THIS IS AN EARLY EDITION OF THE MONDAY MORNING EMAIL……THANKSGIVING WEEK…HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EVERYONE…I HOPE THAT THIS WEEK IS FULL OF THANKS FOR ALL THE THINGS THE LORD HAS GIVEN TO US….SEVERAL PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS HAVE LOTS TO BE THANKFUL FOR…THERE WERE ANNOUNCEMENTS GALORE AT GILLIAM ABOUT GRAND’S AND EVEN ONE GREAT, GREAT GRAND BABY…AT HOSSTON WE SAW CUTTER AND SCOTLYN IN WORSHIP….IT WAS A FUN DAY…
WE FINISHED THE SERIES “IT ABOUT JESUS” AND NOW A WAITING THE GIFTS OF ADVENT…NEXT SUNDAY IS THE FRIST SUNDAY OF ADVENT….
ALSO I BROUGHT A LARGE BAG OF SCARVES FROM GILLIAM TO GIVE TO ELIZABETH TO GIVE KIM FOR “THE TIES THAT BIND” AND WE DEDICATE A PILE OF SCARVES AT HOSSTON TOO. THANKS TO YOU MANY OF THE HOMELESS FOLK WILL HAVE A SCARF TO KEEP THEM WARM THIS WINTER!!!

READING FOR THE WEEK:
ISAIAH 64:1-9; PSALM 80: 1-7, 17-19
I CORINTHIANS 1:3=9; MARK 13: 24-37

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:
THE GIFT OF HOPE
ISAIAH 40:1-11

IF YOU HAVE A BOX TO FILL AND DECORATE…PLEASE BRING IT WITH YOU SUNDAY!!!!

THE CHARGE NEWS WILL BE PUBLISHED NEXT WEEK…PLEASE SEND ANY INFORMATION YOU WANT PUBLISHED…SOON!!

A CHURCH FAMILY CHRISTMAS DINNER
DECEMBER 11, 2011
AT THE CLOSE OF WORSHIP
PLEASE SIGN UP SUNDAY!!!


A CHRISTMAS TRADITION AT HOSSTON!!!
METHODIST CHILDREN’S HOME
CHRISTMAS GIFT CARD…PLEASE GIVE YOUR GIFT TO
ELIZABETH DOMINICK
(MAKE OUT YOUR CHECK TO HER)

34 BOXES WERE DELIVERED TO OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD MONDAY


Waiting For A Table
When my husband and I showed up at a very popular restaurant, it was crowded.
I went up to the hostess and asked, "Will it be long?" The hostess, ignoring me, kept writing in her book.

I asked again, "How much of a wait?"
The woman looked up from her book and said, "About ten minutes."
A short time later, we heard an announcement over the loudspeaker: "Willette B. Long, your table is now ready."

GILLIAM CHURCH CHRISTMAS PARTY
DECEMBER 17, 2011
AT
BRAD AND DE ANN DOMINICK’S HOME
IN
MIRA, LA
SIGN UP AT GILLIAM SUNDAY!!!!


PATTIE AND I DO WISH EACH OF YOU A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!!

GOOD WARM MONDAY MORNING…FROM NORTH CADDO PARISH. WE HAD A GREAT TIME DEDICATING AND PRAYING FOR THE KIDS THAT WILL RECEIVE THE OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD BOXES. THEY WILL BE DELIVERED IN A FEW HOURS TO THE DISTRIBUTION SITE BY LAST COUNT THERE WERE 28 BOXES A FEW LESS THAN BEFORE BUT I AM GRATEFUL FOR EACH ONE AND I KNOW THE KIDS THAT RECEIVE THEM WILL BE BLESSED BY YOUR GIFT. I HAVE ATTACHED A PHOTO OF THE BOXES. I HOPE YOU CAN OPEN IT.

IT WAS GOOD TO SEE FOLKS LAST SUNDAY. WE MISSED GAIL MOORE AT GILLIAM AND WAS HAPPY TO SEE BONNIE DOMINICK AND APPRECIATED HER PLAYING FOR US. WE ALL WERE REJOICING OVER THE DRIVERS NEW BABY BORN LAST WEEK SCOTLYN AUBREY DRIVER CAME INTO THIS WORLD SAFE AND SOUND. WHAT A GREAT GIFT TO THE FAMILY AND TO ALL OF US.
THIS SUNDAY WE ARE HEARING THE LAST OF THE SERMONS IN THE “IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS SERIES” THANK YOU FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE SERIES. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT TIME FOR ME IN STUDY AND I HOPE IT WAS A BLESSING TO YOU AS WELL.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
EZEKIEL 34:11-16, 20-24; PSALM 100
EPHESIANS 1:15-23; MATTHEW 25:31-46

SUNDAY SERMON:
I AM
JOHN 11:25

The Ties That Bind…
BRING ALL YOUR SCARVES NEED TO BE
THIS SUNDAY!!!!
NOVEMBER 2O, 2011

Cactus Watering
During a tour at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, a New York City woman mentioned that she was raising a type of cactus in a pot on her apartment balcony.
Another tourist asked her how she kept from watering it too much, because the cactus would die if over watered.
"I subscribe to the Tucson newspaper," replied the New Yorker. "Every time I read that it rained in the desert, I give my plant some water."

I DO PRAY THAT EACH OF YOU KNOWS
OUR LORD LOVES YOU AND BLESSES
YOU EACH DAY!!
ENJOY HIS BLESSINGS!!!!

EMILE

GOOD MORNING...IT IS BREEZY AND COOL THIS EARLY MONDAY MORNING… I AM PUTTING THIS TOGETHER A BIT EARLY SO I CAN GET TO THE HOSPITAL IN SHREVEPORT…WE ARE ANTICIPATING THE ARRIVAL OF SHANNON AND JENNY’S (DRIVER) LITTLE GIRL TODAY. STERLING, HER BIG BROTHER IN WAITING IS EXCITED, TOO. PLEASE PRAY FOR THIS FAMILY THAT ALL WILL GO WELL.
WE HAD A GOOD ATTENDANCE WITH EVERYONE IN GRAND SPIRITS WITH LSU’S WIN SATURDAY NIGHT.
COMMUNION IS ALWAYS A GREAT TIME AND YESTERDAY WAS EXCEPTIONAL THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HELPS MAKE THE SERVICE SUCH A BLESSING!!!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
JUDGES 4:1-7, PSALM 123
I THESSALONIANS 5:1-11, MATTHEW 25:14-30

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:
NOVEMBER 13
THE VINE
JOHN 15: 1-8



OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
BOXES DUE SUNDAY!!!!!!!
PLEASE BRING YOUR BOXES FOR THE
BLESSING SERVICE SUNDAY MORNING!!!


