Timberland Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1510 N. Timberland Drive, Lufkin, will hold its only service for June at 5 p.m. Sunday.
Sermon by consulting minister, the Rev. Mike Thompson, will be "As Luck Would Have It: The Keys to Attracting Good Fortune." Child care will be provided. A potluck supper will follow at 6 p.m.
From June through August, the fellowship will meet only on the second Sunday of each month with Thompson conducting the service. Weekly services will resume in September.
For information, call 564-1453 or 936-634-9633 or go to: www.tuuf.org
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Vacation Bible School at Fredonia Hill Baptist Church, 1711 South St., will be held June 22 through 26. Children 4 years old (by June 22) through fifth grade are invited to hop on board the Boomerang Express and explore the Bible and the great Down Under. VBS begins daily at 9 a.m. and ends at noon. For those children registered to stay for lunch, pickup is at 12:30. To register, go to: www.fredoniahill.com/vbs. Call 564-8386 for information.
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The annual Brotherhood Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. Sunday, June 21, at Macedonia Baptist Church. Speaker will the Rev. A.D. Mills, past or of Little Zion Baptist Church.
Host pastor is the Rev. C.V. Yarbrough.
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Teaching pastor Jim Miller's life lesson at 10 a.m. Sunday at Vineyard Church, 4140 FM 1878, will be "How to Develop a Hearing Heart." Does God really speak to us? The Bible says Christ's sheep hear his voice. He is speaking but are we listening? Miller will explore how God really does communicate to us regularly, as any good father would, and in ways you might not suspect. Do we know how to listen and what to listen for? This lesson offers the tools you need to help clear away the clutter and tune in to God's frequency.
A summer Nooma home group investigating God will begin at 6 p.m. Sunday. This group will meet for fellowship and view and discuss the issues raised in Rob Bell's Nooma videos.
For information, call 564-4600 or go to: VineyardNac.com.
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Youth revival is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday, June 21, and 7 p.m. Monday, June 22, through Wednesday, June 23, at Grace Baptist Church.
Speaker will be the Rev. Brian Derr.
Music will be provided by groups including Dwayne Williams, Nacogdoches Total Praise, Iron Wheel Baptist Church and others.
Food and games will follow each service.
For information, call 560-5718.
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Annual revival services will be held June 14 through 17 at Shady Grove Church of the Living God PGT in Cushing.
At 3 p.m. Sunday speaker will be Minister Consuela Middlebrook of New Birth Church in Jacksonville. Week night services begin at 7:45. Monday's speaker will be Elder Patrick Carter of Moss Temple in Garrison; Tuesday, Overseer Artis Teal of Richardson Chapel in Nacogdoches; and Wednesday, Pastor V. Shaw of West Holly Spring, Laneville.
Host pastor is Bishop Robert Brown. For information, call 615-2448.
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Family and Friends Day is planned Sunday, July 12, at Sunset Galilee Missionary Baptist Church, 1609 Rayburn Drive. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. Sunday followed by worship at 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be associate minister the Rev. Marcus Forney of East Gate Baptist Church, Dallas.
Nightly revival services begin at 7 Monday, July 13, through Wednesday, July 15, with the Rev. Mack Page of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Lufkin, as the speaker.
Host pastor is the Rev. L.T. Morris.
For information, all 715-9266.
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Vacation Bible school will be held at 6 nightly Wednesday, July 8, through Friday, July 10, at Lone Star Baptist Church, 2509 Elizabeth St.
Annual Mission Day service is planned for 3 p.m. Sunday, July 12. Guests will be the Rev. David Avant and members of St. Mathew Missionary Baptist Church.
Church pastor is the Rev. Scotty D. Bland.
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Iron Wheel Missionary Baptist Church, 820 1st St., will present "Getting Ready for a Gospel Ride: Wanted ... a few Good Men" at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 20 with the Rev. William Ricks of First Missionary Baptist Church as keynote speaker. A dinner will be presented by the Angels of Joy.
Speakers will include "A Man of Integrity: Who Am I When No One Is Looking" by Noel Cotton; "A Praying Man: Taking a Stand on Your Knees" by Hollis James; "A Repentant Man: So I Messed Up ... What Happens Now? by Rick Land; and "A Man of Faith: God Said It; I Believe It; That Settles it" by Kevin King.
Attire will be casual.
Church pastor is the Rev. James A. Ervin.
