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NAN KEMP & MELISSA SHIELDS, CO-EDITORS AUGUST 2019 | VOLUME 55, ISSUE 8
3001 Bell Street Amarillo, TX 79106-5037
806.355.6253 Office 806.355.0629 Fax
[email protected] [email protected]
Find Pastor Kati’s blog: www.revkaticollins.com
Visit our website: www.stlukeamarillo.com
Click on “Connect with Us” to listen to past sermons.
Find us on Facebook: @stlukeamarillo
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New Members Join
St. Luke welcomed Sam and Teresa Burnett and their children Szakeriah and Lillie into membership during the worship service on June 23. We celebrated Szak and Lillie’s baptisms on July 28. Please add their contact information to your directory:
By Melissa Croft
This fall, we will be incorporating our adults into the LOGOS program. We will have two adult classes offered after dinner (7:00-7:30 p.m.) which will discuss The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis with Bible study and life application. Get your copy now from wherever you love to purchase or check out books.
The Sunday school class for adults will be starting back up on August 18 at 9:30 a.m. The class will be viewing and discussing the video series The Bible Project by Jon Collins and Tim Mackie. They will be studying the books of the Bible that are associated with the Apostle Paul in antici-pation of the fall seminar about Paul. Questions? Ask any CE member.
The children’s Sunday school class will also resume on the 18th and will be following the Sparkhouse curriculum. CE is asking for volunteers to teach these little ones. Commitment is for one month or four Sundays. The curriculum is provided and easy to follow. Let Melissa Croft or any of the CE Committee members know if you can lead these kids and what month you would like.
St. Luke to Extend Laundry Love
Our Mission Committee will host the first Laundry Love event on Saturday, August 10, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Belmar Laundromat on 34th Street. That morning, we will pay for washers and driers for anyone who comes to do their laundry. (Thanks to those who contributed to this mission after church on July 28!) This new ministry will share human dignity and love in a simple and significant way. If you are interested in joining the Mission Committee on that morning, contact Krista Berry or Pastor Kati for more information.
Read STROKES
OF GRACE on page 2 to learn about
St. Luke’s exciting new
podcast.
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With Rev. Kati Collins
The Sycamore Tree This Spring, I loved reading scripture in our New Members Class with some of our longest and newest attendees at St Luke. I enjoy reading the Bible on my own, but I love reading the Bible with other people even more. This practice is helpful when we encounter a passage we don’t understand, because others can help shed light on the meaning. And it’s fun and sometimes challenging when it’s a passage you know so well, because you always learn something new. But when it comes to scripture that has been used to exclude and discipline us or used in a way that hurt us deeply, reading with others can be either terrifying and frustrating or, when grace abounds, give healing and redemption for those scriptures, our faith, and our relationships.
I have heard several of our St Luke friends say things that struck a joyful chord in my heart. I’ve started writing some of the quotes down and putting them on my whiteboard, but I would love to have our community hear how we interpret the Living Word of God with love and grace. I think there are people who need the kind of experience we share at St Luke in their lives.
So, I’m creating a podcast (an internet radio show) for reading scripture from a personal perspective. We begin with the story of Zacchaeus. Just as he climbs a tree to get a better look at Jesus, I will be inviting people from St. Luke to read scripture with me, hoping to meet Jesus in a new way! It’s a little bit of game show meets monastic centering prayer, so it aims to be fun and inspiring. The texts will come from the Revised Common Lectionary, which actually gives us a series on the letters of Paul and will follow our worship service scriptures. We will begin releasing episodes on September 3, and we will have someone at our Resource Fair in September to help you find the podcast app on your phone. Until then, you can check out the first episode and add the podcast to your favorites by going to our website or searching for The Sycamore Tree wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Allison Tera Lucille Joyce Quentin Murray* Bill
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Liz Don Jim Jessica Priscilla Bunny J.T.
* Friend of St. Luke
Peanut Butter Sunday
On August 4, you are encouraged to bring jars of peanut butter to contribute to the High Plains Food Bank. Non-perishable grocery items, empty egg cartons, and paper sacks are also accepted every week. The Mission Committee sponsors this ongoing project.
