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Pride of Howe celebrating 50 years

The Howe Community Pep Rally is scheduled for August 24 at 7:30 at Bulldog Stadium. This event introduces all fall sports teams and cheerleaders from kindergarten through varsity and they’ll have a chance to run through the Bulldog tunnel on the field. The Pride of Howe marching band will also have a performance. Members of the 1984 and 2014 Bulldog teams are sought out to be recognized on their anniversary years.

There’s a lot of talk going on about the 2020 presidential election lately.

Keep an eye on the Tina Peters case in Colorado.

On January 8, 2021, Twitter permanently banned Donald Trump, then sitting President of the United States. Twitter removed his “tweet” telling everyone to go home after the January 6, 2021 protest. He was then reinstated in August 2023 after a purchase of the platform by Elon Musk.

Trump then posted his mugshot on August 24 of that year. He’ll be on X tonight with Elon Musk.

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Local Sales Tax, pg. 4 Crosson receives black belt, pg. 5 HHS Cross Country, pg. 5 Library Volunteers, pg. 8 FBC XYZ, pg. 8 Hot Jobs, City Info, pg. 9 History/Christian, pg. 10 Local Churches, pg. 11 Chamber Members, pg. 12 Past front pages, 13-20 Howe Enterprise Readership January 2024—August 10, 2024 EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reISSU stats served as an editorial column and may not 96,005 impressions necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.HoweEnteprisePhotos.com 4,458,229 photo views

Show uniforms for the Pride of Howe from 1974—2013. Howe’s marching band will add a little gold to their shirts for the 50th anniversary season in 2024. Staff photo. of the most success- brate.”

Well down this week for One ful high school band proin the State of The band program was repair causing constant grams Texas turns 50 this seapushed at Howe monitoring for west Howe son. They’ll do so by first ISD back in 1973 when adding a touch of gold to their shirts and a showcase of “Howe to Cele-

on June 11 of that year and raised enough money to provide the necessary large instruments to get started. The school interested parents formed then agreed to hire a the Band Parents Organi- teacher and a practice zation (BPO). They met room if more funds could be provided by the BPO.

School begins Tuesday, intersections set for makeover same day Well 3 on FM 902 east of US 75. Staff photo.

What the City of Howe calls “Well 3” near FM 902 east of US 75, which is the city’s largest producing water well, recently had the pump motor fail causing the city to spend $146,000 to replace the pump, wires, and casing. This has taken away a well that produces 350 gallons per

minute. The well called “Well 4” on Western Hills Drive produces 175 gallons per minute and has been trying to keep up with the demand alone on the west side of US 75. This issue has had the public works depart- TxDOT notified the City ment on high alert moni- of Howe that an all-way toring the levels of Well 4 stop will be installed on (Continued on page 5) both sides of the FM 902

overpass at US 75. They chose tomorrow, the first day of school, to initiate this major change.

Members agreed to prepare a pledge sheet to be distributed throughout the district to further determine interest in the program. The forms outlined the proposal and provided for people to join the BPO at $2.00 per member, and/or to pledge $25.00 toward the program, which would be used toward purchase of the larger instruments, estimated at a total cost of more than $5,000.

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1995—The front page of the Howe Enterprise in November 1995 showing the marching band winning state for the second time.

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Judy Tracy, publicity.

$2,900 toward the program, with future fundraising events planned for the additional money. Uniforms would not be needed for two or more years, it was determined.

In 1975, Howe officially had a high school marching band and Jerry Taylor was named the first ever Drum Major.

If pursued, the program would include grades 5 through 12.

During that initial BPO meeting, officers were elected. Mrs. Norma Wallace served as spokesman and permanent officers elected included Sam Haigis, president; Mrs. Haigis, vice-president; Mrs. Glen Mitchell, secretary; Wanda Taylor, treasurer; Norma Wallace, ways and means; Mrs. Virginia Martin, membership and hospitality; and

None of them could have known that they laid the foundation for what would be one of the most successful band programs in all of Texas. Within a few short years, the upstart band program would stake claim to the best in all of Texas by bringing home the state championship in 1980. But not only that, the program has now been selected to participate at state a staggering 24 times including that initial trip.

