Wayne CountyWaynesboro Family Clinic

1706 Wayne Memorial DriveGoldsboro, NC

Sampson CountyTri County Community Health Council, Inc.

dba CommWell Health 306 Beaman Street, Clinton, NC 28328

Duplin CountyNew Dimension Group416 West Ridge Street,

Rose Hill, NC

Lenoir CountyPORT Human Services

2501 N. Herritage Street,Kinston, NC

WESLEY NEWSBY MRS. GLENDA WARD

Greetings from the Wes-ley-Smith Chapel commu-nity.

A special thank you to each and every one who at-tended or heard about the “Anointed Blessed Yard Sale” that was held on Sat-urday morning at Karen’s Divine Hair Salon on High-way 117 Alternate in Dud-ley. We had very nice items and so many people were blessed. This is what we are about, trying to bless people. When you hear of an “Anointed Blessed Yard Sale” coming again, stop by Karen’s Divine Creation Hair Salon and be blessed. We have ladies’ suits on hand in sizes 14, 16, 22, 3X, and 10, all under $25. Call (910) 336-5905 or yours tru-ly at (919) 344-3587.

Happy Father’s Day to our Father, in memory of Vancie Ward, from your children, Glenda, Dennis, Ronald and all the grand-children. You are really missed.

St. Luke Church of Christ, 636 Waller Rd., in-vites you to a hat show for men and women on June 23 at 6 p.m., with a donation of $20 requested. Please come and support us, and most of all, fellowship. For more information, call Caroletha Langley at (919) 658-6389.

A special thank you to Reaching for the World Male Chorus, Nu-Men of Faith of Goldsboro, Elder Tony Harrington, and to all who attended the Men in Black Gospel Concert on Sunday, June 10 at New Life Worship Center. A hearty, hearty thank you to Deacon Odell Collins for presiding. It was an awesome, blessed, wonderful fellowship with good singing. Mark your calendar for next year on the second Sunday in June at 4 p.m. if God says so.

Happy special birthday to my wonderful cousin, Patri-cia Bass of Raleigh, June 12, Ellis Ray Hargrove June 25, Dr. L.D. Melvin June 10, El-der Shirley Melvin June 1, Marlon Coley June 1, Kar-en Williams June 4, Tiffany Moore June 21, Chancellor Williams June 22, my neph-ew Bryan Oates of Clinton June 23, Elder Helen Evans of Stedman June 23, Mrs. Janet Boone June 23, Alfre-da Humphrey June 23, El-der John D. Ward June 25, Elder Donald Wells June 30, and Shirley Riddick on June 7.

Demarcus Kelly will preach his initial sermon on Sunday, July 1 at 4 p.m. at Mt. Gilead Missionary Bap-tist Church in Mount Olive, where the Pastor, Rev. Lar-ry B. Faison, invites you to come and be blessed by this awesome, anointed man of God, who God has chosen and called.

Happy special birthday to my daughter, Dr. Schenita Davis Randolph, on July 7, to my grandson Joshua Al-exander Randolph on July 11, in memory of my mother on July 17, in memory of by brothers, Arnold Ward, July 17, Carlton (Butch) Ward July 9, my brother Vancie Ward Jr. on July 23. Gone but not forgotten.

Happy birthday to Jalene Lewis on July 4, the son of Stacy Lewis and grandson of Samuel Lewis and the late Clarice Lewis. Also happy birthday to Verna Lee on July 5, Comatha Boyette Johnson on July 10, Freda Waters of Greensboro on July 10, Mary Ruffi n of Wake Forest on July 21. May God bless each of you to have many more.

Happy birthday to Charles Davis of Winston-Salem on June 7. He is the father of Schenita Davis Randolph. Also a happy birthday to James Boyette of Durham on July 7.

Running Branch Church of Christ in Clinton will cel-ebrate its usher’s anniver-sary on Sunday, June 24 at 3:30 p.m. with Dr. Sedrick Bryant and Snow Hill M.B. Church of Clinton as the special guests. The Pastor, Elder Carlton Dean, and the church family invite all ushers to come and help cel-ebrate.

A “Wait And See Doesn’t Work For Me” sisters’ breast cancer symposium will be held on Saturday, June 23 at 2 p.m. at the Shera-ton Convention Center in Greensboro. The cost is $25. For more information or ticket sales, go to greensbo-ronc@sisters.net or call Dr. Schenita Davis Randolph at (336) 314-8759 or (336) 272-0092.

P&D Productions pres-ents An Evening with Tim Rogers and the Fellas on Saturday, June 23 at Mt. Zion M.B. Church, 9030 Harnett Dunn Highway in Dunn, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and the program to start at 6:30. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. The show will feature Demetrious Led-better and Purpose, gospel comedienne Anna Douglas, and Perry Parker and the Jubilaries of Roseboro. For more information, call (910) 260-0483, (910) 850-3554 or (910) 260-1933.

