T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Message from Bishop Lowry
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Message from Mike Ford, Conference Lay Leader
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Memorial Service: A Service of Remembrance
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Monday, June 10th, 2:00 pm Arlington Convention Center
Retirement Service: A Service of Recognition
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Tuesday, June 11th, 3:10 pm Arlington Convention Center
Sending Forth: A Service of Covenant and Confirmation of Appointments
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Wednesday, June 12th, 3:00 pm Arlington Convention Center
There will be a Sacred Space for prayer and reflection throughout the annual conference in the Super Bowl II room of the Sheraton Hotel.
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An interpreter for the hearing impaired is located near the front of the worship area. If you need assistance, please ask an usher.
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*Call to Worship
from Romans 8:26-27
Rev. Yvonne Coon
The congregation will read the bold text
The Spirit comes to help when we’re weak,
When we don’t even know what to pray.
The one who searches hearts knows how the Spirit thinks,
Because he pleads for the saints.
*Opening Hymn
"For All the Saints," UMH 711, verses 1, 2, 5, and 6
A Litany of Praise and Remembrance
Dr. Clifton Howard
The congregation will read the bold text
We give joyful thanks that for God’s faithful people,
Life is lived but never lost.
We praise God for those who have lived well, served faithfully, and loved much.
We praise God for the memories that flood over us in this moment.
We are grateful for the difference their service has made,
And grateful for an opportunity to offer love to their families.
Heaven is yearning to give them new life.
We praise the God of Heaven, our God of hope.
Anthem
“Heaven Song,” arr. P. Wickham
Scripture
Romans 8:18-25
Rev. Louis Carr
Message
The Naming of the Saints
Dr. Randy Wild
After each name is read and a bell is tolled, the congregation will respond with:
“Thank you, Lord, for this, your servant.”
Clergy
Clergy Spouses
Roy Jerden Davis
Gilbert Lee Ferrell
John Calvin Johnson
Roderick Fred Miles, Sr.
Barbara Ann Moffitt-Elliott
Walter Thomas Ridlehuber
J.W. Sellers
Norman Lee Suggs
Boyce Arnold Vardiman
Anna Marie Saladino Brooks
Louellyn Pennington Duncan
Edward Herman Geisel, Jr.
Elizabeth Marguerite Reese Glenn
Alyce Roberta Gay Goff
Patsy Jo Wade Grubb
Lizzie M. Rucker
Bonnie R. Boren Shelley
Hoyt Lee Stevens
The congregation may be seated at the end of the readings of the names.
We also honor the life and ministry of Bishop Ben Chamness
for his many years of faithful leadership to the Central Texas Conference.
The Naming of the Saints
Dr. Lisa Neslony
Lay members from all of our Central Texas Conference churches have been remembered during the annual meetings of their respective District Conferences. Memorial books with the names of those lay members from each district are present
at the altar this morning.
As the name of each district is called, the members of that district will stand as they are able. After the name of the district is read and a bell is tolled, the entire congregation will respond with:
“Thank you, Lord, for these, your servants.”
The members of that district may then be seated.
