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PAGE 2B PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 14. 2023
Forgiveness at Holy Family Episcopal Church
At the Episcopal Church
of the Holy Family on Sun
day, September 17 at 8 a.m.
and 10:30 a.m. the Rev.
George Yandell will preach
on anger and forgiveness.
From the Exodus reading for
Sunday, Israel is saved by a
tsunami that God uses to kill
all the Egyptian warriors with
their armaments.
God was angry that
pharaoh had enslaved and
mistreated the Hebrew peo
ple for generations. We are
created in God’s image, so
anger comes naturally to us.
Anger and forgiveness are
two poles of human nature.
The one, anger, is a natural
human emotion. Forgiveness
is an acquired attitude of ac
tion.
Where anger happens, it
comes unbidden into us, as
do all emotions. Forgiveness
is a learned behavior, learned
at great price. Forgiveness
requires sacrificing anger and
pride, and accepting others,
and God, in humility.
Forgiveness has been
called a God-like trait. “To
err is human, to forgive di
vine.” In truth, forgiveness
means rising toward holiness
in daily living. The effect of
one human forgiving another
is almost unbelievable.
Human forgiving, reconcil
ing ourselves to others,
comes as close as we can to
the compassion Jesus lived
out.
The church is located in
Jasper off of Cove Road at
100 Griffith Road. All are
welcome to Sunday services
at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. with
Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.
Please come anytime to walk
our trails.
Google “Episcopal
Church of the Holy Family”
Come walk the Labyrinth at Holy Family.
to find services live streamed tion, please visit the website parish office at 770-893-
on both Facebook and at holyfamilyepisco- 4525.
YouTube. For more informa- palchurch.net or call the
Minister ’s
Corner
You Are
Invited
“ He came to that which
was his own, but his own
did not receive him. Yet to
all who did receive him, to
those who believed in his
name, he gave the right to
become children of God—
children born not of natu
ral descent, nor of human
decision or a husband’s
will, but born of God. ”
John 1:11-13
Orthodoxy in
the Mountains
The beginning of fall Cat
echism classes for the Ortho
dox Christian
Fellowship-Blue Ridge, GA
will occur Sunday, Sep 24th
at 2 p.m. to be followed by
Vespers at 3 p.m. Both are
held at St. Luke's 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 in
vited to visit and experience
formal worship in a loving at
mosphere. For further infor-
Mountain Light
UNITARIAN
I UNIVERSALIST
Kjfcr CHURCH
An Accepting Community
with Open Hearts & 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
Church services and activities
mation contact Ortho-
doxBlueRidge@yahoo.com
or 706-455-8903
GriefShare at
Cherry Log
Cornerstone
Cornerstone Baptist
Church in Cherry Log is
hosting two free GriefShare
seminars for the community
this fall. The topics are Loss
of Spouse on Monday, Octo
ber 23 from 2 -4 p.m. and
Surviving the Holidays for
anyone who has lost a
spouse, parent, sibling or
child on Tuesday, November
14 from 2-4 p.m. Participants
will view a biblically based
teaching video, followed by a
facilitator led discussion and
optional sharing among indi
viduals. Whether your loss is
recent or happened many
years ago, these sessions can
be a helpful tool. A compli
mentary workbook is in
cluded. Cornerstone Baptist
Church is located just two
blocks North of the Pink Pig
at 1044 Cherry Log Street.
Registration is encouraged
via email to infocomer-
stonecl@gmail.com or by
phone at 706-632-1712.
Food Ministry
Cool Springs Baptist
Church, partnering with
There’s Hope For The Hun
gry, offers non-perishable
food to those in need on
Thursday, September 14th,
from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. No ID
required. Services will be
provided inside, with Covid-
19 precautions taken. Cool
Springs Baptist Church is lo
cated at 4671 Hwy. 53 East,
Tate, Georgia. Call (770)
735-2799 for more informa
tion.
Bible Study
Fellowship at
Mt. Zion
Baptist
Church
Mount Zion Baptist
Church invites all ladies of
the community to join them
for a study of the Book of
John, Wednesdays, 9:30-11,
beginning September 13th.
Register at www.bsfinter-
national.org or call 706-692-
6315.
Mt. Zion is located at
1036 North Main Street.
Jasper United
Methodist
Join us for worship Sun
day at Japer United
Methodist Church: Contem
porary Service: 9 a.m.; Sun
day School: 9:45 a.m.;
Traditional Service: 11 a.m.
