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Church News
The
Commerce News
Page 5B • November 28, 2007
Angel Food Orders Being Taken At Area Churches
Angel Food Ministries is currently
accepting orders for its December food
boxes. Orders may be placed for the
December menu at Lebanon United
Methodist Church, Jefferson, A Call To
Salvation Ministries, Jefferson, Zion
Baptist Church, Braselton, Antioch United
Methodist Church, Nicholson, and Faith
Baptist Church, Jefferson.
Orders will be taken until Sunday,
December 2. Boxes will be distributed
Saturday, December 15.
Organizers said the Angel Food pro
gram is not limited to those who are
experiencing difficult financial times, but
for anyone wishing to save money on
their grocery bill. The cost of a food box
is $25.
The December menu includes: four, five-
ounce rib-eye steaks; one, two-pound fam
ily lasagna dinner; one two-pound split
chicken breast (two pieces); one pound
honey roasted pork sausage; one pound
fully cooked chicken breast fajitas; one
pound fully cooked meatballs; one pound
all meat jumbo hot dogs; three pounds
fresh apples; eight ounces biscuit mix;
one pound 3-way veggie mix; one pound
cut corn; one pound sliced carrots; 14
ounces chicken broth; 24 ounces home-
style hash browns; six-and-a-half ounces
cheeseburger dinner; 10 home-style waf
fles; and one dessert item.
The first December special — available
for an additional $18 — includes six, two-
pound thick cut pork chops; two pounds
beef ribs; two, eight-ounce rib eye steaks;
four, four-ounce lean beef patties; and one
pound Italian sausage.
The second December special — avail
able for an additional $18 — includes
eight, eight-ounce sirloin strip steaks.
The third December special - avail
able for an additional $16 — includes 10
pounds breaded chicken tenders.
The fourth December special — available
for an additional $24 — includes five ruby
red grapefruits; six tangerines; four gold
en delicious apples; four blush pears; four
red delicious apples; four rome apples; six
Florida oranges; four navel oranges; and
six tangelos.
The fifth December special — available
for an additional $16 — includes one,
nine-ounce beef sausage; one, nine-ounce
beef salami; one, nine-ounce beef summer
sausage; and three, seven-ounce cheese
blocks (cheddar, smokey cheddar and
pepper jack).
The sixth December special — avail
able for an additional $14 — includes
three, 12-ounce packages of gourmet cof
fee (house blend, hazelnut cream and
Guatemala antiquate).
Specials are available to anyone who
purchases a regular menu food box.
Food orders may be picked up on
Saturday, December 15, and participants
must bring a large box to receive their
food.
Orders may be paid by check, cash or
food stamps. Organizers ask that orders
be placed as soon as possible.
More information about the program
is available at www.angelfoodministries.
com
For more information, or to place an order
at Lebanon United Methodist Church, call
Tim Thompson, at 706-202-5787, Doloris
Thompson, at 706-372-2310, or either Tim
or Doloris Thompson, at 706-367-4938 or
send email to lebanonumc@yahoo.com.
To place an order at Zion Baptist Church,
call Jane Stovall at 678-617-5302; Kim
Harris at 706-654-3625 or 678-618-9369; or
Dana Smith at 706-658-7112.
To place an order at A Call To Salvation
Ministries, call Kathy Sullivan at
706-367-9612.
To place an order at Antioch UMC, locat
ed at 885 Antioch Church Road, contact
the Rev. Loretta Altman at 706-757-2210 or
loretta@antioch-umc.com; or on the web
at www.antioch-umc.com.
To place an order at Faith Baptist Church,
located at 2081 Hwy. 129 N., Jefferson,
contact Jennifer Goza at 706-367-8000 or
770-827-7401. Orders will be available on
Saturday, December 15, from 8 to 9:30
a.m. in the fellowship hall.
Orders must be picked up from the
church in which they were placed.
Erastus Plans
Christmas Bazaar
Erastus Christian Church will
hold a Christmas Bazaar on
Saturday, December 1.
Homemade crafts and baked
goods will be sold.
Anyone interested in having
a booth is asked to call Martha
at 706-335-4001 or Diane at
706-335-5955. Space is limited.
The church is located at 2050
Neese Commerce Road.
