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What is the Timeline of the Crucifixion
and Resurrection of Jesus Christ?
As narrated in the Biblical Gos
pels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and
John, Jesus Christ said He would
arise three days after His Crucifix
ion: Wednesday night and Thurs
day, Thursday night and Friday, and
Friday night and Saturday. He arose
from the tomb at sunset on Satur
day, the Jewish Sab
bath.
Tuesday
Jesus ate an eve
ning Passover meal
with His disciples in
Jerusalem, was be
trayed by Judas Is
cariot, arrested in the
Garden of Gethsemane, taken to
Pontius Pilate, sent to Herod, and
sent back to Pilate, who sentenced
him to death. During the night, Je
sus was beaten, mocked, and given
a crown of thorns.
Wednesday
In the morning he was made to
carry his own cross to the hill called
Calvary. With nails in his wrists and
ankles, Jesus was on the cross for
approximately six hours until he
died. Onlookers shouted insults.
At one point Jesus spoke to his
mother Mary and disciple John. Af
ter that, darkness covered the land.
As Jesus died, an earthquake shook
the ground and caused the temple
curtain to rip from top to bottom.
Jesus’s body was placed in the bor
rowed tomb just before sunset.
Thursday
Wednesday night
and the daylight hours
of Thursday were the
first full day.
Friday
Thursday night
and the daylight hours
of Friday marked the
second full day.
Saturday
Jesus rose near sunset, exactly
three nights and three days after
His body was placed in the tomb.
Sunday
While it was still dark, women
brought spices early in the morning
to prepare his dead body, but Jesus
had already risen. And now we cel
ebrate His Resurrection on Easter
morning.
Bell
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investigated, stated that
the northbound Lewis
vehicle crossed the cen
terline and veered into the
southbound lane of Mrs.
Bell’s vehicle. The report
cited Lewis for operating
his vehicle on the wrong
side of the road. Drug and
alcohol tests were admin
istered and the results are
pending. Mrs. Bell and her
grandson were wearing
safety belts. Lewis was not
wearing a safety belt. Both
vehicles sustained exten
sive damage in the crash.
Mrs. Bell was elected
as Montgomery County
Magistrate Judge in a 2002
election. She took office
on January 1, 2003, and
served until her retirement
on December 31, 2018.
Current Montgomery
County Chief Magistrate
Ashley Thornton worked
with Mrs. Bell as magis
trate for seven years before
Mrs. Bell retired and Mrs.
Thornton was elected to
her current post. She paid
tribute to Mrs. Bell in a
Facebook post which she
shared with The Advance:
“To know Mona was
to love Mona. She al
ways wore a smile and
was willing to help each
time she was asked.
Mona taught me a lot
over the years, from al
ways wear your mascara
if nothing else, never put
your purse on the floor
because money can’t flow
through it, that things
happen and forgiveness is
always needed, to always
hold your head up and to
enjoy everything. She also
set a great example of what
family is and what it actu
ally means. I can still feel
her excitement the day she
came to me and said she
was ready to retire, that
she had MORE things to
do and places to be.
“I think back over
these short years of retire
ment she’s had and I am
proud to say one of the
best things she taught me
was to not wait until re
tirement to live. The ‘more’
part always stuck with me,
because see, Mona did
just that, she lived! She
enjoyed every day to the
fullest. She went, she par
ticipated, she supported,
she loved her friends and
family and she loved them
bi g !
“I am thankful for her
service to our county and
for the impact she made
on so many. I will miss her
popping in and out of the
courthouse, or her riding
by late and seeing me up
there, sending a text tell
ing me to hang in there!
“I know she is smil
ing now in the presence
of Jesus, though we may
not understand right now.
I’ve always liked the say
ing, ‘on your headstone
is the day you were born
and the day you died, but
what matters most is how
you spent the dash in be
tween those.’ Mona spent
her dash well...”
Montgomery County
Probate Judge Rubie Nell
Sanders had known Mrs.
Bell since they were young
girls growing up in Mont
gomery County. Later, she
worked alongside her in
the county’s judicial sys
tem. “She was a vivacious,
outgoing person who
loved her four children
and her grandchildren.
She was always involved in
her grandchildren’s activi
ties,” Judge Sanders said.
“She did an excellent job
as magistrate and always
worked well with every
body.”