Howe’s Band Director Angie Liss has

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1995—Band Director Elmer Schenk holds Howe’s second state title trophy.

Schenk is pictured with assistants Charles Brown and Angie Liss.

Courtesy photo.

Angie Cavender.

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won a state championship as a band student in 1980 and as assistant band director in 1995 and 1997.She's also had some great tutelage along the way from a north Texas legend in Elmer Schenk. She’s been the band director since 2005 and between Schenk and Liss, they have been the directors for 46 of the 50 years.

Schenk was hired in 1977 by Howe ISD to take the reigns as band director.

During that time, he grew the band program into one of the most honored performers for over twenty years. It was Schenk who seemed to groom Liss from the beginning while she was in sixth grade and still known then as

"I can look back and think back to when I was in school, and he was grooming me for this all along and he'll tell you that. We would be on a trip and playing Huey Lewis and the News and he would say, Angie, direct.

Angie, what do you hear? What instrument is that?” said Liss in a previous interview.

Schenk, who was in the first class inducted into the Howe Hall of Honor back in 2015 would most likely be on the Mount Rushmore of Howe. He left the district 22 years ago, but his influence is still resonating within the band program, and he even today helped with band camp and traditionally be-

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Sales tax rebounds for the city after two down months The August sales tax allocation for the City of Howe came to $55,900.57.

The Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation (HCFDC) will receive $13,975.14 of the total amount which is an increase of about $3,000 from July. Last year for August, the HCFDC’s total was $14,096.78.

since the 2017-18 budget year. With an average monthly total of $13,044.02, the HCFDC pace to end the budget year next month is $156,528.22.

The city’s growth rate for the fiscal year is 1.55% which is the lowest

These allocations are based on sales made in June by businesses that report tax monthly and on sales made in April, May, and June by quarterly filers. Overall, the state sales tax is less than last August by 0.3%.

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$3,432,718.03 $1,064,122.80 $886,540.36 $880,714.70 $835,007.03 $745,917.77 $285,394.53 $282,255.54 $192,746.45 $99,621.93 $84,465.20 $63,453.27 $55,900.57 $53,749.02 $45,075.28 $41,052.61 $38,351.46 $37,331.06 $19,453.47 $16,552.67 $8,166.20 $3,921.23 $1,486.99

Sherman Denison Celina Gainesville Melissa Anna Van Alstyne Bonham Whitesboro Gunter Pottsboro Whitewright Howe Southmayd Leonard Collinsville Bells Tioga Oak Ridge Tom Bean Savoy Ector Dorchester

$25,221,197.32 $7,410,459.53 $6,634,990.18 $6,513,912.68 $5,823,539.60 $5,557,957.43 $2,331,798.75 $2,127,075.44 $1,454,837.44 $821,064.62 $753,654.21 $450,142.52 $415,936.90 $408,073.05 $360,737.78 $307,471.71 $265,211.71 $230,367.92 $128,786.67 $123,903.61 $71,031.61 $30,000.27 $11,508.32

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and a possible plan to introduce surface water from east of US 75. As of Sunday morning, the well was sustaining the necessary levels to keep up with demand.

The City released for the following statement on its website late Friday afternoon, “UPDATE 8/9/2024, 5:30 PM: Well 4 has been keeping up with demand on the west side of US 75 at this point and we have not yet had to open the surface water valves. However, we are monitoring the levels as people arrive home from work and start using water. We will continue to use the well water as long as possible and only switch to surface water as a last resort.

The staff is ready if a change of source needs to be made.

of quality testing, it should be back online next Friday, August 16. During this process, we encourage those on the west side of US 75 to please conserve as much water as possible during this time. This includes irrigation of lawns.

Rylan Crosson receives black belt

I would like to commend our public works department, Jerry Davis in particular, for their readiness in this situation. I would also like to thank our friends and neighbors for understanding that our crew is working steadfast on this situation to try and prevent the disruption of your normal activities.

– Monte Walker, City Administrator.”

