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PAGE 2B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. JUNE 23. 2022 News and upcoming happenings at your church can be emailed to articles@pickensDroqress.com for publication. Church services and activities Roman Festival Brass in concert July 3rd The First Baptist Church of Jasper will host the Roman Festival Brass Band in con cert on Sunday, July 3rd at 6 p.m. The concert will present patriotic music as we cele brate the birth of our nation. This is a part of their tenth annual God and Country se ries celebrating the Freedoms of our country. The band consists of over thirty brass and percussion musicians from three states. The concert is free and open to everyone in our com munity. Please join us and bring your friends for an evening of entertainment and celebration of the blessings God has given us. Vacation Bible School at Waleska Church of God Waleska Church of God Mountain Light UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH An Accepting Community with Open Hearts A 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 of Prophecy will host its Lava Lava Luau VBS on Monday, July 11 - Friday, July 15 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. each night. We are learning how Jesus can help us control our emotions when things get hot. Free for all ages up to 12 years. The church is located at 127 Dry Pond Lane, Can ton, GA 30114 Mountain Light On Sunday June 26, Rev. David-Michael Searcy is the featured speaker. Rev. Searcy's ministry is infused with his Pentecostal roots, Wicca and Science of the Mind, and features popular "musical meditations" to illu minate minds and hearts. The worship service be gins at 10:30 a.m. Mountain 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. Free food, backpacks Free groceries and a free bag lunch and school back packs as long as supplies last at Talking Rock First Baptist Church, 429 Old Blairsville Hwy; Talking Rock, on Thursday, July 7th from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. For more information, call 706-253-7733 and leave message. From Jasper take 515 north, right on Antioch Church Rd., right at stop sign, left on 136E. Brick church on right, own. Orthodox Vespers The next Vesper Service for the Antiochian Orthodox Mission Blue Ridge will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 26th at St. Luke’s Epis copal Church located at 7 Ewing St, Blue Ridge GA. For those of the Orthodox Faith as well as those inter ested in the original church as established by Jesus Christ are invited to visit and expe rience formal worship in a loving atmosphere. For fur ther information contact Or- thodoxBlueRidge@yahoo.co mor 706-455-8903. Bible reading marathon set for July 14th The fourth annual Georgia Bible Reading Marathon for Pickens County will be held on July 14th beginning at 7:14 a.m. on the Pickens County Courthouse. The en tire community is invited to attend. The event started in 2018 for Georgia when Jerri Tuck was contacted by Dianne Bentley, the current leader of the International Bible Read ing Marathon and State Rep resentative for Iowa. She found the event so successful for her state, she started con tacting leaders in other states and named the project 7/14 after the scripture 2 Chroni cles 7:14. Since 2018, Tuck has been leading the state of Georgia, assigning representatives and dedicating verses. Now, for the fourth year in a row, the entire Bible will be read on July 14th at 7:14 a.m. on each county's courthouse steps. Assembling will begin at 6:45 a.m. At 7 a.m., I will ask all visiting pastors to intro duce themselves. At 7:14 a.m. we will begin reading. We will be reading 2 Samuel 17-22. As other counties read their assigned verses, the whole Bible will be being read across Georgia’s 159 counties that very morning. Feel free to bring a chair and a thermos of coffee. Also, you are more than wel come to invite others that may not see this post. Spread the Good News Let us know what’s happen ing in your congregation by emailing articles@picken- sprogress.com Where is Holy Family being called to journey? Come Grow With lls In Christ. Sunday Worship at 10:30 AM Adult & Children's Study: 9:00 AM Sunday, June 26th Sermon Series: The Church Then and Now - A Journey Through Acts Welcoming Outsiders Acts 13:42-52 Kins of Kings Lutheran Church 45 Appalachian Circle, Talking Rock 706-301-9191 H 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. By Rev erend Bill Harkins On Sun day, June 26 at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. the Rev. Bill Harkins, guest preacher at Holy Family Episcopal Church, will offer a sermon on "Elijah, Elisha, and the Journeys and Guides of our Lives." What do the texts from 2 Kings and Luke's Gospel have in com mon, if anything? Where might we be called to jour ney, both individually and as a church, in this season, and what shall guide us? Who is guiding you at this point on your journey? Bill Harkins is in his 23rd year of teaching pastoral the ology and counseling in the various graduate programs at Columbia Theological Semi nary, where he co-directs the Doctor of Theology program in pastoral psychotherapy. He served for 18 years as Priest Associate at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Philip. Bill practices psychotherapy and marriage and family therapy at the Cathedral Counseling Center in Atlanta. He enjoys consulting with parishes, businesses, and institutions experiencing conflict and transition. Bill is a veteran of 45 consecutive Peachtree Road Races, enjoys trail run ning and other forms of out door recreation, writing, and spending time with family. All are welcome at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Family located in Jasper off of Cove Road at 100 Griffith Road. For more information go to holyfami- lyepiscopalchurch.net or call the office at (770) 893 -4525. Minister ’s Corner Top Gun Friendships By Rev Max Caylor fewi “Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt. ” I Samuel 18:3-4 The new Top Gun: Maverick movie is cur rently the highest- gross ing film in North America totaling $806.4 million with $422.2 from domes tic audiences. I was enter tained when I saw the movie with jet stunts and the interaction of charac ters ... it was all about the ups and downs of friend ships. The original Top Gun came out in 1986 and was our son’s favorite movie. We watched Maverick (Tom Cruise) ride his mo torcycle, buzz airport con trol towers with his F-14 and sing “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” again, again and again. Top Gun is about how the Navy trains their top fighter pilots to be the best in the world with the Continued on Following Page (Orthodox fpiwfli if pin Jptgje The Church as originally established by Jesus Christ! Formal Worship in a loving atmosphere. Come Visit and Learn! Meeting at St. Luke's Episcopal Church 7 Ewing Street Blue Ridge, GA 30513 Services 2nd and 4th Sundays, 3 pm OrthodoxBlueRidge@yahoo.com 706-455-8903 Service “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. ” 1 Peter 4:10 NIV W e are all called to serve God and our fellow man. This is perhaps the most fundamental moral principle. Even atheists and agnostics will admit that a life of devotion to oneself is devoid of meaning. To make our lives truly meaningful, we must devote ourselves to serving others. This can be done in a variety of ways, from the careers we choose, to simply being helpful and friendly to everyone we meet. Think of all the simple ways that we can serve and show our care for others, from opening doors, to helping someone carry a heavy load, and by being polite and courteous. We always have the opportunity to serve others through our families, and ironically, we can sometimes neglect to serve those who live under the same roof with us. Parents who cook, clean, and otherwise take care of their children are quite literally serving them, but so should children be serving their families when they do their chores. Some people have extraordinary gifts. They may be talented musicians, gifted athletes, or possess some specific talent. They can serve God and man by entertaining us or otherwise using their talent for the common good. 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