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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008
Church News
Mt. Calvary Plans Men's Day Feb. 24
Mount Calvary Baptist
Church, Commerce, invites
area men to participate in its
annual Men’s Day Celebration
Sunday, Feb. 24.
The day starts with a fel
lowship breakfast at 7:30.
The keynote speaker will be
Dr. David Bowen, pastor of
the First United Methodist
Church of Commerce.
The speaker for the 11
a.m. service will be the
Rev. Anthony Howell, pas
tor of Warren Chapel
United Methodist Church,
Commerce.
Dinner will be served after
the 11 a.m. service.
There will also be a 3:00
p.m. service featuring the
Rev. Rodney Lackey, pastor
of Antioch Baptist Church,
Gainesville, who will be
accompanied by his church
family.
The church is located at 96
MLK Jr. Drive.
The Rev. W.R. Brown is
pastor.
Dahlonega, and Lillian Jarrett,
Lawrenceville.
The concert will begin at 6:30
p.m.
Call the church office at
770-869-3976 for more informa
tion.
Additional information can be
found at: www.georgiagospel.com
or by calling 770-536-6235.
Maysville Baptist
plans ladies night
Maysville Baptist Church,
Maysville, will host their 12 th
annual “Lady’s Night Out” on
March 6 at 5:45 p.m.
“Your Scars are Beautiful to
God” is the topic, led by guest
speaker Sharon Jaynes.
For more information, call
706-652-2228.
Leatherwood to host
Diane Muise March 9
Leatherwood Baptist Church,
Baldwin, will host award-win
ning gospel singer and songwriter
Diane Muise from Auburn, Maine,
Sunday, March 9, at 6 p.m.
The church is located on Hwy.
105 South.
Everyone is welcome.
North Georgia Gospel
plans local concert
“North Georgia Gospel” has
scheduled a television concert for
Saturday, March 1, at the Gillsville
Baptist Church, located at 2595
Hwy. 323.
The church choir will sing along
with ReignSong, Chattanooga,
Tenn., The Rivers Edge Trio,
REV. ANTHONY HOWELL
DR. DAVID BOWEN
Meeting our need according
to HIS riches in glory
It was a night like any
other night we’d spent in
our home of 18 years, but
what happened before the
dawn of a new day seemed
surreal. We had lost every
thing we owned other than
the clothes on our backs.
Since it was nighttime—
those clothes were a pair of
pajamas and socks.
One may ask, “Why men
tion something so insignifi
cant?” Trust me those items
became very important to
me as we stood outside our burning
home. While I watched some mate
rial things go up in smoke, I thought
about others that were precious to me.
Those that were tucked away in draw
ers, closets and secret places around
our home. I thought about family
photos, those of my children when
they were babies; I thought about
my wedding gown—something that I
had hoped to pass down to someone
someday; and I thought about one
special drawing my son made in first
grade. It was something that made me
smile each and every time I looked
at it.
I was in despair; my life had changed
forever in one single night. Of course
as I sat and watched my home go up
in smoke, it seemed as if the blaze
that warmed me in the 19 degree tem
peratures, would never end.
I began to seek the Lord for guid
ance. I’d prayed throughout the
ordeal, and praised as well, that my
husband, Chris, and I got out without
injury considering we awoke to a
burning home at 4:38 a.m.
As those thoughts swirled in my
mind and the fire continued to burn,
several shadows began to appear in
the distance. They were shadows of
my neighbors who braved the 19
degree temperatures to stand beside
us in our time of need. It
didn’t matter that it was
the coldest night of the
year. It didn’t matter that
in was in the early morning
hours, but what mattered
was that we were in need
and they were there—no
matter what.
As the day wore on others
continued to come to assist
us. You know, as I think
back, I’m convinced they
were angels in disguise—
on a mission to comfort us.
Sure they looked like our family and
friends but they were truly on God’s
mission that January morning. Some
people brought clothes, some brought
food, some handed us money, while
others were there to encourage with
hugs, handshakes and kind words. I
also remember another who offered
us a place to sleep while we were
figuring out exactly what we were
going to do.
Would you believe the answer came
the same day? You know that ques
tion. Where are we going? We were
lucky enough, no let me rephrase
that, God was good enough that we
had three different offers to move
into vacant homes before the sun
went down.
During what started out to be one
of the worst days of my life I began
to see Philippians 4:19 come to life
right before my eyes. It says, “But
my God shall supply all your need
according to His riches in glory by
Christ Jesus.”
We woke up on Sunday, January
20, with the clothes on our backs and
today we are living proof that we are
truly blessed.
Sherry Lewis is a resident of
Pendergrass and a former resident
of Maysville. She can be reached at
bcnscoop@aol.com
sherry
lewis
Bush River plans
history program
Bush River Baptist Church will
present a Black History program
on Sunday, February 24, at 11:30
a.m.
The Rev. Julius Mack is pastor.
The church is located on Grove
Level Road.
Passover Seder and
meal planned Sat.
Commerce First United
Methodist Church will hold its
annual Passover Seder and meal
on Saturday, February 23, at 6
p.m. in the family life center.
The Seder will be led by Marty
Seltzer and David Bowen and
sponsored by the FUMC Disciple
Classes. The meaning and the
importance of the Passover Seder
will be explained at the event,
according to organizers. Questions
such as: What is a Passover
Seder?, What does it mean?, Why
is it important? and Why should I
attend?, will be addressed.
The Passover Seder and meal
is open to everyone and has been
attended by people of many differ
ent faiths and from many church
congregations, according to church
leaders.
The cost of attendance is $5 per
person and reservations must be
made by February 20. Call the
church office for reservations at
706-335-4018.
The church is located at 54
Cherry Street.
'Sock-It-To-Us' event
ongoing in Feb.
Circle II of Commerce First
United Methodist Church is hav
ing its annual “Sock-it-to-us”
campaign all during the month
of February. The Circle collects
socks for children in grades Pre-K
through fourth. The socks are for
needy children as well as those
who have accidents at school
(what child can resist jumping
in a puddle). Socks or monetary
contributions for the sock fund
can be dropped off at the church
office located at 54 Cherry Street,
Commerce.
History program
planned at Warren
Chapel Sunday
Warren Chapel United Methodist
Church, Commerce, will present a
Black History program Sunday,
February 24, at 9 a.m.
Rashada Wood will be speak
ing.
The church is located at 468
Homer Road.
The Rev. Anthony J. Howell is
pastor.
For more information, call
706-870-4195.
Nicholson Baptist to
hold revival services
Nicholson Baptist Church
will host guest evangelist Bill
Saye “The Drug King With An
Empire” for its upcoming revival
beginning Sunday, February 24.
Services will be held at 11 a.m.
and 6 p.m. on Sunday and at
7 p.m. Monday, February 25,
through Wednesday, February 27.
“Come and see how God took
this man from a life of organized
crime, drugs, prostitution, murder,
prison and betrayal and made him
into the evangelist he is today,”
church leaders said. “A story of
forgiveness you will never for
get.”
For more information, contact
the church at 706-757-3412.
The church is located at 71
Church Street in Nicholson.
Brotherhood to meet
Community Brotherhood will
hold its monthly breakfast program
on Sunday, March 2, at 7:30 a.m.
in the Homer United Methodist
Church fellowship area called Don
Stewart Hall.
Larry Lynn, Gainesville, will
be the guest speaker. Lynn is a
Christian layman and volunteer
minister to prison inmates. The
Rev. Roy Rogers is Brotherhood
president.
The church is located on Sycamore
Street in downtown Homer. All
men from all churches are invited
to attend the breakfast meeting.
Church news is due
by noon on Monday.
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