Do you have trouble remembering to bring peanut butter? The food bank is always in need of monetary donations as well; note “HPFB” on the memo line of your check.
Congratulations to Tyler and Abby Wingo who were wed on July 13 in Austin. We wish them beautiful days ahead with lots of memories to cherish.
to Tyler and Abby
What s a Resource Fair?
A plan is in the works to hold St. Luke’s first Resource Fair sometime in September. A resource fair is a convenient way to share information, get hands-on technology help, ask questions, etc. It will be an informal gathering. Details will be announced as plans unfold.
Quilt Club
The Quilt Club is continuing its summer break in August. They will begin meeting again in September at 1 p.m. each Tuesday.
Newsletter Reminder
The deadline for the September edition of the Epistle will be August 25. As always, please send your news to editor Nan Kemp. The newsletter
will be mailed on Thursday, August 29.
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THE HOME STRETCH!
Joys & Concerns
➢ We extend our love and sympathy to the Pennington and Barrow families upon the death of Jan’s brother, Gary Painter, 72, of Midland. ➢ Christian sympathy is extended to Barbara
Powell and family upon the death of Ted Powell, 91, who passed away on June 21.
Continue to remember:
the people of Johnson Chapel A.M.E. Church; and the students, teachers, and staff at Mesa Verde Elementary.
All Are Welcome for LOGOS By Darcy Hargis
This year we are going to try something new. We want to invite ALL ages to attend our Wednesday night LOGOS program. The program will include a time for worship, dinner, and a Bible study. Anyone between the ages of 5-105 is welcome to attend. There will be Bible studies available for all age groups. Childcare will be offered for those who are not old enough to attend. This will be a great time for everyone to participate in LOGOS.
We will be hosting a "Sneak Peek" night on August 28 for everyone to come out and get a taste for the new year. The new program will be from 6:00-7:30 p.m., and all ages are going to want to come to all parts. The cost for this fun year will be as follows. School-age children: $100/year for the first child and $75/year for each child after the first. Adults: $35/semester; you will also need to obtain your own copy of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis for Bible study. Scholarships are available for all groups.
If you have any questions, please ask anyone on the LOGOS Committee. We are excited about a new year and program and can't wait to see you on August 28 at 6:00 p.m.
Below is the clerk’s report for the June Stated Session Meeting:
A. Clerk’s Report • May 2019 average attendance for worship – 72 • Active membership as of May 31, 2019 – 167 • Communion was celebrated on Sunday, June 9, 2019.
• Ted Powell entered the Church Triumphant on Friday, June 21, 2019.
• Sam Burnett and Teresa Burnett were welcomed into active membership by reaffirmation of faith on Sunday, June 23, 2019.
B. Commendations • All who helped with the Friends & Family Picnic: Tim Lacey
and Marianne Morey for setting up, Tim Lacey and David Hoy for cooking, and Kyle and Paige Hadley, who provided the games and helped with cleanup.
• Ashley Denham and Nicole Payne for setting up for the Pride Festival.
• The volunteer teachers for June’s hymn study: Susan Barnes, Doug Tanner, Steve Weber, Kati Collins, and Kary Wingo.
• Stacy Clopton Yates for filling the pulpit on Sunday, May 19. • Dean Yates for accompanying and leading the choir on his
guitar on special music he composed for the occasion (May 19). • Tom Heyde for his participation as a military veteran in the
interview series at the May 26 worship. • Bob Hansen for filling the pulpit on June 16. • Mary Holmlund, Marilyn Shillings, Mila Abbasova, and
Lucille Dunn for all their visits to members. • Mary Holmlund, Barbara Taylor, Nona Fulton, and Tom
Heyde for taking Donna Phipps to her doctor appointments. • Congregational Care Committee, as a whole, for all they do. Added commendation to flautists Mary Holmlund and Pastor
Kati and to Mila Abbasova for their gift of “My Jesus, I Love Thee” during the July 14 service.