The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker."- Helen Keller

The Ties That Bind

ALL SCARVES NEED TO BE

READY BY NOVEMBER 2O, 2011

POINSETTIAS
THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT HOSSTON AND THE LIST IS ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT GILLIAM…IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLACE POINSETTIAS IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE PLEASE USE THESE MEANS. PRICES ARE LISTED…

I Need
I need a strength to keep me trueAnd starlight in everything I do;

I need power to keep me strong

When I am tempted to do wrong;

I need grace to keep me pure

When passion tries its deadly lure;

I need a love to keep me sweet

When hardness and mistrust I meet;

I need an arm to be my stay

When dark with trouble grows my day;

And naught on earth can these afford,

But all is found in Christ my Lord.

- Theodore Horton

MAY EACH DAY YOU FIND A BLESSING FROM OUR LORD…
GOD BLESS YOU!!!
SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

EMILE

GOOD COOL HALLOWEEN MONDAY MORNING…WE HAD FUN AT GILLIAM
DE ANN DOMINICK HAD AN ASSORTMENT OF GOODIES THAT KEPT WITH THE HALLOWEEN THEME…WITCHES FINGERS...EYE BALLS AND THE LIKE…IT WAS REALLY A FUN TABLE OF GOODIES… AT HOSSTON WE HAD GREAT REFRESHMENTS TOO, MRS. CLAY ALWAYS OUT DOES HERSELF EACH WEEK… WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE WITH STERLIN DRIVER A BAG OF TREATS.
WE ARE USING A NEW SYSTEM AT HOSSTON WITH THE MUSIC I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO BURN A CD…I KNOW I AM BEHIND TIMES…AND IT MAKES THINGS GO A LOT SMOOTHER AND LESS WORK FOR KELLY BRANIM…THANK YOU HOSSTON FOR ALLOWING ME TO TINKER WITH THE SERVICE… ALSO HOSSTON HAD A PHOTO OF THE REDONE SIGN ON THE COVER OF THE SUNDAY BULLETIN…BILLY BELK OF GILLIAM CHURCH REFURBISHED IT FOR US…IT REALLY LOOKS FRESH AND CLEAN, THANKS BILLY.
I AM ENJOYING THE SERMON SERIES “IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS” WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE IN THIS SERIES…I HOPE IT HAS BLESSED YOU!!
SUNDAY IS HOLY COMMUNION AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE IN WORSHIP AS WE CELEBRATE THIS MOST SPECIAL TIME…I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING THE LORD’S TABLE WITH EACH OF YOU…..

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
JOSHUA 24:1-3a, 14-25; PSALM 78 :1-7
I THESSALONIANS 4:13-18; MATTHEW 25:1-13

SUNDAY SERMON:
EAGERLY...DESIRED
LUKE 22:15

REMEMBER: TO BRING CAN GOOD FOR THE N. HIGHLAND UMC FOOD PANTRY AND A GIFT AT THE ALTAR DURING COMMUNION

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD…
BOXES AVAILABLE …AS WE BEGIN THIS PROJECT…DEAD LINE FOR PICKUP THIS YEAR IS NOVEMBER 11, 2011…THIS HAS BEEN A FUN PROJECT THAT HELPS CHILDREN IN 130 COUNTRIES…LAST YEAR 8 MILLION BOXES WERE DELIVERED AND YOU HAD A GREAT HAND IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

The Ties That Bind
FOR SEVERAL YEARS OUR CHARGE HAS JOINED WITH KIM DOMINICK FOR THIS CHRISTMAS PROJECT. SHE HAS GATHERED KNITTERS ACROSS THE STATE TO KNIT SCARVES FOR THE ST. AGNES HOMELESS SHELTER IN BATON ROUGE,LA. LOOK FOR THE DISLPAY THAT LEAH VOLENTINE AND BETTY CRAIN HAVE PUT TOGETHER TO REMIND US TO GET BUSY WITH OUR SCARFE MAKING FOR THE SEASON.

Expensive Cosmetics
Joe's wife bought a new line of expensive cosmetics guaranteed to make her look years younger. After a lengthy sitting before the mirror applying the "miracle" products, she asked, "Darling, honestly, what age would you say I am?"
Looking over her carefully, Joe replied, "Judging from your skin, twenty; your hair, eighteen; and your figure, twenty five."
"Oh, you flatterer!" she gushed.
"Hey, wait a minute!" Joe interrupted.
"I haven't added them up yet."

POINSETTIAS:
THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT HOSSTON AND THE LIST IS ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT GILLIAM…IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLACE POINSETTIAS IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE PLEASE USE THESE MEANS. PRICES ARE LISTED.

I PRAY THAT YOU WILL KNOW THE
BLESSINGS OF THE FATHER THIS WEEK….
HAVE A GREAT WEEK…
SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS YOU!!!!
EMILE

GOOD FOGGY MORNING FROM THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE….THE FOG ROLLED IN LAST EVENING BECAUSE OF THE RAIN THIS WEEKEND…I HEARD THAT SEVERAL OF US WENT OUT SATURDAY EVENING TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THE NIGHT. WE WEREN’T USED TO THE SOUNDS WE HEARD….IT IS HOPEFUL THIS WEEK FOR A REPEAT...WE DO NEED THE RAIN AND WE WILL TRUST THAT OUR LORD WILL PROVIDE ALL WE NEED.

IN SPITE OF THE SEASON WE ARE IN (LSU SEASON) WE HAD GOOD ATTENDANCE THROUGHOUT THE CHARGE YESTERDAY…WE ARE STILL IN THE SERIES ...”IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS” I DO HOPE THE SERIES IS A BLESSING TO YOU… WE HAVE SEVERAL MORE SERMONS IN THE SERIES THEN WE WILL BE IN THE SEASON OF ADVENT… WHERE HAS THE YEAR GONE….

