Submitted by Gayle Samford

Joaquin Community Cemetery Homecoming

May 5, 2020 - The Joaquin Community Cemetery Homecoming, regularly scheduled for Saturday, June 13, has been cancelled, due to the threat of health problems related to the coronavirus. We were hoping to have a Restoration Celebration and show the newly cleaned and leveled tombstones in the cemetery, but that will have to wait. If anyone has loved ones in the cemetery, you might drive by and see how clean and fresh everything is.

FUMC Joaquin Presents Teresa Richenberger

January 20, 2020 - Sold to the Highest Bidder: The Teresa Richenberger Story

First United Methodist Church in Joaquin has invited Teresa Richenberger to speak at the 10:30am service Sunday, January 26. Teresa has not only written a book, she has lived the life of an Exotic Dancer and experienced the life that would be perfect movie material, except it’s not a pretty story. It is raw and often tough to hear. 

Joaquin Festival Top-Notch; Christian Services Receives Replenishment of Funding

December 9, 2019 - Joaquin held its annual Christmas Festival this past Saturday and it was absolutely top notch. 

Mr. A. J. Procell led our parade as Grand Marshal. He was present at the peace treaty signing at Pearl Harbor and our parade was on Pearl Harbor Day. He spoke to our crowd and got our day started perfectly. 

Joaquin Community Cemetery Homecoming

May 30, 2019 - The annual meeting of the Joaquin Community Cemetery will be held Saturday, June 8, 2019 beginning at 11am at First Baptist Church in Joaquin. We will have a business meeting, slide show of old photos, presentation of “A Second Visit to our Past” by Cynthia Webster and a covered dish pot luck lunch.

Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the day.

Mike Wood Scholarship Catfish Dinner Fundraiser

March 28, 2019 - The annual Mike Wood Scholarship Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, April 6th.

Mike was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Joaquin, mayor of Joaquin, a biology teacher at Joaquin ISD for years, a fire chief at Joaquin Volunteer Fire Dept. as well as a valued member of the Masonic Lodge for years. He was also a devoted husband, father and grandfather as well as a friend of most everyone around Joaquin and neighboring communities.

Joaquin Community Cemetery Homecoming Set for June 9th

June 7, 2018 - The Joaquin Community Cemetery Homecoming will be held on Saturday, June 9th, beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. There will be a presentation of the impact the river and the railroad had on early Joaquin and door prizes this year will be t-shirts designed and paid for by Committee members. We will have a business meeting and singing. Lunch will be picnic style in the Fellowship Hall. Please join us as we honor those buried in the cemetery.

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