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PAGE 2B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. MAY 12. 2022
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“Lord, bring your peace to the world”
prays Pastor Baciu at World Day of Prayer
Photo/Max Caylor
Cowboy Church Kids sang a moving rendition of “God Bless America” at
the World Day of Prayer last Thursday at the Courthouse.
By Max Caylor
Progress Contributor
Over 80 pastors and persons of
faith gathered at the Courthouse last
Thursday at noon to observe the 2022
World Day of Prayer.
The community prayer gathering
was sponsored by the Pickens Minis
terial Association which included
eight local pastors.
President Reverend Ralph Barker
welcomed everyone and prayed for
our nation. Our military and law en
forcement were lifted in prayer by
Rev. Gerald Faulkner.
Local Pickens County leaders and
employees were prayed for by Rev
erend Max Caylor. Mission worker
offered a prayer for our schools and
families.
Rev. Greg Meadows remembered
health care workers in his prayer and
Rev. Tony Boyd ask for blessings
upon our churches.
Pastor Mihail Baciu from Roma
nia prayed especially for the Ukrain
ian people and “to end this cruel war
and bring the peace of Jesus to the
world and our community,”
“Protect our families and expel
suffering in the world,” asked Rev.
Tri Nguyen in the closing benedic
tion.
Bay Cagle led the national an
them, with Mount Zion Baptist
singers helping the congregation sing
The Battle Hymn of the Republic and
America the Beautiful. The Cowboy
Church kids presented a heart mov
ing moment singing “America the
Beautiful.”
The Pickens Ministerial Associa
tion meets each third Wednesday at 8
am at Mt. Zion Baptist Church as
welcomes pastors and church leaders
to join in their discussions and
prayers.
The association assists with chap
lain services at Piedmont Mountain
side Hospital and is rotating praying
the invocation at the city of Jasper
City Council meetings following
Photo/Max Caylor
Pastor Mihail Baciu, Seventh Day
Adventist, was one of eight local pas
tors who gathered with 80 believers
to pray for God’s blessing and direc
tion for all people on World Day of
Prayer last Thursday at the Court
house.
their invitation to pray by the coun
cil.
Church services and activities
Mountain Light
A UNITARIAN
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An Accepting Community
with Open Hearts & Minds
Hwy 282 W • Ellijay. GA
Dress: Casual
Sundays • Fellowship 10 a.m.
•Service 10:30 a.m.
www.mluuc.org
Senior Recognition
Sunday May 22 at
JUMC
Jasper United Methodist
Church will hold Senior
Recognition Sunday at the
church on Sunday, May
22nd. All seniors will be rec
ognized and scholarships will
be awarded. On this day,
there will also be special
music by the church’s Chan
cel Bells and Youth Bells.
The following Sunday, on
May 29th, the church’s youth
choir will present their musi
cal.
Mountain Light
continues series
On Sunday, May 22,
Mountain Light hosts the
third in a series of worship
services on the seven princi
ples of Unitarian Universal-
ism featuring a panel
discussion. The third princi
ple is "acceptance of one an
other and encouragement to
spiritual growth in our con
gregations."
The worship service be
gins at 10:30 a.m. Join for
fellowship at 10 a.m. Moun
tain Light is a loving, open-
minded, welcoming commu
nity that encourages you to
seek your own spiritual path.
The service is in-person at
Mountain Light UU Church,
2502 Tails Creek Road (GA
282 West) in Ellijay with an
option to attend via Zoom.
Please see mluuc.org for
more info including the
Zoom link.
Community singing
Saturday
Hinton United Methodist
Church will have a special
community singing event this
Saturday evening, May 14th.
The singing will be held in
the arbor next to the church.
Our featured singing group
will be First Day.
Food and fellowship will
begin at 5 p.m. Hamburgers
and hotdogs will be served.
The singing will begin at 6
p.m.
Everyone is welcome.
Please come join us for an
evening of southern gospel
music, praise and worship.
Food ministry
Cool Springs Baptist
Church, partnering with
There’s Hope For The Hun
gry, offers non-perishable
food to those in need on
Thursday, May 12th, from 10
a.m. - 1 p.m. No ID required.
Services will be provided in
side, with Covid-19 precau
tions taken. Cool Springs
Baptist Church is located at
4671 Hwy. 53 East, Tate,
Georgia. Call (770) 735-2799
for more information.
Come Grow With
lls In Christ.
Sunday Worship at 10:30 AM
Adult & Children's Study: 9:00 AM
Sunday, May 15th
Sermon Series:
The Church Then and Now - A Journey Through Acts
Pentecost Part 3
Acts 10:23b-48
Kins of Kings Lutheran Church
45 Appalachian Circle, Talking Rock
706-301-9191
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First left turn off US 515 north of Philadelphia Rd. in Jasper
www.kingofkingslcmsga.org • kingofkingslcmsga@gmail.com
View recent worship services on our website.
