Bethany Baptist Church, 1900 Mulberry Lane, where the Rev. Dwayne Moffett Jr. is pastor, will be celebrating a note burning service at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 6. The guest speaker will be the Rev. R.L. Kennedy of Dallas. The public is invited to come and share in this joyous occasion with Bethany Baptist Church.
Bethlehem Baptist Church, 409 N. Third St., will have its fifth Sunday mission service at 11 a.m. Nov. 29. Speakers will be Sheretta Lewis and Aria Norris. The public is invited to come be a part of this service.
City Wide Usher annual Christmas program will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 2-4 at Mount Olive Baptist Church. For more information, call Sister D. Madison, president, at (903) 714-6847.
Corsicana Ministerial Alliance will meet at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 at Wicklow Inn. Ministers in the area are encouraged to come and bring their spouses for a delicious dinner at $25 per couple. Make reservations by calling (903) 229-7476 by Dec. 2. Officers for 2010 will be announced. CMA held its annual community Thanksgiving service Nov. 25, and received a generous offering which will be used to help those in need.
Harmony Baptist District will have its fifth Sunday board service at 3 p.m. Nov. 29 at Second Mission Baptist Church, where the Rev. Larry Polk Sr. is pastor. The Rev. John Dixon will be the speaker. He has served as zone leader for the last seven years. His subject text will be “Why Jesus came to die” from Isaiah 53:5.
Dixon is a certified licensed minister. He attended Pasadena College in Los Angeles, Calif., with a certified Baptist doctorate degree. He has a standard leadership curriculum in the Christian education department of the Sunday school publishing board.
The thematic address speaker will be Sister Sharon Reese, who will be introduced by her husband Brother Reese. Dixon is the husband of Evangelist Mary Jo Dixon. Everyone is cordially invited to come to these services and hear this mighty man and woman of God.
Dixon will be speaking prior to the district board service at 11 a.m. Nov. 29 at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 2105 E. Jones Ave.
Iglesias Sinai is now meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays at The Word Church, 2708 W. Eighth Ave. A bilingual service is held with both churches at 10:30 a.m. Sundays.
Johnson Memorial Church of God in Christ, 1700 S. Business 45, will celebrate women’s day at 3 p.m. Nov. 29, sponsored by the women’s department of the church. The pastor is Elder Joseph Johnson Sr. and first lady is Missionary Charlene Johnson. The theme will be “Women of vision winning souls for Christ” from Proverbs 11:30. Guest churches will Open Door, Pastor David Thompson; and Haynes Memorial, Mexia, Pastor Charles Washington. Guest speaker will be First Lady Wilma Knight of Hopewell Baptist Church in Rice, where the Rev. Knight is pastor. Women are asked to wear white to the service. Everyone is invited.
Kelly’s Temple Church of God in Christ, where Elder Billy Joe Kelly is pastor and Sister Ruthie Nell Kelly is first lady, will have its fifth Sunday women’s day service at 9:45 a.m. Nov. 29 with fifth Sunday women’s coordinator Melissa Brown presiding. Come and be blessed to receive a comforting word from God by Sister Eddy Wilson. She is the wife of Minister Wilson.
Love Chapel Baptist Church, 400 N. Benton Street, where David E. Wilson serves as pastor and Sharron D. Wilson serves as minister will observe their Fifth Sunday Service on Nov. 29. Sunday School is at 9:45 a.m., and morning worship at 11 a.m. The women’s department will present the “Gifts from the Spirit” from Galatians 5:22-23. The theme for the occasion will be “Abide in the Vine” from John 15:1-11. Speakers will include Sisters Angel Brown, Sandra Stubblefield, Vickie Wilson, Erma Gray, Robbie Bailey, Teresa Wilson, Patricia Sanders, Oleta Faye Jones and Minister Bobbie Jackson. Sister Robbie Nell Carr will render a solo. Everyone is invited to worship.
Men’s Community Prayer Breakfast will meet at 6:45 a.m. Dec. 2 in the Lone Star Room of the Walker Dining Hall on the Navarro College campus. This meeting is open to all men in the community. The main emphasis is prayer for the community with interceding for leaders, schools, institutions, government and churches in the community. For more information, call (903) 874-5561.
New Cornerstone Missionary Baptist, 1808 W. 10th Ave., will be observing the Fifth Sunday Women Service at 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 29. Sister Vivian Jackson will serve as mistress of ceremonies. A devotional praise service will be lead by Sisters Trina Green, Denise McDonald and Paula Watson. The welcome will be extended by Sister Joann Green. Introducing the speaker will be Sister Edith Bates. The speaker will be New Cornerstone’s own Sister Lois Ballard, a member of the choir, trustee board and Sunday School superintendent. Rev. D.R. Watson, pastor, Rev. M.L. Green, assistant pastor, and Minister Corey Crawford, associate, look forward to all attending. The public is invivted.
