If you have ever wanted to ask a couple how they have successfully stayed married for many decades, then this story is for you. In our column a few weeks ago, you read a story from Doug and Joan, who ...

This SCTrinity. Readings will be from Genesis 28:10– 17, Ephesians 4:22–28 and Matthew 9:1–8. Jesus’ incarnation secures life, forgiveness, healing The Lord does not require us to ascend to Him; in me...

American author of children’s fiction, Dan Gutman was born Oct. 19, 1955 in New York, N.Y. At the age of 12, his father left the family. Dan graduated from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. wi...

“It is far easier to forgive an enemy after you’ve got even with him,” wrote Olin Miller. Of Eleanor Roosevelt, Ralph McGill wrote: “She got even in a way that was almost cruel. She forgave them.” Tho...

Second Baptist Church Second Baptist Church has resumed services. It is our prayer at Second Baptist Church that anyone who does not know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior will come and discover h...

29th Sunday (A) (Is. 45: 1-6/1 Thes. 1: 1-5/Mt. 22: 15- 21) Many times in our lives as Christians we are faced with difficult decisions to make. But we have been given an inner voice to guide us, name...

First United Methodist Church 8th & Seminole Streets - Okmulgee www.fumcokmulgee.org The First United Methodist Church invites you to join us this coming Sunday morning. Traditional worship service be...

This Sunday (October 11th) is the Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity. Readings will be from Deuteronomy 10:12–21, 1 Corinthians 1:1–9 and Matthew 22:34–46 In Life and Death, Christ Fulfills the Law of Go...

28th Sunday (A) The historical context of the Parable on Sunday is quite clear. The first people to be invited to the wedding banquet, but they refused, stood for the Jews. Those from the ‘crossroads’...

This Sunday, Oct. 4 is the 17th Sunday after Trinity. Readings will be from Proverbs 25:6– 14, Ephesians 4:1–6 and Luke 14:1–11 Whoever Humbles Himself will be Exalted “Do not put yourself forward in ...

27th Sunday (A) God’s relationship with people is at the heart of both the first reading and the Gospel we hear today, but there is a difference. In Isaiah, destruction comes to the vineyard; in the G...

This Sunday (September 27th) is the Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity. Readings will be from 1 Kings 17:17– 24, Ephesians 3:13–21 and Luke 7:11– 17. Jesus Calls forth Life from Death A large funeral proc...

26th Sunday (A) In the Secret Life of Bees, August, an older woman, is talking about “the problem with people” to Lily, a younger woman who has run away from an abusive father. Lily has said that peop...

HENRYETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Breakfast Wednesday, Sept. 23 – Sausage, Biscuit, Juice and Milk Thursday, Sept. 24 – Cereal, Fresh Strawberries, Apple and Milk Friday, Sept. 25 – Breakfast Burrito, Juice an...

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time What is a just wage? We might say it is proportionate to the amount of work performed, but in today’s parable we learn that God’s view of a just wage is high above our hum...

HENRYETTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Breakfast Wednesday, Sept. 16 – Pancake on a Stick, Orange, Juice and Milk Thursday, Sept. 17 – Yogurt, Graham Crackers, Apple and Milk Friday, Sept. 18 – NO SCHOOL Monday, Se...

This Sunday, Sept. 13 is the 14TH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. The readings will be from Proverbs 4:10–23, Galatians 5:16–24 and Luke 17:11–19 The Cry of Faith: Lord, Have Mercy The ten lepers cried out from...

24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) The theme of this Liturgy this Sunday is clear and straight forward. Jesus tells his people and then us: You must forgive others if you wish God to forgive us. We know...

WILSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Breakfast Wednesday, Sept. 9 – Cereal, Omelet with Toast, Juice and Milk Thursday, Sept. 10 – Cereal, Donut, Fruit and Milk Friday, Sept. 11 – Virtual School Monday, Sept. 14 – C...

Okmulgee Indian Baptist Church Okmulgee Indian Baptist Church will hold a revival Sept. 7-13, beginning at 7 p.m. The meal will be at 6 p.m. each day of the revival. Pastors scheduled to speak are: Da...