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3rd Annual Shepherd
and 1st Gentleman
Shelbyville ISO Meet
the Teacher and
Strong Triumph Church
Announces New Year’s
August 24 - Shelbyville
ISD will be offering an Im-
munization Clinic to stu-
dents enrolled in classes for
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of 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.
Shelby County Outreach Ministries, is re-
questing donations of can food items. Please
drop off donations at Shelby County Outreach
Ministries, 930 Shelbyville Street. Thank you
and God bless you.
and number attending. Email
Shelby@swcd.texas.gov
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the freedom to honor Christ
with any and all of their abil-
ities. Their purpose is obvi-
ous. These people love great
songs, know how to deliver
tiiem, and obviously love God
and ministry! If you have any
questions, please call Lynda
Huebel, 936-368-2547 or Bro.
Jeff Spring at 936488-9091.
Patroon Baptist Church
Community Luncheon
Fundraiser
August 27 - Patroon
Baptist Church is hosting a
community lunch fundraiser
on Sunday, August 27. Come
eat with us after church or
stop by our fellowship hall
to grab a to-go plate. We
will bless die food at 12:30.
Everyone is welcome. The
menu includes spaghetti,
chicken spaghetti, salad, gar-
lic bread, green beans, corn,
and dessert Donations are
appreciated and will benefit
our youth fund. Thank you
and God bless you.
4-H Kickoff, Awards
Ceremony and Volunteer
Recognition program
Shelby County 4-H is get-
ting ready to start up their
new project year with our
annual 4-H Kickoff, Awards
Ceremony and Volunteer
Recognition program which
is scheduled for Sunday, Au-
gust 27 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
at ftre new Extension gym
building at 266 Nacogdo-
ches Street in Center. This
fun-filled hands-on event will
allow ftre youth to try their
hand at the various projects.
Call now for an appointment
Medical:
936-598-2716 (Center, TX)
936-248-4673 (Tenaha, TX)
Dental:
936-248-4224 (Tenaha, TX)
Homecoming, Revival
August 27-30 - 7:30 p.m.
nightly. The annual home-
coming service will be Sun-
day, August 27 at 2:30 p.m.
Guest speaker will be Pastor
Larry Thorn of the Pleasant
Valley Baptist Church, Car-
tilage. Revival Services are
7:30 p.m. August 28 - Pastor
Carlos Johnson, Mt Olive
Baptist Church, Timpson.
August 29 - Pastor Har-
old Patton Antioch Baptist
Church Timpson. August
30 - Pastor Marlon Cloudy
Abundant Love Ministries,
Center. Pastor C. Pettis and
the St John MBC family cor-
dially invite all to come and be
revived.
SWCD Shelby county
Conservation Planning
Meeting
August 29 - The Local
Working Group in Shelby
County presents Conserva-
tion Planning Meeting. Reg-
istration and meal starts at
5:30 p.m. Program starts at
6 p.m. Free if you RSVP by
August 25. Donations accept-
ed. Call tire USDA Office to
RSVP at (936) 598-5557, ext
3, leave message with name
Appreciation Service
September 2 - Strong
Triumph Church cordial-
ly invites everyone to join
in with us as we celebrate
the 3rd Annual Shepherd
and 1st Gentieman Appre-
ciation Service honoring
Shepherd, Elder Faye Dell
Allen and 1st Gentleman,
Bro. Adrian Allen. It will be
held Saturday, September 2,
2017 at 7 p.m. Speaker will
be Elder Cecil Washington,
assistant shepherd of Tri-
umph Church, Dallas, TX,
and famous member of the
gospel group “The Texas
Boyz”! Please come out and
help up celebrate the won-
derful tilings that God has
done and to shower these
this special couple with love!
Eve Holy Ghost Musical
Explosion
December 31 - What
do most people do on New
Year’s Eve? Usually they
gather with family and
friends and prepare to watch
tiie old year out and the new
year in. Some, however, just
celebrate at home alone. If
you have no where to go,
or just want to celebrate in
a different way, Elder Faye
Dell Allen and the members
of Strong Triumph Church
invite you to join in with
them as they celebrate the
old year old and the new
year in with their 1st annual
New Year’s Eve Holy Ghost
Musical Explosion, to be held
December 31, 2017 starting
at 9 p.m. We are anticipating
some great, phenomenal
musical groups who are pre-
paring to come and lift up the
name of the Lord. For more
information, please contact
Elder Faye Dell Allen at 936-
368-2611/936-572-5810.
Reunion
September 15-16 - Make
plans now to attend our 50th
Class Reunion on September
15 and 16,2017. The Center
High School football game is
September 15, and parade is
September 16. Our dinner
and reunion will take place
at tiie Center Sanitarium on
September 16. For more info
please email Martha_Lou_
Scott@baylor.edu. If you
need hotel accommodations,
a block of eight rooms has
been reserved for the Class
of1967 at the Best Western in
Center (210 Moffett Drive).
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Cowboy Church
August 25 - On Friday,
August 25th, all are invited
to attend a free concert fea-
turing tiie Christian music
group Summit Trace. A
free Covered Dish Dinner
at 6:00 PM will proceed tiie
concert which will start at
7 p.m. Whether you’re lis-
tening to Summit Trace for
the first time or have been a
faithful follower, you won’t be
disappointed. An event with
Summit Trace combines
talent, sincerity, and profes-
sionalism to create a mem-
orable concert experience.
Their goal for tiie evening is
to usher in tiie presence of
God and celebrate tiie Chris-
tian message. They feel priv-
ileged and honored to enjoy
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Shrine Circus
August 28 - Hemphill at
the Sabine Co. Rodeo Arena,
August 29 Lufkin, at the Geo.
H. Henderson Expo Center,
August 30 Nacogdoches at
the Expo Center. One show
only, 7 p.m.
Breakfast funthiser
September 9 - All dona-
tions will go to the senior
nutrition site. Shelby Coun-
ty Senior Nutrition Site, 124
Haley Dr. (Loop 500), across
from Panola College. Satur-
day, September 9, 8 a.m. to
11 a.m. All you can eat eggs,
bacon, sausage, French toast,
biscuits & gravy, grits, fruit,
hash browns, waffles & pan-
cakes, apple and orange juice.
(936) 598-7768
Toledo Bend
Cowboy Church
August 20-September
10 - Exciting things are
happening at Toledo Bend
Cowboy Church in Huxley.
Bro. Jeff Spring started a
4 week series on Signs of
tiie Times; The Road to tiie
Apocalypse on Sunday, Au-
gust 20th. This is going to
be a great series, and one
that is definitely needed
at this time. We know you
won’t want to miss this in-
formative and timely series.
Sunday School starts at 9:45
a.m. and Worship Services
start at 10:45 a.m.
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