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PAGE 6B THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 Church News Frazier Long in program for April Jolly Agers meeting Mary Frazier Long, a native of Lawrencev- ille, retired educator, author and humorist, is the program for the noon Tuesday, April 5, meeting of the Jolly Agers. She will tell stories from her book “Old Georgia Privies, an Ode to the Outhouse.” The meeting, including a covered-dish lunch, takes place at the First Baptist Church of Commerce. Long taught school 34 years, writes “The Road Runner,” a monthly feature for The Gwinnett Citizen, is a Lawrenceville historian and authored two books about Lawrencev ille. She has a knack for using humor in telling stories. The Jolly Agers is a group of 50-and-older individuals who meet for covered-dish lunch es and programs at noon the first Tuesday of each month. The First Baptist Church of Commerce is located at 1345 South Elm Street, Commerce. Easter Experience at Galilee set March 25 The Galilee Christian Church Women’s Ministry is hosting an Easter Experience at Galilee on Good Friday, March 25. The worship center will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and attendees and families can experience through prayer and readings the last hours of Jesus’ time here on earth and what it means to the church today. Interested attendees are asked to sign-up for a 20-minute time slot at the Women’s Ministry table. Blacks Creek plans egg hunt Saturday Blacks Creek Baptist Church will be hav ing an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 26, for students sixth grade and under from 2-3:30 p.m. There will be snacks, egg hunt, games and prizes. For more information, visit the church website at blackscreekbaptistchurch.com. The church is located at 3754 Blacks Creek Church Road, Commerce. Madison Street plans Holy Week services Madison Street Baptist Church has announced its schedule for the week. The church plans several Holy Week services. There will be no Wednesday activities this week. The church will host a Maundy Thursday service on Thursday March 24, with a Lord’s Supper service at 6:30 p.m. The Good Friday service will be Friday March 25, at 11:30 am. followed by a covered dish luncheon. The church will host several Easter Sunday services on Sunday March 27. These include: 7:30 a.m. sunrise service and breakfast, 9:30 a.m. Bible study and a 10:45 a.m. morning wor ship service. There will be no evening service. For more information, call 706-335-6358, email jallen.msbc@windstream.net or visit the church’s Facebook page. The church is located at 188 Madison Street in Commerce. Maysville UMC plans Thursday singing Maysville United Methodist Church will host its Thursday night southern gospel singing on Thursday, March 24, at 6 p.m. The program will feature Andrew Hudgins and Gail Guynn. Clarke Kesler is the master of ceremo nies. The church is located at 8430 Maysville Road, Maysville. New Hope plans Easter singing An Easter Sunday night singing will be held at New Hope Baptist Church in Nichol son on Sunday, March 27, at 6 p.m. Featured groups will be The Dixie Melody Boys and The Homeland Boys. The church is located at 40 Old Kings Bridge Road in Nicholson. For more information, call 706-614-8697 or 706-658-6545. Maysville Baptist plans Easter events Maysville Baptist Church will host its Good Friday service and helicopter egg drop on Friday, March 25, at 6 p.m. There will be an outdoor service with an egg hunt for children from one-year-old to fifth graders. There will be 10,000 eggs. Activities for sixth-12th graders will fol low. The church is located at 8875 Hwy. 82 Spur, Maysville. Shane Roberson is the pastor. For more information, call 706-652-2228 or visit maysvillebaptist.net. Mulberry Baptist to host revival next week Mulberry Baptist Church will host its revival on March 27-April 1. The service will begin at 6 p.m. on Sun day and at 7:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Calvin Gooch and Sam Moore will be the guest preachers. There will also be a special singing nightly. The church is located at 5970 Thompson Mill Road, Hoschton. Homer United Methodist announces Easter Sunday plans Homer United Methodist Church, locat ed at the corner of Sycamore and Church streets in downtown Homer, has announced its schedule of services for Easter day. There will be a sunrise service at 7 a.m. (Banks Memorial Garden), followed by Eas ter breakfast at 8 a.m. (Don Stewart Hall, Homer UMC). The morning worship service will be at 9 a.m. There will be no Sunday school. The second morning worship service will be at 11 a.m. Rob Mabry, worship leader, will deliver the Easter sunrise message. The