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2D 2015THE FAITH VALUES VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS Presbyterian Church 1201Stubbs p.m. Monday-Thursday. A light dinner served. Registration is p.m. Sunday with jumper, snacks, T-shirts, activities.

Springs Baptist Church 139 Clark Springs Road, Eros, 5:308:30 p.m. June 8-12 for ages pre-K-adult. The theme is Contact Lori, 855-4365 or email clarkspringsbap- Olive Baptist Church 674 Mt. Olive Church Road, Eros, 6:308:30 p.m. June 15-19 for ages 3-13.

the Edge, Encounter the God of the with Bible sto- ies, music, games, puppets, skits, crafts, snacks. Registration day is p.m. June 13. Contact Joann at Pascal Catholic Church 711North Seventh West Monroe, 8 a.m.- noon, June 15-19. The theme is Conquering Challenges with Mighty Ministry dedication The dedication service for God of a Second Chance Ministry is 11a.m.

Sunday at 1715 Canary Monroe. The theme is House Not Made By and the pastor is Rev. Ramona Williams. Guest speaker Rev. Dr.

John Allen III of t. Timothy Baptist Church. Honoring Pastor and rs. Dawson Pastor and Mrs. King Dawson will be honored at 2p.m.

June 7 at New Mace donia B.C., 314 Old Highway 15, Gilbert. The public is invited with special guests Rev. Kenneth Blackson Sr. and August Baptis Church rendering services. CHURCH BULLETIN BIRTHDAYS Pat Arceneaux 60, St.

Joseph; Amber Brown Monroe; Benita Curry onroe; Viola Horne onroe; Brandon Justus 2 5, Downsville; Daviyone Parmer Monroe; Toni Tarrance 30, West Monroe; Ragan West Monroe ONGOING Sorority recruitment Women participating in sorority recruitment at colleges and universities in the fall and spring can get a recruitment form at Flowers, 1814 Roselawn Ave. Form must be returned by June 12. SATURDAY Library book sale Friends of the the Ouachita Parish Public Library book sale is 9 a.m.-3 at the West Ouachita Library branch, 188 Louisiana 546 in West Monroe. From I-20 take Cheniere exit 108. Offsite pet adoption offsite adoption is noon-4 p.m.

at Petco. See pets available for adoption, parishpets.petfinder.com. The (cash) adoption fee is 70 for dogs, $60 for cats. MONDAY American Legion ost 13 The American Legion, L.B. Faulk Post 13 meets at 5:30 p.m.

with registration and dinner at 6 p.m. Guest speaker is Archie Neal Brown, director of Ouachita Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Call 376-3636. Northeast Rotary Northeast Rotary Club meets at noon at Catfish with guest speaker Jorenda Stone. She will give a presentation on the Cooley family of the Cooley House and river boating on the Ouachita.

uests welcome. Call 388-2412. Republican Women Ouachita Parish Republican Club meets at the West Monroe onvention Center. Buffet lunch at 11:30 a.m. with the meeting at noon.

Guest peakers candidate for lieutenant governor John Young and Attorney Gene ral Buddy Caldwell. All welcome, 665-0628. TUESDAY Downtown Lions The Monroe Downtown Lions Club meets at noon at the Piccadilly. Guests are welcome. Speaker for June 2 is Ron Phillips, Manager of the Monroe Regional Greater Lions Greater Ouachita Lions Club monthly business meeting is at noon at Catfish Cabin.

To submit birthday or a nniversary announcements, dial 362-0389 and press 600 when the recording answers. he deadline is 11a.m. the day before it is to run. Deadline for Sunday birthdays is 11a.m. ednesday.

Deadline for Monday is 11a.m. Friday. Spell every name and state the irthdate. Announcements for Hometown News are published free of charge. Announcements are published as space allows and in the order the events occur.

Email information to Hope Young, or send to The News-Star, 411N. HOMETOWN NEWS The deadline for religion calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday. Items must be submitted Attention: RELIGIOUS SERVICES by email to: ac- or fax at 362-0225. No information taken by phone.

