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January 2, 2008 • Page 8A
'The Wager' To Be
Shown January 11
Christian Life Worship Center,
Athens, will hold a viewing of
“The Wager" starring Randy
Travis on Friday, January 11, at
7 p.m.
The church is located at 125
Kathwood Drive.
Angel Food
Accepting Orders
Angel Food Ministries is cur
rently accepting orders for its
January food boxes. Orders may
be placed for the January 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
Monday, January 7. Boxes will
be distributed Saturday, January
19.
Organizers said the Angel
Food program is not limited
to those who are experienc
ing a difficult financial time,
but for anyone wishing to save
money on their grocery bill.
Products are new, not expired
or damaged. All food is fresh
or frozen. The cost of food box
is $30.
The January menu includes:
five, four-ounce bacon wrapped
beef filets; four pounds indi
vidually frozen chicken leg
quarters; four, eight-ounce lean
hamburger steaks; one-and-
a-half pounds boneless pork
roast; one-and-a-quarter pounds
meaty beef short ribs; 20-ounc-
es supreme pizza; ten ounces
deli sliced turkey breast; three
pounds fresh apples; 35-ounc-
es crinkle cut french fries;
16-ounces frozen green beans;
16-ounces onion rings; 14-ounc
es fancy ketchup; 26-ounces
pasta sauce; 16-ounces pasta;
16-ounces pinto beans; seven-
and-a-half ounces macaroni and
cheese; and one dessert item.
The first January special —
available for an additional
$20 — includes two, 12-ounce
T-Bone steaks; two, eight-ounce
sirloin strip steaks; two, eight-
ounce lean hamburger steaks;
four, four-ounce boneless cen
ter cut pork chops; and one
pound Italian sausage.
The second January special
— available for an additional
$20 — includes a ten-pound
box individually-quick-frozen
chicken breast.
The third January special -
available for an additional $20
— includes four, eight-ounce
rib eye steaks; four, eight-ounce
New York strip steaks; and two,
eight-ounce hamburger beef
steaks.
The fourth January special —
available for an additional $18
— includes five individual din
ner entrees with two side items
each: grilled chicken breast
w/ rice and gravy; beef chili
macaroni casserole; macaroni
and cheese; Salisbury steak and
gravy; and chicken tetrazzini.
Special includes five breads,
milks, margarine and desserts.
Specials are available to any
one who purchases a regular
menu food box.
Food orders may be picked
up on Saturday, January 19, 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, located 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 must be picked up
from the church in which they
were placed.
Church News Policy
Church news is due by noon on Monday. Items received after the
deadline may not be published.
All church news is subject to editing for content and length.
Due to space limitations on some weeks, churches in the Commerce
area are given priority for publication.
Photos are welcomed, but will be published only once. Digital photos
submitted as JPEG or TIFF files are welcomed. Photos of poor quality,
such as those submitted on computer paper, may not be published.
Special services, such as revival, homecoming and anniversaries;
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.
All church news must contain the church’s address and contact
phone number.
Fax items to 706-387-5430 or e-mail to churchnews@mainstreetnews.
com.
For questions, call April Reese Sorrow, at 706-387-5401.
Today: A 'Present' From Above
BY SHERRY LEWIS
Today has a perfect name—-the present. Each and
every day is a present from God.
The question to ponder as we begin this New
Year is what are we going to do with this gift?
In Psalms 118:24, we read, “This is the day which
the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in
it."
As I meditate on that verse, I must confess that
I get caught up in the hustle and bustle of every
day life, and let life just pass me by without much
thought. I also admit that I’d like to do things a little
different this year.
Personally, I’d linger over a fresh cup of coffee
with my husband. Maybe I’d roll down the window
at the hint of spring, and let the wind rush through
my hair and I wouldn’t even care how it looked
when I arrived at my destination. Next, I’d just take
a moment to breathe. Sometimes I run from one
place to another without thought of my surround
ings. So, again, I take a moment and inhale.
From my past experience, I know how quickly
life can change. I remember one summer evening
almost like it was yesterday. I pulled into the drive
way of my parent’s home for a casual visit. We
didn’t’ have any plans; I just came to see them. It
seemed like any old visit; one like we’d had a hun
dred times before. We sat and talked for a while
and then I got into the car and left.
I remember that exit more than I remember any
other exit in my entire life. My mom walked me to
the car. I loaded everything, and gave her a quick
hug and a kiss good-bye. I can still visualize back
ing out into the roadway, throwing up my hand and
waving back at her as she bid me farewell. Then
I can almost hear the “beep beep" of my car as I
sped off on that sweltering, summer evening.
I know you must be thinking what’s with all these
monotonous details. I do have a justifiable answer.
In less than 12 hours, I received a telephone call
that changed my family forever. It was a friend who
called and told me that I needed to come home
without delay. So I did.
I arrived to find a yard full of people and my
father’s face stood out in the crowd. When I saw
him. it told the story before anyone ever uttered a
single word to me. Yes, something was wrong. Our
world had changed forever. My mom, at the age
of 48, went home to be with the Lord. Here I am,
some 21 years later, still clinging onto that “pres
ent" as one of the most precious times in my life.
Memories of that moment remind me to live each
day to the fullest because we never know when it
will be our last. So as we begin 2008, live today like
it will be your last. Don’t do this for yourself alone,
do this for the one’s that could be left behind. Pile
up on the couch with your family, watch a movie
and share a bowl of popcorn; take a walk with
someone you love; or just spend time together
doing nothing at all. Let’s make precious memories
this year, for ourselves and the ones we love.
Sherry Lewis is a resident of Maysville.
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