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1st United Church of Christ Methodist Church Minister Gene Head Pastor Harold Dailey, 797-9890 797-1393 912 N. Parker Rd., La Feria, 331 S. Main St., La Feria, Wednesday 6pm Bible Study, Sunday School 10am, Sunday 9:30am Bible Study, Traditional Worship Service 9am, 10:30am Service, 6pm Evening Contemporary Service 11am, Service Los Domingos: 12:00 UM Youth 5pm Medio Dia y 7:00pm Los Jueves: 7:00 pm Estudio De Biblia International Worship Center Faith Church of Bishop Ronaldo Ortiz Christian & Mission956-797-1204 ary Alliance Church 116 W. Seventh St., La Feria Pastor Oscar Loredo Services Sunday (English) 9:30am 797-1739 Domingo (Espanol) 11am, 125 W. First St., La Feria,Tx Miercoles 7pm Bilingual Ministry Sunday 10am Interdenominational Worship Sunday School, 11am Worship, Extreme Youth Sat. 6 pm Wednesday 7 pm Bible Study, Friday 7 pm Prayer. First Baptist Church of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa United Pastor Harold Parker Methodist Church 956-636-1603 408 Main Street (Hwy. 107/506) 118 Jesus R. Cruz, Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, across from High Sunday Services 9:30am School Sunday Coffee and Bible Study, 10:30am Morning Fellowship 9:30 AM Worship10 Worship, AM 7pm Wednesday Evening (Communion first Sunday) Worship. Wednesday Prayer Service 9:00 AM Apostolic Faith Pastor: Carole Lahti Tabernacle (956) 279-3407 Pastor Ramon Zarate 357-6384 Casa de 621 South Main, La Feria Esperanza AposSunday School 10am tolic Church Sunday Worship 4pm, Wed. 416 W. Spruce La Feria Evening 7:30pm. 965-639-4301 Bilingual Services All services are bilingual. Sunday at 1:00pm Daniel Martinez - Pastor Iglesia Oracion en Su Presencia St. Mary’s Catholic Missionary Church Church,Inc. FR. Edouard Atangana, Pastors Frank & Janie Gonzalez 956-636-1211 797-0044 4th Street, La Feria,TX 101 San Antonio Ave., Santa Rosa Sunday 10am & 6pm, Saturday Mass 5pm Bilingual, Monday 7 pm Prayer Service, Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, Wednesday 7 pm, Friday 7 pm. 10am English.
First Baptist Church church: 500 South Canal St., La Feria, Saturday Mass 5:30pm, of La Feria Sunday Mass 8am Spanish, Pastor: Samuel W. Thomas 10am English, 11:30pm English. 797-1214 Main St. & Magnolia, La Feria Wednesday 6:30pm Youth Bible Christ In Our Midst Study & Mission Friends, 7 pm Eve- Missionary Church ning Bible Study & Prayer Service, Pastor: Rev. Daniel Carrizalez 956-742-6311 Sunday 9:45am Sunday School, 1 mile N. of FM 506, La Feria 11am Morning Worship Service, 6 Sunday School - 9:45 a.m., pm Evening Worship Service. Sunday Worship - 11:00 a.m., Wednesday Service - 7:00 p.m., St. Albans Monday Prayer - 7:00 p.m. Episcopal Church Reverend Scott Brown New Hope 956-428-2305, 1417 E. Austin, Harlingen,TX Presbyterian Church Mary Breden, Interim Pastor Holy Communion 8am, Sunday 208 West Central Ave, School 9:15, Holy Eucharist La Feria,TX, 423-0348 10:30am. Sunday Services 10 am Communion 1st Sunday Hope in the Word Church Cowboy Church Pastors Jose & Bertha Belmares 11235 Swift Ln. Santa Rosa, Tex. 797-3621, Service at 11:00am Sunday 28354 S. Bixby Rd., La Feria 6:30pm pm Monday Services Friday 6pm, Sunday 956-975-6144 10am. All services are Bilingual, www.westernoutreach.org English & Spanish. Primera Iglesia Bautista 956-797-1740 519 N. Main, La Feria Bilingual Services: Sunday 9:45am Sunday School, 10:45am Worship Service, 5:00pm WMU, 6:00 pm Evening Worship Service, Iglesia Generacion En Conquista Pastor Samuel y Magda Cervantes, Phone (956) 536-2215 2803 W. Exp. 83 Suite A. La Feria Sunday Service 10am Bible Study, 11am Worship Service, 7pm Wednesday Family Service. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Fr. Rodolfo Franco 797-2666, office: 502 S. Canal
