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Page 2-Giddings, Texas, Times & News-Thursday, November 23, 1989
THE BIBLE
Solid Ground
Turn to Jesus with problems,
not alcohol or drug abuse
Northrup-Giddings News
Everyone has problems. No one is
immune from trials and tribulations.
It is a part of living and is something
that we must be ready to deal with
until the day we die.
Even the rich and famous
encounter plenty of problems, pain
and unhappiness. In fact, they may
even be afflicted with more
problems than the average person
because of their riches and
notoriety.
problems to be faced every day.
Some cannot face them, and that is
the problem. Calling chemical
dependency a 'disease’ is a joke to
make people who are drunks a little
more acceptable to themselves, and
so the treatment centers can get
their money from an insurance
carrier.”
This man’s reasoning may not be
entirely on the mark, but it certainly
is something for all of us to think
It's not problems that cause so about.
much misery and pain, but rather How many people started taking
how we deal with these problems, drugs or drinking too much because
Some people tackle their problems they weren’t happy with their lives
while others find ways to try to cover or felt their lives had no meaning?
them up, like taking drugs or Probably a whole lot of people,
abusing alcohol. Maybe our society has been
One of the most recent examples wrongly taught that all of our
of substance abuse making the news national, local and personal prob-
is that of Kitty Dukakis, wife of lems can be solved with money.
Massachussets Gov Michael Duka- Instead of facing problems and
kis. She reportedly drank rubbing working hard to overcome them,
COMMUNITY READING - In an
effort to promote reading throughout
the community. Dime Box Public
Schools have begun a program that
will have community volunteers
read to elementary clases. Here, Mr.
Tommy Jatzlau, President of First
State Bank at Dime Box, reads to
Mrs. Nancy Organ's second grade
class. Mr. Jatzlau chose the book.
alcohol after the family removed all many people would rather take the will find true happiness - the only
alcoholic beverages from their home easy way out - ignoring them or kind of lasting happiness.
to try to keep her from drinking She trying to forget about them by Otherwise, we will spend our life
ended up being hospitalized and getting drunk on alcohol or high on looking for happiness on the outside,
having to undergo treatment for drugs rather than on the inside where it
substance abuse Yes, the man who wrote that letter must originate And we will be
Although people do become was right - there really isn’t any looking for happiness in things like
addicted to drugs and alcohol, this Santa Claus Our government can’t substance abuses which end up
isn’t necessarily the cause of solve all our problems. Neither can dealing us more misery than
substance abuse It runs deeper than money or help from relatives and pleasure
that in many cases friends So how do we deal with our
A Houston man wrote a letter to Most of our problems originate problems'’ Not by drinking alcoholic
the editor of a daily newspaper and from inside - from our heart, mind beverages or taking drugs Not by
possibly shed a different light on the and soul Our attitude, feelings and trying to ignore them and hoping
problem and gives us something to outlook on life play a big part in that they will go away.
think about. viewing our problems and finding No, we need to face our problems
He wrote: "Seems folks ain't ways to resolve them. head-on But instead of worrying
learned the basic problem with No, there isn’t any Santa Claus about them or acting like they don’t
drunks yet The booze ain't the But there is a Living God in heaven, exist, we need to take them to our
problem. Hiding it or pouring it out and there is a Saviour who knows our Heavenly Father in prayer and ask
won't do any good The real problem weaknesses and is always ready to Jesus our Saviour to take us by the
is inside Show me a junkie on the help us to become strong enough to hand and help us to resolve these
street or a drunk who leads a happy overcome our problems, problems.
life Not too many Instead of trying to fill the Jesus says, ‘‘I’m the Way, the
He continued: "Substance abuse is emptiness inside through drugs or Truth, and the Life” (John 14:6).
only a means to escape from the real alcohol, we need to allow God's Holy And the Lord will "light the way” for
world, where there isn’t any Santa Spirit to fill our heart, soul and mind us if we turn our life over to Him.
