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Religion
Church blesses two families
In the photo . aiatt and to the right. Bishop and Pastor
Ueatk^ise .With the families.
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Bishop John Heath. Pastor Jjtmice Heath and the Greater
Higher Ground Ministries Family put into action their
motto, "Love Is Not Love. Until You Give It Away." bv
blessing tw o single mothers and their iamilies \
Bishop and Pastor Heath continually says you dcSt-Uwve
to look far to chose someone to bless, and in this case, they
looked into their own ministry and chose two families.
Bishop Heath requested that the church family not think of
themselves during the blessed season, but to think about
someone else and how they can bless them
He believes that God blesses each of us to bless someone
else, and that's what the Greater Higher Ground Family did
during the annual Christmas Program on Sunday. Dec. 2 1
Each church member was requested to pick a child or
adult from the two families and bless them with something
on their wish list. The families were showered with gifts,
everything from toy trucks to coats. The families showed
their appreciation wtfjwsmiles and "thank yous."
Greater Higher Ground Ministries holds service each
Sunday morning at II a.m. and each Wednesday at 7 p.m.
For more information, call the church office at 336-725
1125.
HolyTrinity
stages
Christmas
@ The Post
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On Sunday, December
14th. floly Trinity FGBC
held its annual Christmas @
The Post event, which was a
part of Youth Sunday and
especially designed for
youthful praise.
The day included games
for children of all ages. The
youngsters.
were
tMrilled as
they took
part in
musical
chairs,
'hide and
seek, cha
njjdes and
other play
time clas- Mtn.Miuer
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In between "all the fun;
attendees were welcomed to
the church. Announcements
were then given and offering
was also received. And soon
it came time for the word,
which was delivered by Min.
Joseph Miller Sr.
His ministering encour
aged each youth to be an
example to those following
behind them. He relayed to
?them that God desires the
best for them and that He is
watching what they do. The
youth listened attentively
and received the encourage
ment.
Each child was blessed
with a gift and a goody bag
full of fruit and candy.
Adults in attendance also
received a bag of goodies.
Holv Trinity would like
to oftendjhppecial thanks to
R.I.C.H. Community
DeveloDment Corporation
adflMys for Tots that
cotSSn Holy Trinity to
present gifts to everyone.
Ordination for Deacons and Deaconesses
Ml Pleasont Baptist Ckurchtcelebrated the sacred ordination of Deacons and Deaconesses during the 11. a.m. Worship Service on Sunday Dec
7 Dr. Howard D. Davis Sr., pastor of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church of Georgetown. S C.. served as the guest speaker. The new Deacon's and
Deaconesses completed a course of study related to thein offices. Pictured above from the left are: Deaconess Patricia Ceasar. president of
- neaCOne^-n E%CZn"ULamarZeZy' Dfaconess AnSela P?Pe- Bish?P S- T. Davis Sr.. pastor ofMt. Pleasant Baptist; Pastor Howard Davis Sr .
Deacon Millard Coker. Deacon Wallace Love Sr., Deacon Brian K. McMillan, and Deacon Willie Mouzon. chairman of the Deacons Ministry
It takes Courage to Commit to God
Lesson Scripture: Exodus 1:8-21
Lesson Aims: Be aware of obedi
ence issues in your life; realize that
courage from the Holy Spirit is need
ed to commit to God; and to deepen
our personal commitment to God.
Background: Thfe new year is
characterized by resolutions of all
sorts. Weight loss, getting out of debt,
finding a new job. or simply getting a
job rank high on our lists these days.
As we set goals for 2009. consider
your commitment to God. Now don't
just think about it -
do something about
it. Start small and
grow. May I sug
gest that you begin
with a committed
study of God's
Word in Sunday
School and/or Bible
study? Yes, you can
study alone, but
-rearing how God
reveals Himself in others' lives can
strengthen you while broadening your
horizons. For the remainder of this
MiJdred
Peppers
Sunday
School Lesson
quarter, our stud
ies ori commit
ment tWfle -from
the Old
Testament. They
begin with the
Is f a e 1 i t e s
(Hebrews) being
in bondage and
end with Isaiah
answering God's
call on his life.
The major theme in Exodus is
"God is the promise*? keeper".
Everything- that He promised
Abraham (Abram) in Genesis. He
began to deliver in Exodus. God also
revealed His name. His attributes. His^
Law, 'and how to worship Him in this
book. It was due jo one of Jacob's
sons .Uos.eph) that the Hebrews
wound up in Egypt. They were invit
ed (Genesis 47: 1- 12) to come and set
tle in Goshen. This area was located
in the northeast section of the Nile
delta and was considered some of the
best land in the kingdom. In a sense,
they' were isolated because the
Sec Lama on B"*
Community spiritual renewal services
planned at Goler Memorial AME Zion
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Psycholpgists haVe noted that change in behavior and
attitude require consistency and regu
larity: Anything done over a period of
21 days has a significant impact on
the individual's performance. It is
with this background that the 21 Days
of Community Spiritual Renewal
Services was established at Goler
Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church.
From a Biblical prospective, 21
Days is based upon Daniel 9. In this
passage. Daniel had prayed to God
and at that very moment, Satan
obstructed the answer until the 21st
day, when a greater angel came and
defeated the devil. The message of
these services is that God answers
prayers no matter how rong it may
take. During these 21 Days of
Spiritual Renewal, the community is
asked to fast and pray for the family, jobs and the economy,
our community, the nation and world, and for a renewal of
the Holy Spirit in our lives for the New Year.
Community leaders will be recognized during these serv
ices. This year's theme is "Spiritual
Strategies to Surviving Stormy Seasons."
Workshops will be held from 6 rr 7 p.m. on
Jan. 9-12.
Topics include . "Your Credit-Your
Future" on Jan. 9; "12, Steps to Financial
Freedom" on Jan. 10; "Borrowing Basics"
on Jan. 11; and "Building A Better Budget"
on Jan. 12. The instructor is Eddie Long of
Credit Enhancement Services. LLC and are
being sponsored by Truliant Federal Credit
Union.
More than two dozen other local pro
gressive churches are expected to take part
in the 21 Days of Spiritual Renewal with
Goler. Members of the general public are
welcome as well.
Rev. Lartey
The Rev. Seth O..Lartey is the pastor of
Goler. For more information or transporta
tion, call 336-724-941 1 . *
Mt. Zion Girl Scout Troops
entertain seniors for the holidays
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Mt. Zion Girl Scout Troops #375, #377. along with The
Daughter of Ziort from the Church of The Liv ing God. Visit- v
ed the Walnut CoVe Nursing Home
recently to sing and give holiday^^^H^I^^
gifts to the residents.
Th? girls have been
working very hard in the^
community doing penny"j
and coat drives and are!
planning a senior prom in
order for the Junior and
Cadet girls to receive their
bronze award.
Troop Members include Diontra
Beacot .Cheyenne and ______ j
Akosha Millei\{5IRL SCOUT^L
Ashley Middleton.
Diamond Brown.Kameslw Jackson, Shekeemah and ShekjD
Moore-Basketville. DeShawna Howell. Tkoya Gregg-Floyl
T'Coria Jacob-Floyd and Lelia Gaither.
The troop leaders and volunteers are Kia Garrett. Ryan
Gaither.Selina Jones. Tunshia Lumford. Celestine Kimber
an^i Angela Middleton.