St. Paul Lutheran Church Pastor Nathan Wendorf Sundays 8:00AM (Traditional) HC first, third & fi fth 10:30AM (Contemporary) HC second, fourth & fi fth (956) 423-3924 602 Morgan Blvd. Harlingen, TX 78550 church@saintpaulharlingen. com Templo Getsemani Pastor Julio y Claudia Mendoza Phone (956) 589-5016 11418 Fifth St. La Feria Servicios: Tuesday & Thursday 7pm Friday Pray at 7pm Sunday Bible Study at 10am & 6pm
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Gifted & Talented Program Dear Parents: The La Feria Independent School District’s Gifted and Talented Program is designed to serve a small segment of the student population. Students must meet strict criteria as defined in the Gifted and Talented Plan. Parents may nominate their child for consideration from February 21 – March 7, 2014. If you wish to nominate your child, please contact the counselor at your child’s campus. The deadline is March 7, 2014.
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El programa de Dotado y Talentoso del distrito escolar de La Feria esta designado para servir un pequeño grupo de los estudiantes. Los estudiantes tendrán que llevar acabo cierto criterio como es definido en el plan del programa de Dotado y Talentoso. Los padres pueden nominar a su niño/a para consideración al programa del 21 de febrero al 7 de marzo de 2014. Si quiere nominar su niño/a favor de ponerse en contacto con el consejero/a en la escuela donde su niño/a asiste antes del plazo de marzo 7 de 2014. Campus/Escuela David G. Sanchez Elementary C. E. Vail Elementary Noemi Dominguez Elementary W. B. Green Junior High School La Feria High School
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Proven Experience / Proven Results ACCOMPLISHMENTS
As Mayor of La Feria I am proud of the many good things our city has accomplished. Funded and built a New Youth Recreation Center / Extensive remodeling and expansion of the Library Led effort for 500,000 dollar grant for construction of Safe Routes to Schools Sidewalks Completed Sun Flower Estates Apartment Complex non-profit housing for deserving families Impending start on new 70-unit single family subdivision Pro-active plan for addressing vacant or abandoned lots / 22 million dollar drainage project in progress Impending construction of two large domes. One will be a technology training center, the second one will be a wellness center. Both will double as a disaster shelters. 80 million dollars in projects, City of La Feria / 70 million dollars in grants, City of La Feria ALL THE ABOVE WITHOUT RAISING TAXES! EXPERIENCE •Mayor, City of La Feria 2007-2013 •City Commissioner, La Feria 2003-2005 •President, Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council 2012-2013 •Executive Committee, Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council 2010-2013 •Cameron County Disaster Recovery Fund Round 1 Committee •RGV Disaster Housing Recovery Fund Round 2 Co-Chairman •Current Community Development Block Grant Chairman, RGV State Appointment 2010 •Past President, La Feria Industrial Development Corporation •Co-Chairman, La Feria Wastewater Plant Steering Committee
PERSONAL • La Feria life-long resident • Married, 33 years in February, to Liana T. Brewer and father to son, Weston.
EARLY VOTING FEB 18 - FEB 28 ELECTION DAY MARCH 4 SteveBrewer2014@gmail.com Pol. Adv. by Steve Brewer, candidate.