Claus, but where there are real Then life will look brighter and we -Buddy Preuss
Owl Moon, which was the Caldecott
winner last year. Other volunteers
participating in this pilot program
have been Doyle Wiederhold, Linda
Dillman, Peggy Kocurek, Nancy
Hanas, Ethel Rife, Byron Welch,
Steve Scarmardo, Jan Perry, Allene
Cottrell, Larry Pennington, Lola
Wiederhold and Pastor Anne
Kolmeier. Anyone interested in
participating in this program can
call Mrs. Donna Rychlik, Librarian,
at 884-0124.
-Times & News Photo
BY MRS. ANNIE TSCHATSCHULA
Mrs. Gladys Saegert of Manheim
visited with Emilie Saegert at
Golden Years on Friday morning.
Ms Elizabeth Anderson of Round
Rock visited with me on Saturday,
Nov. 11 for finding out some of her
past relatives to finish a family tree
circular of the Borneman-Knippa
families. I referred her to Mrs. Bea
Tschatschula.
A prayer of thanks and congratu-
lations to Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Aridt
on their 53rd wedding anniversary
Likewise to Mr. and Mrs. Erich
Faske on their 46th anniversary
The following are to be remember-
ed in your prayers: Lonnie Meyer,
V.A Hospital, Temple; Erna
Mersiovsky and Kelly Mitschke,
Trinity South, Brenham; Annie
Kieschnick, St Elizabeth Hospital,
Beaumont; Debbie Beissert, Seton;
Doris Mutscher, Lee Memorial,
Giddings; Mrs Hugo Riske, recu-
perating following surgery; Henry
Blasig back at nursing home; Fred
Placke, home
A prayer of thanks and congratu-
lations to Mr. and Mrs. Delbert
Prellop on their 10th wedding
anniversary. And to Mr. and Mrs.
Delvin Boriack on their 12th wedding
GIDDINGS CHIROPRACTIC
OFFICE
COMPLETE NATURAL HEALTH CARE
*Nutrition
*Sports Injuries/Rehabilitation
*Physical Therapy
*Exercise Programs
Workman’s Compensation and Most Insurance Accepted
Call for Appointment (409) 542-2058
533 E. Independence
Giddings, Texas 78942
MON.FRI. 9:00-12:00, 2:00-5:00
Closed Thurs. at Noon
anniversary
Our sick - Mrs. Ruth Mittasch was
dismissed from Seton Hospital
following eye surgery. And Delvin
Boriack also dismissed from Seton
on Nov. 10 after having kidney
stones crushed.
Congratulations to all folks
bagging a buck on the opening
season date Among them also was
Pastor Hartfield
I have two new roommates, Mrs.
Beda Blomberg and Ms Dorothy
Anderson, as of Nov. 16 Emilie
Saegert was moved to another room
but is O.K.
TA
MEMBER
1989
TEXAS PRESS
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Giddings, Texas 78942
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Managing Editor
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standing, or reputation of any
person, firm, or corporation which
may happen to appear in the
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BETHEL-ST. PAUL
1 NITED MISSIONARY
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Frank Garrett
Sunday School 9:45 a.m
Morning worship 11 am . .
BTU S.30 pm. Evening
worships 30 p m . Prayer
meeting. Wednesdays 6
pm Mission meeting.
