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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 The Braselton News Page 9A Church N e ws The Hound of Heaven “I’m going to get you!” I threat en as I start to slowly lumber toward her, wiggling my fingers in the air. The intent is clear. When I catch her, I’m going to tickle her. “EEEEEEEEEEEEE” Chloe screams as she runs away from me. Her short little legs churn as fast as they can. A smile as big as the Texas sky is on her face. She runs and she runs and she runs until... she stops. She turns around. She checks to make sure I’m still chasing her. Then she turns around and screams as she continues to run from me. Every couple of feet she stops and checks again. The scene reminds me of one of those ridiculous horror movies where the killer’s walking through the woods, stalking a hysterical girl. If she would just run as fast as she could, there’s no way the killer could catch her. She’s running and he’s walking. Hello? But the girl keeps slowing down to look behind her to see if he’s still there. Oh, and she trips and falls over every root in the forest, while the killer, as sure-footed as a deer, doesn’t so much as stumble. Sorry. I digress. Chloe loves it when I chase her through the house. She squeals and she laughs, and she begs me not to stop. And when I catch her, you can believe there are plenty of tickles and giggles for both of us. My pursuit of Chloe is very sim ilar to God’s pursuit of us. In the early 1900s, Francis Thompson wrote a poem entitled, “The Hound of Heaven.” It’s too long to repro duce here, but you can find it on the Internet by doing a search for the title. The poem describes God’s Celebration Church announces services Celebration Church, Hoschton, recently launched its new classic worship service. The 9 a.m. service offers the songs that have been the founda tion for many believers, according to the church. “Our hope is to offer a qual ity worship experience for the people who are moving into this growing community. Our worship should then lead us to be the hands and feet of Christ in this commu nity!” said Mike Day, pastor of Celebration Church. The new Sunday morning sched ule at Celebration Church is as follows: 9 a.m., classic worship, Awana for kids, and youth and adult Bible study; and 10:45 a.m., contemporary worship, kidzone worship for kids and adult Bible study. Celebration Church is located at 5560 Thompson Mill Road, between Chateau Elan and the Reunion subdivision. For more information, call 770-967-5529 or visit www. CelebrationFamily.com. pursuit of Thompson, even as Thompson sought to escape God. As I read it I imagined Thompson running from God, looking over his shoulder every so often to see God still chasing after him. God, in his love for Thompson, would not give up his pursuit. God, in his love for us, will not give up his pursuit until he has caught us. How does that make you feel? Special? Loved? Wanted? Or does it fill you with a sense of dread? Worry? Unease? Some of us, like Chloe, run for awhile, but ultimately surrender to our father. I reward Chloe with tickles and kisses once I catch her. God’s rewards are much great er. He wants to give us salvation (Romans 10:13), a home in heaven (John 14:1-3) and an abundant life on this earth (John 10:10). Some of us may still be running to this day. Can I give you a bit of advice? Stop. Just stop. Stop running from God. Stop trying to get away. God will not give up his pursuit of you. He loves you too much. All that time you spend running from him now is time wasted. You could be spending that time enjoy ing the love he wants to shower upon you, instead. Parrish Myers is a resident of Braselton, and is pastor of Pine Crest Baptist Church. You can e- mail him at eotf@comcast.net. Fall festival planned Saturday, Oct. 20 Holy Ground Baptist Church, Braselton, will hold its fall festival fund-raiser on Saturday, Oct. 20, from noon to 7 p.m. The event will feature games for all ages, four prize categories in which everyone wins, food, boiled peanuts and more. The church is located on New Liberty Church Road. Paul Moore is the pastor. For more informa tion, call 706-654-4845. Prime Timer group to meet Fri., Oct. 19 The Hoschton United Methodist Church Prime Timer, a senior citi zen group, will meet in the fellow ship hall on Friday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. for lunch and Bingo. For more information, call Sandy Morgan at 770-967-3654. Revival services set at New Liberty UMC New Liberty United Methodist Church, Braselton, will hold revival services Sunday through Tuesday, Oct. 21-23, at 7 p.m. On Sunday, the Rev. Anthony Howell, pastor of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church will speak; on Monday, the Rev. Will Zant, associate pastor of Athens First United Methodist Church, will speak; and on Tuesday, the Rev. Rick Goodspeed, pastor of South Bend United Methodist Church, will speak. The theme is “Living the Transformed Life.” For more information, call 706- 870-5871 or visit www.newliber- tyumc.org. Jamey Prickett is pas tor of the church. Homecoming service set at Hoschton First Baptist Sunday Hoschton First Baptist Church will hold its homecoming service on Sunday, Oct. 21, with the Rev. Steve Parr as the special guest. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. The worship service begins at 11 a.m. Lunch will be held imme diately after the morning worship service in the church’s family life center. Also, the church will open its clothes closet in the family life center on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to noon. The senior Bingo will be held the last Wednesday of each month, starting at 10 a.m. The annual “Harvest Fest” will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m. There will be games, prizes, candy, hay rides and a chili cook-off. The event is free and open to everyone. The church is located at 99 East Jefferson Street, Hoschton. For more information, call the church office Mondays through Thursdays, at 706-654-2938. Winder UMC plans given Winder First United Methodist Church has the following upcom ing events: Fall Festival, Wednesday, October 31, 4-8 p.m., on the front lawn at Winder First United Methodist Church, 280 N. Broad St. Free games, inflatable slides, costume contest and more. Trunk or treat in the siding parking lot at 6:45 p.m. Supper will be avail able from 5:45-6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall — Adults: $5 and Children: $3. 