The Visitor » The Visitor – June 22, 2008

Here and There
by Wes Price
Our dearest sympathy is extended to Louise Gerner in the death of her sister, Laura Wood. This church was well represented at her memorial service in Slaton on Wednesday afternoon. Her family was greatly touched by the out-pouring of love expressed by the Jefferson Boulevard church. We will still need to stand very close to Louise when she returns home in a couple of weeks. Attending the services were Tom & Betty Conyers, Ruth Manning, Jo Morris and Debbie Morris and my wife and I.
Thank all of you for keeping us in your prayers for a safe journey.
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What can we say about our entertainment for Keenagers? Wasn’t that great? Those girls did a fantastic job of imitating the Andrews sisters and some old-timers present who heard the originals in person say these gals were better. Anyway, we had a great time. Attendance was great, even with some of our folks out of town, we had 55 present. Thanks to Vernon & Mary Ruth, Charlie & Nadine Brown and my wife, for all the help in decorating, serving and clean-up.
Our next get-to-gether is set for July 20th when we will have a sack-supper following the afternoon service. We will have a great singing group to entertain us following our meal. The Gosperaires, a great quartet, will be with us to sing for us. So mark your calendars now and don’t go anywhere, you won’t want to miss these guys!
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I’m getting excited about the celebration this coming Sunday. I don’t feel worthy of such honors, but I am very grateful for those who want to express their thanks for allowing me to be among you for this significant time in my life. Of course, the celebration is not just for me, it also includes my lovely wife of 52 years for having supported me and served me for all these years.
The schedule for Sunday, June 29, will be as follows:
Morning Bible Study at 9:30 a.m., all adults combined in the auditorium with Leon Crouch teaching. Morning worship at 10:30 a.m. with Leon Crouch preaching. A catered dinner will be served in the Fellowship Hall following the morning worship. The concluding activities for the day will be a songfest and brief message at 1:30 p.m. We hope you will make plans to be present for all the day’s activities.
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Join Mack Lyon on Sunday, June 29, at 7:00 a.m. for his lesson on “Obedience To God and To Caesar,” on Channel 27, KDFI-TV.
This is election year in America (You could hardly be living here and not know that.) But, what you may not know is that many people are asking, “Should a Christian get involved?” This program isn’t an endorsement of any candidate or party, but is an examination of the Christian’s duty to government.
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Thanks to Tom Duvall for his lesson last week. C. B. Henry will be our teacher this week and his lesson will be “The Wicked Husbandmen” found in Matt. 21:33-43 & Mark 12:1-12. Your personal study before Wednesday night will help you get more out of C.B.’s lesson.
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Well, that time has just about gotten here. When we first learned of the possibility of Alletha Lee’s leaving us, it seemed so far away and that was to our liking. But now, that time is just about upon us. Her house sale will close on July 15th and her last Sunday with us will be on July 20th. She will be moving to Arkansas to live near her daughter, Teresa the weeked of July 26th.
We must express our sincerest thanks to her for her loyal and dedicated service in the work she continued to do for this church following Lloyd’s death. She will be hard to replace, but what we will miss the most is her positive attitude and her sweet smile. Our prayers go with her and we hope that she won’t forget the way back to us on occasion. If she does, then we might just have to find the road to her new home in Arkansas and go visit her. Alletha, thanks for loving us and allowing us the privilege of loving you.
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THANK YOU
Wes & Alma Faye Price want to thank all for the beautiful anniversary cards that were sent for their 52nd anniversary.
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James & Ada Couch will be moving. Their new address is below.
James & Ada Couch 3440 Corinth Pkwy
Autumn Oaks of Corinth # 301
Corinth, TX 76208