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Gravel Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, FM 225, will host a vacation Bible school from 7 until 9 p.m. Monday, June 22, through Friday, June 26 for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Revival is scheduled at 7 p.m. Monday, July 13, through Friday, July 17, with Evangelist Michael Manis.
For information, call 56408766 or 564-5972.
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"ROME: Paul and the Underground Church" will be the focus of vacation Bible school 2009 at First United Methodist Church, June 15 through 19. Geared for children from 3 years of age through those entering sixth grade, this year's vacation Bible school will explore the life of Paul during his time in Rome around the middle of the 1st century A.D. For information, go to: www.fumcnac.org and click on VBS 2009 or call 564-8308.
In his continuing exploration of John Wesley's 'means of grace,' Dr. Bill Gandin's sermon series, titled "MOG: The Missing Link," will center on Mark 1:21 through 31 Sunday as he preaches on "Solitude: God's Compass to True North."
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The youth department at Davis Memorial Church of God in Christ, 1614 Gasaway St., hosts a musical workshop with rehearsals scheduled to continue at 10 a.m. today under the direction of Trisha Green, recording artist and clinician of Marshall. Registration fee is $5.
For the musical, at 6 p.m. today, the workshop choir will be presented, along with Andrew Shaw and the End Time Worshippers from Houston and other guests.
The grand finale will be presented as Youth Day service begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 14, with the Rev. Rylan Scott of Yale Street Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Houston, as speaker.
For information, call 560-2731 or 371-3055.
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Family and Friends Day service will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. James Baptist Church, 2633 Canyon St.
Church pastor is the Rev. Leonard Sweat.
Guest church will be New Emmanuel Baptist Church.
The Rev. Roland Mouton of Lake Charles, La., will be the speaker.
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Vacation Bible school will be held from 8:30 a.m. until noon June 22 through 25 at Calvary Baptist Church, 3732 N.E. Stallings Drive.
Theme this year is Studio Go! Game Show — where kids experience real teamwork, real service, and real fun!
A picnic and play night are scheduled from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, June 26, at the North Forest Putt-Putt golf course with inflatable slides for the kids.
For information, call 554-9095 or e-mail: livingstones25@ymail.com
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The church choir anniversary will be observed in service to begin at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at Sandridge Baptist Church.
Choirs, soloists, praise dance teams and group are asked to prepare two selection.
Choir president is Dale Fowler. For information, call 564-1017.
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The Southern Gospel quartet, The Dixie Melody Boys will be featured at 7 p.m. today at O'Quinn Baptist Church, Pollok. For information, call 919-207-0472.
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Annual homecoming will be observed in 3 p.m. Sunday at Mount Moriah Baptist Church, 1413 Powers St.
Rev. Scotty Bland and Lone Star Baptist Church will be guests.
Revival services will begin at 7 p.m. Monday June 15, through Friday, June 19. Dr. Nika L.J. Davis, pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Waco will be the evangelist for the week.
Choirs invited to appear include: Monday — St. James, Richardson Chapel and Sand Hill Baptist Church; Tuesday — Lone Star, New St. Matthew and Sandridge Baptist Church; Wednesday — Grayland, New Hope and Hills Chapel; Thursday — Pine Flat, Sweet Union and Little Zion; and Friday — Second Baptist Church of Waco.
Host pastor is the Rev. Ralph A. Shepherd.
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The Kingsmen from North Carolina and the Lifeway Trio will be presented in concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at the Texas Gospel Music Hall, 6513 Hwy. 19, South in Athens.
Doors open at 5 p.m. For information, call 903-677-2492 or 903-477-8084.
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Gloria Russell Children's Ministry has launched "Intercessors For Children" in East Texas whose goal is to encourage the church to pray for children, and to develop a prayer team for each school campus in East Texas. A captain for each team will be appointed to serve on a roundtable, sharing specific prayer needs for each school. Prayer teams from all over East Texas will meet Saturday, Aug. 22, at their chosen schools to pray for the campus, teachers and students.
For information, call 409-837-9990 or 936-634-2582, or e-mail: grcm@windstream.net.
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Vacation Bible school planned? Upcoming revival? Special speaker? New outreach or ministry? Churches and religious organizations are invited to submit items for publication in The Daily Sentinel. Deadline is Thursday for Saturday publication. Mail information to Karen Standridge, P.O. Box 630068, Nacogdoches, Texas 75963; bring it by our office at 4920 Colonial Drive; fax: 560-4267; or e-mail: kstandridge@dailysentinel.com.
