WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011
THE BANKS COUNTY NEWS
PACE 5B
Church
Community Brotherhood to meet Sunday
Community Brotherhood members will gather in the Don Stewart Hall at Homer United
Methodist Church at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday for the monthly breakfast program.
The Rev. Fred Wilson, pastor at Homer First Baptist, will be the speaker.
The Rev. Roy Rogers is the Brotherhood president. The Banks County organization
consists of churches from nearly every Christian denomination. Visitors are welcome.
Chefs are reminded to arrive at the church as early as 5 a.m. to begin preparation for
the full breakfast.
Homer UMC announces New Year's service
Homer United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Sycamore and Church streets
in downtown, will hold a single worship service this Sunday. It will be held at 10 a.m.
Sunday School for the day has been cancelled.
The service will feature a “visit” by three Wise Men since the church will be celebrating
Epiphany. Others persons will portray Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
The pastor, the Rev. Jim McLendon, will speak on the topic, “Living by Faith (St. Luke
2:22-40).
The regular schedule of services and activities will resume on Sunday, Jan. 8, when the
church will celebrate the Baptism of the Lord. Confirmation of children and youth and a
reception for new members will also be held that day.
Early service planned at Bush River
Bush River Baptist Church will be having an early Sunday service on Jan. 1. The morn
ing worship service will be at 8 a.m.
The Rev. Julius Mack is the pastor.
Neals Grove plans watch night service
Neal's Grove Church, located at 900 Sims Bridge Road, Commerce, will hold its watch
night service at 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31.
The time of the Sunday services will change beginning in January.The new schedule
will be as follows: Worship service at 10:45 a.m. and Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.
For more information, call 706-335-2106.
Watch night service planned at Homer church
Homer First Baptist Church will hold a watch night service at 10 a.m. on Saturday,
Dec. 31.
The Rev. Fred Wilson is the pastor.
New Beginning Worship Center plans service
New Beginnings Worship Center of Commerce will hold a watch night service at 10
p.m. on Dec. 31 at the Commerce Cultural Center.
The sermon will be presented by pastor Johnny Dibartolo of Warren Chapel United
Methodist Church.
Resolutions can
be life-changing
I’ll confess that I'm not a big fan of New
Year's resolutions, but looking back over the
years, there is one that was life changing for
me.
I guess the one that sticks out in my mind
the most is a resolution that I made at the
prodding of my mother-in-law, Doris King. I
had been in and out of church since
my teenage years, but she kept on
encouraging me to go with her to
The Grove. To be honest, she wasn't
the only one dealing with me. God
was convicting my heart. So the
first Sunday in January in the early
1990s, I started a journey that would
change my life forever.
I truly committed my life to
Christ. Over the years, I've had
good times and I've had bad times,
but I have not journeyed alone. God
tells us that he will never leave us
nor forsake us, and I can testify to that. In
sickness, he’s been my healer. In grief, he’s
been my comforter. In need, he has been my
provider. Yes, he’s been the friend who sticks
closer than a brother. Now I haven’t been
perfect, but he has been faithful to forgive me
for my transgressions.
This week, I was reminded of how impor
tant it is to serve the Lord. It was not just
my life that was riding on my commitment,
but my family as well. As I began to go to
church on a regular basis, I realized some life
lessons.
If we are faithful to God, he will be faith
ful to us. Malachi 3:10 tells us to bring the
tithes into the storehouse and he will open
the window of heaven and pour out so many
blessings that there will not be room enough
for it. While this speaks of tithing, I believe it
to be true with time and talent as well. God
has always met my needs and poured out his
blessings on us as well. I have been happiest
when I've served God in my local church.
I've also learned that God will
answer our prayers according to
His will. Proverbs 22:6 says. Train
up a child in the way he should
go, and when he is old he will not
turn from it. I'll confess I probably
started going to church for the sake
of my children. I was brought up
in church, and I knew the impor
tance of bringing up my children
in church. Today, I praise God that
Zach is a man of God and working
in the church. As I had the oppor
tunity to spend a few days with
Zach this week, God brought all of this back
to my remembrance. To God be the glory.
As we ponder resolutions this week, may we
be spiritually minded. If we don't attend church
regularly, let us pledge to start attending on a
regular basis. If we don't read the Bible and
pray regularly, I am reminded that we need to
make God a part of each and every day. It we
are not faithful with our tithes and temporal
means, let us be reminded that we can mist
God.
May we realize our resolutions may be life
changing for us and for our families too!!
Sherry Lewis is a resident of Maysville.
She can be reached at bcnscoop@aol.com.
sherry
lewis
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
To be listed in the volunteer column, send information to AngieEditor@aol.com or mail it to: Angela Gary, The Banks County News, P.O. Box 920, Homer, Ga.
