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Young Bulldogs can’t overcome mistakes Howe Fall Festival during marathon game, lose 44-13 to Boyd set for September 28 Labor Day is much more than just the summer's last hurrah. Observed each year on the first Monday of September, Labor Day is at heart a celebration of the hardwon achievements of America's labor movement and a recognition of what workers have contributed to the nation's prosperity.

One day we’ll be able to look back and laugh, but it’s way too fresh right now. Friday night, I was so excited to begin the new broadcast football season, we packed up our equipment and hit to long journey to Boyd and realized upon arrival that we had left all of our cords to our broadcast equipment back home and hour-and -a-half away. In hindsight, due to a weather delay, we might have been able to have returned home and retrieved what we needed, but decided on trying to somehow figure out a remedy. This is where 18 -year-old Jake Roberts came in with his array of Bluetooth devices including a headset that Justin White and I shared. The audio quality was awful, but it was a tad bit better than having no broadcast at all. I won’t make that mistake again. Can we have a redo?

Howe’s Braden Ulmer (4) races over the goal line for Howe’s first touchdown of 2024. Ulmer scored both of the Dogs’ touchdowns Friday night.

Photo by Heather Rodgers.

It will go down as a game played far, far away with perhaps the most delays in any game ever played involving the Howe Bulldogs. The game in Boyd, nearly two hours away, had the starting time moved up 30 minutes, however, a weather delay pushed back the start time to 7:58 pm. Once play finally got underway, the young Howe team with

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The Fall Festival will

once again be held at the Charles R. Thompson Gymnasium parking lot (Howe Intermediate/ Middle School campus).

This year’s event will take place on Saturday, September 28 from 5 pm—8:30 pm.

Vendor spaces are available for $30 for nonschool vendors. The application deadline is September 13.

For more information, contact Matt Boykin at Howe Intermediate School or Summit Hill Elementary School.

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Howe Hump Day to be hosted at Independent Financial Wednesday

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce will have their Howe Hump Day business breakfast networking event Wednesday at Independent Financial who will host. Independent Financial is located at 100 S. Denny Street and the breakfast will begin at 8 am and end at 9 am.

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multiple starting sophomores looked good on the opening series. The defense turned away Boyd and forced a punt on their opening possession. Howe took the ball and sophomore quarterback Rylan Strong hit senior Braden Ulmer to keep the drive alive on a third down conversion to midfield. Howe drove the ball down to the Yel-

It’s nearly time for silly string, dunking booths, ring toss, and goldfish.

The Fall Festival is a tradition that began in 1972 as part of the Howe Centennial celebration continued on the following year and rebranded to the “Fall Festival” sponsored by the Howe Chamber of Commerce.

At some point, when the local chamber disbanded, the annual fall festival fell into the hands of the school district, and they have organized the event since.

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Lady Bulldogs beat Valley View, lose to Sam Rayburn

Downtown Howe -lloween Festival planned for Monday, Oct. 28 The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce will host their 8th Annual Downtown Howelloween Festival on Monday, October 28 from 6:30—8:30 pm. Local kids in the area will have a chance to Trick-R-Treat thanks to local businesses and churches. It is a ‘rainor shine’ event. Vendors

Howe senior Kamry Snapp celebrates during the win over Valley View on Tuesday night as Ayla Jones (8) and Emilia Garza (9) surround her.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

The Howe Lady Bulldogs (10-14) beat Valley View on Tuesday night at home and lost on the road

Friday night in Sam Rayburn. Over the weekend, Howe began the Callisburg tournament with a

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The Lady Bulldogs celebrate after winning a set at home against Valley View on Tuesday. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Sherman twice and to Callisburg and Harold. Senior Presley Shockey was named to the All-Tournament Team.

On Tuesday, Howe won in four sets over Callisburg by scores of 28-26 (win), 25-18 (win), 25-21 (loss), and 25-13 (win). Presley Shockey had 17 kills, five blocks, and nine digs. Fellow senior Kamry Snapp had 10 kills, and eight digs while Tabatha Bjorn had 20 assists and nine kills. Ayla Jones added 19 assists and 11 digs while Rylee Coffey had 15 digs On Friday at Sam Rayburn, the Howe girls lost the first set by a score of 2516, but bounced back for a 26-24 win.