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
JOSHUA 3:7-17; PSALM 107: 1-7, 33-37
I THESSALONIANS 2:9-13; MATTHEW 23:1-12

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:
THE DIRECTION
JOHN 14:6

THESE PROJECTS AWAIT YOUR INVOLVEMENT!!!!
THE TIE THAT BINDS….MAKE THOSE SCARVES

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD….. PICK UP A BOX TODAY

Matchmaker
Barbie, a waitress, decided to put her matchmaking skills to the test with our mutual friend Mike. She figured that Sandy, another customer who seemed to have much in common with Mike, would be an ideal date.
One day Mike came into the restaurant when Sandy was also there. Barbie dragged Mike over to Sandy's table and introduced the two. Then she watched, in amazement, as Mike put his arm around the young woman and said in his best mock-seductive voice, "Hellooooh, Sandy."
"You guys know each other?" Barbie asked.
"We sure do," said Mike. "She's my sister."

NOTICE…GILLIAM COOK BOOK NEWS CHANGE OF DATE-----------OCTOBER 26
A MEETING WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 26, 2011 (WEDNESDAY) AT LINDA MARINO’S HOME IN BELCHER AT 6:00 PM. RECIPE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY 10-26-11. PLEASE ATTEND AND BRING YOUR RECIPES!!!!

POINSETTIAS:
THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT HOSSTON AND THE LIST IS ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT GILLIAM…IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLACE POINSETTIAS IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE PLEASE USE THESE MEANS. PRICES ARE LISTED.

GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED OUR CHURCH AND I AM THANKFUL TO HIM AND PRAY THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF HIS BLESSING AS WELL…

ALSO I PRAY EACH DAY THAT HE WILL BLESS EACH OF YOU!!!!!

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

EMILE

GOOD CLOUDY MONDAY MORNING…IT WAS GOOD TO SEE OUR ATTENDANCE UP AT GILLIAM AND WE MISSED A COUPLE OF OUR REGULARS AT HOSSTON WE HAD A GOOD TIME WORSHIPPING TOGETHER.
THE SERIES OF SERMONS I HOPE ARE A BLESSING TO YOU AND WILL ALLOW YOU TO FOCUS ON WHAT JESUS HAS DONE AND IS WILLING TO DO FOR EACH OF US…THE SERMONS ARE DESIGNED TO ALLOW US TO HOW JESUS TAUGHT WHO HE IS AND HOW THAT RELATED TO US TODAY….AND HOW WE NEED TO SHARE HIS TEACHINGS WITH OTHERS. IT IS MY DESIRE TO HELP US ALL FOCUS ON JESUS…FOR JESUS SAID “IF I AM LIFTED UP, I WILL DRAW ALL TO ME,” WE WANT TO LIFT UP JESUS IN ALL WE DO AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS A CHURCH.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
DEUTERONOMY 34: 1-12; PSALM 90: 1-6, 13-17
I THESSALONIANS 2:1-8; MATTHEW 22:34-46

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:
THE SHEPHERD
JOHN 10:11-21


NOTICE…GILLIAM COOK BOOK NEWS CHANGE OF DATE-----------OCTOBER 26
A MEETING WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 26, 2011 (WEDNESDAY) AT LINDA MARINO’S HOME IN BELCHER AT 6:00 PM. RECIPE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY 10-26-11. PLEASE ATTEND AND BRING YOUR RECIPES!!!!


POINSETTIAS:
THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT HOSSTON AND THE LIST IS ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT GILLIAM…IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLACE POINSETTIAS IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE PLEASE USE THESE MEANS. PRICES ARE LISTED.

REMEMBER TO VOTE SATURDAY…..

THESE PROJECTS AWAIT YOUR INVOLVEMENT!!!!
THE TIE THAT BINDS….MAKE THOSE SCARVES

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD….. PICK UP A BOX


THIS IS A BIT LONG…BUT WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why Go To Church?

A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday... "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 203,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."

This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:

"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this.. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!" When you are DOWN to nothing... God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment!

MAY OUR GOD WHO LOVES YOU...
BLESS YOU EVEN MORE!!!

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

EMILE

MONDAY MORNING EMAIL FROM EMILE 10-10-11

GOOD CLOUDY MONDAY MORNING ALL IS WELL THROUGHOUT THE CHARGE AND I TRUST YOU WILL HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. SUNDAY WE TALKED SANG AND READ ABOUT THE LIGHT OF CHRIST AND HOW WE NEED TO ALLOW HIS LIGHT TO SING IN AND THROUGH US…I HOPE THIS WEEK YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THAT LIGHT IN ONE ANOTHER.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
EXODUS 33:12-23; PSALM 99
I THESSALONIANS 1:1-10; MATTHEW 22: 15-22

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:
THE DOOR
JOHN 10: 1-10

NOTICE…GILLIAM COOK BOOK NEWS…
A MEETING WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 19, 2011 (WEDNESDAY) AT LINDA MARINO’S HOME IN BELCHER AT 6:00 PM. RECIPE DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY 10-19-11. PLEASE ATTEND AND BRING YOUR RECIPES!!!!

FIREHOUSE TRAINING SESSION
AT A TRAINING SESSION IN THE FIRE STATION, THE TEAM WAS ASSEMBLED AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE.
THE TRAINING OFFICER WAS DISCUSSING THE BEHAVIOR OF FIRE: "YOU PULL UP TO A HOUSE AND NOTICE PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE EAVES, BLACKENED OUT WINDOWS AND LITTLE OR NO VISIBLE FLAME. WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU?" HE ASKED.
EXPECTING TO HEAR THAT THE HOUSE IS IN A POSSIBLE BACK DRAFT SITUATION, A CONDITION VERY DANGEROUS TO FIRE FIGHTERS, HE INSTEAD HEARD FROM ONE QUICK WIT,
"YOU GOT THE RIGHT PLACE."

POINSETTIAS:
THE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT HOSSTON AND THE LIST IS ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT GILLIAM…IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PLACE POINSETTIAS IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE PLEASE USE THESE MEANS. PRICES ARE LISTED.