Detailed financial reports are always available for review by church members. Stop by the church office during
regular hours and request to examine the previous month’s financial documents.
May Finances
June Finances
Year-to-Date
Say Cheese!
You are invited to be included in our new family directory. We need YOU to make our directory complete. PLUS, this is an excellent opportunity for an updated family photo (free 8x10). LifeTouch will be here on Friday and Saturday, September 6 and 7. A table is set up in the Bright hallway with a sign-up sheet--one family per appointment time. Please contact Kim Lacey if you have any questions.
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Library Notes
Here is a continuation of the list of books that the St. Luke library obtained from Amarillo Public Library overstock, courtesy of Stacy Clopton Yates. They are now cataloged and available for checkout.
• Greenleaf, Robert K. (Larry C. Spears, editor), Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness (2002; originally published 1977).
• Harpur, Tom, The Thinking Person's Guide to God: Overcoming Obstacles to Belief (1996).
• Hill, Jonathan, Christianity: How a Despised Sect from a Minority Religion Came to Dominate the Roman Empire (2011).
• Kavanaugh, Patrick & Barbara, Devotions from the World of Music (2000).
• Kenyon, Kathleen M., Archaeology in the Holy Land (4th edition, 1979; originally published 1960).
• Lucado, Max, When Christ Comes: The Beginning of the Very Best (1999).
• MacArthur, John, Twelve Ordinary Men: How the Master Shaped His Disciples for Greatness, and What He Wants to Do with You (2002).
• Martin, James, Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life (2011).
• Maxwell, John, with Brad Lewis, Your Family Time with God: A Weekly Plan for Family Devotions (1995).
• Montefiore, Hugh, Credible Christianity: The Gospel in Contemporary Society (1994).
• Pearcey, Nancy R. and Charles B. Thaxton, The Soul of Science: Christian Faith and Natural Philosophy (1994).
• Samra, Cal & Rose, Holy Humor: Inspirational Wit & Cartoons (1996).
• Smith, Elwyn Allen, Men Called Him Master (1948). • Swindoll, Charles R., The Finishing Touch: Becoming
God's Masterpiece; A Daily Devotional (1994). • Swindoll, Charles R., Living on the Ragged Edge:
Coming to Terms with Reality (1985).
More will be listed in the September E-pistle.
Congratulations to
Darcy (Castleberry) & Ki Hargis who were married Saturday, June 1
at St. Luke Presbyterian Church.
We wish you a beautiful life as husband
and wife. May your years together be
full of love, happiness, and blessings.
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3
WEEKLY SCHEDULE for SUNDAYS
10:00 am
Exercise Class 2:00 pm
Threads of Love
6:30 pm - ACA 8:00 pm - AA 8:00 pm - Al-Anon
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Peanut Butter Sunday
Communion
will be celebrated.
7:30 am
Yoga Class 10:00 & 11:00 am
Adult Piano Class
8:00 pm - AA 8:00 pm - Al-Anon
Hiroshima Day 10:00 am
Exercise Class 1:00 pm
No Quilt Club
3:30 pm
Congregational Care Com. Mtg.
10:00 am
Exercise Class
12:00 noon
Finance Com. Mtg.
2:00 pm
Threads of Love
6:30 pm - ACA 8:00 pm - AA 8:00 pm - Al-Anon
10:00 am - noon
Laundry Love @Belmar Laundromat
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3:00 pm Appreciation Celebration @ Johnson Chapel AME Church
7:30 am
No Yoga Class 10:00 & 11:00 am
Adult Piano Class 5:30 pm
Mission Com. Mtg.
8:00 pm - AA 8:00 pm - Al-Anon
School Starts
10:00 am
Exercise Class
1:00 pm
No Quilt Club
5:30 pm
Worship Com. Mtg.
6:30 pm
Property Com. Mtg.
10:00 am
Exercise Class 2:00 pm
Threads of Love
6:30 pm - ACA 8:00 pm - AA 8:00 pm - Al-Anon
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New Sunday school classes
begins
4:00 pm
Stated Session Business & Planning Mtg.