30547. The following are volunteer opportunities in Banks County and the surrounding area:
•Banks County CERT is seeking vol
unteer participants. For more informa
tion, check out the website at www.
bankscert.org or call the Banks County
EMA Office at 706-677-3401.
•The Banks County Literacy Council
needs volunteers to work on projects,
help distribute books and materials, help
with clerical work, and other similar
work. If you are interested, call Mellisa
Dalton at 706-677-3693, or see Stacy
Krumnow at the Banks County Public
Library.”
•Piedmont CASA volunteers speak
for children who are in foster care. For
more information, call the CASA office
at 706-387-6375.
•The Banks County Adult Literacy
Center is seeking volunteer teach
ers. They especially need math tutors,
including the areas of introductory alge
bra, geometry and Algebra I. Tutors are
needed on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
6-8 p.m. For more information, call 706-
677-4302.
•Civil Air Patrol: cadets, ages sixth
grade through 18 years old, participate
in search and rescue missions and learn
how to fly airplanes. Senior members
teach cadets and students at middle and
high schools and can also work with
emergency services. Contact Luther
McCoy, 706-677-1490.
•Adult learning center at Lanier
Technical College satellite campus 706-
335-1931.
•Hope Resource Center: crisis preg
nancy support center, 706-367-5304.
•Action: help package and distribute
food to low-income families and the
elderly, 706-367-9599.
•Christian Outreach Food Bank: work
in warehouse, 335-6084.
•Girl Scouts: needs troop leaders,
assistant leaders, trainers and recruiters.
Call Terri Bear, 706-548-7297.
•Boy Scouts of America, Northeast
Georgia Council: volunteers need to be
troop leaders and assistants, 706-548-
1435.
•AIDS Coalition of Northeast Georgia:
help with information line, office sup
port, the buddy program and helping
hands, 706-542-2437.
•American Red Cross, East Georgia
Chapter: needs help with disaster relief
and blood drives and needs first aid and
CPR instructors, 706-353-1645.
•American Cancer Society: assistance
with special events, 706-549-4893.
•American Heart Association: assis
tance with special events, 706-549-
0939.
•Children's Advocacy Center: assist
with clerical work in office, provide child
care during various group meetings and
solicit donations of snacks, drinks, paper
products and various children’s items.
Tina Grubbs, director, 770-868-1900.
•Peace Place: various opportunities at
the shelter for battered women and their
children, Marilyn, 770-307-3633.
•Our Daily Bread: Athens urban min
istry soup kitchen, 706-353-6647.
•Sandy Creek Park: several volunteer
opportunities, including monthly hikes
and canoeing trips to pick up trash. The
park also needs volunteers to supervise
children during the monthly special pro
grams and events the park offers. Sandy
Creek Park has volunteer opportunities
available for anyone willing to do office
work or help with publications. Contact
the park at 706-613-3615.
•Athens Area Humane Society: help
with special events and hands-on work
in the shelter, Lisa Klein, 706-353-CATS
(2287).
•Community Connection of Northeast
Georgia: work on information research
and database and directory updating,
706-353-1313.
•Special Olympics: needs assistance
for athletic events, Kathy Smith, 706-
548-3550.
•State Botanical Gardens of Georgia:
needs tour guides, people to greet guests
and work in the gift shop, greenhouse
and at special events, 706-542-6195.
•Athens Regional Medical Center:
help at information desk, in admissions,
at the gift shop, mailroom and at special
events, 706-354-3510.
•St. Mary’s Hospital: help at informa
tion desk, in admissions, at the gift shop
and at the mailroom, 706-354-3169.
•Athens Area Homeless Shelter: assist
with preparing and serving meals, child
care, and the shelter is also in need of
drivers with a track, 706-354-0423.
•Salvation Army: assist with preparing
and serving meals, help in thrift shop
and at special events held in December,
706-543-5350.
•St. Mary's Hospice: needs volunteers
to provide additional support and assis
tance to terminally ill patients and their
families, Geneva Burton, 706-355-7711.
•Friends of the Arboretum, State
Arboretum of Georgia/Thompson Mills
Forest, Braselton, seeks volunteers to
help maintain trails through the forest
and to help with educational programs,
Wamell School of Forest Recourses,
University of Georgia, 706-542-2686.
•VistaCare: volunteer to assist and
participate in the nurturing of the physi
cal, spiritual and emotional well-being
of patients and their families, 767
Oglethorpe Ave., Athens, Kathy Branch,
877-228-9888.
•Georgia Museum of Arts: needs tour
guides, museum shop assistance and
assistance with the summer art outreach
program, 706-542-0450.
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