Patsy (Blackburn) Simpson Obituary

Posted by mllccarmine in Obituary and tagged with community, love, obituary October 22, 2019

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We remember Patsy (Blackburn) Simpson

Patsy Simpson was raised in the Carmine area and was confirmed at MLLC in 1946. When she was confirmed at MLLC, her Confirmation Bible Verse was Luke 10:42, which reads: “But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.” This verse from Luke’s Gospel is in the context of the visit of Jesus to the home of Mary and Martha. During that visit, Mary sat at the feet of Jesus as he taught those present.

For most of her adult life she lived out of the Carmine area. For her funeral and burial she is returning to Carmine. Graveside services will be held at 2p.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Carmine Cemetery in Carmine, Texas. All are welcome. Pastor David Tinker will be officiating. Patsy’s niece and MLLC member, Cherrie Wines, made the arrangements for the service in Carmine.

Obituary

Life Dates: December 16, 1929 – October 18, 2019

Patsy Ruth Simpson, 89, of Antlers, Oklahoma passed from this life October 18, 2019. Patsy was born in Carmine, Texas on December 16, 1929 to Wayne Bishop Blackburn & Dorothy Sydell (Weyand) Blackburn Pate. Patsy was a very compassionate and caring person, so it was only fitting that she attended nursing school and worked all of her life as an RN. She enjoyed life every day and found pleasure in the little things like rose bushes, old trucks and antiques. She loved gardening and animals of all kinds, she even raised show chickens and show pigeons and took them to the show every year. Patsy worked at the Pushmataha County Health Department from 1972-1992 an she would always do her best to put a smile on the face of everyone that she came in contact with.

Patsy is preceded in death by her Parents, and a sister Nancy Lee Kartous.

She leaves behind a loving family that includes her sister, Nina Dean Robison of Georgetown, Texas, and half-siblings Ella Fay Carlile of Canton, Texas, Waynell Anderson of Canton, Texas, Wayne Blackburn, Jr. of Clayton, Oklahoma, and Jerry Blackburn of Clayton, Oklahoma, as well as numerous relatives and friends.

Family Night visitation will be held from 6-8p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at Burkhart Funeral Service of Antlers, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held at 2p.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Carmine Cemetery in Carmine, Texas.

Worship on Harvest Festival Weekend

Posted by mllccarmine in Announcements, Pastor's Ponderings and tagged with community, fried chicken, God's Word, harvest festival, harvest festival and homecoming, homecoming, love, worship October 17, 2019

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Harvest Festival and Homecoming Weekend Worship

The Harvest Festival and Homecoming is this weekend, October 20. We actually have 4 worship opportunities for you. We encourage you to plan to gather with God’s people for worship. You are especially invited to attend one of the alternative time services in the event that your volunteering for the Harvest Festival and Homecoming would conflict with your participation in the 9:30 a.m. service. Planning ahead is a good thing.

Here are times and locations of the four services:

Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at MLLC

Sunday at ~7:00/7:15 a.m. at the Carmine Hall – lower level by kitchen

Sunday at 8:00 a.m. at Waldeck Evangelical Lutheran Church – our partner church,

The Waldeck Church is located at 6915 Waldeck Church Lane, about 6.5 miles south of Ledbetter at the intersection of FM 2145 and FM 1291

Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at the Carmine Hall – upper level – featuring Polka style worship songs

All of these services listed above will offer Holy Communion.

Note that there will be no 10:00 a.m. service at the church this Sunday (October 20). We will resume our normal schedule on the weekend of October 26-27.

Here is the schedule for other part of the 2019 Harvest Festival and Homecoming:

All of these events are at the Carmine Hall

11 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Chicken Dinner – tickets are $10/each – some are still available – call office at 979-278-3388 or at the door on Sunday

11 a.m. and following – children’s activities

Around 12 noon – Live and Silent Auctions

We look forward to seeing you at worship and at the festival this weekend.

