*What a Blessing it is to see the beginning of another new year… January 1, 2026! As I reflect back over the year 2025, I realize that many of us have dealt with various situations in our lives. We’ve had so many ups and downs; some sunshine and rain but through it all we survived and that’s something to celebrate. Happy Blessed New Year’s Everyone!
Wesley Ray UMC:
*The United Women In Faith (UWIF) mission group held their Annual Christmas Dinner on December 20th. The theme for this occasion was “Jesus Is The Reason for the Season”. The warm, friendly fellowship mixed with good food made this event a very pleasant one. Many thanks to all of the organizers and participants.
Varnado High School (VHS/VJHS):
* 9th Grader Daila Johnson is the District-Level High School Winner of the LSBA Art Contest. Her artwork is entitled “Pure Louisiana”. As a result of this accomplishment, she now advances to the State LSBA Art Contest. Congratulations and Best Wishes Daila!
*The LFCA Northshore All-Star Game (12-20-2025) featured members from the VHS football team as follows: South Team – Defense/Travion Benne; South Team – Offense/Rodney Holmes and South Team Coach (s) Vonta Owens.
Wesley Ray Elem. (WRE):
*Members of the Varnado Alumni recently paid a visit to the school to celebrate them being the highest-performing elementary school in the parish! The student body, faculty and staff were treated to food and drinks for a job well done. Thank you Varnado Alumni for all you do for the schools in our community.
Reflections:
On Family & Community: Love for our families and communities is more important than love for ourselves, in my opinion. Putting the needs of others before ourselves shows that we are of God, by the way that we love one another (1 John 4:7). Families can be biological or not, communities can be near or far but, Love has no boundaries. So, when we Speak Love and Show Love to everyone we promote Peace. “Let Love Abound…(Philippians 1:9).
*Continue to Love One Another, GPigott*
