"O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever." 

1 Chronicles 16:34 KJV

Upcoming Events

In Observance of Thanksgiving there will be NO:

Empowerment Tuesday 

or

Wednesday with the Word 

This week!

Thankfulness is an attitude. Thanksgiving and gratitude are essential disciplines in the Christian life. This week as we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, we look at some key Biblical reasons why we should be thankful!

1. Because it honors God. When we are thankful, we recognize that God exists, and we are acting on the reality of His life as the very source and means of ours. True thankfulness recognizes our total dependence on God. (2 Corinthians 4:15).

2. Because it is commanded in Scripture. First, the Psalms are filled with the call to give thanks. An example is Psalm 100:4 which says, "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name." Then Paul tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:18, “give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” In Colossians, he twice gives the command to be thankful (3:15, 17).

3. Because of the dangerous consequences of thanklessness: Thanklessness is dangerous to self and others. It dishonors God and leads to proud humanism or dependence on man rather than God (Romans 1:21). In addition, it leads to bitterness, complaining, and a joyless life (Hebrews 12:15).

God calls each of us to a life of thankfulness. A thankful person is a humble person. When we walk in thankfulness, we confess that God is the source of all we have. We acknowledge and know without a doubt that all we are comes from the Lord. To God Be The Glory for our lives and for this holiday week of Thanksgiving!

Sister Cathy Black

WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

• Join our Empowerment Tuesdays (Virtual Prayer Service) by phone on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm Bible Study.
  
  Call: 253-215-8782 or 301-715-8592;
  Additional Phone Numbers:
  564-217-2000; 646-558-8656;
  646-931-3860
  Meeting ID: 685 433 0718
  
  
• Join us In-Person for Wednesdays with the Word (formerly Saturday Bible Study)  at the church on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm.
  
  
• Radio broadcasts Saturdays 9:00 am and 3:00 pm as well as Sundays at 7:30 am on WJMM FM 99.1
  
  
• International Sunday School Lesson
  (This Sunday's Lesson: "A Time For Courage" Esther 3:2-3, 5-6A; 4:7-16)
  
  Next Sunday's Lesson: "When Tragedy Occurs" Job 1:14-15, 18-19, 22; 3:1-3, 11)
  
  
• In- Person Worship Service on Sundays at 10:30 am  and  Streaming on the Church Facebook Page and YouTube. It can also be viewed on demand on the church
  historicpg.org website under the Services Tab.
  
  
• Thank you for giving Tithes and Offerings given In-Person, by mail or with the Givelify App. 
  
  
• Give with CashApp: $1790pgchurch
  
  Our address is:

Historic Pleasant Green Missionary Baptist Church

PO Box 11845
Lexington, KY 40578

Attention Students and Parents: All students who made Honor Roll and Dean's List, please submit your report card to Sister Janice Shelton.  All honorees will be recognized in December. 

Thank you, 

Education Ministry

Welcome to the 40 Year Christians' Cooking Corner! 

Here we will feature recipes from the 40 Year Christian Group. This week's recipe comes from Sister Alyce Emerson.

Blessings to all.

Sister Linda Gates, President

Prayer Requests

• Sister Ella Beckham (Preston Green, Lexigton, KY) (Cousin of Sister Cleo Washington)
  
  
• Brother Levi Fishback (Harrodsburg Health & Rehabilitation Center, Harrodsburg, KY)
  
  
• Rev. Clifton Gay (VA Hospital in Houston, TX)
  
  
• Sister Kauai Greer (Rehabilitation Facility in Louisville, KY) (Niece of Sister Norma Johnson)
  
  
• Sister Anna Jaber (Homestead Rehabilitation Facility)
  
  
• Brother Drery Shelton (St. Joseph Hospital) (Friend of Sister Bonnie Shelton)
  
  
• Brother Glenn Allen (Home) (Relative of the Brooks Family)
  
  
• Sister Daphne Alexander (Columbus, GA) (Sister of Pastor Calvin Shears)
  
  
• Sister Mary Ann Banksden (Florence, AL) (Sister of Brother Sammie Brooks)
  
  
• Sister Eleanor Beatty (Home)
  
  
• Sister Lillian Bell (Ruston, LA)
  
  
• Sister Bonita Black-Rivera (Louisville, KY)
  
  
• Sister Beverly Bowman (Home)

• Brother Richard Briscoe (Home)
  
  
• Sister Bonita Brown (Home)
  
  
• Brother Byron Brown
  
  
• Sister Patricia Brown (Home)
  
  
• Sister Charmaine Collins (Daughter of Sister Debra Collins)
  
  
• Sister Debra Collins (Home)
  
  
• Brother Lonnie Cowan (Home)
  
  
• Crutcher, Jones, & Payne Family (especially Little Brother Vince Crutcher III and Sister Brittany Payne)
  
  
• Sister Franceen Drake (Home)
  
  
• Sister Laura Dunaway (Home)
  
  
• Sister Cheryl Dabney Duncan (Houston, TX)
  
  
• Brother Marvin Emerson (Home)
  
  
• Sister Sheryl Haskins (Home)
  
  
• Sister Jeanette Higgins (Home)
  
