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Date
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Event
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Location
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| 4 November (Tue) |
ELECTION DAY!
Polls open from 7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Absentee ballots must be received by the County Clerk's
office by 5:00 p.m.
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9 November (Sun)
10:45 am
Reception @ 1:00 pm
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Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church 126th Anniversary
Theme:
“Great Past – Greater
Future: An Incredible Call to Serve!”
In 1882 our forebears organized a religious society
under the name of the “Colored Methodist Mission.” In 1883,
New Mexico Township Inc. laid out a city around the newly constructed
railroad tracks in Albuquerque and granted parcels of land to five
missions, including the Colored Methodist Mission. The purpose of the
grants was to develop churches on these properties and thus stimulate
the growth of Albuquerque as an urban center. This Mission became Grant
Chapel in 1905. The current church family celebrates its legacy of
service to the community and the honor of being the oldest black church
in New Mexico.
Please join us on this historic occasion. For information and directions,
contact the church office at 505-293-1300.
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Grant Chapel
7920 Claremont
Avenue, NE
(Corner of Claremont & Texas)
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10 November (Mon)
Federal Employees Holiday
11 November (Tue)
Legal Public Holiday
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VETERAN'S DAY
In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day
in the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated. After four
years of bitter war, the Allied powers a signed a cease-fire agreement
(an armistice) with Germany at Rethondes, France on November 11,
1918, bringing World War I to a close. The "war to end all wars" was
over.
November 11, 1919 was set aside as Armistice Day in the United States,
to remember the sacrifices that men and women made during World War
I in order to ensure a lasting peace. On Armistice Day, soldiers
who survived the war marched in a parade through their home towns.
Politicians and veteran officers gave speeches and held ceremonies
of thanks for the peace they had won.
Armistice Day officially received its name in the United States in
1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday
12 years later. Congress voted Armistice Day a federal holiday in
1938, 20 years after the war ended. But Americans realized that the
previous war would not be the last one. World War II began the following
year and nations great and small again participated in a bloody struggle.
After the Second World War, Armistice Day continued to be observed
on November 11.
In 1953 townspeople in Emporia, Kansas called the holiday Veterans'
Day in gratitude to the veterans in their town. Soon after, Congress
passed a bill introduced by a Kansas congressman renaming the federal
holiday to Veterans' Day. Beginning in 1954, the United States designated
November 11 as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. 1971
President Nixon declared it a federal holiday on the second Monday
in November.
Americans still give thanks for peace on Veterans' Day. There are
ceremonies and speeches and at 11:00 in the morning, most Americans
observe a moment of silence, remembering those who fought for peace.
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HOLIDAY
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11 November
(Tues)
6:00-8:00 pm
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Veteran's Day Reception
Special Guest: John Garcia, Secretary
NM Department of Veterans Affairs
The New Mexico Office of African American Affairs
invites you to join us, as we pause to salute all those who have served,
and those who continue to serve our great country!
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Embasy Suite Hotel
1000 Woodward Pl. NE
Albuquerque, NM
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14 November (Fri)
11:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Catfish Dinner
Sponsored by: The Grant Chapel A.M.E. Church Lay Organization
The donation is $8.00.
If you can't make it in person,
delivery service IS available.
Please call 293-1300 to place your order.
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Grant Chapel - Blair Rm
7920 Claremont Avenue, NE
(Corner of Claremont & Texas)
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22 November (Sat)
12:30 - 3:00 pm |
Gathering Of
Young Minds
Sponsored by:
Young Poets Society
Voices of the Under 21
See attached fliers and tell your
friends (and parents & teachers).
Flyer
(Word Doc)
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Main Library
Downstairs in the Story Pit
501 Copper, NW
(Between 5th & 6th St)
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| 27 November
(Thur) |
THANKSGIVING DAY
The origin of Thanksgiving Day has been attributed
to a harvest feast held by the Plymouth Colony, although such celebrations
date from ancient times. In 1621, Governor William Bradford of the
Plymouth Colony proclaimed a day of "thanksgiving" and prayer to
celebrate the Pilgrims' first harvest in America.
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HOLIDAY
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| 25 December
(Thur) |
CHRISTMAS DAY
Christmas is a joyful religious holiday when Christians
celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The Christmas story comes from
the Bible. An angel appeared to shepherds and told them that a Savior
had been born to Mary and Joseph in a stable in Bethlehem. Three
Wise Men from the East (the Magi) followed a wondrous star which
led them to the baby Jesus to whom they paid homage and presented
gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
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HOLIDAY
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26 December -
1 January |
KWANZAA
Kwanzaa is a 7 day festival celebrating the African
American people, their culture and their history. It is a time of celebration,
community gathering, and reflection. A time of endings and beginnings.
Kwanzaa begins on December 26th and continues until New Years Day,
January 1st.
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