Sept. 24, 2006
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
The promise of Family Promise is to do what it can to eradicate the plight of the homeless within the community.
Since opening its doors in October 2005, the local branch of Family Promise has helped 15 homeless families secure steady jobs and permanent housing. The transitional housing entity is a refurbished fire station on 22nd Street off East Adams near Ferguson Park in Temple
'But we couldn't have done it without our volunteers and supporters from the community,' said Rick Miller-Chaney, director of the Family Promise program in Temple. The non-profit agency relies on grants, donations and fund-raisers to pay its expenses.
To show them thanks, Family Promise of East Bell County will have its inaugural Volunteer Recognition Dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, in the Mayborn Convention Center, 3303 N. 3rd St. in Temple. Tickets for the event cost $10. Reservations should be made by Monday, Sept. 25. Call (254) 773-9980 with questions.
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
Doctor educates group about Jewish culture
Sept. 23, 2006
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began yesterday at sundown. And at sundown Oct. 1, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, will begin.
'And that'll be it. Either you get to live another year, or God's going to call you home,' said Dr. Brenda Holbert, during an informative session about the Jewish culture last Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Belton. 'This holy time is reserved for prayer and fast. At Yom Kippur, we apologize to everyone we think we may have wronged over the last year. And then God judges us. It is also a time to give to charity.'
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began yesterday at sundown. And at sundown Oct. 1, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, will begin.
'And that'll be it. Either you get to live another year, or God's going to call you home,' said Dr. Brenda Holbert, during an informative session about the Jewish culture last Sunday, Sept. 16, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Belton. 'This holy time is reserved for prayer and fast. At Yom Kippur, we apologize to everyone we think we may have wronged over the last year. And then God judges us. It is also a time to give to charity.'
Seaton Brethren Church celebrates 100 years of worship
Sept. 23, 2006
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
One hundred years ago, the Czech community in Seaton worshiped in a schoolhouse on a muddy road.
Today, Seaton Brethren Church is a Protestant place of worship for any ethnicity with its facility modernized and the road paved. It's on State Highway 53, headed east out of Temple.
The congregation and several guests from the Temple community celebrated Seaton Church's 100th anniversary last weekend with a service, the dedication of a historical marker, a homecooked meal and a concert last Saturday, Sept. 15. Brighter Vision is the vocal group that performed Saturday evening; its members are the Rev. Joe Emerson, his wife Christi and Tammy Pechal.
'Our church as a whole has a wonderful history,' said the Rev. Emerson, pastor at Seaton Brethren Church. 'But it has an even brighter future in life and ministry, for God will do great things.'
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
One hundred years ago, the Czech community in Seaton worshiped in a schoolhouse on a muddy road.
Today, Seaton Brethren Church is a Protestant place of worship for any ethnicity with its facility modernized and the road paved. It's on State Highway 53, headed east out of Temple.
The congregation and several guests from the Temple community celebrated Seaton Church's 100th anniversary last weekend with a service, the dedication of a historical marker, a homecooked meal and a concert last Saturday, Sept. 15. Brighter Vision is the vocal group that performed Saturday evening; its members are the Rev. Joe Emerson, his wife Christi and Tammy Pechal.
'Our church as a whole has a wonderful history,' said the Rev. Emerson, pastor at Seaton Brethren Church. 'But it has an even brighter future in life and ministry, for God will do great things.'
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Retired pastor creates polka verses to enliven worship
Sept. 16, 2006
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
Hey, hey the gang's all here, so let's praise the lord.
That's precisely the theme Ardene Wuthrich had in mind when he wrote the songs that the Jubilee Polka Band will perform during the seventh annual polka mass at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Sept. 17, at First Lutheran Church, 1515 W. Adams Ave. in Temple.
'I'm no musician by any means,' Wuthrich said. 'I can't read music, play an instrument or sing.'
His working resume offers not even the slightest hint of a musical background. He's a preacher. He's preached at churches, on the radio and to convicts.
A choir master, Ardene Wuthrich is not.
But polka's polka, a melodic breed of its own.
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
Hey, hey the gang's all here, so let's praise the lord.
That's precisely the theme Ardene Wuthrich had in mind when he wrote the songs that the Jubilee Polka Band will perform during the seventh annual polka mass at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Sept. 17, at First Lutheran Church, 1515 W. Adams Ave. in Temple.
