Obituary- Sister Mildred Lee Crawford Stevenson

Shared by Drusilla Duncan King [Thank you, Sister King.]

To: Drusilla Duncan King 
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2014 1:12 PM
Subject: Obituary- Sister Mildred Lee Crawford Stevenson

Please be in prayer for Marva, Dedra, Byron, Derwin and family.

 

Mildred Crawford Stevenson

Obituary

 

A retired teacher with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at 7:50pm at the Baton Rouge General Hospital in the Butterfly Wing. She was an 82-year-old native and resident of the Scotlandville area in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Viewing and family visitation at Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church at 8:30am Friday, May 16, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Rituals at 9:30am and religious service at 11:00am, to be conducted by the Reverend Jesse B. Bilberry, Jr. Interment in Port Hudson National Cemetery. Survived by her two daughters, Marva Elise Stevenson Spears and Dedra Michelle Stevenson, both of Baton Rouge; two sons, the Reverend Byron Charles Stevenson and wife Sonya, of Houston, Texas, and Derwin Earl Stevenson and wife Clarissa, of Baton Rouge; three grandchildren, Claire and Cydney Stevenson, both of Houston, Texas, and Maya Stevenson of Baton Rouge; sister- in-law, Mary Stevenson, of Los Angeles, California; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles D. Stevenson, parents, Charles Earl and Elnora Crawford, Sr., brother, Charles Earl Crawford, Jr. and son-in-law, James M. Spears. She was a deaconess and member of Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church. Arrangements by Miller and Daughter Mortuary, Zachary.

 

Published in The Advocate from May 12 to May 16, 2014

Grads/Retirees Breakfast, VBS, KO

The Sisterhood Ministry will honor the Mount Pilgrim members who have graduated from college and high school and the persons who have retired this year with a breakfast honoring them at 8:00AM Sunday, May 25. Please pass this message on to them as their invitation. A flier is attached.

Graduates

High School

Helena Coates

Nigel Copeland

Joel Diggs

Darren Ellis, Jr.

Lillie D. Franklin

Rachel Philson

College

Danielle Brooks

Dorin Copeland

Sabrina Stansberry

Freddie Darnisha Ward

Retirees

Cassandra Bilberry

Ronnie Blake

Kathy Michael

Also attached is the Vacation Bible School flier as requested by Sister Sandra LaFleur. The annual  VBS staff preparation meeting is Tuesday, May 27.

The  Word doc. is a guest application for any lady age 20 or older who has had an incarcerated loved one. A special weekend retreat is in the works for these ladies. One does not need to be in communication with the incarcerated person to be eligible for this special weekend which is free to guests.

 

This link to an awesome video was shared by our Advisory Council leader for Angola Kairos

http://youtu.be/n5IOD_Mp3VU

http://www.kathyskids.org

Ms. Kathy's Kids Blog: http://mskathyskids.blogspot.com/

Graduates and Retirees Breakfast

Sisters, 

You probably received the news that Sister Wynette is in need of your prayers. Thanks to Sister Drusilla King for being on top of that news for us. She was suddenly hospitalized so as you read this, please stop and lift her up in prayer.

Sister Scott is making phone calls for help in the kitchen for the breakfast on Sunday.  We also need to know how many are coming, including Sisterhood members, so we can get an approximate number for buying supplies. Reply to this email if you will be there. Only one grad has sent regrets BUT I haven't heard anything from the rest to say they are coming.

I am checking on the check tomorrow morning so if anyone wants to volunteer to help shop, give me a call at 223-5094.  We also need help with the decorating either Saturday afternoon or Sunday at 7:30AM.

That bag of about six bibles that was left in the office for me had the names of the grads who did not pick theirs up last year. So those will not be in the count of the ones to be purchased. 

Whew! 

If I forgot to mention anything, please reply.

YSIC,
Kathy

Grads & Retirees' Breakfast emergency

Sisters, 

You probably received the news that Sister Wynette is in need of your prayers. Thanks to Sister Drusilla King for being on top of that news for us. She was suddenly hospitalized so as you read this, please stop and lift her up in prayer.

Sister Scott is making phone calls for help in the kitchen for the breakfast on Sunday.  We also need to know how many are coming, including Sisterhood members, so we can get an approximate number for buying supplies. Reply to this email if you will be there. Only one grad has sent regrets BUT I haven't heard anything from the rest to say they are coming.

I am checking on the check tomorrow morning so if anyone wants to volunteer to help shop, give me a call at 223-5094.  We also need help with the decorating either Saturday afternoon or Sunday at 7:30AM.

That bag of about six bibles that was left in the office for me had the names of the grads who did not pick theirs up last year. So those will not be in the count of the ones to be purchased. 

Whew! 

If I forgot to mention anything, please reply.

YSIC,
Kathy

Re: Sisterhood Meeting

Sisters,

I located my calendar and the breakfast is scheduled for the Sunday after our last meeting May-- 18!  . I took the liberty of making a request to move it back to May 25 which I noticed had no church activities scheduled. 

I have attached the agenda I could not print for last evening with what we discussed added and the proposed program we decided on that I sent to Sister Miller on making the request.

Also attached are invitation cards for Sisterhood. Each time a sister attends a meeting as a result of your invitation, with a card with your name on the back, I will put those cards in a hopper and pull for door prizes during a meeting. Is that exciting or what?

Thank you all for your cooperation, your prayers, and your smiles.... and remember: Listening is an act of LOVE!

YSIC,

Kathy

P.S. If I've inadvertently left anything off please feel free to remind me.  Don't forget to sign up at http://mountpilgrimsisterhood.blogspot.com/

Sisters,

I am looking forward to seeing you tonight at 6pm.

Tonight we will discuss the graduate/retirees' breakfast. I did not hear from volunteers for this event so I would like for each of you to pray over taking this task. We should also briefly discuss the Dallas conference.

We will also have our first in the series of fun unity activities: LISTENING

Please go to our blog at this link: http://mountpilgrimsisterhood.blogspot.com/

 On the right side panel scroll down a bit until you see the word "Followers" and click on "Join This Site." Everything posted about Sisterhood will come to your box and you can post comments and questions without filling up each other's boxes.

See you tonight!

YSIC,
Kathy Michael

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