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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS • THE COMMERCE NEWS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2106
Church News
Freedom Church of
God donating food
to those in need
Freedom Church of God, in partnership
with the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia,
will give food to those in need on Tues
day June 14, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at
Freedom Church of God, 3428 Neese Com
merce Road, Commerce.
The parking lot will be closed until 10
a.m. For more information, contact Gloria
at 706-5464874.
Volunteers will be appreciated and
should arrive at 9 a.m. to help.
Charity Baptist
holding VBS
Charity Baptist Church, located at 1302 Hwy.
51 North, Homer, will hold Vacation Bible
School from 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 12-15.
A free meal will be served at 6 p.m. Classes
will be offered for babies to adults.
The Rev. Scott Smith is the pastor.
New Faith Christian
Center plans revival
New Faith Christian Center, located at 402
Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Commerce,
will hold its annual revival Tuesday, June 21,
through Thursday, June 23, at 7:30 nightly.
The guests will be the Rev. Joseph Hurley
and Siloam Missionary Baptist Church in
Union Point.
Maysville UMC
holding singing
Maysville United Methodist Church is host
ing a Southern Gospel Singing on June 9 at 6
p.m. featuring Gerald Sweatman.
The master of ceremonies will be Clarke
Kesler.
FBC Commerce plans
VBS, June 12-16
The First Baptist Church of Commerce will
hold its annual vacation Bible school June
12-16, from 6 to 8:30 nightly. Dinner will be
included.
The theme is “Surf Shack: Catch the Wave
of God’s Amazing Love.” Children will learn
about God through Bible stories, crafts, sci
ence, games and music.
Bible school is open to children from
pre-K (at least age 4) through fifth grade (just
completed). Registration will be in the entry
way by the church office.
The church is located at 1345 South Elm
Street, Commerce. Call 706-335-4083 for
information.
Brockton Rd. Baptist
holding clothes
closet every Thursday
Brockton Road Baptist Church has a
clothes closet that is open from 9 a.m. to
noon on Thursdays. All clothes are free.
Donations of good, used clothes may be
made most days. For more information, call
706-367-5801.
Oconee Baptist plans
clothes closet for
Saturday, June 11
Oconee Baptist Church will be having
its clothes closet on Saturday, June 11, at
1 p.m.
Everything is free.
For more information, call 706-870-8375
or 678-897-0715.
Maysville Baptist
plans Vacation Bible
School June 12-16
Maysville Baptist Church will hold Vaca
tion Bible School Sunday June 12, through
Thursday June 16, from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
each night.
The theme will be “Cave Quest: Follow
ing Jesus the light of the word.”
Classes will be held for ages 4 through
rising eighth graders.
The church is located at 8875 Hwy. 82
Spur, Maysville.
For more information, call 706-652-2228.
The church website is www.maysvillebap-
tist.net.
Conference planned
at Jackson County
Baptist Church
Jackson County Baptist Church will
hold a “Focus Forward Conference” July
14-16.
The schedule is as follows:
• July 14, Dr. Kenny Kuykendall, service
begins at 7 p.m.
•July 15, the Rev. Mickey Oliver, service
begins at 7 p.m.
•July 16, Dr. Joe Arthur, dinner begins
at 4 p.m., service begins at 6 p.m.
Those who plan to attend are asked to
register at http://jcbaptist.org/ff or call
770-601-0909.
The Hasty's to sing
at Little Country
Church on June 12
The Hasty’s will be singing at The Little
Country Church on Sunday, June 12, at 6
p.m.
The church is located on Old Airport
Road, Commerce.
For more information, call pastor Swayne
Cochran at 706-677-2839.
Dortch to speak at
Greater Breakthrough
Christian Ministries
Greater Breakthrough Christian Ministries
is celebrating its fifth birthday.
Guest evangelists of the church family
have been speaking at special services.
Pastor Vincent Dortch, of Antioch Baptist
Church in Carrollton, will speak on Sunday,
June 12, at 3:30 p.m.
The theme of the celebration is “The Best
is Yet to come.”
The church is located at 2201 North Elm
Street, Commerce.