In the five set match, Sam Rayburn won the third, 25-16 and Howe won the fourth, 25-19. In the fifth and final

set, Sam Rayburn took the game 1510.

Shockey had 19 kills, 15 digs, and 10 blocks while Snapp had 20 digs. Bjorn put up 20 assists and Harlee Shue notched seven kills. Jones finished with 13 assists and 15 digs and Coffey totaled 13 digs.

On Saturday, Howe opened the tournament with a two-set win over Whitewright by scores of 25-20 and 25-18.

Shockey had 13 kills, Snapp had eight digs, Bjorn totaled eight assists, Jones tallied eight assists, and Coffey had eight digs.

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Senior Kamry Snapp in the win over Valley View. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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of 27-25 and 17-15.

Shockey finished with 16 kills while Snapp had seven kills and eight digs.

Bjorn put up 17 assists.

Howe then lost to Callisburg in two

sets by scores of 25-23 and 25-16.

Shockey led the Lady Bulldogs with eight kills while Snapp finished with six.

On Saturday, Howe lost both games in only two sets each. Both Harold and Sherman eliminated them from tournament play.

Senior Presley Shockey was named to the All-Tournament Team in Callisburg. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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one-score game. But the Dogs quickly went 3-and out and were forced to punt.

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Boyd was unable to score on their next possession and turned the ball over on downs when McIntire’s pass sailed through the hands of Horton in the end zone.

Howe was forced to punt on their next possession which set up Boyd’s next score that took only two plays and ended on a 36-yard pass from McIntire to Brinkley. That gave Boyd a 33-13 advantage with 6:58 left in the third quarter.

Rylan Strong (12) and Garrett Rodgers (1) just before a third quarter snap.

Photo by Heather Rodgers.

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low Jackets 19 yard line, but Strong was sacked and senior Jonathan Garcia came on to attempt a 31-yard field goal. But the snap was a little high which allowed Boyd’s Cash Selby the opportunity to block the attempt which landed into the arms of Lex Horton who raced 88 yards for the first score of the game.

Trailing 7-0, Howe took the ball at their own 46 yard line and Strong threw the first of his two interceptions on the evening on the first play of the drive. Boyd began their drive from the Howe 44 yard line and five plays later were able to punch it in the endzone with a pass from sophomore quarterback Will McIntire to freshman Drew Brinkley of 23 yards. Boyd led 14-0 with 3:12 left in the first quarter.

Howe was forced to punt on their next possession and Boyd took over from their own 44 yard line. It took only three plays for the Yellow Jackets to reach paydirt as McIntire found receiver Maddox Parks who slipped a tackle en route to a 28-yard touchdown to give Boyd a 21-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter.

On the Dogs’ next possession, Ulmer coughed up the ball on the third play of the drive which gave Boyd possession at the Howe 39 yard line. But McIntire’s pass was off target and landed into the arms of Howe’s Eli Stoner for the interception.

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Howe, with 10:22 remaining in the second, put together an 8-play drive from their own 41 yard line which was helped by Boyd penalties. Howe handed the ball off four consecutive plays and he ran it in from the “Wild Dog” formation from the five-yard line for Hoe’s first score which narrowed the margin to 21-6 after a botched PAT attempt.

But again, Boyd’s offense stayed in sync as McIntire drove the Yellow Jackets 70 yards on four plays in which his pass to Hunter Etter for 36 yards secured six more points. McIntire missed the PAT and Boyd’s lead stood at 27-6 with 6:55 left in the second.

The Bulldogs put together an impressive 10-play drive on their next series by marching 68 yards. Riken Cross picked up 23 yards on the first play on a reverse. Cross caught a 13-yard strike from Strong later in the drive and a 9yard run by Garrett Rodgers set up a 2yard touchdown by Ulmer to narrow the gap to 27-13 with 2:50 left before the half.

Howe got a big turnover on the next possession senior defensive end Beau Stephens recovered a fumble at the Boyd 32 yard line. However, the Dogs’ offense was unable to convert a 4th down and turned it over on downs.

With the first half winding down, Boyd killed the clock and clung to their 2713 lead.