Central District | East District | New Church Start District North District | South District | West District
*Hymn of Hope
"It Is Well with My Soul," UMH 377
Central District
AUSTIN AVENUE Bonnie Hoge Charles Latham, Sr. Sharon Mansfield Patsy McCollum Gene Reid Eddie Thompson Ione Thompson Juanita Tompkins Murray Watson Patty Williams BLOOMING GROVEWanda Jean Hinkle Gerald Seth McSpadden
CAYOTE
Valeria Whitney
CENTRAL
Joyce Arnold
James Edward Burris Wendell Odell Davis Homer Glen Dickenson Henrietta J. Fowler Charles H. Hill Vivien Hollingsworth Fred Holtman Donald R. Mayo, Sr. Dixie L. Moore Ettie Norwood
Coyt Eugene “Gene” Phillips Ann Staas
James Patrick “Pat” Stroman Sheila Webb CHINA SPRING CLIFTON Charlie Clark May Cosper Danny Dietiker Bert Downing H.T. Nichols COGDELL MEMORIAL Freda Bates Jack Bates Leo Bradshaw Margaret Palmer Polly Reeves Sandra Woodall COOLIDGE
Veta Ruth Hancock Billy Waldrop CORSICANA Jake Allen Jane Batton Ray Carroll, Sr. Rudy Carroll Lanny Coble Bud Coursey, Sr. Patrick Cunningham Norma Cuviello Gene McLain LaVerne Meyers Maxine Montfort Perry Murphy Judi Prater Sue Reid Jerry Rozelle Louise Stough COVINGTON
Mary Ann Allison Mary Whittington
DAWSON
Buel Lee Hagle Lynn Matthews
Charles “Lum” Renfro
DRESDEN Judy Bonner Sallie Cunningham EUREKA Dorothy Boyd Don Raymond FROST Charles Harris Jane Ross GROESBECK Don Driscoll David Hewitt HEWITT Jim Aust Berry Hester Wallace Lavender Eric Nix
Hal Warren Pledger Len Sherwood Richard Spitzer
HILLSBORO
Betty DeWitt Roy Turney Fowler Sue Hale
Willie Loyce Morgan
HUBBARD
Mildred Brustrom Alice Ruth McClain Earl Phillips ITASCA James Lewis Peggy Looney KERENS Johnny McClure KING MEMORIAL Pattie Cabe Sue Hembree Cecelia Jenkins Gwen Jones Lola Peacock Don Reed KOPPERL Jenelle Murry LAKE SHORE
Henry Matthew “Hal” Erickson Laura Waller LAKESIDE Carolyn English Avery Hughes Jay Suggs LAKEVIEW
Mary Alice Barnes Della Davis
Raymond Younger
LEBANON
Central District
(cont’d) LINE STREET Frances Craig Ann Reese Leona Rodgers Richard Strickland LORENA William Woody MART Sue DavisMichael Bruce Griffin Ray Nell Lewis Laura Waller Carroll Webb MCGREGOR Don Kruse Frank Stich Mike Turner Coleen Warren MERIDIAN
Kathryn Ann Autry Mary Jones PERRY CHAPEL Earl Booker PLEASANT GROVE Diane Jacobs Ruth Neal SPARKS MEMORIAL Alma Angle John Brown ST. LUKE – CORSICANA Bill Goodrich
Verna Mae Keathley
THORNTON
Edna Earle Rhodes
WACO
Richard “Ken” Bates Steve Brown
Juanita “Nita” Carswell Norma Cuviello
Marilyn Dodd James DuBois Joan Dugger Ruth Erickson Penny Long Forrest Mary E. Grote
James “Jerry” Herring
WACO (cont’d)
Mary Ivy John McDowell
Dorothy “Jan” McLaughlin Elizabeth “Betty” Morrow Larry Nering
Ann Parks Jim H. Patton Billie Pearson Hal Warren Pledger
Willadeen Reeves “Billie” Purvis Kyle Ray Warren Rudolph Robert J. Scott, Jr. M.T. “Edith” Shelburne Susan Smith Harold Tate Doris Torrence Charles B. Turner Jeff Welch WESLEY – WACO Theora Davis Detra Jackson WEST
John Paul Enders
East District
ALVARADO FIRSTAmanda Kirkland Carey Donnie Moore
ARLINGTON FIRST
