National Day of Prayer May 6 in Greenville
Staff report
GREENVILLE The 2021 National Day of Prayer will be held on Thursday, May 6, and the Greater Greenville Ministerial Association will once again be sponsoring a local observance in cooperation with the mayor’s office. The service will be held at the First United Methodist Church at 202 W. Fourth Street in Greenville at 12 noon. The theme will be “Lord, pour out your life, love and liberty” based upon II Corinthians 3:17.
This years’ local service will include the American Legion Color Guard, praise music by Joseph Helfrich and the National Anthem performed by 4th-to-6th grade students from the Decolores Montessori School. Prayers will be offered up by various leaders in our country, state and community. Among those praying will be Mayor Steve Willman, Pastor George Glaze, Business Owner BJ Paulus, Founder of The Jesus Connection Brittany Ulman, Pastor Dale Boeger, Dr. Stephanie House, Darke County Media Reporter Carol
Rita Hayes, age 97, passed away on Thursday. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in Knoxville from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. A private family funeral will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the First United Methodist Church in Knoxville. The service will be Livestreamed on the First United Methodist Church Facebook page. Burial at Graceland Cemetery will follow at approximately 12:00 P.M. and is open to the public. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the First United Methodist Church in Knoxville and can be mailed to Joyce Smith, 142 Orchard Ln., Carroll, IA 51401. Winfield Funeral Home in Knoxville is assisting the family.