Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
HOUSTON
Mrs. Viola Thistlew0od
Phone: GA 2-4944

A Thought-"And when ye shall
hear of wars and rumors of wars
be We not troubled: for such things
must needs be, but the end shall
not yet be-" st Mark 1877
Church news for Sunday, May "a
Sabbath School at 10 a. M, Robert
H. Yerkes, .Sr., General Sup't.; Al
vim Brown, Junior Sup't; Mrs,
Doris Clifton, Cradle Roll Sup't /;
Mrs. VIM. Scott, Missionary Sup't.
We have a large and very active
Sunday School with competent
teachers and instructors, and suf-
ficient room for many, many more
who would wish to come and join.
Call to worship by the pastor,
Rev. Ray w. Kirwan. The service
of worship begins at IL a. m., with
the organ prelude, Mrs. Agnes
Webb at the organ, assisted by
John E. Clark at the piano. The
Senior and Chancel choirs will
furnish special numbers and the
minister will deliver the message.
At 6:45 p. M, the MYF will hold
its meeting. A social hour will
follow in the Fellowship Hall.
We are very glad to welcome
back Rev. and Mrs. Ray Kirwan to
our town and community. On Tues
day evening, May 26, beginning at
O'Clock, a reception will be held
in the Fellowship Hall for our
good pastor and his wife. Every
member of the church and church
school are invited to be present
and extend a welcome to this fine
couple.
There will be a Strawberry Fest
ival held in the Fire Hall on Sat-
urday evening, May 80, beginning
at 4:30 o'clock. 1t is being spon-
sored by the church organizations
and all proceeds will go toward the
painting of the parsonage. This
paint job has needed doing for
quite some time and the WSCS
| finally started the project. In order
to help pay for this the proceeds
will be used. The paint job has
been let to Mr. Shockley of Mil
ford and will cost $550.00.
There will be hamburgs, hot
dogs, lemonade, soft drinks, baked
goods, strawberry shortcake, on
sale. The ladies are at present
selling donations on a cake. Come
out on Saturday evening, May 80,
at the Firehouse and help this
worthwhile project.
The attendance at Sunday School
last Sunday was 140, and the offer
ing which was applied to the
Building Fund amounted to $164.79.
The OUR Sunday School Class
met on Wednesday evening of last
week. They decided this would be
the last meeting of the season 1t
was announced we cleared $40311
on the supper in the Libby cafe
terra. We will hold a picnic in the
late summer or early fall. Comm
ittees to plan and prepare for this
picnic were appointed. The next
regular monthly meeting will be
held in September.
The WSCS met in the Fellowship
Hall on Thursday evening of last
week. Plans were laid and commi-
ttees appointed to get started with
the Strawberry Festival. The foll--
owing officers and secretaries were
installed for the ensuing year.
President, Mrs. Robert Yerkes, Sr.:
Vice president, Mrs. Edna Sapp;
Secretary, Mrs. Anna Hawkins;
Treasurer, Mrs. Alvin Brown;
Secretary of Spiritual Life, Mrs.
Edna Sapp; Secretary of Youth,
Mrs. John P. Lennon, Jr.; Secre-
tary of Promotion, Mrs. Ralph
Jump, Sr.; Missionary Secretary,
Mrs. Ray w. Kirwan; Secretary of
Supply Work, Mrs. Charles Marvel.
These officers and secretaries will
begin their new year as of June 1.
The president, Mrs. Yerkes, ap-
pointed the following committees
Ways and Means, Mrs. Francis G..
Simpson, Mrs. Josiah Parvis, Mrs.
John Lennon, Mrs. Emmett Herr
inton, Mrs. Eugene Sharp; Mem
bership, Mrs Ethel Johnson and
Mrs. Carl Prentice; Parsonage,
Mrs. Franklin Morgan, Mrs. Minnie
Armour, Mrs. VIM. Blessing, Sr.;
Dining room. Mrs. Louise Buarque
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