THESE PROJECTS AWAIT YOUR INVOLVEMENT!!!!
 THE TIE THAT BINDS….MAKE THOSE SCARVES

 OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD….. PICK UP A BOX

DOCTOR'S BILL
A FRIEND WENT TO SEE DOCTOR WILSON THE OTHER DAY, AND THE HE WAS NOT VERY SYMPATHETIC WITH HER ACHES AND PAINS.
"YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE IT," HE SAID.
WHEN SHE GOT HER BILL FOR $90, SHE SENT IT BACK, WITH THE NOTATION, "YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO LEARN TO LIVE WITHOUT IT!"

I TRULY HOPE THE WEEK AHEAD WILL ALLOW YOU TO BE A BLESSING AS WELL KNOWING YOUR ARE BEING BLESSED

GOD BLESS YOU…
SEE YOU SUNDAY…..

EMILE

GOOD COOL OCTOBER MONDAY MORNING FROM N. CADDO PARISH. IT IS A BIGHT SUNNY DAY HERE AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO ENJOY IT. WE HAD GREAT WORLD COMMUNION DAY SUNDAY…IT WAS EXCITING THINKING THAT THE WHOLE WORLD WOULD TAKE TIME AND CELEBRATE HOLY COMMUNION TOGETHER AND BE REMINDED OF THE BLESSINGS THAT CAME FROM THAT SERVICE….WHAT A JOY TO BE INVOLVED IN THAT SERVICE WITH YOU ALL.
YOU WILL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PROJECTS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS FALL I HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE TIME TO LOOK INTO THEM AND BE INVOLVED….

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
EXODUS 32: 1-14; PSALM 106: 1-6, 19-23
PHILIPPIANS 4: 1-9; MATTHEW 22:1-14

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:
THE LIGHT
JOHN 8:12

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD…
BOXES AVAILABLE …AS WE BEGIN THIS PROJECT…DEAD LINE FOR PICKUP THIS YEAR IS NOVEMBER 11, 2011…THIS HAS BEEN A FUN PROJECT THAT HELPS CHILDREN IN 130 COUNTRIES…LAST YEAR 8 MILLION BOXES WERE DELIVERED AND YOU HAD A GREAT HAND IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

LIFE IS LIKE A DONUT
"LIFE IS LIKE A DOUGHNUT... YOU'RE EITHER IN THE DOUGH OR IN THE HOLE


The Ties That Bind
FOR SEVERAL YEARS OUR CHARGE HAS JOINED WITH KIM DOMINICK FOR THIS CHRISTMAS PROJECT. SHE HAS GATHERED KNITTERS ACROSS THE STATE TO KNIT SCARVES FOR THE ST. AGNES HOMELESS SHELTER IN BATON ROUGE,LA. LOOK FOR THE DISLPAY THAT LEAH VOLENTINE AND BETTY CRAIN HAVE PUT TOGETHER TO REMIND US TO GET BUSY WITH OUR SCARFE MAKING FOR THE SEASON.

Season Ticket Swap
Sarah was reading a newspaper, while her husband was engrossed in a magazine. Suddenly, she burst out laughing.
"Listen to this," she said. "There's a classified ad here where a guy is offering to swap his wife for a season ticket to the stadium."
"Hmmm," her husband said, not looking up from his magazine.
Teasing him, Sarah said, "Would you swap me for a season ticket?"
"Absolutely not," he said.
"How sweet," Sarah said. "Tell me why not."
"Season's more than half over," he said.


MAY THE BLESSING OF THE LORD BE YOURS THIS WEEK…
SEE YOU IN WORSHIP!!!!!!
EMILE

GOOD MONDAY MORNING…IT SEEMS FALL HAS ARRIVED AT LEAST IN THE MORNINGS HERE IN N. CADDO PARISH…WE HAVE HAD REALLY COOL MORNINGS. I HOPE YOU THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE IN WORSHIP RECEIVED A BLESSING. WE REALLY MISSED SEVERAL OF YOU AT GILLIAM AND THEN HOSSTON HAD A GOOD ATTENDANCE.
SUNDAY IS WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY…IT IS A DAY WHERE CHURCHES ALL ACROSS THE WORLD CELEBRATE HOLY COMMUNION…WHAT A SIGHT IT WOULD BE TO BE ABLE TO SCAN THE GLOBE AND WITNESS THIS WONDERFUL EVEN IN EVERY LAND…WE WILL ALSO TAKE THE UMCOR OFFERING. THIS IS THE UNITED METHODIST’S COMMITTEE ON RELIEF YEARLY OFFERING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD…WHEN WE GIVE TO PROJECTS SUCH AS CLEANING BUCKETS, HEALTH KITS…NO ADMINISTRATIVE COST ARE INVOLVED BECAUSE OF THIS OFFERING….AND WE HAVE UMCOR PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO HELP MEET NEEDS…

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
EXODUS 20: 1-4, 12-20; PSALM 19
PHILIPPIANS 3: 4b- 14; MATTHEW 21:33-46

SUNDAY’S SERMON
WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY
THE BREAD
JOHN 6:35

REMEMBER YOUR CAN GOODS AND YOUR GIFT AT THE ALTAR

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD….
IS IN FULL SWING…
PLEASE PICK UP A BOX TODAY…
SEVERAL HAVE ALREADY BEEN PICKED UP AND FILLED…..

THE CHARGE NEWS…
IS GOING TO PRESS THIS WEEK…
BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR OCTOBER’S BIRTHDAY LIST AND OTHER INFORMATION

MERCY OFTEN WEARS THE FACE OF FORGIVENESS. AND THOUGH IT USUALLY ISN'T AN ENEMY IN UNIFORM THAT WE ARE CHALLENGED TO FORGIVE, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MERCY EVERYDAY. FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS AND NEIGHBORS AND EVEN STRANGERS HAVE NEED FOR OUR FORGIVENESS."


THE TIE THAT BINDS….
IS A MINISTRY THAT WAS STARTED BY KIM DOMINICK AND ADOPTED BY OUR CHURCHES. LEAH VOLENTINE HAS REMINDED US THAT WE NEED TO GET BUSY MAKING SCARVES FOR THIS MINISTRY…SCARVES ARE GIVEN AT CHRISTMAS TO ST AGNES WOMEN’S SHELTER IN BATON ROGUE TO HELP PROVIDE WARMTH TO THE HOMELESS. START TODAY MAKING YOUR SCARVES!!!

