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Reward rich for those who live by His word Dr. Marcus V. Tripp Pastor. Perry United Methodist Church "They were talking about you in Sunday School," he said as he came in for 11 o'clock worship. And from the smirk on his face, i suspected they weren't discussing how enthralling the sermon had been at 9 o'clock. It seems the teacher had said, “1 watched Marcus singing those Campmeeting songs last week, just sort of swaying back and forth to the music. And I thought, "He sure does look a lot like Forrest Gump!" And I had always thought it would be nice to be told 1 looked like a movie star! Now, I wouldn't dare tell you who the teacher was. Especially since her husband, David Pierce, is our church Finance Chairman. And she teaches my daughter biology at the high school. And I have always heard that teachers named "Susan” can be very vindictive! Church starts new building Andrew United Methodist Church has begun construction on their Phase I, Building on Blessings, project. The construction contract was awarded to South Construction Company of Dublin, and preliminary excavation work began on Sept. 29. The project is expected to take about 18 months to latch-key completion. Total cost will be approximately $1,000,000, with the expected value of the completed building to exceed $1,200,000. Arrangements have been made with the contractor to use Volunteers in Mission materials and labor whenever possible. Word has gone out to other United Methodist Churches in the South Georgia Conference that Andrew will be ready for volunteer teams in 6-8 months. Grants have been received from the Macon District Board of Missions, and the South Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. Additional funds have been provided by The Bank of Perry. Andrew received recognition as “Church of the Year”, Macon District, in 1993-94, and was the fastest growing church in the South Georgia Conference last year. This growth is manifested by the fact that we started with one modular construction building in August, 1992, when the original building was declared condemned due to termite damage; then we added another modular building in 1993 for additional Sunday School rooms and a place for our pre-schoolers (Kid’s Kingdom) to meet. Last month the church added another modular construction building because we had run out of space again. This newest building will be used primarily for our Wednesday night supper gatherings. If you are curious about what’s going on at Andrew, drop by our Revival is scheduled In a world seeking answers to perplexing problems, the Perry Church of Christ invites Perry resi dents to a gospel meeting Oct. 23- 27 based around the theme that the Bible has the answers for the world's problems. Worship services begin Sunday at 10 a.m. with Bible Class. Sunday morning services follow at 11 a.m., with Sunday night ser vices beginning at 6 p.m. Services Monday through Thursday will start at 7:30 p.m. Several area preachers will be conducting the meeting. Bro. Clyde Moore of Warner Robins will speak Sunday morning, with Bro. Robert Morris of Perry speaking Sunday night. On Monday, Bro. Keith Mixon of the Hartley Bridge Road congre gation in Macon will speak. The church welcomes Bro. John Lee of the East Main Street church in Fort Valley on Tuesday and Bro. Jeff Cozine of the Highway 41 church in Fort Valley on Wednesday. Bro. Lindell Doty of the Corder Road congregation in Warner Robins will close the meeting Thursday night. Perry Church of Christ is located at 1800 Macon Road (Highway 41), on the comer of Macon Road and Chapel Ridge Drive. Come find out the answers that God has for our world though His Word. BIG DIAMOND VALUE! Brown's Jewelers A lot of peple have made "Forrest Gump" a very popular movie. The title character is a man with an IQ of 70 - not really retarded, but certainly not bright. He sits on a Savannah park bench and pours out his story to anyone who will listen. And those who listen, like those of us who watch the movie, seem to have been won over by the kind simplicity of this young man Our family talked a lot about the movie. Was the strange mixture of fantasy and realism too strange? Did the girl he so long admired finally just use Forrest because she was in a lot of trouble? But I'm no movie critic. My interest is theological. Yes, I said "theological." That strange and powerful Dane, Soren Kierkegaard, wrote an entire devotional book entitled, Purity of Heart Is To Will One Thing. He reminded his readers of Jesus' present home in the three modular buildings and then drive a wee bit further to the pecan grove and see our construction site. Andrew is located on Georgia Highway 127 between Houston Lake and Moody Road in Kathleen. Worship services are held Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday School meets at 9:45 a.m. There are youth meetings, choirs and handbell groups for all ages. ["SUPER ENERGY" PvSl *3: ALL NATURAL FOOD SUPPLEMENT Nj WITH HERBS AND VITAMINS. K* HELPS YOU LOSE WEIGHT @ Provides: NATURAL ENERGY, STAMINA, ENDURANCE and POSITIVE MENTAL ALERTNESS. IT WORKS! Ask your pharmacist today! .Akin Drug Con *“rST 11 * Q P (912)987-2114 || (912)923-2162 |1 (912) 987-5441 • Medicine Shoppe Warner Robins (912) 922-2067 k 100% money bick guarantee If not teUtlied. . jrf^ENERGYtf, W New Ginseng Power *2 L Complex Jr Jr Tree Natural Foods No Caffeine or Ms* /•' Main St. Plaza Chemical Stimulants 987-8070 See Us Now At Life Mon - Fri 10-6 Saturday 10-2 NowVbu Can Buy The Car Of Dreams Without Nightmare Payments. Go ahead. Buy the car °f y ()UI tlreams. The one you’ve always wanted. Now you can do it. With an installment loan from Trust Company Bank of Middle Georgia. Between now and November 30, 1994, our e <>lkr m.i) vary .11 oilier I him < miipam banks mi < .ti irgi.i Spei i.il low rales apply lo new tar loans only No ivlinaiHing SunTnisi. A SunTrusl bank. Imsi I .ompam Hank of Mitltllr lieorgia anti ilu IIK sign art st mtt marks nl Sun I him Hanks. liu Mt mlxi 11 l( words, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God (heaven?) and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you." "Anyone who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is not worthy of the kingdom of God." Simplicity and purity abound in the soul of one whose whole life is united in one great longing for God's kingdom. Isn't it strange that we can only imagine simple purity in one who is not very bright? Or perhaps it isn't strange. Perhaps we know in ourselves that our wits are exercised most strenuously when we need to think of a good excuse to do something we know we shouldn't, or to get out of something we know we should. Forrest Gump went far beyond common sense in fulfilling his promise to his Amy buddy, fatally shot while standing by him in Vietnam. His simple kindness finally won his officer friend back from the cynicism that engulfed him after his crippling injury. It took him to find genuine fellowship in a church with persons of a different race. And (if I should win our family discussion) maybe it even won over the girl he loved, convincing her that when the chips are down, purity of heart is worth a lot more than all the false gods she had lived by. In the movie, Forrest Gump earns a lot of money through his simple kindess. But there is always a rich reward for those willing to live by Jesus’ words, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God." We, the family of Alma Qray, woulddkg to one that consoled us in the death of our [oved one. ‘Whether you said a prayer, Srought a dish, had a word of comfort, or even thought of us, we deeply appreciate you all ‘We would also like to thank'Dr. ‘Brantley, his nurses and staff. flospice County and Watson Wunt funeral Odome, you were wonderful! ‘The Alma Qray family Solid Waste Management Services Public Notice Full Cost Report In accordance with the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act, The City of Perry is required to report to the Department of Community Affairs the annual cost of providing solid waste management services in Perry. This information must be made available to the public on an annual basis. A summary of the financial information included in the 1994 report is as follows: NAME OF GOVERNMENT CITY OF PERRY FULL COST INDICATORS AMOUNT Total cost to City of Perry of solid waste services: 744.603 744.603 2. Disposal @ 20.50 Ton 202,807 3. Education 10,000 4. Recycling 25,000 Total cost of solid waste services per person for the City of Perry 78.78 PER PERSON INDICATORS AMOUNT Tons of waste disposed of per person for the City of Perry 1,05 Cost per ton to citizens of the City of Perry $ 75.27 For further information about the data included in this notice or about the Annual Solid Waste Management Survey and Full Cost Report, please contact the Perry City Hall by calling: 987-1911 tin-* Bit! tnti uit, IN OUR PERRY STORES PIGGLY WIGGLY #712 1211 MAIN STREET (EASTGATE SHOPPING CENTER) FOR MORE INFORMATION (912) 987-0497 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22nd 11 AM to 4PM RED & BLACK RANGER SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23rd 12 PM to 4 PM BARNEY & BABY BOP Portraits will be taken of your child at this time. Everyone is invited! Bring your friends and neighbors along for all the fun. We ask that payment for portraits be made at the time of sitting. Please add appropriate sales tax to your order. Personal checks accepted. Photo packages with your child starting at $7.00. 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