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Beyond routine
Mothers gather to share prayers
for safety at childrens schools
By ALUNE KENT
"Tana, checking
homework, packing a lunch
and kissing a cheek were all
parents had to do before
sending their children off to
school.
But as violence in schools
becomes more and more
common across the United
States, many Perry mothers
are appealing to a * higher
power to ensure their chil
dren have both a good day
and a safe day at school.
They are called Moms in
Touch, part of a national
movement called Moms in
Touch International. Last
week they held meetings at
two local churches to enlist
people in the community to
do something very basic and
very vital; pray for their chil
dren and for their schools,
di “This has made such a
difference in my own person
al-sprayer life," said Tina
Collins, one of the organizers
of the training sessions and
a leader of one of three
Moms in Touch groups in
Perry. “It is so intimate. It
really gives you the heart of
the Lord."
Members, who meet an
hour once a week, spend
time in thanksgiving, silent
confession and in interces
sion for their children and
Perry Exchange Club members
discuss expansion of group
By Lanorris Fleming
Home Journal Start
Members oitlTe""Perry
Exchange Club spent time
during their Jan. 6 meet
ing discussing how to
expand the group.
Member Earl Chamblee
explained the ABC’s of
increasing membership as
is published by the
National Exchange Club in
their membership pam
phlet.
According to Chamblee
Action, Balance, Commit
ment and Service are the
keys to expanding.
The goal of the group is
to increase its current 23
active members to 31 by
the beginning of their new
club calendar year July 1.
Different modes of
recruitment were dis
cussed by various mem
bers.
"Membership growth is
very important,” said
Chamblee. “We want to
continue to grow."
In other matters during
the business session,
members discussed the
pre-sale of the next fund
raiser which will be straw
berries in March.
Print Pal a project which
has been organized and
carried out in the past is
tentatively scheduled
again for Feb. 5 at the
Super Walmart at 1109 St.
Patrick's Drive.
According to Paul Felty
the event is a community
service project where par
ents are able to take their
children to have snapshots
and fingerprints taken in
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The purpose is simple;
to intercede for children
through prayer and to
pray that schools may
be guided by high moral
standards.
their schools.
The purpose is simple: to
intercede for children
through prayer and to pray
that schools may be guided
by high moral standards.
Currently three groups
are meeting in Perry. Kathv
Waites leads a group for
grades 7-12 at Westfield that
meets on Friday mornings at
8:20 in the office conference
room, while a group for
grades PreK-6 meets in the
same place and time on
Tuesdays.
Cheryl Spillers who leads
the Westfield lower school
Moms in Touch said the
groups pray for anything
that has to do with the
school. “We pray for our own
children, other children, the
school, teachers, adminis
tration. custodial workers,
bus drivers. Our group is
open to any parent, really to
any person involved with
their children at school."
In an effort to include
more mothers, the lower
grade meeting has child-care
the event that the child is
ever missing. In this wav
there is a record of the
child that may be used to
expedite the safe return of
the child.
Macon Museum program takes
theme of artists of color
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Celebration
of Georgia Artists of Color
Museum of Arts and Sci
ences Jan. 15 - Feb. 27.
It’s art with vision. It’s art
with a story to tell. It's art
without Eurocentric over
tones. Can You Hear Me
Shout! is a celebration of
artistic and multicultural
diversity on exhibition at
the Museum of Arts and
Sciences Jan. 15 through
Feb. 27.
Can You Hear Me Shout!
showcases Georgia artists
proclaiming their heritage,
homeland, and culture in
wonderful, unique expres
sions. To celebrate this out
standing scope of talent and
vision, the exhibit features
the works of 17 emerging
and established Georgia
artists of color.
Curated by Denise
Howard, the Museum’s art
curator. Can You Hear Me
Shout! celebrates the com
plexity of the modem art
world as diverse voices pro
vide fresh perspectives in a
variety of arts.
This new exhibition intro
duces a wide range of cre
ative expressions and the
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Home Journal Photo by Alline Kent
MOTHERS AT PRAYER Local mothers have joined a
national movement. Moms In Touch, to offer prayers for
safety at local schools.
for preschool children.
The third group, started
this past October, meets on
Thursday mornings at 8; 15
at First Baptist Church and
includes prayers for the
public schools in Perry.
Moms in Touch Interna
tional was started in 1984
by Fern Nichols, a Califor
nia mother whose oldest
child was starting junior
high that year,
Nichols, a former school
teacher, knew how difficult
it is for young people to
resist immoral values and
peer pressure. She began to
pray for the Lord to protect
her children and asked
another mother who felt the
same burden to pray with
her concerning their chil
dren and their school.
