“For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future.”
Ephesians 4:4 {NLT}
Good Evening Fellow Doorkeepers!
On March 29-30, 2019, we attended the 62nd Eastern Region Conference in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Our Delegation consisted of 72 Seniors – 3 Young Adults – and 10 Juniors – for a total of 85 Delegates. Thanks to Director Charles J. Brown for his vision to implement a different format for the Conference this year! The various Workshops were effective, and hopefully, the format will be incorporated into future Eastern Region Conferences.
Congratulations to the following Eastern Region Elected and Appointed Officers:
Elected Officers:
Charles J. Brown – Eastern Region Director
and 1st National Vice President
Brenda Gilliam – Recording Secretary
Roslyn Moore – Financial Secretary
Leroy I. Stewart – Sergeant-At-Arms
Appointed Officers:
Dr. Linda A. Smallwood – Parliamentarian
Darrell W. Johnson – Audit Committee
Cynthia L. Green – Corresponding Secretary
Jeannette S. Riddick – Credentials Committee
Elrita F. James – Historical Society
Sandi Dotson – Information Technology Committee
George J. Irick – Assistant Men’s Fellowship Committee
Frances S. Penn – Outreach Committee
Donna Irick – Assistant Johnnie F. Knighton Prayer Breakfast Committee
Juanita Prophet – Public Relations Committee
Corinne M. Mungo – Scholarship Committee
Onetia J. Evans – William H. Davis Honor Club
Sandra L. Johnson – Training and Development Committee
Eunice B. Wise – Advisor, Junior, and Young People’s Department
Young Adult Department:
Karisse A. Carmack – Recording Secretary
Summer K. L. Gray – Assistant Recording Secretary
Junior and Young People’s Department:
Vashone Muse – Chairman, Board of Directors
Julian Lancaster – Sergeant-At-Arms
Region Endorsement for National Positions:
Charles J. Brown – 1st National Vice President
Jeannette S. Riddick – National Nominating Committee
The Eastern Region Delegation voted on who will represent the Past – the Present – and the Future from the Eastern Region at the National James E. Anderson Unity Luncheon on Tuesday, July 30th. Sister Elrita F. James will represent the Eastern Region for the Past, and Little Miss Setota Johnson will represent the Eastern Region as our Future Usher.
Next year, the State of Delaware will host the 63rd Eastern Region Conference on March 13 – 14, 2020, at the Doubletree Hotel Downtown – Wilmington, Delaware. The room rate is $109.00 plus 10% tax, subject to change.
In 2021, the District of Columbia will host the 64th Eastern Region Conference on March 19 – 20, 2021. I’m happy to report that our own Director Charles J. Brown will be the sole honoree for the Johnnie F. Knighton Prayer Breakfast for his 12 years of service as Director of the Eastern Region, and NUCUAA’s Vice President before being elected as NUCUAA’s 24th National President. Brother Brown will join the following National Presidents from the District of Columbia:
William H. Davis
Allan A.C. Griffith, Sr.
Raymond A. Smith, and
Raymond ThomasThanks to the Delegates for traveling to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 31st after the 62nd Eastern Region Conference for the ICUA of Pennsylvania’s 99th Memorial Service at Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church!
Congratulations, again, to the Catherine E. Mills School of Ushering 2019 Graduating Class on your achievement in the Art of Church Ushering! To Dean Janice E. Hyshaw, Assistant Dean Melinda H. Wilkins, and the Faculty, thank you for your dedication and commitment to teaching the Silent Method of Church Ushering!
We are encouraging all Delegates to use NUCUAA’s on-line system to pre-register and purchase tickets for the various events. Board Chairman Ronald Jones will be at the Headquarters on Saturday – May 11th and Saturday – June 8th between the hours of 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM to assist our members with your NUCUAA pre-registration and event tickets. Please bring cash for your purchases. After making your initial pre-registration, add-ons will not be permitted.
Important Convention Deadline Dates:
Pre-Registration – June 15th
Ads for the Souvenir Journal – May 1st
$100 Centennial Donation – May 1st if you want your name in the Souvenir Journal
Event Tickets – July 1st
NUCUAA’s Website Address:
www.nationalchurchushers.org
Ads for the Centennial Souvenir Journal are to be sent to the following Webmail address: souvenirjournal@nationalchurchushers.org
After pre-registering on-line, it is important that you E-Mail a copy of your detailed on-line receipt to Sister Corinne Mungo at cmungo1@hotmail.com.
If you are sailing with the ICUA of Pennsylvania on the Benjamin Franklin Yacht on Saturday, July 27th from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, send your $75.00 check to the individual identified on the flyer provided last month.
Listed below are upcoming events and activities:
Annual Rhonda M. Jackson Pre-Mother’s Day Luncheon – Saturday, May 4, 2019 – Macedonia Community Church, 1026 – 46th Street, NE, Washington, DC at 1:00 PM. Theme: “A Mother’s Touch.” Ticket required.
ICUA Open House – Saturday, May 18, 2019 –
10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
Executive Committee Meeting – Tuesday, May 21, 2019 – Headquarters – 7:00 PM
Alberta T. Leonard Golden Age Luncheon – Saturday, June 1, 2019 – Martin’s Crosswinds, 7400 Greenbelt Center Drive, Greenbelt, MD at 1:00 PM.
Ticket required.
Fancy Napkin Folding and Centerpieces Workshop – July 13, 2019 – 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon –
Donation: $20.00
Macedonia Community Church, 1026 – 46th Street, NE, Washington, DC
NUCUAA Centennial Convention – July 29, 2019 – August 2, 2019 – Philadelphia Marriott Downtown Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
107th ICUA Anniversary – Sunday, September 15, 2019 – Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 1636 East Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC – time 3:00 PM. The theme is: “200 Ushers in White.” The sacrificial asking is $50.00 for Seniors and Young Adults – Juniors $10.00. You can start paying your $50.00 and $10.00 now. See the 107th Financial Team of Sister Gwendolyn T. Newton or Sister Nelcina B. Wiggins to pay your sacrificial asking. The deadline to complete your sacrificial asking is August 31, 2019. All names will appear in the 107th Anniversary Program.
The 63rd New York Memorial Weekend / Eastern Region Mid-Year Meeting will be held on November 9–10, 2019. Hotel: LaGuardia Plaza Hotel, 104-04 Ditmars Boulevard, East Elmhurst, New York – Room Rate $172.00 across the board. {One night room deposit required with reservation.} Reservation deadline – October 1, 2019.
Let us continue to work together in Love and Unity!
Happy Birthday to all celebrating a birthday during the month of May!
Please keep Mother Elaine S. Flanagan and Father Roy L. Kelly in prayer, as well as all sick, shut-in, and bereaved families.
Yours in Christian Service,
Pansy Bradley-Cooper
President
