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Thursday, July 8, 1999
The Albany News
Page 5
WORDS about the WORD Church of Christ VBS slated
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written by local pastors
By Rev. Donald P. Loeschen
"Let the Word of Christ dwell
in you richly..." Col. 3:16
We are now in the last and
longest "season" of the Church
Year, the Trinity Season (also
referred to as the Pentecost Sea-
son, based on the Sundays after
Pentecost which is celebrated
50 days after Easter).
The Trinity Season extends
from late May- or early June
through the end of November,
six months, which is half of the
Church Year. This season is a
time to dwell on the work of the
Trinity - our Triune God, and
how He reveals Himself to us,
through His Holy Word. ;
In our Vacation Bible School
feach summer we use a portion of
the Opening to recite the '"Books
of the Bible" There are 66 books
in the Bible (39 Old Testament
& 27 New Testament). By memo-
rizing the order in which they
come one has a better idea of
where in the entire Book each
book is located.
Each book of the Book is God's
Word. Though written by hu-
mans the words were from God
as He "inspired" the writers to
put on paper what He God
wanted said to His people. The
Word of God reveals God's judgt
ment on sin and His forgiveness
in Christ. God's Word as "Law"
shows us our sin and His Word
as "Gospel" shows us our Savior.
This is the message God brings
through the Bible.
This Season is a time to let
God's Word speak to us - in cor-
porate worship, in group study,
in personal devotion. As the an-,
cient "Collect (prayer) for The
Word" puts it - "...may we
hear...read, mark, learn, .and
inwardly digest...Holy Scrip-
ture...so that we may embrace
and ever hold fast the blessed
Members of the Albany
Church of Christ will host their
annual Vacation Bible School
with a three-day event next
Monday through Wednesday;
July 12-14, according to VBS
worker Jenny Bailey,
"Bible Treasure Adventure"
with a "jungle of fun" motif was
chosen as the 1999 Bible school
theme, featuring activities for
preschool and elementary chil-
dren from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Students going into fifth grade
and older will be assigned as
helpers for the adult teachers,
said Bailey.
The VBS will use jungle-re-
lated activities to go along with
its "Bible Treasure Adventure"
theme, with a different empha-
sis every evening. There Will
music, crafts and storytime cdn-
ters for each age group to mo|ve
through.
Games and decorations w*ill
also reflect the jungle advejn-
ture theme.
There will be no adult classes
during this year's Vacation Bible
School ■ •!
Youth bell choir to perform here
REV. DONALD P. LOESCHEN
hope of Everlasting Life...". Let
us dwell richly in thewprd of the
Lord.
The youth vocal choir and bell
choir from the First Christian
Church in Tyler will be partici-
patirig in the Sunday morning
worship service of the First
Christian Church in Albany,
. according to the pastor, David
Mallory.*
The choirs, which involve
more than HO adults and youth,
are on their annual-summer tour
A brisket luncheon is set for
Sunday, July 11, to raise money
to bring "The Power Team" to
Albany in August.
The noon lunch will be held at
First Baptist Church in Albany
immediately following the morn-
ing worship service. The menu
•includes brisket, beans, salad,
dessert and iced tea.
Donations will be taken for
the. meal and will serve as the
primary fundraiser for bringing
in the group of Christian strong
men and pAwerlifterS to Albany
for a five-day crusade on August
18-22.
The team is sponsored by a
group of local churches as part
of "Texas 2000," an evangelistic
effort led by Southern Baptist to
reach every resident of Texas
with the gospel message of Jesus
Christ by the year 2,000.
Loyally, the First United
Methodist Church and First
Assembly of God, have joined
First Baptist, Friendship Bap-
tist and First Baptist in Moran
to sponsor the crusade.
Nightly meetings'will be held
at the Albany High School Audi-
torium, while the team will
travel to area schools during the
day to present demonstrations.
Two assemblies are planned
in Albany on August 18, one at
each of the two campuses. Mo-
ran and Lueders students Will
attend one of the Albany assem-
blies.
The group will also travel to
Stamford on August 18, followed
by an appearance in Throckmor-
ton on August 19 and Brecken-
ri'dge on August 20.
