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Church events
All listings in Church
Events are free and available
to religious organizations
sponsoring free or low-cost
events for the public. Churches
may submit notices by fax at
(770) 889-6017 or via e-mail
at events@forsythnews.com.
Salem Baptist Church
... invites you to join us in
dedicating our new sanctuary
at 3 p.m. today. It is located on
Highway 306 and Westbrook
Road. The Rev. Donnie Nix is
the pastor.
God’s House of Prayer
... will hold it’s service at
11 a.m. today at Pooles Mill
Park. A covered dish lunch
will follow. There will be
activities, music, fellowship
and more. Those interested in
being baptized are asked to
bring a towel and change of
clothes.
Directions to the park, at
7725 Pooles Mill Road in
Cumming, will be attached to
the door of the church. The 6
p.m. service is canceled.
For more information, call
the Rev. G. Allen Boyd at
(770) 893-4613.
Antioch Baptist Church
... will have registration for
Awana from 6-8:30 p.m.
today.
The church will start
Awana meetings at 6 p.m.
Aug. 17. For more informa¬
tion call Jamie at (678) 910-
8688 .
Grace Baptist Church
... welcomes the Lakeshore
Quartet in worship at 11 a.m.
today. A covered-dish lunch¬
eon will follow the concert.
Preschool childcare provided.
Visit www.gracebcc.org or
call (770) 887-5988 for more
information, and visit
www.lakeshorequartet.com to
hear the quartet.
Car Show at North
Lanier Baptist Church
... everyone is welcome to
the free car show from 4-6:30
p.m. today at North Lanier
Baptist Chtirch, 829 Atlanta
Hwy. in Cumming. For more
information call (770) 781-
5433 or go online at
www.northlanier.org.
Georgia Mouhtains
Unitarian Universalist
Church
... on Aug. 10, Davis
Palmour will explore changing
our view of the world through
memory, using some of the
theoretical principles of Time
Line Therapy, with
“Therapeutic Uses for the
Relativity of Time.” Services
begin at 11 a.m., With chil¬
dren’s religious education
classes beginning at 11:30
a.m. Call (706) 864-0661 of
visit www.gmuuc.org for more
information.
On Aug. 17, Diane
Stephenson, executive director
of the Lumpkin County
Literacy Coalition, will lead a
discussion on “Illiteracy:
Whose Responsibility Is It
Anyhow.”
Liberty Baptist Church
... invites you to a celebra¬
tion of the Rev. Ruel Martin,
who will end his tenure as
pastor of the church this year.
The church will be serving
lunch, cake and punch during
the celebration on Sunday,
Aug. 10, from 1-3 p.m. at 280
Liberty Church Road in
Dawsonville.
On Aug.. 17, the church
will celebrate its 175th
anniversary, beginning at 10
a.m. A history program and
pot luck luncheon will follow
the service. Old-fashioned
dress is encouraged, and a
photographer will be avail
- able.
Bethelview United
Methodist Church
.;. will hold a yard sale
from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 16
in the church yard. Bethelview
UMC is at 4525 Bethelview
Road in Cumming, south of
Kelly Mill Road.
Grace Bible Family
Fellowship
... is offering a courtship
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS — Sunday, August 10,2008
series at 10 a.m., Aug. 17, 24
and 31. Dating is simply prac¬
tice for divorce. Courtship,
however, uses the principles of
Scripture to protect the
Christian couple from
defrauding as they seek to
Glorify Christ. If you have
teenage young people in your
home, join us for this very
important series on biblical
Courtship. Grace Bible Family
Fellowship is at 5315B Lake
Pointe Center Drive in
Cumming. For more informa¬
tion contact Pastor Mike
Sinteff at (770) 888-6828 or
go online at www.gbff.org.
The River United
Methodist Church
... will hold a preview wor¬
ship service, “Prayers for
Learning,” at 6:30 p.m. Aug.
20. Special prayers will be
raised for students, teachers
and other education workers,
parents and other guardians.