Well 3 discharges water at 350 gallons per minute while Well 4 produces at 175 gallons per minute. During normal operations, this is more than sufficient needs for west Howe. Well 3 is scheduled to be fully repaired on Wednesday and upon a 48-hour period

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Rylan Crosson was promoted to black belt Saturday after testing five days last week, three hours per day. Crosson had a grueling finish to four plus years of work to achieve this goal. Courtesy photo.

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gins to work with the band program as the marching competition season kicks off. With his experience, this is akin to having a judge on site to critique and enhance the performance even before the scores are given.

“He does it because he loves me,” said Liss with a smile.

Liss says the difference in the style of marching from when she was a student to current day high school marching bands are equivalent to the difference in daylight and dark.

“The marching band world has

changed so much. Even the group that we took to state in 2009—we got fifth in state and was a great band. That was the first year of visuals and we had zero props. Now, it’s a whole production. It’s dance movements, different feet positions. It’s about props, the story, the costumes. You rarely see anyone wear their normal uniform.

This year’s performance, entitled “Howe to Celebrate” which will begin with an original sounding piece but with the inspiration of the early21st century. The second piece will feature Katy Perry’s “Firework,” and the third piece is a ballad “The Way We Were.”

The fourth and final piece is Kool &

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In the Tunnel at the Alamodome at the state finals in 2019. Staff photo.

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the Gang’s “Celebration.” The show will feature show-specific shirts featuring gold fireworks. It’ll have choreography where the musicians will discard their instruments in favor of a celebration.

Brynn Riley returns as head drum major for 2024 and assistant drum major is Lauren Catching. It’s the first time in many years that both drum majors are returning for the same year. In the program’s 50th year, it’s a likening of continuity of leadership much like Schenk and Liss.

“Those girls did a great job last year and they are quiet leaders and lead by example with their positivity. They are respected,” said Liss. “We’re putting a lot more on them this year as far as their role during rehearsal.”

Now that each year is a competition year, instead of being every other year, the competitiveness has already been shown in camp. Liss said this year’s camp was not the most hyped as far as enthusiasm is concerned, but she indicated it seemed more focused on the end goal.

“Everybody is taking things very seriously and when that starts to happen, it’s a vibe that I like. It’s a different kind of thing that we have going on right now and I’m excited to see the results,” said Liss who continued by saying it has allowed her the opportunity to instruct more.

Throughout the years, from the basic necessities provided by the leadership of Norma Wallace and Sam Haigis in getting a Band Parent Organization off the ground to a 3-time state champion powerhouse band with a celebration with fireworks. If the next 50 years are as great as the first 50, it’s going to be one heck of a ride.

HHS Drum Majors 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2022-23 2023-24

Jerry Taylor Terri Straw Robin Hawkins Robin Hawkins Robin Hawkins Valerie Whitfield Brent Wood Lex Breeding David Whitfield David Whitfield Danielle Mailloux Rodney Holcomb Paula Mullins Paula Mullins Sharla Powell Sharla Powell Sharla Powell Kent Bearden Carrie Mullins April Taylor April Taylor April Taylor Mandy Summers Mandy Summers Aaron Stringfellow Aaron Stringfellow Kyle Lowder Kyle Lowder Laura Stringfellow Andrew Shaffer Rhapsody Fearon Erica Wortham Kayla Cook Jesse Richard Jesse Richard Ashley Krueger Travis Fulton Makenzie Duffee Madeline Ansley Madeline Ansley Jessica Doty Kaylee Dwyer Kindle Catching Kindle Catching Erin Catching Erin Catching Chloe Scoggins Olivia Morris Brynn Riley Brynn Riley

2023—The Pride of Howe perform in the final home game of the season at Bulldog Stadium. Staff photo.

1997—The front page of the Howe Enterprise in November 1997 showing the marching band winning state for the second time.

2019—Elmer Schenk walks through the tunnel at the State Marching Competition at the Alamodome in San Antonio. Staff photo.

1974—The first band students one year prior to the first marching band.

