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Huntington United

Methodist

The Season after the Epiphany is a season of Ordinary Time. Which includes four to nine Sundays, depending on the date of Easter. It is ordinary in that it stands between the two great Christological cycles of Advent-Christmas-Epiphany and Lent-Easter Pentecost and has no central theme. The First Sunday (today) focuses on the Baptism of Christ and the Last Sunday on the Transfiguration.

Thought: Cast all your anxiety on God because He cares for you. I Peter 5:7.

January Birthdays: Christal Russell Shaw the 21st; Clay Black and Melanie Nerren 22nd; Linda Dixon 20th; Mitch Agan 24th; Joyce Moore Jan 25th, Drake Nerren the 18th.

Anniversary Blessings to Preston and Betsy Smith the 25th; James and Molda Meadows the 25th.

Thursday, Jan. 17th the Priscilla Circle will meet the third Thursday at 6:00 pm. We will begin our new Bible study entitled "You Matter More Than You Think."

Saturday, Jan. 19th the UMW Local Officer Training at Perritte Memorial in Nacogdoches, TX.

Sunday, Jan. 27th is the Fourth Sunday Luncheon, UMW Soup and Chili - Everyone is welcome.

We were happy to have Clay Black, the son of Carolyn Black in church worship Sunday. He is a newspaper Editor in Alaska and will be in for two weeks.

Sunday the sermon was given by Jerry Anderson, a retired Methodist Minister. Our Pastor, Martin Doran is still not feeling very well from his surgery.

A Service of Installation fro the Officers of The United Methodist Women was held Sunday morning. The purpose of this group is: The organized unit of United Methodist Women shall be a community of women whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ, to develop a creative, supportive fellowship, to expand concepts of mission through participation in the global ministries of the church.

First Assembly of God

Church

Local Teachers give First Assembly of God Church a passing grade in Spaghetti.

First Assembly of God church in Diboll has undertaken the job of feeding every teacher in the Diboll ISD. Last Fall they fed the Junior High and Elementary teachers. Last Thursday Pastor Frazier and ladies from the church fed the teachers at the High school. Mr. Lopez, the High School principal, is pictured receiving the first plate of spaghetti from the Pastor. First Assembly has great respect and appreciation for the long hours and dedication that our teachers have for the children of our city. When asked why the church was doing this, Pastor Frazier said, "This is just a small way to say thanks for the hard work and dedication that our teachers have for their students. Most teachers spend many off duty hours grading papers, making calls to parents and constantly improving themselves to reach our kids. They often spend money from their own pockets to supply and decorate their rooms. We just wanted to say that these efforts have not gone unnoticed or unappreciated by First Assembly."

The meal consisted of homemade meat sauce spaghetti, fresh salad, bread and homemade peach cobbler. By all accounts, the meal was delicious and enjoyed by over 50 teachers and staff. Deborah Frazier, pastor's wife, is the nurse for the High School and Junior High in Diboll. She also makes a mean peach cobbler.

The ladies of the church have caught the vision of this program and help make it a great success. Pictured below are Linda Grisby, Carolyn Morris, Wanda Fuller, Ruby Goins and Annis Williams.

First Assembly is located at 100 East Borden and extends an open invitation to come and enjoy some great new friends and practical Biblical preaching.