Deadline for Horizons orders
7:30 am
No Yoga Class 10:00 & 11:00 am
Adult Piano Class
6:00 pm - GSA 8:00 pm - AA 8:00 pm - Al-Anon
10:00 am
Exercise Class 1:00 pm
No Quilt Club
10:00 am
Exercise Class
2:00 pm
Threads of Love
6:30 pm - ACA 8:00 pm - AA 8:00 pm - Al-Anon
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Epistle deadline 7:30 am
Yoga Class 10:00 & 11:00 am
Adult Piano Class
6:00 pm - GSA 8:00 pm - AA 8:00 pm - Al-Anon
10:00 am
Exercise Class 1:00 pm
No Quilt Club 7:00 pm
Farkle Night
11:30 am
Lunch Bunch @ Girasol 6:00 - 7:30 pm
LOGOS “Sneak Peek”
10:00 am
Exercise Class 2:00 pm
Threads of Love
6:30 pm - ACA 8:00 pm - AA 8:00 pm - Al-Anon
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9:30 am - Coffee & Fellowship
9:30 am - Sunday School
10:15 am - Choir Rehearsal
11:00 am - Worship Service
Mission Committee Report By Dale Ballard
As autumn approaches, the Mission Committee is gearing up for a busy time of the year. We have our tried-and-true mission opportunities, plus a couple of new projects.
Laundry Love is a national organization that provides opportunities to take over a laundromat for an afternoon. See more about that on page 1.
Community Garden is still in the planning stage. Anyone with ideas about this mission, contact any member of the Mission Committee.
We will continue our relationship with Mesa Verde Elementary School through Partners in Education. Watch emails, minute for mission, and church bulletins for opportunities to serve. School starts on August 13. The teachers and staff are very appreciative of our support.
The Amarillo College Food Pantry needs food items year-round.
High Plains Food Bank appreciates your financial support. Make checks to St. Luke Presbyterian and notate “HPFB” in the memo line.
Watch for future announcements for upcoming missions.
The Mission Committee routinely supports: ✓ Amarillo College Food Pantry - Contact Marcie Robinson. ✓ Amarillo Children's Home - Contact JoAnn Jolley. ✓ Eveline Rivers Sunshine Cottage - Contact Sallie Amason. ✓ Heal the City - a free clinic for persons in need ✓ Meals on Wheels of Amarillo - Contact Dale Ballard. ✓ The Hope and Healing Place - Contact Marcie Robinson. ✓ Partners in Education - Contact Stacy Clopton Yates. ✓ Helping Hands - Contact Tom Heyde. ✓ Prayer Shawl Ministry / Threads of Love - Contact Ann Hefner and
Susan Barnes. ✓ Peanut Butter Sunday - On the first Sunday of every month, bring a
jar of peanut butter to church. You can find a collection basket in Fellowship Hall.
✓ High Plains Food Bank - Collection barrels are located in Fellowship Hall.
Thank you to the St. Luke members and friends for making these projects possible.
Upcoming Programs at Mo-Ranch
Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly Hunt, TX
The mission of Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly is to foster growth in God through Jesus Christ by sharing its unique living, learning, Christian environment.
For details, see St. Luke’s bulletin board in the Bright hallway or visit www.moranch.org /attend-a-conference/.
FALL PAINTING RETREAT September 16-20, 2019
FALL QUILTING RETREAT September 16-20, 2019
YOUNG ADULT WEEKEND September 20-22, 2019
Walking the Talk: Dialogue in Times of Disagreement
More in October:
Mind/Body/Spirit Yoga Retreat: Seeing God in All Things (4-6)
Single Again: Dad’s Retreat (4-6)
Prayer Retreat (11-13)
Mother-Daughter Weekend (11-13)
Fall Photography Weekend (18-20)
Hemingway & Chardonnay: A Travel Writing Workshop (25-27)
In November:
Adoptive Families Retreat (1-3)
Holiday Craft Weekend (1-3)
Clay Week Retreat (3-9)
Love Carved in Stone: A Fresh Look at the Ten Commandments, by Eugenia Anne Gamble, helps us reframe the way we look at and live in the world. Each lesson begins with an exploration of one of the Ten Words in its biblical context. From there, we consider a moment from Jesus’ life
that shows how he lived out the Word. We then consider the Word for our own lives and contexts. We conclude with an invitation to pray with the Word in our personal devotions.