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Two volunteers spend over 150 hours at Howe Community Library

The library would like to recognize Bastion Comer and Aingel Kenley for their hard work over the summer. Between the two of them, they spent over 150 hours volunteering. Some days they came as early as 7 am. They helped Ms. Stricklin inventory just over 16,000 books. This was a huge undertaking and could not have been done without their help. The Howe Community Library truly appreciates all their hard work and dedication to this community. Courtesy photo.

Lori Dunn speaks to FBC XYZ Submitted—XYZ (the Senior Citizen's Ministry) at First Baptist Church Howe learned about Grayson County College’s TEAMS activities for Senior Citizens at their recent monthly meeting. Lori Dunn is the coordinator for Texoma’s Educationally Active Ma ture Seniors program at Grayson County College. She outlined the plans for the TEAMS group for the year and told all the details about cost, registration, dates, and how we can participate throughout the 2024-2025 year. According to the informational materials she distributed to the group there will be lectures, computer classes, Drone Training class, book reviews, square dancing classes, and day

trips. Information, registration, and communication is at grayson.edu/ cwl. TEAMS offerings are found in “other”. An Ice Cream Social is planned for Aug 21 in the CWLAuditorium on Grayson County College campus at 2:00 p.m. All information and registrations will be available there also.

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City of Howe SECONDS COUNT IN AN EMERGENCY! That's why the City of Howe has instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications. This system allows us to telephone all or targeted areas in case of an emergency situation that requires immediate action (such as a boil-water notice, missing child or evacuation notices). The system is capable of dialing 60,000 phone numbers per hour. It then delivers a pre-recorded message describing the situations to a live person or an answering machine in the affected area possibly including instructions requiring action on the part of the recipient. Once the situation is remedied, another call will be placed to the area signaling that the issue has been addressed and that normal activities can be resumed.

The following information is required to add a telephone number into the "CodeRED" database: first and last name; address (physical address, no P.O. boxes); city; state; Zip Code; and primary phone number. The system works with cellular phones but requires a valid street address. When entering information, please fill out all of the screens because the newest data entered will replace the old data. Sign up by visiting http://www.co.grayson.tx.us/page/oem.cred

2023-24 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.25%

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$0.53 $1.05 $0.31 $0.15 $2.04

0.75 % 8.25 %

Bulk Trash Pickup 2nd Friday of each month in Howe.

City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Karla McDonald City Council: Michael Hill, Sarah Myrick, Billie Ingram, Shawn Tyler, Ricky Price.

City Administrator: Monte Walker City Secretary: Michelle Hewitt Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk:/Permit Clerk: Amy Bond (After hours night drop available) Public Works 317 S. Hughes St. Public Works Director: Mickey Phillips Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Benjamin Fuhr Howe Fire Department/EMS 118 E. Haning 903-532-6888 (nonemergency) Fire Chief: Robert Maniet Howe Police Department 700 W. Haning St. 903-532-9971 (non-emergency) Dispatch 903-813-4411 Officer-In-Charge: David Morris City Council meets third Tuesday at 100 E. O’Connell St. at 6 pm.

Planning & Zoning Commission Meets third Monday as needed Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation 903-532-6080 Howetexas.org EDC Director: Monte Walker Meets as needed For more information visit the city website www.cityofhowe.org

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Texas History Minute

Success is never a straight line. Gail Borden’s story is how an Indiana farmboy with almost no formal schooling went from being a Texas Ken Bridges revolutionary and editor to a celebrated inventor and wildly successful New York factory owner. The calm and curious man nurtured not only revolution in Texas but a revolution in the food industry.

Gail Borden II was born in Norwich, a remote farming community in southern New York in 1801. As did many farmers and pioneers of the time, the family set out often in pursuit of greener pastures a number of times. The family settled for a short time in Kentucky before moving to Indiana. He had little formal education save for a few courses in 1816 and 1817 to learn surveying. Many details of his youth are incomplete, but it is apparent that he was very intelligent and very principled.

He and his brother served in the Indiana Militia for a time. In 1822, he was part of a group that saved a freed slave from being lynched. Afterward, with little formal education, Borden was able to land a job as a school teacher in Mississippi. He later also became county surveyor and a deputy federal surveyor. By 1828, he married and started a family.

