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Holy Family’s suggested books for Lent
The Bible tells us that
Abraham went on a long
journey at God’s direction;
Moses journeyed at God’s di
rection for 40 years. Of
course, Jesus’ journey to
Jerusalem and his crucifixion
is at the heart of our faith
story.
So, it seems “right and
good” that we too should
take a journey through Lent,
listening for the Spirit’s di
rection in our lives, deepen
ing our connection to Jesus
and finding God’s presence
in our world.
Below you will find
books, suggested by clergy
and adult education leaders at
the Episcopal Church of the
Holy Family, that offer bread
for that journey.
All these books are avail-
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able on Amazon. We offer
these suggestions in the hope
that it will provide additional
meaning and depth to your
40 days of Lent.
What Makes You Come
Alive: A Spiritual Walk with
Howard Thurman. Lerita
Coleman (Howard Thurman
- MLK’s spiritual adviser -
offers spiritual kinship and
guidance for our contempo
rary life; he can awaken us to
intimacy with God and to au
thentic action today. Each
chapter ends with reflection
questions and spiritual steps.)
Living an Examined Life:
Wisdom for the Second Half
of the Journey. James Hollis
(The chapters are brief, suc
cinct, and filled with oppor
tunities to consider where we
are, have been, and may be
going.)
Poverty of Spirit, Jo
hannes Metz. (Spiritual clas
sic; a beautiful meditation on
the incarnation, on what it
means to be fully human, and
Cross at Holy Family
Episcopal Church
on finding the face of God
hidden in our neighbors).
Healing and Wholeness,
John Sanford (Insights into
healing using ancient and
modem sources: ancient
Greek healing mysteries, the
lore of shamanism, the wis
dom of the American Indian,
the healing emphasis in early
Christianity and the very
modem perspective on heal
ing furnished by C. G. Jung)
The Rise of Christianity:
How the Obscure, Marginal
Jesus Movement Became
the Dominant Religious
Force in the Western World
in a Few Centuries, Rodney
Stark (Stark, a sociologist,
examines the rise of Christi
anity, from a small move
ment in Galilee and Judea at
the time of Jesus to the ma
jority religion of the Roman
Empire a few centuries later.)
A Way Other Than Our
Own: Devotions for Lent.
Walter Bruggeman (A
renowned theologian sug
gests that we are called to
walk an alternative path—one
of humility, justice, and
peace in thought-provoking
reflections for the season of
Lent.)
Wondrous Encounters.
Richard Rohr (Meditations
on the readings for Lent,
which guide us to transfor
mation into our original
"image and likeness," which
is the very image of God.
What always and finally mat
ters for all of us is encounter.)
Living Lent: Meditations
for These Forty Day. Bar
bara Crafton (An Episcopal
priest takes the poetic words
of our beautiful hymns,
which have spoken to us of
God, and uses them to find
meditations for each day of
Lent.)
Hope of Glory. John
Meacham (The seven last
sayings of Jesus as recorded
in the Gospels are the basis
for this book which combine
both historical and theologi
cal insights to reflect on the
true heart of the Christian
story.)
Beginning to Pray. An
thony Bloom (Short spiritual
work would be of value to
any Christian looking to re
flect on and deepen one’s
prayer; recommended by the
Bishop of Georgia to their
congregations.)
Church services and activities
Gospel Singing
Jones Mountain House of
Prayer invites everyone to a
singing on Saturday, March 4
at 7 p.m. Special singer will
be Bloodline of Grace.
Come Grow With
Us In Christ
Sunday Worship at 10:30 AM
Adult & Children's Study: 9:00 AM
Wednesday Evening: 7:00 PM
Holocaust
remembrance service
at Mountain Light
Mountain Light member
Karl Seidman will lead a
Holocaust remembrance
service "Something Good
Must Come From This" on
Sunday March 5.
The worship service be
gins at 10:30 a.m., with cof
fee and fellowship starting at
10 a.m. 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.
Free Groceries
Free groceries and a free
bag lunch will be available as
long as supplies last at Talk
ing Rock First Baptist
Church, 429 Old Blairsville
Hwy; Talking Rock, on
Thursday, March 2nd 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. Talking
Rock First Baptist is the brick
church on the right.
Minister ’s
Corner
Putting God
First Is
More than a
Slogan
By Rev. Tony Elder
I have noticed a recent ad
campaign by a local news
station. They will mention
one of the many munici
palities in our metropoli
tan area by name while
declaring that they are
putting that particular
community first. When I
initially saw one of those
TV spots, I wondered
why they singled out that
specific town. However, it
wasn’t long before I saw
another commercial mak
ing the same claim about
a different locality, and
then another. They are ob
viously attempting to
make the residents of that
designated area in each ad
feel like this news station
is making them a priority.
However, how can they
be putting all of these
communities first? And if
they did, wouldn’t that put
them all on the same
level? If everyone is first,
doesn’t that mean that
none of them are really
special? It doesn’t make
sense and detracts from
the whole idea of giving
greater attention to the
needs of these communi-
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Sunday
March 5th
Sermon Series:
Ultimatums - Unless
The Father Draws
John 6:22-44
Wednesday
March 8th
Sermon Series:
Songs of the Faithful
“If”
Psalm 124
King of Kings 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.
Seniors church events
All events in the seniors church
events calendar are open to both men
and women regardless of church affili
ation. 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 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 center.
Welcome Hands Quilters - 1st and
3rd Saturdays of the month at 10 a.m. in
the parish hall.
Prayer Shawl Ministry & Pet Min-
istiy - Last Monday of each month 10
a.m. - noon in the church office to knit
and bless completed prayer shawls and
to make pet blankets for blessing and
distribution, representing the caring
hands of a caring congregation.
Guard Your Heart
I
“Above all else, guard your
heart, for everything you do
flows from it. ”
Proverbs 4:23 NIV
W e live in a wishing-cap world
where many desires can be
almost instantly fulfilled. Think
of how easy it is to have food delivered
right to your door, and how most
material things can be delivered within
hours, or at most a few days, assuming
you have the means to pay for them.
Almost any sound, image or piece of
information can be summoned almost
instantaneously via the internet. And
not just ephemeral sounds or images,
but whatever you desire. If you want a
boy- or girlfriend, there are apps which
can help you with that. Looking for a
spouse, or a house? There are apps and
websites to help you there too. But
what does this really do for us? The
internet and all that goes with it
doesn’t just gratify our desires, it also
expands them. We are arguably living in
a time when most of us are
demonstrably more anxious, frustrated,
and uncertain about what we actually
want out of life. With so many choices
before us, we become paralyzed and
unable to decide what we really want.
What is a person to do? We should start
by looking at our values. If we value
love and integrity, as we should,
perhaps we should be careful about
what we let enter our lives. Dating apps
are fine, and arguably make it easier to
find someone who shares our values,
but they might also make it too easy to
instantly gratify urges or desires which
don’t align with our deeper or more
fundamental values. Consider your
values before gratifying your unruly and
ever-expanding desires.
—Christopher Simon
Cornerstone Church
of Jasper GA
140 Cornerstone Dr.,
Jasper, GA
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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)
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
JASPER PHOTO CENTER
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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
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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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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
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Mon-Th: 7am-9pm, Fri-Sat: 7am-10pm, Sun: 7am-9pm
70 Foothills Parkway (770) 893-1000
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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
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770-893-7217
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770-893-8699
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