We wish them well & they will be missed. Hopefully they can come back to visit.
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Prayer List
Grady Theobalt – Methodist Central – Room 6021.
Dan Sherbit is home & doing well after cataract surgery.
Nell Tubbs fell, broke her hip and arm. She is in Presbyterian Hospital in
Denton. The address is 3000 Interstate 35, Denton, TX 76201 Room 4105. Nell’s birthday is today and she will be 91. Let’s all send her a card.
Kerryn Cox is home after being in the VA Hospital for a blood transfusion.
His father, A.R. Cox, Sr. had a light heart attack & is in the VA Hospital
on the fifth floor.
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Jimmy Mooney, Robert Glynn Bell, Billie Thompson, Arline Swanson, Evelyn
Dillon, Oleta Landin, Angie Sabedra, Catherine Coronado, Fran Womelsdorff, Doris Henry, Morris Miller, Nancy Spurgeon, Carmen McMillion, Vertie Lee Stanley, Treva Traylor, Urbanelle Cox, Oleta Armstrong, Jennie Wright, Billie Morgan, Bea Dipprey, Ruby Faas, Lois Rodriquez, John & Lillian Rowland, Ida Smith, Holly Lee, Weldon Siler, Catherine Jayroe, Geraldine Hurley, Dr.J & Dorothy Coats, Carol Patterson, Joe Benedick, Marjorie Moore.
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You are invited to see our weekly bulletin on the church’s web site at
jeffersonblvd.org
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What a wonderful way to begin Sunday mornings. Watch “In Search of the Lord’s Way” on Channel 27 at 7:00 a.m. followed by “A Truth In Love” at 7:30 a.m. on Channel 52.
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SYMPATHY
We want to offer our love & sympathy to Louise Gerner and family. Her sister, Laura Wood, passed away this past Sunday. Her funeral was Wednesday at Slaton, TX.

The address to send cards to Louise Gerner is below:
Louise Gerner, % Gerald Gerner RT 3098 CR 22, Post, TX 79356
Brother-in-law – Bill Wood 1303 6nd St. Lubbock, TX 79412
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VITAL SIGNS: June 15
Bible Study 69
Morning Worship 102
Afternoon Worship 43
Offering $3,240.00
Budget $3,410.46
Wed. June 11 39

Reflections
by Jack Armstrong
It is so heart warming to see and hear young men such as Spencer Ross come and bring us such fine lessons as we heard on June 8. It’s hard for me to believe they are as young as they are and can bring such firey and mature lessons, as he and Robert Guinn bring us from God’s Word. We have to feel like we will be left in good hands when the great preachers of our time finally have to call it quits. Our own preacher brought us another of his fine lessons on June 8 at our evening service, titled “The Final Examination” and he brought out some things we all need to really bear down on in our lives!
We want to take a little space to tell our dear Ann Tomaszewski that our hearts and all our love go out to her in the loss of her beloved mom, Alpha Armstrong. These two ladies have been a very integral part of the JBCOC and we will miss Alpha very, very much!! I don’t know of a soul who has contributed more in her work (teaching) and all other ways than Ann. She is truly a devoted Christian lady who we all admire and love very much.
We would like for you folks who have moved away to come and be with us on Sunday, June 29, 2008 when we pay tribute to our preacher to celebrate his 73rd birthday and for 45 devoted years of preaching. Several of our men will have a few words to say about him and I wouldn’t be surprised if we do a little “Roasting” just to spice things up a little. Let’s all turn out to show him how much we love and appreciate him. I doubt that there is a family at the JBCOC he hasn’t touched in some personal way “when the chips were down.”
I don’t know if you have noticed, but our attendance for the past few weeks has been over 100 and I think that’s great. Maybe Charlie Brown should have been taking the count all along. Speaking of Charlie Brown, we want to tell him and Nadine how much we love them and appreciate all they do for all of us and especially for the Lord!! We also want to tell all of our Coordinators how much we appreciate all their hard work in keeping our services going so smoothly and in order, Vernon Percival, Tommy Dipprey, David Calvert, Charlie Brown, Ben Perkins, and Roger Jackson. Our fine Elders, James Schoolfield, Jacob Locke, and our elder-preacher, Wes Price, song leader, Jacob Locke. All of our teachers, Ben & Richard Perkins, Paul Lawrence, Wes Price, Alma Faye Price, Ann Schoolfield, Ann Tomaszewski, we thank you all and love you for all you do!
Well folks, I’ll best leave some room for the “Ed”, so we’ll see you next time the good Lord willing.
Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)