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PAGE 2B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. DECEMBER 29. 2022
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Pondering in Our Hearts at
Holy Family Episcopal
On Sunday, January 1,
2023 at the one service only
at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Dr.
Bill Harkins, our new Priest
Associate at Holy Family
Episcopal Church, will offer
a sermon on “Pondering in
Our Hearts: Darkness and
Light.”
Bill Harkins taught pas
toral theology and counseling
for 24 years in the various
graduate programs at Colum
bia Theological Seminary,
where he co-directed the
Doctor of Theology program
in pastoral psychotherapy
shared by Columbia, Emory,
and ITC. He served for 18
years as Priest Associate at
the Episcopal Cathedral of
St. Philip. Bill practices psy
chotherapy and marriage and
family therapy at the Cathe
dral Counseling Center in At
lanta. He enjoys consulting
with parishes, businesses,
and institutions experiencing
conflict and transition. Bill is
a veteran of 46 consecutive
Peachtree Road Races, en
joys trail running and other
forms of outdoor recreation,
writing, and spending time
with family. He is married to
Dr. Vicky Harkins and they
have two sons and four
grandchildren.
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 parish office at (770) 893-
4525.
The Reverend Dr. BUI Harkins
Church services and activities
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
Thoughts for the New Year
from a Costa Rican Cafe topic
Sunday at Mountain Light
Mountain Light member Dr. Ron Sturgis, a retired Navy
chaplain, will share his "Thoughts for the New Year from a
Costa Rican Cafe" based on the three months he and his fam
ily recently spent in Costa Rico.
The Sunday service begins at 10:30 a.m., with coffee and
fellowship beginning at 10 a.m. Mountain Light (mluuc.org)
is a loving, open-minded, welcoming community that encour
ages you to seek your own spiritual path. The Sunday service
is in-person at Mountain Light UU Church, 2502 Tails Creek
Road (GA282 West) in Ellijay with a Zoom option.
Adventist Food
Pantry open Sunday
afternoons
Adventist Community
Services Food Pantry is open
Sunday afternoons from
noon until 2 p.m. at Jasper
Seventh Day Adventist
Church, 600 Burnt Mountain
Rd., Jasper, just past the li
brary.
For more information call
706-253-2782.
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Come Grow With
Us In Christ
Sunday Worship at 10:30 AM
Adult & Children's Study: 9:00 AM
Sunday, January 1st
Sermon Series:
New ‘You’ Resolutions
Resolute Identity
Ephesians 1:1-14
Kins of Kinss Lutheran Church
45 Appalachian Circle, Talking Rock
706-301-9191
Go north on SR 515. Take the 1 st left turn after Philadelphia Rd.
www.kingofkingslcmsga.org • kingofkingslcmsga@gmail.com
View recent worship services on our website.
Seniors church events
All events in the seniors church events calen
dar are open to both men and women regard
less of church affiliation. Please email events
to articles@pickensprogress.com
Ongoing Events
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. -
Dancercize - In its 4th year, this popular class
is still a fun way to exercise.
4th Monday of each month, 10 a.m. -
Bible Study and missions outreach, both lo
cally and internationally.
Episcopal Church of the Holy Family
Yoga - Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.
at the Conference Center.
Gentle Yoga - Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. at
the Conference Center.
Tai Chi - Saturdays at 11 a.m. at the Con
ference Center
Welcome Hands Quitters - 1st and 3rd Sat
urdays of the month at 10 a.m. in the Parish
Hall.
Prayer Shawl Ministry & Pet Ministry -
Last Monday of each month 10 a.m. - noon
in the church office to knit and bless com
pleted prayer shawls and to make pet blan
kets for blessing and distribution,
representing the caring hands of a caring con
gregation.
Concert-Evensong series to resume: In
spring 2023 Holy Family will resume the
popular Sunday afternoon Concert-Evensong
series with this abbreviated schedule:
•February 19, 2023
•April 16,2023
Minister ’s
Corner
God Has No
Ulterior Motive
in Blessing Us
By Rev. Tony Elder
I was attempting to open
up a program on my com
puter I use on a weekly basis
in order to prepare my ser
mons for being posted on
line. However, on this
occasion it didn’t come up.
Instead, I saw a message that
I had the option of down
loading one of two other pro
grams in order to enhance
my ability to perform this
task. As I explored it further,
I discovered that one of those
apps came with a paid sub
scription. The other one was
free and was basically the
same thing I used previously,
just under a different um
brella. I chose the free op
tion, but continue to get
messages encouraging me to
consider the more costly al
ternative. I have concluded
that this change offered
under the guise of assisting
me to be able to perfonn my
task better was actually just
a way to try to get me to buy
this newer program.
We often face situations
where people are supposedly
trying to help us or do us a
favor, when in reality they
have ulterior motives. Their
main purpose is actually to
benefit themselves in some
way. It may be the financial
gain they receive from mak
ing a sale, or the boost in
their ego from getting more
likes or favorable reviews on
social media. Whether we
benefit or not, their focus is
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706-455-8903
Jonah and
the Worm
“And should I not have concern for the
great city of Nineveh, in which there
are more than a hundred and twenty
thousand people who cannot tell their
right hand from their left—and also
many animals?”
Jonah 4:11 NIV
A lmost everybody knows the
story of Jonah and the whale,
which the Bible says is a
“great fish” rather than a whale, but
do you know the story of Jonah and
the worm? The story of Jonah is
simple but profound. Jonah was
ordered by God to go to Nineveh and
preach against it for its wickedness,
but instead he fled on a ship bound
for Tarshish. When God caused a
great storm at sea—caused by Jonah’s
disobedience—the mariners threw
Jonah overboard and he was
swallowed by a great fish. After
praying to God from the belly of the
fish, the fish vomited Jonah onto dry
land. Jonah then goes to Nineveh and
prophesies its destruction, after which
they repent, proclaim a fast, and put
on sackcloth. When God saw their
repentance, he showed mercy and
relented from the destruction he had
planned.Jonah’s reaction to Gods
mercy is surprising: “But it displeased
Jonah exceedingly, and he became
angry.” (Jonah 4:1) Jonah even goes
so far as to ask God to take his life.
Jonah then leaves the city and builds
a shelter to sit in the shade so that he
might see what will become of
Nineveh. God causes a plant to grow
to give shade to Jonah’s head, for
which Jonah is grateful. But the next
morning God “provided a worm,
which chewed the plant so that it
withered.” (Jonah 4:7) And when the
sun beat on Jonah’s head, he grew
faint and again wished for his own
death. While Jonah’s reaction may
seem extreme, isn’t this what we often
do when faced with minor suffering?
A minor upset becomes a catastrophe
that seemingly “ruins everything” and
we are driven to despair. Take heart
and don’t fret over these minor upsets.
— Christopher Simon
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4671 HWY 53 East, Tate, Georgia
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Sunday School 9:45 am
Worship Service 11:00 am
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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
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Specialist in Orthodontics
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820 S. Main St. and 1305 Old Philadelphia Rd.
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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.
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1204 West Church Street ~ JASPER, GEORGIA 30143
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