Peggy Abell Jeanne Clemons James "Ottie" Cribbs Lillie Couch Joan Cowan Bridget Davis Carol Davis Virginia Deering Sarah Francis Bette Edson Jane Elliott John Erickson M.D. George Helen Green Robin Hall Cassie Holmes Jane Irwin Paulina Jones Roland Jones Paul Kidd Billie Kleebauer Rich Kruse J.B. Manning David McDonald Dorothea Moore Betty Parker Phil Porter Ethel Reeder Helen Ricketts Winifred Seaman Rev. Norman Suggs Libby Swaim Jane Thomas Kay Turner Betty Ward Nicholas Warren Miles Welch
Gene "Zach" Wilkinson
ARLINGTON ST. ANDREW’S Dan Smith ARLINGTON TRINITY B.C. Cooley Claudia Damschroder Marlene Daugherty Joe Ellis Jeanne Geran Suzie Hall Elaine Hewett David Hopkins Worth Jackson Ray Jenkins Tom Jones
Evelyn Yvonne Kincaid Cris Lester Jim Lindh Carol Lingard Rowland Lollar Jo McElroy Marilyn Miner Walter Moore Dan Moorhead Ivan Phillips Bill Reeves Marcie Shaw Dee Shilling BARDWELL Anne Ditto BEDFORD FIRST Bill Beckum Paul Henke Juanita Hutsell Ralph Parker Walter Thomas Jim Wooden BRISTOL Evelyn McGlaughlin Sally Rehbein
Myrtle Faye Sparkman
BRITTON Frances Holdeman Virginia Shipman CAMPUS DRIVE Lawrence Walker CITY POINT Juanita Bond Frances Dixon Don Hamilton Betty Kedy Ronnie Martin Lilli Rodrigues Jo Ann Smith Lucas Taylor COLLEYVILLE FIRST Barbara Donnelly Faye Easterling Alvord Easterling John Edwards Jeanne Gackenbach Martha Nell Havenstrite Craig Hodges James Owens Bob Tuttle COMMUNITY OF HOPE Frances Holdeman DAVIS MEMORIAL Clydia Askew Mary Johnson Arlene Smith EPWORTH Beverly Carpenter Nadine Colwell Bill Davis Nadine Lee Evva Morris Dick Sharpe Dolores Wellock EULESS FIRST James H. Fuller Jim Gathings Mac Ledbetter Robert McMillon Richard Morrow
EULESS TONGAN FIRST
East District
(cont’d.)FERRIS FIRST
Edna Earl Calvin Joe Chapman Troy Hazard Lynn Wright
FERRIS HEIGHTS
Mary Skipper
FORT WORTH ST. ANDREWS
Mary Ellen Blakemore Alma Dupree Bruton Majorie J. Crenshaw Donna Hughes Adelene James Dexter Lauray Jones Bertha Reynolds
Clarence Melvin Robinson
GOOD SHEPHERD
Michael Allen Airheart Dena Bryant
Eddie Geisel Margie Glassie Harold Patterson Candi Stuard Prim Ruthie Puckett Ann Marie Smith Bette Stines Audrey Young GRAPEVINE FIRST Phil Barber Jane Emery Jeff Folkes Marie Ford
Mary Jane Harper George Hicks Donna Jordan Janelle McDaniel Ginny Middleton Dorothy Puder Sandra Sutton Julie White Donnis Whitmire Leslie Wollpert HURST FIRST Chuck Allen Vikki Anderson Chris Baab Bobbie Badger Kathryn Beard Emma Lu Benson Sharon Brawley
HURST FIRST (cont’d.)
Jean Caldwell Anne Cornwell David Davidson Margie Dunn Gene Faurot Betty Folse Sherman Hall Delbert Henry Bettye Jones Russ Kuney Ronnie Martin Eddie Pafford Ginger Reid Wilma Riley Charles Swearengen Gwen Swearengen Elizabeth Utley KELLER FIRST Scott Johnson Wendi Jones Kevin Major Helen Marsh Ross McConaghy Oma Jane Miller Bob Price Lawrence Roach Tom Soulsby Carol Williams
KENNEDALE
Nettie Mae Cassidy
Doris Samuel
MANSFIELD FIRST Perry Blevins Helen Clanton Sandy Deharde Lynn Dodson Betty Elliott Amanda Ferguson Robert Gaston William Houle Dean Hunter Larry Kincade Erin McGaha Jerry Meyers Skip Nuss Jim Tate Jim Van Zandt Larry WilliamsMAYPEARL
Carl (Kelly) Jacobson Will David Witten, Sr.
