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January 26, 2022
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PASTOR S CORNER by Rev. Debbie Lefevers
Spotlight on Local Churches
The Master Weaver is
always at work
Hide and Seek
W here is this God everyone
talks about? Does He
care that there are people
on this earth that are
suffering? Does He only appear when
things are in such a state that only He
can rescue? Or does He heed
the prayers and cries of His
people just in the nick of time
to “teach us a lesson?”
Lawrence Hull St.ookey
writes in his book
“CALENDAR, Christ’s Time
for the Church,” and gives
an example of a beautiful
tapestry depicting a lush
garden with vast green
intertwining vines punctu
ated by almost indistin
guishable small yellow buds.
The lush green vines practically
hide from view the tiny buds not yet
blooms.
“But turn the tapestry over and
behold on the other side the vast maze
of threads that create the design.
Suddenly, the yellow, so scarce on the
upper side, is everywhere. Indeed the
underside may seem predominately
yellow, for the golden threads not
woven into the upper design continue
underneath, unbroken from the point
of one floral bud to the next.” p.23
Stookey was elaborately explain
ing why sometimes the God we serve
seems to be away somewhere doing
something else but in reality He is
constantly weaving behind the scenes
a tapestry of our lives that can only be
seen from the underside.
The missed job opportunity, the
aggravating red lights impeding your
way, the time it takes to rebuild and
mend a relationship - all weaving
underneath something more beautiful
and lasting than the instantaneous
gratification of “all is well” on the top
side of our timeline.
This reminds me of a Country song,
“Unanswered Prayers” by Garth
Brooks, It is the story of someone who
thought he had found the perfect per
son for his life, but in retrospect, with
Rev. Debbie Lefevers
his beautiful wife beside him, realized
God was at work all the time.
It is so easy to get all caught up in
what we think is the absolute right
thing to do or be and miss the mark
on all points by not depending on the
Father to do His miraculous weav
ing behind the scenes. He didn’t start.
weaving as His son
hung on the cross. No.
His weaving began
before the earth had
form and was void and
is still weaving today.
His ultimate design
for us is spelled out in
Isaiah 55:8-9:
8“For my thoughts
are not your
thoughts,
nor are your
ways my ways, says
the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher
than the earth, so are my ways
higher than your ways and my
thoughts than your thoughts”
And in Ephesians 3:20-21
“20 Now to him who by the
power at work within us is able
to accomplish abundantly far
more than all we can ask or
imagine, 21 to him be glory in the
church and in Christ Jesus to
all generations, forever and ever.
Amen.”
And finally this encouragement from
Proverbs 16:9
9 The human mind plans the
way,
but the Lord directs the steps.
So take heart., it. is God’s pleasure to
give you the kingdom (Luke 12:32).
The Master Weaver is always at. work.
Rev. Debbie Lefevers is the pastor of
Christ United Methodist Church, 417 N.
Frontage Road, Forsyth.. The Pastors Cor
ner is sponsored by the Monroe County
Ministerial Association, which meets on
the second Thursday of each month at 9
a.m. at Christ United Methodist Church,
417 N. Frontage Road, Forsyth.
CLUB
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of the on-stage roles are
already filled.
April said she used to
be afraid of getting up
in front of people, afraid
they would laugh. But her
experience with chorus
and now with presenting
to judges for Boys & Girls
Club Youth of the Year has
helped her get over the
fear. She had to memorize
her presentation, deliver it
and then answer questions
from the judges. She said
it was hard to talk about
what had happened to her
as a child.
“They said I did really
good, especially for a first
timer,” she said.
April lives with her
grandparents, Gregory
and Bernadine Rice. She
said they have looked
after her and supported
her for the last eight or
nine years. She has two
older brothers, Darius and
Marques. She said they
lost their mom when she
was about six years old
and her brothers were
eight and 10.
“For years I doubted
myself because mom was
gone, but now life’s pretty
great,” she said.
April enjoys mentoring
the younger members of
the Boys & Girls Club and
making new members feel
welcome and not lonely.
She said she is usually one
of the last to leave each
day and helps clean up the
rooms as well as helping
get meals when they are
delivered and helping set
up for meals each day.
The Youth of the Year
winner for Boys & Girls
Club of Central Georgia
will go on to compete to
be a State, then possibly
a regional and ultimately
a national winner. The
competition is for youth
ages 14-18. State winners
receive more than $7,000
in scholarships, and
regional winners receive
a $10,000 scholarship
renewable for four years.
The national contest has
honored a Youth of the
Year for over 70 years and
carries a $25,000 scholar
ship, renewable for four
years, installed by the U.S.
President.
CHURCH CALENDAR
Email church calendar news to Diane Glidewell at news'-mymcr.net by Monday
at 10 a.m. Church information is published free of charge as space permits.
Jan. 30
Maynard Baptist hosts
5th Sunday Singing
Maynard Baptist Church,
1195 Juliette Road, Forsyth,
will host a Fifth Sunday
night singing on Jan. 30 at
5:30 p.m. New Beginnings
Church members will be sing
ing along with members from
Maynard. The community is
invited to attend. Soup and
sandwich supper will follow
the singing.
Feb. 9
Circle of Care Food
Distribution will be at
Christ UMC
The Circle of Care, with
the assistance of com
munity churches and other
volunteers, will distribute
food packages provided by
Middle Georgia Community
Food Bank on Wednesday,
Feb. 9 at Christ United Meth
odist Church, 417 N. Front
age Road, Forsyth. Recipients
should begin lining up at 10
a.m. Future monthly distribu
tions are planned for the
second Wednesday of each
month. Check Christ United
Methodist Church’s Facebook
page or call 478-994-1232
for updated information.
