Linden United Methodist Church

Box 338

Linden, TX 75563 (903) 756-5981 www.lindenumc.org

Staff

James McMillan

Paula Fitts

Karoyn Stilwell

Desiree McDuffie

Mary Jane Ellinger

Darrell Heath

Pastor

Pianist/Music Director

Organist

Secretary

Financial Secretary

Custodian

LINDEN LIGHT “Bringing the light of Christ to the Linden Community for 159 years!”

May 2014

Sunday

9:45 a.m. Sunday School

10:45 a.m. Worship

5:00 p.m. Youth Bible Study

6:00 p.m. Choir Practice

Wednesday

6:00 p.m. Youth

Pastor James conducted a beautiful sunrise service on Resurrection

Morning at 6:30 a.m.

April Memorials

Wesley Hall

Lisa Lee Holt

Waylon Smith

Gay Carson Thoms

In Our Prayers

Robin Acosta

Charles Robert Allen

Marilyn Barrett

Bill Beene

Virginia Boney

Dane Burson

Milton Caver, Jr.

Sarah and Easton Berry

Jana Carter Broxson

Lawrence Coyne

Billye Early

Zoe Ebarb

Mr. and Mrs. Egner

Carey Fant

Edith Fitts

William Fitts

Bobbye Hamilton

Bruce Harris

Pat Harris

Marian Hatton

Hennen family

Don Holt

Sarah Kuban

Jeff Lovett

Mike Mahan

Marie McDuffie

Vic McGilvray

Pastor James’s parents

Shannon Midkiff

Felicia Moore

Sue Morse

Gina Mote

Dalton Poole

Frank Pryor

Bennie Raines

Bo and Jeanine Rich

Clara Alice Salmon

Peggy Sheffield

Barbara Skelton

Christi Small

Jackie Smith

Linda Staton

Winston Sullivan

Juanita Surratt

Jim & Sandye Templeman

Hunter Watkins

Sandy Wells

Lynna Werline

Dora Whatley

Susan Brown Whatley

Lena Wiggins

Joe B. Wiley

Cadi Belford’s first Sunday to

serve as acolyte was April 13.

Max was the helpful big brother,

and Cadi did an excellent job.

Congratulations go to John and Bea Withering-

ton on their recent wedding.

Bernie Harris is the newest

member of the Linden United

Methodist Church. Welcome,

Bernie!

April food pantry volunteers Sue

Hill, Nancy Belford, Karoyn Stilwell,

Pastor James McMillan, and Kay

Stephens were delighted to have

help from Cadi Belford for 2 days.

Cissi Lanier (above), Nancy Belford

(right), Stella Ellington, Marilyn Bar-

rett, and Marie Knight (below) were

dressed up with lovely Easter hats.

At the April 6 worship service, Dr.

Bruce LeGrow beautifully sang

“He Laid His Hand on Me”. Paula

Fitts and the choir accompanied

Dr. LeGrow.

Megan Milloway,

Paula Fitts, and

Christina Belford

had fun at their

school’s Relay for

Life.

May

Happy Birthday Linden Healthcare Volunteer Visitors

May 1 Paula Fitts May 25 Christopher Smith week 1—Rhonda Shirley

May 3 Laura Penny May 27 David Staton week 2—Shawn Pixley

May 4 Dana Boland May 28 Eugene Stabeno week 3—Judy Sullivan

Frank Lanier Winston Sullivan week 4—Ann Moore

May 6 Kallie Daniels May 29 Mickey Fears

May 8 Ryan Hamilton May 31 Hannah Snowden Happy Anniversary

May 13 Kevin Hamilton Ronnie Watson May 10 Bruce and Bernie Harris

May 14 Kenny Hamilton May 17 Larry and Sue Hill

May 16 Ann Ferrell May 17 John and Johnnie Hennen

May 17 Adam Fenter

May 21 Opie Gaskin

Joseph McDuffie

May 22 Peggy Sheffield

May 21

9:00 a.m.

Food Pantry

May 10

4:00 p.m.

Fun Bunch

Mary Dowd, thank you for

sponsoring the Wildflowers

LUMC Youth Bounce House

in downtown Linden at

the Wildflowers

Festival.

May 8

5:30 p.m.

Men’s Class Social

May 18

Potluck Lunch

After Worship

May 19

6:00 p.m.

Church Council

Mother’s Day

May 11

Mary Jane Ellinger, Cadi Belford, and

Max Belford proudly display the Sunday

School attendance traveling trophy

which they won for the last quarter.

The Fun Bunch members thank Lee Ann Ross and John

Fant for furnishing a great picnic for their April meeting.

The event was held at the pavilion in the Linden City Park.

Fun Bunch picnickers (back row) were Michael Suel, Buster Kurtz,

Eldie Smith, Marie Knight, Betty Hetherington, Lee Ann Ross, Jo Mil-

ler, John Fant; (front row) Anita Suel, LaWanda Suel, Ruby Dowd,

Karoyn Stilwell, Mary Jane Ellinger, Marilyn Barrett, Stella Ellington,

Cissi Lanier, and Virginia Boney.

LUMC members volunteering at the Linden Wildflowers Festival included Marie Knight, in the GSMC Auxiliary

booth, Stella Ellington in the Linden Garden Club’s Flower Show, and Kaylin Kluge, Megan Milloway, and De-

siree McDuffie at the LUMC Youth’s bounce house.

Opie Gaskin and Barbara McMillon did not jump in the bounce house; neither did Bernie and Bruce Harris; but

all enjoyed the Linden Wildflowers Festival. Nancy Belford, Christina Belford, Sharon McMillan, and Pastor James

McMillan worked at the bounce house.

Billie Ruth Hankins helped with the Linden Wild-

flowers Festival Art Show. She is standing near

one of Dana McDuffie’s award-winning photos.

Glenn Lanier was busy around the courthouse square

all day of the Linden Wildflowers Festival.

Belford family members are busy with LYAA ballgames. Cadi plays for the Long-

horns, Christina for the Fusion, and Max for the Dodgers. Parents Chad and

Beth, along with Grandma Nancy, attend games several nights each week to

keep up with the young Belfords.

Chuck Evans participated in the Mae Luster Stephens Junior High’s Relay for Life and helped with the concession

stand as well. He also assisted in the publication of their Cooking for a Cure cookbook. Teacher Paula Fitts was

in charge of the luminaria ceremony. She is pictured (above) with Annmarie Jones. In the pictures below, she

demonstrates “pretty hands, pretty feet” and poses with teacher Kendra Clayton.