VEGETABLE SOUP
CHECKING THE MENU, A RESTAURANT CUSTOMER ORDERED A BOWL OF VEGETABLE SOUP. AFTER A COUPLE OF SPOONFULS, HE SAW A CIRCLE OF WETNESS RIGHT UNDER THE BOWL ON THE TABLECLOTH.
HE CALLED THE WAITRESS OVER AND SAID, "THE TABLECLOTH IS ALL WET. THE BOWL MUST BE CRACKED."
THE WAITRESS SAID, "YOU ORDERED VEGETABLE SOUP, DIDN'T YOU?"
"YES."
"MAYBE IT HAS A LEEK IN IT!"


I HOPE YOUR WEEK WILL BE A BLESSING TO YOU
AND
THAT YOU WILL BE A BLESSING TO SOMEONE!!!!
GOD BLESS YOU!!
SEE YOU SUNDAY!!

EMILE

GOOD WET MONDAY MORNING …AFTER A LATE EVENING OF THUNDER, LIGHTENING AND RAIN WE NOW ARE ENJOYING A BIT OF A DAMP COOL MORNING. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE MOISTURE… SOMETHING WE HAVE NOT HAD IN A WHILE…WE MUST ENJOY IT.
WE BEGAN A NEW SERIES OF SERMONS: IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS SUNDAY OUR FOCUS WILL BE ABOUT OUR LORD JESUS AS WE APPROACH ADVENT. PLEASE PRAY THAT THESES SERMONS WILL HELP US REMEMBER AND APPRECIATE JESUS AND ALL HE HAS DONE AND IS DOING FOR ALL OF US.
ON A PERSONAL NOTE…JOIN ME IN PRAYING FOR THE JOHN WILLIAM’S FAMILY, JOHN DIED LAST EVENING. HE SERVED OUR CONFERENCE AS A PASTOR AND HIS WIFE, MARIE, WAS MY FIRST DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT AND I CAME TO KNOW THEM BOTH VERY WELL DURING MY TIME WITH THEM IN THE MONROE DISTRICT. JOHN WAS A BLESSING TO SO VERY MANY AND WILL BE MISSED BY NOT JUST HIS FAMILY BUT THE ENTIRE METHODIST CONNECTION…

READING FOR THE WEEK:
Exodus 17: 1-7; Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16
Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32

SERMON SUNDAY:
COME AND BEHOLD HIM
JOHN 1: 29-34


The Retired Minister Home Offering…In the Can….bring your change and drop it in this offering helps with maintenance of the homes throughout the state where retired ministers from our conference live.

CHRISTIANITY, IF FALSE, IS OF NO IMPORTANCE, AND IF TRUE, OF INFINITE IMPORTANCE. THE ONLY THING IT CANNOT BE IS MODERATELY IMPORTANT.
- CS LEWIS

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD…
BOXES AVAILABLE …AS WE BEGIN THIS PROJECT…DEAD LINE FOR PICKUP THIS YEAR IS NOVEMBER 11, 2011…THIS HAS BEEN A FUN PROJECT THAT HELPS CHILDREN IN 130 COUNTRIES…LAST YEAR 8 MILLION BOXES WERE DELIVERED AND YOU HAD A GREAT HAND IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

TEST RESULTS GOOD NEWS
JOEY WALKED INTO HIS DAD'S STUDY WHILE HIS DAD WAS WORKING ON THE COMPUTER.
"DAD," SAID JOEY, "REMEMBER WHEN YOU TOLD ME YOU'D GIVE ME TWENTY DOLLARS IF I PASSED MY MATH TEST?" DAD NODDED.
"WELL," SAID JOEY, "THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I JUST SAVED YOU TWENTY BUCKS."

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE THE BEST WEEK EVER!!!!
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU SUNDAY!!!
EMILE

Good Monday morning….it is a bit cooler this morning but the high is expected to be 100 today. I hope your day is going well.
We had great attendance in the charge for football season. The service of remembrance of 911 I hope was helpful and reminded us all that we have a refuge in times of trouble and we are not alone.
Your response to the Dake/Haltom offering has been most remarkable and I know will be a blessing to both families. Please keep them both in your prayers.
We will have our Charge Conference Thursday at 5:30 PM at the Hosston Church. You are invited to attend this annual meeting of the Charge. Our D.S. Rev. Donald Avery will preside at this meeting.

READING FOR THE WEEK:
Exodus 16: 2-15; Psalm 105: 1-6, 37-45
Philippians 1:21-30; Matthew 20: 1-16

GILLIAM-HOSSTON
CHARGE CONFERENCE
THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
5:30 PM
AT HOSSTON UMC

The Retired Minister Home Offering…In the Can….bring your change and drop it in this offering helps with maintenance of the homes throughout the state where retired ministers from our conference live.

"When we come to a clearer and more sober estimate of our own limitations and responsibilities, that makes it possible more genuinely to love our neighbor."
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer in "Letters and Papers from Prison"

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD…
BOXES AVAILABLE …AS WE BEGIN THIS PROJECT…DEAD LINE FOR PICKUP THIS YEAR IS NOVEMBER 11, 2011…THIS HAS BEEN A FUN PROJECT THAT HELPS CHILDREN IN 130 COUNTRIES…LAST YEAR 8 MILLION BOXES WERE DELIVERED AND YOU HAD A GREAT HAND IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

First Wedding
Little Mary was at her first wedding and gaped at the entire ceremony.
When it was over, she asked her mother, "Why did the lady change her mind?"
Her mother asked, "What do you mean?"
"Well, she went down the aisle with one man, and came back with another one."

I DO HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL

AND

BLESSED WEEK….
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EACH OF YOU IN WORSHIP SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
EMILE

Good cool Monday Morning….What a change in the weather a day and a tropical storm can make. I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day.
We missed many of you Sunday and hope that you made it back home safely from your trip.
Both Gilliam and Hosston Churches are receiving gifts for the Dake and Haltom families...please mark you gift clearly, and pray for these two families.
Sunday morning we will take time in the worship service to remember 911.


