TRIBUTE

The Regeneration Singers sang at homecoming Sunday as a tribute to Arnold Sherman, who passed away on May 20.

RHS CLASS OF 1974

Celebrating their graduation’s 50th anniversary at the citywide homecoming on Sunday were (front row, L-R) Donna Alford Smith, Frank Montelongo, Kay Maines Simank, Deborah Weiss Tovar, Karen Whitmire Matous, Lynn Fisher Weaver, Carolyn Quigley Cooper, Pat Montoya Carrillo, Carolyn Gilleland; (back...

Luckey family feted at 90th homecoming

Paul Luckey, owner of Rockdale Memorial Company, gave a talk about his family and company at Sunday’s 90th annual Citywide Homecoming at the Patterson Civic Center. The company was started by Paul’s father, Edward Luckey, and has been in business for 78 years.

Record year for MARC Ride

Saturday’s 23rd annual MARC Ride had 79 entrants with 100 riders and set a new record raising $56,891 with more money promised to come in this week. About $22,000 of the total came from the live auction with auctioneer John Fisher. A grand total over the 23 years comes to $491,176 raised.

QUICK LOOK

Roddam sworn in as mayor during meeting Ward Roddam was sworn in as Rockdale’s mayor at Monday night’s city council meeting by City Secretary Shanna Johnson. Roddam is f inishing former mayor Brett Boren’s term and another election will be held in May of 2025.

Making things happen

When I served at a big church in East Texas I spent way too much time in way too many meetings. Thomas Sowell said, “People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything.” I’m not in that category. I don’t want to meet, I want to do (James 1:22).

Joseph taught Jesus importance of worship

Joseph the father of Jesus; the Bible tells us some things about him. An angel of the Lord appeared to him before Jesus’ birth. He took his family to Bethlehem for a census. He f led with his family to Egypt. Later, he settled in Nazareth where he practiced his trade of carpentry.

CHURCH NEWS

Connect Church sets book club for June 26 Connect Church will hold a book club at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26. It will meet in The Upper Room at The Place of Hope on Cameron Avenue. The book is available now, it is entitled All In by Mark Batterson.

ORGANIZATIONS

There’s a new shop in town at Street Ministries, 225 N. Main St. The shop is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and sells a variety of Christian- themed merchandise. Sandy Creek Cemetery Assn.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

June 19—Kelley Zapata.