Congratulations
Attorney Latoya Thompson did a wonderful job honoring the 150 Year Legacy of the United Methodist Women at Sylvester’s Women’s Day Celebration. We would like to thank her, her family, and all the visitors that joined us during this celebration. We look forward to you joining us in celebrating Women’s Day at Union Grove UMC on May 26, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. The speaker for the afternoon service will be Sister Faye Gilbert. Also, don’t forget to join Union Grove on Movie Night on May 18, 2019 at 4 p.m. This event is open to the public.
New Friendship Baptist Church in Forest will host a Women’s Fellowship Tea on May 25 at 11:00 a.m.
I would like to congratulate Sisters Jessica Bell and Ameia Carter for the graduation from East Central Community College. Also, Alexus Patrick whom graduated from EC also. We have several seniors from our church family of Union Grove graduating this year. Sisters Brittany and Brianna Hunt will be graduating from Scott Central High School. Sister Kala Hunt will be graduating from Sebastopol High School. Bro Patrick Odom will be graduating from Forest High School. We also have graduates from the community Krystal White, Tykyrria Fountain, Buck White and if I forgot anyone, please don’t charge it to my heart.
Lula Mae Fountain will be celebrating her 101st birthday on May 25, 2019 at Far Place Family Restaurant. What a blessing to see 101 years. I can just imagine the stories she can tell. Happy Birthdau Ms. Lula Mae Fountain.
Lastly, I’ll leave you with this story sent by Pastor Marcus Mann: A family on vacation was driving along in their car, windows rolled down, enjoying the cool breeze of the warm, summer’s day. All of a sudden, a bee darted in the window and started buzzing around inside the car. A little girl, who was allergic to bee stings, cringed in the back seat. If she were stung, she could be in serious trouble.
“Oh, Daddy,” she cried in terror, “It’s a bee! It’s going to sting me!”
The father pulled the car over to a stop and reached back to try to catch the bee. Buzzing towards him, the bee bumped against the front windscreen where the father trapped it in his fist. Holding it in his closed hand, the father waited for the expected sting. In pain from the sting, the father let go of the bee.
With the bee loose in the car again the little girl panicked. “Daddy, it’s going to sting me!” The father gently said, “No, honey, he’s not going to sting you now. Look at my hand.” He showed her the bee’s stinger in his hand.”
And that's exactly what Jesus did for us on the cross. He took the sting of death for us … as the songwriter put it, “You will know him by the nail prints in his hands.” And as the Bible says, “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?”
