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PAGE 4B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. DECEMBER 10. 2020
Church
Pickens churches prepare for Christmas programs
Mountain Light
UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH
An Accepting Community
with Open Hearts & Minds
2502 Tails Creek Rd.,
Hwy 282 W • Ellijay, GA
Dress: Casual
Sundays • Fellowship 10 a.m.
•Service 10:30 a.m.
www.mluuc.org
St. Vincent de Paul offers
Christmas program for
“older” children
By Georgia Dann Neel
Due to the economic impact of the
coronavirus on local businesses and in
dividuals, no solicitations were made
this year to help fund the Christmas pro
grams sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul
Society (SVdP). Through the very gen
erous donations from Amicalola Elec
tric’s “Round-Up Program” and from
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Join us as God prepares
our hearts to receive
His greatest gift,
Jesus Christ.
Advent Worship Services
Sunday, Dec. 13
9:00 and 10:30 a.m.
Sermon Series:
Advent Reflections
Galatians 4: 1-7
God's Means
Wednesday, Dec. 16
7:00 p.m.
Sermon Series:
The Gospel of Christmas
Past, Present & Future
Titus 2: 11-14
Living in the Present
King of Kings
LUTHERAN
fmi™n
CHURCH
45 Appalachian Circle,
Talking Rock
706-301-9191
First left turn off Hwy. 515 north of
Philadelphia Rd.
www.kingofkingslcmsga.org
kingofkingslcmsga@gmail.com
the Walmart Foundation - Jasper loca
tion - SVdP is able to purchase Christ
mas gifts for 60 “older” children from
Pickens County.
The children of the fathers at Timo
thy House and some of the children who
were eliminated from Pickens County
programs due to economic cutbacks will
receive the gifts. The fathers at Timothy
House have stated that SVdP is the first
organization to remember them.
Wish lists will be obtained from the
parents of the 60 children, and volun
teers from SVdP will do the shopping.
The gifts will be distributed to the par
ents two weeks prior to Christmas.
A special thank you is extended to
the SVdP Vincentians who have volun
teered to shop and to Margy Lohman
who coordinates the “wish lists” and
helps distribute the gifts.
Shiloh Baptist Church
Live Nativity
Shiloh Baptist Church will have a
live Nativity on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, December 11-13th nightly be
ginning at 7 p.m.
The program begins on the hour and
half hour. The last showing will be
nightly at 8:30 p.m.
The live Nativity will be performed
drive-in style with a FM-radio feed.
The church is located at 3681 Hwy.
515, Jasper.
Jasper United Methodist
Advent Worship Services
The Jasper United Methodist Church
will hold Advent Sunday worship serv
ices during December. On December
13th, the topic will be from Luke 2:8-15
“The Glory of Christmas: Joy.” On De
cember 20th the message will come
from Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11 “The Glory
of Christmas: Love.” The 9 a.m. serv
ices are contemporary and the 11 a.m. is
a traditional service.
On December 24th, Christmas Eve,
the church will hold a candlelight serv
ice at 5 p.m.
Online services can be seen on Face-
book at Jasper United Methodist Church
or YouTube at Jasper UMC GA
Bethel Baptist presents
Live Nativity
Bethel Baptist Church in Daw-
sonville will present a live Nativity pro
gram on December 11th and 12th from
6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Scenes with Biblical characters will
portray events such as the prophecy of
Jesus’ birth to Abraham, the birth of
Jesus in a manger, and the resurrection
and ascension of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. Live animals will be in
cluded in scenes as Mary and Joseph
travel to Bethlehem and as shepherds
watch their flock.
Continued on Following Page
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Minister’s
Corner
God will Provide
By Rev. Asa Dockery
Ephesians 2:8-10, For
by grace you have been
saved through faith, and
that not of yourselves; it
is the gift of God, not of
works, lest anyone should
boast. For we are His
workmanship, created in
Christ Jesus for good
works, which God pre
pared beforehand that we
should walk in them. -
NKJV
Romans 6 : 23, For the
wages of sin is death, but
the gift of God is eternal
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The Argument
From Necessity
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“Why is there something
rather than nothing?” -
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
S omething cannot come from
nothing, and since there clearly is
something (i.e., the universe and
everything it contains), and the things
of the world are not self-caused, there
must be something which is the cause
of these things which exist. In other
words, there must be at least one thing
in the universe which is necessary for
everything else to exist, and this being
we call God. Another way to think of
this is that everything we see in the
world, including ourselves, is
contingent. Everything could have been
otherwise if circumstances had been
different. If our parents had never met,
we would presumably not be here. But
everything cannot be contingent. And
so again, there must be at least one
thing in the world which is necessary.
This is a compelling argument for the
existence of God, and although
philosophers will tell you that there are
counter-arguments to this, it still
strikes many of us that there is
something compelling at the core of
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this argument because there is
something deeply mysterious about our
existence, in that none of us really
knows why we are here or where we
ultimately came from. Can anyone
really explain why the person who they
are came to have this spark of
consciousness that they identify with
themselves? In these moments of
existential wonder, when we marvel
that we are here in a world that we
really cannot explain, we should feel
gratitude for our existence, and for
existence in general.
-Christopher Simon
Cornerstone Church
of Jasper GA
140 Cornerstone Dr.,
Jasper, GA
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RO. BOX 787
150 NORTH MAIN STREET
JASPER,GA30143
706-692-6451
FAX: 706-692-6452
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Exclusive Agent
Personal Financial Representative
Allstate
3850 Camp Road, Ste.B
Jasper, GA 30143
Phone 706-253-5800
Fax 706-842-6922
Cell 678-234-8134
harmonyhenderson@allstate.com
www.allstate.com/harmonyhenderson
Jeremy Young
Owner
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770 894-7429 " Jasper, GA 30143
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Cagle Funeral Home
364 E. Church Street • Jasper, Georgia 30143
Office (706) 692-6615
Sunrise Memorial Gardens & Chapel Mausoleum
Office (706) 692-4349
Obituary Line (706) 253-6399
Helen Cagle Fax (706) 692-9399
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GRADING, HAULING & DEVELOPMENT
1204 West Church Street ~ JASPER, GEORGIA 30143
706-692-3400 • Fax 706-692-3405
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770-893-7217
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Phone 678-454-3331
Fax 678-454-3332
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