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1. ATTENTION ALL VETERANS! We agree with President Obama when he said…”We owe you our thanks. We owe you our respect. And we owe you our freedom.” We honor you this day and every day, Thank you again to each and every one of you for BOTH your services as well as your sacrifices!

2. THANKSGIVING REVIVAL WITH DR MARCUS D. COSBY! Our Thanksgiving revival will be taking place Thursday, November 12th and Friday, November 13th, the Reverend Dr Marcus D Cosby from the Wheeler Avenue Baptist church in Houston Texas will be our guest evangelist, asking everyone to mark your calendars and make plans to join us for our thanksgiving revival as we give thanks to our God for all that he has done for each one of us.

3. OLD SCHOOL SUNDAY WORSHIP EXPERIENCE. Our Old School Sunday worship experience will be taking place the very last Sunday of this month, November 30th, at 8am. This is a time of some good old school, foot stomping, hand clapping church. We have a special guest that will be with us on this Sunday, we’re also challenging everyone to dress up in your best old school church attire on this Sunday as well, please and thank you.

4.VISIT S J D THIS UPCOMING SUNDAY!Don’t stop with our website, visit us on this Sunday morning! We would absolutely love to have you visit us this upcoming Sunday morning during our 8am worship experience, we have a special gift we would like to give to YOU! See you this Sunday!

5. 2026 INFORMATION SHARING GATHERING. We will be having our 2026 end of the year information sharing  gathering on Tuesday, November 24th at  6pm, this is a time where we share information concerning everything that has taken place throughout the year as well as we prepare to go into the next year (2027).

6. BRUNCH AND THE BIBLE!  Every Sunday morning, immediately following the worship experience, Sunday School will be taking place back in our educational building. During the worship experience, the Word of God is preached, however during Sunday school, the word of God is taught. In the words of our pastor, preaching will draw you, however teaching will keep you, and we all need to be kept during the summer We would absolutely love to have BOTH Adults as well as youth join us immediately following worship this morning for Sunday school in the back, we have classes for all ages. Let’s not just GO to church in NOVEMBER, let’s take the time to “GROW” in Sunday School.

7. DON’T STAY IN THE PENSCOLA, FLORIDA AREA?!  We are pleased to inform you that S J D is an ONLINE Friendly church. We are proud to present to you the opportunity to grow and worship online here at S J D. You can worship online (Sundays at 8am and 11am), you can study online (Bible Study held virtually Wednesdays at 12pm and 7pm), You can stay up to date online (SJDPensacola App); You can even give online (Givelify App: “St John Divine” or  Cash App: “$SJDPensacola”) . Don’t let not being able to honor God in person stop you from honoring him ONLINE, honor the Lord with your online faithfulness, you may not be with us physically however God is with you, he will honor you for being faithful virtually.

8. WOULD YOU LIKE SOMEONE TO CALL YOU AND PRAY WITH YOU? We would love to add your name to our prayer list as well as personally call you and pray with you. Simply email your name and number to our secretary at …..secretary@sjdmbc.org ; OR simply call our church office at 850 432 0568 and we’ll have someone contact you and pray with you! It will be our pleasure to pray for you and with you!

9. A CELEBRATION HONORING PASTOR MARSHALL. Each one of you are cordially invited to join us for a very special Pastoral Appreciation Celebration honoring our Pastor, the Reverend Dr. Joseph L. Marshall. This memorable occasion recognizes Dr. Marshall’s unwavering faith, distinguished leadership, and dedicated service to the Kingdom of God, the community, and all those whose lives he has touched through ministry and mentorship. This event will be taking place at the Bayview Community Center on Friday, February 5th 2027. Your presence will be such a tremendous blessing as we gather in fellowship to honor a servant leader whose life exemplifies faith, love, and service. For more information please check out our SJDPensacola app, or simply contact Shay Previllon or Carol Dawson. We look forward to celebrating with each one of you as Together We Honor a Life of Faith, Leadership, Love & Service.

