Page 4 The Tri-City Reporter, Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Community Living
Dyer Church of Christ Our morning worship services had an attendance of 108 with 83 in Sunday school. The message for the morning service was from the book of 1Timothy 6:1719 – “When you put your contribution in the plate, you see only God. If you have more than one pair of shoes, more food than you could eat, and a roof over your head, you are richer than most people throughout the world. The writing of Paul applies to you and me. Five things to be are humble, trusting in God who gives richly, rich in good works, willing to give and share, and prepared to lay a good foundation for eternal life. If we have no love, faith and kindness, we only have selfishness, blindness and disobedience. The message for the evening service came from the book of Colossians 3:317 - your life is hidden with Christ in God. Put off your old self and put on a new life with Christ. Let the peace of God rule in your heart. Many thanks to Laura Speer and all of our young folks who were able to serve, entertain, and support the Young at Heart banquet
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on Saturday evening. There are so few times we can show our appreciation to all of our young at heart for the many years they have given to us in support of God’s work. Thanks to William Gentry McFarland for opening his beautiful home for the youth devotional on Sunday night. We had a record attendance of over 30 young folks and enjoyed the food and fellowship that was shared. Mark your calendars Gloria and Amy Beard will be hosting a baby shower for Stephen and Kelly Petty on April 7th at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Gloria Beard. Kelly and Stephen are registered at Babies R Us and Target and all are invited to attend this coed baby shower. There is a signup sheet in the foyer for VBS Tshirts. Our theme this year is Noah’s ark. If you would like to purchase a T-shirt for VBS, the price will be $5 each. Remember the following in prayer: Savannah Crawford, Franklin Paschall, Jerry Martin, Kristin McCrillis, all of our shut-ins and those in nursing homes
Bethpage By Joyce Brown We had a wonderful time of revival services at Bethpage last week. Bro. Travis Hendrix preached some inspiring message and we had good special music during our worship times. Also, fellowship was sweet as we shared meals together. Sunday service began this week with Tina and Janice playing a soul-stirring medley of Jesus’ blood songs. Call to worship was “Jesus, Something about That Name,� and the offertory piece was, “Follow Me�. Brother James’ sermon title was “Living Glory to God� with his text being Psalms 36:5-12. Sunday night we had special guests. Two of Bro. James’ cousins were visiting us. Candy Churchwell, who will be departing to Jordan this week, sang a beautiful song “Will You Ride With Me?� We pray for her safety as we do all our military that are serving our country. Bro. James’ sermon was from Luke 1:11-22, 57-75 titled, “Ways to Praise.� Frankie and Janice are taking Bethpage music on the road this week, as they will be leading the music for Clear Creek’s revival. Good
for them for going to share their talents with others. We are excited to announce that a baby shower honoring little John Allen Leitherland and his parents will be held next Sunday afternoon in the Bethpage fellowship hall from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. He will soon be home and need all those tiny diapers and wipes and all the other items little guys need, so come out and join this celebration. Tommy, Brenda and Jo Griggs are in Atlanta visiting Joe and Brenda Ledsinger for a few days. Emily Littleton Lowrance had a birthday and had to throw her own party! Actually, some family members had not seen her and Kirk’s new home, so this was a nice occasion to have them. Mamaw reported they all carried food, so at least she didn’t have to cook for the gang. A bunch of local folks were seen in Jackson Friday night at Englewood Baptist Church for the Ivan Parker concert. What a night of beautiful gospel music!! Thought of the week borrowed from David Jeremiah - for a Christian, problems are temporary, but blessings are eternal.
Gibson County Literacy Council hosts spring flea market, crafts sale The Gibson County Literacy Council is hosting a Flea Market and Crafts Sale on Saturday, March 31 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Community Resource Center gym off Eaton Street in Trenton. Over 30 vendors are expected from Humboldt, Trenton, Milan, Dyer, Kenton, Medina, Henderson, Jackson, and Newbern. Items being sold include: candles, soaps, earthenware pottery, gourmet food, jewelry, collectibles, glassware, home dÊcor, tshirts, apparel, children’s clothing, cupcake toppers, handmade cards, hair bows, jams, jellies, Girl Scout cookies, Pampered Chef, 31 Gifts, Avon, Beauti Control, and many more crafts items! Activities for children include YMCA face painting
all day, and the Easter Bunny who will distribute small gifts from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The Easter Bunny would love to have parents take pictures of her with their children, so bring your camera! Come eat and snack on cotton candy, popcorn, hot dogs, chips, drinks, and fresh pork rinds made on the premises! Concessions sales will help raise funds for those in our county who are unemployed or underemployed who need assistance with the $65 GED test fee. With so many plants closing, the Literacy Council is receiving more requests than ever before for assistance with the test fee. The Imagination Library bake sale will feature homemade fudge, cakes,
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pies, and cookies. Proceeds from the bake sale will help purchase Imagination Library books for children in Gibson County. Right now Gibson County Imagination Library is serving over 1,700 children, providing them with a free book each month from birth until age 5. Over 3,000 children are under age 5, and more funds are needed to enroll all of those who are
eligible. Please support your fellow Gibson County citizens and parents who are working hard to improve their own education and that of their children’s. For more information, call 855-0665 and talk with Deanna Poole or Peggy Davis. You can also e-mail Peggy at davisp04@k12tn. net.
