National Laymen News Vol. 12 Issue 4

September 4, 2012  Vol. 12 Issue 4 In This Issue 22nd Annual Wives & Women Supporters Prayer Breakfast Laymen Open 89th Annual Session September Calendar of Events Laymen Going Cruising...7th Annual Fellowship Cruise   Website Information www.nationalbaptist.com   www.nationalbaptistlaymen.com         Emails   Harold Simmons hsimmons@nationalbaptist.com hsimmons@swbell.net   Thad Jones tjones@nationalbaptist.com tskm@swbell.net   OFFICERS   Senior Laymen Officers   Harold Simmons President   Willie Burke V.P.-at-Large   Richard Showers, Sr. Vice President Southwest Region   Antonio Christian Vice President Far West Region   Eddie Taylor, Sr. Vice President West Region   James Deen Vice President Southeast Region   Michael Washington Vice President Midwest Region   Jerry Williams Treasurer   Thad Jones General Secretary   Willie Luvert Recording Secretary   Junior Laymen Officers   Julius Cherry President   D'Andre Richardson V.P.-at-Large   Markus Snead 1st Vice President   Bryson E. Collier 2nd Vice President           Calendar of Events   September 3 - 7, 2012 National Baptist Convention Atlanta, Georgia Harold Simmons, 12th Annual Address   September 28 - 30, 2012 Walter Cade, Jr. Southeast Workshop Jacksonville, FL James Deen, Coordinator   October 26 - 28, 2012 Walter Cade, Jr. 7-State Midwest Workshop Merrillville, IN Earl Granberry, Coordinator   Darryl Koon, New Jersey 2011 - 2012 National King     Alvin Moore, Alabama 2011 Layman of the Year     Markus Snead, Missouri 2012 National Bible Bowl Champion                    A. L. Folmar              Alabama               Winner      2012 Special Projects 22nd Annual Wives & Women Supporters Prayer Breakfast Rename and Ignites Annual Session Kickoff          Atlanta, GA -- The 89th Laymen's Annual Session being held in the city of Atlanta, Georgia began in earnest at 7:00 a.m. at the Marriott Marquis Hotel with the Annual Melinda J. Cade Laymen Wives & Women Supporters Prayer Breakfast. The breakfast was renamed this past January in honor of prayer breakfast founder and former general chairwoman Melinda J. Cade who passed away in October while serving.   There were more than 125 persons in attendance and they came to pray for this week's convention activities. The program consisted of couples serving worship leaders, rendering scripture, and offering prayers.     Eve Ridgeway Name Prayer Breakfast General Chairwoman   One of the first order of business for Doris Simmons who gives leadership to the Laymen Wives & Women Supporters Ministry at the beginning of the Prayer Breakfast was to name a successor to Melinda J. Cade in October 2011 following the Orlando, Florida convention.   The general chairwoman position was allowed to be vacant in honor and memory of Melinda J. Cade who founded the breakfast and was the serving general chairwoman at the time of her death.   Eve Ridgeway of Detroit, Michigan and wife of National Devotional Leader Jefferson Ridgeway was name the new general chairwoman. Ridgeway is no stranger to the work of the prayer breakfast and the work of the Laymen Wives & Women Supporters. She along with her husband and twin boys have been working in the National Laymen's Movement for many years. She has demonstrated to be faithful and a dedicated servant in all that has been assigned her and the many capacities she has served in.     Children of Melinda J. Cade, Steven and Jyana King Attend Prayer Breakfast   (L-R) Harold Simmons, Doris Simmons, Jyana King, Steven King, Eve Ridgeway, Sandra Jones   There were many emotions that the attendees of the prayer breakfast experienced with this being the first one without their leader longtime leader and the work, love and memory of Melinda J. Cade still on everyone's heart.   With the 22nd breakfast and those going forward bearing name of Melinda J. Cade, two of her children came to Atlanta to attend the breakfast and to received special recognition and acknowledge for thier mother's work and service.   Receiving a tribute in honor of their mother were Steven and Jyana King. The Laymen Wives & Women Supporters, the Prayer Breakfast Committee and the National Baptist Laymen's Movement shared with Melinda's children how much she meant to them.    Francess Joyner Moves Audience About Four Women   Francess Joyner of New Jersey was the Melinda J. Cade Laymen Wives & Women Supporters 22nd Annual Prayer Breakfast keynote speaker.    Joyner had the audience sitting on the edge of their seats as she spoke about four women from title of "Getting Close to the Savior"   Joyner rehearsed the biblical accounts the (1) woman at the well, (2) woman that anointed Jesus' feet, (3) woman with an issue of blood and how each one got closer to Jesus after their encounter with him. With out the audience knowing she mentioned a fourth woman and the terminal diagnoses on her life like the other three. After describing the the conditions, Joyner announced that the fourth woman was her and how after the healing power of Jesus how she had drawn closer to the savior.     Other Photo Highlights      Laymen Open 89th Annual Session at the Georgia World Congress Center  Atlanta, GA -- The laymen opened their 89th Annual Session after the the first opening in 1924 in Nashville, Tennessee. It was held at the Georgia World Congress Convention Center. The laymen's devotion committee opened the session on a high note with a fiery devotion. President Simmons then graveled the opening of the session. After committee reports and the introduction of the newly completed story of laymen founder John L. Webb by P.H.O.E.B.E. publishers, "The Winds of Change, John Lee Webb", the opening address was delivered by Rev. Walter Solomon, Sr. of Birmingham, AL     September Calendar of Events     September 3, 2012 - National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.     September 10, 2012 - Laymen's Night, Seacoast District Association    September 12, 2012 - Walter Brown, Jr. Birthday   September 13, 2012 - Vice President Richard Showers, Sr. Birthday   September 20, 2012 - Laymen's Session - Bethany District Assoc.   September 28, 2012 - Walter Cade, Jr. Southeast Workshop                                 Jacksonville, FL       New Junior Laymen Officers   The Junior Laymen Department has named new Junior Laymen Officers for the 2012 - 2013 year. They are: President -                      Julius Cherry, GA Vice President At-Large - D'Andre Richardson, KS 1st VicePresident -          Markus Snead, MO 2nd Vice President -        Bryson E Collier, IL   Laymen Going Cruising 7th Annual Fellowship Cruise August 2013   Caribbean Cruise   August 10 - 17, 2013    Details to Follow     Goals & Mission                     To enlist and coordinate the man power of the local congregation for an effective performance of essential Christian activities. To cultivate the Christian life of laymen through study, worship, fellowship and service. To enlist unchurched men for fellowship in and service through the church and to bring unsaved men into vital relations with God in Christ through personal commitment to Him. To inspire men to support the total program of the Church in the local congregation, the community, the denomination and the world. To Cooperate with the pastor, officers, and other organizations in developing and stimulating the work of the Church in the local congregation. To Promote boys' work in the local congregation.       The National Baptist Laymen's E-Quarterly is published by Thad Jones. It is the electronic version of The Quarterly. The E-Quarterly is designed to provide the members, friends and supporters of the National Baptist Laymen with news breaking information, current developments, initiatives and feature stories. The full details and a more developed story of the articles will appear in the printed version.