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THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008
Church News
The Lord works through people
You know it’s amazing how the
Lord shows up and shows out when
you need Him the most.
The days and weeks since
our house fire have been
miraculous. God has used
so many people to show
His love for us.
I confess that I’ve
learned something through
all of this. I’ve learned to
receive. Before this time
in my life, I’d be willing
to help someone out, but I
didn’t really know how to
receive from others. The
Lord taught me a most
valuable lesson, by receiving from
others, I am really receiving from
Him. I also realize that the giver is
getting a blessing as well.
It reminds me of the parable in the
Bible where Jesus tells the people
that they gave Him food, water,
clothed Him, and visited Him. They
questioned Him asking when they
did these things for Him. And His
answer can be found in Matthew
25:40. And the King shall answer
and say unto them. Verily I say unto
you, Inasmuch as ye have done It
unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto me..
In my situation, the generosity
continued almost daily as we reeled
from our loss. You know it seems
like the Lord’s use of strangers to
touch us, has been one of the biggest
blessings of all. It was the morning
after the fire as we sat in a local res
taurant eating breakfast and getting
our “to-do” list going. I had a cell
phone call or two as well. And you
know how it is, sometimes you can
hear the conversation next to you.
As we were eating all of a sudden
the cashier came up to our table and
said somebody paid for your break
fast. Sure enough, when we took our
check to the counter to pay, the man,
who was dining with his wife and
two children, left a $20 bill to cover
our morning meal. This is the hand
of God working through people.
It was that same day, I was talk
ing to my pastor on my cell phone
while I was in Wal-Mart trying to
find some reading glasses. After we
got off the phone, an employee came
up to me, held out her hand and had
these words to say, “This isn’t much,
but I want to help you all I
can.” What happened next
still brings tears to my
eyes. She had a bunch of
change rolled up in two
or three one dollar bills.
This was one of the most
humbling gestures I’d
ever experienced in my
entire life. Again, this is
the hand of God working
through people.
Looking back over the
past few weeks, I am most
thankful for my church
family, friends, family, and the peo
ple I work with. I can still envision a
young man I work with pulling up in
my yard with a recliner in the back
of his car; while others brought chest
of drawers, a dining room table,
clothes, suitcases, a microwave,
lamps and just about everything else
you could imagine if you look about
your home. Again, this is the hand of
God working through people.
Another group of people who have
touched my life so much, is the stu
dents at the middle school where I
work. They held a fund-raiser for
me and raised a large sum of money.
That touched my heart so much,
but it’s the little things that make a
difference too. I had a young man
come up to me on Valentine’s Day
and give me a card with two dol
lars enclosed. There was a note in
it as well, because we were raising
money for a cause at school. The
note read, “Don’t put this money in
the jug; this is for you.” Then anoth
er student found a “teacher looking”
vest at a second hand clothing store.
She proudly came into school the
other day and handed me the gift
that she’d picked out especially for
me. She said “this looks like it was
made for you,” with a big smile on
her face.
So, as I look around my rented
home I see that God has blessed me
with everything I need, and I am
most thankful for Him.
Sherry Lewis is a resident of
Pendergrass and a former resident
of Maysville. She can be reached at
bcnscoop@aol.com
sherry
lewis
Musical planned at
Homer UMC Sunday
A Palm Sunday musical, “In
Christ Alone,” with drama and a din
ner is announced by Homer United
Methodist Church for Sunday,
March 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. in
the church’s fellowship area, Don
Stewart Hall.
The program is under the direc
tion of Dianne Cochran.
The church is located east of
Veterans Memorial Park in down
town Homer.
“The public is cordially invit
ed to attend,” said the Rev. Jim
McLendon, pastor.
The program marks the beginning
of a Holy week filled with ser
vices and events, including: a Holy
Thursday Communion service, 7
p.m.; Good Friday service, 7 p.m.;
Easter Sunday sunrise service at
Banks County Memorial Gardens, 7
а. m.; Easter breakfast, 8 a.m.; early
Easter worship service, 9 a.m.; and
Easter worship service, 11 a.m.
Conference ahead
at Homer Alliance
Homer Alliance Church will hold
its 2008 Missions Conference March
б, 7 and 9.
Services will be at 6:30 p.m. on
Thursday and Friday, March 6-7,
and at 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.
on Sunday, March 9.
