Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma-to-Montgomery March, & Enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
By: Angela Lee Price
This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the March from Selma to Montgomery which led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This major historic occasion should not be overlooked. As many are aware, Jesus Saves Ministries served for 10 years in the church and local community empowering more than 1,000 Kentucky citizens with the vote through voter registration campaigns. We directly assisted some 40 former felons in Kentucky in regaining their voting rights, and we assisted the Louisville branch NAACP in helping more than 100 former felons regain their voting rights enabling them to vote in the 2008 Presidential election. We encourage you to research the events that occurred over the course of the entire month of March 1965 in the marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. People died and many more put themselves in harms way fighting for the vote, a right that too many people now-days take for granted.
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Selma is about saying thank you to God and to our forefathers, those brave men and women, black and some white, who stood up for justice and for our dignity and right to be treated equally at the ballot box; secondly, its about remembering that people died securing voting rights for this and future generations of African Americans and people of color, and hopefully in doing those two things, we will be more responsible in doing what we ought to do, and that is VOTE in upcoming elections. Whenever African Americans don't vote, we trample on the graves of all those who died on March 7, 1965, on Bloody Sunday, all those who were beaten and jailed, and all those who gave generously of their time, talent, and resources in non-violent protests securing this important civil right due every citizen of these United States.
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"Blue of L" Day Is Friday, March 6th!
We invite you to join us this Friday, March 6th, for "Blue of L" Day! Dress in Blue with us to kick off National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! Kentucky has one of the highest mortality rates of colon cancer in the country. The good news...the disease can be prevented and successfully treated if caught early. Honor God's temple. Get regular checks for colon cancer. Jesus saves!
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Join Us At These Upcoming Worship Services
- Kenwood Northeast Baptist Church, Crestwood, KY on Sunday, March 8th. I will be the guest speaker bringing the message at the 11:00 a.m. worship service.
- Keas Tabernacle CME Church, Mt. Sterling, KY on Sunday, March 15th. I will be bringing the message at their Women's Day worship service beginning at 11:00 a.m.
- March is Women's Month at St. Stephen Church. The Theme is "Stepping In...the Spirit, Stepping Up...for one another; Stepping Out...on Faith." Sunday, March 29th, join me at the Dosker Manor location, 419 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd., Building A. I will be bringing the morning message at 11:00 a.m worship service.
- Kenwood Northeast Baptist Church, 7 Last Words of Christ, Good Friday, April 3rd
Hello, I am Min. Angela Lee Price, Founder of Jesus Saves Ministries, and the Host of the Jesus Saves Social Network. I want to personally extend an invitation to all Jesus Saves Social Network members in the Lexington, Louisville, Southern Indiana and surrounding areas to join me at Keas Tabernacle CME Church, Mt. Sterling, KY for "Spiritual March Madness." I will be bringing the morning message as the Woman of Keas CME celebrate Women's Day at 11:00 a.m. The theme is "Women of God." All women of God join us and wear the color white with black accessories as we celebrate Women's Day at Keas CME Church!
Join Us for Fasting and Prayer Each Wednesday During Lent
The St. Stephen Women's Ministry Presents a Stage Play with a Message of Healing, He Restoreth My Soul
The National College Choir Explosion is March 7th, Louisville Palace, 7:00 PM
featuring national gospel artists Byron Cage, Karen Clark-Sheard, Martha Munizzi, and Ricky Dillard
Plus College Choirs from Across the Country Competing for $30,000 in Cash Prizes
Jesus Saves Ministries celebrating nine years of lifting up Jesus Christ!
Join Us for Fasting and Prayer Each Wednesday During Lent
"But ye are a chosen general, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praise of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;"
1 Peter 2:9.
Lent is 40 days of fasting and repentance in preparation for Resurrection Sunday (Easter), this year on Sunday, April 5th. The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the 40 days of lent as each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter," a celebration of Jesus' victory over sin and death.
Beginning Wednesday, February 25th - Wednesday through Wednesday, April 1st, we invite you to join us in a full or partial food fast (your preference). If you cannot participate in a full or partial food fast, then consider giving up something very important to you for 12 hours on Wednesdays, (junk food and sweets, shopping, cell phone, computer, television, text messaging, caffeine, etc.) and give that time to the Lord in prayer, Scripture meditation, or by participating in a Bible study. If Wednesday is not a good day for you, choose a day on which you feel you will be able to fast consistently during the Lent season. Be ye holy even as God is holy! Your are a royal priesthood, a chosen generation!
Important Dates:
•February 18 - Ash Wednesday
•March 29 - Palm Sunday
•April 2 - Maundy (Holy) Thursday
•April 3 - Good Friday
•April 5 - Easter Sunday
1 Peter 2:9.
Lent is 40 days of fasting and repentance in preparation for Resurrection Sunday (Easter), this year on Sunday, April 5th. The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among the 40 days of lent as each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter," a celebration of Jesus' victory over sin and death.
Beginning Wednesday, February 25th - Wednesday through Wednesday, April 1st, we invite you to join us in a full or partial food fast (your preference). If you cannot participate in a full or partial food fast, then consider giving up something very important to you for 12 hours on Wednesdays, (junk food and sweets, shopping, cell phone, computer, television, text messaging, caffeine, etc.) and give that time to the Lord in prayer, Scripture meditation, or by participating in a Bible study. If Wednesday is not a good day for you, choose a day on which you feel you will be able to fast consistently during the Lent season. Be ye holy even as God is holy! Your are a royal priesthood, a chosen generation!
Important Dates:
•February 18 - Ash Wednesday
•March 29 - Palm Sunday
•April 2 - Maundy (Holy) Thursday
•April 3 - Good Friday
•April 5 - Easter Sunday
The St. Stephen Women's Ministry Presents a Stage Play with a Message of Healing, He Restoreth My Soul
The National College Choir Explosion is March 7th, Louisville Palace, 7:00 PM
featuring national gospel artists Byron Cage, Karen Clark-Sheard, Martha Munizzi, and Ricky Dillard
Plus College Choirs from Across the Country Competing for $30,000 in Cash Prizes
Jesus Saves Ministries celebrating nine years of lifting up Jesus Christ!
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