COMMANDER CENTRAL
July flew by and August is here, we are on the downward slide of 2008. Its time to pay your dues, stop by the post or drop them in the mail, for the people on the go you can pay them on line at www.emem.vfw.org (National website)!!!! Thanks to everyone that turned out for the July 4th Fish Fry, we served between 5 to 600 people. It went smooth because of YOU!! Special thanks to the Men’s Auxiliary for cooking the fish and hush puppies with out your valuable service we would not have been able to hold this years Fish Fry.
CANTEEN CALL
Hello!
I would like to take the time to Thank all the volunteers and especially the Men’s Auxiliary for donating all their time to help with our Annual Fish Fry, what a great job!!
Again Special “Thanks” to the Men’s Auxiliary, Don & Troy Christy for the donations of the glass shelf for the new TV in the Canteen area to sit on! Also, Thanks to Dan Sizmore for donating coffee again!! Your thoughtfulness does not go unnoticed.
We appreciate each and every one of you!
Until Next Time! Cheryl
LADIES AUX ANOUNCEMENT!
We will be holding an election for Auxiliary Trustee, please come and take part in our meetings. When you are not here with us you are missed! Many thanks to July 4th Volunteers!
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast
Jesus told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and perch in its branches." He told them still another parable:

"The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough."
Matthew 13:31-33
In light of this month's Scripture our Prayer is:
God of intimate love and jealous power, the image of the loincloth is so personal. And yet You use practical images to show us how closely and intimately You cling to us. Yet why do we miss You? Not look at You? Are so unaware? You have defined us as Your beloved daughters and sons, and yet we create false selves of our fears, hopes, and hurts -- and take pride in what is not our greatest blessing. And so we rot -- our crazy pride destroys us and leads us to emptiness and oppression. Please help us to understand the images which proclaim Your loving presence -- like the mustard seed which seems so insignificant and yet blooms or the yeast which raises the whole loaf to new heights of our deepest truth. Today, as we walk through life, make us more attentive to the mystery lain hidden in creation. Save us from our destructive selves, Lord Jesus.
Thank you and May God Bless, Chaplain Walter Choate

The Mineral Wells VFW and Fort Worth Vet Center are offering counseling every other Thursday, from 11 am to 4 pm!
Combat Veterans Group Meeting @ 11 am
Individual Meetings @ 1, 2, 3 and 4
(817) 921-9095 For information and appointments
Contact Edd Holmes
Fort Worth Vet Center