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The Wiregrass Farmer, December 28,2016 - Page 5
Obituaries
Goss services incomplete
John Christopher Goss, 62, of Cordele, GA
passed away, Friday, December 23, 2016,
peacefully at his home in Cordele surrounded
by his loving family.
The son of the late Dr. Christopher Colum
bus and Frances Rowan Goss, he was born in
Ashbum and lived there most of his life. He was
a member of the Ashburn First United
Methodist Church. John was a graduate of The
University of Georgia and was founder and
owner of John Goss CPA firm. He was presently
serving as President and trustee of The
Sconyer’s Gin and Warehouse Trust.
Survivors include his wife, Melanie
Williams Goss of Cordele; his son Stephen
Christopher (Lauren) Goss of Washington, DC;
his daughter, Rita (Donald) Cook and grandson,
Gabriel Cook all of McDonough, GA. He is also
survived by his sister, Gwen Goss (Allan) Kaye
of Bethesda, Maryland.
Memorial services will be announced at a
later date.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations in
remembrance of John to The Bradley-Goss
Scholarship Fund, at The Ashburn First
Methodist Church or Reflections Hospice of
Cordele, GA.
You may sign the online guest book and
share your special condolences and memories
with the family by visiting our website:
www.perryfuneralchapel .com
Church
Watch Night service
Zion Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 521
Joe Lawrence Rd, Ashbum, will have its
Watch Night Service Dec. 31st at 10pm.
Everyone is invited to attend. Breakfast will
be served after the service. Come with a testi
mony in your heart! Rev. William Leggett,
pastor.
LAG Ministries
LAG Ministries: The Living Almighty God
Ministries invite each of you in the commu
nity to a God annointed informative teaching
workshop on Biblical layman teaching. There
will be a new topic each month. If you are
teachable and not ashamed that you do not
know, this is the place for you. The classes are
free, and will start on each 3rd Saturday in
each month from 4:30 pm till 6 pm at the City
of Ashbum Youth Resource Center. Ages
adults, young adults, teens 13-18 years old.
We want to reach as many in the community
that need a spiritual revelation on the word of
God. For more information call Minister
Gwendolyn Mathis, 229-567-0412 or 229-
567-6003. Please come and be blessed. Re
freshments will be served.
Church services
Pastor Joseph Neese welcomes you to
Christ Foundation Ministries, 222 E. Monroe
Ave. (in the old Rogers Plaza shopping cen
ter). Our church services are: Sunday School
10 a.m.; Worship services 11 a.m.; Wednesday
Bible Study 7 p.m. Come join us!
Emmery services
Emmery Chapel AME Church, located at
215 Leesburg Hwy. 32 West in Ashbum, GA
would like to announce our church services.
Sunday School each Sunday at 9 am. and wor
ship services on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 10
am.
Send us your church news
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The unchanging message of Christmas
It seems like such a short
time ago that our two chil
dren were waiting for the op
portunity to go see Santa
Claus when he came to town.
Now they have grown up and
have children of their own,
which provides Gale and me
with the joy of sharing
Christmas with our grand
children: Mallory, Jaleah and
Addyson. And as we do,
there are times when it seems
like I am revisiting the past.
I was reminded of that once
as we walked into the school
auditorium to watch the local
kids present a Christmas mu
sical. As we entered, Santa
Claus was sitting by the tree
and tried to get Addyson to
come visit with him. Just like
her mother when she was that
age, she made sure that she
kept a safe distance away as
she implemented great effort
to dodge the jolly old man.
When I was a young lad,
our entire family would
gather at my grandparents’
home for a huge Christmas
meal and the sharing of gifts.
As time went on, the family
got too big and our grandpar
ents’ health became too bad
for that tradition to continue.
After we all married and left
home, our big Christmas cel
ebration took place at my
parents’ home, but even that
has changed since it has now
become nearly impossible for
us all to be there at one time.
Inspiration
I am beginning to feel like
the family patriarch as I am
filled with pride when my
children and grandchildren
gather in our home for our
Christmas celebration. We
build new memories every
year as we gather to devour
Nana’s excellent food and
Papa’s popular peanut brittle.
After the food is enjoyed by
us all, we quickly transform
that big pile of gifts under the
tree into a huge load of fun.
