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September 21, 2022
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PASTOR S CORNER by Rev. Angela Johnson
Spotlight on Local Churches
With understanding, you
can move mountains
I am in a Bible Study group called ‘Moun
tain Movers.’ I thought it was a cool
name until I learned all the requirements
of the study: Move mountains
by strengthening yourself not
only in the Word but in the body;
including five days a week read
ing and memorizing of the Word
along with 30 or more minutes of
exercise.
I did not get a complete under
standing before commitment.
However, I am learning a lot. We
started in the book of Genesis
and I read Chapter 3: verses 9-13; 9 And
the Lord God called unto Adam, and said
unto him, Where art thoufl 0 And he said,
I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was
afraid, because I was naked; and I hid
myself. 11 And he said, Who told thee that
thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the
tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou
shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, The
woman whom thou gavest to be with me,
she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And
the Lord God said unto the woman, What
is this that thou hast done? And the woman
said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.'
My eyes were opened to the fact that the sin
of Eve only brought us knowledge of Good
and Evil with no real understanding or how
to get it. But God soon lead Adam and Eve to
the way of Understanding with four ques
tions. He first asked them, Where are you? To
get understanding you need to know where
you are. Second question: Who
told you? You have to be careful
where you get your information
from and how you use it. Third
Question: Have you eaten of the
tree? Have you come about this
decision against input you had
from God? Fourth Question: What
have you done? Do you know
what you have done, and the
consequences?
This information has been helpful to me. In
all my getting I must get understanding. What
I learned from Eve is that it is not by talking
but by asking myself questions that will later
be asked of me. Challenge yourself with ques
tions before actions with a true understanding
of the long term consequence for you and
others.
Angela Johnson is founder and director of
Reconciliation House, Inc., a ministry for
women transitioning from incarceration back
into the community and for their families. Visit
reconciliationhouse.orgfor more information.
The Pastors Corner is sponsored by the Monroe
County Ministerial Association. The Ministe
rial Association will meet on Thursdays Oct. 20
and Dec. 1 at 9 a.m. at Christ United Method
ist Church, 417 N. Frontage Road, Forsyth.
Angela Johnson
CHURCH CALENDAR
Email church calendar news to Diane Glidewell at news^mymcr.net by Mon
day at 1 0 a.m. Church information is published free of charge as space
permits.
Sept. 27
St. James Baptist hosts
Food Distribution
St. James Baptist Church,
1 10 James Street, Forsyth
will host a Mobile Food
Distribution on Tuesday, Sept.
27 at 10 a.m.
Until Sept. 28
Bethany Bapt. hosts
Women's Bible Study
Bethany Baptist Church, 365
Pea Ridge Road, Juliette will
host a 7-session Women s
Bible Study entitled “Elijah:
Faith and Fire’ by Priscilla
Shirer on Wednesday nights
from 6:30-7:30 p.m. begin
ning Aug. 17. The study will
be led by Karen Wilson and
is for young adult to senior
women. There will be a nurs
ery and children’s ministries
available. Cost of the study
guide is $17.
Oct. 2
Shiloh Baptist cel
ebrates 196th Home
coming
Shiloh Baptist Church, 1530
Highway 41, Barnesville will
celebrate its 196th Home
coming on Sunday, Oct. 2.
Worship Service will begin
at 10:30 a.m. followed by
covered dish dinner and
fellowship. All are invited.
Nursery and Children's
Church provided.
Oct. 12
Food Distribution at
Christ UMC
The Circle of Care Mobile
Food Distribution at Christ
United Methodist Church,
417 N. Frontage Road, For
syth will be on Wednesday,
Oct. 12,10 am-1 2 noon.
Oct. 20, Dec.l
Monroe Co. Ministerial
Association
The Monroe County Min
isterial Association meets
monthly at Christ United
Methodist Church, 417 N.
Frontage Road, Forsyth.
There are two meetings
scheduled for the remainder
of 2022. The Ministerial As
sociation will meet at 9 a.m.
on Thursday, Oct. 20 and
at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Dec.
1 (combining the November
and December meetings).
Ministers at all churches in
the Monroe County area
are welcome. The Ministe
rial Association meetings are
an opportunity for ministers
to share information about
opportunities in the com
munity and to work together
on projects that benefit the
community, like aiding travel
ers who need assistance,
sponsoring the Mary Persons
baccalaureate, organizing
the annual National Day of
Prayer program, contribut
ing weekly articles to the
Reporters Pastor’s Corner
and working with Kingdom
Builders to assist with home
repairs.
Ongoing
First Baptist Forsyth
has Lunch & Learn
First Baptist Forsyth, 95 West
Morse Street will begin a
Lunch & Learn program on
Thursday, Sept. 1 that will
meet in the Fellowship Hal
every 1st & 3rd Thursday.
All ages are welcome. Pastor
Dr. Hambric Brooks will lead
Bible Study. Gather for cof
fee and fellowship at 1 1:30
a.m. Bible study and lunch
will begin at 12 noon. Par
ticipants are encouraged to
bring a sack lunch. It will be
an interactive study where
dialogue is encouraged, and
discussion and questions are
welcomed. Bring your Bible.
Bread & Blessings
food pantry is open at
Bethany Baptist
The Bread & Blessing food
pantry is open at the fellow
ship hall of Bethany Baptist
Church, 365 Pea Ridge Road,
Bolingbroke every Monday
from 10 a.m.-1 2 noon. There
are a variety of shelf stable
items available for families
who need them. For more
information, call 478-974-
0002.
