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Voice of the Second District<br />
Omicron Chi Memorial Service Weekend<br />
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OX Brothers Chris Smith, John Metz, and Lenny Watkins visit widow<br />
Ms. Gladys Faison wife of Brother Langston Faison (Omega Chapter)<br />
Paterson, NJ. March 12 – 13, <strong>2016</strong>. Omicron Chi has established a new<br />
tradition of observing our mandated Memorial Service program with an<br />
entire weekend of events. Memorial Service Weekend consists of the<br />
following: <strong>The</strong> “To Artina Initiative”, Sunday Morning Worship Service,<br />
Memorial Service Observance, and a Brotherhood Brunch. This year’s<br />
weekend was led by OX chapter Chaplain, Bro. Husan Abdul-Ghani.<br />
Omicron Chi’s “To Artina Initiative”<br />
Union County, NJ. Saturday, March 12, <strong>2016</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Brothers of the<br />
Mighty OX began our annual Memorial Service Weekend by visiting our<br />
Omicron Chi widows. We have affectionately named this unique program<br />
“To Artina Initiative”. Our goal is to let the widows know that we<br />
still cared about them and we are concerned about them. Widows were<br />
visited by individual teams which consisted of a Senior/Elder Brother<br />
(Team Captain), a recently Reclaimed Brother, and a Neophyte to best<br />
OX Brothers Leon Smith (Basileus) and John Tucker during visit with<br />
Ms. Brenda, widow of Brother Curtis Jackson (Omega Chapter)<br />
represent our beloved Fraternity and Chapter. This year’s team captains<br />
were: Bro. John Metz, Bro. James Key Jr., Bro. Horace Baldwin, Bro.<br />
Byron Ward, Bro. JohnTucker, and Bro. Mike Smith. During the visits,<br />
we presented each Quette a bouquet of flowers and greeting card (signed<br />
by Chapter Brothers) along with an OX overview DVD and/or a recent<br />
copy of our OX newsletter. In return, the ladies shared wonderful stories<br />
of the past about themselves and our fallen Brothers as well as provided<br />
us an update on the latest activities of their grandchildren. Unfortunately,<br />
this year we had a number of widows that were ill and not available for<br />
visitation. In those cases, we are in contact with their families and will<br />
plan visits in the near future. We also sent a greeting card to the out of<br />
town widows, and a designated Brother visited with them by telephone.<br />
All-in-all this program is extremely fulfilling and enriching for both the<br />
widows as well as the Brothers.<br />
Omicron Chi Sunday Morning Worship Service<br />
Brothers of Omicron Chi with Pastor Rev. Dr. J. Michael Sanders (center, 2nd row) of Fountain Baptist Church<br />
Summit, NJ. Sunday, March 13, <strong>2016</strong>. Omicron Chi Brothers worshipped<br />
at Fountain Baptist Church located at 116 Glenside Ave, Summit,<br />
NJ 07901 (hosted by the OX’s very own Bro. Horace Baldwin). At least<br />
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18 Brothers were in attendance to fellowship and give God praise. Basileus<br />
Leon Smith made a presentation to the Pastor Dr. J. Michael Sanders<br />
in the form of a donation to the Church’s Scholarship Fund<br />
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