Photos are priceless
“A picture is worth
a thousand words,” is
a proverb I’ve heard
throughout the years.
It became most obvi
ous during my career
as a journalist. I could
do my best to explain
the excitement on
faces after a victory
but it was so much
better when I had a
lens to capture the moment. A high
five, embrace, or dirty uniform says it
all. Words are necessary many times,
but show me a photo and let it tell the
story.
Thursday was an awesome day. 1
began cleaning out a closet and hap
pened on a big stack of photos. Before
I knew it, I was in the middle of
the stack and they were spread over
the floor. I looked intently at each
of them. There were babies, elderly,
and all ages in between. Each photo
seemed to speak to me in one way or
another.
I am often asked this question.
Where’d your boys get their height?
That’s a valid question as they tower
over Chris and me. When I looked at
the men from earlier generations, 1 see
they get it from their great uncles and
great grandpa.
When I looked at photos of my
mom, I noticed she was tightly holding
a golden puppy in many of them. Now
that made me happy to know she was
able to experience the love and com
panionship of a pet, especially since
she was the youngest of three girls.
As she grew up, I noticed that she
was an elegant woman of style and
grace. She was beautiful in her dresses
and heals, and every hair was always
in place. I also had to smile. She
always had on her lipstick and it was
a compliment to the smile she always
carried. I also noticed she loved her
nieces and nephews. There were
several photos of infants and tod
dlers sitting calmly on her lap.
Looking at Maw Maw and Papa
Thompson, I realized I have some of
their characteristics as well. I noticed
my grandmother had a coat and
scarf wrapped around her head in
many of the pictures. That sounds
just like me! Forget the scarf, but I am
known as one of the coldest natured
people around. I’ve been criticized
more than once for wearing a light
jacket and jeans when everyone else
has packed them away for the summer.
Now I’ve got a good reason. “I’m like
my Maw Maw!”
Now let’s talk about Papa. I noticed
he had a bowl and spoon in his hand
in several photos. Ah ha! My love for
ice cream is an inherited trait. Then it
could have been cornbread and milk.
Either way, I love them both and I am
happy to be like my Papa.
It wasn’t just people who brought
back so many wonderful memories.
It was places too. It jogged my memo
ries of the sprawling porch where we
used to sit in the green porch swing
and pass off the summer days. There
we several where men, women, boys,
and girls gathered around the kitchen
with cake and presents to celebrate a
child’s birthday.
Yes, those were the days! My hair
was dark and I was thin. We were
talking, smiling, laughing and enjoying
life! Those were the days and these
pictures are worth a thousand words
and they are priceless to me.
Sherry Lewis of Maysville is pastor
at New Beginnings Ministry. She can
be reached at bcnscoop@aol.com.
Clothes closet at
FBC open to public
on Thursdays
The Clothes Closet of the First Baptist
Church of Commerce is open to the pub
lic every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. All
clothing items are free.
The clothes closet is located in a house
across Scott Street from the church,
which is located at 1345 South Elm Street
in Commerce.
Vacation Bible
School coming up
at FBC Jefferson
The First Baptist Church of Jeffer
son will be hosting Vacation Bible
School June 12-16 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The VBS is for children in kinder
garten through fifth grade.
In other church news:
•the church preschool is also
accepting registration for the 2016-
2017 school year.
•the food bank will be open on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
•the church is preparing for a
week of service in Jackson County
July 11-15 where members will part
ner with various organizations and
volunteer.
The senior pastor is Michael
Helms. The church address is 246
Washington Street, Jefferson and the
website is www.fbcjefferson.org.
Camp Braveheart
at NGMC accepting
applications
Hospice of Northeast Georgia Medi
cal Center (NGMC) is accepting camp
er applications for Camp Braveheart.
Camp Braveheart is a free day camp
for children and adolescents who have
experienced the death of a parent,
sibling or primary caregiver. Camp
Braveheart is held in June and July in
Lula and is a service provided at no
charge to the community.
Visit nghs.com/braveheart or con
tact Jennifer Sorrells, LCSW, at 770-219-
0271 or griefsupport.hospice@nghs.
com to obtain an application and to
learn more about this program that
is made possible through donations
from the community.
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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