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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.
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ing in your congregation by
emailing articles@picken-
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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
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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.
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
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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.
Consider how best to use your
talents to serve God and your
fellow man.
—Christopher Simon
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
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 fpl
of the Holy Family
202 Griffith Rd„ Jasper, GA 30143
(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
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Prescription Specialists
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1 North Main Jasper, GA 706-692-6427
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
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Two locations in Jasper:
820 S. Main St. and 1305 Old Philadelphia Rd.
706-692-5900
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706-253-4100
70 Caring Way • Jasper, GA
Jasper TV & Appliance
Top Brand Appliances
Guitar Strings & Accessories
Generac Generators - TV Antennas
Appliance Parts - Infrared Heaters
935 East Church St. • 706-692-5611
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RO. BOX 787
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706-692-6451
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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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770-894-7429“ Jasper, GA30143
HEATING.COOLING.GEOTHERMAL
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INSTALLATION jyoungac@yahoo.com
Mon-Th: 7am-9pm, Fri-Sat: 7am-10pm, Sun: 7am-9pm
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Cagle Funeral Flome
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
H&R
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770-893-7217
cwigington@ellijay.com
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770-893-8699
swigington@etcmail.com
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675 Noah Dr.
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Jasper, GA 30143
Office: 706.692.3178
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Two Locations to Serve You:
23 Mary Street 489 Highland Xing #202
Jasper, GA 30143 East Ellijay, GA 30540
706-253-3707 706-276-3707
maddoxlaw@etcmail.com ellijay@mac.com
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