Howe, who had won the coin toss and deferred to the second half, came out on offense with a chance to make it a

Boyd then successfully recovered an onside kick but a leaping Cross intercepted McIntire at the Howe three yard line to turn them away. Ulmer gave Howe breathing room when he raced 33 yards, however, they were forced to punt after four plays.

Boyd took advantage and scored again by driving 90 yards on their next possession. During the drive, the third quarter, which took an eternity due to penalties and injuries, McIntire finally took it over from the one yard line to give Boyd a 41-13 lead with 10:35 left in the game.

Strong was intercepted for the second time in the contest on the next drive which set up the final score of the night which was a 23-yard field goal by McIntire.

Ulmer finished with 80 yards rushing on 10 carries while Bryce Pieper carried 14 times for 51 yards. Rylan Strong was 7-of-18 passing with 64 yards and two interceptions. Howe had 153 yards rushing compared to Boyd’s 32. Boyd finished with 348 passing.

Howe vs. Bonham preview Howe will open the oldest active stadium in North Texas Friday night by hosting the Bonham Warriors. Bonham defeated Pilot Point Friday night, 7-6 in Pilot Point. Howe and Bonham have split the six games in the overall series.

The first game between the two schools came on opening night of the 2014 season at Bonham where Howe won 14-0 introducing their new slot-T offense. Bonham has won the last two meetings dating back to 2020. The game will be the first since 2021 when Bonham won at Bulldog Stadium, 6021.

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Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day? History.com— Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal chapters.

In the late 1800s, at the height of the Industrial Revolution in the United States, the average American worked 12-hour days and seven-day weeks in order to eke out a basic living. Despite restrictions in some states, children as young as 5 or 6 toiled in mills, factories and mines across the country, earning a fraction of their adult counterparts’ wages.

People of all ages, particularly the very poor and recent immigrants, often faced extremely unsafe working conditions, with insufficient access to fresh air, sanitary facilities and breaks.

As manufacturing increasingly supplanted agriculture as the wellspring of American employment, labor unions, which had first appeared in the late 18th century, grew more prominent and vocal. They began organizing strikes and rallies to protest poor conditions and compel employers to renegotiate hours and pay.

Many of these events turned violent

during this period, including the infamous Haymarket Riot of 1886, in which several Chicago policemen and workers were killed. Others gave rise to longstanding traditions: On September 5, 1882, 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march from City Hall to Union Square in New York City, holding the first Labor Day parade in U.S. history.

The idea of a “workingmen’s holiday,” celebrated on the first Monday in September, caught on in other industrial centers across the country, and many states passed legislation recognizing it.

Congress would not legalize the holiday until 12 years later, when a watershed moment in American labor history brought workers’ rights squarely into the public’s view. On May 11, 1894, employees of the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago went on strike to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives.

On June 26, the American Railroad Union, led by Eugene V. Debs, called for a boycott of all Pullman railway cars, crippling railroad traffic nationwide. To break the Pullman strike, the federal government dispatched troops to Chicago, unleashing a wave of riots that resulted in the deaths of more than a dozen workers.

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Five former Howe athletes give back to the youth of the community

Former Bulldogs Layton Elvington, Kaleb McNutt, Jarron Ing, Arturo Lowder, and Ayden Norton. Courtesy photo.

Submitted— The Howe Bulldog 3rd and 4th grade tackle football team faced a tough loss on Saturday against a talented Collinsville Pirates squad. However, the real story lies beyond the scoreboard.

As the 2024 3rd and 4th grade football season approached, the team was at risk of not having a coach. With no parents or relatives of the players able to step into the role, Larry Windon, the commissioner of Howe Youth Football, faced a dilemma. Windon was already committed to coaching the 1st and 2nd grade team, as well as the 5th and 6th graders, making it nearly impossible for him to take on another team.

That’s when five recent Howe Bulldog graduates stepped up, none of whom have any direct ties to the players on the team.

Head coach Layton Elvington, along with his longtime friends and former Bulldog teammates—Kaleb McNutt, Jarron Ing, Arturo Lowder, and Ayden Norton—all graduated together in 2020. Since then, each has pursued their own path.

Elvington is currently student coaching under Dale West at Bells High School and plans to pursue a career in coaching, following in the footsteps of his father, former longtime Howe coach Bruce Elvington. Kaleb McNutt works

in distribution but is also pursuing a full-time music career under the name Kaleb Michael, performing on stage and sharing his music on social media.