Special Music Concert – January 8

Posted by Pastor David Tinker in Announcements and tagged with community, Epiphany, music January 7, 2017

Epiphany Music Concert

Special Music Concert – Sunday, January 8, 4-6 p.m. at MLLC. All are invited.
We invite you to attend the “11th Night Concert” this Sunday, January 8, 4-6 p.m. at Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Carmine. There will be various musicians and singers presenting Christmas and Epiphany songs. A reception will follow. The musicians will be from various area Lutheran churches.

Carmine Christmas Festival – December 6

Posted by Pastor David Tinker in Announcements and tagged with Carmine, Christmas, community, love your neighbor November 10, 2015

The Carmine Community is pulling together for our annual Christmas Festival. We will gather at the Carmine Hall (300 N. Hauptstrasse in Carmine) on Sunday, December 6.

We will enjoy food, craft booths, local music, visits with Santa, and much more. The theme will be a Dickens Christmas.

Click this link for this flier for more complete information.

Please share this information with others on social media, email, or in print so more folks can enjoy this delightful annual tradition.

Harvest Festival & Homecoming – October 18

Posted by Pastor David Tinker in Announcements and tagged with Carmine, community, fried chicken, harvest festival, homecoming September 21, 2015

We invite you to participate in the 2015 MLLC Harvest Festival and Homecoming. This wonderful, annual tradition at MLLC provides the community an opportunity to celebrate God’s work among us and our love for one another.

Click this link to see our main page about the Harvest Festival & Homecoming. There is a great deal of information about this event on that page. So, please click over there to find out more.

This is the 6th year for this delightful event. Each year we celebrate our life together under the grace of God. In addition to the whole Carmine community, we invite all people who have ever been part of MLLC to participate in this special event.

We will make note of Confirmation Classes from years ending in “0” or “5”. This has been our pattern for most of the history of the Harvest Festival. Next year, 2016, we will recognize classes from years ending in “1” or “6”.

This will also be a fundraiser for the congregation.

Worship on July 19 – Firemen’s Feast Sunday

Posted by Pastor David Tinker in Announcements and tagged with Carmine, community, Firemen's Feast, Holy Communion, love your neighbor, service July 14, 2015

The people of Carmine pull together in service to their neighbors throughout the year. One of the main events of the year in Carmine is the annual Firemen’s Feast. This fundraising event helps cover the cost of providing a fire department for this community.

There are large numbers of people who give of their time, energy and resources to make this event happen each year. In order to provide a time of worship on Sunday morning for these faithful servants MLLC brings church to them.

A brief worship service with Holy Communion will be offered this Sunday, July 19, at about 7:30 a.m. at the Carmine VFD fire house. (We will also gather at MLLC for our usual time of worship at 9:00 a.m. this Sunday.) All people who will be serving at the Firemen’s Feast Sunday morning are especially invited to participate in this time of prayer, Word and Sacrament. We are expecting 50+ participants this year. Most of the people at this service are the cooks for the chicken, but the service is not limited to those at the firehouse. If you are going to be working at the dinner at Carmine Hall, please feel free to attend this 7:30 a.m. service at the Fire Station before you head over to prepare the hall for serving. The photo above is from last year’s service.

Carmine Firemen’s Feast is Coming

Posted by Pastor David Tinker in Announcements and tagged with Carmine, community, Holy Communion, worship July 2, 2015

The Annual Carmine Volunteer Fire Department’s Firemen’s Feast is coming soon. This is a wonderful event which brings our community together to support the men and women who serve us.

Sunday, July 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carmine Hall.

Click this link for more information on the Firemen’s Feast 2015

The photo above is from a very special part of the event. In recent years MLLC has sponsored a brief worship service with Holy Communion early on Sunday morning. This provides the opportunity for the cooks to pause for prayer, God’s Word, Holy Communion and a time of thanksgiving. The rest of the day after this is very busy for the cooks and other volunteers.

Click this link to see the report from last year’s Firemen’s Feast worship service.