Monday 4pm
FIRST BAPTIST
(HIRCH
Lexington, Texas
Reuel J. Cooper, Pastor
Phone 7731-261
Sunday School 9,45 a.m
Morning Worship Service
II am Evening Worship
Service 7 pm Wednesday
evening 7 pm Prayer
Meeting
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN
CHU RCH, LINCOLN
Rolf E. Larson
English Service 8 30;
Regular Communion First
and Third Sundays Sunday
School and Bible class 9 50
am
HOURS OF CHURCH SERVICE
ST JOSEPH'S C ATHOLIC
( HI RCH, DIME BOX
Saturday Mass 7 pm
Sunday 10 00 a.m Week-
days. Mon & Weds., 6:30
pm. Tues & Fri. 8 00
a m Confession Sat 6:30-7
pm
BLUE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Bro C arlos Farias, Pastor
Sunday Shool, 10 00 a m
Worship Service, 1100
am
ST PAUL’SLU THERAN
CHL RCH, SERBIN
Rev Paul W Hartfield
8 30 a m English, 9 30
am Sunday School and
Bible Class: 10 15 am
German on 2nd Sunday of
month
ST.JAMES LUTHERAN
CHURCH, LEXINGTON
Rev. Rudolph E Kurz
KNOBBS SPRINGS
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Gary O. McManus
Sunday School 10 a.m
POST OAK B APTIST
CHURCH
Rev. R. L. W inston
ADINA CHRISTIAN
CHURCH
Bro Bill W ard. Pastor
Sunday School every
Sunday School 9:45 a.m
DIME BOX BRETHREN
CHURCH
Dime Box, Texas
Daniel J. Marek, pastor
Worship service every
Sunday School 9:30- Sunday School 10 a.m Sunday School every sunday school 3.4 a.m.
10 25 Adult Bible Class each Sunday; Worship Sunday morning, worship Morning Worship 10 45
10-00.10-96 Sandau morn Carvired 11 a m and 2 a service every 2nd Sunday am Sunday at 8:30 a.m
EON Sunday School‘every Sun •
10 00-10:25; Sunday morn Services 11am and 7 30 service every 2nd Sunday
ing worship 10 30 Holy pm each Sunday
Communion 1st and 3rd
Sunday
PILGRIM REST
PRIMITIVE BAPTIST
CHURCH, GIDDINGS
Herman Ferguson, pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a.m
TRINTITY LUTHERAN
CHURCH, DIME BOX
Rev. Jason Menagh
Phone 884-1471
Service 9 am Sunday
School 10 a m Communion
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Dime Box, Texas
Highway III South
Lacey W ashington
Minister
Sunday Bible Classes 10
LEXINGTON UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Henry Weston, Pastor
Morning worship fl a m
Sunday School 9 45 am
Evening worship 6 p m
day at 9:30 a.m.
TRINITY II JTHER AN
CHURCH, FEDOR
Rev Rudolph E. Kurt
Worship service at 8:30
am 1st Sunday -English
Communion and 3rd Sun
day-German Communion
Bible Class and Sunday
School at 8 a m
PAIGE BAPTIST
..-. CHURCH
Arnold Henson, Pastor
Ph. 253-6755
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worship every 2nd and 4th
Sunday 11 a.m
EBENEZERLLTHERAN
CHURCH, MANHEIM
Res Roger Hotopp
service every 1st and 3rd a.m Worship at 11 a m
Wednesday Bible Classes
Worship services at 8 15
am Sunday Bible Class Sunday
and Sunday School at 9 15
am
at 6 p.m
ST. JOHN Ll THER AN
CHURCH, PAIGE
Rev. A. M. Hannemana
Worship service every
Sunday 8:30 am Holy
Communion every 1st
€ HRIST LU THEBAN
CHURCH, LOEBAU
Rev. Roger Hotopp
CORNERSTONE
WORSHIP CENTER
Pastor. Kirke Holland
MI W. Austin St.
542-5625
Morning Worship 10 a.m.
THE CHURCH IN THE
WILDWOOD
Sponsors of "Project
Pearl" Poverty Program
Del Shultz. Minister
Sunday School 9 45 a m
Worship service 11 am
Bus service Phone
1-278-3559
Sunday Morning Worship
10 30, Evening Worship
6:00: Wednesday Bible
Study 6 30
W orship services at 10 15 Sunday Evening 6 p m
a m Sundays, Bible Class Wednesday Evening 7 pm.
and Sunday School at 11 15
am
ST JOHN*11 THER AN
( HI RC H. DIME BOX
Rev. Anne J. Kolmeier
Phone 884-4321
Worship service 9 am,
study hour 10 13a m Holy
Communion 1st & 3rd Sun
day of each month
I E XINGTON F AITH
TEMPLE,LEXINGTON
FIRST ASSEM HI Y OF
GOD. GIDDINGS
Rev Al Lohmann, Pastor
I I XINGTON FIRST
( HRISTI AN DIM III ES
DEC HRIST
Lynda ( onway. Pastor
Sunday School 9 45 a m .
