Weekly Virtual Worship Service and Announcements – September 29, 2024
Welcome to the Langley Avenue Church of God Website!
Our Virtual Worship Service will resume at 11:00 AM.(CDT). Today is Children’s day!
You can view the livestream service on our website, Facebook, or YouTube Channel.
2024 Theme: VISIBLE FRUIT – “But the fruit of the Spirit is…”. Galatians 5:22A
Langley’s In-Person Worship Services
You are welcome to visit and worship with us in-person. Invite your friends and family. Masks are optional. If you are ill please be mindful of others and remain home.
Do You Need Prayer?
Join Langley’s Prayer Line…The Langley Prayer Line is staffed by Langley Avenue COG ministers and prayer team members. Call in with prayer requests, to connect, to pray together and for any other needs. Let us shelter under the mighty wings of God.
Note the available day and time for prayer:
Monday prayer 6:15 AM – 6:45 AM and 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM
Wednesday prayer 6:15 AM – 6:45 AM and 11:15 PM -12 Noon
Friday prayer 6:15 AM – 6:45 AM
Langley’s Prayer Line:
1-267-807-9495
Access code: 471-150-100#
Ways to Give
Postal Mail– Langley Avenue Church of God, 710 E. 62nd St., Chicago, IL 60637
Zelle – langleycog@att.net
Announcements:
You are welcome to attend the Adult Sunday School starting at 9:30 – 10:30 AM. In-person only.
Join the Wednesday Evening Bible Study by teleconference only. Fellowship 7-7:15 PM Bible Study 7:15 p.m. 1-712-832-7000. Access code: 7041808#
Did you miss the Chicagoland Area Ministers Fellowship musical extravaganza? You can view the livestream service on our Facebook, or YouTube Channel. Enjoy the praise, worship and sing-a-long.
September is Hispanic Heritage Month. It is celebrated each year from September 15 to October 15. It began as a week-long celebration in 1968 under President Johnson and was expanded to a month by President Reagan 20 years later in 1988. We celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Click here to learn more.
Free Covid Test
Americans can once again order free at-home COVID.gov/tests from the federal government ahead of the upcoming respiratory virus season. Four tests will be shipped free by USPS, starting Sep. 30.
The Forge Movie is now playing in a theater near you and is one of summer’s best family movie. View the trailer and make plans to see it. https://www.theforgemovie.com/
Upcoming days for bill assistance at Parent University for qualifying households. Priority Group 1 beginning October 1st. All Cook County Households begins November 1st. For more information, visit Northwest Center Parent Programs.
Election News
The City of Chicago’s United Center hosted the 2024 Democratic National Convention this past week, where Democrats’ chosen presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, made history the moment she formally accepted the nomination. Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, became the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to accept a major party’s presidential nomination. Should she win, she will become America’s first female president. For additional information and speeches of prominent leaders, politicians, actors, citizens, please click here.
The 2025 Election will be pivotal for the democracy of our country for many reasons. What’s at stake are the following topics: The economy; The future of DEMOCRACY in the U.S; Government spending; Immigration; Border security; Health care (especially women’s rights to make decisions about their own bodies); Foreign policy; Crime; Issues around race and ethnicity; and Climate change. Additional information found here.
We encourage you to read the attached Guide to Informed Voting where you will learn what it means to be an informed voter; What is political rhetoric and how it is used; What is political symbolism; How to identify campaign ad strategies; What is issue framing; and What are PACs and Super PACs and how they impact elections. If you are 18yrs or older, please research each candidate and cast your informed vote! Every vote counts!!! Some elections are determined by one vote!
Important Election Information:
If you are unable to get to the polls, you may request a ballot by mail. Voting by mail is an option for voters to cast their ballot prior to Election Day. Voters can request a vote by mail ballot through the mail or in person. To request a ballot by mail please click here and select “Accessible vote by mail application.”
The first day to file an application for a vote by mail ballot with the Election Authority is 8/7/2024.
All requests by mail must be received by the Election Authority by 10/31/2024.
All in-person early voting requests must be made by 11/4/2024.
For general voter information, click here.
Save the Dates:
Deacons Day is October 13, 2024. Join us as we worship, praise and hear God’s word. We give thanks for each deacon that serves faithfully and assists all ministerial functions of the church.
Indigenous Peoples Day 2024
Indigenous Peoples Day and Columbus Day fall on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. The holidays occur annually on the second Monday of October. Indigenous Peoples’ Day honors the histories, cultures, and perspectives of Indigenous peoples and their ancestors who lived on the land now known as North America. Learn more about Indigenous Peoples Day here.
Baptism Service will be held at Langley Ave Church of God on Sunday, October 20, 2024 at 1:30 PM in the lower level of the church. Everyone is welcome to attend.
The National Association Women of the Church of God 2024 Convention will be held Thursday, October 24 – Sunday, October 27, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio at the Embassy Suites at the Hilton, Columbus Airport- 2886 Airport Dr, Columbus, OH 43219. The theme of this conference is Iron Sharpens Iron; You Are More Than Enough” taken from Proverbs 27:17. The $150 registration fee includes the banquet ticket. We will hear from powerful preachers such as Rev. Dr. Kimberly Majeski, Rev. Dr. Vanessa Quainoo, Rev. Dr. Leslie Barnes, and Rev. Marissa Farrow. To register and get more information, visit www.nawcg.org
NEW DATE! Let’s Celebrate our beloved Pastor Cynthia Thomas’s Twelfth Pastoral Anniversary. The worship service will be held on Sunday, November 3rd at 11:00 AM. Come to worship and praise the Lord with us, as we give thanks for her leadership, prayers, wisdom and love. More information to come.
Credits: Americans Agree that the 2024 Election will be Pivotal for Democracy | Guide to Informed Voting
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