All are invited to attend.
Buster Evans, superintend¬
ent of Forsyth County Schools,
will be the special guest. An
offering will be taken for the
Mentor Me program.
The church meets at
Sharon Elementary School,
3595 Old Atlanta Road.
Also, the church is starting
a faith-based book club at
Barnes & Noble at The
Avenue Forsyth. Join them for
a discussion of “The Shack”
by William P. Young at 6 p.m.
Aug. 25.
Gospel singing
... at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at the
People’s Baptist Church at
6182 McEver Road in
Flowery Branch, featuring the
Kings Messengers. Everyone
is welcome, and for more
information call (770) 945-
5556.
Mt. Tabor Baptist
Church
... will hold its 175th
anniversary celebration and
“Old Timers Day” Aug. 24.
The day’s events begin with a
10 a.m. baptizing. Services
begin at 11 a.m. Dinner on the
grounds will be held after
services. The church is at
7900 Mt. Tabor Road in north
Forsyth. For more informa¬
tion, visit the church’s Web
site www.
www.mttaborchurch.org.
Christ Theological
Seminary
... presents “The
Reconstruction of Preaching”
by the Rev. Joe Morecraft, III
Aug. 11-14, at Chalcedon
Presbyterian Church, 302
Pilgrim Mill Road in
Cumming.
Classes are free to
Reformed Presbyterian
Church in the United States
ministerial students and all
who can attend a majority of
sessions. There’s a class fee of
$300 for Christ Theological
Seminary credit. The schedule
is Monday, 7-9 p.m.; Tuesday
Thursday, 9 a.m-noon, 2-5
p.m., and 7-9 p.m. Lunch pro¬
vided daily.
North Metro First
Baptist Church
... will hold a MOPS
Consignment Sale Sept. 12-
13, Friday noon-8 p.m. and
Saturday (3ld 8:30-12:30 at 1026
Peachtree Road NE
Lawrenceville 30043 (770)
995-9055 ext.667.
Please visit www.north
metro.net/mops to find out
more information about the
sale or to sign up to be a
volunteer.
The First Pentecostal
Church of Oakwood
... invites children ages 4 to
13 to attend their annual
Vacation Bible School. It will
be for five consecutive
Wednesday nights through
Aug. 13. Times will be 7-8:30
p.m. Please come and enjoy a
fun packed night as a King’s
kid. It is located at 4805 Flat
Creek Road, Oakwood. For
more information, call (770)
536-5132.
Kristian Stanfill concert
... held by the Turn at 7:30
p.m. Sept. 4 in the North
Campus Auditorium of Free
Chapel in Gainesville. The
event will be set*to a theme,
“The Soundtrack of Life,”
which will happen every
Thursday in September. The
group will feature special
guests including break
dancers, live bands, free food
and more. Visit the-tum.com
for more information or call
(678)677-8300, ext 1016.
The Turn is a community
for college students and 20
somethings that gathers week¬
ly on the North Campus of
Free Chapel in Gainesville.
Pleasant Grove Baptist
Church Preschool
... “Growing Kids God’s
Way” is now open and
enrolling for fall 2008-2009
school year. Classes offered to
children ages 1-4. For more
information, contact the school
at (770) 781-3780,(404) 925
0369 or (404) 314-0727.
Bethelview United
Methodist Preschool
... is now registering classes. for the
2008-2009 preschool
Classes are offered for chil¬
dren 12 months through 4
years old. They are a small,
family-oriented, nurturing pro¬
gram and have limited open¬
ings. Hours are 9 a.m.-12:45
p.m. Call (770) 205-9656 for
information.
Good Shepherd Catholic
Preschool
... is now registering for the
2008-09 school year. For more
information, call (770) 887
9861, ext. 14.
Deer Creek Shores
Presbyterian Church pre¬
school
... is now enrolling for the
fall 2008/2009 school year.
Classes are offered for chil¬
dren 2,3,4 and 5 years old.