MCMILLAN Gloria Gardner Patricia Thomas Ruth Wimbrey MEADOWBROOK Clare Cameron Billie Fleming Smith Julia Johnson Ronald Kline Hester Landers Jimmy Nance John Zacheus MIDLOTHIAN FIRST
Harold “Pete” Barnett Steve Berrey
Carolyn Briggs Boyd “Doug” Brown Hubert Kubala Rick Miller Judy Murphy Rosemary Murphy Shawn Piper Joy Swiedom Leon Thompson MORNINGSIDE Germina Joseph Eddie Robinson Odell Standifer Norma Vento Rudolph Wilkinson Rosemary Williams NEW WORLD Donald Brooks Eva Buckner Judy Chaplin Sally Cole Richard Merrill Marshall Nickols Tommy Smith Mary Beth Stern
Celeste Stegall Williamson
PALMER FIRST
East District
(cont’d.)POLYTECHNIC
Ruth Coppock Betty Hanebutt Mary Lou Robertson Juanita Turner Peggy Turner RED OAK Donald Newman Melba Watson SARDIS
Doreen (Dee) Taylor
SMITHFIELD James Alread James Bennett Charles McKinzie Judy Slakmon ST. BARNABAS
Calise (Cal) Blanchard William Donald (Don) Boyett Ralph Bressler
G.D. Cockerham Pat Draughn Herrell Byron Flynt David R. Hall Sam Henry Sam Herrin Troy Johnson Weldon Lotspeich Eleanor Nalley
Mildred (Midge) Ormand Billy G. Phillips
Charlie Ricketts Ken Sambell
Mary Marie Schmidt Daniel Scott
Ethel Sunday Ray Sunday
Jerry Von Tungeln Roy Young, Jr. Tsi Yu
ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE
Judith Barbee Nita Hunter
ST. LUKE
Ina Mae Beall Bramlett Dr. Robert Chapman Peggy Christian Jean Culps Jack Farmer George Fletcher
Beverly Anderson Gaither R.D. Lewis
George Fred Mason
Joyce Caldwell Walker Randall Ernest “Rocky” Rothfelder Elizabeth Sams Susan Sullivan Norma Tappe Jim Waters ST. PAUL
John Carr
Charlene Clardy
George Irwin
Peggy Keim
Ann Maze
Ken von Storch
Sarah WearST. STEPHEN
Arlene Donaldson
Wayne JamesBetty Robertson
Daniel "Ed" ScottWATAUGA Walter Dennis Tracey Johnson Fred McKenzie Phil Montgomery Sharon Rowton Velada Thompson Dottie Winkelmann WAXAHACHIE BETHEL Elizabeth Jackson WAXAHACHIE FIRST Lois Griffith Barbara Hayes Ruby Stroope Hayes James Hightower Charline Jacoby Frank McCoy Charleene Pitts Jennifer Stevens Oscar Stroope WHITE’S CHAPEL Reed Bartosh Bill Benson Jerry Blomquist Bill Bunting Tom Cassell Doris Christianson John Clark Brynda Clay Don Davis Jan Dowd Jen Faltys
Susan Armoni Godbold Raneth Heng
New Church Start District
HUDSON OAKS
Bill Powers
RIVER OAKS UMC
Ione Hill Ken Waters
North District
ACTON Kathleen Armentrout Kathleen Bales Robert Buchholz Richard Bumpass Ruth Crow Herr John Herrington Dale Hickman Robert Johnson Joanne Jones Dick Juneau Su Kelley Gwen Mathis David Newman Burt Preissinger James Redwine Warren Ross Bill Shaffer Bonnie Shelley Glenn Smith Jack Wilson ALEDO Bob Bull Ann Garrison Buddy Martin Wayne Tubbs ALLIANCE Gerry FoxAlfred Louis Span
ARBORLAWN UMC Weston Blair Bob Brewer Janice Cates Collin Ferguson A.J. Fidler Ola Mae Finley Elaine Garvin Howard Hardegree Kay Hawkins Sanoa Hensley David Hoban Tom Jordan
ARBORLAWN UMC (cont’d.)