READING FOR THE WEEK:
Exodus 14: 14:19-31; Exodus 15: 1b-11, 20-21
Romans 14:1-12; Matthew 18:21-35

Sermon for Sunday:
MY BIG QUESTION:
WHAT ABOUT SIN

The Retired Minister Home Offering…In the Can….bring your change and drop it in this offering helps with maintenance of the homes throughout the state where retired ministers from our conference live.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD…
Boxes available …as we begin this project…dead line for pickup this year is November 11, 2011…this has been a fun project that helps children in 130 countries…last year 8 million boxes were delivered and you had a great hand in making that happen.

GILLIAM-HOSSTON
CHARGE CONFERENCE
2011
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
5:30 PM
AT HOSSTON UMC

SURGEON BOOK RETURN
A SURGEON GOES TO RETURN SOME BOOKS BORROWED FROM THE LIBRARY. THE LIBRARIAN QUIPS AFTER CHECKING THE BOOKS, "SIR YOUR BOOKS ARE ALWAYS RETURNED WITH THE LAST PAGE MISSING IN EVERY BOOK."
THE SURGEON REPLIES, "I CAN'T STOP MYSELF FROM REMOVING AN APPENDIX WHEN EVER I SEE ONE.

I hope you all have a wonderful week…
Full of God’s blessing
See you Sunday!!!!

EMILE

Good cloudy Monday morning it is a bit cooler on this last Monday of August and we all here in north west Louisiana hope that is a harbinger of things to come. We had good attendance though out the charge…most vacations are over and now we are getting ready for the biggest season on the year…LSU football…..looking as if that will be an interesting season.
We have completed the imagine no malaria offering for the month…thank you for your willingness to give and make this offering a hugh success. A report will be made in the Sunday bulletin and the Charge News about the offering.
We have one sermon left in the big question series and will address it on September 11 along with a litany of remembrance on the 10th anniversary of the events of 911.
Sunday we will gather at the table of the Lord and celebrate Holy Communion together…I hope you will be with us.
Two prayer request have come my way this morning….Barbara Regan, director of Mc Dade house needs our prayer…also word came that Mrs. Rita Frankie broke her leg above the knee….please remember these two ladies

Reading for the Week:
Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 149
Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18: 15-20

Sermon for Sunday:
Make Ready…
Luke 22:12

Holy Communion will be celebrated Sunday Morning
Remember your gift at the altar and bring food items for the N. Highlands UMC Food Pantry

The Retired Minister Home Offering…In the Can….bring your change and drop it in this offering helps with maintenance of the homes throughout the state where retired ministers from our conference live.


OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD…
BOXES AVAILABLE …AS WE BEGIN THIS PROJECT…DEAD LINE FOR PICKUP THIS YEAR IS NOVEMBER 11, 2011…THIS HAS BEEN A FUN PROJECT THAT HELPS CHILDREN IN 130 COUNTRIES…LAST YEAR 8 MILLION BOXES WERE DELIVERED AND YOU HAD A GREAT HAND IN MAKING THAT HAPPEN.

Mistaken Identity
This year, at the annual summer day camp Westside Bible Church runs, we have a set of identical twin brothers enrolled. They are 6 years old and very, very identical.
At the end of each day's schedule, all of the day camp students gather together in our main hall and watch a slide show of pictures taken during the various activities of the day. As they watch, the children point out individuals they recognize in the photos. Today, when one of the twins was recognized, a number of children pointed to him and said, "That's you!"
Apparently it wasn't, because he replied loudly in protest, "No, that's not me. That's the other me!

I pray that our Lord will bless you mightily…
See You Sunday!!!!!

EMILE

REDO OF MONDAY MORNING EMAIL FROM EMAIL 8-22-23-2011

GOOD MONDAY MORNING….SUNDAY’S SERVICES WERE VERY WELL ATTENDED…I HOPE THE SERVICES WERE A BLESSING TO EACH OF YOU….IT HAS BEEN FUN SELECTING YOUR FAVORITE HYMNS THE PAST COUPLE OF SUNDAYS…WE WILL CONTINUE THAT DURING THE SERVICES NEXT SUNDAY…GAIL MOORE HAS OFFERED AND WE ACCEPTED TO COME TO HOSSTON AND PLAY AS WE SELECT HYMNS FROM THE COKESBURY HYMNAL. THAT WILL BE FUN.
IF YOU SEE ACTIVITY AT THE GILLIAM CHURCH THIS WEEKEND IT IS IN PREPARATION FOR AND THE WEDDING OF KACEE SEPULVADO AND WESLEY VOLENTINE….IT WILL BE A GREAT WEEKEND FOR THEM…PRAY FOR THEM AS THEY PREPARE FOR THEIR LIFE TOGETHER.
THERE ARE TWO SERMONS IN THE BIG QUESTION SERIES AND I WILL ANNOUNCE THE NEXT SERIES OF SERMONS SOON.
WE HAVE ONE MORE SUNDAY FOR THE---IMAGINE NO MALARIA OFFERING---YOUR RESPONSE HAS BEEN WONDERFUL…. WHILE THERE IS NO SPECIFIC GOAL FOR OUR CHURCHES I JUST WANTED US TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST WITH THIS WORLD WIDE PROJECT…

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
EXODUS 3:1-15; PSALM 105: 1-6, 23-26, 45C
ROMANS 12:9-21; MATTHEW 16:21-28

SUNDAY’S SERMON:

THE BIG QUESTION:
PRAYER
• HOW SHOULD I PRAY
• WHAT SHOULD I PRAY ABOUT
• WHAT ABOUT DELAYED PRAYER

THIS IS FOR ALL YOU FACEBOOK FANS!!!

Leaving the Farm
A dying granny tells her granddaughter, "I want to leave you my farm. That includes the villa, the tractor, and other equipment, the farmhouse and $22,398,750.78 in cash."
The granddaughter, about to become rich says, "Oh granny, you are so generous. I didn't even know you had a farm. Where is it?”
With her last breath, granny whispered,


"Facebook..."


