McKendree UMC ladies entertain at nursing home
Best wishes for a happy and safe Fourth of July holiday go out to all Hartselle Enquirer readers.
Following are some tips on how to keep your pets safe during the holiday:
• Never leave alcoholic drinks unattended. They have the potential to poison your pets and if ingested, your pet could become intoxicated and weak, severely depressed or could go into a coma and die from respiratory failure.
• Always keep matches and lighter fluid out of reach of your pets. Certain types of matches contain chlorates and could potentially damage blood cells and result in difficult breathing or kidney failure, Lighter fluid can be irritating to skin and if ingested can produce gastrointestinal irritation and harm the nervous system. If inhaled, it could cause pneumonia or other breathing problems.
• Keep citronella candles, insect coils and oil products out of reach of pets. If ingested, they can cause stomach irritation and harm the nervous system. If inhaled, oils could cause pneumonia.
• Never use fireworks around your pets. Exposure to lit fireworks can result in severe burns or trauma to the face and paws of curious pets. Even unused fireworks can pose a danger since many of them contain toxic substances, including potassium nitrate, arsenic and other heavy metals. Loud fireworks are no fun for your pets so please resist the urge to take them to fireworks shows on the Fourth of July.
The pastor of McKendree United Methodist Church is Bro. Dave Bailey. The congregation invites anyone to attend their services.
Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and classes assemble at 9:45 a.m.
Morning worship follows. Mrs. Jeannie Alexander teaches the “Annice Orr Class.” Class members are Frances Rowe, Beth and Derrell Shelton, Phillip Alexander, Linda Huskey and Garland Rogers.
Pastor Bailey will soon be starting a new book study on “When Christians Get It Wrong.”
McKendree UMC birthday honorees in June were Emily Burnett on June 20, Will Partlow on June 21, and Hanna Roberts on June 24. Celebrating wedding anniversaries were Rufus and Andryne Penn on June 12, Pick and Mandy Rowe on June 26 and Trey and Sherry Edgil on June 28.
On Monday mornings at 10 a.m. the ladies of the church meet at Falkville Nursing Home for an “old fashioned singing.” Jeanne Alexander plays requests for old hymns and residents always have their favorites ready to call out.
Dave and Sharon Bailey enjoyed serving at the Kairos Prison Ministry Retreat June 16-19. McKendree members pray for those attending and help bake and collect dozens of cookies to share. Pastor Bailey says he always gets a blessing from his participation.
The McKendree Men’s Club enjoyed meeting at the home of Tom Summerford on Smith Lake for their monthly meeting.
A discussion was held on ongoing mission projects. Their wives also enjoyed attending and participating in a cookout and boat rides. Thanks go out to Tom and Tina for their generous hospitality.
Members of Shady Grove Baptist Church express Christian love and prayers for the following military personnel and their families: Brandon Jones and Aaron Money, both in Afghanistan; Jack C. Herbert, John Black, Derek Jones, Lance Brown, Anthony Thomas, Matthew Young, Lee Thompson and Brad Wallace, all in Iraq; Jeffrey Green, Ft. Benning, Ga.; Robert Green, U.S.S. Mason; Josh Fagan, Alaska; and Jeremy White, Virginia.
Shady Grove Baptist Church members remembered deceased members whose birthday were in June.
They are listed as follows: Docia Collins, June 12, 1916 – Sept, 26, 2010; Johnnie Hill, June 16, 1921 – Oct. 26, 2007; Ann Haynes, June 25, 1915 – July 29, 2005; Bluitt Wallace, June 28, 1920 – March 28, 2000; Lillie Bell Dobbins, June 30, 1909 – Nov, 23, 2000.