Minister ’s
Corner
We are changed
By Chris
Rumble
CARES
Director of
Community
Relations
I am a person of faith.
I believe we are saved
by grace through faith and
that salvation is a free gift
from God. This salvation
is secured not by anything
we have done but by the
perfect sacrifice of Jesus
on the cross alone, veri
fied by His mighty resur
rection from the dead. By
this, we can enter into a
Spirit-filled life now that
extends into eternity with
Him as He has come to
live in and through us for
ever.
All these things I be
lieve and I rejoice.
“For by grace you have
been saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves,
it is the gift of God; not as
a result of works, that no
one should boast.” These
verses in Ephesians 2
were memorized early on
in my experience with
Jesus.
However, a key aspect
of faith is the willingness
to embrace paradox with
out conflict. It is the abil
ity to stare diametrically
opposed concepts in the
face and rest in the deep
belief that BOTH are si-
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Meeting at St. Luke's
Episcopal Church
7 Ewing Street
Blue Ridge, GA 30513
Services
2nd and 4th Sundays, 3 pm
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706-455-8903
The Virtue of
Constancy
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“Teach me, Lord, the way of
your decrees, that I may
follow it to the end. ”
Psalm 119:33 NIV
V irtue must be inculcated when
we are young, because the
virtues are essentially habits of
acting properly, as Aristotle pointed
out some 2500 years ago. If those
good habits are not developed early
on, it’s much harder to develop them
when we are older. And whether we
have inculcated virtue from our
youth or not, we are all tossed back
and forth by the winds of selfish
desire and vice. Even when we know
what the right thing to do is, we are
often tempted to do the opposite.
Knowing that we should return the
dropped or misplaced ten-dollar bill
to its rightful owner, we are still
tempted to slip it in our pocket and
keep it for ourselves. If we have been
raised right, however, we won’t sleep
well. Likewise, in so many areas of
our life, we know we should be
temperate when it comes to eating
and drinking, and all of our
appetites, but we are still tempted to
overdo it. The virtue of constancy is
in some ways a virtue which helps us
stay on the path of virtue, telling us
to steer clear of vice and always do
the right thing, despite obstacles in
our path. Perseverance is the virtue
that allows us to keep striving to do
the right thing, despite the difficulty
of continuing the act itself, while
constancy is the virtue of continuing
to do the right thing despite external
difficulties. We get distracted, we
lose patience, and often we just want
to do the easy thing, but constancy
keeps us on the right path.
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Cornerstone Church
of Jasper GA
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Jasper, GA
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COOL SPRINGS
BAPTIST CHURCH
4671 HWY 53 East, Tate, Georgia
(770) 735-2799 _
Sunday School 9:45 am Q
Worship Service 11:00 am
www.coolspringschurch.com
SPEEDBURGER, INC
Fresh Cooked Barbeque
Fresh Chicken Cooked To Order
Dine In Or Carry Out Service
Phone In For Carry Out Service
612 East Church St., Jasper
706-692-5136
Episcopal Church p|l
of the Holy Family 'W
202 Griffith Rd„ Jasper, GA30143
(Just off Cove Road near Grandview Road)
Sundays
8:00 am - Quiet Service & Communion
9:15 am - Christian Education
10:30 am - Musical Service & Communion
holvfamilvepiscopalchurch.net
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING CO., INC.
700 South Main Street, Jasper
(706) 253-3554
www.densonhvac.com
JASPER DRUG STORE AND GIFTS
JASPER PHOTO CENTER
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“Good Neighbor Pharmacy”
Prescription Specialists
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1 North Main Jasper, GA 706-692-6427
COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR
Richard F. Buhl, D.D.S
Specialist in Orthodontics
Changing the world one smile at a time
South Main St. • Jasper GA 30143
705- 692-7989 Fax: 706-692-0228
706- 253-7989 www. orthodonticsbybuhl. net
Two locations in Jasper:
820 S. Main St. and 1305 Old Philadelphia Rd.
706-692-5900
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70 Caring Way • Jasper, GA
Jasper TV & Appliance
Top Brand Appliances
Guitar Strings & Accessories
Generac Generators - TV Antennas
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935 East Church St. • 706-692-5611
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RO. BOX 787
150 NORTH MAIN STREET
JASPER,GA30143
706-692-6451
FAX:706-692-6452
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Harmony Henderson
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 Allstate
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Jeremy Young
Owner
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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
CONTRACTORS, INC.
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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770-893-8699
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Two Locations to Serve You:
23 Mary Street 489 Highland Xing #202
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706-253-3707 706-276-3707
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