Murphy Ross, Edith Shiflet, Ruth Taylor, Djuana Thomas
ALSO: Tillman Ethridge, Linda Ferrell, Marie Keith,
Minnie Moore
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Family News and Notes
REMINDER..Today is the 1st Sunday in a new month A day set aside as Building Fund Contribution Day. If you are able and wish to contribute you can do so.
MEN'S BUSINESS MEETING following services next Sunday evening in the Multi-Purpose Room. All men are encouraged to attend.
We still need a few more Volunteers to help clean the building for the month of June. If you are able to help in this area please sign the sheet on the table in the foyer.
Interest has been expressed in having some activities for the ladies of the congregation. Activities could include monthly devotionals, retreats, Ladies Night Out, other activities. If you are interested see Vicki Miller.
Remember. Our Vacation Bible School begins Monday. We encourage all the young kids to come and bring your neighbors and friends.
Also, on June 9th we will be hosting the first of the Summer Youth Series with brother Michael Light as guest speaker. We hope to see you at each one of these sessions.
Once more we remind you that there will be a special presentation following the evening services tonite for our graduating seniors. Everyone is invited to stay around for that presentation. The following Graduating Seniors are reminded to be present tonight for a presentation from the elders:
Justin Lee
Autumn Miller
Karen Sargent
Julia Ethridge is recovering from her surgery last Friday. She is now in room 2216 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. Cards and letters would be appreciated. She is in a lot of pain.
Dorothy Robertson had shoulder surgery in Tyler last Friday.
Sandra Cooper is in Houston. She was scheduled to see her doctor Thursday and/or Friday for a check up. She should be able to return home Monday or Tuesday of this week.
Djuana Thomas had surgery last Friday at Titus Regional Medical Center.
Pat Dillard has surgery on her right foot Tuesday morning. She is limping around in her recovery.
Nona & Louis Bell are still not able to get out and about.
Edith Shiflet is presently at:
Omaha Healthcare
205 GilesRoom 302
Omaha, Texas 75571
We also need to remember the following folks who will be teaching our youngsters during this week's Vacation Bible School:
Ann Pickrel, Shannon Hargrove, Linda Jones,
Veleta McFerrin, Karen Sargent, Connie Stewart, Mary Glover, Kelley Moses, Betty Duncan, Johnnie Ann Wacaster, Bob Hedges, and Lee Moses.
They'll be teaching Toddlers thru High School. Thanks for volunteering as teachers.
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Sherri Fox
and
James E. Fox, Jr.
Request the honour of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Jeannie Pat
to
Michael Todd Jaggers
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Jaggers
on Saturday, the seventh of June
Two thousand and three
at six o'clock in the evening
First Baptist Church
Mount Vernon, Texas
Reception immediately following at
Tankersley Gardens Mount Pleasant
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS UPON US!!
After much prayer and preparation by many people, North Jefferson's first Vacation Bible School is set to begin tomorrow morning at 9 AM. Hopefully, those of you with children up to the age of having just completed the sixth grade have made plans to bring them here to enjoy the opportunity to learn about the great Friend we have in Jesus. For those who have questions regarding transportation to and from VBS, please contact brother Gene Campbell.
There is no better way a child can spend his or her first week of summer vacation than to attend North Jefferson's Vacation Bible School. This is not simply a week where parents are provided free babysittingThis is far greater than that. Material will be presented in a fun and interesting way, but no trace of the unscriptural and irreverent approaches of the denominations to their Vacation "Bible" Schools will be seen here. The material examined will be biblical, as will be the method employed. Children will be taught respect for God, His word, and His worship in an enjoyable way.
Attending North Jefferson's Vacation Bible School will help to offset worldly influences. The world has always been . . . well, worldly. However, it is evident that biblical vestiges have greatly diminished from public view. The world has become so focused upon serving itself that a homogenized religion (Judeo-Christian-Islamic-Buddhist-Taoist-Confucianist-Atheistic-Agnostic-New Age-ism) which has no basis on the Bible has developed as the established religion. Children are being bombarded from a young age with humanistic philosophies such as "the universe was created by dirt," "one religion is as good as another," and such like. Children who watch much television are often inundated with sensual images promoting a lascivious and godless lifestyle. In Vacation Bible School, children are afforded the opportunity to focus upon spiritual matters, and develop the type of thinking which will build character and help them to form the proper perspective on life; to "set their affection on things above, not on things on the earth." Children will have plenty of time during the summer to play and enjoy recreational activities, but they can have a good time beginning the summer focusing the mind upon spiritual matters.
For those who have not yet made plans to attend Vacation Bible School at North Jefferson, we encourage you to make those plans now. Invite friends and neighbors who are in the age range to attend. The sessions will run from 9 until 11 AM Monday through Friday. Many people have put in many hours to ensure that North Jefferson's VBS will be of the highest caliber. This week will make an impression that will have an effect far longer-lasting than the duration of VBS itself. This is a time to prepare children for lives of service and devotion to Christ. Please pray that the Lord will bless our efforts and the children this week.
Roger Grimes.................Lewis Robertson