By 1829, his brother, Thomas Borden, also a surveyor, had moved to Texas and enticed his brother and his family to try their luck in the new land. Borden accepted the challenge and arrived in Galveston on Christmas Eve. He began farming in what is now the Fort Bend County area. Within a few months, Borden was hired by Stephen F. Austin as a surveyor for his growing colony, on the recommendation of his brother.

Things changed quickly in Texas as a great wave of change swept the land.

American colonists who had come to Texas grew uneasy at the increasing depredations of an increasingly unstable Mexican government. In 1832, Borden became part of the committee of correspondence at San Felipe, communicating concerns about Mexico with other Texas communities. He served as a delegate to the Convention of 1833, which included future Texas presidents Sam Houston and David G. Burnet, which called for separate statehood for Texas from the Mexican state of Coahuila y Texas in order for Texans to more directly address their own affairs.

In 1835, Borden began working with his brother Thomas and Joseph Baker, a Maine native and school teacher, to start a newspaper. The Telegraph and Texas Register saw its first edition on October 10. It rose in prominence, essentially becoming the newspaper of record during the days of the Texas Revolution and the Texas Republic. Its

editorials rallied the people of Texas during the revolution and called for aid from the United States. In 1836, the paper printed the Texas Declaration of Independence and one of the first copies of the new constitution for the Texas Republic.

After the end of the revolution in 1836, he worked with local officials to plan the layout for the City of Houston. He and his brother sold their stakes in the newspaper in 1837. Borden became the official port collector for Galveston that year. Starting in 1839, he served as an alderman in Galveston and began selling real estate.

He initially tinkered with primitive refrigeration systems, to no avail. Despite efforts by men like Borden and others, modern refrigeration simply did not exist in the 1840s. This made it very difficult to preserve food for long periods. This led him to create a dehydrated meat biscuit by 1849, one designed to stay edible even after longterm storage. Though his invention won praise by fellow inventors, the meat biscuit was not popular with consumers.

He continued inventing, and in 1853, created condensed milk through a vacuum process. This allowed milk to be stored for extended periods, vital for remote areas. Borden’s condensed milk was patented in 1856. That year, Borden attempted to produce it in a factory he bought in Connecticut. His effort faltered quickly. In 1857, he reorganized and founded “Gail Borden, Jr. and Co.” to produce condensed milk. The company still struggled. In 1858, entrepreneur Jeremiah Milbank gained a 50% partnership in the company, giving it the funds needed. The company was renamed the New York Condensed Milk Company.

The new company slowly started finding customers. When the Civil War began in 1861, the New York Condensed Milk Company began working with the U. S. Army to sell Borden’s condensed milk. Condensed milk allowed troops to store milk without fear of spoiling while maintaining high standards for nutrition.

Though Borden had long since moved to New York and amassed a fortune, Texas was never far from his thoughts.

In 1872, the small town of Borden in Colorado County was organized and named for him. Borden donated money to build two schools in the area.

Though segregated schools were the law at the time, Borden built a white school and an African-American school to provide for the children of both races. He continued to support these and other schools. He donated money to build five churches in the area and gave extensively to other charities. He died in January 1874 at the age of 72. Afterward, the state legislature created Borden County, south of Lubbock, in 1876, named in his honor. The county seat, Gail, also named for Borden, was founded in 1890.

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You are the caretaker of your mind

I read a book years ago by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale called, “The amazing results of positive thinking” and I recommend it as an inspiraDr. Billy Holland tion and encouragement to your spiritual life. He explains that our mind is constantly bombarded with all types of persuasions and each of us are held accountable to manage them. We have the ability to resist and ignore the negative influences that distracts us or we can pray and seek the Lord for a stronger discernment and sensitivity to deception.

It was during this time of studying how the mind is considered the battlefield of spiritual warfare, that I had a powerful dream. I do not always place a lot of credibility in dreams, but on the other hand, the Bible reveals that some dreams are used by God as a way of communication. Anyway, here was my dream.