Jarron Ing and Arturo Lowder are both employed by a local technology consulting firm. Ayden Norton, who graduated from the fire academy, now works for the Allen Fire Department as a firefighter/paramedic. He and his wife, Jamie, are expecting their first child in March of next year. While most people wait a few years after their children are born to start coaching youth sports, Norton decided to get a head start.

These five young men have committed their free time to coaching a group of 3rd and 4th graders three nights a week, in addition to their games on Saturdays. Their efforts have led to continued improvements each week, and the young Bulldogs have responded well to their coaching style. Commissioner Larry Windon mentioned that one of the referees gave the coaching staff high praise for their character and for the job they are doing with a team that has very little bench depth, only 12 players, one of whom is currently out due to injury. Windon states, “They are a resourceful group of young coaches, carrying on their Bulldog spirit through coaching youth football.”

The 3rd and 4th grade Bulldogs will play Bonham next week at 12:30 in Blue Ridge.

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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.

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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

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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: Justin Johnson Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer:

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 The year 2020 marks one remarkable anniversary for the nation. It was one hundred years ago that women won the right to vote naKen Bridges tionally in the United States with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.

Women winning the right to vote in Texas was the result of many years of hard work by individuals as well as such organizations as the Texas Equal Suffrage Association. For many years, there had been quiet calls for women to gain the vote and have rights guaranteed. Abigail Adams wrote a famous letter to her husband John Adams at the Continental Congress in 1776, imploring him to “remember the ladies” as Congress considered independence from Great Britain and weighed the defense of the liberties of men. Women actually received the right to vote first in New Jersey in 1776, but it was an oversight. The state’s new constitution gave the right to vote to any resident who owned property and did not specify men only. Some women met the property-owning requirement but saw their right to vote stripped away in 1806. The Seneca Falls Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, called for all women to be given equal rights with men, but it took decades to overcome political obstacles and social conventions that kept women out of the election process. Women would not be able to vote anywhere in the nation until the Wyoming Territory gave women the vote in 1869.

The Texas Equal Rights Association, formed in 1893, was among the first organizations to push for the vote, inspiring a failed bill in the legislature in 1895. Many early Texas suffragists were leaders in the Prohibition movement and saw the vote as the key to ending the scourge of alcoholism. African-American temperance activist Eliza Peterson of Texarkana openly campaigned for the vote, and Hispanic newspaper editor Jovita Idar rallied support in the state’s Spanish-language newspapers. Support built slowly.

Minnie Cunningham of Galveston came to lead the new Texas Equal Suffrage Association in 1916 and tirelessly lobbied legislators.

The state House of Representatives approved suffrage in 1917, but the Senate, backed by Gov. Jim Ferguson, rejected it. When the move to impeach Ferguson arose over corruption charges, suffragists organized support for his removal.

Once Gov. William P. Hobby ascended to the governorship, he recognized through Cunningham’s advocacy how powerful the movement had become and became a great supporter of the

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cause. Hobby called a special session of the state legislature into session in March 1918, and both houses overwhelmingly approved a law giving women the right to vote but only in primary elections. Women also had to pass literacy tests to be able to vote as well. But Texas was still a one-party state in 1918, which meant that the winner of the Democratic Primary almost automatically won the general election.

This law made Texas and Arkansas the only two states to grant women the vote in this way. However, most states did not give women the right to vote yet. The effort now turned to Congress and a constitutional amendment to give the vote to women.

In the House of Representatives in May 1919, and with the urging of President Woodrow Wilson, congressmen voted 304-89 in favor of the constitutional amendment to give women the right to vote. The Texas delegation split, with 10 in favor and 7 against.

Supporters included Rep. Fritz Lanham of Weatherford, former editor and son of a former governor, Rep. Hatton Sumners of Dallas, a former prosecutor, Rep. Lucian Parrish, a Van Alstyne native and Henrietta attorney, Rep. Claude Hudspeth, an El Paso rancher, and Rep. John Jones, an Amarillo lawyer and future federal judge. Opponents included such figures as Rep. Sam Rayburn of Bonham, a future Speaker of the House who, ironically, would later push through civil rights laws that would protect the right of women to vote, and the cantankerous Rep. John Nance Garner, a future vicepresident.

