Archive for 'July, 2009'

The Foster Children’s Home in Stephenville, TX is in need of Houseparents.  The position has competitive salaries, room & board, business vehicle, medical insurance and a great pension plan.  If you and your spouse have an interest in this position and have a GED/High School Diploma and are at least 23 years old please contact Shay Williams, P.O. Box 978, Stephenville, TX 76401, phone 254-968-2143 Ext. 284 or email shay@fostershome.org you can also visit their web site at www.fosterhome.org.

The Service Center needs your help with Operation Blue Jeans.  Every needy child will receive a pair of jeans, five pairs of socks and underwear and plenty of good, used clothing.  They are asking for prayers and financial donations.  If you have some good used jeans you might give them a call and see if they still need them.  You can contact them at 673-7531 or they are at 901 Mesquite St., Abilene.

Hugh & Gayle Baker have a new great-granddaughter, Ella Claire, born Friday, August 24^th.  She weighed 9 lbs 4 oz and 20 ½” long.  Her parents are Amity & Thomas and Loyce is her grandmother.

Travis Briscoe, Katie Boyd’s boyfriend, was baptized by Shelton at midnight Wednesday.  Travis is attending Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches.    We welcome him into our family and rejoice with the angels in heaven.

Sunday, August 2

Sermon: Michael Bryan

Song Leader:  Burl McCoy

Prayers: Opening  AM- Scott Carey      PM-Jim Jacobs

    CLosing   AM- Billy Bob Toombs     PM- Lane Boyd

Lord’s Table:  Jim Goldsmith, Harold Sloan, Shelton Boyd, Ray Juarez, Tim Walker, Billy Jones         PM- Jim Goldsmith

Pick-up Cards:  Tyler Jones  & Kyle Owens

Worship Helpers:  Cody Buczyna & Jonathan Juarez

Nursing Home: Joe Neill

Wednesday, August 5

Devo:  Lane Boyd

Song Leader:  Burl McCoy

Prayers:  Opening- Joel Owens   Closing- Dustin Simmons

    The story is told of a young man named Peter who attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. An art-student friend of his asked if he could paint Peter’s portrait for a class assignment. Peter agreed, and the art student painted and submitted the portrait, only to receive a C minus (C-).
    The art student approached the professor to ask why the grade was so poor.
    The teacher told him that the proportions in the painting were incorrect. The head is too big,” the professor explained. “The shoulders are too wide, and the feet are enormous.”
    The next day, the art student brought Peter to see the professor. He took one look at my Peter and said, “Okay, I’ll change your grade to an A minus (A-).”
    Art students know the importance of keeping things proportioned properly. It’s also a challenge to those of us trying to live the Christian life. Jesus was the master at keeping everything balanced in His life, but most of us struggle with it. It doesn’t help that the world will always see our values as being way out of proportion, because they don’t understand that we are modeling our lives after someone with values unlike their own.
    I John 2:6 “He who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk just as He walked.”
    May God bless you as you seek daily to model your life (and proportion your priorities) after Jesus Christ. -TFTD

God bless you all and have a great week!

Michael

Gayle Swinney

Ginger Tackett

Joyce McNabb (mother of Mary Schrampfer)  

Naylor Eoff

Wilma Jones

Mozetta Youngers

Willard Tate

We extend our love and sympathy to Faytene Stevens in the passing of her daughter, Patti Williamson.  Graveside memorial services will be at Rose Hill cemetery Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

Donation:

A donation has been made to the Kitchen Fund in memory of Patti Williamson by James & Faytene Stevens and Jon & Debbie Garner.

The Red Hat ladies will eat at Red Lobster Saturday, August 8^th.  Please meet at the church at 11:00 a.m.  Also, please RSVP to Glenda Stephens at 928-4328, she needs to let them know how many ladies we have going.

As many of you know Ronny & Dee Dee Wright are leaving us.  They both have new jobs closer to their home.  We will miss having them here at church and also, at school.  They have both added so much to Merkel.  We have a book in the front foyer for everyone to sign.