2021-March-25 Announcement

Pastor Billy G Russell and First Lady Theresa Russell's Retirement Celebration details are now announced.  It will occur the weekend of April 23 - 25, 2021

Free Events: 

• Saturday, April 24th, 2021:  Live streaming Tribute @ 4pm
• Sunday, April 25th, 2021: Sunday Services @ 8:30am, 9:30am, & 4pm

Ticketed Events:

• Friday, April 23rd, 2021:  Virtual Concert @ 7pm
• Saturday, April 24th, 2021: Banquet @ 6pm

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Hotel Accommodations

We have secured a room block at a discounted rate at the Intercontinental Hotel MSP Airport. The rate is $129 for Run of House room per night exclusive of taxes. The block runs from Friday, April 23 - Tuesday, April 27. To book a room within the block, call 877-424-2449 and reference the "Pastor Russell" block. You can also use the online booking tool located here. Reservations will be taken in the block up through April 9, 2021.

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Blessings

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Hi there:

We hope that your week is going well so far! This email is a reminder about our orientation on this Saturday, April 10^th at 11am for the new FAITH! Church Emergency Preparedness Initiative. The Zoom link for the meeting is below. Note, we would like all of our partnering church pastors and designated FAITH! COVID-19 Prevention Champions to attend the meeting and church members are welcome as well! Please distribute the link to the meeting to your church members. We are looking forward to meeting with you all and discussing important information regarding the goals and expectations of the project. This will be the best time to get all of your questions answered by our team. Let us know if you have any questions or concerns. See you on Saturday!

 

Guest speaker: LaPrincess C. Brewer, MD, MPH; Founder, FAITH! Program

LaPrincess Brewer is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Orientation for AA Emergency Preparedness Initiative

Time: Apr 10, 2021 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

 

Join Zoom Meeting

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All the best,

FAITH! Study Team

 

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Hi all –

 

Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra announced that additional savings and lower health care costs are available for consumers on HealthCare.gov. The American Rescue Plan (ARP) has increased tax credits available to consumers, helping to reduce premiums and giving consumers access to affordable health care coverage. The Department also announced an additional $50 million in advertising to bolster the Special Enrollment Period outreach campaign. The campaign will run through August 15, 2021.

 

“We’re delivering lower health care costs to more Americans because everyone deserves access to quality, affordable health care. Today help is here and millions of Americans can start saving money on their health insurance premiums thanks to the American Rescue Plan,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. “The Biden Administration is committed to bringing down health care costs for families. Consumers can save money by visiting HealthCare.gov and choosing a plan that works for them and their budget. HHS will be reaching out to encourage Americans to use the Special Enrollment Period to sign up for quality, affordable coverage through HealthCare.gov.”

 

For more information, read the materials below:

• HHS press release (English)
• HHS press release (Spanish)
• ASPE brief

 

Marvin Figueroa, Director

Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Washington, D.C.

From: Faith 4 Heart
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2021 10:26 AM
Subject: Thank you for participating in the FAITH! Emergency Preparedness Project! Save the Dates!

Hi everyone:

Thank you so much for your willingness to participate in this new and improved Emergency Preparedness Initiative! We are so excited to have your church within our network and as one of our partnering churches! Below are important dates for this initiative including orientation, the seminar series and next steps moving forward. All meetings are open to the entire church but we would like the church pastor and designated FAITH! Champion to attend. Zoom links to all meetings will be provided in the near future; please feel free to distribute to your church members. Each participating church will receive a $500 incentive to develop or enhance their church emergency preparedness team!

SAVE THE DATES and Mark Your Calendars:

April 10^th @ 11am, Initiative Orientation by Dr. LaPrincess Brewer

This meeting will kick off the initiative and provide important information regarding the goals and expectations of the project. This will be the best time to get all of your questions answered by our team.

