Announcements: A New Years Gospel singing is scheduled for Sunday, December 31st at Central Baptist Church, 5751 Terry Road, Byram. Featured will be Tim Frith & Gospel Echos Revelations I Resolved Quartet.
“First Day Hike” will be held at Roosevelt State Park on January 1st-All Day Event. Kick off the New Year with a hike at Roosevelt State Park. Hiking is a great way to improve your physical and mental health while enjoying the outdoors!
First Day Hikes are part of a nationwide initiative by America’s state Parks to encourage people to get outdoors. On New Year’s Day, hundreds of kids and adults all across America will be participating in First Day Hikes, getting their hearts pumping and enjoying the beauty of a state park.
Last year nearly 55,000 people rang in the New Year, collectively hiking over 133,000 miles throughout the country! The entrance fee of $2.00 per person is waived for this event.
Congratulations to: Those Morton High School student named to the Forest-Scott County CTC “Most Outstanding Students” for the Second Nine Weeks: Danny Lopez-Ag. Natural Resources.
Prayers and concern for: Jimmie Sanford (request of the Melvin Roland’s), Dr. Kathy Vaughn, DVM and continued concern for Roger Warren, Jim Lewis, Robert and Ann Collins (request of the Melvin Roland’s).
Sympathy to the families of: Daniel Ray Hampton (Brother of Mrs. Katie Goodhue), Mary C. Rhodes, Ms. Donnie Jones, Sandy E. Brown, Molly Blanche Sorey and Anita Harrell Measels.
Travelin’, visitin’ and such: Realizing that there will be lots and lots of travelin’ by land, water and air this is our prayer that all will be safe and enjoying the opportunity to celebrate the Christmas season with Love, Peace and Joy.
Sittin’ and thinkin’: Where does “Godspeed” come from? This dates back to a 15th-century song sung by English ploughmen on Plough Monday, the first Monday after Twelfth Day, which marks the end of the Christmas holidays. Before farm laborers went back to the fields, they dressed all in white and went from door to door drawing a plough and soliciting “plough money” to spend on a last celebration. The song lyric “Godspeed the plough” expressed a wish for success and prosperity and was soon shortened to just “Godspeed.”
