MY MINISTRY SCHEDULE—

IN THE YEAR 2025…

January 20 (Monday) 5 to 7 pm, I’ll be with Brooklyn First Baptist Church (16 miles below Hattiesburg MS on US 49) for a FAMILY EVENT.  Drawing and speaking.  Pastor is Brother Taylor Lindeman.  (Weather permitting)

January 21 (Tuesday) West Lincoln Elementary (Brookhaven).   12:30 pm  Angel Maxwell, teacher.   Drawing a couple of classes of third graders.

January 22 (Wednesday)  North Pike Elementary, Summit, Ms.  Whitney Campbell.     9 am.

January 23 (Thursday) Clinton Park Elementary, Clinton, MS. Melanie Hurt Brashier, teacher. 8 am

January 24 (Friday) Vicksburg, MS drawing for Shannon Bagley’s homeschoolers. River City Cooperative.  10 am.

January 27 (Monday) Grenada, MS 9 am  Christian school  120 students. Kim McWhorter, teacher  — At lunch, I’m meeting with some local pastors at a restaurant.  Will sketch them.

January 28 (Tuesday) Newton County Elementary in Decatur, MS.  Beth Jenkins, art teacher  8 am

January 29 (Wednesday) Decatur, MS  Newton Co Elementary.  8:30 am  Mrs. Beckwith, teacher  two classes

January 30 (Thursday)  Morton Elementary School, Morton, MS.  Will try to do all five of the classes.  Julie Mahaffey, teacher.  8:30 am

January 31 (Friday)  Bertha has an appointment with the cardiologist in the morning.

–In the afternoon, here in Madison MS at “Magnolia Speech School.”  Kelanie Farmer. 12:30 pm

————————————————————————————–AND THAT’S ALL OF JANUARY!!!!  Whew!

February 2 (Sunday) York Baptist Church, York, AL.  Pastor Leon Ballard.  I’ll be drawing during SS (9:30 on) and preaching at 11 am.  (My friend Michael Perry is pastoring the York United Methodist Church, and they’re combining services that day.  I’ll draw people throughout SS (9:30 to 11) and then they’re serving lunch.  Will probably draw people at the lunch also.)

February 4 (Tuesday) drawing for Mannsdale Upper Elementary School (Hope Marsh) at her Art Club.  2:30 pm

February 6 (Thursday) drawing at Mendenhall High School for Rhoda Benton’s art classes.  10:20  am

February 9 teach SS.  Leviticus 9 “Separation”

February 11 6 pm Crossgates Baptist Church, Brandon, MS  I’m doing the valentine’s banquet for the seniors.  Will arrive by 5:30 and begin sketching.  Laurie Schuler

February 13 Thursday   Seeing Dr Glover, my endocrinologist.  9 am

February 21 (Friday) Meridian MS   Clarkdale Elementary School on Hwy 145 So.  Teacher Janice Breazeale.  9:30 am

March 2 Teach SS  I Peter 1 “Our inheritance”

March 10 (Monday)  Bertha and I have our annual checkups with our family physician.

March 14-15 (Friday-Saturday) NOBTS Foundation Board, New Orleans  (Uncertain if we will attend)

March 16 (Sunday)  Pulpit supply at Centreville (MS) Baptist Church.  10:45 am.  Gaylin Fuller, pastor.

March 23  Sunday   Teach SS I Peter 2 “Our Witness”

–That Sunday afternoon from 4 to 7, will be drawing at FBC Ridgeland MS (near where we live) for a church event.  Dr. Mark Byrd, pastor.

March 24-26 (Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday) Leake County Baptist associational seniors revival.  At FBC Carthage, MS.  Dr. Jay Cook, leader.  Daily at 11 am.

March 28 (Friday) celebrating (ha!) my birthday.  Number 85.  Oh my. This is getting serious.

April 1 Tuesday Speaking/drawing for the seniors at FBC Tuscaloosa, AL

April 4-6 Friday-Sunday First Baptist Church of Atmore, AL.  Deacons’ meeting and then preaching for the Sunday morning service.  Sketching people also.

April 7 Monday Brookhaven (MS) ministers conference.  David Williams, AMS

April 15 (Tuesday) In New Orleans drawing for the accounting firm of Bourgeois Bennett.  At the invitation of Larry Holmes (my CPA and great friend).  From 9 am to noon.

–Then, same day, in the afternoon will be sketching young people who are part of a home-school group in New Orleans.  1:30 pm.  Maggie Retz Tastet.

April 16 (Wednesday) 10 am Doing a C/T scan (annual cancer checkup)

April 17 (Thursday) 9:30 appointment with Eye doctor

May 3-4 (Saturday-Sunday) Clarksdale, MS.  Oakhurst Baptist Church.  Greg Bowers, pastor.  Saturday night, banquet for seniors. and preach for the church Sunday morning.

May 12-14 (Monday-Wednesday) Senior revival at Northbrook Baptist in Cullman, AL  10:30 am daily.  Keith Warden, pastor

May 18 (Sunday evening) a wedding here in Madison MS.  I’ll be drawing at the reception.  I’ve known the bride since she was a child.

First weekend of June.  I’m participating in the annual “Southern Christian Writers Conference” in Birmingham, AL.  Chery Sloan Wray, director.  I’ll be sketching nonstop and leading a conference titled “From Blog to Book.”

June 28  Drawing for a wedding in Hammond, LA at The Vine Church.  I’ve known the bride almost all her life.

September 6-7 (Saturday and Sunday)  Hot Springs, Arkansas.  Dr. Dennis Phelps pastors Coronado Baptist in Hot Springs Village.  Working with the association, on Saturday we will have a deacons’ “encouraging and equipping” event, and then I will preach for the church both Sunday morning and evening.

September 30 Doctor’s appointment

October 4 Saturday Community Festival in Brookhaven, MS. I’ll be drawing at the  booth for Easthaven Baptist Church.  “Ole Brook Festival”

October 5 (Sunday) Reserved for a Brookhaven church

October 6-7 (Monday-Tuesday)  Trinity Baptist in Lake Charles, LA. Pastor David Rose.  Ministering to pastors and seniors.

October 19 Sunday morning  preaching/drawing at Broadway Baptist Church, Rainsville, AL.  Pastor Kevin McCreless.  Two morning services.

–Sunday evening  DeKalb Baptist (Alabama) Association’s annual meeting.  Rainsville, AL.   Keith Wrenn, AMS.  Schedule:  3 pm business meeting.  worship from 4 to 5.  5 to 6 is a mission fair.

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