Huntington United Methodist Church

April 20th was the fifth Sunday of Easter and the color is white.

Thought: When we put God first, other conditions of discipleship become easier to meet. Luke 9:61.

You are welcome at HUMC with open hearts, open minds and open doors.

Happy May Birthday wishes to Debbie Dixon and her sister Marilyn Dixon Lenderman the 11th, Alton Jasek the 5th; Adam Greenly, Kippy Hopson, Leonard Billeck, Linda Taylor, Cameron Aberle, and Lillie Cafin on April 15th.

Anniversary Blessings to Clint and Holly Herrington, May 12th; Tish and Tom Aberle the 12th; my niece, Amanda and Jason Miller, May 13th; Robert and Shawn Hall.

Special "Get Well" prayers are with friend Candy Nall, Polly Trinkle and her daughter, Margaret Martin; with the brother of Mary Ann Goodrich, with Betty Sammons and with the mother of Chuck Zimmerman. He and Lynda have gone to Ohio to be with her.

Welcome! The congregation welcomes, by transfer of membership, the Corbett family. Terry, Julie, Mackenzie, Kendall and Ryan live in Etoile and have been visiting us for a couple of years, We are son thankful for their presence.

A.J. Flores and Holly Cain invite you to share the joy of exchanging their marriage vows on Saturday, the tenth of May, at 5:00 PM.

Congratulations to Calvin and Allison Thigpen on the birth of Abbee Cheyenne. Maternal grandparents are Hubert and Pam Kirkland and great grandparents Paul and Sue Nerren.

The Huntington United Methodist Women have received the five silver star for outstanding work from the District.

Pastor Doran has mentioned in an earlier bulletin and in conversations with many of us, Dist. Supt. Keith Whitker is moving to Pearland just after Annual Conference. On May 4th at 5:30 pm, at First Church Lufkin the District will gather for a going away gig on their behalf. This is a time when Keith will be "roasted and toasted."

The Pricilla Circle meet once a month, the third Thursday, at 6p.m. Our meeting starts off with a devotional, then we have Bible Study. We have just begun studying a book called "You Matter More Than You Think". After that, we discuss any future business, such as plannirg Fourth Sunday luncheons and any other meals we know of in the near future. We close by going over our prayer list, and lifting each other up in prayer.

Our next long-term goal is to remodel our kitchen area in the Fellowship Hall. The current kitchen, built when the church was built, was not designed for cooking for large crowds (we have fed as many as 80 folks at one meal) We are making plans on what we want our kitchen to look like when we're through, then we'll take those plans to the Trustees to work with them on an implementation plan. One of our past projects was to have tile put down in the Narthex and the Fellowship Hall.

We enjoy our work, whether it's feeding the crowds or cleaning the church on Thursday mornings. But even more important, we greatly enjoy the fellowship of each other. The ladies in our group range in age from the young to the young-at-heart.

We would love to have you join us! If you feel you can't drive at night, let one of us know so we can pick you up and bring you home. We have members living in Lufkin, out 2109, near Etoile and all over!

BOY SCOUTS

Troop 127 Meets every Tuesday night at 6:00 for an hour of learning and merit earning. Tigers, Bobcats, Bears and Weblos I, are led by Scout Master Guy Nunn and asst. Scout Master Tony Burnett Currently our troop has right at 30 boys. They have attended the Mom and Me camp out in October with over 15 boys and mom's participating at Camp Prytle - north of Garrison and won 2nd Place for best campsite. 3 of our scouts won awards at camp for BB's, Archery, and Geo-Caching. The Pinewood derby was held in February with all boys competing for the top honor and a chance to compete at district level next moth in Lufkin. The derby was followed by delicious grilled hot dogs by the scout chef, Mike Beatty and his lovely wife Stacy.

Last weekend was Dad and Lad, where 9 scouts and their dad's participated in a Good Ol Boy weekend.

In the spring meeting attendance is low due to baseball, so sometimes the meetings are held at the ball field, just call or come by to join. Guy Nunn 936-422-3458 or Tony Burnett 936- 876-2030.

Pine Grove Baptist Church

Pine Grove Baptist Church and Pastor Chris Price, would like to invite friends of old & new to celebrate Homecoming on May 4, 2008. Services will begin at 11:00 am with guest speaker, Bro. Amos Cowart. Immediately following the morning service we will have an old fashioned dinner on the grounds. Music will be provided by David Kelley of God's Promise Ministries of Lufkin, TX and The Welker Trio from Silsbee, TX. Please come and share your memories of old as we make memories new. PGBC is located at 5632 FM 1818.