I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL AND GREAT WEEK…THE FATHER HAS SO VERY MUCH IN STORE FOR YOU ENJOY IT ALL FOR IT IS HIS PLEASURE TO GIVE IT TO YOU…..

SEE YOU SUNDAY!

EMILE

MONDAY MORNING EMAIL FROM EMILE 8-22-11

THIS IS REALLY FROM ME...I HAVE A NEW COMPUTER AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED EVERYTHING TO BE PUT INTO LOWER CASE.....I WILL TRY TO FIX IT SOME HOW...

good monday morning….sunday’s services were very well attended…i hope the services were a blessing to each of you….it has been fun selecting your FAVORITE HYMNS the past couple of sundays…we will continue that during the services next SUNDAY…gail moore has offered and we accepted to come to hosston and play as we select hymns from the cokesbury hymnal. that will be fun.

IF YOU see activity at the gilliam church this weekend it is in PREPARATION for and the wedding of kacee sepulvado and wesley volentine….it will be a great weekend for them…pray for them as they prepare for their life together.

there are two sermons in the big question series and i will announce the next SERIES of sermons soon.

we have one more sunday for the---imagine no malaria offering---your RESPONSE HAS been wonderful…. while there is no specific goal for our churches i just wanted us to have the opportunity to assist with this world wide project…

readings for the week:

exodus 3:1-15; psalm 105: 1-6, 23-26, 45_c

romans 12:9-21; matthew 16:21-28

sunday’s sermon:

the big question:

prayer

· how should i pray

· what should i pray about

· what about delayed prayer

this is for all you facebook fans!!!

Leaving the Farm

A dying granny tells her granddaughter, "I want to leave you my farm. That includes the villa, the tractor, and other equipment, the farmhouse and $22,398,750.78 in cash."

The granddaughter, about to become rich says, "Oh granny, you are so generous. I didn't even know you had a farm. Where is it?”

With her last breath, granny whispered,

"Facebook..."

i hope you all have a wonderful and great week…the father has so very much in store for you enjoy it all for it is his pleasure to give it to you…..

see you sunday!

emile

EMILE A. ROUSSEAU, JR.

MONDAY MORNING EMAIL FROM EMILE 8-14-11

GOOD MONDAY MORNING…IT IS WARM, THIS MORNING, BUT NOT AS HOT AS IT HAS BEEN…FOR WHICH I AM GRATEFUL….BUT THE HIGH TODAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE 103….

WE HAD A GREAT TIE SUNDAY SINGING AT GILLIAM AND AT HOSSTON YOUR FAVORITE HYMNS…WE WILL DO THAT THROUGHOUT THE MONTH….AND WE BEGAN THE SERIES…THE BIG QUESTION (SEE THE LIST BELOW FOR THE TOPICS THAT WILL BE UP COMING)

ATTENDANCE WAS GREAT AT GILLIAM AND EVEN LARGER THAN USUAL AT HOSSTON….FOLKS CAME FROM FAR AND WIDE TO CELEBRATE THE 90^TH BIRTHDAY OF LORRAINE MCKINNEY…THERE WAS A GREAT RECEPTION AND A GREAT NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT STAYED FOR WORSHIP ALSO….TODAY IS ACTUALLY LORRAINE’S BIRTHDAY…SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!

ALSO YOUR RESPONSE TO NO MORE MALARIA IS WONDERFUL…WE WILL HAVE ENVELOPES AVAILABLE ALL MONTH…PLEASE TAKE TIME TO LOOK AT THE DISPLAYS AND GIVE AS YOU ARE ABLE.

READING FOR THE WEEK:

EXODUS 1:8-2:10; PSALM 124

ROMANS 12:1-8; MATTHEW 16:13-20

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:

AUGUST 21, 2011

THE BIG QUESTION:

WHY:

· SUFFERING

--OF CHILDREN

---GOOD PEOPLE

· EVIL

· PEOPLE HAVE TROUBLE

FINDING THEIR WAY

COMING SOON:

THE BIG QUESTION:

PRAYER:

· HOW SHOULD I PRAY

· WHAT SHOULD I PRAY ABOUT

· WHAT ABOUT DELAYED PRAYER

THE BIG QUESTION:

SIN:

· ITS EFFECTS AND AFFECTS

· FREE FROM BUT BOUND BY THE CONSEQUENCES SIN

ATTENTION:

THE COOK BOOK COMMITTEE

MEETING

WEDNESDAY,

AUGUST 17, 2011

AT 6:00 PM

AT THE GILLIAM CHURCH

OFFERING ENVELOPES

ARE IN THE FOYER

AND THE FELLOWSHIP HALL

FOR

IMAGINE NO MALARIA

LAST SUNDAY’S SERMON:

THE BIG QUESTION:

LIFE AFTER LIFE:

CONCLUSION: IT IS MY HOPE THAT THROUGH THE SCRIPTURES YOU WILL BE ENCOURAGES TO CONTINUE TO ASK THE BIG QUESTIONS FOR IT IS IN INQUIRING THAT WE LEARN AND WHEN WE DISCOVER THAT GOD HAS COVERED ALL OUR QUESTIONS WE CAN THEN TRUST HIM AND KNOW THAT WE CAN GO TO HIM WITH ANYTHING.

I HAVE NEVER TRIED TO BE THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON ANYTHING AND IT IS MY GOAL TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEEK FOR IN SEARCHING YOU WILL FIND THE ANSWERS TO ALL OF THE BIG QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.

SOME ASKED FOR THE LIST OF SCRIPTURES USED

LAST SUNDAY:

I CORINTHIANS 13:12

I CORINTHIANS 15:14-53

I THESSALONIANS 4: 3-18

ROMANS 8:5, 26-29

Train Good News A large, two-engined train was making its way across America. While crossing the Western mountains, one of the engines broke down. "No problem, we can make it to Denver and get a replacement engine there," the engineer thought, and carried on at half power. Farther on down the line (if you didn't guess by now), the other engine broke down, and the train came to a standstill in the middle of nowhere. The engineer needed to inform the passengers about why the train had stopped, and always trying to look on the bright side of things, made the following announcement: "Ladies and Gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time until the additional engines arrive. The good news is that you didn't take this trip in a plane!"

I AM PRAYING THAT THE WEEK AHEAD WILL BE THE BEST WEEK EVER!!!

