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HERE AND THERE
by Wes Price
We had a good group show up for our Saturday breakfast and document shredding event. Of the two, I believe the most enjoyed was the breakfast. Thanks to those who came and helped prepare and serve the food, especially Vernon Percival for his great gravy. Our next social event will be a Sunday night chili supper sometime in November before Thanksgiving. We want the weather to be good and cold before we break out the chili. Of course for those who aren’t stout enough for chili, we will have a good crock of stew for you.
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I had a call this week from Kaylyn Horn, Ed Horn’s care-giver to tell me about a birthday party she and Randy are planning for Ed’s 90th birthday on December 5. Of course he now lives in Greenville and most will not be able to go, but she asked us especially to remember him on this special occasion with a card. His address is: Ed Horn 6400 Jack Finney Blvd., Greenville, TX 75402. The party will be at this address at 4:00 p.m., Saturday, December 5th. I’ll be going and I could take 2 or 3 with me if you would like to go. Let me know and I’ll reserve you a seat in my van.
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It was a sad and happy time this week when we had to express our grief and joy at the passing of Edna Faye Johnston. Thank you to all of you who came to share in that time of remembering and to the crew who served lunch to the family in our Fellowship Hall. That always gives us time to visit personally with the family and exchange a lot of pleasant memories.
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We were delighted at the response of Elaine Birkhead to place membership with us last Sunday evening. She comes to us from the Cliffwood congregation.

She is no stranger to most of us and it is a joy to have herjoin our fellowship. You will love hearing her great contribution to our worship in song. She has a beautiful alto voice. If you have not met her, please do so.
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Join IN SEARCH OF THE LORD’S WAY on Sunday morning November 8 at 7:00 a.m. on Channel 27, KDFI-TV for a message on the EVILS OF STRONG DRINK.
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SPECIAL HELP NEEDED!!
In-House Assistance for elderly couple approximately 30 hours per week. If you know of someone who might be interested call the church office.

In Need of Our Prayers
Vertie Lee Stanley is home under Hospice Care.
Remember all the others on the Prayer list: Addie Bennett; Dr. “J” Coats; Urbanelle Cox; Ruby Faas; Gloria Garcia; Magdalena Gonzalez; Rita Harrison; Bill Hinton; Ed Horn; Mary Catherine Jayroe; David Johnston, Nancy Lindley; Bob Marks; Pat Mercer; Dorothy Mooney; Billie Morgan; Lula Murray; Agnes Nelson; Mary Ruth Percival, Nancy Ramsey, daughter of Jean LaPine; Rick & Rhonda Ramsey; Lois Rodriquez; Nancy Spurgeon; Mary Taylor; Treva Traylor; Augustina Vasquez; Fran Womelsdorff, Marie Works. ————–
CHRIST’S HAVEN FOR CHILDREN
GROCERY DRIVE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2009
ANY GROCERY ITEMS YOU CAN DONATE ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED
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NEW MEMBER
TO JEFFERSON BLVD. CHURCH OF CHRIST
Elaine Birkhead 903 S. Edgefield
Dallas, TX 75208 Phone # 214-946-8904
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VITAL SIGNS: October 25, 2009

Bible Study 59 Offering $4,481.52 Morning Worship 101 Budget $ 3,410.46 Afternoon Worship 48 Wed. Eve. Bible Study 10/21 35

REFLECTIONS by Jack Armstrong
We have a lady here at the JBCoC who does most of her good work behind the scenes, and lots of folks don’t have a clue what she does. She has spent a lot of hours with a young Hispanic couple who first started out in our “Learn to Speak English for Hispanics” class and diligently worked with them ever since, plus teaching her class on Sunday morning and that is only part of the good things she constantly is doing. Of course we’re talking about Ann Tomaszewski.

Since I’m opening up I might as well tell about another fine example of someone who also does a lot of good stuff that some of you do not realize. Our Alma Faye is always busy doing so many things for us all, including our preacher (I don’t know how he did it all before Alma Faye retired) anyway, she does her fine job working in the office with Ann and Rita, making sure our sick are contacted (and visited), checks on or sees that those who are not attending are contacted, sees that all the vital statistics are posted, sets up all the committees for different things, makes the rounds with Wes (night and day) and no one knows what else she does while she’s resting. I would say off hand I don’t know how she ever had the time to teach school all those years. She just gets it done. Also she teaches class on Sunday morning and Tuesday Ladies Bible Class.

Oleta and I like to go over to the Ben Franklin Apothecary store in Duncanville to get our prescriptions, go back to the Deli and eat and visit all of our friends, and just generally wander around looking at all the stuff on display, and believe me there is lots to see. But to make a long story a little shorter, one day a while back we ran into some ladies at the Deli and as my Oleta often does, we struck up a conversation about the JBCoC and they stated they knew a real sweet man that attends services there. The ladies are Emma Fisher and Dorothy Newman and the man they know at the JBCoC is none other than Royal Smith, what a small world we do live in. We all now have a 4- way or I should say 5-way friendship bond. Oleta and I also invited them to come over and visit with us and surprise Royal.

We pray all of our sick and shut-ins are doing much better and that Rick, Stan and all on our sick list are doing much better, too! See you next Lord’s Day the Good Lord Willing.
Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)