10. NEW S J D MERCHANDISE IS IN! SO many of you have asked about it, We are pleased to announce that you can now purchase your very own S J D merchandise, you heard me correctly, you can now purchase your own S J D merchandise today! Hoodies, polos, t shirts, buttoned up shirts, book bags, shorts, and so much more!! You can simply go to our online merchandise store and order your SJD merchandise today (online store link: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/SDJ26)

11. YOUNG ADULT CHAT (JOIN TODAY)!We have a lot of exciting upcoming young adult events that will be taking place here in the month of November. To better serve young adults, we’re asking all young adults of S J D to join our new young adult chat on the group meet app (click link to join:  https://groupme.com/join_group/113619922/QslTMzYT). This chat is a simple yet convenient way for Pastor Marshall to personally communicate to the young adults of S J D, it provides young adults a space to communicate with other young adults, and it’s also an easy way to stay informed concerning upcoming young adult events. If you’re a young adult here at S J D, we want you to be a part of this chat TODAY! Here’s the link to join the young adult chat   https://groupme.com/join_group/113619922/QslTMzYT

12. GROW THIS NOVEMER (IN PERSON BIBLE STUDY)!!! Each Wednesday we will have in person bible study at 12pm, make no mistake about it, if our minds are going to be fixed in 2026, it’s going to come via the Word of God, looking forward to you joining us THIS Wednesday at 12pm for Bible Study.

13. NOVEMBER (2026) REHEARSAL SCHEDULE:

* Wednesday, November 4th @ 6:30pm Youth Choir

* Tuesday, November 10^th @ 6:30pm Man Up Choir

* Tuesday, November 17th @ 6:30pm Young Adult Choir

* Tuesday, November 24^th @ 6:30pm. Mass Choir

14. HELP US (our deacons & support staff) SERVE YOU BETTER IN NOVEMBER.   SO we can better serve you, We are asking all members of S J D to take the time and update your contact information, there are 3 very EASY ways you can choose from to update your contact information. You can simply text your name and updated contact information to 850 529 7762, that’s 850 529 7762, OR you can simply email your updated contact information to our secretary at secretary@sjdmbc.org, that’s secretary@sjdmbc.org, or you can simply call the church office ANY hour at 850 432 0568 and simply leave your contact information on our voicemail, again, asking every member of S J D to please take the time to choose one of these three options and update your contact information, thank you for helping us serve you better here in 2026.

15. SEASON OF THANKSGIVING.  As we go through this season of thanksgiving, let’s not only be intentional with “TELLING” God thank you, but let us also take the time to “SHOW” him how thankful we are in our Giving, God showed his love by what he gave, let us do likewise on today.

16. SJD’s GIVING DECLARATION (We don’t just give, rather we give with a purpose….): Lord, I am totally dependent on YOU. I worship You now in my giving. My tithe, which is ten percent of my increase, I give out of obedience and support of my church. Above that, here’s my offering that I give out of my appreciation for who You are. For this reason, according to your Word, I thank you for……

Blessings and Abundance: Malachi 3: 10

Provisions: Philippians 4: 19

Spiritual Growth: 2 Corinthians 9: 6-8

Protections: Proverbs 3: 9-10

Generosity and Rewards: Luke 6: 38

Joy and Fulfillment: Acts 20: 35

And lastly, Divine Favor upon my life. In Jesus name, AMEN!

* GIVELIFY APP (Search “St John Divine”)

* CASH APP (“$SJDPensacola”)

* SJD Pensacola App (Search “SJDPensacola” in app store, download)

* WEBSITE (SJDMBC.org “Give Tab”)

* MAIL (620 East Jordan Street Pensacola FL 32503)

17. DOWNLOAD OUR SJDPENSACOLA APP TODAY! Search SJDPensacola in your app store, stay connected!!!!

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1.  Your tithes and offering.

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