Rev. Jim McLendon will preach at both morning services. Little Country Church sets Easter events schedule The Little Country Church has announced its Easter weekend activities. These include: • Saturday, March 26,2 p.m. - annual Eas ter egg hunt for all ages with refreshments • Sunday, March 27, 7 a.m. - ‘Son’rise Ser vice on the Hill followed by breakfast in the fellowship hall. Sunday Morning Worship will begin at 10:30 a.m. There will be no Sunday school or eve ning service on Easter Sunday. The church is located on Old Airport Road, Commerce. Maysville holding bluegrass gospel night Maysville United Methodist Church will hold its “Fourth Friday Night Bluegrass Gos pel Jubilee” on Friday, March 25, at 7 p.m. The event is intended to be all-gospel, all-acoustic music. There will be fellowship and food. Attend ees are asked to bring a covered dish or dessert. For more information, call Dugar Strick land at 706-367-8388. The church is located at 8430 Maysville Road, Maysville. Bush River men's group to meet The Bush River Baptist Church men’s group will be having its “What’s On Your Mind” program on Saturday, March 26, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.All men, pastors and dea cons over 13-years-old are invited to attend. The Rev. Julius Mack is the pastor. The church is located at 1265 Grove Level Road, Maysville. Silver Shoals Baptist Church announces upcoming events Silver Shoals Baptist Church plans sever al upcoming events. The church will host its sunrise service on Sunday, March 27, at 7 a.m. Breakfast will follow the service. The Rev. Kenneth Barrett will bring the message. At the 11 a.m. service, there will be a singing and guest singers will be the Pruitt Family. The church plans revival services on March 28-30 beginning at 7 p.m. night ly. Guest speakers will be Kent Barrett, Dwayne Ryles and Greg Poole. The pastor is Kenneth Barrett. Sunrise service set at New Salem UMC New Salem United Methodist Church will host its Easter sunrise service on Sunday, March 27, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Immediately after the sunrise service, there will be a breakfast, then a worship service in the sanctuary. The church is located at 2170 Hwy. 59, Commerce. Banks sunrise service announced A community wide Easter sunrise service will be conducted in Homer at Banks Coun ty Memorial Gardens on Sunday, March 27, at 7 a.m. Rob Mabry, worship leader at Homer United Methodist Church, will be speaking. An Easter breakfast, hosted by the Homer United Methodist men, will follow the wor ship hour at Don Stewart Hall of the church, located at the corner of Sycamore and Church streets in downtown. Residents of Homer and the Banks Coun ty community and beyond are invited to attend both the service and breakfast. Easter Sunday services announced at Hudson River Hudson River Baptist Church will host its Easter sunrise service on Sunday March 27, at 7 a.m. Sunday school will be at 10 a.m. and a worship service will be at 11 a.m. Troy Herbert is the pastor. The church is located at 171 Hudson River Church Road, Commerce. For more information, call 706-870-0803. Southside Church plans Easter services Southside Church plans several Easter events on March 25-27. The church will host its annual flash light egg hunt and Good Friday service on Friday, March 25, at 7 p.m. Attendees are invited to bring your children, family, friends and a good flashlight. The church will celebrate the resurrec tion of Jesus on Easter Sunday, March 27. The church will have two worship services, one at 9 a.m. and one at 11 a.m. The church is located at 140 Brock Road, Athens. For more information, visit www.south- sidechurch.tv. Homer UMC plans Holy Week services Holy Thursday and Good Friday services, both at 6 p.m., will be held this week at Homer United Methodist Church. The sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be celebrated on Holy Thursday and Homer UMC pastor, the Rev. Jim McLendon, will preach on Good Friday. The church’s adult choir will provide spe cial music at both times. The church is located on Sycamore Street in downtown Homer. GUIDELINES ON CHURCH NEWS SUBMISSIONS The Church News page has been established as a free service for the local area. It’s intended use is to pro vide information about special services planned by area churches. To submit your special event, email angie@mainstreetnews.com, or fax 706-387-5419. Include the name and address of the church and the date, time and location of the event. CHURCH PAGE SPONSORS Worship regularly at a church of your choice! For more information on\ becoming a church page sponsor, please contact 706-367-5233. 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