For the week of November 27, 2003
Potpourri
; SHREVEPORT – Pinecroft church: James Young, former missionary in Yemen,
guest speaker; Nov. 30, 10:45 a.m.; Marty J. Wright, pastor.
; OAKDALE – Trinity church: Bill Robertson, guest speaker for special
celebration; Dec. 1, 7 p.m.; Tony Robinson, pastor.
; HODGE – Hodge church: Jennifer Permenter in concert; Nov. 30, 10:45
a.m.; Dwayne M. Boudreaux, pastor.
Revivals
; SICILY ISLAND – First church: Nov. 30, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.; Dec. 1-3,
7 p.m.; The Lisemby Family Ministries, evangelists/musical guests; Larry Tucker,
pastor.
; PONCHATOULA – Millville church: Nov. 30, 6 p.m.; Dec. 1-2, 6:30 p.m.;
Leo Miller, evangelist; Glynn Fendlason, music; Stanley Day, pastor.
Christmas Programs
; RIVER RIDGE – Riverside church: “A Thrill of Hope” musical;
Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; Chris Smith, interim minister of music; Joseph Miller, pastor.
; MONROE – Parkview church: “The Sounds of Christmas” musical;
Dec. 7, 6 p.m.; Darrell Washam, minister of music; Mike Hamilton, pastor.
; DENHAM SPRINGS – Riverside church: Childrens choir presents
“A Peanut Butter Christmas,” Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; Ivy Butler, minister
of music; Gerald S. Martin, pastor.
; NEW IBERIA – Highland church: “Fear Not-Encountering the Christ
of Christmas” musical; Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m.; Zack Young, minister of music;
Steve Horn, pastor.
; HOUMA – First church: “Ill Be Home for Christmas”
musical/drama; Dec. 14, 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; free/childcare provided;
Chris Antill, minister of music; Steve Folmar, pastor.
; PINEVILLE – Louisiana College: Department of music and members of
First United Methodist of Pineville to perform a trilogy of operatic one acts
in sanctuary of First United Methodist; “Good King Wenceslas” and
“The Shepherds Play” Dec. 4-5, 7:30 p.m.; “Saint Nicholas”
Dec. 6, 3 p.m.; $6 general admission/$2 students; for information, call (318)
487-7511; Curt Hamlett, music director; Loryn Frey, professor of music; Rory
Lee, president.
; WINNFIELD – First church: Christmas concert; Dec. 7, 6 p.m.; sanctuary
choir presents “Let Heaven and Nature Sing,” Dec. 13-14, 6 p.m.; John
Holland, minister of music; Lindsey Burns, pastor.
; HAUGHTON – Koran church: “An Unexpected Christmas” musical/drama;
Dec. 7, 11 a.m.; Hardy Yeatts, minister of music; George Rogers, pastor.
; DENHAM SPRINGS – Hebron church: “A 1940s Christmas”
musical/drama; Dec. 13-14, 6 p.m.; $1 per ticket; Destry McFearin, minister
of music/youth; Rob Burns, pastor.
; ALEXANDRIA – Horseshoe Drive church: Childrens Christmas concert;
Dec. 7, 10:45 a.m.; Don Arbuckle, associate pastor of worship; Aubrey Whitlock,
pastor.
; FLORIEN – Mount Carmel church: “Great Day” musical; Dec.
12 and 14, 7 p.m.; John Bridges, music director; Larry DeLoach, pastor.
; MORGAN CITY – First church: “Fear Not” musical; Dec. 14,
6 p.m.; Dec. 15, 7 p.m.; Glynn G. Dunn, music minister; David Willoughby, pastor.
; BATON ROUGE – Foster Road church: Christmas Cantata; Dec. 14, 10:15
a.m.; Danny Miller, minister of music; Huey Moak, pastor.
; MONROE – North Monroe church: “His Name Is Jesus” presented
by the senior adult choir; Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; David McCormick, pastor.
; LAKE CHARLES – Boulevard church: “Hallelujah! Christ Jesus is
Born” musical; Dec. 14, 5 p.m.; Dan Morgan, minister of music; Mark Stagg,
pastor.
; NEW ORLEANS – Oak Park church: “Journey of Promises” musical;
Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; Ben Caston, minister of worship; Paul Brady, pastor.
; BATON ROUGE – University church: Dec. 14; “The Promise of a King”
presented by the sanctuary choir at 10:45 a.m. and the childrens choir/musicians
present “The First Leon” at 6 p.m.; Warren Miller, minister of music;
Dan Holcomb, interim pastor.
; COVINGTON – New Zion church: “Cradle to the Cross” drive-thru
live nativity scene; Dec. 4-6, 6:30-8 p.m.; Kris Chenier, pastor.
; MONROE – Parkview church: “A Shepperds Story” childrens
musical; Dec. 14, 6 p.m.; Kevin Coon, director; Mike Hamilton, pastor.
; WEST MONROE – Fair Park church: “His Very Own Star” musical/drama;
Dec. 7, 6 p.m. with reception to follow; Darris Waren, minister of music; Waymond
Warren, pastor.
; BATON ROUGE – First church: “Four Tickets to Christmas”
musical/drama; Dec. 14-15, 7 p.m.; Bob Chambless, minister of music; Burn Page,
pastor.
; PINEVILLE – Pineville Park church: “The Joy of Christmas”
musical/drama; Dec. 14-15, 7 p.m. followed by desserts; Thomas E. Lott, minister
of music; Gregory R. Carroll, pastor.
Anniversaries
; ZACHARY – Milldale church: 40th homecoming; Dec. 14, 9:30 a.m. with
lunch to follow and afternoon service 2-3 p.m.; Jimmy Robertson, pastor.
; ZACHARY – First church: Debbi Mashaw, 25 years as minister of fellowship;
Eddie Davis, pastor.
Ordinations
; BUSH – Hebron church: Timothy Payne to the gospel ministry; Steve
Echols, pastor.
; BOGALUSA – First church: Bob Lamb and Micah Collins to the deacons
ministry; Nov. 30, 6 p.m.; Bob Adams, pastor.
Ministers Needed
; MINDEN – Holly Springs church: Bi-vocational pastor; send resumes
to: Holly Springs Baptist Church, 626 Holly Springs, Minden, LA 71055.
Retirements
; DERIDDER – Temple church: Dudley Rutledge retires after 33 years in
the ministry.
Groundbreakings
; PORT ALLEN – Sharon church: Held its groundbreaking ceremony on Nov.
23 for new facility to accommodate the growth of the church and the Academy;
special guests were Larry Johnson, Riley Berthelot, Joel Hilbun and Donald Davis;
Richard Tarver of Zachary is the general contractor; Shawn Ostoj, pastor.
LBC Deaths
; ALEXANDRIA – Frances Grafton, 78, died Nov. 16. Grafton was a member
of Quail Springs church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was the Baptist Women
and Baptist Young Women Director for the Louisiana Convention from 1977-1981
and executive director for Womens Missionary Union for the state of Oklahoma
from 1981-1997. Grafton is survived by a son and a daughter. Memorial contributions
may be sent to: WMU Foundation, Frances Grafton Mission Projects Fund, P. O.
Box 11346, Birmingham, AL 35202-1346.
; HINESTON – Carroll Teal died at his residence on Oct. 23. Teal was
a retired minister after having been in the ministry for 53 years. He is survived
by his wife, Jeanette, two sons and two daughters.