Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always,
so that it might go well with them and their children forever!
~Deuteronomy 5:29~
READ AND WRITE SCRIPTURE TODAY
I Peter 4:14
Viola Hughes Cody
June 23, 1933 – June 11, 2022
A loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister aunt, and friend Viola Hughes Cody, A Godly woman, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday June 11, 2022. She passed away peacefully in her home located in Watson, LA. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, Gene Cody; brother, Alton Cody; four sisters Evelyn Stevens, Frances Hughes, Wanda Davis, Isabell Eldridge; grandson, CPL Josh Cody. Those left to carry on her memory are her two sons, John Cody and wife Cheri, David Cody and wife Donna; daughter, Marcia Fauver; six grandchildren, Matt Cody, Misty Sharpe, Christy Gardner, Jessica Semons, Marissa Fauver, Jacob Fauver; eight great grandchildren, Cody, Kaylee, and Kensey Sharpe, Presley Fauver, Tristan, Ayden and Avery Semons, Shane Fauver; brother, Wilton Hughes and a host of loving family members and friends. Visitation will be held at Seale Funeral Home, Denham Springs on Wednesday June 15, 2022 from 9am until Celebration of Life Service at 11am. In Lieu of flowers donations can be made to the charity of your choice. Condolences may be offered at http://www.sealefuenral.com
Please pray for the Southern Baptist Convention as the leaders meet in California. Yesterday, Jennie sent me a picture of Bobby and Brittany Spinks of Montpelier Baptist Church. Pray for the convention as they meet, discuss, and. plan today. May God lead in all they do. I’m enclosing a link to today’s schedule. Notice the prayer at 1:42 (That’s 11:42 our time if you would like to prayer for the one leading in prayer.)
There are a number of people from our community who have health concerns, some having procedures this week, but others with very serious issues. Your prayers of all of them will be greatly appreciated.
Please pray for the family of Larry Raborn, who passed away last night.
Continue to pray for all the church camps our churches are trusting their youth and children to this summer as well as the Vacation Bible Schools in our area churches.
Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today,
so that it may go well with you and your children after you
and that you may live long in the land the Lord your God gives you for all time.
~Deuteronomy 4:40~
Pray for our church youth and kids in all the area churches. They are having VBS, going to camp, day camps, Vacation Bible Schools, etc. Encourage churches as they minister to so many in so many ways. What a difference they make – an eternal difference! Thank God for youth ministers and volunteers who see the benefits for the children and youth. Also, pray for the children who miss out on all these opportunities. May we be instrumental in guiding them to participate in these activities.
Deborah was the beloved wife of Wayne Cooper Forshag, Jr. for 44 years. She was the loving mother of Carley Forshag and Ellen Forshag Karl (Nick). Deborah was the proud grandmother of Brady Jude Verdin, Owen Karl, Nora Karl, and Khloe Karl. She was the sister of Katharine Meadors.
Deborah earned a Master of Education Degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA and a Master’s +30 from University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS. She spent her career in education. Deborah was a teacher, principal and supervisor. She retired as Director of Federal Programs for the Tangipahoa Parish School System. Deborah loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was deeply loved and will be dearly missed.
Relatives and friends are invited to the Memorial Service at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church, 100 W Church St, Hammond, LA 70401 on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 10:30 AM with visitation from 9:00 AM until service time. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org, or Children’s Hospital New Orleans, www.chnola.org. Please Share a Memory on the Tribute Wall at www.ejfieldingfh.com.
Many of you who live in Kentwood may remember Deborah as the principal at KES. She impacted many lives, both young and old, in her career. Pray for Cooper, her daughter, and her grandchildren.
See what great love the Father has lavished on us,
that we should be called children of God!
And that is what we are!
The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
~I John 3:1~
Thanks to those of you who have called to check on us. We appreciate you!
Just when I was hoping to go to church, I cannot stop coughing!
I’ve been hearing of more and more people who have been sick the last 2-3 weeks. I think we all had different symptoms, but all had a miserable time. If you haven’t had it, keep away from it. You can find better things to do with your time.
READ AND WRITE THE BIBLE
June 12 – “Hope” – Isaiah 30: 18
This is the Lord’s Day. Give Him His time today!
