By LORETTA FULTON The weather was perfect–for a steaming bowl of chili. And there was plenty of that Saturday, Feb. 16, in the Open Door Community Garden sponsored by Aldersgate United Methodist Church. The day began with working in the garden, tilling and trimming in advance of spring planting. Church members, neighbors, and a group of McMurry University students turned
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Editor’s Note: Mayor Anthony Williams will be guest speaker for the Jan. 23 meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The meeting, open to the public, will begin at 11:45 a.m. at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange St. Lunch is by donation. By LORETTA FULTON Martin Luther King Jr. was admired as a great orator, and many of his
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For 20 years, a group of faithful folks has showed up every Thursday at Hendrick Hospice Care to sing to patients and their families. Click the link below to read Loretta Fulton’s story in the Spiritual Life section of the Dec. 29th issue of the Reporter-News. https://www.reporternews.com/story/life/faith/2018/12/28/singers-share-music-and-love-each-week-abilene-hospice/2415040002/
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By LORETTA FULTON If anyone understands just how healing it can be to have a free place to stay while undergoing cancer treatment, it’s Norlene Gleaton. Gleaton, who lives in Early, is a five-year survivor of breast cancer, having undergone treatment at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. She joked that she now owns Baylor and LaQuinta after having to
Read moreBy DANNY MINTON You’re in a dark room. You take a match and strike it. You can hold the match on the end and watch as it slowly burns down to almost the tips of your fingers and then, as it nears the end, blow it out. At that point, the match is blackened and useless never to be used
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By LORETTA FULTON It felt and looked more like Christmas Day than Thanksgiving Day, with the temperature hovering around 55 and the sky gray and wintry, but it didn’t matter. The first Thanksgiving Day dinner served in the Aldersgate United Methodist Church community garden was a success. All it took was an exchange between a church member helping host
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Dr. Sandra Hazelip, a world traveler, was honored Nov. 9 at Hillcrest Church of Christ for her numerous trips to one particular spot on the globe, Zambia. Hazelip and her good friend, Ellie Hamby, who spends part of the year each year helping with the Namwianga Zonal Health Center in Zambia, plan to go around the world in 80 days
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Looking for a different kind of Thanksgiving with the opportunity to make new friends? Aldersgate United Methodist Church is hosting an unusual Thanksgiving Day meal. It will begin at 4:30 p.m. in the church’s Open Door Community Garden, located at the corner of Amarillo and South 19th streets. Guests are asked to bring a dish to share. The church’s associate
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You know Thanksgiving is just around the corner with the annual Mission: Thanksgiving is announced by Love & Care Ministries. The 20th annual event will be held 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, in the drive-through parking lot of Arrow Ford, 4001 S. First St. At the same time, a similar Mission: Thanksgiving will be held at the Merkel and Clyde
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