The Advocate-Democrat. (Crawfordville, Ga.) 1893-current, July 12, 2024, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 4 THE ADVOCATE DEMOCRAT, Crawfordville, GA, Friday, July 12, 2024 A. C H. Stephens Vark 4th of July Celebration It was a great day at A. H. Stephens State Park. They started off celebrating the Fourth of July with the Park Parade and then on to fun games. The big hit was the Park Ranger water balloon event. The families were fabulous. A big thanks to Sheriff Tia McWilliams and Smokey of Taliaferro Fire Department/ Emergency Mgt. Thank you for celebrating with them. Greensboro First Presbyterian to host hymn Shout-Out That special something at a community Shout-Out. Psalm 66 says, ‘‘Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name.” First Call Pregnancy Center to host Shoe Drive Fundraiser Drive-Thru Drop-Off That is exactly what The First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro will be doing Sunday, July 21 at 5 pm, and EVERYONE in our community is invited to attend this joyous event. The church will be hosting an old-fashioned Hymn Shout- Out...also known as a hymn sing...and we will be using the old Cokesbury Hymnal to praise God and give thanks. Everyone attending is asked to find one of their favorite hymns in the Cokesbury Hymnal - a hymnal used by previous generations of fellow believers - and “shout out’’ that hymn’s page number. After everyone in the congregation has a few moments to turn to that page, everyone in attendance will make a joyful noise and sing that hymn together as one body. Please join us on Sunday, July 21 at 5 pm as we joyfully pay tribute to God and to those who have gone before us as we sing traditional hymns - hymns that were so meaningful and precious to our grandparents and those who came before them. If your heart longs for the hymns of old, this is an event you will not want to miss. The First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro is located at 117 South Main Street (next to the post office) in downtown Greensboro. The community is invited to clean out their closets for a shoe drive to raise funds for FIRST CALL PREGNANCY CENTER. Donations of gently worn, used and new shoes will be accepted. The amount of money raised is determined by the total weight of the shoes collected. All donated shoes will be redistributed to micro-enterprise partners through Funds20rgs, a for profit social enterprise, and used in developing nations for impoverished people to start their own businesses. Shoes need to be dropped off on Saturday, July 13, from 10am - 2pm at First Call Pregnancy Center, 1531 W. Broad Street, Greensboro. In the US alone, over 300 million pairs of shoes are thrown away per year. The materials used to manufacture a pair of shoes are created from chemical compounds that will create health hazards if left to disintegrate openly or in landfills. By donating your gently worn, used and new shoes to FIRST CALL PREGNANCY CENTER, your shoes are given a second chance to make a difference. About FIRST CALL PREGNANCY CENTER: Since 2005, First Call has served the 5-county Lake Oconee area seeking to meet the physical, emotional, material and spiritual needs of those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. We are a Christ- centered ministry not affiliated with any one denomination and are registered with the state of Georgia as a 501©3 organization funded solely on community support.