Milford chronicle., 1956-09-07
HOUSTON
BY Mrs. Merrill
ThlstlewOOd
Phone
Milford 1914

Church News for Sunday morn
ing, Sept. 8, 1856. Sunday School
at 10000 a. m. Robert II. Yerkes,
Sr., General Superintendent; Alvin
Brown, Junior Superintendent; Mrs.
Dorothy Pearson, Cradle Roll
Superintendent.
Morning hour of worship at IL
o'clock beginning with the Organ
Prelude, followed by the usual
schedule. The minister, Rev. ]. 3.
Vaughn will deliver the sermon
and the choirs will have spe, AL
numbers.
AS vacation time has come to
an end and each spent the days
in their own way, it is now time to
turn back to church and to God
to give thanks to Him who made it
possible for vacation and good
times. We should also be most
grateful for our Sabbath, for a
world without a smile, like a sum-
mer without flowers and like a
homestead without garden. 1t is
hht JOJOuS udy VI the WilOlt week.
The WSCS will hold it's first
meeting of the Fall on Thursday
night, September 13, at 500 p. m,
in the Fire Hall. Hostesses for the
occasion will be Mrs, Amanda Lof-
land, Mrs. Florence Thistlewood
and Mrs. Grace Manlove. A good
attendance is urged.
The group Quarterly Conference
will meet in Houston Methodist
Church on September 25, at the
hour of 1880. The District Super
intendent. DR.. BARLEY made a re-
quest that the Conference be held
in our church.
The Sunday evening services will
begin in October and the four or
ganizations of our church have
very gracjously agreed to take one
Sunday night a month and be
responsible for the planning and
conducting of the services. The
OUR Sunday School Glass will
have the first Sunday evening of the
month. The WSCS will have the
scond Sunday evening; the Metho-
dts Men will have charge of the
third Sunday evening and the MYF
will continue to have the fourth
Sunday evening of the month.
The Pastor will be asked to share
in the decisions and planning for
all these Sunday evening services.
The close working relation between
the Pastor and the people of the
church should make for a growing
church and a growing attendance
at the evening services.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Parvis and
daughter of Silver Springs, Md,
snent the weekend with his bro
thor. Josiah M. Parvis and family.
Miss Dorothy Minner returned to
her positio, in Wilmington, after
spending her vacation with her
mother. Mrs. Laura Minner tnd Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Morgan and
daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Lennon,
Ir., spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Lennon, Sr.,
in Wilmington.
Junior Williams of Fort Benning,
Ca, is spending some time with
his mother, Mrs. Ida Williams and
other relatives.
Mrs. Alice Kintz and son, James
went to Wyoming, Pa, on Saturday
to get Mrs. Gay, Mrs. Kintz's
mother, who will spend some little
time with her daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Emory Webb.
daughter Eileen, Diane Morris and
Mrs. Viola Thistlewood spent Sun
day evening at Riverdale. Mr.. and
Mrs. Webb and Eileen were dinner
guests at the home of Mrs. Viola
Thistlewood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obey F. Sapp spent
the weekend at RiYerdale with
their son Hummel Sapp and family.
Anna Lee Thistlewood and Master
Freddy Thistlewood spent Monday
i'm Harrington, with their grand
mother, Mrs. Anna Sharp.
The OUR Sunday School, with
Mrs. Stella Biggs as teacher, held
a picnic supper on the lawn of the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Brown
on Saturday evening. A good at
tendance was present and everyone
enjoyed a fine time. The families of
the members of the class were in
vited guests. The menu consisted
of fried chicken. lima beans, sweet
corn. potato salad, vegetable salad,
rolls. butter. iced tea and plenty
of ice cold watermelon.
Mrs. Howard r. Moore became
ill last Wednesday from an attack
of virus. She is much improved at
this writing.