Category: Spiritual

Robert “Cheta” Hiracheta

Memorial Services for Robert Hiracheta, 53, of Lubbock will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at The Chapel in Broadway Funeral Directors, 1901 Broadway Lubbock, TX 79401. Cremation arrangements were made under the direction of Broadway Funeral…

DeeAnn “Nanner” Stephenson

DeeAnn “Nanner” Stephenson, 50, passed from this life Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, after a lengthy illness. Services will be Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at 10 a.m. in Westview Baptist Church of Slaton with Dr. Kirk Kitchens officiating under the direction…

Memorial Mass Details – Rev Lawrence Hemp

From: FR. JIM MCCARTNEY Re: Rev. Lawrence Hemp It is with great sadness that the Lubbock community takes note of the death of Rev. Lawrence Hemp. Fr. Larry was ordained for service to the Diocese of Amarillo in December of…

PRAYER ON THE SQUARE

by Jessica Kelly Our country, our town, and our children are in need of prayer. Intentional, Christian prayer. I am starting a weekly prayer group, Slaton Prayer on the Square. I will be in the gazebo on the square Tuesday nights at…

Lester E. Ehler

Dr. Lester E. Ehler left for his heavenly home on Sept. 2, 2016, in Vacaville, CA. Les was born Jan. 3, 1946, in Slaton, Texas, the third of seven children of Ervin and Irene Ehler. He was raised on the…

Lucille “Dee Dee”” Caldwell Mullins

Lucille Dee Dee Caldwell Mullins, of Slaton passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, after a brief illness. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Englewood Cemetery with Dr. Cleve Kerby officiating, under the direction of Englunds…

Diana Kay Schuette Sumner

A memorial Mass will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Slaton at 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2016. On the morning of August 28, 2016, Diana passed away at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, OK as a…

Gabriel James Ramos

Rosary Service for Gabriel Ramos, 23, of Slaton, will be Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 at 7 p.m. in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Mass Service will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 in Our Lady of Guadalupe…

CATHOLIC RETREAT – Register Now!

This is an awesome Catholic Retreat for Couples and Individuals! “Celebrating the Year of Mercy” Retreat Come hear the words of Jesus: “If you knew the gift of God!” In 2015, Pope Francis declared the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.…

Steven Hollis Devroe

Steven Hollis Devroe, 42, of Lubbock, passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. He was born in Slaton, Texas, on Sept. 16, 1973, to Jack Dean Jackson and Ella Mac Devroe. He worked for McDonald’s in 2009. He started working at…

KC’s Help with Cooked Meat Sale – Order Now!!

Knights of Columbus #2571, Slaton Cooked Meat Sale Knights will prepare pre-paid orders only of: Brisket (aprx.) 10 lb) $80.00 Pulled Pork (by the pound)  $6.00. lb.  Spare Ribs (rack) $25.00 Chicken (per 2 halves) $10.00 Kelly Beans pinto (by…

Josephine Vargas

Rosary for Josephine Vargas, 65, of Slaton, will be Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in Englunds Chapel. Celebration of Mass Service will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, in Slaton’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic…

Curtis B. Wilke

Curtis B. Wilke, 87, of Wilson, passed away Friday, Aug. 19 , 2016. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, at the St. John Lutheran Church, in Wilson, Texas, with Lay-Minister Tonda Freitag officiating. Graveside services will…

Mary Esther Carmona

Rosary for Esther Carmona, 54, of Slaton, will be Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Celebration of Mass Service will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in Slaton’s Our Lady of Guadalupe…

Jose T. Soto

(Slaton) Rosary Service for Jose “Chako” Torres Soto, 76, of Slaton, will be Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 6:30 P.M. in Englunds Chapel.  Mass Service will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Monday, August 12, 2016 in Our Lady of Guadalupe…

Clara Waugh Rempe

Clara Waugh Rempe passed away at 11:30 p.m. on August, 9 2016 at Slaton Care Center after battling cancer for 11 years. Church service will be Thursday, Aug 11, at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church, Slaton. She was…

Rudy Garcia

 (Slaton) A Memorial Mass Service for Rudy Garcia, 48, of Lubbock will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 12th, 2016 in Slaton’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathloic Church with Rev. Chacko Thadathil, officiating.  Graveside will follow in Peaceful Gardens…

Clint Forrest Davis

(Slaton)  Rosary services for Clint F. Davis, 42, of Slaton will be 6:30 PM Thursday, July 14, 2016 in Englunds Chapel.     Celebration of life service will be 10 AM, Friday, July 15, 2016 in Slaton’s St. Joseph Catholic Church with…

