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Friday,
January 18,2013
Tribune & Geoman
Religion
Carnegie Chapel Church
Carnegie Chapel Church will hold its prayer break
fast at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26.
Everyone is invited. The church is located at 987
Kinlaw Road in Kingsland.
Clinch Chapel United Methodist Church
Clinch Chapel United Methodist Church will hold
a black history celebration at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3.
Everyone is invited. The church is located on Owens
Ferry Road in Woodbine.
First African Missionary Baptist Church
Members of the First African Missionary Baptist
Church will celebrate the third anniversary of Pastor
K.C. Davis, beginning with a pre-anniversary revival at
7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 through Thursday, Jan. 24.
Rev. Nim Russell will be the revivalist. The culmi
nation of the anniversary celebration will be held at 11
a.m. Sunday, Jan. 27.
Everyone is invited to attend. The church is located
at 495 N. Fee St. in Kingsland.
Rhema Impact Ministries
Rhema Impact Ministries will honor Rev. Timothy
Bessent Sr. on Sunday, Jan. 27, for five years in pas-
toring.
The service will be held at 4 p.m. The speaker will
be Pastor Naomi Foreman of Eastman.
All brothers and sisters in Christ are invited to come
worship and fellowship. The church is located at 1047
Douglas Drive in St. Marys.
Vendors sought for Praise in the Park
The fourth annual Willie Mae Glover Praise in the
Park will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 13 in St.
Marys and Howard Gilman Memorial Park.
Organizers are seeking performers, volunteers and
vendors.
The deadline to apply is Feb. 15.
For information, call Kenyatta Compton at (678)
621-9019.
Remember the wounded
E very January a quiet
anniversary is ob
served across our
country. Christians gather to
remember a turning point in
our nation’s history.
The Sunday that falls clos
est to the anniversary of Roe
v. Wade is designated SOHF
(Sanctity of Human Fife)
Sunday. All across this land
— from Washington state, to
Texas, to Florida; from Cali
fornia to Ohio, to New Jer
sey — congregations pause
to value life.
That week some folks will
gather at the capitols of their
states with balloons and chil
dren in strollers to observe
the anniversary of Roe’s
landmark decision.
I remember that cold Jan
uary day in 1973, when I was
a freshman in college and the
Supreme Court ruled abor
tion should be legal in all 50
states.
Since then, much sadness
and loss has impacted our
communities, one woman at
a time. Abortion often causes
a hidden grief, one that is
better cloaked with rhetoric
and politely glossed over.
Though you can some
times sense its pain in peo
ple’s eyes, it is easy to
pretend it doesn’t exist.
We go about our daily
lives, usually oblivious to the
walking wounded beside us.
Abortion has damaged the
hearts of so many around us;
women at work, at school, in
our families and sitting in the
pew next to us.
Their stories are impor
tant and their emotional
wounds are very real.
Now, this column is not a
political statement. I believe
that no American feels that
abortion is a good thing.
Jessica Errico
Religion
There are passionate opin
ions on both sides of the
issue, and my goal is not to
excoriate or exonerate either
position. I don’t wish to re
port statistics, though many
abound.
My intent is simply to
share hope and denounce
judgment. I long to impart
what Eve learned about how
abortion hurts women. For
more than eight years, I min
istered to women and their
families as they faced life and
death decisions regarding
their unborn children. Their
struggles are forever etched
on my heart.
Serving as a pregnancy
care center director, I lis
tened to their stories, vali
dating their feelings and
offering a variety of commu
nity services and assistance.
You see, when a woman
faces an unplanned preg
nancy, her life is suddenly
turned upside down and in
side out. Fiving in the South,
I equate it with falling into a
sinkhole of epic proportions,
with no grab bar to break her
fall.
She needs real choices and
the support of loved ones
and friends. For fear and de
spair are what frequently
drive a woman to an abortion
clinic.