Call (770) 887-6801 for more
information.
New Hope United
Methodist preschool
... this is the first year the
long-established church is'
offering preschool classes.
Current classes are from 9
a.m.-noon Tuesday through
Thursday. Call Joy Stanley at
(478) 361-4299 or (770) 887-
3597 for more information.
Good Shepherd Catholic
preschool
... is currently accepting
registration for the 2008-2009
school year. They accept chil¬
dren from ages 1-4 and offer
multiple programs in a loving,
nurturing Catholic environ¬
ment. For more information,
call (770) 887-9861 ext. 14 or
visit www.gspreschool.org.
Episcopal Church of the
Holy Spirit preschool
... has openings for the 2-,
3- and 4-year-old classes.
Registration is now open.
Those interested are welcome
for a tour anytime between 9
a.m.- 12:15 p.m. Monday
through Thursday. Call (678)
372-0778 for more informa¬
tion.
Coal Mountain Baptist
preschool
... is now taking registra¬
tion applications for the
2008/2009 school year.
Classes are offered to children
2-4 years of age. For more
information, contact the school
at (770) 781-8910 or (678)
936-9964 or visit www.coal
mountainbaptistchurch.org.
Space is limited and registra¬
tion is on a first come, first
serve basis. The preschool is
located at Hwy 9. at Coal
Mountain Crossing.
Concord Baptist Church
Weekday preschool
... Preschool registration
for the 2008-09 school year for
classes for 2-4 years is open.
Contact the preschool from
8:30 a.m c 12:30 p.m. Monday
through Thursday at (770)
886-9230. The preschool is
located at 6905 Concord Road
in Cumming. Visit www.cbc
cumming.org for more infor¬
mation.
Parkway Presbyterian
preschool and kindergarten
... registration has begun
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Meg Easier
Peter Teske
for 2008-09 for ages 2 to
kindergarten. Visit www.park
waypreschool.com or call
(678) 513-3909 for more
information. The preschool is
located at 5830 Bethelview
Road in Cumming.
Longstreet Baptist
Church preschool
... has openings for 2- and
3-year-olds for the 2008-09
school year. Classes begin
Sept. 2. Registration will be
held from 9-11 a.m. Aug. 23
at the church at 6868
Campground Road in
Cumming. Call (770) 889-
1959 or (770) 781-9100 for
more information.
St. Aidan’s Mother’s
Morning Out and Preschool
program
... is open to children ages
18 months (by Sept. 1, 2008)
through 3 years. Registration
is happening now, and a regis¬
tration fee of $90 is due at
registration. St. Aidan’s
Episcopal Church is located at
13560 Cogbum Road in
Alpharetta. Call (404) 583
lb 14 for more information.
i Tuition: Two day *MMO
(18-24 months) $ 140 per
month
Three day **MMO (2 year
olds) $195 per month
Three day** Preschool (3
year olds) $205 per month
*Tuesday/Thursday
**Tuesday/Wednesday/
Thursday
Creekside Sports fall soc¬
cer and T-ball registration
... is occurring now. For
more information, call Joe
Greene at (770) 781-0732 or
visit www.creekside.net.
Northland Bible Training
Center
... is now forming classes
for in-depth study of the Bible
and ministerial training.
Northland is a study center of
Global University. For more
information, call Pastor
Michael Spivey at Northland
Church at (678) 455-9020.
Concord Baptist Church
... Free food given away
the fourth Thursday of each
month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
the church.
Crafters needed
... for Good Shepherd
Church’s second annual craft
fair, located at 3740 Holtzclaw
Road in Cumming. Call (770)
887-9861, ext. 19 or e-mail
dinilasr@aol.com for more
Information and reservations.
Upcoming sermon series
and support groups at
Lanier Church
... A support group, “Help
for Hurting Hearts,” gives ear
and advice to people with all
kinds of problems and meets
in the Lanier UMC sanctuary
at 6 p.m. every Sunday. For
more information, call the
church office at (770) 887
0615. Lanier United
Methodist Church is located at
1979 Buford Hwy. in
Cumming. Visit lanier
church @ bell south. net.
