There's no particular reason most of us would have noticed. She did not produce a top-ten pop song or write a best-selling novel, or star in a blockbuster movie. She didn't achieve high political office or make a scientific discovery. She was 92 years old at her death. A quiet, chaste, simple soul, her eyesight profoundly impaired, who lived alone. Very much alone. She was the last surviving member of her religious body, the Beguines, a lay religious movement in which women lived in communities dedicated to prayer, useful service and chastity. The movement seems to have begun and spread almost spontaneously, particularly in the Low Countries of Western Europe, beginning in the twelfth or thirteenth century.

The folks at Neave United Methodist Church cordially invite you to attend our annual Homecoming event, Sunday, May 26, 2013. Sunday school will begin at 10 a.m. and worship services at 11 a.m. A potluck mean will be served at noon in the basement of the church. After lunch we will be blessed by the music of "On Solid Ground." Program planned by our lay leader Betty Pugh. Come celebrate and remember.

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There is general agreement among Christians that the Bible is true, though sorting out what that means precisely could take up several volumes. We sometimes fail to realize, however, that the Bible is also real, a fact that could help us interpret it better.

This thought came to mind with particular force recently while I was listening to a wonderful sermon by the Reverend Glen Bell, senior pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Sarasota, Florida. Glen was preaching on the Gospel text, John 12: 1-8, in which Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, anointed the feet of Jesus with a pound of costly perfume. (Click here for audio of the sermon.)

Fairlane Baptist Church will be having revival services April 11-14. Services will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and a time of  regular worship a 11 a.m., Sunday. Leading the services will be Rev. Richard Collins. He is a former youth minister at Fairlane, former pastor at Piner and now a full time evangelist and missionary. In the past year Rev. Collins has been to Zimbabwe, Malawi and Liberia. He also did mission work in Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.

It is our hope that you can join us for one or more of these services. We believe that you will be inspired by both the messages of Rev. Collins and the special music that will be presented.

Fairlane is located at 12898 Herringer Road, just off US 27, south of Grants Lick. Hope to see you there April 11-14 for a time of Spring renewal.

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