Sunday

“Love suffers long and is kind,

love…is not provoked,

[it] bears all things…endures all things”

~1 Cor. 13:4, 5, 7~

 

$11,925.30 has been given to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering so far. The offering will be closed out at the end of the month.

 

Joan Hagan made another trip to the emergency room. She went to Lakeview in Covington yesterday evening, but is back home. Please continue to keep her in your prayers.

 

FBC Nursery Workers Today

• Lesley Bridges
• Brandy Glass
• Matt Dean
• Lalia Edwards

Deacon Hospital Ministry

• Smiley Conerly
• Roy Turner

Sunday School Leadership Meeting

• Tuesday May 13
• 7:00 P.M.
• Fellowship Hall

Mother’s Day

• Morning Schedule
• No P.M. Activities

Parent/Child Dedication Day

• Today
• 10:30 Service

Donald John “Busty” Dieterich
In memory of the recent passing of Donald John “Busty” Dieterich, his family held a Life Celebration on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 3 p.m. in Zachary followed by a reception in the Christian Life Center. The service was graciously officiated by pastors Eddie Morgan, Chris Thomas and Woody Markert. The very moving service included eulogies and readings from Tommy Dieterich, Debby Brian on behalf of Monica Brian, Casey Lee, Joana Dieterich and special DVD presentation by Angel’ Tetrick. The family would like to thank all those in attendance at the beautiful memorial and life celebration honoring this devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle. A resident of Baker for more than 36 years, he passed away in the late evening hours of Friday, March 7, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center from complications related to double pneumonia and respiratory failure. He was 69, born Dec. 9, 1938. Don was a retired senior purchasing agent for Barnard & Burk Engineering, a U.S. Air Force veteran, a native of Amite and a member of the Knights of Columbus. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed automobile restoration. He is survived by many family members who loved his humor, his love of life and passion for his family. He is survived by his wife, Shirley M. Dieterich; his four adult children by his previous wife, Patricia Leblanc Huertin: son, John Scott Dieterich and wife Joana Atkinson Dieterich, of Zachary, and three daughters, Marie Angél Tetrick, of Smyrna, Ga., Monica D. Brian and husband Tracy, of Zachary, and Sharon D. Price, of Baton Rouge. The love of his life, his dog, Daphne, currently resides in Zachary. Don’s siblings always held a very special place in his heart and life. He is also survived by his two sisters, Patsy Norton and husband Joe, of Gretna, and Jean Mitchell, of Metairie; and two brothers, Thomas and wife Peggy Sanders Dieterich, of Jackson, Miss., and the Rev. Eddie and wife Jackie B. Morgan, of Oakdale; the eight grandchildren who were truly a joy to his life, Casey Lee, Cody Tetrick, Lindy Babin, Laird, Aubin and Jude Brian and Mazie and Mary Scott Dieterich; his niece, Becky; and countless nephews. Preceded in death by his parents, Peter Gemeth and Ora Mae Dunnington Dietrich; and brother, Earl G. Dieterich. There will be a plaque in his honor placed in the Amite Cemetery to acknowledge his generous donation of his body to LSU Health & Sciences Center for medical research. He will be missed! His children would also like to thank the entire Dieterich family for attending the family reunion held at the home of Monica and Tracy Brian following the private memorial service. Any additional donations in Don’s memory can be sent to the American Cancer Society and or the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Louise McBride
“I fought a brave fight and I have kept the faith, and with the help of the Lord I was able to win the race. Now when times get hard and you can’t see your way, you just fall on your knees and began to pray; if you listen with your heart and not with your ear, you will hear a small whisper say I am still here.” Louise McBride, 76, a resident of Baton Rouge, wife and mother with a tender heart and a loving spirit, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008, at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family after an extended illness. She is survived by her husband, Howard L. McBride, of Baton Rouge; five children, Larry Talbert, of New Orleans, Michael Talbert and wife Jana, of Cape Canaveral, Fla., Gaye Talbert and husband Bishop Draughn, of Osyka, Miss., Julia Hardy and husband James, of Beaumont, Texas, James Talbert and wife Patti, of Hot Springs, Ark.; stepdaughter, Donna Ratcliff and husband Bracey, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; stepsons, Gary McBride, of Kellseyville, Calif., and Larry McBride and wife Dorothy, of San Jose, Calif.; 10 grandchildren, five stepgrandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; sister, Linda Harrison, of Atlanta; and brother, David Long of Pineville. Visitation will be at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Monday, May 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting continues at the funeral home chapel on Tuesday, May 13, from 1 p.m. until service at 2 p.m. Entombment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory Mausoleum. Online guest book available at http://www.resthavenbatonrouge.com. The family wishes to express their deepest gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Christopher McCanless and Dr. Jeffrey Hyde, the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center 5th floor west oncology nursing staff and the staff at Mary Byrd Perkins Cancer Center for their kindness and devotion during this very difficult time.

KneEmail
“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…”
(Philippians 2:10).
Mike Benson, Editor

Legacy

HER WRITING CAREER spanned three decades, from the mid-1960’s through the mid-1990’s…

She wrote 12 books and received 16 honorary doctorate degrees. But 3 years before she died of cancer in 1996, popular humorist Erma Bombeck told an ABC TV interviewer that no matter how many columns she had written, her legacy would be her three children. “If I did a bad job with them,” she said, “then everything else [I] do isn’t very important.”

Bombeck had riches and fame and the goodwill of millions of readers, but she realized that her top priority was taking care of her children.

THOUGHTS: Although no parent can be guaranteed that his or her child will turn out to be a godly model citizen, those of us who are parents must start with Erma’s attitude. Our motivation is to provide spiritually, physically, and emotionally for our children. They will be our legacy. This means introducing them to the Savior, providing spiritual guidance, praying for them, and encouraging them to find mentors who can guide them in godly living. Sometimes it’s a battle. Often it’s expensive in time and toil. But the value of a child overshadows it all (Dave Branon).

“Train up a child in the way he should go,

and when he is old he will not depart from it”

Prov. 22:6; cf. Psm. 34:11-22; 3 John 1:4).

Celebrate Mother’s Day by thanking the Lord for the gift of life He provided you through your physical birth.

Happy Mother’s Day

Anna Lee