Betty Lambert Virginia Lipscomb Rita McCall
Sarah Rose Million Mike Moore Debbie O’Hara Bettye Palmer Bob Phillips Rob Phillips Linda Price Saxon Ramsey John Reasoner Pat Richardson Laura Satterfield Thelma Shiller Jane Short Bill Spurlin Barbara Sutter Doug Webb Sue Williams ARLINGTON HEIGHTS Fred Aebi Ruth Black Frank Burkett Annie Cook Dorothy Garland Dottie Gray Bill Hicks Roy Hord Grace Isaac Albert Richardson Phil Truax ASBURY UMC Frances Gay Bettye Mastin Pat Moffatt Ronnie Rockett AZLE FIRST Don Autry Virginia Baxter Craig Gobal Arthur Lang Jeff Ryder Lew Shaffer Margaret Winterrowd BENBROOK Kathleen Banks Patricia Fuchshuber Joseph Maynard Jerry McDaniel Erma Miller Rosemary Mobley John Owens James Pinkston Mildred Rainwater Nadaline Thomas Wallace Thomas BETHEL - WEATHERFORD
Marilyn Jane Vermeland
BETHESDA Wanda Bradford Imogene Hammond BROCK Charlene Dowling BURLESON FIRST Jim Adams Lillie Click Verdie Collins
North District
(cont’d) CALVARY Nora Christian CHRIST Mary Blekkenk Sharon Burke Boyd Patterson CLEBURNE FIRST Marie Gibson Mac Hill Dianne Lanman Betty LaRash Wayne Maggard COUTS MEMORIAL Allene Bielss Gary Don Elders Nell Thompson Wayne Thompson Suzy Williams CRESSON Carolyn Richbourg CROWLEY Frank Milner Yvette Vande BergDIDO Dexter Chang EDGE PARK Martha Barron Berta Brooks Catherine Clanton Rev. Barbara Elliott Jack Lanier Lou McDaniel Harry Purser Lonnie Richburg Gene Sessom Bob Young FAITH Billy Autry Glora Hunneycutt Addie Radford
FORT WORTH FIRST
John Alexander Steven Allen Gina Baxter Billye Billman Betty Bragan C.B. Bruner William Byrd
FORT WORTH FIRST (cont’d.)
Richard Carroll Greg Carter Virginia Covaleski Gerald Cox Katy Cox Monica De La Torre Benny Delaney Don Dunkin Edgar Dunn Jo Durham Linda Elsey Gil Ferrell Julie Fewsmith Byron Folse Patricia Gober Leroy Groce Patty Grubb Patsy Hartnitt Jerry Hendrix Ronald Jennett Elda Kincaid Kenneth Kirksey Patricia Lundstrom Robert Murchison Ann Pace Betty Poage Glenda Rattikin G.R. Rightmire Mary Russell Floyd Rutledge Bill Schopper Nan Shelton Jon Sisson A.D. Solley Thomas Stade Bonnie Timmins Arch Van Meter Doris Walker Kenneth Walker Fred Wilkerson Nadine Wilson Irene Wyatt GENESIS Bill Boomer Shirley Campbell Jim Ford Elizabeth Holt Jimmy Madison Jim McGraw Boyd Patterson GLEN ROSE Steve Boyd Tom Gosdin Lynn Lane Jan Wegand GODLEY Jerry Desmond Janie Gawart Shirley Jones Jana McKeever Walter Ruzicka GRANBURY FIRST Berva Avant Nancy Brady Frances Burks
Jeanette Wheat Chesser Phil Faletto
Daymon Graham Darlene Hiler Kelly Hill
North District
(cont’d) SAGINAW Helen Carr Kevin Harris Phillip Hilton Tom Kirk Eula Lyles Travis Martin Mrs. McMurtry W.H. Norton Mrs. Earle Poss Lewis Poss Mrs. J.J. Putnam Mrs. J.H. Reavis Kate Reavis Lidia Roberts Mary Dell Sheets Exsa Thompson Fay Wakefield Claire Watson SILVER CREEK Robbie Bird SPRINGTOWN Bobby Culwell Janice Harms Laurie Moseley III Melba Jo White ST. MARK - CLEBURNE Charles Farrell Robert Childress, Jr. TOLAR Barbara Ballinger Dewey Ballinger Frankie Jarnigan UNIVERSITY Lois Augustson Jimmy Brown Mildred Brown Barbara S. Dietz Margaret Frushour WAPLES Beverly Shelton WATTS CHAPEL Jimmy Landers Gladys Schmidt Ken Martin WEATHERFORD FIRST Mildred Beard Patti Gallagher Steve Hopkins Patti Keck Sue Lauer Fred Thomas WESLEY MEMORIAL Jesse Garcia Ginger Naul Bill Schlieper WESTERN HILLSSouth District
BARTLETT Jim Pease Nola Willoughby BELTON, FIRST Caroline Bay John Dodson Sharon Harris Roy Potts Lois Sheeler Laura Stewart BELTON, MT. ZION Mattie Jo Clemons BRUCEVILLE-EDDY Marvin Dameron Tom Roy Gent Gayle SaffleCOPPERAS COVE, GRACE
Patsy Greenway Bobby Kielman Georgia Kielman Jackie LaMonte EVANT Merle Conner Vergie Sheldon GATESVILLE, FIRST JB Anderson David Jund Leola Shoaf Shorty Sullins Casey Wood GEORGETOWN, FIRST Della Blando Mary Breckenridge Peggy Cloud Terry Cunningham Rick Eason Thom Elliott Marion Griffith Plinio Guevara Russell Harper James Hensley Sondra Hunt George Jackson Juanita Mason Harold McGrath Shirley Minter Alyce Phillips Myrna Rapp
GEORGETOWN, FIRST (cont’d.)
