By Randy and Sue Smith

News from Paxton Methodist Church, Nov 6

November 6, 2017 - Sunday was All Saints Sunday or All Souls Sunday. This is the day set aside on the Christian calendar to remember all the saints of the church, our communities, and our families. All of us have people who have influenced our lives and have helped us on our life journey. Sunday was the day to remember them as we celebrated Holy Communion. It is heartwarming to realize that billions of Christians around the world celebrated All Saints Day and Holy Communion right along with Paxton Methodist. Veterans’ Day is Saturday, but all this week schools and community groups will be h

News from Paxton Methodist Church, Oct 29th

October 30, 2017 - Sunday was the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sunday morning was cold but promised to be a beautiful day. Fannie turned the heaters on early, and the church felt so good.  We had a small group this morning, but we had an excellent Sunday school lesson. The scripture was from Nehemiah 9 & 10 and dealt with the covenant God made with the returning exiles. The purpose of the lesson was to admit our faults and then pledge ourselves to a life that honors our relationship with God. 

News from Paxton Methodist Church, Oct 16th

October 16, 2017 - Sunday was the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time. The weather folks on TV are promising us that fall is coming this week. The Christian Year is coming to a close. Soon our attention will be on preparing for the Christ Child and the season of Advent. We have been in the very long season of Ordinary Time. From Pentecost until All Saints Day, there are no holy days like Christmas, Easter, or Pentecost. But even in ordinary day-to-day living we can still get glimpses of the Divine.

News from Paxton Methodist Church, Oct 9

October 9, 2017 - Sunday was the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. We are still waiting for autumn to make its appearance. I hope we don’t go straight from summer to winter. I love fall with the cool mornings and the pleasant days.  This morning felt good, but as we were leaving church it was obvious that it was going to be another summer day. At least the lovebugs have moved on!

News from Paxton Methodist, Oct 1st

October 2, 2017 - Sunday was the 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The Gospel Lesson for this Sunday was another of Jesus’ parables set in a vineyard. In Matthew 21: 23-32, a vineyard owner asks his first son to go and work in the vineyards. The son refuses but then rethinks what he has said and heads to the vineyards. The second son agrees readily to his father’s request but doesn’t show up for work.

News from Paxton United Methodist Church, Sept 18

September 18, 2017 - Sunday was the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time. The Gospel Lesson was Matthew 18: 21-35 and deals with God’s idea of absolute forgiveness.  Jesus calls upon us to forgive others as God forgives. That task sounds impossible but each of us knows of some unbelievable story of forgiveness. St. Thomas Aquinas says that God never commands us to do impossible things—he commands us to do things that would be impossible if not for the grace of God.

News from Paxton Methodist, Sept 11th

September 11, 2017 - Sunday was the 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time. The Old Testament Lesson from Exodus Chapter 12 combined a story of death and destruction with a story of hope and liberation. Needless to say, I prefer the hope and liberation story. The last of the plagues has God killing every Egyptian first-born—human and animal. The birth of the Passover story is the hope and liberation part. The Jews are to be ready to leave and to paint their doorframes with lamb’s blood.

Paxton Methodist Church, Sept 5th

September 5, 2017 - Sunday was the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time. Sunday, unlike recent days, was pretty and full of sun. Our hearts and prayers go out to all those who are mourning and suffering from the effects of Hurricane Harvey. It is good to see that the whole nation is responding and that Congress seems ready to move quickly to provide aid. Our church voted to give money to the Salvation Army. Many individuals have already given to various aid groups. The clean-up and rebuilding is going to be measured in months and years.

News from Paxton United Methodist Church, Aug. 28

August 28, 2017 - Sunday was the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time. Our hearts go out to those along the coast and in the Houston area as Hurricane Harvey is certainly dealing a devastating blow. I imagine most East Texans have relatives and friends in the affected area. I have received many emails from the Conference and District offices about relief efforts: United Methodist Relief (UMCOR) is already helping, as are numerous other volunteer organizations.

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