Include the event or sermon title, service time, date, place and address. Include the name, email address and phone number of a contact person. We reserve the right to edit i tems for style, content and clarity. Space constraints may not permit publication of all submitted items. ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH 4201Forsythe Monroe, www.allsaintsmonroe.org Saturday: 10 a.m.-noon, Community Picnic with entertainment, games, food.

Free, public invited. Sunday: 9:15 a.m. Christian education; 10:30 a.m. Holy Communion. Wednesday: 6 p.m.

Evening prayer. ALTO BAPTIST CHURCH 2296 Louisiana 15, Alto Sunday: 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Alan Miller.

ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2100 New Natchitoches oad, West Monroe Sunday: 11a.m., with the Rev. Stuart Sherman with the sermon Spirit Speaks CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 1155 Louisiana 594, Monroe Sunday: 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship with the Rev. David Willoughby; 4 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

weekly, After-School Conn ection for students. COWBOY CHURCH AT THE OK CORRAL 547 Cooney Bonnett Road, est Monroe Sunday: 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. David Sisson, 3488238. CROSSPOINT CHURCH 418 Jackson Monroe.

Located in the old Anna Meyer Branch library building on the corner of Jackson and Calypso in downtown onroe. Sunday: 10 a.m. worship, ible study 9 a.m. Bible study meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, crosspoin- tinc.org.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF WARTZ 1983 Louisiana 139, Swartz Sunday: 9 a.m., worship; 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 6 p.m. with new pastor Aaron ickinson. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF MONROE 1201Stubbs Monroe Sunday: 10:30 a.m. with Sunday: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Worship service. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Worship service, 6:30 p.m. I gnite Youth.

ROSE OF SHARON BAPTIST CHURCH 716 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Monroe Sunday: 10:45 a.m. ST. EPISCOPAL CHURCH 2816 Deborah Drive, Monroe Sunday: Palm Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist.

STS. CONSTANTINE HELEN 2011Forsythe Monroe, www.constantine-helen.org Sunday: Celebrate Holy Pentecost; and Observe Hermias the Martyr at Coma- na; and Eusebius and 9:15 a.m. Orthros; 10:30 a.m. Divine Litergy by Fr. Eudokimos Martin-Harding followed by coffee and refreshments at noon.

ST. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 513 Lincoln Road, Monroe 343-0925 Sunday: 10 a.m. worship with the Rev. Ray Owens. ST.

EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1712 Wellerman Road, West Monroe Sunday: 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist with the Rev. Robert F. message followed by pot luck every week. ST.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 1901Lexington Monroe, www.stpaulsmonroe.com Sunday: 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. traditional worship services; 10:45 a.m. contemporary worship service; 9:40 a.m. Sunday school.

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 3709 Bon Aire Drive, Monroe Sunday: 10 a.m. Services by the Rev. Dawnell Stodghill. UNITED FAITH TABERNACLE MINISTRIES PRAYER ENTER 303 Cherry Bernice Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

Prayer; 10:45 a.m. Sunday school; 1 1:30 a.m. Worship. Pastors John and Glinda Carodine. WESLEY CHAPEL COMMUNITY CHURCH 1813 New Natchitoches Road, West Monroe Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

with the Rev. Marvin Wink. WOODLAWN UMC 6150 Jonesboro Road, West Monroe Sunday: 9:30 p.m. Sunday School; 10:30 a.m. worship with the Rev.

Nancy Owens, astor. 300 Fontana Road, Monroe Sunday: 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m. LONGSTRAW BAPTIST 1799 Styles Ranch Road, Choudrant, 768-4298 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Pastor Larry Emory with is not the Healthy who Need a Doctor, but the 6 p.m. sermon with guest speaker Tim Sanderford.

MEMORIAL UMC 401Sherrouse Monroe, 3 43-3033, memunit- Sunday: 10:30 a.m. MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH 500 Swayze Monroe Sunday: 10:30 a.m. Special erformance of by the Mt. Olive Choir. MOUNT PLEASANT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 709 S.