What I have found to be
true is that even though the
way that we celebrate and the
place that we celebrate expe
rience changes over time, the
one thing that has not
changed in our Christmas ob
servance is the reason we cel
ebrate. It is true that toys
continually change, usually
becoming more sophisti
cated, and the foods that we
serve are sometimes adjusted
in an attempt to make them a
bit healthier, there is an eter
nal truth that remains solid
and unchanged: Christmas is
about Christ. What a glori
ous event His birth was as the
angel of the Lord proclaimed
to the shepherds, “Today in
the town of David a Savior
has been born to you; He is
Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11,
New International Version).
While our reason for cele
brating is unchanging, it is
important to realize that
Christ came to bring
change—change deep within
the hearts of humankind that
no one else is capable of pro
ducing. The prophet Isaiah
penned with great accuracy
these words about Christ cen
turies before His birth in
Bethlehem: “The people
walking in darkness have
seen a great light; on those
living in the land of the
shadow of death a light has
dawned” (Isaiah 9:2).
The unchanging message
of Christmas is that Christ
was born to make the only
way for our lives to be eter
nally changed. He was born
to die for our sins and rise to
life again so those who be
lieve and follow Him can be
taken from the deadness and
darkness of sin to the light
and life of His forgiveness.
Of all the gifts given by men,
none comes close to compar
ing to this great eternal gift
offered to us by Jesus Christ.
We invite you to attend the Church of your choice this Sunday
You can
advertise here
567-3655
Ashburn First Baptist -302 McLendon St.
Ashburn First United Methodist - N. Main St.
Bethel Baptist - Hwy 32 E. Sycamore
Christ Foundation - Rogers Plaza
Christian Union Church of God - Industrial Dr.
Church of Christ - Industrial Dr.
Church of God By Faith - W. Madison Ave.
Dakota Baptist - Hwy 41 N
Double Run Baptist - Hwy 159 N
Dayspring Church of the Nazarene - 983 North St.
Emmery Chapel AME - 215 Leesburg Hwy
Friendship Baptist - Story Rd.
Grace Fellowship Baptist - 133 N. Gordon St.
Harmony Baptist - W. Turner County
Haw Pond Baptist - 1511 Hawpond Rd. Arabi
High Hill Baptist - 5 miles N of Ashburn
Inaha Baptist - Hwy 41 S.
Independent Faith Baptist - Sycamore
515 E. Washington Ave.
Ashburn, 567-4383
ft South Georgia
Banking Company
Member HI It — f—T
561 E. Washington St.
Ashbum, GA 31714
567-9686
Bishop Well & Pump
Service
Tifton, 382-6117
1-800-342-9345
Jesus Temple of God - 194 Pate St.
Living Waters Fellowship - 417 E. Madison Ave.
New Providence Baptist Church- W. Washington Ave.
Morningside Baptist - 215 E. Monroe Ave.
Mt. Zion Church of God - W. Monroe Ave.
United Pentecostal - Sycamore
New Hope Baptist - Bussey Rd.
New Mt. Olive Baptist - E. Washington Ave.
New Mount Zion Baptist - 105 South Jefferson St.
New Prospect Freewill Baptist
Oak Grove Baptist
Piney Grove Baptist - Rebecca
Pleasant Hill Baptist - Rebecca
Rebecca Baptist - 166 Ashley St. E. Rebecca
Rocky Mount Baptist - 1050 Rocky Mt. Rd.
New Hope Baptist Church- 222 HC Williams Rd.
S. Ashburn Holiness - Pearl Ave.
Sycamore Baptist - Hwy 41 S
Sycamore United Methodist - Sycamore
Parker
Chevrolet
Expanded
church info
Gorday Drive
Ashburn, 567-3306
available
567-3655
Tabernacle of Praise 61 Emily St. Sycamore
Terrell Baptist - Hwy 112 W
Trinity Baptist - Pineknot Rd.
Rebecca United Methodist - Rebecca
Wideman Chapel - Rebecca
Zion Hope Baptist Church - 521 Joe Lawrence Rd.
Emmanuel Missionary Baptist - Sycamore
Amboy Baptist - Hwy 159 N
Israels Temple - 635 W. Washington Ave.
St. Luke Missionary Bapt. - North Leary Rd.
St Theresa’s Catholic Church - 807 S. 3rd St., Cordele
New Mt. Pleasant - 200 Dunlap Circle
El Shaddai Ministry - 536 Carlos Ave.
Greater Faith Ministry - 250 Adams St.
New Jerusalem Freewill Baptist - Lee St.
New Jerusalem Holiness Church - 210 Carlos Ave.
Christ Foundation Assembly of God - 222 E. Monroe
God’s Ministries of Hope - 81 Emile St., Sycamore
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses - 640 Gorday Dr.
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