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College Mound
GAZETTE VOLUME 24 – ISSUE 13 Pastor phone: (214) 536-5714
March 29, 2020 Church phone: (972) 524-1823 [email protected] www.collegemoundumc.com
Celebrating 175 Years of Ministry in the Community
Prayers & Joys Our nation, our leaders, our troops, our law
enforcement officers, and relationships
during these challenging times, for the
Healthy Church Initiative (HCI), folks
traveling, pray that the coronavirus
pandemic will be contained and subside
quickly, Joy for our first live-stream service –
it went well. Quite a number of folks tuned
in, Joy for Wes and Sammye’s son, Scott
Gentry, who is cancer-free. His swelling is
gone and he is back home from the hospital
and back at work, Joy that Ruth Matejka is
doing better, Mae Reynolds (Donna
Reynolds granddaughter), Jody Briggs,
Sammye Gentry sister in-law Rubine
(recovering from cancer treatments), Jerry
Jacobs (recovering from knee surgery), Frank
Rasor (recovering from knee surgery), Rita
Hunt (recovering from knee surgery), Robert
Brown (recovering from knee surgery), Jake
Reed (recovering from shoulder surgery),
Homer Winton (rehab in Rockwall), Gary
Flowers (Memory Care facility in Wills
Point)
This Week at College Mound
March 29-April 4, 2020
Birthdays and Anniversaries:
No birthdays or anniversaries this
week
Last Sunday, March 22nd Scripture: Jeremiah 29:1,4-14 For I
know the plans I have for you, says the
Lord.
Sermon: “Life in Exile” There are things
in the Bible that are relevant to our
current situation. God has sent people
into exile before but He was with them.
We have taken lots of things for granted
before this exile we are under, like
attending church and worshipping God.
God says He is our hope and our
deliverance and if we seek Him, He will
bring us out of exile even better than
before!
Our weekly Thursday Bible Studies will be online for the time being using Zoom Cloud Meetings software. You can access the Bible Study through your laptop, smartphone or Kindle. For your laptop, go to: https://www.zoom.us/download and download the Zoom software. It’s free and you don’t have to set up an account. If you’re planning on using your smartphone, search for ZOOM Cloud Meetings in your App store. Kindle users can find the ZOOM Cloud Meetings app in the Amazon App store. Pastor Bob will be sending out a Meeting ID code before Thursday, which you will need to enter into your software to watch/listen to the Bible Study. The sessions will be at noon and 7 p.m. on Thursday.
Our church service last week was
great and really shows the
perseverance of our Christian faith!
Thanks to Pastor Bob & Tommy
Atwood for leading the service. Big
thanks to our socially distanced
orchestra (Amber Warner, Jackie
Winton, Calvin McCutchan & Cathy
Atwood) and to our technical crew
Thomas King & Vickie Reed. Tune in
again this Sunday at the College
Mound United Methodist Church
Facebook page at 11 a.m.!
Destiny Arredondo reported that
Aurora recently started learning on ABC
Mouse and has surpassed 3 levels in just
a few days. Here she is, taking a self-
guided assessment. She is learning at
the 4-5 yr. old range! Chase & Destiny
are very proud of her, as are
grandparents Felipe & Susie Arredondo!
The doctor told Frank Rasor he couldn’t
drive his truck for two weeks…but he
didn’t say anything about driving a
mower!
I bought new pans just before the "quarantine"
started and I now have boxes of old pans for the
rummage sale. Which started me on looking thru
more of my kitchen. And then I thought about my
closet and bathroom and garage...Will it ever end?
Overwhelmed,
Donna Reynolds
Danny has been contacting & picking up
groceries for older people and neighbors
in our area. I have been working at home
and it is taking so much longer because of
the internet but I spend most of the time
on the computer – Kitty Brin
Dessie Samuels used her time to put up
wire mesh on her house lattice to keep the
critters (skunks) out!
From Marilyn Harris: We’re staying busy. Planting
flowers & vegetable gardens. I’m also getting
ready to paint our big bathroom. Playing games
with friends we know are safe.
Mike Gheen & Judy Eppler made a trip to
Destin, Florida and came back through New
Orleans for some great food!
Here’s Woody Bishop’s report:
I've been working from home and in the
office on a rotating MWF/Tu-Th schedule
due to office remodeling for about four
months. Currently, I'm on my third week
working from home every day. My commute
is 20 feet to the laptop in the kitchen
instead of 47 miles into Arlington.
I think there is a light at the end of this
tunnel. I got an e-mail today from the
tournament chairman for marshals for the
Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial
Country Club in Fort Worth. They are
currently still on schedule to play golf on
May 18-24. They said that the PGA Golf
Tour is anticipating restarting the golf
tournament schedule with Fort Worth. The
USGA has not given any indication of
postponing or cancelling the US Women's
Open Golf Tournament in Houston on June
4-7.
Besides gardening
and yard work,
Becca Rasor (with
help from friends)
installed a new pet
door and painted
her garage entry a
bright red!
I am spending a lot of time outside when the
weather is pretty. I have always enjoyed
yard work. Probably be sore because I'm
using muscles I haven't used in a
while. Julie & Joni are keeping up with their
workouts. The track they used is
locked. They measured what a mile would
be at the cemetery. They do their workout
there 3 or 4 times a week. They say it's
very peaceful. Mama is staying busy on
paperwork, watching Hallmark movies,
sitting on her porch watching the beautiful
birds, and visiting with people on the phone.
- Vivienne Flowers
I’ve made masks out of cute material for
Dona Elder to wear over her required mask.
My cousin sent me a you tube video with
directions. Takes 10 min. Also, starting
some Christmas Runners for the auction &
for Christmas gifts. Decided to keep the
sewing machine up and going each
day. Cleaning closets! – Jackie Winton
While quarantined, for my personal
time just cleaning out, enjoying
beautiful life around me. As for
helping out during the self quarantine,
I reach out to two people each day.
The elderly are first and then I will
shout out to personal friends second.
Simple but very affective considering
what we’re all going through.
– Lisa Lane