Sunday, April 15, 2012

Weekly Update - 4/15 - 3:45pm

June Robinson, Peggy Robinson's mother-in-law, passed away on Thursday. Her services will be Monday at 10am at Grayson Bible Baptist Church (Sherman) and burial will be at 2pm at Mt. Vernon Cemetery (Maxey community).

Lorene Butler, Jerry McFadden's Mom, is still very ill.

New Directory Photo Sign-up: Please click on this link to go directly to the Lifetouch website. You can set up your family appointment in about 2 minutes! You pick the day and the time and then they give you very clear instructions to follow. Very simple!
Each family will receive a free directory and a $10 gift certificate toward the purchase of any extra photographs. We will also have "Pantry Bags" available if you choose to donate to our benevolence pantry. Those bags have an extra $5 gift certificate printed on them. No purchase or donation is required for your family to be in the directory.

Herschell and Mary Lee McClain's 50th Anniversary Celebration will be next Saturday, April 21st from 2-4 pm in the Outreach Building.  Cards or memory pages in lieu of gifts please.

MISSION TRIPS: We have 3 of our young ladies who will be going on mission trips this summer... McKenna Jones will be going to Africa in May for 3 weeks, Paige Shaw (Danny and Mindy Bulls' daughter) will be going to Japan and Bailey Cannon will be going to Zambia in July for 2 1/2 weeks.

SIMPLE SUPPER: This weeks' entree is Salisbury Steak.

BLOOD DRIVE:  Wednesday, April 25th from 4-8pm in the Outreach Building.

SPRING FLING:  Saturday April 28th at the Woodall Ranch.  Sign-up at the Welcome Center to help with food.  Kool-Aid and hotdogs will be provided.

SIMPLE SUPPER: This weeks' entree is Chicken and Dressing. These wonderful meals are still only $2. If you didn't sign up, this morning, and would like to join us for food and fellowship, call the church office by noon on Tuesday.

BENEVOLENCE CLOTHES CLOSET: Now accepting summer clothing only. Please make sure your donations are clean, folded and/or placed on hangers.

PANTRY NEEDS:  Crackers and cornbread

KEEP THE DATE:
Apr 20-22: High School Retreat
April 21:  50th Anniversary Celebration for the McClain's
April 25:  Blood Drive - 4-8pm
April 28:  Spring Fling at Woodall Ranch
Apr 29: Eastern European Missions Special Contribution
May 8-12 and 17-19: Lifetouch Directory Pictures
May 11-13: Junior High Retreat
May 18: Senior Trip
May 20: Senior Sunday
May 23: Shepherd Clusters
June 10:  Faithful Readers
June 18-21: CDR Day Camp

Love you - MEAN IT!

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