13th Monroe Sunday: 11a.m. with the Rev. Fee Strickland. NORTHMINSTER CHURCH 2701Lamy Lane, Monroe, www.northmin.org Sunday: 10:45 a.m. with Dr.

Darrell sermon on Big OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH 219 Crowell Road, Eros, ww.ogbchurch.net Sunday: 11a.m. and 6 p.m. with the Rev. Neil Wigley. THE OUTPOURING WORSHIP CENTER 2509 U.S.

165 North, Monroe Sunday: 11a.m. THE PENTECOSTALS 1255 Glenwood Drive, West Monroe, 322-1467, thepotc- Sunday: 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. PLEASANT GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH 1366 Pleasant Grove Road, Choudrant Sunday: 11a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

services for youth and teens led by Adam Cappa, ecording artist and praise a nd worship leader. Pastor rad Jones. PROGRESSIVE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST 1670 U.S. 80, Choudrant Saturday: 7 p.m. services for youth and teens led by Adam Cappa, recording artist and praise and worship leader.

Pastor Charles Stevenson Jr. RAYVILLE UMC 905 Louisa Rayville, Sunday: 8:30 a.m. contem- orary, 10:30 a.m. traditional with the Rev. Darryl A.

sermon. RESURRECTION CHURCH 603 N. 4th West Monroe the Rev. J. David sermon New Way to Sunday: p.m.

Vacation Bible School registration celebration with jumper, snacks, T-shirts, activities. VBS is p.m. June 1-4. FIRST WEST 311Mill West Monroe Sunday: 9:30 a.m., 11a.m. FIRST 1029 Highway 134, Fairbanks Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

FORSYTHE AVENUE CHURCH OF CHRIST 2101Forsythe Monroe, www.facoc.org Sunday: 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. John Dobbs; Bible classes at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday: 6 p.m. Bible classes.

FRANTOM CHAPEL CHURCH 494 Frantom Chapel Road, Eros. Sunday: worship at 11a.m.; service at 5:30 p.m. with Pastor John Austin. Wednesday: God All Things Are 5:30 p.m. GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH 405 Glenmar Monroe, www.gracechurchmonroe- Sunday: 8 a.m.

Holy Eucharist: Rite 9:30 a.m. Choir Rehearsal; 10:15 a.m. Choral Holy Eucharist Rite II. GRACEMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: AN EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6980 U.S. 165 North, Monroe Sunday: 10:30 a.m.

with the Rev. Bruce M. sermon Times HIGHLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1403 Wellerman Road, Monr oe Sunday: 11a.m. worship. LAKE CHAPEL Club Road Sunday: 8:30 a.m., nondenominational service, asual dress, come by boat or car.

LEA JOYNER MEMORIAL UMC 4390 Old Sterlington Road, Monroe Sunday: Pentecost Sunday, 9a.m. traditional worship, 11 a.m. contemporary worship. Boot Hoedown by youth ministry with dinner and entertainment by The uachita Squares, 5:30 p.m., $15. June 14: Farewell for Rev.

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He Shellie Continued from Page 1D ing good old-fashioned Bleakley said. A the picnic, guests can also see elements of All building plan. On display in the hall are blueprints, sketches and an rendering of the planned xpansion of the church, glass artist of many years. He created the stained glass at St. Francis Medical Center which was part of the 1 00th anniversary in 2013.

leakley and Moorhead hope the community joins the church for the picnic, which is part of All ever-growing outreach and ministry in northeastern Loui siana. or Improvements to the sanctuary have started with a new altar, handmade by Nick Blake with wood from walnut trees on his land. couple of artists at ur church will be working on a crucifix and on top of that a stained glass window that I will be he said. In addition to serving his congregation, Bleakley is a stained hich has been in the location near where Forsythe Avenue meets U.S. 165 north for more than a year.

is a five-year plan and it is certainly near and dear to our hearts, Bleakley said of his growing congregation. have every space in the church used up in our Sunday school rooms. In the building there will be new rooms a nd a play area outside Picnic Continued from Page 1D.