  
• Brother Madison Horton (Home)
  
  
• Brother Julian Jackson (Home) (Father of Brother Jarold Jackson)
  
  
• Sister Mary E. Jackson (Paris, KY) (Sister of Brother William Jackson)
  
  
• Brother William Jackson (Home)
  
  
• Sister Norma Johnson (Home)
  
  
• Sister Vera Johnson (Home) (Sister of Sister Marion Hall)
  
  
• Brother Vincino Johnson
  
  
• Brother Travis Jones (Home ) (Brother of Sisters Liz Brooks, Trina Morton, and Sobona Sweat)
  
  
• Sister Vicki Laine (Home)
  
  
• Sister Janet King (Classmate of Sister Norma Johnson)
  
  
• Sister Larry Leath (Home)
  
  
• Sister Lindsey Leath (Home)
  
  
• Sister Dawn Gay Martin (Home)
  
  
• Brother Everett Martin (Home)
  
  
• Sister Thelma Masterson (Home)
  
  
• Sister Rita Maxberry (Home) (Sister-in-Law of Sister Dorothy Haskins)
  
  
• Sister Irene Sykes McKenzie (Home)
  
  
• Sister Elnora Miller (Home) (Mother of Sister Lisa Miller)
  
  
• Sister Lisa Miller (Home)
  
  
• Little Brother Braylen Levi Moody (Home)
  
  
• Sister Dorothy Offutt (Home)
  
  
• Sister Joann Perry (Home) (Aunt of Brother Derrick Winn)
  
  
• Sister Annette Reid (Home)
  
  
• Brother Ashley Roach
  
  
• Sister Gayle Rush-Coleman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Tamika Sales (Home)
  
  
• Pastor Calvin P. Shears (Home)
  
  
• Sister Harriet Shears (Columbus, GA ) (Mother of Pastor Shears)
  
  
• Brother Doug Smith (Brother of Rev. Michael Smith) (Home, Louisville, KY)
  
  
• Sister Lynn Smith (Home)
  
  
• Sister Pennie Smith (Home)
  
  
• Sister Eleanor Smothers (Home)
  
  
• Sister Delores Spencer (Home)
  
  
• Brother Adrian Tatman (Home)
  
  

• Sister Anna Tatman (Home)
  
  
• Sister Cheryl "Midge" Taylor (Home)
  
  
• Sister Kendra Taylor (Home)
  
  
• Brother Richard Taylor (Home)
  
  
• Sister Anna Ison-Walker (Home)
  
  
• Brother Johänn Wigginton (Home)
  
  
• Sister Tassa Wigginton (Home)
  
  

• Brother Leon Wilson (Home) (Brother-in-Law of Sister Mary Thomas)
  
  
• Brother James Wright (Home)
  
  
• Each person listed on our Sick List
  
  
• Families affected in war torn countries around the world
  
  
• Families affected by gun violence in our community and abroad
  
  
• COVID-19 Victims around the world
  
  
• The People of Ukraine
  
  
• Healthcare workers, First respondents, etc.
  
  
• Grandparents around the world, especially those raising their grandchildren.
  
  
• The Entire Pleasant Green Church Family
  
  
• Our our Local and National Government Officials

Heavenly Father, help us to have the courage to confront others in love and to receive hard but true words with grace. Thank You for Jesus. In His Name. Amen

 {Adapted from Our Daily Bread, November 18, 2023}

Thank You

HPGMBC,

May God bless you for your kindness and generous heart.

Thank you so much.

Sister Phyllis Bates

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Thank You

Thank you Pastor Shears and our Historic Pleasant Green Church family for your thoughts and prayers, calls and cards during the passing of my sister, Marynette Taylor. Your support and presence throughout this difficult time and during the service meant the world to me and my family. God bless you for your loving kindness, sweet spirit and heartfelt generosity.

Sister Juanita Black and Family

Keep Your Contact Information Updated

Please keep your contact information up to date. In case of emergencies, changes of service times, etc., every attempt will be made to contact church members as expeditious as possible using text messages to cell phones, phone calls, and emails. You can update your contact information by calling the church at (859) 254-7387. 

If you would like to volunteer in assisting with contacting members on the rare occasions when  information needs to be communicated to the church membership quickly, please call the church and give your name and phone number.  

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

COVID-19 Case Counts Increasing in Lexington

The new COVID-19 vaccine/booster has been approved and should be available at area pharmacies or medical providers soon. For anyone who has not yet been vaccinated, please don't wait - get your first COVID-19 vaccine by same-day appointment every Monday-Thursday in our Public Health Clinic at 650 Newtown Pike. Call 859.252.2371 for further details.

It is also important to wear a well-fitted mask/face covering in public areas. Learn more about masks at https://www.cdc.gov/coronaviru....

You can also help slow the spread of COVID-19 by:

• Avoiding close contact with people who are sick, especially those with COVID-19 symptoms (fever, cough, muscle/body aches, loss of taste/smell, nausea, etc.);
• Covering coughs and sneezes;
• Avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth;
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.

LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
650 Newtown Pike
Lexington, KY 40508
(859) 252-2371.