The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2001 Page: 4 of 7
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Church Page
The Albany News
Thursday, August 23, 2001
WORDS about the WORD
Ity •fanct ('hapman
Murannlha Fellowship
It seems l hilt much t hat I rod
lias ci rated i ■ meant to .sprak to
Out hcaith if we ai-f willing to
look closely and team IVoin His
tfrvint; work.
()ne day a man saw a butter
IIv trying to e merge from a small
opening in a cocoon. The butter-
fly was struggling; so the man
took >ci: in . and gent Iv Cut I lie
cocoon, making it ea: ler for the
hntterll. When Ihelnittei llvdiil
emerge li'o'ni the cocoon, itH hotly
Was -Avolleu and its Wings were
small and shriveled I he butter
IIv could hot fly but only crawl
because ot its swollen body.and
,|ii;ill shnv t led wings
I'he man in his kindness and
haste did/iiot undt'i st and that
He had ( rippled the butterfly for
the i est of its life I'he restricted
opening in the cocoon and the
stBiggie required for t he but tor
tlv 10 net through the Opening is
(iojl \v.iv of forcing fluid from
t tn? f>ml\ b|. the buttei'lly into its
•\\.iiigs, netting it ready for flight
once it acluev es its f reedom from
I he cocoon.
H i , i ■. 11 low . .1 ll:. I o :■ >i
through life without any.oh
stacles and it we were always
looking lor the easy way mil of
our struggles, then .we would
not fully develop what is heeded
to help us soar above circuih
stance , in life instead of becom-
ing crippled by them.
Sometime:. we think that God
is restricting lis and we wonder
why I le won't give us release in
our struggles Ihit it is ni our
stniggles that we develop char
actei, fortitude anil strength
We can learn much from the
cocoon s.tage of a butterfly Kven
though it is tin; most dormant
and quint time, it is the most
important time What is in that
cocoon can represent people .or
situations that we are praying
for Many tunes we pray and
pray for things to change and it
looks like, nothing is being ac
coinpli lied. It is like looking at
,i cocoon; outwardly,, nothing
seems to he changing. I lowever,
inwardly, when (lod is 111 con
trol, a transformation is taking
place
Sometimes we think that
(lod's process is taking too long
or that nothing is happening so
written by local pastors
we decide to put our hands on
t he situation What we don't re
alize is that when we t ry to briny
about tli,ings in our tuning in
stead lit (iod's, the development
process, that is needed will not
be completed or fulfilled
What we must learn in situa-
tions in life is to trust the One
who is capable of all t lungs. Far
more can be accomplished by
His hands than could ever be
accomplished by ours. IfweCpme
to the place that we can't decide
whose hands to put matters in,
we just need to find a Worm and
ii v to turn it into a butterfly.
Thecocoon stage in life re pre
sents I hat dreaded time that w e
all at some point encounter, and
it is simply called "theWaiting
period We can go through that
period in t rust rat ion because we
are looking at situations from
our perspective, or we can go
through them with a faith and a
trust iii God because we a re look
ing from His perspective When
we place all things in I lis divine
hands, there will come a time
that a glorious creation witl
emerge, and the wait will he
worth it all!
OBITUARIES
MINNII- I IU U.I.Kt OX
Minnie I .unite ( 'o\,HH, of I.ub
hock atul tin nierly of Albany , died
Tlnu -slav \ugust Hi, 2001 in a
I ubhoek inn tug home t Iravesitlc
.M l I'll es u 1/1 r In,'111 MotliklS \ll
I'u i 'Oni \lbaliy < einetcrv with
Re\ I fo.uglas Stenliergolfniating
II I s It 'i 'l 111- .til < , t iv 'II i 'I I i oi I u es
Ncese I 111u i ll Hoine '
Mn- t"o\ was horn June 10,
I Hl > in 1.it t ie Keck , Arkansas
She in uTieil -I. N. (Unit) I 'ox ,lr. on
faiiuary 0 1013 in Ashet Okla
honia V hoitieinaker, she was a
member ol t he ("hutch oi l Mirisrt.