[Description is taken from the 2019-2020 PW/Horizons Bible Study promo.]
St. Luke Women will resume in September. If you plan to participate, please use this order blank to purchase your 2019-2020 PW/Horizons Bible study book, Love Carved in Stone: A Fresh Look at the Ten Commandments by Eugenia Anne Gamble. Orders must be received no later than Monday, August 18. Make checks payable to St. Luke Presbyterian Church and write “study book” on the memo line. No extra copies will be ordered. (OR order directly from the PW website www.presbyterianwomen.org/horizons.)
Name:
Regular edition: Qty:
X $10.00 ea. =
Total amount paid: $
Check
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Cash
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Summertime has been full of fun! We have taken opportunities to serve in our community, we have fellowshipped together, and we have taken time for some much-needed rest and refueling. Now, August has arrived, and with it, the start of school and a significant shift in our daily activities as we resume our monthly meetings and goings-on. This month is a perfect time to take stock of our giving as we get back into a routine. Giving Statements be emailed by the first of September; please watch your email. Take just a moment to verify that your gifts have been recorded correctly. Thank you to everyone who utilized bill pay or online giving to continue to support St. Luke during times that you couldn’t be physically present this summer. If you haven’t tried these options or have questions about them, you are encouraged to attend the Resource Fair in September to learn more!
Need to Report a Property Concern?
The Property Committee has divided up its many responsibilities. If you have questions or property needs, please refer manse issue to Tim Lacey, church building issues to Eldon Wingo, and yard and janitorial matters to Tom Heyde. Jan Pennington is stepping in as moderator through the end of 2019.
Presbyterian Women By Margaret Heyde
Did anyone get to a summer retreat at Mo-Ranch or another camping site this summer? I would like an update if you went for rest and relaxation or were lucky enough to meet with Christian women in a gathering.
St. Luke Women will begin on the second Wednesday in September at 9:30 a.m. This year’s study will be Love Carved in Stone, lessons about the Ten Commandments. Do you have your study book yet? Fill out the order slip on page 6 to purchase one or order directly from the PW website www.presbyterianwomen.org/horizons.
It’s almost time to set aside the first Friday of each month for Church Women United. On September 6, we will learn about The Pavilion while meeting at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 4713 I-40 West. Diana Fielder will present the program. We also would like to honor past Unit Presidents. See the September Epistle for more details.
I will be leaving on September 13 for the CWU in Texas General Assembly in Dallas/Ft. Worth. I will report on this meeting as your Moderator and as the Area 1 Moderator.
Have you ever thought about joining a bunch of women who “Agree to Differ, Resolve to Love, and Unite to Serve?” Consider joining Presbyterian Women.
Seminar to Return
This year’s St. Luke Seminar, to be held October 4-6, focuses on “Understanding Paul.” Each of the three sessions will be co-moderated by Jim Allison and Phillip Periman. Jim and Phillip, along with Rev. Kati Collins, Mark Morey, and Kary Wingo, will facilitate small group discus-sions to conclude each session. Registration will begin September 1.
If you would like to prepare for the seminar by reading in advance, the following books (available at the Amarillo Public Library) are suggested: Paul: A Biography by N. T. Wright, (a radical look at the Apostle Paul illuminating the humanity and remarkable achievements of this intellectual who invented Christian theology), St. Paul: The Apostle We Love to Hate by Karen Armstrong (another look at St. Paul as the first Christian writer and a significant influence on the spread of Christianity throughout the world), and What Paul Meant by Gary Wills (an analysis illuminating how Paul, writing on the road and in the heat of the moment, and often in the midst of controversy, galvanized a movement and offering us the best reflection of those early times).
A seminar page for the event has been added to our website. You may link to it from the ‘Home’ page or the ‘Events’ tab. Feel free to share this information with those who might be interested.
