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Just a quick note to remind everyone that music practice will be Friday night instead of Thursday.

Ladies choir at 6
Choir at 6:30
Specials at 7

For those of you who are interested in singing in the choir, we will have practice tonight at 6:00. The ladies ensemble will practice at 6:30, and those who have specials will practice at 7:00.
Thanks so much to you who sacrifice your evening to come out and make our music program better.

Tonight, as I write, our Pastor is at the funeral home with family and friends celebrating the life of the greatest earthly man he ever knew, DAD.  Please pray for him and his family.  Mrs. Rice will greatly need our prayers but will need them even more this time next week when she tries to adapt to a “new normal”.  Her life along with the life of Pastor Charley and their entire family will never be the same, so please, please, pray for them.

Celebration arrangements for Dr. Russell Rice.  Dr. Rice and family will be served by:

   McDougald Funeral Home, 2211 North Main Street, Anderson, South Carolina, 864-224-4343 AND

   Tabernacle Baptist Church, 3931 White Horse Road, Greenville, South Carolina, 29611.

   Thursday, August 7, 2008 family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

    Friday, August 8, 2008 Dr. Rice will lie in state in the Sanctuary of Tabernacle Baptist Church from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Funeral will begin at 2:00 p.m.

    Private Family Graveside Service following the funeral.

    In lieu of flowers, please make donation(s) to Tabernacle Baptist Bible College, 3931 White Horse Road, Greenville, South Carolina, 29611.  Please note on check(s) In Memory of Russell Rice when making donation(s).

 

Today, Mt. Jackson Baptist Church must say good-bye to a dear friend and wonderful man of God, Dr. Russell Rice.  Not only is he well known to us by the many revivals that he has held in the past, he is also our Pastor’s Dad.  Pastor Charley and his family had to say good-bye to him today but they are rejoicing in the Lord as his Dad would so want him to do.  Dr. Rice passed away early this afternoon.  Pastor Charley spoke this morning about how his Dad may go to be with Jesus while he and many other family members are taking care of God’s business during church hours.  While Jim and I were talking following the news, we chuckled and said nope, He waited until afterwards so that he made sure that they did God’s business first and then he was ready to go after making sure they did it the right way.  Today, I ask that you join our Church Family in prayer for comfort for our Pastor and his family.