If you cannot be in church in person, you can find it online…
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
~MATTHEW 5:9~
READ AND WRITE SCRIPTURE TODAY
June 10 – John 15:13
Today is a good day to purchase items for “Shoeboxes”. This month, our focus is on small games like checkers or dominoes, small flashlights and extra AAA batteries, marbles, stuffed animals, small trucks, coloring books, small cans of playdough, etc. You will find a list of suggestions at the church if you choose to shop later in the week.
WANTED: Parents of elementary age children who will work with their children to complete a colorful, fill-in-the-blank type letters that will go in the shoeboxes. See Anna Lee at church to get your forms. An alternative would be teachers of children who would dedicate a portion of their classes to work on this project.
Please continue to pray for those on your personal prayer list. A personal list is more meaningful to you.
The following is an article about the church our Georgia kids attend. I thought you might appreciated reading it.
Today, the Tanksley family is very thankful. They received a good report on the results of Jules’ recent heart surgery. The doctor told them to go home and live life. What a wonderful report for such a precious little girl.
These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts.
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
~Deuteronomy 6:6-7~
Nicole Ellzey Thibodaux
June 2, 1970 – June 7, 2022
On Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 4:18PM Nicole Ellzey Thibodaux stepped out of this natural world into the arms of Jesus, mere words cannot describe her. Everyone who met her she changed their lives. A faithful loving daughter, wife, stepmother, sister and friend. She will be greatly missed everyday and never forgotten. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Thibodaux; her daughter, Heather Dore and husband, Jamison; mother, Cindy Fletcher Allen; dad, Steve Allen; dad, Dean Ellzey, Jr.; brother, Dean Ellzey, III and wife, Marisol; sisters, Megan Faust and Beth Dunn; grandmother, Beverly Hyde; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles; her fur babies, Gorda, Duke, Bella, Milo and Hershey. Preceded in death by her grandmother, Paige Fletcher, Mary Lyle Ellzey and grandfather, Dean Ellzey, Sr. ; father-in-law, Harry Thibodaux; grandfather, George Allen; and brother, Joseph Hayden. A Memorial Service and private ceremony will be held at a later date. Donations may be made to Cara’s House in Gonzales, LA. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
READ AND WRITE SCRIPTURE TODAY – Isaiah 56:5-6
OCC WORKSHOP – Due to our illnesses, we will cancel the planned workshops until the first Saturday of July which will be on July 2, from 9 to 12. We are not physically ready at this time to do all the preparatory work . Give us a little time to “get on our feet” again.
If you feel like volunteering to help with OCC next week, please let us know. Your help will be appreciated.
VBS Continues
Some churches are having VBS this week. Pray for a great end to their week. Other churches have set their schedules for later this summer. Pray for each one. Thank God for each child who gets to participate and all the young hearts that get touched. VBS is a big blessing!
If you have t-shirts you washed and folded or any other items that need to be turned in, please leave then in the hallway beneath the auditorium or in the church office.
Today, let’s pray for families as they vacation this week and/or at any time this summer.
VBS is beginning in many churches today – some this morning and some this afternoon. Pray for each child and each worker in each church. Churches, thank you for your many efforts not to entertain children for a week, but to train them as God would have them to do. Churches, we appreciate each one of you.
Today, let’s focus on children’s ministers and workers, both paid and volunteers. Pray for them, especially during the busy summer season of the year.
As summer temperatures rise, let’s be aware of those without air conditioning or those who cannot afford to use it. May we be alert to needs and find ways to meet these needs.
Thank-you for praying for us last week. David is better and I am hoping to be better soon.
Margaret Allen Lawson Oliver was born May 28, 1932 in Mount Herman to the late Thomas W. Lawson and Gladys Christine Miller Lawson and died June 4, 2022 at 90 years of age.
Margaret “Sissy” was one of six children and grew up in the Line Creek area. She graduated from Kentwood High School. She married the late Huey Pierce Oliver on December 15, 1954 and moved to the East Fork community. They were blessed with two children, Sandra and Stevie. She made her career as a mail carrier with the United States Postal Service in the town of Kentwood. She was a long-time employee of Kentwood and Amite stockyards. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, quilting, cooking, baking, doing puzzles, playing dominoes, reading books, watching Westerns and Turner Classic movies, playing the piano, and swinging on her front porch swing. She was an avid supporter in everything her family was involved in and loved her friends dearly. She was a member of Kentwood First Baptist Church and faithfully attended Sunday school each week.
