Justice and Mrs. George Clarence Carlson, junior
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Meredith Christine
to
William Reno
son of Mr. and Mrs. William Reno Fleming, senior
on Saturday, the second of June
Two thousand and seven
at six o'clock in the evening
Batesville Presbyterian Church
Batesville, Mississippi
and afterwards at the reception
211 North Main Hall
Como, Mississippi
Nursery - Jennifer Colbert, Pat Hendren
Wee Worship - Colleen and Brad Clark
9:00 A.M. Usher - David Maddux
11:00 A.M. Ushers -Don Kilgore, Hal Herron, Terri Broome, Ira Gail White
11:00 A.M. Greeters - Daniel Lightsey, Rob Maddux, Vicki Robison, Lucille Monk
Acolytes - Canice Nickle, Sullie Woods
Our Christian sympathy is with the family of Danny Ferguson who died on May 23, 2007.
Our Christian sympathy is with the familly of Laurie Monteith upon the death of her step-brother, Johnny Fitch.
At the congregational meeting on Sunday, May 27, the congregation approved the sell of the Youth House to Mrs. Nell Foshee's son, Mills Haire, for the price of $60,000.
The new church pictorial directories are in and are available for free in the church office. Speak to the church secretary, Teresa Hargett, for your free copy.
We need teachers for summer Sunday School to serve one-week shifts. This is a one-Sunday-only commitment. You can sign up now in the Recreation Room or contact Andrea Staten at 934-9885.
The spring picnic will be held at the church on June 10 at 5:00 PM. It will be held outdoors if weather permits or indoors in case of rain. Come enjoy a fish fry with all the fixings for $5 per adult and $3.50 per child. Bring a dessert if you will and a lawn chair if you wish.
Congratulations to Margie Lightsey and Larry Robison who graduated from South Panola High School 70 years ago!
Hello Friends,
I will be leaving for Thailand a week from today on June 5th. I have created
a blog for my time while I am in Thailand.
The address for it is:
My physical address is:
SBK Mansion
310/1 Soi 14, Lad Prao, Lad Yao,
Chatujak, Bangkok 10900
Thank you for your prayers as I travel to Thailand!
John Monteith
Dear Deacons and Elders,
At our annual joint meeting of deacons and elders on April 9, 2007, we encouraged the Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) to move forward in the work to which they had been assigned by the church officers in regard to our church facilities. Since that meeting, the LRPC has met with our architect and designed a 3 phase plan for our church facilities.
Phase 1 is to rearrange and remodel our current facilities in a way that will move all the children to the Church Street side of the building. The youth and adult education classes will be moved upstairs which means we need to install an elevator to make the upstairs accessible.
Phase 2 is to build a picnic pavilion such as the ones at Sardis Lake and install that on our property at an appropriate place yet to be determined.
Phase 3 is to build a 3/4 size gym with a meeting room for the youth attached; to be installed at a location yet to be determined somewhere on our properties between our current facilites and the Whitten House.
The suggested location of the gym and the picnic area will be marked on the blueprints the architect will have available for us in the next few months. The LRPC is working with the architect to get these plans up on the wall by the church offices so the congregation can review them over the Summer. In the early Fall, the LRPC will have a meeting with the congregation and architect to hear suggestions and answer concerns. The LRPC then would like the congregation to approve the plans and begin raising money for the project
At this point in the process, the LRPC thinks we should sell the current Youth House and move the youth into the Whitten House. This will provide money to get started on Phase 1. Therefore, the session has called for a congregational meeting on Sunday, May 27, during the 11:00 A.M. worship service for the purpose of seeking the congregation's approval to sell the Youth House to Nell Foshee's son, Mills Haire, for the price of $60,000.
Eighteen months ago, The Youth House appriased for $62,000. The offer is to buy it for $60,000 as is. Mrs. Foshee, our realtor in this matter, estimates it will cost her son $5,000 to bring the house up to code. Mrs. Foshee has offered to cut her commission from 6% to 3%. Mrs. Billie Lois Marshall, a member of the LRPC, noted Mrs. Foshee's son bought a house near them and fixed it up so that 10 years later it looks better than it looked before they bought. So we think they will make good neighbors for us and the rest of Church Street. If the congregation approves the sale to him at this price, Mills Haire would take possession of the property on June 1, 2007.
The sale of the Youth House would leave us with .6 acres of land to the side and behind that house. We are asking $25,000 for that land but have no offers at the present time.
