President’s February Greetings
“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”
Romans 12:10 (KJV)
Greetings Fellow Doorkeepers!
Due to the inclement weather on January 14th, we were unable to have our first Business Meeting of the year. Thanks to First Rock Baptist Church for the preparation in hosting the January Business Meeting!
On Sunday, January 20th, we had a spirit-filled “Re-Dedication Service” at Greater People’s Union Baptist Church. The 2019 Re-Dedication Service theme was “It’s A Blessing To Serve The Lord” – with a scriptural reference of Deuteronomy 11:13. Reverend James L. Dawkins, Sr. was the Preacher for the occasion. Reverend Dawkins’ sermon topic was “It’s A Mighty Good Thing To Be Chosen By God” – with a scriptural reference of Deuteronomy 11:13-14. The ”Re-Dedication Service” is our first official program for the year. We want to start the year off by Re-Dedicating our service unto God and the ICUA. Thanks to the Catherine E. Mills School of Ushering for serving at the program and the Mabel C. Cooper Chorus for rendering the musical selections! Many thanks to the Events Department, Re-Dedication Working Unit for planning a spirit-filled program.
Since Junior President Vashone Muse, Young Adult President Karisse Carmack, and yours truly – Senior President Pansy Bradley-Cooper – were unable to present our Presidential Addresses at the Business Meeting on January 14th, we presented our Presidential Addresses at the Vision Planning Meeting on January 26th. We will continue with the theme “The Power of Love and Unity,” – with the scriptural reference of 1 Corinthians, Chapter 1 – Verse 10. I shared with the membership the State (financial status) of the ICUA. We ended 2018 in the best financial status that we have had in quite some time. This is partly due to the implementation of QuickBooks, and the oversight and partnership of our finances by the Board of Trustees and the Budget and Finance Department making certain that the Departments, Committees, and special activities stayed within the prescribed budget. The Board of Trustees’ Technical Print Team is to be commended for printing 33 projects last year, which brought in over $10,000 to offset the monthly lease on the Copier. Our membership without an E-Mail address will now receive Calling Post messages directly from me informing them of important Local, Regional, and National communications. If you would like to be added to this special Group, please contact me at 301-335-1779 to have your name and telephone number added to the list.
The following Appointed Officers will be installed at the February Business Meeting on February 11th at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church:
Senior Department
Onetia J. Evans – Chaplain
Quintina Kornegay Brown – Correspondence Secretary
Dr. Patricia C. McCrimmon – Parliamentarian
Events Department
Eunice B. Wise – Director
Alma J. Edwards – Assistant Director
Membership Services and Outreach Department
Frances S. Penn – Director
Meleanie R. Lowery – Assistant Director
Education and Scholarship Department
Phyllis P. Dorsey – Director
Betty M. Bright – Assistant Director
Alma Cooper Hawkins Public Relations Department
Brenda J. Sellers – Director
Rosie C. White – Assistant Director
Thelma D. Goodwin Policy and Rules Department
Vernard E. Jackson – Director
Jean E. Jalloh – Assistant Director
Budget and Finance Department
Jacqueline P. Byrd-Tillman – Director
Darrell W. Johnson – Assistant Director
Young Adult Department
Roslyn Moore – Counselor
Angela O. Walker-Suttles – Co-Counselor
Junior and Young People’s Department
Iona P. Carter – Supervisor
Earline Green-Croom – Assistant Supervisor
Randy L. Perrin Men’s Day Committee
George J. Irick – Chairman
Clarence O. Dillahunt, Sr. – Assistant
Chairman
Christine M. Green Women’s Day Committee
Helon V. Smith – Chairman
Frances Jackson – Assistant Chairman
Transportation and Housing Committee
Druscilla J. Smalls – Chairman
Lestine D. Braddock – Assistant Chairman
June D. May Building Fund Working Unit
June D. May – Coordinator
William E. Bolden – Assistant Coordinator
Photographer
Omar J. Mitchell
JUNIOR AND YOUNG PEOOPLE’S DEPARTMENT
Vashone Muse – President
Jeremiah Catoe – Vice President
Julian Lancaster – Recording Secretary
London A. Lampkin – Financial Secretary
Jayvon Peach – Assistant Financial Secretary
Lyric Butler – Chaplin
Samuel Grant – Assistant Chaplin
Gabriel Williams – Sergeant-At-Arms
Congratulations to all Elected and Appointed Officers! I’m looking forward to working with each Officer throughout the year.
The Ushers’ Ministry Presidents’ / ICUA Guardians’ Meeting will be held on Saturday, February 9th at Macedonia Community Church, 1026 46th Street, NE, Washington, DC. The meeting will start with breakfast at 8:30 AM, and the meeting will start promptly at 9:00 AM.
All Elected and Appointed Officers are required to attend the Executive Committee Meeting on Monday, February 19th at the ICUA Headquarters at 7:30 PM.
Tickets are going fast for the “Alberta T. Leonard Golden Age Luncheon” on Saturday, June 1, 2019, at Martin’s Crosswinds, 7400 Greenbelt Center Drive, Greenbelt, MD, at 1:00 PM. The following members will be honored at the Luncheon for their dedicated and faithful contributions to the ICUA:
Honorary President Christine E. Ford (Mt. Jezreel Baptist Church)
Julia M. Abraham (Enon Baptist Church)
Hazel Blakey (Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church)
Tryone J. Briscoe (Zion Baptist Church)
Lizzie Mae Corbin (Turner Memorial A.M.E. Church)
Alma J. Edwards (Edgewood Baptist Church)
Elrita F. James (The New Macedonia Baptist Church)
Martha R. Johnson (New Birth Outreach and Deliverance Ministries)
Rachel G. Palmer (Mt. Moriah Baptist Church)
Dorothy J. Thomas (Mt. Horeb Baptist Church)
Dwight D. Williams, Sr! (Hemingway Memorial A.M.E. Church)
Alice Yates (Friendship Baptist Church)
The donation is $55.00. Tickets are available now. Contact Sister Onetia J. Evans for information, and Sister Nelcina B. Wiggins for tickets.
Reminders and Updates:
1. The deadline to make your lodging reservations for the 62nd Annual Eastern Region Conference is Thursday, March 7, 2019. Crowne Plaza Hotel, 260 Mall Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA – 1-610-265-7500
2. The deadline to Pre-Register for the Conference is Monday, February 11, 2019, at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. See Sister Corinne Mungo to Pre-Register for the Conference. Pre-Registration Fees are as follows:
Seniors: $25.00
Young Adults: $25.00
Visitors: $25.00
Juniors: $20.00
Extra copies of Souvenir Journal: $3.00
3. Conference Banquet Tickets are available. The donation is $45.00. The deadline to purchase tickets is February 11, 2019. See Sister Quintina Brown to purchase your Banquet Ticket.
4. The due date for all Souvenir Journal Ads and Patrons is February 11, 2019. Submit information and funds to Sister Quintina Brown.
5. The various Eastern Region Conference Workshops are as follows:
Workshops A & B: Excel
Workshop C: Financial Planning
Workshop D: Parliamentary Procedure
Workshop E: Sexual Harassment for Individuals Dealing with Youth
Workshop F: Canvass Painting (Cost $25.00)
Please make your selection for your preferred Workshop when you Pre-Register for the Conference.
6. The Pennsylvania Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, March 31st after the Eastern Region Conference in Philadelphia.
7. The New York Memorial Weekend will be held November 9 – 10, 2019.
Let us all continue to work together in “Love and Unity.”
Happy Birthday to all celebrating a birthday during the month of February!
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