43 rd annual ham and egg supper, Wednesday, November 7, 4:30-7 p.m. Dine-in or take-out. Tickets are $6 each and are available at the church office. Proceeds from ticket sales will be used for the United Methodist Men and United Methodist Women’s mission proj ects. “Christmas in the Country” craft and gift fair, Saturday, December 1, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. in the fel lowship hall. See crafters from all over Georgia. Food, drinks, Eyes of the Father Parrish Myers eotf@comcast.net i k “Your 24 - 7 Mortgage Solutions Team !” Northeast Georgia Mortgage Specialist mortgage, inc. GfcOfg a Re*4ent«i Mortgage licensee ** April Angeles ** Braselton Loan Officer MORTGAGE LENDING MADE SIMPLE... Serving Jackson, Gwinnett, Barrow, Banks, Lumpkin, Habersham & Surrounding Counties Many Different Loan Programs... 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Ortiz and his wife, Melanie, were recently wel comed by the congregation. The Rev. Ortiz has served in the United Methodist Church for 13 years. He has served seven years at New Salem United Methodist Church in Commerce and two years in the Florida Conference. Service hours are 11 a.m. on Sundays for the traditional service and 10 a.m on Sundays for adult and youth study and fellowship. On Wednesdays, a meal open to all at no costis offered, as well as youth night out and adult Bible study. Plans are to add a praise wor ship service at 9 a.m. For more information, call 706-654-1422 or e-mail hoschtonumc@ winds tre am. net. Hoschton Methodist plans tombstone tour for Saturday Hoschton Methodist Church will sponsor a free hour tour of the city cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 20, featuring several of their prominent Methodists bur ied in the city. The tour starts at 6:30 p.m. from the Hoschton Methodist church parking lot at Mulberry and Bell Avenue. Light refresh ments will be served after wards. “Come hear history and ghost stories from the Civil War up to modern times,” organizers said. The pastor is the Rev Luis Ortiz. For more information, call 706-654-1422. Union Baptist has new pastor, Camp Union Baptist Church of Winder announces a new Pastor, the Rev. Rudy Camp, effective October 1. After a lengthy period of inter im pastorship by Evangelist Jon Reed, Union Baptist Church has extended a call to the Rev. Rudy Camp of Jefferson to serve as senior pastor. He has been involved with ministry to teenagers since the fall of 1994. The Rev. Camp gave his life completely over to Christ at the age of 30 after witnessing an event that impressed upon him the brevity of life on this earth and finality of eternity. God used the tragedy of a fatal car crash to bring him to terms with the fact that he had little control over life and the only life that makes a difference is one lived for Christ. The Rev. Camp worked in law enforcement from 1989 until 2001. In 2001, he then pursued God’s call into full-time min istry by attending a seminary. Throughout his studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary’s extension campus in Decatur he served as a part-time youth minister at three Southern Baptist Churches before being called to Union Baptist Church in September 2004. In May 2005, he received his Master of Divinity degree from New Orleans Seminary and has con tinued to serve as Youth Minister at Union since that time. He intends to pursue his Doctor of Ministry degree through New Orleans Seminary beginning next year. Gospel singing planned for Oct. 20 A gospel singing featuring “Voices,” Bobby Allen and local church talent will be held October 20 from 7-9 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ, 1438 Hardigree Road, Winder. Refreshments will be served in the fellowship hall after the singing. For more information, call Pastor Bobby Allen, 770-725- 5818. Local church services, addresses The following is a list of addresses and service times of churches in the Braselton, Hoschton and Mill Creek area. •A Call to Salvation Church: Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; “Demostration Youth” for ages 13-18, Mondays, at 7 p.m. The church is located at 1295 Jackson Trail Road, Jefferson. Arlene Smith is the senior pas tor. For more information, call 706-367-9612 or visit www. ac alltos alvation. org. •New Liberty United Methodist Church: Sunday wor ship, 11 a.m., with children’s church and nursery available. The church is located at 26 Charlie Smith Road, Braselton. Jamey Prickett is the pastor. For more information, call 706- 654-2406 or visit www.newlib- ertyumc.org. •Mulberry Baptist Church: Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m.; sing ings, second Sundays, 6 p.m.; youth choir practice, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. The church is located at 5970 Thompson Mill Road, Hoschton. The Rev. Ollie V. Hayes is the pastor. •Hoschton First Baptist Church: Sunday worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Wednesday night worship service, 7 p.m. The church is located at 99 East Jefferson Street, Hoschton. For more information, call 706-654- 2938 or visit www.hoschton- firstbaptistchurch.com. •Hoschton United Methodist Church: Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. The church is located at 12 Mulberry Street, Hoschton, at the corner of Bell Avenue and Mulberry Street. The Rev. Luis Ortiz is the pastor. 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