Betty Ray Julia Schrum
Betty Ann Sensabaugh Wanda Shields Lori Strelnieks Ruth Thomas Jean Watkins Anne Wise GEORGETOWN, ST. JOHN’S Eleanor Arguijo Laura Jean DeDear Rick Edge Lavera Fleuriet Carl Gattis Ann Jones Marjorie Holder Don Nedrud Jess Purdy Suzanne Shanafelt Chris Spence Tomi Spence GEORGETOWN, WELLSPRING William Freeman Kenneth Kruemcke Alan Rattray Ruth Winn HARKER HEIGHTS Clarence Prestin, Jr. HOLLAND
Charley Mack Gotcher Betty Jett
JARRELL
Kelsey Cantrell
KILLEEN, FIRST
Mary Lynn Averyt Annie Roe Buckley Judy Burch
Don Gautier
Betty Smith Gregory Jan Howard Roberta Huey Bonifacio Mequi Donna Noble Stan Passman David Ruiz Ray Sais
KILLEEN, FIRST (cont’d.)
Laura Samis Edward Smith LaTreece Smith Johnnie Wood
KILLEEN, ST. ANDREW’S
Mary Carol Andrukates Lois Rumfield Mary Wigley KILLEEN, ST. LUKE Un Suk Derounes LITTLE RIVER
Wanda Lou Ashby Jack Yarbrough MOODY, FIRST Ken Gates MOOREVILLE Ruth Smith MOSHEIM Willie Stanley NOLANVILLE
Lonnie Sherwood Cox Narssie Farris Birt Wilkerson OGLESBY James Sullins PIDCOKE Marily Considine ROSEBUD Imogene Burton Tom Kirkscey
ROUND ROCK, FIRST
South District
(cont’d)ROUND ROCK, ST. PHILIP’S
Sheila English Amanda Irish Ray McCormack SALADO Lyn Alley John Keller D.L. Mattheus Pat Taylor Willis Webb TAYLOR, FIRST Betty Ashworth Paula Jackson John Lawhon Duane Vizena Lee Wilson Tommy Wyche TAYLOR, 10TH STREET
Milton “Pete” Blomquist Gladys Nelson TAYLOR, THRALL Margaret Olson TEMPLE, FIRST Lisa Diserens Ken Durrett William Engvall Robert Farrell George Gideon Gary Johnson Neal Locke Dell Martin Lyle Pierce Sandy Sedberry Vernon Starnes Rita Turner Erroll Wendland TEMPLE, FOUNDATION Edna Riley Carol Senkel Mandy Townsend
TEMPLE, OAK PARK
West District
BALLINGER FIRST Richard Banks Ann Beisel BANGS FIRST Athol Levisay Louisa Stephens BLANKET FIRST Zane Whatley BRECKENRIDGE FIRST Margie Chastain Jerry Gibson Dick Rogers BROWNWOOD FIRST Joan Lamkin Sharlene Scott Roy Stevens Iris Rudeseal BROWNWOOD, CENTRAL Nina Carr Jon Coffey J. D. Chastain Robert Gilbreath Verna Rae Gilbreath Robert Wetzel CISCO FIRST Truly Clark Kay Gann Fred Smith Phyllis Wheeler COLEMAN FIRST Carolyn Buck Willene Davis John Dillingham Bob Murchison Bobbye Straach Joe WebbJack Garner Young
COLEMAN TRINITY UMC
Bill Baker
Patty Taylor Billebault
COMANCHE FIRST
Richard Hawkins Willie Mae Niemann Florene Shanks Chuck L. Smith
CROSS PLAINS FIRST
Charles Koch Madeline Long
DELEON, FIRST
Edith Brownlee Margie Chupp
Cindy Locke Fairchild Billie Lightfoot Tammy Sharp Nella Vee Stewart Alta Taylor DUBLIN FIRST Margaret Cote Barbara Stevens EARLY FIRST Jean Starnes
EMANUEL CHAPEL UMC
Gwynn “Babo” House
GORMAN FIRST
Roy E. Lipson
GOULDBUSK UMC