On June 1, the Senate approved by 5625. The two Texas Senators, Charles Culberson and Morris Sheppard, both voted in favor. Sheppard would cosponsor the Sheppard-Towner Act in 1921, the first federal legislation to aid women’s childbirth and prenatal health needs.

Now passing Congress, states quickly took up the issue amid a storm of protest from anti-suffragists. Thirty-six out of 48 states were required for ratification. The Texas legislature ratified the amendment on June 28, less than a month after it was sent to the states.

Texas was the first southern state and the first western state to ratify the amendment.

Tennessee became the last state needed for ratification on August 18, 1920, approved by a margin of one vote. Of the old Confederate states, only Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee approved the amendment. The Nineteenth Amendment was ratified just in time for women to vote in the 1920 presidential election.

Investing our abilities into God’s kingdom As a freelance faith columnist and Christian author, I’m honored to have the opportunity to provide thoughts and ideas to relay Dr. Billy Holland to others. I’m sure all Bible teachers and pastors feel they are God’s messengers. What I do is nothing more special than how millions of other Christians serve Him, and I humbly acknowledge that most are more talented and effective. God’s people are important pieces of a large puzzle, stones in His wall, and a voice among many who represent the one who created everything and knows everything. Writing is one of my callings, yet my personal testimony includes that I did not always pursue this path. God truly works in mysterious ways. Songwriting came to me through a spiritual experience when I was a young man. Then over time, I began to write articles, Bible studies, sermons, and eventually newspaper and magazine contributions. I’m intentionally making a long story short, nevertheless, writing is the first thing I think about when I awaken and in the evenings I have a pad and pen on the table next to my recliner to scribble down thoughts that often come to me.

I share my journey about how the Lord is graciously using me, to ask if you have found your spiritual talent and if so are you are accomplishing and multiplying it? Every Christian has been given a carefully designed calling for the purpose of bringing honor and glory to God. If you are not sure what it is, I encourage you to read what Jesus said in Matthew chapter 7:7 about asking, seeking, and knocking until you know that you know.

Some have been rebellious against God about their gifts because of numerous excuses, and if we are focused more on accomplishing our will than His desires the Bible declares He is not pleased with our disobedience. Let’s look at an interesting passage found in Matthew chapter 25 where Jesus is teaching the parable of the talents. In our study today I’m referring to talents as a gifted ability to serve the Lord in a special way, and in this story, a talent is an ancient unit of currency, worth

about 6,000 denarius. I believe it’s acceptable to say that both can be used to make our point about personal obedience and accountability.

Historians say that one denarius was the average wage for a day’s labor, and a talent was worth 20 years of labor which is incredibly valuable. The story is about a wealthy man who was planning to travel to a distant land and told his servants to watch over his finances while was gone. According to each man’s ability, one servant was given 5 talents, to another he gave 2 talents, and to the last one he gave 1. The servant with the 5 talents invested them and doubled their value. The man with 2 talents also doubled the amount, but the one who was given 1 talent became afraid that he would lose it, so he dug a hole in the ground and hid it.

After a while the master returned and the first servant showed where he had invested the 5 talents and now had 10, the one with 2 talents now had 4. The master was very pleased with them both and said this was excellent! And since they were faithful in this assignment, he said to rejoice as he was going to make them ruler over many things.

When the last servant stepped forward, he said he knew his lord was shrewd and serious about business affairs, so being afraid he buried the talent to keep it safe and then handed it to him.

The master was angry and called him lazy and wicked for not at least investing the money where it could gain interest. The master took the talent and gave it to the one who had 10, and ordered this person to be cast into outer darkness where there is pain and suffering. Do we recognize what Jesus was saying? If you are discouraged and have been neglecting your calling, God wants to help you accomplish what He has called you to do. Pray and fast until He reveals divine appointments and provides the necessary anointing and favor. Read I Peter 2:5, and rejoice that God is shaping you into one of His precious living stones.

We know that ships are safe in the harbor, but this is not why ships were made.

Dr. Holland is a licensed and ordained minister, chaplain, and Christian author. You can read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.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

Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.

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