Wow, it's the month of June already. Time sure flies.

This month we have FLAG Day on June 14th.

Flag Day - the anniversary of the Flag Resolution of 1777 - was officially established by the Proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on May 30th, 1916. While Flag Day was celebrated in various communities for years after Wilson's proclamation, it was not until August 3rd, 1949, that President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day.
Display the American Flag in honor of this great nation and thank God for our freedom.


FATHERS DAY on the 15th

Ephesians 5:33: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.

Colossians 3:18: Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.

Colossians 3 21: Fathers , do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.

Ephesians 6:1-4: Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother--which is the first commandment with a promise--that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth. Fathers, do not exasperate your children, instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

What Makes A Dad --
God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night,The wisdom of the ages,The power of the eagle's flight,The joy of a morning in spring, The faith of a mustard seed, The patience of eternity, The depth of a family need, Then God combined these qualities, When there was nothing more to add, He knew His masterpiece was complete, And so, He called it ... Dad
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In the United States, the first modern celebration of Fathers Day was held on July 5, 1908 in Fairmont, West Virginia. It was first celebrated as a church service at Williams Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South, now known as Central United Methodist Church. Grace Golden Clayton, who is believed to have suggested the service to the pastor, is believed to have been inspired to celebrate fathers after the deadly mine explosion in nearby Monongah the prior December. This explosion killed 361 men, many of them fathers and recent immigrants to the United States from Italy. Another possible inspiration for the service was Mothers Day, which had been celebrated for the first time two months prior in Grafton, WestVirginia a town about 15 miles away.

Another driving force behind the establishment of the integration of Father's Day was Mrs.Sonora Smart Dodd, born in , Creston Washington. Her father, the Civil war veteran William Jackson Smart, as a single parent reared his six children in Spokane, Washington. She was inspired by 'Anna Jarvis efforts to establish Mother's Day. Although she initially suggested June 5, the anniversary of her father's death, she did not provide the organizers with enough time to make arrangements, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June. The first June Father's Day was celebrated on ,June 19,1910 in Spokane, WA.

President Calvin Coolidge recommended it as a national holiday in 1924. In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made a holiday to be celebrated on the third Sunday of June. The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972, during the presidency of .Richard Nixon.


First day of Summer on the June 20th

Psalm 100:
Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyfull songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his, we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise, give thanks to him and praise his name, for the Lord is good and his love endures forever, his faithfulness continuew through all generations.

The men still meet on Wednesday nights at 6:30 pm in room 205, won't you join us in a time of fellowship.

In His Name
Jack