{"id":5856,"date":"2020-06-14T10:15:19","date_gmt":"2020-06-14T15:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/?p=5856"},"modified":"2020-06-19T20:40:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T01:40:36","slug":"congratulations-to-our-2020-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/2020\/06\/14\/congratulations-to-our-2020-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Our 2020 Graduates!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Langley Avenue Church of God family would like to recognize all of our graduates for the year of 2020!<\/strong><\/div>\n

\n\"\"Middle and Junior High School Graduates:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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D<\/strong>estiny <\/strong>ErinMarie Spann<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
Eisenhower Junior High School
\nAttending:<\/em> Hinsdale South High School<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Imani Stephens<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
Lincoln Junior High School<\/div>\n
Attending:<\/em> Thornridge High School<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\nHigh School Graduates:<\/strong><\/div>\n
Leancia C. Banks<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>
\nGary Comer College Prep
\nAttending:<\/em>\u00a0 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
\nMajor: Psychology<\/div>\n
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\nMelanie C. Jones<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
Wheaton North High School<\/div>\n
Attending:<\/em> Howard University<\/div>\n
Major: Journalism<\/div>\n
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\nCollege Graduates:
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Pastor Mario R. Jenkins<\/strong><\/div>\n
Metropolitan Christian Bible Institute<\/div>\n
Degree:<\/em> Associates Degree in Theology<\/div>\n
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Minister Michelle L. Jenkins
\n<\/strong>Metropolitan Christian Bible Institute
\nDegree:<\/em> Associates Degree in Theology<\/div>\n
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL MINISTRY<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Dear Graduates,<\/em><\/div>\n
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You are unique, you are precious in God\u2019s sight, and you are loved.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Langley Avenue Church of God Sunday School is proud of you, for your accomplishment in graduating from grammar school, middle and junior high school, high school, or college.<\/em><\/p>\n

You have made a transition and have overcome obstacles to achieve this goal in your life.\u00a0 We are so very proud of you, all. <\/em>As you enter into the next phase in your life remember this scripture, in Colossians 3:23-24, the verse teaches us to \u201cDo everything with Excellence\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

Approach everything as if you are working for the Lord, not for human masters.\u00a0 Work with all of your heart.\u00a0 Pray when you wake up and before you sleep, with thanksgiving, asking God to <\/em>show you the way to be excellent in all that you do. Then, you will receive His reward for your service.\u00a0 You are representing Jesus as you work in this life.\u00a0 God is interested in everything that <\/em>you do! Stay encouraged. We are praying for you and we wait to hear the good news of your successes as you continue in your walk with the Lord.\u00a0 <\/em><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n

A GRADUATION BLESSING<\/strong>
\nby Barbara D. MacAdam*<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Photo by Muhammad Haikal Sjukri on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n

Embarking on a journey which began some time ago, how could you have imagined all the things you\u2019d come to know. You learned to use each challenge as on opportunity, to overcome each problem\u2014despite adversity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It wasn\u2019t always easy keeping up with friends at school, but YOU held on to your beliefs, and followed \u201cthe golden rule.\u201d You found your voice & chose a path that honors who you are. And that, I think, may be your greatest lesson learned thus far.<\/div>\n
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For no one could be prouder of the person you\u2019ve become, and that is why I\u2019m confident that the best is yet to come. May you never waste a moment wishing life was not unfair. Rather use the gifts God gave to you, to change the world out there.<\/div>\n
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Your Graduation signals us that you are on your way. So spread your wings and fly my dear, forever and a day!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0*Written by Barbara D. MacAdam, founder of The Purple Wishing Gate. For more info visit\u00a0www.PurpleWishingGate.com<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0The Gift Store of Personalized Blessings for Any Occasion.
\nAs a tribute to her daughter, 10% of proceeds go to children fighting cancer. Disclaimer: Any unauthorized\u00a0use and reproduction of this copyrighted material is strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u00a0Love and Blessings,<\/strong><\/div>\n
Langley Ave. Church of God Sunday School
\nPatricia Jackson-Payne, Deacon Doris Bedney, Deacon M. Toni Hillman
\nRev. Cynthia Thomas, Pastor,\u00a0 Rev. Mario R. Jenkins, Associate Pastor<\/div>\n
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The Langley Avenue Church of God family would like to recognize all of our graduates for the year of 2020! Middle and Junior High School Graduates: Destiny ErinMarie Spann Eisenhower Junior High School Attending: Hinsdale South High School Imani Stephens Lincoln Junior High School Attending: Thornridge High School High School Graduates: Leancia C. Banks\u00a0 Gary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[90,89],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5856"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5945,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5856\/revisions\/5945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/langleycog.org\/worship\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}