Sunday

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice,
and acknowledgment of God
rather than burnt offerings.

Hosea 6:6

Prayer Focus

Pray for the people of Israel. They have been attacked and many people have been killed or kidnapped.

Pray for the members of congress as a new leader is being selected this week.

Read the Bible

  • Matthew 9: 35-38
  • Matthew 14: 13-21
  • Matthew 15: 32-39
  • Luke 7: 11-17
  • Being a person of compassion requires . . . .”

Family to Pray For


Joan Hebert

November 25, 1944 – October 6, 2023

A resident of Kentwood, LA, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2023 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. She was born November 25, 1944 in Magnolia, MS and was 78 years of age. She graduated from Baker High School and attended Southeastern Louisiana University and graduated from St. John School of Nursing in Tulsa, OK. She worked at Our Lady of The Lake for 25 years and 10 years as a home health and hospice nurse. Upon retirement, she relocated to the Pine Ridge community in St. Helena Parish. She is survived by husband, Larry Hebert; special friends, Joyce Ann Gilbert, Nancy Miller, and Hunter Besse; and many cousins. Preceded in death by her parents, O.W. Reeves and Susie Williams; sister, Caroline Kiff. Visitation at Pine Ridge Methodist Church from 9:00 AM until religious services at 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Services conducted by Rev. Dr. Michael Townsend. Interment Pine Ridge Cemetery, Kentwood, LA. McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.

Anna Lee