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Past Contributing Writers: Mike Mills, Spring Hill Church | Doug Fincher | Pastor Randy and Sue Smith | Mike Belgard
Faith
June 2, 2025 - Come join us for the Annual Homecoming of the Joaquin Community Cemetery to be held at the First Baptist Church of Joaquin on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:30am.
Door prizes including local honey will be awarded. There will be a presentation on Connell Family History and the Connell's Ferry.
A regular business meeting will be conducted and an offering will be taken for the upkeep of the cemetery.
A potluck dinner will follow and the committee will provide ice and paper goods. We hope that you can attend and share with us the joys of the occasion as we celebrate our beautiful historic cemetery and honor the lives of those who came before us.
If you cannot be present and desire to make a contribution, please send your check to the Association at: Joaquin Community Cemetery Association, Post Office Box 236, Joaquin, Texas, 75954
May 30, 2025 - Westview Cemetery is holding a Business Meeting at 6:30pm on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 617 Hopkins Street, Center, Texas 75935.
Come and meet new committee members, discuss new burial changes, cemetery maintenance, and much more.
Please attend if you have family at Westview, are interested in purchasing plots, are interested in volunteering with upcoming projects, local funeral homes, or if you have any concerns to address.
Westview Cemetery committee members are Nichole Ellington is President; Kim Gardner is Vice-President; Evette Netherly is Secretary; Markeeta Arnold is Assistant Secretary; and Doris Netherly is Treasurer.
May 29, 2025 - First Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ in Center, Texas will be hosting a youth service at 7pm, on Friday, May 30! Come join us and help us worship Jesus! Following service we will have volleyball and corn hole set up with a pizza afterburner! The speaker is Bro. Jeremiyah Hogsten! Hope to see you on Friday!
May 29, 2025 - Unexpected dinner guests. Have you ever had that happen? That is what happens to Jesus and the disciples in Mark chapter 6. John the Baptist had just been killed and Jesus and the disciples were trying to get to a secluded place. They were tired from the teaching and healing being done. They were leading busy lives and needed a little R & R.
It is on this occasion that we find Jesus taking 5 loaves and 2 fish and feeding 5,000 men. Yet, notice the question Jesus asked them in Mark 6:38. He asked, “how many loaves have ye?”
Jesus was not asking for information. He was not asking because he couldn’t do it without their loaves. He was, rather, trying to teach them and us a lesson. He wanted them and us to know that He is to bless others through us. He wanted those disciples to know they must be willing to use what they have. We must be willing to use what we have also.
You see, what we have must be given into His hands. We are to use our strength, our tongue and our heart. We are to use our material means. We are to be the earthen vessels in the service of Jesus. Jesus asks us today, “how many loaves have ye?” Are we using what we have, the talents He has given us, in His service?
It’s something to think about... tbp
Come join us for Worship at Center Church of Christ or online at www.centerchurchofchrist.com.
May 26, 2025 - The annual New Hope Cemetery Homecoming will be held on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 12 noon. If you are unable to attend and would like to donate for the cemetery upkeep, please send your donations to:
New Hope Cemetery Association
c/o Alyson Harris Porter
1597 FM 2974
Center, TX 75935
May 26, 2025 - Woods New Hope Baptist Church Revival is June 1 through June 3, 2025 at 6:30pm nightly with Michael Constantine and Justin Pierce.
Faith Alone.
Grace Alone.
Christ Alone.
Woods New Hope Baptist Church is located at 120 CR 425, Tenaha, Texas 75974.
May 26, 2025 - Good Morning. It’s Monday, May 26.
It’s called The Wall. The official name is the Vietnam Memorial. It’s located beside the National Mall, a long V shape, made of black granite, one side pointing to the Lincoln Memorial, the other to the Washington Monument. Created in 1982, it attracts over three million visitors each year.
I have had the privilege, the honor, the blessing of visiting it several times. I love Washington D.C., and I enjoy all the monuments and museums. But the Vietnam Memorial is a singular, unique experience. The other attractions, although commemorating important American events and people, often have a “touristy” feel. But as visitors walk down into The Wall, they grow quiet - like coming into a cathedral. They see the 58,000 names of those who lost their lives in the war, etched into the black granite. And because the surface is polished, they also see a reflection of themselves. It is a sacred place.
It’s a rainy Memorial Day at my house in Tenaha, Texas. I don’t know what the weather’s like in our nation’s capital, but I know that, rain or shine, thousands will visit The Wall, remembering the true purpose of this day, remembering the fallen. Wherever you may be, take a moment to remember those who, as Abraham Lincoln put it, “gave the last full measure of devotion.”
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
cindertex50@yahoo.com
May 23, 2025 - Come celebrate with us God's faithfulness and blessings! May 25, 2025 at 3pm located at 674 Country Road 2582, Shelbyville, TX 75973. Special Guest Speaker: Bishop RL Brazzle and Bible Teaching Ministries Longview, Texas.
May 23, 2025 - On Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 10am First Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ in Center Tx will be having a bake sale fundraiser to help with the second phase of the building project, our Sunday school class rooms! We will be there at 10am at the Napa parking lot corner, come see us or for more information call 936-955-4314! Thank You & GodBless!!
May 23, 2025 - First Methodist Church of Center will host its annual Vacation Bible School on June 10, 11 and 12 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Campers will explore Bible stories, engage in activities and learn to trust in God - always.
Registration is open to school-aged children from PreK to Grade 5. Register online at www.CenterFirst.org or call the office at 936-598-2707.
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