Stirs ivoisare horli.irsbuiitl.-I.N.
i 11 ,>fl.ubho'ck onedaughlei
I U aliefhi* .1 \ ol ui I.' i i all
JoWia, one ,ou, Raymond /,. ('ox
^lAfebock; five grandchildren and
SV ifreai grandchildren
The family suggests meiiioi i
lithe .Vl/.hellliei S KoUl'lllatitlU
It VYNI'I I MITCHKI I
Kasuell T.ite Mitchell fi'2, ot
2nd Annual
Mexican Fiesta
Odessa passed away Wednesday,
\ugust 15, 2001 at an Odessa
hospital from utilities sustained
in an automobile accident
Funeral serv ices Wel ti held Sat
urdav, \ugust 1Hat the Frank W
Wilson Funeral Directors ( 'h;i|iiT
with Dtuuie I'ernienter olfit i.it
irvg, Burial was Sunday.;.August
19 in Olney
Mr . Mitchell v\ isliorn Decem-
ber 15, 1938 to Hcl a nd Jane I'ate
in Young Count \ She spent most
of her .early years iu t he Young
('omVtviu ea where she graduated
from Newcastle I ligh School. Shtf
received her master's degree in
i leinentiiry education from North
Tox.18 State University While at
North Texas State, she met her
husband of 39 years, David J.
Mitchell, formerly of Albany.
Tlu Mitchells moved to An
ill ew . Willi',, college to hi !;ii|
their teaching careers m the pub '
lie school system. I'liey later moved
to i Hles-.a where they both taught
Hosted By
1st \ssimbty of God (fiurch
in Albany
Saturday, Sept. 8*6 pm - 9 pm
Bank Park in Albany
Minimum Charge $7.00 large plate $i,S0 small plate
DONATIONS ACCEPTED
rickets may be purchased in advance
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
flii i jsi* of i .1111 iv tin will br held .11 llic 1m Assembly of Olid t cllowship 11 .ill located 0111 Iwy ISO)
lOI'MOK! INIOKYmiONHll 91$ ?6> $i>l' .
Atlergy & Sinus
Allergy and sinus are two of the most common health iom-
plaihtt 111 the US, affccung as many as 30-50 million people a
ycat
A vivibus lyclc ot nasal obstruction, excessive mucous produc- '
uon, blinkagc of s« tenons and recurrent infection characterizes
this, condition. 1
treatment options arc available and should be dues, ted at the
underlying i ause. I )etongcM,mis and annbiutii.s can often
control as utc problems Other methods are available to open the
nasal and sinus passages, with and without surgery; for longer
term control _
For Consultation
W. 0. AKIN, M.D..F.A.C.S.
(Hoard ci km nun
1 AK. NOSI. THROAT. SINUS $ NI CK SUKGIM
Sinus Care
Center
for the Fctoi t '(Mints Independent
School District, Mrs Mitchell re
tired 111 1998. Shi was .1 itieiiibei
of University Street Church of
(■ 11 r i s t
Survivors mchtde liei husband,
1 )avul of (idessa; t wo sons, Chuck
Mitchell and his wife Tracie of
Garland and Jeff"Mitchell and his
v\ ifeJt'Ssii a oft illes-.a, he]' father,
Fd Tate of Olney; two sisters,
Fdsvatia Fikes tit Olney a nil Joy
Orainat sky oi llauulton; one
brother,' I onnie I ate of 1 luckahee;
and three grandchildren
F.K. (RUSTY) Nlt-HOKS
F H (Rusts) Nichoks, /ti of
Hoi per and formerly of Albany,
diedi'uesda , August i t, 2001 at
lis \ Ho >ii e m \mai illo (Ji ,i\ e
side service., were held Friday,
Vtif.ust I / at Xlbattv i . metet v
Mi Nichol wa bortt on the .
Diamond ■Ranch 111 Shackelford
County 011 February 1, 1925 He
i;raduatcd from Albany High
School in 1942 and married Millie
l.etumons in Albany 111 1945
Mr Nichols Was a lifetinie
musician.. He was a niemberwfthe
Ttfxas Cowboy Poet's Association,
t he Southwest Cowboy Poet's Am
social ion and t he Academy of
Western \rts lie performed on
television, radio; idthoHigTexau
Opry regularly .He was an artist
and a cartoonist with; his work
featured in the Border-Neivs Her
aid, The Edfih\ Firsts and iituner
mis cowlios poetry newsletters,
including /u)/»c />* - •:
Survivors include lus svifeofSti
ye;us, Mill it1 Nichol., one. on, Kelh
Nichols of Morgei, two daughters,
Slierrv llaiis of Oklahoma City,
(Ikl.ihoina anil Kathy,.Chapitiaii
ol Murbaiik, Oklahoma, one
brothet'i Wayne Nichols of Abi
lene; one sister, Hose Huskins of
Brecki nridge; six grandchildren
and two great grandsons
I le \\ .1 ■ pi et eiled 111 ile.ltll by
his parents, (irady and l.illic
Nichols, and two brothers,
Milhurn and Mill.
.
MK inha t e.