Seminar Series

Seminar #1 May 22^nd @ 11am

Topic: Disaster Preparedness: Readiness is a Lifestyle

Featured speaker:

Seminar #2 June 12^th @ 11am

Topic: Building Resilient Churches

Featured speaker:

Seminar #3 July 10^th @11am

Topic: Partnerships for Preparedness: From Hurricanes to Pandemics

Featured speaker:

Once again thank you so much for your willingness to participate. Please look out for the orientation Zoom link as it will be coming soon.

All the best,

Dr. LaPrincess Brewer & FAITH! Study Team

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Job Openings at The State

The State has several job openings, a few of the positions are listed below. If you are interested in applying for one of these positions or would like to know about others, please send an email to CMAH@state.mn.us

• Maintenance Assistant
• Financial Analyst
• Curator - Archeology
• Sales Assistant
• Interpreter
• Infrastructure Support Technician
• Program Specialist - Volunteer Services
• Museum Guide
• Site Manager - Charles Lindbergh House & Partnership

 

 

Rachel Lewis, BS, AHFI, CPMA, CPC

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

 

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African Heritage Owned Business- State Vendor Registry

As a business owner of African Heritage, the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage would like to invite you to become a vendor with the State of MN. The process is quick, simple and it will allow you to not only be a vendor in order to work with the Council but also be a vendor with any other state agency. The Council is working towards increasing the number of vendors of African Heritage with the State of Minnesota. To get started with the registration process click here to be redirected to the registration site.

 

 

Rachel Lewis, BS, AHFI, CPMA, CPC

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

 

Sr. Provider Investigator | Surveillance & Integrity Review Section (SIRS)

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

Minnesota Department of Human Services

444 Lafayette Road North

St Paul, MN 55155

O: 651-431-2366

F: 651-431-7569

mn.gov/dhs

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DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships On March 24, FEMA released the interim policy guidance on the COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program. It will be a reimbursement program for eligible funeral expenses for deaths related to COVID-19 that occurred after January 20, 2020. Please see the press release for more information about the newly released policy: FEMA to Help Pay Funeral Costs for COVID-19-Related Deaths. The program is not yet active, but is anticipated to begin in early April. This bulletin is simply a notice to provide awareness of the impending launch, allowing individuals an opportunity to begin to gather documentation and case workers time to gain familiarity. If your organization provides funeral assistance please take a look at how your program may interact with the FEMA's COVID-19 Funeral Assistance program to avoid duplication of benefits. For those accustomed to conventional natural disaster responses please note that FEMA intends to establish a dedicated toll-free phone number for COVID-19 Funeral Assistance, separate from DisasterAssistance.gov. For those looking for more specific details about the program please go to the COVID-19 Funeral Assistance website. DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Have a comment, question or looking for information? E-mail us at Partnerships@fema.dhs.gov Job Openings at The State The State has several job openings, a few of the positions are listed below. If you are interested in applying for one of these positions or would like to know about others, please send an email to CMAH@state.mn.us Maintenance Assistant Financial Analyst Curator - Archeology Sales Assistant Interpreter Infrastructure Support Technician Program Specialist - Volunteer Services Museum Guide Site Manager - Charles Lindbergh House & Partnership     Rachel Lewis, BS, AHFI, CPMA, CPC Pronouns: She/Her/Hers   Sr. Provider Investigator | Surveillance & Integrity Review Section (SIRS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Minnesota Department of Human Services 444 Lafayette Road North St Paul, MN 55155 O: 651-431-2366 F: 651-431-7569 mn.gov/dhs

Announcements 2021-FEB-14

 

Sabathanites Drum Corps

Creator: 

Tina Burnside

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  • Burnside, Tina. "Sabathanites Drum Corps." MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. http://www.mnopedia.org/group/sabathanites-drum-corps (accessed February 14, 2021).
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Sabathanites Drum Corps marching in parade in Minneapolis, ca. early 2000s. Photographed by Suluki Fardan.

Founded in 1964, the Sabathanites Drum Corps is the oldest existing African American drum corps in Minnesota. It started as a youth group, but in 2017, some of its original members are still performing with the corps after over fifty years.