Athens Master
Choral To Sing
At Tuckston Dec. 2
Tuckston United Methodist
Church, Athens, will present “A
Christmas Card from the Athens
Master Chorale” on Sunday,
December 2, at 4 p.m.
The concert includes the Alfred
Burt Carols, three settings of Ave
Maria (by Arcadelt, Biebl and
Lauridsen) and Daniel Pinkham’s
Christmas Cantata. Admission is
free.
For more information, go to
www.athensmasterchorale .org.
The concert will be held at 4175
Lexington Road.
Homer UMC To
Host Dr. Thurman
Homer United Methodist
Church will host Dr. Gerald
Thurman, district superinten
dent, Sunday, December 2, at
11 a.m.
After he delivers the morning
message, he will preside over a
yearly Charge Conference devot
ed almost entirely to brief busi
ness matters.
Thurman was senior minis
ter of Gainesville First United
Methodist Church before becom
ing superintendent.
An early service, beginning at 9
a.m., the Rev. Jim McLendon will
preach on the subject “Making
it Sing Again” (St. Matthew
24:37-44). The theme is especial
ly suited for the first Sunday
of Advent when the church will
begin lighting candles on an
advent wreath.
The church is located on the
corner of Church and Sycamore
streets in downtown Homer.
Community
Brotherhood
Welcomes Ladies
Community Brotherhood mem
bers will invite their ladies to
attend the December breakfast
meeting Sunday, December 2,
at 7:30 a.m. in the fellowship
hall of Homer United Methodist
Church.
The men of Homer United
Methodist Church will be the
chefs for the morning, providing
the meal.
The Rev. Jim McLendon, pro
gram chairman, has planned an
early Christmas program involv
ing area ministers.
The Rev. Roy Rogers is presi
dent of the group.
Princeton UMC
Hosts Live Nativity
This Weekend
Princeton United Methodist
Church, located at 2390 S .
Lumpkin St., in Athens, will
host its annual “Journey Through
Christmas” live nativity on Nov.
30 from 7 - 9 p.m. and Dec. 1 and
2 from 6 - 8 p.m.
This drive-through program
tells the Nativity story in five
different live scenes, church offi
cials said.
The program is free to the pub
lic and all are welcome. Call
706-353-1123 for more informa
tion.
Bold Spring Gospel
Barn Plans Singing
Saturday, Dec. 1
Bold Spring Gospel Barn
will have a gospel singing this
Saturday, Dec. 1, beginning at 7
p.m.
Featured singers will be Fresh
Start and Destination Heaven.
The gospel barn is located on
Hwy. 59 near Commerce.
For more information, contact
770-601-6573.
Mitchells To Sing
The Lexington Church of God
will host The Anointed Children
and The Mitchells for a gospel
singing on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 6
p.m. to benefit the church build
ing fund.
Danielsville Gospel
Barn Singing
Set For Saturday
The Danielsville Gospel Barn
will have a gospel singing on
Saturday, Dec. 1 beginning at 7
p.m.
Featured singers will be
Billy Nash, of Oakwood, and
The Southern Gospel Lights,
of Connelly Springs, NC. The
Danielsville Gospel Barn is
located at 444 Rogers Mill Road.
For more information, contact
706-788-3477.
Friendship
Christmas Musical
Set For Dec. 9
Friendship Baptist Choir will
present a Christmas musical enti
tled “Best Gift of All” directed by
Billy Jones on Sunday evening
Dec. 9, at 6 p.m.
“Everyone is invited to come
and hear about Jesus birth!"
church leaders said. Friendship
Baptist is located just off Hwy
98 between Danielsville and Ila
on Friendship Church Road. For
questions and further informa
tion call 706-795-2721.
Church News Policy
Church news is due Monday at noon. Items received after the
deadline may not be published.
All church news is subject to editing for content and length.
All church news must contain the church’s address and contact
phone number.
Due to space limitations on some weeks, churches in the
Commerce area are given priority for publication.
Special services, such as revival, homecoming and anniversa
ries; along with a new service/class or change in service times;
and events, such as car washes, yard sales, singings, etc. may be
published. Regular service times are not published.
Church news is only published in the church news section.
Church news items may be published only once.
Fax items to (706) 387-5430 or e-mail to churchnews@main-
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367-5233.
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