At least 36 new pavers to be added at M. C. Veterans Memorial
Veterans Day, a day to honor all those
who have served in the U.S. military, is
coming on Nov. 11. Monroe County is
proud to announce that the names of 36
additional citizens have been submitted for
engraving on pavers at the Monroe County
Veterans Memorial on the Courthouse
lawn. Two pavers are also being updated.
If anyone has submitted a paver order
form and the paver hasn’t been installed
and the name is not on the list below, please
contact Dr. Priscilla Doster at 478-994-9613
and leave your name, telephone number
and that you are calling about the Veterans
Memorial pavers. If you wish to purchase
a paver, please do so as soon as possible as
engraving can only be done when there is a
large enough number of orders.
Monroe County wants to honor all of its
veterans on the Memorial. Listed are the
new pavers to be added: Devon Skylar Ad
kins, Alston D. Arnold, K. Roger Chamb-
less, Edgar “Cecil” Copeland, Claude B.
Curlee, Fletcher Evans, Robert W. Evans,
Willie James Ferguson Sr., Percy L. Free
man, William T. Gainey, Earnest B. Gross,
John R. Gross, Noah S. Gross, John R. Ham
Jr., James C. Hammond, Derrick Hansford,
Gale Ezra “Tucker” Haupt Jr., Donald P.
Lindsey, Michelle H. Mason, Brannon
Hugh Mercer, Hugh Ward Mercer Sr., Jessi
ca B. Morgan, Richard Carl Mullis, William
Boyd Murphy, Forrest Owens, Jack Owens,
James A. Owens, Lige Owens, George W
Pirkle, John J. Ptak, Jim B. Ruark, Jimmy
Shurley, James J. Spillers, Henry C. Ste
phens, George Willis Sr., J. Mack Willis Sr.
Father asks Board of Education to give his son a clean slate
By Diane Glidewell
news@mymcr.net
Matt Pippin addressed the Board
of Education on Sept. 13 to ask
that his son be allowed to make up
school work that he missed while
suspended and that the suspension
be removed from his permanent
record. Pippin said that he previ
ously talked with his son’s principal
and with Monroe County Schools
Superintendent Dr. Mike Hick
man and was referred to the school
board as the next step.
Pippin said his son was sus
pended for fighting and served the
suspension, but he feels that the
circumstances merit the admin
istration allowing his son to have
a clean record going forward.
He said his son is an ‘A’ student
and has never previously been in
trouble in his 11 years in school.
He said his son was being bullied
and defended himself, but Monroe
County Schools treats all fights the
same.
Pippin said his family emailed
about the bullying several weeks
ago. He said his son was attacked
in the locker room and again after
the pep rally; he has a picture of
the other student choking his son.
Pippin said the athletic director
said the incident was horseplay,
but he feels his son was seriously
threatened. He feels the incident
had reached a point where his son
felt it necessary to defend himself.
Board member Greg Head asked
if there was any other paperwork
or protocol that Pippin should
follow with his request, and Hick
man said protocol was to contact
principal, superintendent and then
board. The board is prohibited
from discussing an individual stu
dent or interacting with a parent in
an open meeting but can discuss
issues specifically in a closed door
session.
Pippin said Georgia criminal
code 63-21 gives individuals the
right to defend themselves.
Report: DUI Macon woman goes General Lee to confront cheating boyfriend
Deputies say a drunk 44-year-old Macon
woman was driving a small red 2017 Hyun
dai Elantra like it was the General Lee on
Saturday, Sept. 10 when she took the
Rumble Road exit off 1-75 N, ran the
stop sign, became airborne, crashed
into a tree then sped off down Lee
King Road. She later was arrested for
DUI on Bunn Road after nearly run
ning a deputy off the road.
According to the sheriff’s report,
Rebecca Eleanor McKinzie was
speeding down Bunn Road after the
Rumble Road crash as deputy Cody Maples
was approaching in the opposite direction.
As she neared Maple’s patrol car, McKinzie
suddenly moved into his lane forcing him
to swerve onto the shoulder to avoid a
collision.
Maples immediately did a U-turn
and at one point accelerated up to 90
mph to catch up to the Hyundai. Once
he closed in on the Hyundai, he initi
ated a traffic stop using his emergency
equipment and McKinzie pulled over.
Her car had grass stuck inside its
grill and damage on the front right side.
McKenzie stumbled out of the car and had
to lean against it to remain upright. Maples
asked if she had recently crashed her vehicle
and she replied that she had not. Asked why
she was speeding she said she had recently
caught her boyfriend cheating on her and
was headed to Hamlin Hills to confront
him. When Maples told her that he had wit
nesses that saw her crash and flee the scene
and she stated, "you probably do".
While McKinzie was speaking, the deputy
could smell alcohol on her breath and
noticed that her eyes were red, puffy, and
bloodshot. When asked she admitted that
she drank a shot of fireball earlier.
She then agreed to giving a breath sample
which registered a high positive for alcohol.
She told Maples she had suffered a broken
neck, so he decided not to give a roadside
sobriety test. She then consented to a blood
test and Maples handcuffed her and took
her to the Monroe County Hospital.
While entering the ER, McKenzie became
loud and disruptive so for safety reasons,
Maples took her to the jail.
Deputy Shania Hawkins found al2-ounce
"Florida Seltzers" alcoholic beverage still
cold to the touch inside the Hyundai.
MCKINZIE
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