Residents ret ei\ tng some t)f the first Hapi»y I lantiah Jiul I lvt()|.)\ Hank f>iftsr alung with
tlmir dcinoi representatives, int. Jude(sealed, l-r))ohnMnsselraan, Carl f lousewright, Rutlt
Vd.itre, lino Mitt, tsranding) Patt\ Htadlottl, Sharon t. lemons Pat Rotli and John lab-
Churches, etc. give 'friends'
Residents at Bluebanuet
Nursing Home in Albany are
making some-new "friends,"
thanks to donations from lo
cat Sunda> Schoolclasses,or
ganiuatious and indivuhml >
Several cuddly stuffed dogs
known as llappy Hannah and
Happy Hank are currently be
ing distributed under the di-
rection of the West Central
Texas Ombudsman Program.
The fir.-,t presentations were
made by the ,"charter group"
of contributors at the nursing
home's monthly birth da
party August Ui
1 lappy 1 lantiah and Happy
Hank sing gospel Songs or re
peat short religious or scrip
tural phrases, and are avail"
ibl. i In oU| <| 1 In l )mbudr.
man's "Siuiply Friends' cam-
paign The intention is to pro-
vide a "friend" t o every nurs-
ing home resident
"Tlu: rt'spoitst by residents,
staff and family membere has
been positive pleasure," accord-
ing to local Ombudsman Effie
I hivis
Those who donated funding
lot the fust group of "friends",
were the Methodist Women, Al
balls Uuii,. I lull Ness I )i ■ ipit .
Sunday School Class at First
Christian Church) and the chil
dren in the 5 11 year old Sunday
School i! , . at Maianatha Fel
lowship. Representatives from
the groups were on hand for the
presentation.
The Ombudsman Program is
a service provided by the Texas
Department on Aging arid Area
Agencies on Ayiiig Each om-
budsman is a specially trained
and ci titted Viilunteet who ad
vocate 1 for quality care in the
nursing facility. They Work un
tier the supers ision of a pro
fessional staff as a part of the
re^onal aging seWices net-
work.
Responsibilities oftheom
budsman include oroviding
information to residents and
families in ie(;anl to rights
and procedures; itlentifying,
inv uj. 1,. ., ami lu lpuij; io
ft 1 complaint - by or on
bm»„ 1 t of nursing facility resi-
dentsfandtoWiirkclosely with
the residents, families,
friends and facility staff to
resolve complaints, difficul-
ties and concerns.
Any group or individual
wishing to provide a Happy
11. i■ . 1 i tppj 1 lank to a
current or future resident at
Mluebonuct Nursing Center
should contact Davis at 7.-2-
3619.
Johnston earns UIL scholarship
Bobbie I lauet te Johnston a
graduateo( Albany HigliSchool,
lias been awarded a scholarship
by the Texas Interscholastic
League Foundation,
Johnston received a TII F
Diamond Anniversary Scholar-
ship 111 the amount of $500, pay-
able $250 each semester of the
fil'St sear
Johnston placed fourth in
Headline Writing at the 2000
OIL Academic State Meet.
Throughout hei; (null school ca
reer.she also participate in I'll,
Editorial Writing, basketball
and track She was senior class
president, NHS secretary, FFA
secretary anil Student Council
president She is as active in the
community through the Com
uumityTask Forceand herVarr
Otis volunteer efforts;
Johnston plans to attend
Baylor University and major in
English
Tin:, i e, 11 tlu I II f I h iinoud
Anniversary Scholarship was
, iwarded to 41 students who par
tictpated in the University In
terscholastic League Academic
Si.it. Meet and who have coin
piled an outstanding record ot
academic ami extracurricular
achieveinent Tin: Diamond An
111Vei sarv Finul d.so awanletl
:.eveil Othei- .scholarships J, if;
naietl as Appreciation, Honor-
ary and Memorial
This year the T1LF awarded
11.» new asvards and will renew
approximately 250 awards for a
tqtal of 69f» scholarships for
2001 -2002 with an approximate
value of $ 1,334,000 Recipients
may attend any approved col-
lege or university in Texas.
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toTER-GMAE FEU0V5HIFS
Following FRMy Night rtoMt Football Games
The following fellowships will be held this tall.
More information from the lesptK'tivc churches
will be publicized prior to their program dates
September 7 „
First Baptist & I'rosbyUuian Churches
September 21 (Homecoming)
Disciples of Christ & Methodic,
Septembor 28
Assembly ui" (JuU, Martumtha
& Kriuudsbip Baptist
y
October 2t»
Catholic & Lutheran
November 9
('hureh of Christ
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Lucas, Melinda L. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 2001, newspaper, August 23, 2001; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth414019/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.