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Commerce News /\l ^TTTQ 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. 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