Carlton Wilke

(Slaton) Carlton Wilke, 83, of Wilson, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, July 7, 2016 at the St. John Lutheran Church, in Wilson, TX with Pastor Tonda Freitag officiating. Graveside services will follow…

Glen L. Hartley

Glen L. Hartley, 87, of Slaton, passed away on June 14, 2016. Services will be in Englewood Cemetery on Friday, June 17, 2016 at 10:30 AM, with Steve Campbell officiating. Interment will be in Englewood Cemetery under the direction of…

Delivered!!! 1000 Dozen Cookies by 7am

Mercy Retreat Center received a special delivery at 7am this morning!!!  The Wilson’s of Slaton Bakery delivered 1,000 dozen (12,000) cookies to be used for a special retreat this weekend.  

Willie Pearl Erna Bruckner Kiser

Willie Pearl Erna Bruckner Kiser (Slaton) Willie Pearl Kiser, 93, went to be with her Lord on March 8, 2016, surrounded by her family at the Lampstand Health and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan. Services will be held at Englunds Funeral…

Francisco Ruiz

Francisco Ruiz (Slaton) Rosary for Francisco Ruiz, 93 of Slaton, will be Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 6:30 p.m., in Englunds Chapel.  Funeral Service will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday in Englunds Chapel with Rev. Chacko Thadathil, officiating.  Interment…

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT MERCY RETREAT CENTER

Next week we have Ash Wednesday and preparation for the Men’s ACTS Retreat on Feb 11-14. FEBRUARY CALENDAR of EVENTS Feb. 10 ASH WEDNESDAY Feb. 11-14 ACTS Men’s Retreat Feb. 18-21 EMMAUS Women’s Walk Feb. 26-28 YEAR OF MERCY RETREAT…

Pink Out TONIGHT vs Idalou

This Friday February 5th we will host a Pink out Coaches v Cancer Night v Idalou. Games are at 5:00, 6:30, and 8:00. We will be raising money that night with all proceeds going to the Team Tatum Medical Fund.…

OBITUARY: Louise Brake

Louise Brake (Slaton) Louise Brake, 88 of Slaton passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 2 PM, Saturday, February 6th, 2016, in Hearts Together Church of Christ with Curtis Baker officiating. Graveside services…

OBITUARY: Bobby G. Holley

Bobby G. Holley (Slaton) Bobby Gene Holley, 78, went home to be with his Lord, Monday, February 1, 2016. Chapel Services will be Friday, February 5, 2016 at 10:30 AM in Englunds Chapel with Travis Hart officiating.  Services are under…

Hearing and Believing (Rom 10:14-17)

By: Curtis Baker Early on in our study of Romans, we established “God’s righteous purposes” as one of the primary themes of the letter. Paul said in the 1:16-17 he is “not ashamed of the gospel, because within the gospel…

What Have We Learned So Far? (Rom 9:29-10:8)

By: Curtis Baker Over the last several weeks, we have been trying to follow the apostle Paul through a very difficult series of teachings in Romans chapter nine. In this section, which will go all the way to the end…

Avoiding Two Common Errors by Curtis Baker

By: Curtis Baker Due to the subject manner that Paul addresses in Romans 9-11, I thought it might be appropriate to speak a word of caution. Paul, of course, in Romans 9-11 is dealing with the question of whether God…

Faith…

Have Faith In Me… Be Gentle As A Dove… Repent… My House Has Many Mansions…

The Groanings of Creation (Rom 8:18-27)

By: Curtis Baker In Romans chapter 8, Paul brings us to a thought that is never really repeated anywhere else in scripture. As Paul describes to his readers the gloriousness of our future, and how our present suffering will be…

Is God Unjust? (Rom 9:14-18)

By: Curtis Baker Sometimes reading the apostle Paul is a tricky endeavor. Peter himself once said that Paul’s writings are “sometimes hard to understand,” (2 Peter 3:16) and you can believe if Peter struggled to understand Paul, so will we.…

How Can God Blame Us? (Rom 9:19-29) by Curtis Baker

By: Curtis Baker Having cleared up some things last week that might be mistaken about our understanding of Israel, both ancient and modern, we are now ready to resume Paul’s complicated argument in Romans 9-11. To review very quickly, Paul…

5th Sunday Sing-a-long Change to Sept 7

By Pastor Jo Gay, Sent from my iPhone 5th Sunday Sing-a-long is Changed to the first Sunday September 7 due to labor day First United Methodist Church 405 W Lubbock St Will host At 6:00 pm All special music is…

Dead and Yet Alive (Rom 8:9-17)

By: Curtis Baker  For those of us who are Christians, we live in a strange reality. We are dead, and yet, we are still alive. Or more accurately, we are dying, but death will not be the last word. How…

Sept 25 See You At The Pole

Students, Parents & Teachers of St Joseph School, Southland and Slaton Public School Campuses voluntarily gathered for a time of prayer around the Flag Pole at their school.

