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May 9, 2025 - Homecoming at West Hamilton Cemetery will be held Sunday, May 25th, and will begin at 11am. Preaching will be by Les Rhea of Tyler. The cemetery annual meeting will be just before 12-noon.
Dinner will be in the fellowship hall, everyone is invited to come and bring their favorite covered dish. Singing will be in the afternoon.
Questions, call 936-275-3897.
May 8, 2025 - I received word Wednesday morning that a very dear friend was hospitalized in serious condition. With that thought in mind, I would like to share this old poem by Charles Hanson Towne. I present it without comment so that we might apply it to our lives.
Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end;
Yet the days go by, and weeks rush on,
And before I know it a year is gone,
And I never see my old friend's face,
For Life is a swift and terrible race.
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell,
And he rang mine. We were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men:
Tired with playing a foolish game,
Tired with trying to make a name.
"To-morrow," I say, "I will call on Jim
"Just to show that I'm thinking of him."
But to-morrow comes -- and to-morrow goes,
And the distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner -- yet miles away,...
"Here's a telegram sir,..." "Jim died today."
And that's what we get, and deserve in the end:
Around the corner, a vanished friend.
It’s something to think about... tbp
Come join us for worship at Center Church of Christ or online at www.centerchurchofchrist.com.
May 7, 2025 - Pastor and First Lady Jackson and Bright Morning Missionary Baptist Church presents the Annual Men and Women Program at 2:30pm on Sunday, May 25, 2025.
Special Speaker will be Sister Stephanie Hicks from Reed Chapel, San Augustine, Texas. Special guest church is Reverend and First Lady Michael Jenkins and Mt Dena Baptist Church San Augustine, Texas.
Who is on the Lord's side! Exodus 32: 26
May 7, 2025 - St. John Baptist Church welcome the community to its Annual Usher Day Program at 2pm on Sunday, May 18, 2025 with special guest Blount Chapel Baptist Church and Byron Coutee, Pastor.
St. John Baptist Church is located in the Africa Community, Center, Texas with Winston Kibbles, Pastor and Jacklyn Moton-Cartwright, director.
May 6, 2025 - The annual Arcadia/Powdrill Cemetery homecoming will be held Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Neil Grant’s barn (11360 FM 1645), one mile north of the intersection with FM 138. Potluck lunch will take place at 12 noon followed by a short Powdrill Cemetery business meeting and election of new cemetery board members. Bring your favorite dish, something to drink, and contributions for the Powdrill Cemetery Fund and/or plat project. This is a great opportunity for friends and relatives to visit the cemetery grounds, enjoy good food, and visit with all who have an interest in the historic Powdrill Cemetery and the Arcadia Community.
If you are unable to attend, please mail contributions and donations for cemetery upkeep and preservation to: Powdrill Cemetery Fund, Derek Grant DVM, 549 Lakewood Drive, Center, Texas 75935. If you are donating to having the cemetery platted, make a note in the memo portion of your check.
May 5, 2025 - The Jackson Cemetery Association Homecoming will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, beginning at 10:30am.
The day will begin with a meeting in the old church auditorium for traditional group singing and special song selections. The speaker for this year’s program will be Bro. Dock Lazarine. After the program we will have our potluck meal in the fellowship hall. As usual, outside space is available for those families who prefer to gather outdoors.
We hope to see you on May 17th, but if you are unable to attend, you may continue to mail your donations to: Jackson Cemetery Association, P. O. Box 15, Joaquin, TX 75954.
The Jackson Cemetery Association is an IRS Section 501(c) entity, so all donations are tax deductible. The Committee's mission is to maintain the cemetery grounds in a manner that reflects the honor and respect of our loved ones and is totally dependent on personal contributions to complete this task. Your attendance on this occasion and continued support is greatly appreciated.
May 5, 2025 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, May 5.
I am a thoughtless person. And this morning I did a thoughtless thing.
I began this blog in March of 2020, sending out daily devotions each week to friends and family through emails, and to anyone through the Shelby County Today website. That was over five years ago, over 250 weeks ago, over 1500 devotions ago.
And then, this morning I woke up . . . without a thought in my head, I didn’t have a clue as to what I would share with you today. I was thoughtless! And then I remembered. Then I remembered a little verse from the sixth chapter of Matthew’s gospel - “Take no thought about your life”. These are red-letter words from the New Testament, words spoken by Jesus Himself, from His famed Sermon on the Mount. I remembered the scripture in the King James language. But modern versions use different words - “Don’t Worry!”
Later in that same chapter, in that same sermon, Christ says, “Can any one of you, by worrying, add a single hour to your life?” And then there’s the famous verse 33 - you know it - “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.” I had no words to share with you this morning, but His words are more powerful and wise and inspiring than any thoughts I could have possibly imagined.
I didn’t need to worry!
Meet you back here tomorrow,
David
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May 1, 2025 - Devine Movements Presents: Mother's Day Prayer/Luncheon. A Cry Within "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit" PSALM 34:18
On May 10, 2025 located at the Windham Civic Center, 146 Express Blvd, Center, Texas 75935 from 1pm-5pm
Keynote Speaker Prophetess Lydia Johnson-Blake Arlington, TX.
This will be a moment in your life to let go of any hurt, pain, and shame in your life. This will be a time for all Mothers to release their pain from the lost of their child/ children. This will be a time to receive the Powerful Annointing of the Holy Ghost. God will reign through this event to give you peace, healing, and deliverance. Come with expecting a Powerful Move of God.
There will be free food and at least 65 goodie bags to give to all who will attend.
Presented by Divine Ministries Outreach Inc.
First Lady Vanessa Davis Center, TX, Evangelist Lisa Carpenter Center, TX, Kim Holman Bobbb, MBA Houston, TX
April 23, 2025 – The Shelby County Ministerial Alliance, in collaboration with local officials, invites the community to gather in observance of the National Day of Prayer at 12 noon on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Historic Shelby County Courthouse on the Square.
This annual event is an opportunity for residents to come together in unity and lift up the nation in prayer. All are welcome to attend this meaningful time of reflection, hope, and intercession for our country.
What: National Day of Prayer Gathering
When: Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 12:00 noon
Where: The Historic Shelby County Courthouse Square
Hosted by: Shelby County Ministerial Alliance and Local Officials
For more information, please contact Pastor Malcolm Monroe at 409-960-8828. Let’s join together as a community to pray for our leaders, our nation, and one another.
May 1, 2025 - Oftentimes we wonder why the church is weak, and why that in a recent nationwide poll, almost 70% of those who claim membership in church never attend services.
We could blame it on our secular-progressive society and we often do. We could blame it on the godless politics of our nation, organizations like the ACLU and Freedom From Religion Foundation, and they too are often our “whipping boy”. We could even blame it on churches, hypocritical members and uncaring preachers and there are numerous Christians who are doing that also.
Maybe, just maybe, it’s time for church members to look in the mirror and really take a good look at what they see. Perhaps congregations across America are weak because many church members have lost the biblical understanding of what it means to be a part of the local church, the body of Christ.
People come to the church expecting to be served, fed and cared for. God did not give us the local church for it to be a “Country Club” where membership means there are privileges and perks. The church is where we are to serve, care for others, pray for leaders, learn, teach and give.
Perhaps churches are weak because we have turned the meaning of membership upside down. We were saved to serve and not saved to be served.
It’s something to think about... tbp
Come join us for worship at Center Church of Christ or online at www.centerchurchofchrist.com.
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