Since then the ministry
has expanded to all 50
states and 85 countries
across the globe with an
estimated 35.000 groups
meeting to pray each week.
Georgia has more than 600
groups.
Many of the women in
attendance said that they
had already been praying
for their children"! but found
artists who have given voice
to them. The exhibit fea
tures paintings, sculpture,
assemblages, quilts. Persian
and Rajasthani miniatures,
stained glass, art furniture,
and photography.
Artists include: Amalia
Amaki, Raddiff Bailey, I.il
lian Blades. Beverlv
Buchanan. Andv Cunning
ham, Rodrecas Davis.
ChiEzekwueehe, Anoosha
Gul, Daniel Hoover. Derick
Jackson. Leejan Jan. Win
iMcQueen. Carolvn
Mendcs. Rudy Menetes.
Patricia Quilichini. Harold
Rittenbcrry. and Sheila
Turner.
The Museum of Arts and
Sciences, located at 4 182
Forsyth Road is open Mon
day through Thursday and
Saturdays from 9:00 a.in to
5:00 p.m.: Friday 9:00 a m.
to 9:00 p.m.; and Sunday
1:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Admission is $5/adult.
$4/senior: $3/student: and
$2 children under 12.
Admission is free Mon
days 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and Fridays from 5:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m.
For more information,
call (912) 477-3232.
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comfort in being assured
that others were praying
also.
The group maintains
strict confidentiality about
what is said during the
group and often just lifts
the request up without
using a name
"God knows who it is,"
said Lori Lthericige. a state
area cnorchiiator from
Atlanta and one of Un
ladies speaking to the
group.
Although the public
school group is using tin
fat ilities at First Baptist lor
their meeting. Collins
stressed that the group was
opened to anyone.
“Parents, aunts, grand
parents, our group is open
to anyone who is concerned
about our children in
schools. We have so much
tt) pray for. every one that
has a heart tor our children
is welcome."
For more information on
the Moms in Touch groups
m Perry contact Tina
Collins ai 987 1893. Cheryl
Spillers at 953-1994 or
Kathv Wattes at 825 172.6.
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The tree is the strong one.
The ocean, rambunctious and untamed.
, The sky, the absolute dreamer.
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And to choose the tree over the ocean
would be like choosing one child over the next.
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Nancy O'Brien Filholm
Nancy O'Brien Filholm.
43. of 1808 Ross St.. Perry,
died Jan. 7. 2000 at the
'Perry Hospital.
A Mass of the Resurrec
tion was offered at St.
Patrick's Catholic Church
on Jan. 10. with entomb
ment following in the Perry
Memorial Gardens. Father
Tom Murphv officiated.
A native of Chicago. Mrs.
Filholm had lived in Perry
for six years., moving from
Dallas. Texas.
She held an undergradu
ate. degree from DeVry Uni
versitv and was a member of
St. Patrick's ('atholie Church
and chairperson of the
Catholic Council of Women.
She was a c omputer engi
neer at Northrop Grumman
in Perry.
Survivors include her
husband. Patrick A. Fil
holm. three daughters,
Christie Donohue of Chiea
go. Marielle Filholm of
Macon and Haley Filholm of
Perry; two sons. Charles Fil
holm of Valdosta and Rvan
Filholm of Perry; her moth
er. Patricia Babiasz of
Chicago; brothers and sis
ters Pat O'Brien of Gillette.
Wvo Tom O'Brien. Peggy
I'-Grand. Kathy o Brie i .
Joe O'Brien and Janet
Hornoff. all of Chicago: and
a granddaughter, Kelly
Donohue of Chicago.
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The family suggests
memorial contributions to
the St. Patrick's Catholic-
Church in Perry-.
Watson-Hunt Funeral
Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Lucille Mills Hatcher
Lucille Mills Hatcher. 80.
of 2470 U.S. 41 North,
Perry, died Jan 5. 2000 at
the Church Home of the
aged in Perry.
Services were held at Christ's
Sanctified 1 loiy Church on Jan.
8. with the Rev. Steve G: y olfi
. dating. Burial was in the
churc h cemetery
Born in Prattville. Ala..
Mrs. Hatcher was the daugh
ter of the- late- L.C and Maude-
Brush Mills. She was a home
maker. widow of David
Hatcher and a member of
Christ's Sanctified Church.
Survivors include her
daughter and son. Bettv
Westmoreland and Thomas
L. Hatcher, both of Fayet
teville; her sisters and
brothers. Alice Mustin and
Agnes Holmes, both of
Perry: Lena Southers and
Louis Mills, both of Norfolk.
Va.; James R. Mills of Pen
saeola. Fla : and .John W.
Mills of Cordele; four grand
children and six great
grandchildren.
Watson Hunt Funeral
Home was in charge- of
arrangements.