nation is at significant moment which we will under gird in prayer. May we fulfill the biblical mandate of 1 Tim 2:1-2 (even when differences in perspective, party, or policy).

Please join us for this strategic time at 11:30am Wednesday January 14th, 2009 at Progressive Union MBC (link to map below).

Quarterly City-Wide Summit
Wednesday January 14th

Rev. Dr. Wayne P. Snodgrass has served as senior pastor of Progressive Union Baptist Church since 1986 (which is the longest pastorate in the history of the congregation).

Rev. Snodgrass currently serves as part of the leadership within the Progressive National Baptist Convention, and has formerly served as a chaplain of the Huntsville Police Department.

He is part of the faculty of Huntsville Bible College, where he also formerly served as Academic Dean.

In addition, Rev. Snodgrass, has been elected to serve the 2009-2010 term as President of the Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship (GHIMF).

Huntsville Association for Pastoral Care (HAPC)
and the Council for Faith and Mental Illness present

PROJECT DIALOGUE
Where Religion, Psychology, and Health Intersect

A collaborative program for those in the healing and helping fields

Wednesday, January 14, 12:00 – 1:15

Faith Presbyterian Church (5003 Whitesburg Drive)
(S.E. Corner of the Intersection of Carl T. Jones and Whitesburg Drive)

Our Theme:
“Our Response to the Wellness Revolution: Hope or Suspicion?”

Explore the Spiritual, Psychological, and Health Perspectives On the Common Yearning to be “Hale, Hearty and Whole” …
and learn ways to know when it is “well with one’s soul.”

“Wellness,” often profiled as a worldwide revolution, is a $500 billion industry involving scientists, fitness providers, business, food manufacturers, and doctors in a common focus on disease prevention and anti-aging. The need for wellness has expanded due to declining health trends, particularly the rising obesity rate in the U.S. and other developed nations. Medical costs now exceed profits for most large employers, and corporations recognize that wellness and disease prevention are viable solutions to rising healthcare costs that threaten their very existence. Yet many remain suspicious of this “revolution of hope,” wary of the “hype” of many of its’ claims.

In the midst of these conflicting trends, we who serve as spiritual, psychological, and health care-providers choose to gather to discuss some essential underlying questions:

    • What does it mean to be “well?”
    • Can we have illness and still be well?
    • What blocks wellness?
    • What steps do the most to further wellness?
    • What role do our emotions, thoughts, and spirits have in building wellness into our lives?

Bring your insights and expertise as we come to the table to dialogue!

PRESENTERS:
Earla Lockhart, Staff Minister for Congregational Care, First Missionary Baptist Church
Jane Orton, LCSW, Clinical Director, National Children's Advocacy Center

We offer 1.0 CEU for nurses and .75 for Social Workers (MTM Services of AL, ABNP#1318, Exp. Date 10/5/09). CEU for Counselors available through Mental Health Center of Madison County, recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for National Certified Counselors and adheres to NBCC Continuing Education Guidelines. NBCC Provider # 5745.

Make reservations for lunch ($6.00) with project_dialogue@yahoo.com or with HAPC at 217-3027 by 12:00 on January 13. If you must cancel your reservation, let us know – even if it is that day!

Project Dialogue is sponsored by Mental Health Association, Huntsville-Madison County Mental Health Center, Huntsville Association for Pastoral Care, National Association of Social Workers, Center for Loss, Grief, & Change, and Summit Psychotherapy. Designed to build bridges of understanding, cultivate community networks and partnerships, and strengthen the referral process within the healing and helping fields, it has for almost 30 years provided individuals and communities relevant topics at the intersection of religion, psychology and health.

Huntsville Association for Pastoral Care (HAPC)

HAPC was founded in 1977 through a joint effort of clergy, medical professionals and local congregations.

Marketplace Leadership Luncheon (Greater Huntsville)

The Area-Wide Marketplace Leadership Luncheon (MLL) is a unique time of encouragement and specific focus, including consideration of greater purpose and unique opportunity in the workplace. It is hosted by businessmen and women for businessmen and women. Please consider joining us for this special time!

Area-Wide Marketplace Leadership Luncheon

Time:	11:30am-12:30pm (MLL private buffet will open at 11:15am)
Date:	Thursdays - weekly
Location:	Carrabba's Italian Grill 2801 S. Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, AL 35801, (256) 288-1333 Map and Directions - Located in the Parkway Place Mall parking deck.

Please RSVP here due to limited seating if you have not already confirmed your attendance in some way!

This is a special luncheon occurring every Thursday as a gift to the Marketplace and Business community (no cost other than your lunch).

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Marketplace Leadership Luncheon
www.MLL-HSV.org