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ODDS
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SONrise
Service—
Ailey Baptist
Church in Ailey will
have an Easter SON
rise Service on Sun
day, April 4, at 7:00
a.m. Breakfast will be
served in the social
hall, followed by Sun
day School at 8:00.
The morning worship
service will begin at
9:00.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
Sunrise
Service-
North Thompson
Baptist Church will
have an Easter Sun
rise Service on April 4,
at 7:00 a.m., to be
held outside if
weather permits.
Chairs will be pro
vided. Coffee and re
freshments will be
served following the
service. The regular
services will be held
at 10:00 and 11:00.
Everyone is invited
to attend.
Yumion
Writing
Contest-
Original writing
from youngsters in
grades K-8 is being
sought in a Yumion
Writing Contest which
offers cash awards for
winning entries. The
deadline is April 15 at
6 p.m. For more infor
mation, visit wrights@
ohoopeelibrary.org.
Blessing of
the Crops—
A morning of
prayer and fellowship
to kick off the 2021
crop year will be held
on Friday, April 2, at 7
a.m., at the Toombs
County Agri-Center
Arena, Quint Shrine
Road, Lyons. Break
fast will be served. Ev
eryone is invited to at
tend.
Pre-K
Registration—
Pre-K preenroll
ment for Toombs Cen
tral Elementary School
is set for March 31,
8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and
at Lyons Primary
School on April 1, 8:30
a.m.-2 p.m. Students
must be 4 years old
before September 1.
Visit the school web
sites or social media
for more information.
Monthly
Meeting—
Toombs County
Retired Educators will
have their April meet
ing on April 1, 2021, at
10:30 a.m., at Grace
Community Presbyte
rian Church in Lyons.
This meeting will in
clude the installation
of the new officers for
next year and a Ne
crology Service for
those members who
passed away from
2019-2021.
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Ms. Magnolia
Letters have been edited for length and clarity.
Dear Ms. Magnolia,
I want to say to anyone who is in
volved with someone who says they are
“separated.’’ Understand that “sepa
rated” means “still married." If you
think you are beginning to care about
someone who is separated, ask when
their divorce will be final. If they make
excuses like there are children involved,
they can’t decide on how to settle the
property, or they can’t afford a lawyer,
stop seeing them immediately.
Never date or sleep with a person
who is separated. They often return to
their spouse, leaving you heartbroken
and maybe pregnant, if you’re female.
Just remain friends until they are di
vorced, then inspect the divorce papers
and proceed with a personal relation
ship.
Also if someone says they are di
vorced and you don’t have friends who
can verify it, see the divorce papers be
fore you go on the first date. They could
think you are too suspicious, or they
might think that you would be a good
partner to have.
LT
Dear LT:
That’s good advice, and I hope
readers will heed your warning. I
have received letters from sad read
ers who learned a hard lesson dating
people who weren’t free and didn’t
really want to be.
If you have a question for Ms. Magnolia, please mail it to P.O. Box 669, Vidalia, GA
30475, or e-mail to msmagnoliaadvance@yaboo.com.
YUMION WRITING
CONTEST
Entries are divided into the following categories.
Grades K-2* Draw us a picture!
Tell us your “Yumion” story through a drawing.
Grades 3-4 (200-350 words)
Grades 5-6 (350-500 words)
Grades 7-8 (450-650 words)
- Each entry must feature Vidalia, “Yumion”, and/or the Sweet Onion.
Entries can include poems as well as stories.
- Grade 2* has the option of drawing a picture (or) writing a story
(suggested length of entry, 50-150 words)
- Each entry must be accompanied by a separate sheet of paper stating the
author’s name, address, age, grade, school, and telephone number. No name
should appear on the entry itself and the entries should not be placed in
binders or folders.
- Entries do not need to be typed, but must be clearly legible and written in
black or blue ink. They must be received at the Vidalia-Toombs County
Library by 6:00 PM, April 15, 2021 (or) at any of the Ohoopee Regional
Library System branches by closing time that day.
- Each category will be awarded a first, second, and third place prize as well
as an honorable mention (Sixteen prizes total). The first place prize in
each category is $25, second is $20, third is $15, and honorable mention is
$10
For any questions please email wrights@ohoopeelibrary.org