Worship service 11 am,
Sunday School 9 45 a m . CWF 2 pm each 2nd
Steve MeC onnaughie
9 45 Sunday School, 11
morning worship: 6 Evan- ___.____
gelistic worship; 9 00 Morning Worship 11:00 Wednesday, board meet
Wednesday morning pray am; Sunday Evening ings 2nd Wednesday at 7
er service, 7 00 Wed Evangelistic 8 00 pm; pm
KM 141 & Independence
CHURCH OF ( HRIST
Lexington
Bible Class 10 am.
Worship service 11 am
and 6 pm Wednesday
night service 7 30 pm
ST JOHN’SLL THERAN
CHURCH, DEANVILLE
Worship 10 30 am,
Sunday School 9 II a m
GOODWILL BAPTIST
CHURCH. Dime Box
FM 141
Rev. L. H McShane, pastor
Sunday School 9 30 a m
Worship services every 2nd
& 4th Sunday at 11:00 a m
Evening Worship
HOLY(ROSS
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Warda, Texas
Rev Robert Boyce, pastor
Worship 9 a m.; Sunday
School and Bible Class 10
am
RR & Missionettes Mon
7:00 p.m Mid week Bible
Study Wed., 7 00 p.m
BIBLEWAY
CHURCH OF APOSTOLIC
FAITH, GIDDINGS
Elder D Moore, pastor
511 Titus St., 542-5345
Sunday school, n 45 a.m
Morning worship. 12 p m
Evening worship. 8 30 p m
Monday evening prayer.
7:30 p.m Tues Missionary
services 5 p.m Wed Bible
class, 7.30 p.m Fri Young
peoples services 7:30 p.m.
LEXINGTON UNITED
GOSPEL TABERNACI E
Minister, Rev. Bob White
Sunday School, 9 45;
Morning Worship, 10 45
M>I THE Mil HI RCH
OF C HRIST. GIDDINGS
Bible Class 9 45 am
Services II am Song
rehearsal 6 pm Sunday
Midweek Bible Class6 p. m
each W Wednesday
FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH, GIDDINGS
Terry Bowman, pastor
Jack "Dwight" Moody,
Youth Minister
Sunday School 9 45 a m
Morning worship II am
Evening worship 7 pm
Wednesday prayer meet-
ing 7 pm Youth Bible
study 6 p m
FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
D. Nick Sholars, Pastor
Sunday School 9 45 a m
Morning worship 10 50
am MYF-5 pm Sunday
Dial A Prayer 542-5683
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN
CHURCH, GIDDINGS
Rev Wilbern Michalk
Rev Robert Koenig
8:00 a.m English service
every Sunday, 9 30 am
Sunday School and Bible
Class every Sunday, 9 30
a m 1st. 3rd, & 5th Sunday,
German Service, 10 30
a m English Service every
SHORTER C HAPPEL
AME CHURCH
Giddings, Texas
Rev. J. Francis Furgerson
Sunday School 9 30 a m
Morning worship 11 a m
Holy Communion first
Sunday of each month
MARTIN LUTHER
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. Charles D. Ager
Rev. Patti Luebben
Worship service 9 am
Sunday School and Bible
Class 10 15 am Holy
Communion every 1st 6
3rd Sunday,
ST MARGARETS’S
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Giddings, Texas
Father Victor Mathias,
s 1
Mass Saturday 6 pm
Sunday morniing 9:30 a.m
11am Spanish Mass
TANGLEWOOD B APTIST
CHURCH
Harry McCoy. Pastor
Sunday School 10 am;
Worship services II am
evening services 7pm
MT.OLIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor W. C. Steele
Worship services, 2nd
and 4th Sunday, 11:30 a m .