The Nature of Temptation

By: Curtis Baker  One of the most riveting scenes in scripture comes in the first three chapters of the book of Genesis.  After God had created the world with the power of his Word he looked out over that world…

Sausage Festival Details – Oct 19 & 21

44 Years of the Best Wurst in Texas! Saturday, October 19th SALE – SAUSAGE BY THE POUND, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Regular Sausage $4.75/lb., Jalapeno Sausage: $5.50/lb., Habanero Sausage: $6.25/lb. Cash, checks, and cards accepted! Cash and check preferred.…

Mark Heinrich – Chairs Red Mass

Texas Supreme Court Justice, Phil Johnson, will be the keynote speaker at the Diocese of Lubbock Red Mass.  Slaton local, Mark Heinrich, is the chair person for the committee. More Details – Click Here

Micah: What Does God Require of Us?

By: Curtis Baker One of our favorite genre’s of television is the court room drama.  Whether one goes all the way back to the classic Perry Mason series or gets absorbed in the more recent dramas of Law and Order,…

HELP! – An Appeal for the New Kids Cafe

by Curtis Baker This week I would like to take a break from our normal Bible study to make an exciting announcement for our community.  You may recall that for several years we had a program in Slaton called the…

Buy A Brick Support Memorial Garden

The First United Methodist Church held the dedication of their New Memorial Garden.  The church community invites the public to visit  and see the beautiful exhibit of bricks dedicated to the church community.  You may also purchase a brick to…

As One With Authority (Matt 7:28-29)

By: Curtis Baker Having finished Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, I want to write one more article on the last two verses of Matthew chapter seven.  If you have a Bible where the words of Jesus are…

WSSP 414 Cases of Food for Snacks

The Weekend Snack Sack Program appreciates all that participated in the food pickup August 23, 2013 from the South Plains Food Bank.  The group loaded 414 cases of food, which will be sacked & distributed to Stephen F. Austin &…

Jonah: A Story for Adults, Pt 2

By: Curtis Baker In our last study together we left Jonah on the sea shore after he had been vomited up by the great fish. If you recall, all of this came about because Jonah tried to flee from God.…

Building Our House on the Rock (Matt 7:24-27)

By: Curtis Baker This week we come to the final few verses of Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. For the last nine months we have walked carefully through this sermon and saw what Jesus had to teach…

Priests Study & Learn at Mercy Retreat Center

Priests from the Catholic Diocese gather at Mercy Retreat Center for their final class on Good Leaders Good Shepherds.  Bishop Placido Rodriguez of Lubbock and Lawrence Hyde, Former VP of American Motor Corporation, also attended the event. …More about Lawrence…

The Narrow and Wide Gates (Matt 7:13-14)

By: Curtis Baker This week we enter the final turn in our study of the Sermon on the Mount. The bulk of Jesus’ ethical teaching on what a “blessed” life in the Kingdom of God looks like is largely finished.…

Ministerial Alliance Reaches Out

by Curtis Baker The Ministerial Alliance of Slaton met for their first meeting for the 2013-2014 school year and discussed plans for several areas of joint ministry in our community.  The Alliance was blessed to have as their special guest,…

VIDEO: A School Teacher’s Perspective

by Mark Allen Meurer Karen Hybner is working on her Masters Degree.  One of her projects was to put together an animated video.  Karen showed me her video.  The short message was very powerful.  I encourage you to take a…

Volunteers Needed – Weekend Snack Program

by Lynette Swanner I hope you all are having a great week.  Just wanted to touch base and let you all know where we stand on the upcoming school year. First off, we have the food order placed, & will be…

Ask, Seek, Knock(Matt 7:7-12)

By: Curtis Baker At the end of our discussion last week, we raised the question of how we can affect change in others who do things that we know to be wrong.  In the first six verses of Matthew 7,…

Jonah: A Story for Adults

By: Curtis Baker One of my favorite childhood memories is the year we got to enter the big fish during our Vacation Bible School. We had a number of very creative people in my home congregation, and during that particular…

Generosity Over Judgment (Matt 7:1-6)

By Curtis Baker This week we come into the third and final chapter of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.  Jesus has just finished a section of teaching at the end of Matthew six where he warned us not to try…

Do Not Be Anxious (Matt 6:19-24)

by Curtis Baker (email) Having addressed the potential competition that money and physical things can pose to our relationship with God, Jesus now teaches us something that is absolutely fundamental if our lives are not going to be driven by…