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PAGE 4B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 2023
JUMC volunteers Rise Against Hunger
On Saturday, Jasper United Methodist Church volunteers, ranging in age from 8 to 90,
packaged hundreds of meals for the Rise Against Hunger program. To date, JUMC vol
unteers have packaged 100,000 meals as part of their work with the program.
This past Saturday, Febru
ary 4th, Jasper United
Methodist Church (JUMC)
hosted Rise Again Hunger.
The aim and goal of Rise
Against Hunger is to help
feed millions of people
around the world. We had
people aged from 8-90 partic
ipating and coming together
to engage in this mission. In
JUMC history, they have
packaged 100,000 meals
through the Rise Against
Hunger organization.
We must take this a step
further in understanding the
The Rise Against Hunger
truck in front of JUMC.
heart and motivation of why
we do such things. Food is
critical and foundational for
everyday life. Without it, en
ergy is not made at a cellular
level, decisions are made out
of haste, and thriving seems
impossible.
As God’s Church, we are
called to first and foremost
love Him with all our heart,
soul, mind, and strength. The
second thing is that we ought
to love our neighbor as our
self. Loving our neighbor is
an outpouring from experien-
tially and living in relation
ship with God through Christ
Jesus our savior and media
tor. As Jesus’ Church, when
we see a need, we are com
manded to act in love and
compassion. Our hearts must
be geared towards love for
God in all things. We under
stand the necessity of food
for function, how much more
is our necessity for Christ. He
is our water, food, Shepherd,
sustainer, Lord, and King.
The 10,000 meals that were
bagged and boxed will be
physically helpful for a short
time.
Our prayer is that as the
food is distributed across the
world, that Christ Jesus is
preached, the Gospel is de
clared with clarity, and souls
are converted to the Most
High, Holy, Unique, Power-
fill, and Compassionate God
through Christ Jesus our
Lord. May their souls find
peace and comfort in God
who supplies them abun
dantly through His Grace.
Amen.
Mountain Light
UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST
CHURCH
An Accepting Community
with Open Hearts & Minds
2502 Tails Creek Rd.,
Hwy 282 W • Ellijay. GA
Dress: Casual
Sundays • Fellov/ship 10 a.m.
• Service 10:30 a.m.
www.mluuc.org
Church services and activities
Orthodox Vespers
The next Vesper Service for
the Antiochian Christian Or
thodox Mission Blue Ridge,
GA will be held at 2pm on
Sunday, February 12 at St.
Luke’s Episcopal Church lo
cated at 7 Ewing St, Blue
Ridge GA. For those of the
Orthodox Christian Faith as
well as those interested in the
original church as established
by Jesus Christ all are invited
Come Grow With
Us In Christ
Sunday Worship at 10:30 AM
Adult & Children's Study: 9:00 AM
Sunday, February 12th
Sermon Series:
New ‘You’ Resolutions
Resolute Challenge
Ephesians 5:1-21
Kins of Kinss Lutheran Church
45 Appalachian Circle, Talking Rock
706-301-9191
E
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.
to visit and experience formal
worship in a loving atmos
phere. For further informa
tion contact
OrthodoxBlueRidge@yahoo.
com or 706-455-8903
Mountain Light Service
Mountain Light member Dr.
David Center will speak on
"Ethics, Morality and World
view" at Mountain Light
Unitarian Universalist
Church on Sunday February
12.
The worship service begins
at 10:30 AM, with coffee and
fellowship starting at 10:00
AM. Mountain Light
(mluuc.org) 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 a
Zoom option.
Food Ministry
Cool Springs Baptist
Church, partnering with
There’s Hope For The
Hungry, offers non-per
ishable food to those in
need on Thursday, Febru
ary 9th, from 10 a.m. - 1
p.m. No ID required.
Services will be provided
inside, with Covid-19 pre
cautions taken.
Cool Springs Baptist
Church is located at 4671
Hwy. 53 East, Tate. Call
(770) 735-2799 for more
information.
Seniors church events
All events in the seniors
church events calendar are
open to both men and women
regardless of church affilia
tion. Please email events to
articles@pickensprogress.co
Ongoing Events
Fellowship Presbyterian
Church
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
10 a.m. - Dancercise - 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
locally 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 Conference Cen
ter
Prayer Shawl Ministry &
Pet Ministry - Last Monday
of each month 10 a.m. - noon
in the church office to knit
and bless completed prayer
shawls and to make pet blan
kets for blessing and distribu
tion, representing the caring
hands of a caring congrega
tion.
Concert- Evensong series
to resume: In fall 2022-spring
2023 Holy Family will re
sume the popular Sunday af
ternoon concert- Evensong
series with this abbreviated
schedule:
•February 19
• April 16
Minister ’s
Corner
What is your
life purpose?
By Reverend
Max Caylor
Pickens Ministerial
Association
“He has shown you O
mortal, what is good. And
what does the Lord re
quire of you? To act
justly, and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with
your God.” Micah 6:8
There is a group of
people in Jasper and Pick
ens County that wear t-
shirts which proclaim in
large letters “Here To
Serve.” They can be seen
taking tickets at the Mar
ble Festival and other
community events.
The shirts are worn by
employees of Georgia
Mountains Hospice. Their
daily work is to care for
patients and their families
in their last days of life.
However, these big
hearted person make extra
time to serve the commu
nity above their daily
tasks. |
Their actions demon
strate a core life purpose
of service. What is your
life purpose? Is it to create
wealth? Or, maybe to
build popularity? Are
your actions self serving
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Jewish Shabbat service
The Jewish Congrega
tion of Blue Ridge will
hold Friday night Shabbat
services February 17th.
We will welcome congre
gants starting at 6 p.m.
with Services beginning at
6:30 p.m. at Faith Presby
terian Church, 1349 Blue
bird Rd, Mineral Bluff.
Zoom will also be avail
able. All are welcome
whether full time or visit
ing. For more info, email
info@jcbrgeorgia.org.
The Argument
From Necessity
I
“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
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
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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)
holvfamilvepiscopalchurch.net
Sundays
8:00 am - Quiet Service & Communion
9:15 am - Christian Education
10:30 am - Musical Service & Communion
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING CO., INC.
700 South Main Street, Jasper
(706) 253-3554
www.densonhvac.com
JASPER DRUG STORE AND GIFTS
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820 S. Main St. and 1305 Old Philadelphia Rd.
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3850 Camp Road, Ste.B
Jasper, GA 30143
Phone 706-253-5800
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Jeremy Young
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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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