3 pm Sunday School 9 45
a m every Sunday
CALVARY UNITED
PENTECOSTAL
CHURCH
Rolling Oaks Dr
R. S. .Matter. Pastor
Sunday School, 10 am
Worship Service 11 am
Sunday night 6 pm Wed
nesday night, 7 p.m
1 NITED METHODIST
CHURC H. PAIGE
D. Nick Sholars, Pastor
Worship Service 9 a.m
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RISING STAR
BAPTIST CHURC H
FM 141. Dime Box
Rev. G. B Coleman, pastor
Sunday School, 9 45 a m
Morning Worship every
Sunday, 11 am Prayer
service every Wed 7
NEW UNION BAPTIST
CHURCH, GIDDINGS
C ORINTH BAPTIST
CHURCH
Wm.L. Jones, pastor
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC
CHURC H. PIN OAK
Father Victor Mathias.
S.J.
Sunday Mass 8 a m
Confession before mass
ST. MARY'S BAPTIST
CHL RCH. LEDBETTER
Rev Fred D Jones, Pastor
Sunday School, 10 am
Morning Worship 'll 30
am each Sunday Wed
Mission 7. prayer meeting
and choir rehearsal
SANDY POINT
A.M.E. CHURCH
Dime Box
Rev. J. W. Right
Sunday School 10 am
Morning worship 11 a m I
BLUE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Henry Weston, Pastor
Worship 9am, Sunday
School 10 a.m
PLEASANT GROVE
BAPTIST CHI RCH
Pastor E G. Key
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Sunday School 9:30 a m
worship, every Sunday
Morning at it am.
Mission 1st and 3rd Rev John T. Camp, pastor
Mondays at 4 p m Prayer Worship 9am Church
Service 7 p.m Wednesday School for children &
adults 10 a.m fellowship
supper. 2nd Wed of each
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH, GIDDINGS
SWEET HOME BAPTIST month, 7 pm
C HI RC H
R E. Goins, pastor
Sunday School every
Sunday morning at 9 45
am Worship service II
Rev. A. L. Ray
Morning services every
2nd and 4th Sunday 11
. a m.; Evening services
Sunday Holy Communion ' 6:30 pm Church school 0
in all services 1st, 2nd, and every 2nd and 4th Sunday, Sunday and mission meet- P M Worship 6:30 p m .
4th Sunday 9:30 p.m ing at 11 a m 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 7:30 p.m
• Sunday every month
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Giddings, Texas
Bible Class 9:30 am.
am every 1st and 3rd A.M Worship 10 30 am
Sunday School 10 a m . st and 3rd Sundays Holy
Worship service Ham, Communion first Sunday of
Leaning wearehin service 7 . . J. ...--+L
pm Wednesday prayer
meeting 7 p m
TRIL MP. BAPTIST
CHURCH. LEDBETTER
Rev L Chandler Jr, pastor
S.S 9 45 am Sunday
Worship 11:00 a.m Prayer
Meeting, Wednesday 6 no
SS, 9:50 a.m Services 11 p.m Mission 4th Sunday 1
am Eve 6pm Wednes p.m
GIDDINGS BAPTIST
CHI RC H
Pasior G. Don Warren
409-542-9114
day at 7 p.m
FIRST B APTIST
CHURCH, DIME BOX
Rev Donal W. Key
512-446 4623
RIDGEWAY BAPTIST
< III RC H
Paige. TX
Roger Osborn, Pastor
Sunday School, 10 a m
Morning services, 11am.
Sunday School, 9 45 Evening service, 6 p.m.:
am Morning Worship Wednesday night service 7
10:30 a.m. pm
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Brookshire Bros.
City Cleaners
First National Bank
Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home
Citizens State Bank
West End Lumber Co.
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