She is survived by her beloved children, Sandra Blanchard and her husband Eddie and Stevie Oliver and his wife Sherri; her five adored grandchildren, Dusty Blanchard, Brandi Ray and husband Ashton, Brittany Holland and husband Drew, Kaitlyn Webb and husband Jared, and Lindsey Misita and husband Drew; her loving step-grandchildren Melissa Lee and DeeDee Glass and husband Jeff; her 10 cherished great-grandchildren, Eli Ray, Bella Kate Blanchard, Spencer Webb, Cohen Ray, Landry Holland, Cooper Webb, Oliver Ray, Miles Misita, Rafe Holland, and Meredith Misita; and her step-great and step-great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by two siblings, Tommy Lawson and wife Becky and Viola Smith and husband Paul, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, siblings Virginia Lawson, Bobby Lawson, and Malcolm Lawson, and Melissa’s husband Eric Lee.
Visitation will take place Monday, June 6th from 6:00-9:00 p.m. and Tuesday, June 7th from 9:00-11:00 a.m. with funeral services at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Kentwood with burial following at Woodland Cemetery in Kentwood.
Pallbearers will be William Lawson, Marty Lawson, Dusty Blanchard, Ashton Ray, Drew Holland, Jared Webb, and Drew Misita.
McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
(It doesn’t seem like longer than a month ago that we sat together at church. She will be greatly missed at church.)
Dan J. Ebarb, Jr.
August 31, 1943 – June 3, 2022
A resident of Greensburg, LA, passed away on Friday, June 3, 2022 at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond, LA. He was born August 31, 1943 in Shreveport, LA and was 78 years of age. He is survived by his wife, Helen Ebarb; 2 step-daughters, Betty Hagan and Louise Brown; step-son, Edward Holden; 2 step-grandchildren, Daryl and Awyana Holden; 3 sisters, Laverne Bourgoyne, Linda Miller, and Margaret Sossaman (Bob); brother, Jimmy Ebarb (Frances). Preceded in death by his parents, Dan Ebarb, Sr. and Sallie Mae Ebarb; and sister, Carolyn Ebarb. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 1:00PM until religious services at 2:00PM on Monday, June 6, 2022. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
(I didn’t know Dan, but I did know Carolyn.)
Norma Mae Smith Arnone
December 2, 1935 – June 4, 2022
Norma Mae Smith Arnone, of Amite, Louisiana, born December 02, 1935 in Bogalusa, LA, a strong, faithful, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, as well as many other titles, peacefully passed from this life on Saturday, June 4, 2022, to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She is survived by four daughters and one son, Debra Arnone, Amite, LA, Shirley Arnone Talley (Tommy), Hopehull, AL, Rose Arnone Booty, Amite, LA, Salvador Michael Arnone (Brenda), Osyka, MS, Kathy Arnone, Pumpkin Center, LA. She is survived by thirteen grandchildren, nineteen great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by six brothers, one sister and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Salvador Arnone, infant son, Norman Joseph Arnone, her parents, Norman H. Smith Sr. and Johnnie Mae Smith, sister Bertie Smith, brother Ronald Smith, infant brother, Louis Willie Smith and two infant great-great grandchildren. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 9:00AM until religious services at 11:00AM on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Services conducted by Rev. J. B. Davis. Interment Amite Memorial Gardens, Amite, LA. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.
Our friend, Glenda W. Harrell, has been having eye issues, a torn retina. We have been so locked into our own world, we were unaware of her problems. She says she is doing well now.
My coughing is better this morning. I’m taking that as a good sign. (I may as well tell you this myself, since David is already telling on me. He woke me up to eat a sandwich yesterday. Then, I went to sleep again. I woke up later and checked the time on my phone. It was a little after five. I could hear David outside and see that it was daylight. When he came in, I made a comment about it being so light at that time. He thought a minute, then realized I thought I had slept all night, but was was only five in the afternoon, not morning!
VBS at FBC, Kentwood was great. I don’t have the statistics, but the verbal comments and the online program were good. If you missed the program and the live video, you can look it up on Facebook. FBC, Kentwood, 6-3-22.
There are other VBS opportunities this week. Check around for information.
The Monthly Missions for June will be “Toys for OCC”. Specific items we need are:
Play Dough (small size)
Coloring Books
Flashlight and an extra set of AAA batteries
Travel-size games
Checkers with “sheet of foldable plastic for the board”
Dominoes
Marbles
Etch-a Sketch
Etc.
We will appreciate all your donations for the 400 “Shoeboxes” we plan to pack. My signs for June are still here, but will hopefully be at church for Wednesday night.
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