We can't wait to see you.
Adventist
Food Pantry
The Adventist Food
Pantry is held the first four
Sundays of the month from
12-2 p.m. at Jasper Seventh-
Day Adventist Church, 600
Burnt Mountain Rd., just past
the library.
Appointments available
upon request. (706) 253-
2782.
Two baptized
in Grandview
Lake
Last Saturday, September
9th, Maranatha Church for
Jesus Christ had a baptizing
at Grandview Lake. Pat, wife
of Pastor Johnny, and Portia
Birdman were baptized by
Rev. Johnny Hollingshead
and Reverend Franklin King.
By Rev. Max Caylor
Pickens Ministerial
Association
Last week I wrote
about Jimmy Buffett’s
music and how his phras
ing and tunes brought
smiles and joys to me and
my family. The descrip
tion of his fantasy
cheeseburger ... “I like
mine with lettuce and
tomato Heinz 57 and
french-fried potatoes and
big Kosher pickle” gets
one’s taste buds moving.
Yum.
Ever how much I liked
his music there is one as
pect of Jimmy’s life I did
not know about until his
friend and brother-in-law
Tom McGuane wrote
about his death. McGuane
said in an interview that
he “was not religious but
I’m not convinced that
death is the end.” He con
tinued, “people have be
lieved there is something
beyond death and it’s not
some guy with a beard
and robes.”
In another interview he
was asked, “What are you
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Reading the
Scriptures
With
r Humility
“Show me your ways,
Lord, teach me your paths. ”
—Psalm 25:4 NIV
D aily reading of the Bible is a time-honored and valuable tool for spiritual
growth. There are systematic ways to do this that involve reading the Bible
from cover to cover over the course of a year (and reading just three
chapters a day will get you through the Bible in one year). Alternatively, one can
choose to read and study one topic or book of the Bible at a time, using study
guides or commentaries. There is no single right way to read the Bible, and you
will almost always find that you get something new out of each and every reading;
the scriptures are an endless source of spiritual wisdom. In whatever fashion you
read the scriptures, however, it is important to do so with humility, with an attitude
of seeking versus knowing. We should seek God with a humble spirit, realizing
that we are all in the position of children trying to find our way in the world. We
are, as it were, lost in a strange world, and the Bible reminds us that our true
home is elsewhere, and that if we can only follow God’s directions, we can find
our way back home. - Christopher Simon
Cornerstone Church
of Jasper GA
140 Cornerstone Dr.,
Jasper, GA
9:30 A.M.
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
102.1 FM
All Praise and Worship
MOUNTAIN
ISPEEDBURGER, 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
AUTO PARTS
706-253-2657
521 North Main Street
Jasper, GA30143
We deliver daily
after 4:00p.m.
NEWYORK STYLE 744 N ° ahDr ” # l 16
Jasper, GA 3-143
706-253-0800
“Your Neighborhood Pizzeria ”
JASPER DRUG STORE AND GIFTS
JASPER PHOTO CENTER
S Kodak YOUR gH
“Good Neighbor Pharmacy”
Prescription Specialists
“More Than You Can Imagine”
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
706- 253-7989 www.orthodonticsbybuhl.net
Two locations in Jasper:
820 S. Main St. and 1305 Old Philadelphia Rd.
706-692-5900
Georgia
Mountains
Hospice
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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MIKE DENSON
PARTNER/AGENT
NORTON-DENSON INSURANCE, LLC
RO. BOX 787
150 NORTH MAIN STREET
JASPER,GA30143
706-692-6451
FAX: 706-692-6452
mdenson@nortoninsurance.com
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
harmonyhenderson@allstate.com
www.allstate.com/harmonyhenderson
Jeremy Young
Owner
MUTING ami COOLING , p O Box 811
770-894-7429" Jasper, GA30143
HEATING.COOLING.GEOTHERMAL
SERVICE AND Licensed & Insured
INSTALLATION jyoungac@yahoo.com
Mon-Th: 7am-9pm, Fri-Sat: 7am-10pm, Sun: 7am-9pm
70 Foothills Parkway (770) 893-1000
Marble Hill, GA 30148 foothillsiga.com
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
Chuck Wigington
770-893-7217
cwigington@ellijay.com
Stephen Wigington
770-893-8699
swigington@etcmail.com
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