Dick Jamison Bennet Ragsdale Kim Van Pelt
GRAHAM FIRST
Lola Bellah Bain Janis Baker Ray Black Pat Crews
Lou Wallace Criswell Keith Davidson Susan Dixon Ann Enloe LaVerne Grimes Edward Harrell Madra Marrs Howard McClanahan Gerry Moody Louise Witkowski HAMILTON FIRST Billie Bartee Bob Gautier Felicity Kidd James Kinsey Merle Lawson Helen Pugh Barry Wood HICO FIRST
Lauda Faye Busby Margaret Cox Curtis Keller Bettye Knudson Judy Ogle Beverly Sellman
MINERAL WELLS, CENTRAL
Marcine Gilstrap MORGAN MILL Chester Ball NEWCASTLE FIRST Juanita Furr OAKDALE Louann Hoag OLNEY
Nell Ray Hardesty JoAnne Hunt Bob O’Dell Mary Wainscott DeWayne Whitsitt
SALEM-CRESTVIEW
Aaron "Awetrey" W. Erwin III Charles Farmer
Scott Freeman Truman Gowens Billy Gray
SANTA ANNA FIRST
Nathan “Nicky” Hanz
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*Call to Worship
Rev. Beth Evers
The congregation will read the bold text
We honor those who have been called;
Now God calls you higher.
You could just sit. You could just stay.
But God has called you higher. God has called you deeper.
God calls you to live and love, to renew and reimagine, to savor and still to serve.
And we’ll go where you lead us, Lord.
*Opening Song
“Called Me Higher,” arr. All Sons & Daughters
Visions of Faithfulness
Video Messages from Retirees
Scripture Reading
Isaiah 55:8-12a (CEB)
Cameron Mauerhan
Response of the People
Rev. Bryan Dalco
The congregation will read the bold text.
Brothers and sisters in Christ, at your ordination, you received authority to read the Holy Scripture
in the Church of God, to preach the Word, to celebrate the Sacraments, to order the life of the
Church, and to connect the Church and the world. By grace you did many things that seemed to be
beyond your power.
We thank God that you were given the vision to be faithful. Death and illness have not come
on schedule. The truth has not always been easy to preach. We know something of the grace
by which you have lived, and we thank God for your vision and faithfulness.
Never think lightly of the great good that God has wrought through you. Continue to be true to your
calling. May God’s love and power be with you always. Let us pray together:
All: God of grace, you fill your servants with your vision. You empower your servants with your
Spirit. We give thanks for the ministry of these men and women, and for the ways in which you
have ministered to us through them. Give them a sense of your abiding presence that they may
continue to love and serve you, and ever grow in grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, in
Visions of Faithfulness
Video Messages from Retirees
Recognition of the Retiring Class
Retirees and spouses come forward as their names are called.