Rev. Gordon and Cheryl Roedding,
missionaries to Mali, West Africa,
since 1968, will speak at the Thursday
evening and both Sunday morning
services. They’ve been involved in
church planting and leadership train
ing, teaching at the Bible School in
Koutiala, have been a field director
couple and most recently ministered
in Bamako, the capital city of Mali.
This year they are missionaries in
residence at Toccoa Falls College,
where they teach in the School of
World Missions and tour with the
missions team, “Proclamation.”
Proclamation, will be the pro
gram for the Friday evening service.
Made up of students at Toccoa Falls
College, the group uses drama and
music in its mission.
Rev. Gordon Strong, a mission
ary with his wife Jean since 1965,
will lead the Sunday evening ser
vice. They spent more than 15 years
as missionaries in the Philippines,
followed by almost 20 years in
Malaysia, where they worked as
dorm parents for missionary chil
dren.
Homer Alliance Church is located
on Athens Street in Homer.
Quality Foods plans
annual MDA singing
Quality Foods, Commerce, and
the Muscular Dystrophy Association
will hold the 8 th annual gospel sing
ing Saturday, March 29.
The event will be held at the
Mt. Olive Baptist Church life cen
ter. Musicians scheduled to per
form include Georgia, The Watkins
Family, The Divine Three, Strait
Away as well as others.
Doors will open at 6 p.m.
All donations made at the singing
will help support MDA clinics at
Emory University and Children’s
Healthcare of Atlanta, send chil
dren to MDA summer camps in
Rutledge, assist with the purchase
of wheelchairs and leg braces and
fund research.
For more information, call MDA
program coordinator Betsy Grome
at 770-850-0533.
Leatherwood to host
Diane Muise March 9
Leatherwood Baptist Church,
Baldwin, will host award-winning
gospel singer and songwriter Diane
Muise from Auburn, Maine, Sunday,
March 9, at 6 p.m.
The church is located on Hwy.
105 South.
Easter egg hunt set
at Maysville UMC
Maysville United Methodist
Church will host “Easter Egg
Bonanza” Saturday, March 15,
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the new
church building, located across
from Maysville Elementary School
on Hwy. 98.
Children are invited to find over
7,500 eggs in the egg hunt that
begins at 11 a.m. A giant slide, first
and goal, rock climbing wall, castle
and T-ball game will also be avail
able. Hot dogs, popcorn and drinks
will be served. Live music will be
played from 11:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event is free.
For more information, call
770-307-8638 or 770-307-8637.
Supper set at Erastus
Erastus Christian Church will
hold a “Hobo Supper” and silent
auction Saturday, March 8, from 5
to 7 p.m.
Plates will cost $6 each. Children
age five to seven can purchase the
meal for $3 each. Children age four
and under can eat for free.
The church is located at 2050
Neese Commerce Road.
Maysville UMC to
host singing Saturday
Maysville United Methodist
Church will hold a singing Saturday,
March 8, featuring Voices in the
Wilderness, Maysville church choir,
and Crystal River.
Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. A meal
including barbecue pork or hotdog,
baked beans, potato salad, slaw,
bread and a beverage will cost $6
each. Homemade desserts will be
sold for $1 each.
The singing will be held from 6
to 8 p.m.
The event will benefit the out
reach program. It will be held at
the historic Maysville Methodist
Church.
Homer UMC plans
Easter event
Homer United Methodist Church
will host an Easter festival and egg
hunt Saturday, March 8, from 10
a.m. to noon.
The event will be held in the fam
ily life center. The cost is $5 per
child or $10 per family.
The event will benefit the
American Cancer Society Relay
For Life.
Church news is due
by noon on Monday.
Fax items to
706-387-5430 or e-mail
churchnews@mainstreetnews.com.
LENT & EASTER SCHEDULE 2008
St. Catherine Laboure Catholic
Mission, Commerce
708 State Street - (706) 335-2622
Sat., March 15
4:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 16
11:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18
Noon
5:00 p.m.
Mass of Palm Sunday
Mass of Palm Sunday
Day of Recollection and Penance Services
with Rev. Hy Nguyen, Professor
St. Mary’s Seminary & University,
Baltimore, Maryland
Priests attend Lenten Day of Reflection
Chrism Mass at Christ the King
Cathedral, Atlanta.
All parishioners are invited.
Wednesday, March 19
12:10 p.m. Mass
Thursday, March 20
5:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Good Friday, March 21
7:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Saturday, March 22: Easter Vigil
6:00 p.m. Mass
Sunday, March 23: Easter
11:00 a.m. Mass
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