New Bishop Talbert Leads California Nevada United Methodist Church
Bishop Melvin G. Talbert, former Seattle area bishop, becomes episcopal leader for about 95,000 members and 381 churches in the California Nevada Annual Conference. He will also serve four years as secretary of the Council of Bishops from San Francisco, overseeing northern California and northern Nevada. He has held multiple church leadership roles and is married to Ethelon Douglas with one daughter, Evangeline.
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Melvin G. Talbert
Seattle
California-Nevada
United Methodist Church
Council of Bishops
Episcopal
San Francisco
Talbert
General Commission On Christian Unity
United Methodist
National Council of Churches
United Methodist General Commission On
World Methodist Council
General Board of Discipleship
California
Tennessee
Ethelon Douglas
Evangeline
KCEOC Lunch Menu Through September
The menu lists weekday meals from Wednesday September 7 to Tuesday September 13 served at KCEOC. Items include pork steak, beef dishes, turkey pot pie, ham with honey glaze, enchiladas, and sides such as vegetables, breads, fruit, and desserts with margarine and milk.
United Methodist Barbecue Slated by Shafter Church
Shafter United Methodist Church schedules its annual barbecue for September 25 with food served from 4:20 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 350 W Lerdo. Dixieland Band entertainment features Gary Ingle and others. Deep pit BBQ meat beans salad rolls or tortillas cake and drinks. Tickets are 6 for adults and 3 for children with contact Janet Bongberg Stockton at 746-2824.
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Shafter ‘United Methodist Church
W. Lerdo Hi Entertainment
Dixieland Band
Gary Ingle
Kelly Bergen
Randy Toews
Dave Silliman
Mike Anderson
Mark Reppert
Jake Hable
Janet Bongberg Stockton
Fall class registration at Shafter district offers cake and candy courses
The Shafter Recreation and Park District opens a cake decorating class from Sept 8 to Oct 13, 7 to 9 p.m., at the W.C. Walker Senior Center with Vada Miller as instructor. Signups are on the first class day with a $25 fee plus supplies. A candy making class is being planned for a Saturday. Sue Andersons Desparado Debs registers Sept 7, 4 to 6 p.m. at the same center, with age appropriate classes listed and Tulare Ave. contact 746-3303.
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Shafter Recreation and Park District
W.C. Walker
Vada Miller
Recreation District
Sue Anderson
W.C Walker
Tulare Ave
Shafter Woman's Club to Host Membership Reception
Shafter Woman's Club invites all women to a membership reception on Wednesday September 14 at 7 p.m. Dessert coffee and punch will be served. President Sylvia Cummings outlines a year of "Love and Laughter" with a full executive board including Janzen Valdez Watson Walker and Gloeckler. The group meets monthly at 11 30 a.m. at the Shafter Veterans Hall with differing themes each month.
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Shafter-Woman's-Club
Woman's Club
Sylvia Cummings
Jan Janzen
Susan Valdez
Wanda Watson
Luciel Walker
Edna Gloeckler
Shafter Veterans Hall
Call Cummings
The Pleasure of Work and Life Balance Reflections
A column ponders balancing work and pleasure, contrasting endless chores with the rewards of productive effort. It cites Genesis 1 28 and Psalm 139, argues work defines not worth, and urges control over labor. The piece blends laundry tips with a call to readers to share methods to make work more enjoyable.
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God
P.O. bin A
Shafter
Apostle Peter portrayal to be presented at Shafter church
A portrayal of the Apostle Peter by evangelist Fred McWhorter will be staged at the Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church on September 10 1988 at 6 30 p m The event at 17898 Poplar Avenue Shafter features McWhorter a Texas based minister who has conducted Peter and Paul portrayals for years with his wife Donna Also linked to The Great Passion Play Eureka iglaw the couple bring a personal format aimed at touching hearts through Christ as seen in Peters walk and ministry
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Apostle Peter
Shafter Seventh-day Adventist Church
Poplar Avenue
Shafter
Fred McWhorter
Gonzales
Tex
Fred
Lubbock
Corpus Christi
Horatio, Ark
Apostle Paul
Apostle
Christ
His
Donna
Eureka Iglaw
New Holy Land
Every Day Is Special Birthdays and Anniversaries
Calendar notes list birthdays and anniversaries from September 7 to September 12. Names include Wahna Rollins Khoo Victor Link Brad Wiedmann Beth Schmidt Jodi Olsen Clara Lockridge Susie Ogle H B Cooper Mryde Brinsfield John Hanshew Layton Elsie Weidenbach Sandy Westbrook Larry Preston Art Kadel Audrey Wisner Gary Pat Wilson Jerry Sandy Cortez Sybie Mann Holliman Harlow Jansen Ruth Millwee Skylar Molina Nick Nusz Karen Sperling Gretchen Kirk Dave Thompson Stan Askew Vernon Scott Shirley Wood Rich Fabrice Mary Louise Zachary Jimmy Ryan Harold Mann Marty Susie Ogle.
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Wahna Rollins
Ibe Khoo
Victor Link
Brad Wiedmann
Beth Schmidt
Jodi Olsen
Clara Lockridge
Susie Ogle
H.B. Cooper
Mryde Brinsfield
John Hanshew
Layton
Elsie Weidenbach
Sandy Westbrook
Larry Preston
Art Kadel
Audrey Leigh Wisner
Gary
Pat Wilson
Jerry
Sandy Cortez
Sybie Mann
Holliman
Harlow Jansen
Ruth Millwee
Skylar Molina
Nick Nusz
Karen Sperling
Gretchen Kirk
Dave Thompson
Stan Askew
Vernon Scott
Shirley Wood
Rich Fabrice
Mary Louise Zachary
Jimmy Ryan
Harold Mann
Marty
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KCEOC
Shafter Women’s Club
W. Lordo Hwy
Larry Cluff
Msgr
John A. Delany
SDA
Congregational Church of
Independent Evangelical
Mike Kotria
E. Tulare Ave
Pastor Lyle Cunningham
Cendey Sopot Saas
Erenth
Mennonite Brethren Church
N. Kern Street
Shafter Free Will Baptist Church
Free Will Christian Academy
Pastor Dean Long
Valley Bible
Don Ott
Michael W. Smith
Asoc
Menno Schellenberg
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