Open Bible study and gospel singing is held every Thursday at the Senior Activity Center, 919 W. Park Ave., Corsicana. There is no cost to attend. Singing with Patrick and Nancy McCurrin on guitars and Virginia Terry on piano is held from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Bible study is held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. with Peggy Smith as the teacher of this class. For more information, call activity director Fred Biltz at (903) 654-4980.
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, 125 S. Fifth St., where Bishop K.D. Davis is pastor and the Rev. H.P. Williams is associate pastor, will present “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 1114 E. Sixth Ave., in honor of Sixth Avenue finance committee members Brother Lee Walker and Brother Richard Washington. Guest speaker will be Pastor Corey Jenkins of Cedar Fork Baptist Church in Trinidad. Donations will be $2. For ticket information, call (903) 874-4873.
The Word Church, 2708 W. Eighth Ave., will have its Angel Food order days from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4; and from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 5 and 7. Online ordering will be through 5 p.m. Dec. 9. there is no box requirement for ordering special. All specials can be ordered now without a signature box first. For more information, view the Web site at www.angelfoodministries.com, e-mail to the_wordchurch@yahoo.com
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Griffin retires after three decades teaching
When the school bell rings today, it will signal for most the end of the school year and the beginning of summer vacation.
But for Dana Griffin, it will mark the end of his 30-year career teaching ag science at Corsicana High School, the only job he’s had since graduating from college.
Though he is excited about his new horizons, this day will most likely be bittersweet, as 30 years of animals, ag projects, and kids — it’s always been about the kids — draws to a close. -
Schools ready for summer
With a nearly balmy winter, local school districts faced the end of the year with so-called “snow days” still in their pockets. Corsicana schools will spend one of those bad weather days Monday, taking off Memorial Day.
The other free day was spent on April 9, the Monday after Easter.
“We called it Good Friday, Better Monday,” said Susan Johnson, spokeswoman for the district. -
Church News
Open Door Church of God in Christ at 1201 E. Eighth Ave. will host a service tonight at 7 p.m. Pastor James Jones and wife Theresa A. Jones will be speakers. Pastor Jones is currently serving as Chairman of Evangelism for the Greater Huntsville Interdenominational Ministerial Fellowship in Huntsville, Alabama. Theresa A. Jones serves as co-pastor of the Reunited Christian Fellowship Church in Huntsville, where they both reside.
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Entertainment Beat
May 25
VFW Post 3366 invites all its members and guest out for an evening of karaoke with Country Sue’s Karaoke!! Canteen opens at 4 p.m. and karaoke starts at 8 p.m. until closing. Come early to get a good seat! Admission is free! Call (903) 872-3811 after 4 p.m. for more information. -
Local Beat
May 26
Union High Volunteer Fire Department will hold a fundraiser at 6 p.m. at the fire station on FM 638. The menu consists of fried chicken, macaroni salad, green beans, rolls, tea and dessert, and there will be entertainment following the meal. Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children. -
Walk Across Texas wraps up
Do you want to know an easy way to get fit and reduce your risk for cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke?
All it took for 312 Navarro County citizens this spring was a decent pair of walking shoes and 150 minutes of their time every week for eight weeks in the “Walk Across Texas” program sponsored by Texas AgriLife Extenstion. -
Man suspected in Corsicana heist may have done others
The man accused of robbing the Corsicana Shell station at Interstate 45 and Texas Highway 31 is now being investigated for even more hold-ups, according to police investigators up and down I-45.
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Power plant proposal still active
The Navarro Generating power plant project is buried in red tape, but it’s not dead.
Changes by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding Texas air emissions meant the proposed power plant had to do some new air modeling, the results of which were just recently submitted. -
Lon Morris staff furloughed
All but a core minimum group of Lon Morris College employees received furlough notices Wednesday morning, and Miles McCall, president of the Jacksonville college, handed in his letter of resignation Tuesday, officials said Wednesday.
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Boys & Girls Clubs Bowl-a-Thon set June 2
Things are being “spiced up” for the 2012 Boys & Girls Club Bowl-a-Thon.
This year, organizers are encouraging some “friendly competition” amongst the local businesses and churches in the surrounding area. Each organization is being asked to sponsor a bowling team. - More News Headlines
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