Welcome to “The Little Town with a Big Heart”
June 18 will be Father’s Day. This is a special day for all the fathers who are living and those who have gone on to Heaven to be remembered on this Father’s Day. Fathers are wonderful people who are too little understoo
d, and we do not sing their praises as often as we should, for, somehow, father seems to be the man who pays the bills, while Mother binds up little hurts
and nurses all our ills ... and father struggles daily, to live up to “His image” as protector and provider, and “hero or the scrimmage”... and perhaps that is the reason, we sometimes get the notion, that fathers are not subject to the thing we call emotion, but if you look inside dad’s heart, where no one else can see, you’ll find he’s sentimental, and as “soft” as he can be... but he’s so busy every day, in the grueling race of life, he leaves the sentimental stuff, to his partner and his wife... but fathers are just wonderful, in a million different ways, and they merit loving compliments, and accolade of praise, for the only reason dad aspires, to fortune and success is to make the family proud of him and to bring them happiness ... and like our heavenly father, he’s a guardian and a guide, someone that we can count on to be always on our side. – By Helen Steiner Rice
It was an awesome message brought by Bro. Jamie Leach on Sunday morning and Sunday night with us welcoming three new members to Grace United.
Pre-registration for vacation Bible school at Grace United will be Saturday, June 17 from 1-3 p.m.
“Maker Fun Factory” will be the theme for VBS at Grace United begins June 19-23 at 6-9 p.m. for ages 3 & up. Bible school commencement will be on Sunday night, June 25. Parents and students are asked to bring snacks and Kristy Leach is the VBS director.
Registration for Camp Grace is June 25 immediately following morning service until 2:30 p.m. There are release forms to sign, and Jana Smith will need a copy of medical insurance cards. Please plan to attend as this will give us an accurate count for food and materials.
Camp Grace will be held overnight at the Service Christian Camp on Hwy.15, July 9-13. Pick up will be at 10 a.m. July 13 and the cost is $25 (all church members will be paid). We will move in at 3 p.m. on Sunday July 9, and pick up will be no later than 10 a.m. Thursday, July 13. If you would like to help or have questions please contact me. Overnight campers must be 7 years old unless accompanied by a parent. We understand that we have several young children that will be staying with adults that will be helping during that week.
Prayer requests for the week go out for our country, Dennis Everett, Marie Eason, Cheryl Stacy, Richard Harris, Mike Linton, Ellis (Budgie) Acord, Linda Acord, Robin Pennington, Bill Matlock, Lorene Smith, Lily Addy, John Patterson, Dannie Walker, Doyle Gibbs, Doyle McMullan, Cili Norman, Johnnie McMullian, Robin Pennington, Aaron Stokes, Stephanie Roland, Betty Kennedy, Janie McMullan and Stacy Stevens.
Shut-ins in the surrounding communities are Earline Everett, Christine Herd, Ola Jean Parker, Mary Stamper and Abertine Walker.
Birthday wishes for the week for June 15 go out to Clint Walker; for June 17 to Bryce Lane; for June 18 to Bethannie Cook and Elaine Presley; for June 19 to Shawn Strait, Ashley Stamper, and Grace Bonner in memory; and for June 20 to Cayce Bufkin Sr. in memory. Happy Birthday to each one and those in Heaven!
Anniversary congratulations for the week for June 18 go out to Jake and Jo Veenstra; and for June 20 to Chase and Bethannie Cook. Happy anniversary to all of you!
Recipe for the week: Granny cake
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup sugar, 2 cup flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt (omit if using self-rising flour), 1 teaspoon baking soda (omit if using self-rising flour), 2 eggs, 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in its own juice (including juice), 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup chopped pecans, 1 cup evaporated milk, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 stick margarine and 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions: Mix the sugar, flour, salt, soda, eggs and pineapple together and pour into a 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle the top with one cup brown sugar and one cup chopped pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
Cook the milk, sugar, margarine and vanilla until mixture comes to a rolling boil. After the cake has baked and right out of the oven, pour the cooked milk mixture over the entire cake.
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