Gen. Charles Ramoth “Ray” Bailey and Karen
Rev. Ronald A. “Ron” Bellomy and Kim
Dr. Gary Starr Bowen and Linda
Dr. James David “Jim” Conner
Rev. Charles T. “Chuck” Graff and Peggy
Rev. Rebecca Ann Ness Hull and Jeff
Dr. Judy Van Hemert Hunt and Tristan
Dr. Alvan Stephen “Steve” Langford and Etta
Rev. Mary Esther McGuire-Fortner
Rev. G. Alan “Al” Munger and Sue Yang
Rev. Allyson Louise Dozier Paxton and Joe
Rev. Paul E. Porter and Suzanne
Dr. Charles Michael “Mike” Redd and Sandy
Rev. James Michael Redmond
Rev. Jimmy Carl Sansom and Shannon
Rev. Beverly J. Springer and Mike
Rev. Gary Don Watson and Vicki
Visions of Faithfulness
Video Messages from Retirees
Passing of the Mantle
Bishop Mike Lowry
Representatives of the retiring and incoming class of ordinands kneel:
Retiring Elder: Rev. Allyson Paxton - Receiving Elder: Rev. Zach Stiefel
Retiring Deacon: Rev. Judy Holloway - Receiving Deacon: Rev. Evey McKellar
The bishop takes mantles and places them on the shoulders of the representatives of the retiring class, saying: In the book of Kings we read of the prophet Elijah’s ministry. The mantle, symbolic of
submission to God, fell upon the younger prophet, Elisha, and the spirit of Elijah rested upon Elisha.
Members of the retiring class rise and place mantles on the shoulders of a deacon and an elder representing the new full member class, saying:
I transfer this mantle from one generation to another, indicating that the responsibilities and dedication of one generation will be caught up and carried on by another, and the spirit of today’s Elijahs will rest upon today’s Elishas.
Visions of Faithfulness
Video Messages from Retirees
*Hymn
*Benediction
Bishop Mike Lowry
Bishop: For everything there is a season, a time for every matter under heaven. So, too, there is a
time for movement, new adventure, fields of service not yet touched. With love, we send you forth
in the spirit of John Wesley: May the world be your parish.
Congregation: Go into the world and respond to the love of Christ in all you do. May God’s
mercy, grace, and peace be with you. Follow as God calls you higher and deeper! Amen.
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Gathering Music
Annual Conference House Band
*Call to Worship
Based on Isaiah 33, 60
Rev. Brad Brittain
The congregation will read the bold text.
The tasks are many. The challenges are great. How can we rise to face them?
Now I will arise, says the Lord. Now I will exalt myself; now I will stand tall.
Stand tall before us, Lord! Strengthen us to stand beside you!
Arise! Shine! Your light has come; the L
ORD’
Sglory has shone upon you.
*Song of Praise
“Arise,” arr. Jackson Christenberry
Prayer
Rev. Mike Ramsdell
Scripture
Exodus 13:17-22
Darlene Alfred
Message
Bishop Mike Lowry
Special Music
“O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing”
Annual Conference House Band
*Confirming of Appointments
The congregation will read the bold text.
After much prayer, and through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and with the District Superintendents
and Staff-Parish Relations Committees, I have completed the confirmation of appointments. This is an
awesome task. With fear and trembling over this great responsibility entrusted to us by God, I, J.
Michael Lowry, by the authority vested in me as Presiding Bishop of the Central Texas Annual
Conference of The United Methodist Church, declare the appointments for the clergy of this
conference to be confirmed as printed and distributed to you.
Clergy and laity who are standing: God calls us today to continue in ministry together. We
celebrate God’s faithfulness and forgiveness in times past, God’s love for us in the present and
God’s vision for our shared future. We stand together in the power and promise of the Holy Spirit.
God calls us today!
Will all who are moving to new places of ministry, and the laity who are receiving them, please stand
as you are able?
Clergy and laity who are standing: God calls us today to new life, new love and new ministry.
Together we celebrate the shared promise of joyful service, faithful journeys and spiritual
renewal through the living Christ. We stand together in the power and promise of the Holy Spirit.
God calls us today.
*Song of Covenant
“Your Love Never Fails,” by Jesus Culture
MEMORIAL SERVICE
Rev. Louis Carr
Rev. Yvonne Coon
Dr. Clifton Howard
Bishop Janice Huie
Dr. Lisa Neslony
Dr. Randy Wild
RETIREMENT SERVICE
Rev. Beth Evers
Cameron Mauerhan
Rev. Bryan Dalco
SENDING FORTH
Rev. Brad Brittain
Rev. Mike Ramsdell
Darlene Alfred
ANNUAL CONFERENCE HOUSE BAND
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