Prayer for those impacted by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene
Continual Prayer & Support for all students, staff, schools and parents
The Oratorical Contest
During the Lancaster District Conference last weekend, Asia and Mimi participated in the Oratorical Contest. Asia in the Senior Division and Mimi in the Junior Division. Asia was the winner in the Senior Division. Both, Asia and Mimi are busy with school and extracurricular activities. We are proud of you for participating in the Oratorical contest. Not everyone can express themselves in front of an audience.
Glossophobia, or the fear of public speaking, is quite common. In fact, some experts estimate that as much as 77% of the population has some level of anxiety regarding public speaking. For many of us, it can be very uncomfortable to speak in public and be the center of attention and even if we do it, it's often not without some trepidation and fear. (verywellmind.com)
Asia and Mimi did not display any signs of glossophobia!
Sunday School - 9:45 AM
Adult Lesson 5 - September 29, 2024
Lesson Title: Moses and Miriam Lead the People in Praise
Adult Topic: Time to Party!
Background Scripture: Exodus 14: 21 - 31, 15: 1 - 21
Home Daily Bible Reading
Friday, September 27 Psalm 104: 1 - 9 God Protects Creation
Saturday, September 28 Psalm 147: 1 -12 Our Worship Gives God Joy
Sunday, September 29 Exodus 15: 1 - 13, 20 - 21 Sing of God's Glorious Triumph
In addition to Sunday School, other opportunities to deepen your Spiritual life is by participating in Tuesday Bible Study and Mid - Week Inspiration
Bible Study: Tuesdays @ 6:30 PM
In - Person and ZOOM
Study Lesson for Tuesday, October 1
Page 6 of Study Material
1 Peter 2: 4 -10 (Discuss questions 7 - 14)
On this past Sunday afternoon, Rev. Dr. Fite, his family and Lay members attended the Lancaster District Lay Council Program at Mt. Tabor A.M.E. Zion Church. The 2024 - 25 Lay Person of The Year from each church was recognized. Fred Witherspoon represented Steele Hill.
Save The Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024
10:40 AM (During Morning Service)
Celebrating Connectional Lay Sunday @ Steele Hill A.M.E. Zion Church
September 28, 2004
Chesterfield County NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet
Rev. Dr. Jerret C. Fite, Guest Speaker
Cheraw Community Center
200 Powe Street
Cheraw, South Carolina
6:00 PM
September 29 Harrison Davis
September 29 Dr. Geoffrey Egekwu
September 30 Larry K. Witherspoon
October 1 Walter Davis
October 2 Cheryl Lindsay
October 3 Teressa Davis
In The Community
Lancaster County Voters, Do you know that there is a School Bond Referendum on the November Ballot? Do you want to know more?
You can also visit the Lancaster County School District Bond Referendum website
Voter education siloes: Not all NC voters are educated equally
In March, Davie County Elections Director Melissa Parker held a Voter ID Q&A event.
She wanted to answer the public’s questions ahead of the primary, the first statewide election North Carolinians had to show a valid photo ID to vote. Parker posted about the event on Facebook, the Davie County website and in the local newspaper. She set up lemonade and cookies for the crowd.
Nobody showed up.
Davie County is not unique; elections officials across the state have struggled to educate voters amid a constantly changing legal environment laden with misinformation. Education, outreach and marketing efforts vary across county lines, partially due to funding and staffing differences.
A Carolina Public Press analysis found that in a cross section of 21 North Carolina counties, 18 had no designated budget for voter education, outreach or marketing beyond the legal minimum of notices that local newspapers are paid to publish in print, often not appearing online at all.
Historically, the North Carolina State Board of Elections also has not received dedicated funding for voter education, outside of specific education about the new photo ID requirement, Board spokesperson Pat Gannon said in an email to CPP.
“As such, we must use existing personnel, who have many other responsibilities, for the very limited voter education and outreach we do,” Gannon wrote.
People have lost trust in the political system, Parker said.
While in the grocery store this week, as I was picking up a carton of blueberries, I noticed that the blueberries were from Peru. The country of Peru is 3,090 miles from Charlotte, NC. I understand that certain fruits grow better in certain climates, etc. But, Peru is a bit far. The food supply chain covers the world.
As developers pave over Charlotte, a local farm gets $1.4M boost to grow dramatically
A small northwest Charlotte farm is growing more than six times its size as Carolina Farms Fund saves land from being gobbled up by development in one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. DeepRoots CPS Farm, a nearly 7-acre Black-owned urban farm, grows more than 60 seasonal crops of herbs, vegetables and mushrooms each year behind a wooden split rail fence off Primm Road. The farm also has chickens, ducks, goats, beehives and even a palomino horse named Major.
But after just three years, DeepRoots owners Cherie and Wisdom Jzar said they need more land.
For Black and minority farmers, access to land and financing has been a barrier throughout American history. In the U.S., 1.2% of farmers identify as Black or African-American, according to the USDA 2022 Census of Agriculture report. In North Carolina, the number of farms with Black producers is 1,372 out of 42,917 statewide, according to the Census of Agriculture. Data is not available by county.
“We’re willing to work with everyone but we recognize that there are certain farming communities that have been underserved in the past and we would love to help with that,” Newton said. “What we’re doing simultaneously is we’re permanently conserving farmland and we’re making farmland affordable to next-generation farmers.”
“We were intentional about being farmers because we know that the number of Black farmers is significantly declining across the country,” Cherie Jzar said. “We built this farm because we wanted it to serve as an example to the community about the possibilities.”
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