The beginning of the holiday season started this past week with a covering of snow and freezing temperatures! On Sunday Nov. 24, the Ministerial Alliance of Watonga hosted the annual Community Thanksgiving dinner at the Foley Building at the County Fairgrounds. Many of our local churches, both ministers and members, provided the food, cooked, and served the homemade meal, including the Oasis Church, First United Methodist Church, Christian Church, First Baptist Church, New Hope Baptist Church, Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, and the Nazarene Church. If I've neglected to mention any church by name, please forgive me. Pastor Steve Davis from the Methodist Church gave a short sermon, and we were treated to some beautiful Christian music by Matt Giles and his wife, and from Doug Jackson and his daughter. Applemarket donated 25 turkeys for the dinner. Around 175 people showed up in spite of the cold snowy weather. The attendance shows us the need in our community, and those who worked on providing the dinner deserve a big "thank you" for their Christian spirit.
Today is Thanksgiving Day. It will be filled with football, family, friends and lots of food for most people. Let us be thankful for the blessings in our lives, not just today but every day of the year. Let us be thankful that there are people who care about others. Let us be civil in our conversations and discussions about local and world events even if we don't agree with one another. And most of all, it is my prayer that we can all be kind to each other. HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY to all!
/Linda
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