Christmas is less than two weeks away. I hope the gift of your time is among the top of your “Gift-Giving” items for others. Spending genuine, quality time with a person is truly a priceless gift. Make the time to spend some time. You won’t regret it.
Church News:
Wesley Ray UMC:
*Communion Sunday Worship Service was held on Sunday, December 10th. Pastor August’s Sermon was entitled: Prepare (Isaiah 40). He encouraged the congregation to live like Jesus is coming today. Be prepared so you’ll be ready and encourage/help someone along the way. Rev. August reminded us that God has a plan for each of us that no one else can carry out.
Mary’s Chapel UMC:
*The Angie-Charge Annual Youth Christmas Musical will be held on Sunday, December 17th at 6pm. All are invited and welcomed to attend.
School News:
Varnado High School (VHS/VJHS):
*The FFA members recently competed in the Area IV Leadership Development Events. They placed as follows: Lauryn Smith, 1st place Extemporaneous Speaking & 3rd place Employment Skills; Samantha Harelson, 2nd place Geaux Teach Ag & Drucilla Lewis,
5th place Geaux Teach Ag. *Samantha and Lauryn advanced to the State competition at ULM. Congratulations to all!
*6th grader, JaQuan Kemp, was presented with a gift card by Carolyn McCleven for his participation in the Mile Branch Spelling Bee. Keep Striving JaQuan!
*Class of 2024 Senior, Tyriq Bell has been selected to play in the LFCA Northshore All-Star game on Saturday, December 16th@ 2:05pm in Strawberry Stadium at SELU. Congratulations!
Wesley Ray Elem. (WRE):
*The Mini-Cheerleader are scheduled to practice on Wednesday, Dec. 13th from 3-5pm and perform @ VHS on Friday, Dec. 15th.
* Dismissal time for the Christmas Break is on Tuesday, December 19th at 11:30am.
.Reflections:
*I saw this statement on a t-shirt: “Grow Through What You Been Through”. I hope these words of encouragement help somebody like it’s helping me. God Bless You All, GPigott
