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Church News
The
Commerce News
APRIL 1,2009
PAGE 9A
Last Supper Portrayed
A portrayal of the Lord’s supper using mem
bers of the church as the cast was a part of last
Sunday’s cantata with drama at Homer United
Methodist Church. The musical, “You Thought of
Us,” was under the direction of Dianne Cochran
and Elizabeth Walker and was presented in the
church fellowship hall. Anne Moon was soloist;
Rob Mabry portrayed Jesus and Fred Wendt
was sound engineer. The program involved forty
people. A dinner preceded the program. Plans
already are to present next year’s Lenten pro
gram on two nights to better handle the crowd
and attract additional worshippers.
UPCOMING THIS WEEK
St. Catherine Laboure
Catholic Mission,
Commerce, will hold a
Penance service on Thursday,
April 1, at 7 p.m, Father Liem
and visiting priests will be
available to hear confessions
and administer absolution.
The church will be open on
Friday, April 3, from 9 a.m.
- 7 p.m. for the First Friday
Adoration. The Holy Week
schedule is as follows: Holy
Thursday Mass April 9, at 5:30
p.m., Good Friday Service,
April 10, at 7 p.m. and an
Easter Vigil Mass Saturday,
April 11, at 6 p.m. There will
be no 4 p.m. Mass. Easter
Sunday Mass will be celebrat
ed at 11 a.m. For more infor
mation, call 770-335-2622. The
church is located at 708 State
Street.
New Hope Baptist
Church, Nicholson, will hold
a Friday night gospel sing
ing April 3, at 7 p.m. The
guest singers will be "The
Bridgemans." For more infor
mation, call Raymond Church
at 706-658-6545. The church is
located at 211 Stapler Drive.
Harvest Hill Worship
Center, Commerce, Sunday
service times will change to
5 p.m. Sunday school will still
be held at 10 a.m. followed
by the morning service at 11
a.m. For more information,
call 706-870-5658. The church
is located at 805 B. Wilson
Road.
Danielsville Evangelical
Methodist Church will hold
a fundraiser ham and egg sup
per for men’s and women’s
projects and missions Friday,
April 3, from 5-7 p.m. Eat-in
or take-out will be available.
The church pastor is Lance
Snipes. For more information,
call 706-795-2847. The church
is located in the Shiloh com
munity.
Oconee Baptist Church,
Dry Pond, will hold a clothes
closet Saturday, April 4, from
1 to 3 p.m. Family clothing
will be available as well as
some new items. Everything
is free, coordinators say. For
more information, call 706-
367-8644. The church is locat
ed on Hwy. 82 Spur.
Maysville United
Methodist Church will
host “Easter Eggstravaganza
2009’’ on Saturday, April 4,
at 11 a.m. Over five thou
sand eggs will be hidden.
Spacewalk of North Georgia
will provide five inflatable
stations. Activities and food
items will be available. The
church’s new location is 8430
Maysville Road.
Greater Hope Fellowship
Church will hold an old time
gospel tent singing Saturday,
April 4, at 1:30 p.m. Guest
singers will include “William
Clayton and Redeemed,"
“Divine 3,” “Clarke Kesler
and Friends’’ and other local
groups. Hamburger and hot
dog plates will be sold at 11:30
a.m. Admission is free but
donations will be accepted.
The church is located at 2152
Hwy. 29 N. For more informa
tion, call 678-725-4425.
Holly Springs United
Methodist Church will
hold a cemetery and church
grounds clean up Saturday,
April 4, at 9 a.m. The church is
located at 7441 Holly Springs
Road. For more information,
visit www.hollyspringsmeth-
odist.org.
“Praise Beyond the
Praise” will be presented
at the Commerce Cultural
Center Saturday, April 4, from
2 to 7 p.m. The event will fea
ture gospel singing and sev
eral church praise teams.
Angel Food Ministries
has been a distribution center
at Homer United Methodist
Church for five months. The
deadline for April box orders
is Monday, April 13 and dis
tribution will be on Saturday,
April 18. Leaflets listing the
April food box choices may
be obtained at the post office
in Homer, at Homer United
Methodist Church and other
local establishments. To place
an order, call 706-677-3364.
The Tri-County
Ministerial Association will
hold their monthly meeting
Saturday, April 4, at 8 a.m. in
the BJC Medical Center con
ference room. All ministers,
laypersons and missionaries
are invited to attend.
Macedonia Holiness
Church, Danielsville, will
host an Easter egg hunt on
Saturday, April 4, at 12:30
p.m. The egg hunt is free to
the public. For more infor
mation, visit www.macedo-
niaholinesschurch.webs.com.