Evangelist Paul Baskin will 11-13.
lead revival services at the First Four special services will be-
Dnited Methodist Church next gin with the Sunday morning
Sunday through Tuesday, July worship at 11:00 a.m. on July
ik
11. The evening meeting times,
are 7:00 p.m. Sunday; Monday,
and Tuesday nights.
In addition to being ah evan-
gelist, Baskin . is also gifted-in
music and song, according to lo-
cal Methodist minister Doug
Stenberg.
"Ho has served as a Method-
ist pastor for several years and
has been worship leader at a
Vineyard Church in the Kansas
City area, as well as in College
Station and Big Spring," said
Stenberg.
"His style of ministry is sensi-
tive to, the leading of the Holy
Spirit as he. ministers in song,
and in the Word "
The services are open to all
residents of the county
OBITUARIES
TREY DANCER & ALYCIA MOOREFIELD
Couple to be wed in August
Bud and Carol Moorefield of Stamford and Don Waters of
Albany are protid to announce the engagement and upcom-
ing marriage of their daughter, Alycia Ann, to Trey Dancer,
son of Henrv and Debbie Dancer, of Stamford. An August 21
wedding has been planned in Stamford.
EULA ODETTA IRWIN
Fu'la Odetta Irwin. 93, of
>J etVerson, died Wednesda y, June
2, 1999. ' ,
Graveside services were held
Friday, June 4 at the Albany
Cemetery with the Rev. Don
' Clevenger officiating, unckr th<j
direction of Haggard-H'eas>ter
Funeral Home
Mrs. Irwin was born Septem-
ber 30, 1905 to John Robert
Tollett, Sr. and Mattie Stockton
Toilett iii Haskell County. She
had lived in Jefferson since 1994,
having moved from Throck-
morton County.
She was preceded in death by
her husband, Stanley, and a
grandson, Niles Kelly Brown.
She was a member of First As-
sembly of God Church in Al-
bany.
Survivors include her daugh-
ter, Doris I, Brown of Jefferson;
a half-sister Bobbie LaRue
Traban of Louisiana, a grand-
son, David K. Brown of Hous-
ton; and two half-brothers,
Hubert W. Tollett and John R.
Tollett, Jr, both of Conine.
KM ANKA STANSBURY
Kitnnka Starts bury, 56, of
Albany, died Saturday, June 26,
1999.'
She is survived by her father,
Roy Fortenbery, of Albany ; one
sister, Sherry Shatter, of LaS
Vegas, Nevada; one daughter
and three grandchildren of
Kerrville; and several cousins of
Albany.
Stapp named to list
Matt Stapp has been named
to the McMurry University
Dean's List for the spring se-
mester.
To qualify for Dean's List, a
student must have at least a 3.5
GPAand take 12 or more credit
hours.
Stapp, a junior -multi-disci-
plinan, studies major with ahis-
tory concentration, is a 1997
Albam High graduate, lie is a
member of the MeMurry Indian
football team, the symphonic
band, and I H R men's club.
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METHODIST CHURCH
July 11-13
Song & Word by...
Evangelist
"Pcud HaikiM, "
Sunday Morning 11:0Q AM
Nights: Sun., Mon. & Tues. 7:00 PM
Ifa '11 Ga+ne!
Luncheon
SuNdAy, July 11
iMMtdiAlth followiNq MORNINq UORsltip SERViCES
FiRST BApTisT ChuRch
Fellowship HaII
pRcx ftih wilt bt ush! 10 dtffR txptNsts foR ik
PoutR UamS visit to AIIxans mm moniN
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and will perform at Texas Chris-
tian University on Saturday
night before stopping here in
Albany on Sunday morning
The public is invited to at-
tend this service and hear the
special talents that these young
people are blessed with. Thore
will be a covered dish luncheon
immediately following worship
and church members are urged
to bring extra food so that there
will be enough to feed the visi
tors.
Bible
Treasure
Adventure
VBS
Albany Church of Christ
June 12, 13 & 14
7 to 8 p.m.
No Adult Classes
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Catfish, Fathead Minnows, Triploid Grass Carp, Grass Carp and Black Cripple.
A PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR TRIPLOID GRASS CARP
The Hybrid Bluegill can REACH the weight of 2 1/2 to 3 lbs.
We furnish your Hauling Co.ntaine.is We guarantee live
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Or Contact Your local Feed Dealer
, •' Fishery consultant available .
Discounts and Free Delivery are available on larger orders.
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