St. Francis goes online with Services

Due to the CDC and the Governor’s disaster notices concerning CODIV-19 St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church has cancelled the following events at the church during March and April 2020:  The Monthly Men’s Prayer Breakfast on April 18 and the Houston Food Bank Distribution on April 20.  We regret that the events had to be cancelled but we hope to resume the events in May 2020.  In the meantime, the church is holding its services on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on YOUTUBE:  Click here for the Service  The lessons can be viewed here 

Anyone in need of services, please contact the church by emailing to stfrancispv@sbcglobal.net or calling 9346-857-3272.

The Prairie View Federal Credit Union cancelled its annual meeting for March 24, 2020.  Members are eligible to request and emergency loan during the CDC rules for public engagement. A new date will be announced.  They can also request a skip a month payment without the service fee. Please contact the Credit Union 936-857-4925 for more details. 

The City of Prairie View will hold a general election on May 2 for Mayor and three council positions.  The candidates in the elections are: Mayor Position – Brian Rowland, Johnnie Walker and James Larry, Position 4 – Wendy Williams (incumbent) and Waymon Perry and Position 5 – Xante Wallace (incumbent) and James Williams.  Special election for Position 3 – Nathan Robinson and Paulette Barnett. Plans are underway for a postponement of the elections.  Stay tuned

In accordance with the Governor’s disaster declaration, the City has also issued a declaration of Public Health Emergency for the citizens and has instituted a curfew for the business and residents from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. every day until further notice.  For more information and updates, visit https://www.prairieviewtexas.gov/

The Census Bureau has extended the deadline for everyone to self-respond from July 31st to August 14th. It is important that all residents of the city complete the census survey because it results in the voting districting, and funding for health and education, roads and other services in the state. If you are a student at Prairie View A&M University and you resided in Prairie View during this academic year, please use your Prairie View address when responding to the Census.

 PLEASE RESPOND TO CENSUS HERE

Your prayers and encouragement are welcomed for Ada Beal, Dorothy Anderson Carter, Dwayne Charleston, Irene Davis, Shirley Fritzsching, Loraine Kirkpatrick, Pearl Martin, Madolyn Reed, Willie Smith, and Mary Ann Stubblefield. May God’s peace be with you!

HAPPY MARCH BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO: Patricia Hood (30), Joyce Yates (30), Jamar D. Yell (30), Ronald Humphrey (31) and Michael Stubblefield (31). HAPPY APRIL BIRTHDAY TO: Seab Smith (7), Favor O. Ezeoka (7) and Johnson Ezeoka (13).  HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TO: Johnson & Vidah Ezeoka (Anniversary 7)

A VIEW FROM THE HILL:  For news at PrairieView A&M University click here www.pvamu.edu.

Until next week, in the words of Pope John Paul II “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.”   Keep the news and achievements coming to prairieviewtoday@yahoo.com or P. O. Box 2906, Prairie View, TX 77446.

PRAIRIE VIEW A&M FOOTBALL 2020 SEASON ANNOUNCED

PRAIRIE VIEW– The Prairie View A&M University athletics department has announced the start times for all home games in the 2020 football season. The Panthers are set for multiple regular season night games for the second year in a row.

The Panthers open the season against arch-rival Texas Southern on Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. for the Labor Day Classic in search of their sixth-straight win over the Tigers. This marks the first time since 2017 that Prairie View A&M will begin the campaign at home, and it will be the first time since 2016 that the Panthers open the season against TSU. The game is the 76^th all-time meeting between the sides.

"I'm very excited about this one, and it's going to bring a sense of normalcy back," PVAMU Head Football Coach Eric Dooley said. "The nation's at a standstill right now with this terrible pandemic going on, but I have faith in God that it's all going to work out for the better not only for Prairie View A&M, but for the rest of the country as well. I'm looking forward to getting our rivalry cranked back up to start the year." Click here more story

Remembering a Legend . . . Dr. Flossie M. Byrd, PVAMU Provost Emerita

Flossie M. Byrd, the eldest daughter of John and Elizabeth Byrd, graduated as valedictorian of Howard Academy High School, Monticello, Florida (1944), earned the Bachelor of Science degree at Florida A&M College, magna cum laude (1948), the Master of Education degree at the Pennsylvania State University (1954), and a Doctor of Philosophy degree at Cornell University (1963). She is a member of four honor societies and is a Certified Family and Consumer Scientists. She also holds the distinction of being the first person from Jefferson County to earn the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

Flossie has received numerous honors and awards. Among these are the American Home Economics Association (now the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) Distinguished Service Award; The Florida A&M University Distinguished Alumna Award; an induction into the Gallery of Distinction for Agriculture and Home Economics graduates of Florida A&M University.

Beginning her professional career In 1948 as a high school home economics teacher in Apalachicola, Florida, she taught briefly at Howard Academy High School in Monticello, and resumed her career as a home economics teacher in Live Oak, Florida. Later Dr. Byrd served five years as Teacher Educator at Florida A&M University and two years as Teacher Educator at Prairie View A&M University, Texas. During her thirty-two year tenure at Prairie View, she advanced from Teacher Educator to Dean, College of Home Economics, to Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, to come Vice President for Academic Affairs, and concluded her career as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. She was the first person appointed Provost. She was awarded status as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Emerita, by the Texas A&M University System, effective September 1, 1994. Upon retirement, she established the Flossie M. Byrd Endowed Scholarship for students in Agricultural and Human Sciences at Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas. Her career spanned a total of forty-two years.

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St. Francis of Assisi Prairie View goes Live on YouTube

Church Service moved Now on YouTube Channel