The church is located at 795
Macedonia Church Road.
“The Musketeers” will
celebrate their 20th singing
anniversary Sunday, April 5,
at 2:30 p.m. at Flat Creek
Baptist Church. All church
choirs and groups are invited
to participate. The church is
located at 129 Grove Level
Road, Commerce. For more
information, call 706-335-8118.
The Rev. B. H. Bailey is pas
tor.
The Church at Southside,
Athens, will hold a celebration
in honor of its new church
facility on Sunday, April 5.
A ribbon cutting will be held
at 9:30 a.m. with the service
beginning at 10 a.m. The new
location is 100 Crooked Creek
Road.
Community Brotherhood
members will meet for their
monthly breakfast program
Sunday, April 5, at 7:30 a.m. in
the Homer United Methodist
Church fellowship hall. The
Rev. Don McLain, pastor of
Mt. Pleasant U nited Methodist
Church, will be speaking. The
church is located at the cor
ner of Sycamore and Church
Streets.
The Rev. L. P.
Williamson (L) with
his wife Eula Mae.
Birthday
Celebrated
The Church of God,
Commerce, held a 99th
birthday celebration
party for their associ
ate pastor the Rev. L. P.
Williamson on March
28. Mr. Williamson
serves regularly as
the Sunday school
usher. He sang a song
and preached some
for everyone there.
His wife of thirty-three
years, Eula Mae, stood
by his side during the
celebration.
Nicholson Baptist
Church will hold an Easter
cantata “The Christ, The King,
The Risen Savior” on Sunday,
April 5, at 6 p.m. The church
is located at 71 Church Street.
For more information, call
706-757-3412.
Bush River Baptist
Church, Maysville, will
hold a family and friend day
Sunday, April 5, at 11:30 a.m.
The Rev. Julius Mack is pas
tor. The church is located on
Grove Level Road.
Freedom Church of God
will host a BBQ pork sand
wich plate dinner Sunday,
April 5, after morning service.
All proceeds will go to benefit
the church’s foodbank minis
try. For more information or
to preorder for groups, call
Gloria Barrett at 706-546-4874.
The church is located at 3428
Neese Commerce Road.
Thyatira Presbyterian
Church’s congregation
voted recently to reorganize
and recognize the history of
the church with a new name,
Thyatira Olney Presbyterian
Church. Thyatira Presbyterian
Church’s roots are in the
Olney Presbyterian Church
established at Hurricane
Shoals prior to 1799. The first
service under the new orga
nization will be held on Palm
Sunday, April 5, at 11 a.m.
The church is located on Ga.
Hwy. 15.
Homer United Methodist
Church will hold Holy Week
services as follows: Sunday,
April 5, 9 and 11 a.m. wor
ship; Holy Thursday, April
9, sermon and communion
7 p.m.; Good Friday, April
10, sermon and choir 7 p.m.
and Easter Day, Sunday, April
12, sunrise services at Banks
Memorial Gardens at 7 a.m.
with breakfast at 8 a.m. and
worship 9 and 11 a.m. The
church choir will provide spe
cial music at all services. The
church pastor, the Rev. James
McLendon, will preach at all
services. The church is locat
ed at the corner of Sycamore
and Church streets.
New Beginning Worship
Center, Commerce, will hold
its first church anniversary
Sunday, April 5, at 3 p.m. The
Rev. Bobby Bloodsaw will be
the speaker and Living Waters
Praise Team, Athens, will sing.
Refreshments will be served
immediately following the
program. For more informa
tion, call 706-351-2448. The
church is located at 41 State
Street.
UPCOMING NEXT WEEK
The Miracle Deliverance
Holiness Church,
Commerce, will hold a
“Miracle Revival” Wednesday
through Friday, April 8 - 10,
at 7 p.m. nightly. The speaker
will be pastor Carol Patman.
For more information, call
706-757-3305. The church is
located at 46 Hickory Street.
Antioch United
Methodist Church,
Nicholson, will hold Holy
Week services. There will be
a two-part Tenebrae Service
“A Service of Darnkness"
Maundy Thursday and Good
Friday, April 9 and 10, at 7
p.m. nightly. Easter Sunday,
April 12, there will be a sunrise
service at 7 a.m. followed by a
musical service with commu
nion at 11 a.m. For more infor
mation, call 706-757-2210 or
visit www.antioch-umc.com.
The church is located at 885
Antioch Church Road.
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