'I'm no musician by any means,' Wuthrich said. 'I can't read music, play an instrument or sing.'
His working resume offers not even the slightest hint of a musical background. He's a preacher. He's preached at churches, on the radio and to convicts.
A choir master, Ardene Wuthrich is not.
But polka's polka, a melodic breed of its own.
Saturday, September 2, 2006
It's not just TV: Preacher finds nuggets of Biblical Truth in sitcoms
Sept. 2, 2006
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
'He can make a sermon out of anything,' said Novalene Green of Temple at the conclusion of Wednesday night's Andy Griffith Bible study at Oak Park United Methodist Church, led by pastor Chris Mesa.
As the group of about 35 adults who attended the service left to go home, they were smiling and chatting with each other about Mesa's unique talent of applying Biblical perspective to non-Biblical things - like Andy Griffith and Homer Simpson and all their kin.
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
'He can make a sermon out of anything,' said Novalene Green of Temple at the conclusion of Wednesday night's Andy Griffith Bible study at Oak Park United Methodist Church, led by pastor Chris Mesa.
As the group of about 35 adults who attended the service left to go home, they were smiling and chatting with each other about Mesa's unique talent of applying Biblical perspective to non-Biblical things - like Andy Griffith and Homer Simpson and all their kin.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
From one veteran to another: Navy aviation mechanic presents poem to nurse
Aug. 20, 2006
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
They both served in the Vietnam War, he at the Naval Air Facility on Camrahn Bay and she at the 27th Surgical Hospital Unit at Chu Lai in southern Vietnam.
But their paths never crossed until this year on May 6 when Robert D. Fitzpatrick of Temple presented Paula Quindlen of Troy with 'Haunted Eyes,' a poem he wrote in honor of all Vietnam War nurses.
'Nurses didn't get recognition for everything they did. They still don't,' Fitzpatrick said. 'I had to do something for them. You have no idea the hell they experienced.'
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
They both served in the Vietnam War, he at the Naval Air Facility on Camrahn Bay and she at the 27th Surgical Hospital Unit at Chu Lai in southern Vietnam.
But their paths never crossed until this year on May 6 when Robert D. Fitzpatrick of Temple presented Paula Quindlen of Troy with 'Haunted Eyes,' a poem he wrote in honor of all Vietnam War nurses.
'Nurses didn't get recognition for everything they did. They still don't,' Fitzpatrick said. 'I had to do something for them. You have no idea the hell they experienced.'
Sunday, August 6, 2006
A promising future: Family Promise helps families start anew
Aug. 6, 2006
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
In nine months, Family Promise gave new life to 13 homeless families in East Bell County. They all have homes now in completely furnished apartment units or rental properties that they pay for with income from steady jobs they attained with the help of the Family Promise program.
Opening its doors in October 2005, Family Promise has functioned as a transitional housing entity in a refurbished fire station on 22nd Street off East Adams near Ferguson Park in Temple, leased from the city for a dollar per year.
'The families stay at the fire station during the day, preparing for employment and looking for jobs, and then we take them to our partner churches at night for relaxation and family bonding,' said Rick Miller-Chaney director of the Family Promise program in Temple. Families usually sleep in fold-away beds set up in private Sunday school rooms.
Family Promise welcomes its 14th guest family - a mother with two children - this first weekend in August.
By TOMIE LUNSFORD
Telegram Staff Writer
In nine months, Family Promise gave new life to 13 homeless families in East Bell County. They all have homes now in completely furnished apartment units or rental properties that they pay for with income from steady jobs they attained with the help of the Family Promise program.
Opening its doors in October 2005, Family Promise has functioned as a transitional housing entity in a refurbished fire station on 22nd Street off East Adams near Ferguson Park in Temple, leased from the city for a dollar per year.
'The families stay at the fire station during the day, preparing for employment and looking for jobs, and then we take them to our partner churches at night for relaxation and family bonding,' said Rick Miller-Chaney director of the Family Promise program in Temple. Families usually sleep in fold-away beds set up in private Sunday school rooms.
Family Promise welcomes its 14th guest family - a mother with two children - this first weekend in August.
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