A Pre-Pastoral Anniver-sary celebration will be held for Pastor Janice Williams at New Life Worship Cen-ter, 218 Maple St., on July 18 through 20 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. Guest speakers will be Elder Jesse Warren and Northeast Chapel Church Choir and Congregation on Wednesday, Pastor George Ward and Greater Zion OFWB Church on Thursday,

and the choir and congrega-tion of a church in Stantons-burg on Friday night. On Sunday, July 22 at 11 a.m., Dr. Dorothy Best will be the guest preacher at 11 a.m. To climax the celebration for Pastor Williams, Rev. Les-lie Morrisey and Greater Six Run M.B. Church choir, usher and congregation of Turkey will render services at 3 p.m.

Happy 40th anniversary to Tony and Betty Jean Fai-son of Faison on July 21. Happy 36th anniversary to Lorenzo and Mary Howard on June 5. May God bless each of you to have many more.

A Pre-Pastoral anniver-sary service will be held at St. Luke Church of Christ on Sunday, July 15 at 3 p.m. with special guest Apos-tle Norbert Simmons and Deeper Life Church Minis-try of Goldsboro. Elder Jean Ward and the committee in-vite you to join them.

A musical concert will be held at St. Jude Church of Christ in Warsaw on June 16 at 6 p.m., where the Pas-tor, Dr. Evelena Oliver, in-vites you to join them.

Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church will present its third annual youth re-vival from June 24 through 27 at 7:30 p.m. nightly with special guest preacher Min-ister Aaron McNair Jr., Elder Stephanie Hart and others. Bro. Demarcus Kel-ly invites you to come and be blessed by this revival. Yours truly has attended for the last two years. You don’t want to miss this anointed, awesome revival.

St. Stephen Church of Christ, 308 W. First St. in Princeton, will have a re-vival on June 26 through 27 at 7:30 p.m. nightly. The re-vivalist preacher is Bishop Chester Aycock of St. Paul Church of Christ in Wilson, with different choirs to ren-der the music. Elder Dianna Peppers invites you to come and fellowship.

New St. Delight Church will present two days of fun and fellowship with a trip to view “Jonah” at Sight and Sound Theater at the Tanger Outlet Mall in Lan-caster, Pa. The bus will leave the church, located at 693 Suttontown Rd., on Thursday, July 5 at mid-night. For more informa-tion, contact Linda Branch at (919) 648-9448 or (919) 658-0485, or Geraldine Al-len at (919) 658-3511. The event is sponsored by New St. Delight Women’s Fel-lowship. You don’t want to miss this great event.

Congratulations to Trust-ee Linda Moore of St. Luke Church of Christ of Mount Olive, and to Mother Edna Fryar of St. James Church of Christ, who were or-dained and graduated on Saturday, June 9 from the Goldsboro Disciple Institute School of Religion. Congrat-ulations ladies! May God give you the heart to work, and share with others what you have learned, and what God has given you to do and to be.

Until next week, be blessed, be safe and love one another.

PEOPLE 5MOUNT OLIVE TRIBUNEWednesday, June 20, 2012

DEBATE MODERATOR - Janet Ward Black, the daughter of Mount Olive native Fran Hol-land Black, has been selected to moderate the gubernatorial debate between Pat McCrory and Walter Dalton on June 23 in Wilmington. Ms. Black is an attorney based in Greensboro. (Contributed photo)

Wendy Holmes and Kevin Smith

Mrs. Linda Holmes and the late Willard (Buddy Holmes) of Mount Olive announce the engagement of their daughter, Wendy Holmes, to Kevin Lewis Smith of Mount Olive, son of Linda G. Smith and the late Lewis G. Smith of Mount Olive.

Wendy is the granddaughter of the late Simpson and Mabel Price of Seven Springs and the late Berry and Lettie Holmes of

Mount Olive. Kevin is the grandson of Pauline G.

Grady and the late John L. Grady of Mount Olive and the late Ray and Laura Smith of Pink Hill.

The wedding will be held July 29, 2012, at 6 p.m. at Bethel United Methodist Church of Mount Olive.

Invitations are being mailed.

Holmes, Smith to wed July 29

AgCarolina Financial, eastern North Carolina’s largest agricultural lender, has announced that 28 high school and college students

will be receiving scholar-ships totaling $28,000 dur-ing 2012. The scholarship program is one component of the cooperative farm

lender’s Corporate Giving Program.

Recipients of the $1,000 At-Large Scholarship are: Langley K. Kelly, Kenly; Lyda R. Ellington, Garner; Wallace M. Ownley, Hert-ford; Daphne Melissa Mayo, Smithfi eld; Elizabeth A. Price, Mount Olive; Joshua M. Kilpatrick, Dover; Abby K. Ellington, Henderson; and Robert I. Harris, Eliza-beth City.

Seven FFA scholarships were awarded to: Virginia Leigh Simpson, Goldsboro; Paul Bradley Glover, Pikev-ille; Patricia Faye Purvis, Mount Olive; Mason Mar-riner, Dudley; Cara Ruth

Local students win agriculture scholarships

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