Chalcedon Presbyterian
Church
... Are you writing your
autobiography? You are if you
have a private prayer life and
are intimate with God. David
recorded his in Psalms and
shared how he handled fear, in
Psalm 27.
On Sundays, hear exposi¬
tion of the Old and New
Testaments and covenant the-
Randy and Jane Basler of
Cumming announce the mar¬
riage of their daughter, Meg
Basler, to Peter Teske. He is
the son of Paul and
Charlottle Diane Teske of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The wedding was at 11
a.m. July 26 at Good
Shepherd Catholic Church in
Cumming, with Father Joe
Ring of Riverton, 111., offici¬
ating. A reception followed
at Southern Catholic College
in Dawsonville.
A rehearsal dinner was
given by the bride’s parents
July 25 at the church.
Maid of honor was
Theresa Youngquist of
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Bridesmaids were Blaire
Bachman of Gainesville,
Kelsey Bailey of Mobile,
Ala., Jessica Baker of New
Orleans, La., Laura Jelf of
Midland, Texas and
Marialice Mashbum of
Cumming.
Best man was Paul Teske,
father of the groom.
Groomsmen were Bobby
ology from the Rev. Joe
Morecraft III. At 11 a.rti., the
Rev. Morecraft continues a
series of sermons from
Psalms. At 6 p.m., he contin¬
ues a series of today-applica¬
ble teachings from
Deuteronomy. For more infor¬
mation, visit www.chal
cedon.org.
Grace Chapel Church of
Christ
... invites you its weekly
schedule of events:
• 9:30 a.m. Sunday wor¬
ship assembly.
• 11 a.m. Sunday Bible
study.
• Life Groups are held each
Sunday evening for fellowship
and study.
• 7 p.m. Wednesday
evening Bible study.
• Counseling services are
offered by appointment. Call
(770) 457-3028 for more
information.
The church is located at
6755 Majors Road in
Cumming, at the comer of
Majors and Castleberry. The
telephone number is (678) 455-
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Guntli of St. Louis, Mo.;
Colin McKay of Hockessin,
Del.; Luke Schleicher of
Pittsburgh, Pa.; David Teske
of Pittsburgh, Pa., the
groom’s brother; and Chris
Teske of New Orleans, La.,
and Luke Teske of
Milwaukee, Wis., cousins of
the groom.
Pianist was Marge Kelso.
Vocalist was Pam Bousquet.
Ushers were Chris and
Steve Basler, brothers of the
bride. Server was Bryce
Carter, the bride’s cousin.
Program attendants were
Brianna Cloyd and Abby
Carter, cousins of the bride,
and cousin of the bride Alicia
Cloyd kept the bride’s book.
Lectors were Connie
Carter, the bride’s aunt, and
Robert Teske, the groom’s
uncle.
Eucharistic ministers
were Mike and Sue Moser.
After honeymooning at
Cedar House Yurts in
Dahlonega, the couple has
made their home in Mobile,
Ala.
6845 and the Web address is
www.GraceChapelChurch.com.
Reformer’s Unanimous
... is a faith-based, Christ
centered addictions program
that directs the addicted back
to God’s support group, the
local church. Headquartered in
Rockford, 111., RU now has
chapters around the world v
helping people break the
chains of addiction. A local
chapter is meeting at 4 p.m.
each Friday evening at Vision
Baptist Church (www.vision
baptist.com) where stories of
victory are shared, groups and
individuals are personally
counseled from God’s Word
and lessons are taught on
overcoming temptations of all
sort. For information or help,
call (678) 994-2174.
Nediv Lev: The Free
Synagogue of Atlanta
... is offering an open, pro¬
gressive and thoughtful spiri¬
tual home. It seeks advisory
committee members prior to
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