Often times the father of
the child is uninvolved or to
tally disinterested. Conse
quently, loneliness and
desperation can cloud a
woman’s thinking and make
it nearly impossible to con
sider other choices such as
parenting or adoption.
The travesty of abortion,
however, is that it is not the
quick or easy solution it is
touted to be. There is no
magic eraser that will undo a
crisis pregnancy, no cost-free
choice.
For 40 years, millions of
women have carried a grief
no one should bear. The loss
of a child always changes the
mother.
But the good news is that
Jesus heals that kind of pain.
He is the forgiver of our
souls and the healer of our
hearts. He knows everything
about us and is able to ad
dress our need like no one
else can.
Do you know someone
who is hurting from a past
abortion experience?
Pray for her or him. Ask
Jesus to cover them with his
grace and begin healing in
their hearts.
Don’t be afraid to talk
about abortion. Always refer
to it with empathy, because it
is an incredibly painful deci
sion to deal with.
Fearn about the alterna
tives offered at nonprofit or
ganizations such as CareNet
in Kingsland.
You never know who has
an abortion experience in her
past, so don’t judge and be
careful with your words.
Hurting women have been
further wounded by over
hearing callous remarks.
Seeking
help?
CareNet of Coastal
Georgia has three
offices located in
Brunswick, Jesup
and Kingsland.
All their services are
offered free of
charge. For support
and material
assistance, call
(912-729-8842 or
1-800-395-HELP.
Be prepared to offer the
truth about Jesus and how
He longs to restore broken
hearts and heal the abortion
wound that many grieve. In
fact, the Bible tells us to
“Rescue those being led
away to death; hold back
those staggering toward
slaughter.” (Proverbs 24:11)
Kindness and tenderness
are the best rescuing tools I
know.
Don’t turn your back on
those who are struggling
with unplanned pregnancies.
Sacrifice your time and re
sources so that women won’t
feel so alone, and so they
might consider life-affirming
options.
Together we can mobilize
a culture of life by volunteer
ing at, or giving to, organiza
tions that help women.
This SOHF Sunday, Jan.
20, remember that women
deserve better than abortion.
Jessica Errico lives in Camden
County with her husband of 35
years. She writes and speaks about
women’s issues.
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The annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Camden County starts today with a youth extravaganza.
King march set
for Monday
The Camden County
King Free Foundation will
present its annual celebra
tion of Martin Futher King
Jr. Day today, Jan. 18, and
Monday, Jan. 21.
The celebration starts with
a youth extravaganza at 7
p.m. today, Jan. 18 at Ever
green Missionary Baptist
Church.
All youth groups, praise
teams, choirs and praise
dancers are invited to partic
ipate. The speaker will be
Brandy Anderson from Har
vest Chapel.
First African Missionary
Baptist Church will also hold
a community program at 10
a.m. Monday. The speaker
will be Pastor Timothy Ful
ton of the Ministry of Word
Christian Center.
Immediately after the
community program, a unity
march will be held from First
African Missionary Baptist
Church to the Fions Park in
Kingsland.
Everyone is invited to the
celebration regardless of race
or religion.
For more information,
contact Hope Mackey at
(912) 673-1719.
Church news should be
submitted by 5 p.m. the
Tuesday before desired
publication.
Email — editorl @tds.net
Fax —(912) 882-6519
Mail — P.O. Box 6960,
St. Marys, GA 31558
Drop off — 206 Osborne St.
St. Marys
Scouts to collect food at two churches
Camden County Cub and Boy
Scouts will be collecting food from
10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 9,
at King of Peace Episcopal Church
and the Church of Jesus Christ of
Fatter-day Saints in Kingsland as
part of the nationwide food drive
called Scouting for Food.
Scouts will also be hanging fliers
at houses Feb. 2 and will return to
pick up food donations the follow
ing Saturday, Feb. 9.
Camden
County Boy
and Cub
Scouts will
accept food
donations
Feb. 9 at two
Kingsland
churches.
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