JOIN ME IN PRAYING FOR OUR KIDS AND THE TEACHERS AS THEY HEAD FOR SCHOOL TO BEGIN A NEW SCHOOL YEAR…

GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

EMILE

MONDAY MORNING EMAIL FROM EMILE 8-8-11

GOOD MONDAY MORNING…IT WAS GREAT TO GATHER AROUND THE TABLE OF THE LORD SUNDAY MORNING…BEING TOGETHER AND ENJOYING THE FELLOWSHIP AND THE MEMORIES IS ALWAYS A BLESSING, BECAUSE GOD POURS OUR HIS GRACE UPON US ALL.

IT HAS BEEN A EXTREMELY HOT SEASON AND WE ARE TRUSTING THE LORD TO PROVIDE WHAT WE NEED IN THE WAY OF RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND THE DROUGHT….WE CAN AND MUST PRAY AND THEN TRUST GOD TO DO WHAT IS BEST FOR US ALL.

I AM PRAYING THIS MORNING FOR THOSE FAMILIES WHO HAD LOVED ONES KILLED THIS WEEKEND IN AFGHANISTAN…WE HAVE FAMILIES IN OUR OWN AREA AFFECTED AND WE MUST PRAY THAT THE WILL KNOW THE COMFORT GOD CAN AND WILL GIVE.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK:

GENESIS 45:1-15; PSALM 133

ROMANS 11:1-2a, 29-32; MATTHEW 15: (10-20) 21-28

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:

THE BIG QUESTION

IMAGINE NO MALARIA….SEE THE POSTER SUNDAY….

OUR AUGUST EMPHASIS

ONE BIG DAY!!!!!

BACK TO SCHOOL\

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

BASH

AUGUST 13, 2011

10 A.-2PM

AT

GILLIAM UMC

RECIPES NEEDED!
We are putting together a new church cookbook at Gilliam UMC and your recipes are needed! Please email them to
lindamarino@centurytel.net or Rhonda_Lafitte@txed.uscourts.gov, or bring them to church.

"Trials, temptations, disappointments: all these are helps instead of hindrances if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character, but strengthen it. Every conquered temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before."
- James Buckham

Sheriff Vet

The sheriff of a small town was also the town's veterinarian.

One night the phone rang, and his wife answered. An agitated voice inquired, "Is your husband there?"

"Do you require his services as a sheriff or as a vet?" the wife asked.

"Both!" was the reply. "We can't get our dog's mouth open, and there's a burglar in it."

I PRAY THAT YOUR WEEK WILL BE FULL

OF THE VERY BEST GOD HAS FOR YOU!!!!

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

GOOD MONDAY MORNING…IT IS ALREADY A HOT DAY AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING HOTTER..PLEASE TRY AND STAY COOL AND DRINK PLENTY..OF WATER WHEN YOU ARE OUT…..

WE HAD GOOD ATTENDANCE YESTERDAY IN WORSHIP. AT HOSSTON H. C. MCKINNEY SAID HE CARRIED THE 29 BAGS OF GROCERIES TO NORTHWEST LOUISIANA FOOD BANK ALONG WITH $20.00….THE FOLK AT THE FOOD BANK TOLD HIM THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE GOOD IMMEDIATELY. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR GENEROUS GIFTS OF FOOD.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SUNDAY AS WE CELEBRATE HOLY COMMUNION..I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER AND CELEBRATE THIS SERVICE.

MARK AUGUST 13, 2011 ON YOUR CALENDAR AND LET EVERYONE KNOW WE ARE DOING A BACK TO SCHOOL/VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL ONE DAY BASH AT GILLIAM FROM 10AM-2 PM…IT WILL BE A FUN PACKED DAY.

READING FOR THE WEEK:

GENESIS 37:1-4, 12-28; PSALM 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45B

ROMANS 10:5-15; MATTHEW 14:22-33

SERMON FOR SUNDAY:

A DESIRE…TO EAT…WITH YOU

LUKE 22:15

HOLY COMMUNION

SUNDAY MORNING

REMEMBER TO LEAVE YOUR GIFT

AND TO BRING A CAN FOR THE FOOD PANTRY AT N. HIGHLANDS UMC

BOBBY & EVELYN GRABENER

50^TH WEDDING RECEPTION

HOSSTON UNITED

METHODIST CHURCH

AUGUST 6, 2011

2-5PM

IMAGINE NO MALARIA….SEE THE POSTER SUNDAY….

OUR AUGUST EMPHASIS

ONE BIG DAY!!!!!

BACK TO SCHOOL\

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

BASH

AUGUST 13, 2011

10 A.-2PM

AT

GILLIAM UMC

"Border Declaration"

Finishing up our work at a trade show in San Diego, my co-worker Maureen and I decided to go sightseeing across the border in Tijuana, Mexico. While there, we went shopping and bought a few pieces of clay kitchenware.

As we crossed back into the United States, a customs official asked if we had anything of value to report.

"Not really," Maureen replied, digging in her bag for the bean crock she had purchased.

Everyone around us froze as she continued, "I only bought a little pot."

RECIPES NEEDED!
We are putting together a new church cookbook at Gilliam UMC and your recipes are needed! Please email them to
lindamarino@centurytel.net or Rhonda_Lafitte@txed.uscourts.gov, or bring them to

church.

CONCLUSION OF SUNDAY’S SERMON:

WE ARE SET FREE BY THE POWER OF GOD’S GRACE AND WE CAN LIVE FREE BY THAT SAME POWER…IT IS HIS WILL THAT WE LIVE FREELY AND BIND OURSELVES WITH ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE….ALLOWING ONE ANOTHER THE SAME FREEDOM WE DESIRE FOR OURSELVES…

WE MUST BE THANKFUL FOR THE FREEDOM CHRIST GIVES AND BE WILLING ….TO SHARE WITH OTHERS HOW THEY TOO CAN LIVE FREELY AND NOT BE BOUND BY THE LAW THAT LEADS TO A SPIRIT OF OPPRESSION…REMEMBER CHRIST HAS SET YOU AND ME FREE…WE ARE FREE INDEED!!!!!!!!!!!

I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!

EMILE