DAR Luiseño Chapter honors Simeon Duncan

TEMECULA – The year 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. To observe this occasion, the Daughters of the American Revolution, Luiseño Chapter, will honor a historical patriot each month by the chapter’s America250 Committee. This month tells the story of Simeon Duncan.

Beginning in March – 249 years ago – events occurred which changed the lives of those living in the American colonies. During March through June, 1774, the Intolerable Acts were enacted by the British Parliament. Also known as the Coercive Acts, they were four measures instituted in retaliation for colonial resistance to British rule. The Boston Port Act closed “the port from all commerce and ordered the citizens of Boston to pay a large fine to compensate for the tea thrown into the river during the Boston Tea Party,” according to American Battlefield Trust.

The Massachusetts Government Act – also an Intolerable Act –rescinded “the colony’s charter of 1691, …replacing the elective local council with an appointive one, enhancing the powers of English Military Governor General Thomas Gage, and forbidding town meetings without approval,” according to Encyclopedia

Britannica. The third coercive act was the Administration of Justice Act which ensured a “fair trial for British officials charged with offenses” while suppressing riots in Massachusetts Colony, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. The final Intolerable Act was the Quartering Act of 1774 allowing British troops to be housed in private homes and facilities, according to American Battlefield Trust. The result of these mandates on the citizens of the Thirteen Colonies was anger against the English Crown, and the First Continental Congress met to coordinate a response to the Acts. Massachusetts patriot

Simeon Duncan was angry and turned his emotions to serving as a bombardier in Capt. David Henshaw’s 10th Company, Col. Thomas Craft’s Artillery Regiment. As a bombardier, he worked one of the three rear positions of a cannon. At age 52, he served in battles of the Revolutionary War which occurred between Feb. 1, and May 8, 1777.

Simeon married Bridget Richardson during 1743, and they were the parents of nine children. Little more is known about this man after his Revolutionary War service, yet he is one of thousands of colonists who put their families and homes behind them to enter the fight for independence from

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“There’s no way in the world that many of these recommendations are going to get through because of the inflationary impact,” Roy L. Brooks, a professor and reparations scholar at the University of San Diego School of Law, told NPR.

Nevertheless, the panel has called on other state governments as well as the federal government to follow suit and pass their own reparations legislation.

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Patriots like Simeon Duncan –the quiet, not-famous citizens who fought in our war for independence – are the focus of the America250 and National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. The Luiseño Chapter NSDAR honors Patriot Simeon Duncan this month for his contribution to our freedom. Another patriot will be honored next month by the Luiseño America250 Committee. To learn more about the Luiseño Chapter DAR, visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/luisenochapterdar.

Submitted by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Luiseño Chapter.

Seven ways to serve God right now

your attitude. It “produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. There is no law against these things,” in Galatians 5:22-23. This fruit demonstrates that you serve God with the right attitude.

Do your job for God.

Zachary Elliott

Special to the Valley News

I hate it when a server takes forever to refill my drink. Don’t they know I’m dying of thirst when eating cheese fries, onion rings and a bacon cheeseburger?

It’s like everyone else in the restaurant is more important than me.

As much as it bothers me when servers procrastinate on refilling my beverage, God doesn’t like it when we do the same to him. We often push off our service to him until a more convenient time. But does the time ever come?

So, when is the best time to serve God? The answer is right now is the best time. Your whole life is supposed to be offered up in service to Christ.

To help you, here are seven ways to serve God right now. Have a good attitude.

The Holy Spirit should lead

Did you know that when you go to work today, it’s a way for you to serve Christ? The Bible said you are to “work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ,” in Colossians 3:23-24.

Serve in his house.

When you serve in the church, you’re saying, “God, I love what you love.” We are “to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near,” in Hebrews 10:24-25.

Care for the needs of others.

Our personal needs dominate our days. Although sometimes necessary, it can often lead to a self-serving life. But serving God means you are to “not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others,” in Philippians 2:4.

Be generous to people and

God’s church.

You cannot outgive God. Try it; I dare you. Jesus boldly tells us to “Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full – pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back,” in Luke 6:38. Giving is one of the ways we serve God.

Practice hospitality.

You might not know it, but hospitality is a prerequisite to leadership in the church in Titus 1. It’s also how we serve God and show our love for his people. The Bible tells us that “when God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality,” in Romans 12:13.

Give your time and body to God.

Serving God means you should “commit your way to the Lord,” in Psalm 37:5. It’s not just a Sunday gig or a five-minute devotional. It’s a lifestyle of service to him.

Where we offer our “bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship,” in Romans 12:1.

Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit http://www. fusionchristianchurch.com, http:// www.encouragementtoday.tv or find them on Instagram.