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Lunch Bunch Picks New Meeting Spot By Ann Hefner
The Lunch Bunch will meet at Girasol on August 28 at 11:30 a.m. Girasol is located at 3201 Coulter Street, facing the short street that runs south of the Valero station. Thanks a bunch from the "Bunch."
From the Mailbag
Dear Sisters and Brothers at St. Luke, We give joyful thanks to Christ Jesus for our connection with you! We celebrate our Presbyterian heritage which we share. May this week of anticipation of Pentecost find your lives already filled with the Holy Spirit. First Presbyterian Church, Lamesa (6/2/19)
Dear St. Luke, Thanks to all for the support and concern you expressed after the recent death of my brother. We are certainly blessed to have such a loving and caring church family.
John and Jan Pennington & family
Dear friends at St. Luke, Thank ya’ll for the blue book Bible. I love it so much. I will read
the whole book, I promise. Love, Logan
Nominating Committee Requests Your Input!
Our elders are elected from the active membership of St. Luke. We are asking for your help in discerning whom God is calling to serve in this capacity for a three-year term. The people who will be nominated shall embody a spirit of wisdom, maturity, and compassion. The elders work with the pastor to provide spiritual leadership for St. Luke.
You are encouraged to prayerfully contemplate people to be considered by the Nominating Committee.
List your suggestions in the space below and either place this form in the offering plate, return it to the church office, or give it to a member of the committee (listed in italics below).
Current Session Members
Members of the Officer Nominating Committee vacant position to be filled – Session Representative
Doug Tanner – Session Representative Colby Barrow – At-Large Representative
Cheri Castleberry – At-Large Representative Don Goetz – At-Large Representative
……………………………………………………………………… Suggestions for Nomination
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
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(Signature) _________________________________
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Class of 2019 Class of 2020 Class of 2021 -vacant- David Barrow Susan Burnette
Darcy Castleberry Krista Berry Ashley Denham Kim Lacey Melissa Croft Mary Holmlund
Doug Tanner Phillip Periman David Kemp
Postscripts
Chris and Chip Newell are settling in their new home in Jonesboro. Their address is 300 S. Hunter Lane, Jonesboro, AR 72405. Notice the zip code is not the one that was given earlier. We wish them the best in The Natural State.
Dorothy Baggerly also has a new address: 4002 16th St., Apt. 4504, Lubbock, TX 79416. Her cell phone remains the same. She’d love to hear from you.
Insufficient Funds (including St. Luke’s Dean Yates and Mary Lyn Halley) will perform at High Noon on the Square on Wednesday, August 7, noon. They will also perform at Sam Houston Park on August 20 at 7:30. You can also see Dean and Mary Lyn at Bar Z Winery on August 9.
There will be no piano lessons on Labor Day, September 2.
Mila Abbasova will be performing in Janice’s Friends, a musical comedy review at AC’s concert hall at 7:30 p.m. on August 9 and 10. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. Funds will go to AC Theatre Arts scholarships and the Amarillo Little Theatre Academy.
If you provided an outfit for a child at Amarillo Children’s Home during the Spring Clothing Drive, there is a thank you card on the Mission Committee credenza for you. You may pick it up.
Dr. Quentin Smith recently had a Guest Commentary in the Amarillo Globe-News: “Transforming West Texas and the field of pharmacy.” Congratulations to Quentin in his leadership of the pharmacy school, one of the jewels in the crown of Amarillo.
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We are invited to attend the 31st Appreciation Celebration honoring Pastor, Rev. Phillip
Randle and his wife Elizabeth at our sister church, Johnson Chapel A.M.E. The service will
begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, August 11. Rev. Wesley Smith of The Macedonia Baptist Church
Family will be the guest speaker.
Vacation Scheduled
Melissa will be taking a vacation over fall break; she will be gone Friday, October 11 through Thursday, the 17th. Volunteers are needed to answer the telephone, accept the mail, greet office visitors, and take messages on those days. Please call the office if you are willing to help.