I found myself on a dusty construction site and as I looked around, I noticed workers with shovels and they were busy digging up small trees and bushes. Some were driving trucks and others were using chainsaws and in the distance, I noticed a bulldozer was pushing over some large trees. They were obviously clearing out some things and planting others but I was not sure for what reason. I approached one of the workers and asked who was in charge but he just kept walking. For some reason, I sensed in the dream that Jesus was involved with this operation and so I started searching for Him. I was expecting any moment to see Him in a white tunic, sandals, and a hard hat, but I never did. Finally, I saw a man who was writing on a clipboard and he appeared to be a supervisor. I went over to him and said, “Excuse me, sir, can you tell me where I can find the project manager?” As he started walking away, he turned his head and calmly said, “You are.” This is the last thing I remember.

There is an old rhyme that says, “Your mind is a garden, your thoughts are seeds, you can grow flowers or you can grow weeds.” Simple yet profound, and in relation to being respon-

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sible for our thoughts, it makes perfect sense to consider that we are the gardener, caretaker, and manager of our minds. We may not want to admit it, but our spiritual journey with Christ was never intended to be a carefree experience. We are purchased to fulfill a destiny of specific purpose according to what He’s called us to be. Since it’s been established that what we think is directly associated with what we say and do, we can agree that whatever we have allowed to take root within our conscience is having a major impact on who we are.

As the wind and the birds distribute seeds upon the earth, likewise the voices and influences of this life are deposited within our conscience. We may not be able to stop them from landing, but we do not have to allow them to sprout. As Christians, we now have a Master and Lord who wants us to have His mind. There is an interesting scripture found in Romans chapter twelve that refers to this mental accountability, as Paul declares in verse one that God expects us to present our bodies and minds as a living and holy sacrifice.

Verse two continues about how this can be accomplished. “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you might prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” Saying no to temptation is essential to having a clean conscience.

The concept here is that we must awaken and realize as Proverbs 23:7 declares, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” When we understand that managing and protecting our mind is our highest priority, we will become more serious about being separate from the world and our sanctification.

But, if we choose to live in a default mode that allows anything to persuade and distract us, we are infected with apathy as the enticements of carnality control us. Overcoming Christians cannot intentionally embrace or support any type of sin without drifting into lukewarmness. We will never become what God has called us to be until the desire to walk holy with Christ becomes greater than the acceptance to compromise with darkness.

Dr. Holland is a Christian minister, author, and community outreach chaplain. Ask for a free download of his song, “Intentions of the Heart” at psalmz103@gmail.com

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Attend the Church of Your Choice

Each Sunday...

Times are subject to change. Please check with each church for any possible changes

First Baptist Church Dorchester Zach Poling, pastor 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Worship service Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Evening Service Summit View Church Brett and Deb Hetrick, pastors

Community Bible Fellowship Jeremy Moore, pastor

Howe Methodist Church of Howe JB Bryant, minister

415 S Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 6th grade, nursery available) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study Sunday 10:30 am - Worship Service

810 N Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Tuesday: 8:30am - 1:00pm WeeCare Daycare (Registration needed) 9:30am - Women's Bible Study 6:30pm - Boy Scouts Wednesday: 9:00am - Wednesday Workers 6:00pm - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Family Night Thursday: 8:30am - 1:00pm - WeeCare Daycare (Registration needed) Saturday: 9:00am-12:00pm - Feed My Sheep (1st & 3rd Sat. of each month) Sunday: 8:30am - Coffee and Donuts 9:00am - Sunday School 10:00am - Worship Service 3:00pm Cub Scouts

First Baptist Church Howe Roger Tidwell, pastor 100 E. Davis St., Howe, TX 903-5325504 Wednesday 5:30 pm—Free Meal 6:30 pm - Team Kid 6:30 pm - Youth Ministry 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday 9:15 am - Bible Fellowship 10:30am - Worship Service 6:00 pm—Potluck Fellowship and Bible Study

910 S Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6828 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth 7:00 pm - Sanctuary of for prayer Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School (kids, youth, women, men) 10:30 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Kids Church Howe Church of Christ Aaron Alsbrook, minister 1205 N Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6441 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) Sunday 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) 10:00 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Worship Service

Revolution 17:4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and was glittering with gold, precious stones and pearls. She held a golden cup in her hand, filled with abominable things and the filth of her adulteries.

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