Commodity foods to be distributed The commodity distribution dates for April 2012 are as follows: Milan –April 3rd, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m., Bradford –April 5th, 9:00 –10:00 a.m., Humboldt – April 12th, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Kenton, Medina, Gibson, Dyer. April 17th, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m., Rutherford – 8:30 – 10:30 a.m., Yorkville – 8:00 a.m. only. Trenton – April 20th , 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. In accordance with federal
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Kenton News by Cindy Lamar Approximately 70 friends and relatives gathered at the Hospitality House Hospitality Room in Union City last Friday evening to celebrate Jesse Davidson’s birthday at a party hosted by his children. Jesse was elated to see brother and sisters, nieces and nephews, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as well as old friends and former Goodyear co-workers, many of whom he had not seen for quite some time. Each table featured “centerpieces� of items that represented various interests in Jesse’s life - books, military regalia, Goodyear memorabilia, wedding photos, etc. A pictorial storyboard of his life was also on hand for everyone to view. A delicious BBQ dinner with all the fixins’ was served for all to enjoy as well as an array of wonderful desserts. Photographer, Sherry Madrey, was on hand to capture the joyous occasion photographically, snapping shots of the many friends and family as they reminisced about old memories while making new ones. It was a most
memorable evening for all. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Wayne Grant and his family. Wayne was severely injured last week in an accident on the farm and is presently in the hospital. Food for thought - The pains I felt in my body today were new and severe and wouldn’t go away. Temptation to cry was growing with time but tears had no power my pain to subside. And then I heard of a friend of mine who was facing a mountain of pain to climb. He lives day in and day out with life-threatening pain, his only words “By my faith I still stand.� Ashamed I became when I heard of such faith, ashamed that I wallowed in self-pity today. No matter our problem, no matter our pain, it could be much worse than we know today. Our prayer list includes: Terry Sweat, Dewey Bradley, Freda Lamar, Vicky Robinson, Elmer and Virginia Williams, Jesse and Elaine Davidson, Carol and Bobby Primrose, Joe Flowers, and Racine Hodges.
Golden Agers Fifteen Golden Agers met Wednesday, March 21 at Dyer FBC Family Life Center with two new members Brian and Ann Ramsey and guests Paulette Harrison, Doug Duncan, and B.O. Booth attending. The inspirational testimony of Dr. Mark McSwain of Jackson was the feature of the day’s program. To begin the day’s service, Bro. Jerry Legg led the group in prayer in thankfulness for the ample refreshments. Prayers were extended for several in the community including the family of FBC member Mildred Burke, who had passed away Sunday March 18. Shirley Shull led the group in singing “Blessed Be the Name� and “Whiter Than Snow� with Anne Thompson accompanying the music by piano. Dr. McSwain, who as a former pastor of FBC Bemis, was in a very fulfilling part of life with his wife Dottie and their two sons, one in high school and the other in college. It was in the summer of 2007 that he, in preparation for an upcoming trip, dropped by convenient care to check on his allergies. The doctor noted concerns and for the next five months doctors and a dentist tried to cure the “infection� in his throat lymph nodes that just would not go away. Finally, December of that year he was diagnosed with cancer at the base of his tongue that had also invaded two lymph nodes. He was 44
By Alice Ernest
years old. His trials through 16 chemo treatments and 35 radiation treatments left his whole throat an open sore and his wife developed ingenious food preparations to enable him to swallow; however, he lost 40 pounds. Throughout the ordeal he searched the scriptures for relief and went over the songs of inspiration as he endured the horrible treatments. Primarily he learned that as he came close to his Father, he found peace and plans for his future. To key his audience into those plans he selected from Mark 4, the story of Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee when his disciples were so frightened that they feared that they would lose their lives. Inspired from that story, he has written a book of his experiences, “Through the Eyes of a Storm,� that he gives away or sells for $8.95 to fund his reaching out to others who have just entered the storm of a cancer diagnosis. He also has established a network of help called “Survivor to Survivor� which joins a cancer survivor with a newly diagnosed patient. His plans extend to hoping to establish a scholarship fund for children of cancer victims. Other key scriptures that aided him when his need was so great include 2 Corinthians, James 1:2, and Philippians 4:6-8. He is on a mission of help that he needs others to join.
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