The Sabathanites Drum Corps was founded in 1964 as a youth organization affiliated with Sabathani Baptist Church, located at 3805 Third Avenue, in Minneapolis. Its pastor at that time, Rev. Stanley R. King, advocated for the church’s involvement in the community all week long—not just on Sundays. Thus, the Sabathanites Drum Corps was formed to give the youth in the neighborhood something to do and keep them out of trouble.

To participate in the drum corps, members had to attend church at least once a month and maintain a C average in school. When the Sabathanites first started, they were led by Leon Lewis, a member of the Elks Ames Lodge Drum and Bugle Corps.

The first Sabathanites corps had more than fifty members made up of youth from both South and North Minneapolis. They included snare, tenor, and bass drummers as well as bugle players and majorettes. Drummers said that before forming the Sabathanites, they listened to the Elks’ performances, then mimicked them by beating on makeshift drums created from garbage cans and cardboard boxes. Most of the drummers played by ear, but a few were also in their school bands. Northern States Power Company (NSP, later known as Xcel Energy) sponsored the Sabathanites, providing their instruments and uniforms.

The Sabathanites were popular, and whenever they performed, they generated large crowds. On July 19, 1967, they performed in the Aquatennial Torchlight Parade in downtown Minneapolis. Hundreds of people marched and danced along with the group. The police—on high alert because of rumors of possible “riots”—overreacted and beat many people in the crowd, including some drummers. Later, violence broke out in North Minneapolis along Plymouth Avenue, where demonstrators set fires, threw rocks, and damaged properties.

The Sabathanites denounced the police action and refused to perform in the Aquatennial parade—a protest that lasted forty-three years. On July 21, 2010, Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak welcomed the group back to the Aquatennial parade and issued a proclamation declaring the day to be “Sabathanite Drum Corps Day in the City of Minneapolis.”

Mayor Rybak encouraged Minneapolis residents to reflect on the Sabathanites’ history, perseverance, and strength, and called on all parade-goers to “get their groove on” to their music. The Sabathanites said they felt vindicated because they had not caused a riot in 1967 and were not doing anything wrong—just performing. The Sabathanites marched in the Aquatennial parade that night in honor of a long-time member who had recently passed away, and to inspire young people in the community.

Throughout the years, the Sabathanites have performed across Minnesota at parades, competitions, grand openings, festivals, and celebrations. In 2014, they celebrated a milestone: their fiftieth anniversary. They were honored at the “Southside Back in the Day” celebration, held annually at Phelps Park in Minneapolis. People who lived or grew up on the Southside recalled hearing the Sabathanites practice every Saturday morning in the parking lot of Bryant Junior High (later Sabathani Community Center).

In a tribute at the celebration, the Sabathanites were given an award stating, “We will never forget the feeling of pride in our heritage the Sabathanites helped to instill within our young hearts and minds.”

While their numbers have dropped over the years, in 2016 the Sabathanites continued to perform with some of their original members. They include Bernard Carter, Terry Danforth, Suluki Fardan, Jonathan Guilmant, Gary Hines, Gus Jenkins, Clarence Russell, Ira Russel, Walter Scott, Jr., and Maurice Tyner. In June 2016, the Sabathanites added a youth member, Xandrien Lyons.

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First published: January 18, 2017
Last modified: October 17, 2018

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Award to Sabathanites. “Southside Back in the Day” organization. 2014.
Editor’s note: As of January 2017, the award was on display in the lobby of Sabathani Community Center (310 East Thirty-Eighth Street, Minneapolis).

City of Minneapolis Proclamation. Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak. July 21, 2010.
Editor’s note: As of January 2017, the proclamation was on display in the lobby of Sabathani Community Center (310 East Thirty-Eighth Street, Minneapolis).

Russell, Clarence, Walter Scott Jr., Bernard Carter, Suluki Fardan, and Terry Danforth. Interviews with the author. August 13, 2016.

"We Jam!: The Sabathanites of Minneapolis." KFAI's MinneCulture. Soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/minneculture/we-jam-the-sabathanites-of-minneapolis

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