Linden United Methodist Church

Box 338

Linden, TX 75563 (903) 756-5981 www.lindenumc.org

Staff

James McMillan

Paula Fitts

Karoyn Stilwell

Desiree McDuffie

Mary Jane Ellinger

Darrell Heath

Pastor

Pianist/Music Director

Organist

Secretary

Financial Secretary

Custodian

LINDEN LIGHT “Bringing the light of Christ to the Linden Community for 159 years!”

March 2014

Sunday

9:45 a.m. Sunday School

10:45 a.m. Worship

5:00 p.m. Youth Bible Study

6:00 p.m. Choir Practice

Wednesday

6:00 p.m. Youth

March 15 at 12:00 p.m.

Widows and Widowers

Banquet

Service begins

at 6:00 p.m.

Rhonda Shirley presented the January

Sunday School attendance trophy to

Cadi Belford, Max Belford, and teacher

Mary Jane Ellinger.

Beginning on March 19, the Wednesday

night Youth Group will meet at 6:00

p.m.

February Memorials

Paul Boone Addie Montoya

Wanda Carwile Ray Owens

Alene Davis Virginia Payne

Thomas Ford Buck Price

Emmitt Foster Juanita Schmidt

Marlin Fox Candy Schultz

Charles Hall Charles Swift

John Hall Fred Wilbanks

Morris Lee James Woolfolk

Irene McKinney

In Our Prayers

Robin Acosta

Charles Robert Allen

Bill Beene

Sarah and Easton Berry

Sandra Blaylock

Shorty Braddock

Jana Carter Broxson

Lawrence Coyne

Jeremy Calloway

Mary Ann Duncan

Billye Early

Zoe Ebarb

Carey Fant

Rosemary Fischer

Edith Fitts

Bobbye Hamilton

Pat Harris

Hennen family

Larry Hill

Don Holt

Mike Mahan

Marshall flu students

Marie McDuffie

Vic McGilvray

Shannon Midkiff

Felicia Moore

Dalton Powell

Frank Pryor

Bo and Jeanine Rich

Clara Alice Salmon

Peggy Sheffield

Barbara Skelton

Jackie Smith

Linda Staton

Juanita Surratt

Kimmy Tan

Jim & Sandye Templeman

Carolyn Terry

Gay Carson Thoms

Hunter Watkins

Sandy Wells

Lynna Werline

Susan Brown Whatley

Jodi White

Lena Wiggins

Davis family

Fox family

Harper family

Hulme family

Aundrell Hines, Kassi Miller, and Curt Wells, DECA

team members in entrepreneurship with a busi-

ness plan to instruct golfers, baseball players, and

softball players, competed in Dallas at State in

February. Billie Ruth Hankins is their sponsor.

On the last Saturday of

February, Max Belford

finished his basketball

season. He was quite

the score maker!

February food pantry volunteers Karoyn Stilwell,

Nancy Belford, Sue Hill, Muriel LeGrow, and Kay

Stephens packed groceries on Tuesday and

with help from Pastor James McMillan served

clients on Wednesday.

Spring

Forward on

March 9!!!

Dr. James Cowley brought the message on Boy

Scouts Sunday in February. In addition to being

the Superintendent of Linden-Kildare CISD, he is a

certified lay minister in the United Methodist

Church.

Judy Lanier brought the message on the 3rd

Sunday of February. She is currently serving

her internship at Linden United Methodist

Church.

During the worship service on

March 2, Kristen Clayton and

“Miss Paula” played a beautiful

piano duet arraignment of “Softly

and Tenderly”. Moments later,

Kristen sang an inspiring rendition

of “My God Is Real” for the

anthem as Miss Paula played the

accompaniment for her. How

versatile and energetic are these

two lovely ladies!

Happy Birthday

March 7 Kaylin Kluge March 27 Edna Crawford

March 10 Callie Shirley Dillon Waters

March 13 Ron Watson March 30 Wesley Ellinger

March 15 Paul Ellinger March 31 Lesa Lanier Lovett

March 16 Marsha Copeland

March 18 Kathryn Ross Wiley

March 19 Sue Hill

Brian LeGrow

Sheran Williams

March 20 Martha Sheridan

March 9

Daylight Savings

Time Begins

March 19

9:00 a.m.

Food Pantry

March 16

Potluck Lunch

After

Worship

March 11

11:00 a.m.

ClassiCare

Lunch

March 8

4:00 p.m.

Fun Bunch

March 13

5:30 p.m.

Men’s Class

Social

March 17

6:00 p.m.

Church

Council

March 9

Don’t be for Church!

Order Easter lilies

from March 16 through

April 13. Cost is $15.

Contact Desiree in the

church office or use

the special envelopes which will be

available in Sunday School classrooms

and in the sanctuary.

Megan Milloway served as United States Flag bearer of

the color guard at Thinking Day held on February 23. The

Pines Service Unit Director Sue Snowden was the coordi-

nator of the event. Megan and Troop 2056 Leader Kaylin

Kluge did a display of Canada. Product Chairman Desiree

McDuffie did a display on China.

February Fun Bunchers included Mary Jane Ellinger, Paul Ellinger, Jo Miller, Cissi

Lanier, Sue Morse, Ruby Dowd, Nancy Belford, Lee Ann Ross, and Kay Stephens.

Lee Ann really challenged the bunch with a television trivia test.

Among the February 3rd Sunday potluck lunch

crowd were Sue Snowden, Marilyn Barrett, Marie

Knight, Charlie Reece Harris, and Cissi Lanier. As

one can see, they were very patient in line for the

bountiful tables of delicious food!

Still patient are Marilyn Barrett,

Betty DeLoach, Al DeLoach, Charlie

Reece Harris, Marie Knight, and

James Knight!

Pictured above are Melissa Lanier, Glenn Lanier,

Ann Moore, Paul Ellinger, Lisa Bennett, Bea

McGinnis, John Witherington, and Eldie Smith.

Above left are Megan Milloway and Christina

Belford.

At left are Ann Moore, Mary Lee, Judy Lanier,

Frank Lanier, and Charles Snowden.

After lunch, the group packed care

packages for mailing to our college

students.