Please be in prayerful consideration of this proposal and come to the congregational meeting during the 11:00 A.M. service on May 27, 2007, to have your say. In the meantime, if you have questions about this, you may refer them to a member of the LRPC (Kenny Hopper, Moderator, William Cole, Billie Lois Marshall), a member of the session, or to me.
Peace,
Dr. Jon Burnham, Pastor
Batesville Presbyterian Church
May 15, 2007
Dear Church Family,
Thank you so much for being so loving and kind to me since I first walked in the door. I am so honored to have received the Dunlap Scholarship award. It means so much to me. It will help me further my education to becoming an acountant. This church will always feel and be like home to me.
Thank you again,
Nicole Risner
Lee Hirshland (Pat Nix's brother-in-law), the family of Sally Durr (Sarah Helen Ware's mother), Adam Burkes (Iraq), the family of Arthur Wells (Spencer's Boy Scout camp counselor), Sara Graves, Linda Schockley (Marty Snellgrove's sister), Angela Perkins (Gail Corr's daughter), Jeb Neel, Peggie Robertson, Braxton Simmerman, Pat Hendren, Betty Darby Cole, Jennifer Myers, Norman Scott, Jimbo Carr, Bobbie Jean Pounders, Banks Brasell, II, Bob Norris, Dudley Beall, Bubba Bryan, Sarah Cummins, John Cody Dalrymple, Danny Ferguson, Olivia Fitch, Bill Harmon, Sybil Jackson, Bobby Jones, Donna Magee, Jr., Frances Meurrier, Mary Lou Mitchell, Jeff Nichols, Frances Paulk, Tony Ray, Georgia Seale, Johnny Walters
For those who expressed an interest in the Xyz trip to Tunica, the date has been set for May 10th. We will need to leave from the church at 9:00 A.M. If you have not already contacted Paulette Norman, please call her no later than May 1st at 563-2263.
Our Christian sympathy is with the family of Sarah Helen Ware upon the death of her mother, Sally Durr.
The Deacons meet at 6:00 P.M. on May 14 in the Session Room.
These committees meet at 6:30 P.M. in the church on May 14: Evangelism and Fellowship, Missions, and Worship.
The Session meets at 7:00 P.M. on May 14 in the Session Room.
Abigail Broome, daughter of Eric and Terri Broome, will graduate May 12th from the University of MS with a B.S. in Legal Studies.
Rachel Forester, daughter of Mark and Pat Hendren, graduated May 5th from the MS University for Women with a B.A. in English and a minor in Political Science.
Kate Robison, daughter of Jack Lewis and Vickie Robison, will graduate on May 11, 2007, from the University of Southern Mississippi with a B.A. in Arts and Letters, Cum Laude.
Congratulations to Walt Robison, son of Lee and Wanda Carol Robison, who will graduate from the University of Mississippi on May 12, 2007, with a Master's Degree in Accounting.
Our Christian sympathy is with the family of Sarah Helen Ware upon the death of her mother, Sally Durr.
John Monteith will be doing mission work in Bangkok, Thailand for two months this Summer with the International Mission Board of the Baptist Student Union of Mississippi State University. Keep him in your prayers this Summer.
The Missions Committee of Saint Andrew Presbytery invites you to a hands-on exploration of the Mississippi Gulf Coast on July 20-22 for $100 per person. Call 234-6069 for more information.
Memphis Theological Seminary is offering a class that examines the career of Bob Dylan, from Biblical references in his lyrics to his vision of sin and his understanding of virtue.
The course will be offered by Dr. Barry Bryant and John Kilzer on June 18-29, Mondays through Fridays, from 5:30 - 9 P.M. at Memphis Theological Seminary, 168 East Parkway South in Memphis. The cos is $40.
At their meeting on May 1, the Presbytery of Saint Andrew dismissed the French Camp Presbyterian Church from our presbytery to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church at their own request. The French Camp Church will pay the presbytery $30,000 for their church property. Dr. Jon Burnham and Elder Brad Clark represented our session at this meeting.
Dr. Jon Burnham will deliver the address at the North Delta Baccalaureate service on Sunday, May 6, 2:00 P.M. in our sanctuary.
Deborah Honnell, VBS Director is in need of a recreation leader for VBS. To volunteer, please contact her.
Abigail Broome, daughter of Eric and Terri Broome, will graduate May 12th from the University of MS with a B.S. in Legal Studies.
Rachel Forester, daughter of Mark and Pat Hendren, will graduate May 5th from the MS University for Women with a B.A. in English and a minor in Political Science.