Feb.22
Food distribution at St.
James Baptist
St. James Baptist Church, 110
James Street, Forsyth will host
a drive-through food distribu
tion on Tuesday, Feb. 22
beginning at 11 a.m. in part
nership with Middle Georgia
Community Food Bank. The
distribution is at St. James
on the 4th Tuesday of each
month, weather permitting.
Binns marks 30 years with MC Schools
The BOE recognized years of service milestones at K.B. Sutton Elementary. Pictured
with superintendent Dr. Mike Hickman, assistant principal Joanne Binns, and BOE chair
Dr. Priscilla
Doster are
Camille Reid,
Laurie Parks,
Douglas
Fletcher,
Misti Sikes
and John
nie Skelton.
Others not
pictured who
were recog
nized were
Rebecca
Brown, Jen
nifer Hall,
Elizabeth
Sillay, Leigh
Hanson and
Jason Mor
row.
K.B. Sutton Elementary celebrated three prolific reads at the Jan. 11 BOE meeting. Pic
tured, left to right, are assistan principal Joanne Binns, Walker Peden, Dahlia Madison,
BOE chair Dr. Priscilla Doster, Paisley Hill, superintendent Dr. Mike Hickman.
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
At its Jan. 11 meeting
Monroe County Board
of Education recognized
employees of K.B. Sutton
Elementary with five, 10
and 15 years of service.
Superintendent Dr. Mike
Hickman thanked the
employees, awarding them
certificates and pins, and
said that Monroe County
Schools values their excel
lent service.
In a category all by
herself was K.B. Sutton
assistant principal Joanne
Binns, who was recognized
for 30 years of service.
Hickman noted she is now
in her 31st year with Mon
roe County Schools.
Those with 15 years of
service were Johnnie Skel
ton, Misti Sikes and Jason
Morrow. Leigh Hanson
had 10 years of service,
and Elizabeth, Camille
Reid, Laurie Parks, Jenni
fer Hall, assistant principal
Douglas Fletcher and prin
cipal Rebecca Brown all
celebrated five years with
Monroe County Schools.
For K.B. Sutton stu
dent recognitions, Binns
introduced the top three
readers: Dahlia Madison
(5th grade), Paisley Hill
(4th grade) and Walker
Peden (4th grade). She
said a motto at K.B. Sutton
is, “If you read, you will
succeed.” The number
of words read so far this
year shown on the BOE
agenda were 1,627,896 for
Madison, 992,257 by Hill
and 808,168 by Peden,
but Binns noted that these
students keep reading and
those numbers increase
CALENDAR
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March 11
Forsythia Festival Golf
Tournament
Monroe County Kiwanis Club
will sponsor the Forsythia Festi
val Golf Tournament on Friday,
March 11 with unch at 12 noon
and shot gun start at 1 p.m.
Entry fee is $240/team of four
golfers, including lunch, golf
and prizes. The tournament is
4-man scramble (all play from
the forward tees). All proceeds
go toward local scholarships.
There is an 18-team limit, first
come, first served. Hole spon
sorships are $50 and donations
of door prizes are welcomed.
To register or for more infor
mation, contact Lee Smith at
478-994-1666 or 478-394-
4001 (cell) or Lee’s Haircutting,
76 N. Jackson Street, Forsyth.
March 12
Boy Scout Troop 51 Pan
cake Breakfast
The annual Boy Scout Troop
51 Pancake Breakfast will be
Saturday, March 12 from 7-10
a.m. at Forsyth United Method
ist Church. Tickets are $8 each
and the menu is all-you-can-
eat pancakes, sausage, grits,
coffee, juice, and milk. Pro
ceeds benefit Boy Scout Troop
51. Tickets can purchased in
advance by calling 478-258-
1453 or emailing lauriebpip-
pin@yahoo.com.
On-Going
Monroe County Library
has Book Sale, tempo
rary hours
Temporary hours of the
Monroe County Library, 62
W. Main Street, Forsyth (due
to COVID) are 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday-Friday, closed on
Saturday and Sunday.
The Friends of the Monroe
County Library has extended
and expanded its Lobby Book
Sale until March 1, adding an
entire table of children’s books.
All sales support the library.
Monroe County
Bicentennial Exhibit
continues through Febru
ary
The Monroe County Bicen
tennial exhibit, sponsored by
Georgia Power and the Mon
roe County Historical Society,
is on display in the Monroe
County Annex atrium. A new
exhibit is displayed each month.
The theme in Januanry is “Writ
ers & Artists". The exhibit is free
and open to the public during
all hours when the Annex is
open. For more information, cal
478.974.1460 or email gstan-
bery@cityofforsyth.com
New pavers at Monroe
County Veterans Memo
rial to be engraved
For those who have been
thinking about honoring a fam
ily member or friend who is a
veteran by engraving a paver
at the Veterans Memorial on
the Monroe County Square
with his or her name and
information, it is an excellent
time to follow through with that
intention. It is necessary to wait
for engraving until there are
a sufficient number or orders.
Enough orders have been
received, but the engraver is
now waiting to receive stencil
materials. Orders placed now
will be engraved and ready to
view at the Veterans Memo
rial within a few months. It has
been three years since new
pavers were last engraved. To
place an order contact Dr. Pris
cilla Doster at 478-994-9613
of PDoster48@aol.com.
Rock Springs Church Clinic
The Rock Springs Church
Health Clinic in Forsyth is
open every Wednesday from
8:30 a.m.-noon. New patient
consultations are available at
1 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th
Wednesday of each month. The
clinic is near Monroe County
Hospital at 100 MLK Jr. Drive:
the phone number is 478-992-
9581.
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