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4B THE NEWS-JOURNAL Racford, N.C. December 24, 2003 Laurinburg District women reach out in Christmas spirit f 1 T T\nv \ Sii.w Y()UN(i Special to The News-Journal l•riduy, December 19, the Laurinburg District Woman's Home and Overseas Missionaiy Society cel ebrated Christmas by hosting the first l.aurinburg District ('hristmas Party, Churches from across the district, where the Reserend Dr. Milton 11. Williams Sr. is the presiding elder, reached out in a show of love and Christmas cheer as needy families were blessed with gifts, food, and friendship. The project came as a v ision to Dr. Ciloriafi. Williams, Missionary presi dent; “I don't know wh\ (lod gave this vision. Hut look at the re sponse." hiach church was asked to turn in the name of a lamily that would not otherwise hav e a good Christmas w ith- out the help of the church. These names were then re-distributed by matching the si/e of the family with the si/e of the churches that partici pated. The family, its sponsoring church and its prov ider church were thenbioughttogether forthee.xchang- ingofgifts at the party. Families came from across the district and ranged in size from one person to eight people. 'I'he program, presided over by Clariece ('romartie, conference di rector of Missionary Education, opened w ith a congregational singing of "O come All Ye Faithful." District officers came forward with scripture and prayer and several readings on the Christmas season and its true metming. Then Drs. Milton II. and (iloria Cj. Williams guided the gift presentations. In addition to receiving .several gift packages, each family also re ceived a bagof Hale Indian Riverfruit and :i gift certificate to Food Lion to purchase their holiday meal. This, how ev er, was not the end of the rela tionship. "This is about more than just ('hrist mas," said Dr. Gloria Williams, “It is for our churches to follow these fami lies todtiy, tomorrow, and the ne.xt day. This is about Ininging families to Christ. ■■ The party concluded with fellow ship and a shared meal by all who were present. V A • A : >!K a RaefordYard of the Month Raeford Yard of the Month for December chosen by the Raeford- Hoke Chamber of Commerce belongs to Dale and Mazelle Connell, 109 Magnolia Street. Lowest Insurance Rates In Town Don’t Pay Too Much For Auto Insurance call Tom Purser (29 years experience) pS Mid-Atlantic Insurance Services Raeford, N.C. • (910) 878-1598 erieinsurWe email; midatlanticins@earthlink.net GROUP AUTO • HOME • LIFE • HEALTH • BUSINESS Community Calendar / 'v /i)l(’: lifiin shiiiihl hi' siihmilWtl lor ilw (tminuinin i iih iiiliii In' noon I ri- ilii\ hi'loii ihopiihlii iilion iliiw loimrc inki'd loLi'p in nil nil ilial piiMi' iipof llic ciili'niliirptii;i' i\ ilom on Moinlin hi'lorc piihliiiilion \lso. il tinoniioini; ilt'iii liiis hi'i'tiilist onliniii'iloi iii i ilsiohi'i liiini;i'il. Mill ,iri‘ iiskiil 10 niiiliiil lilt ulilor ns '~oon us possihli. ' ' December 28 IIOKI 'S 'Mil \ ,St \l KU \\/.\.\ ( ikbr.ilioii IS Suiul.iv, Hvanilui nl J. \\. Iuiliiii.’lon .Xudiloiium. ,\ilivilics will begin at t p.rn and end with a put- luck dinner ,il (v.UI p.m. Nuilli C.irulina Inuring ailist Olvikunle \kinl.in:i vv ill he the shovve.ise perloiniei Ongoing events MILl I’UONG IIOI'SI IS open on the lirst Sund.iy nl e.ich mcnilh .it 2 In s p.m. Guided liiiiis ,iie ullcied. the hisloiie.il home IS loe.iled on I dinlnirgh Road. IIOKI COl'Niy 'tOlHIIANDl AM- lIVSTRXKTS hosts .1 \ let im's support group on the second .ind lourth U ednes- days ol c.ieh montli .it -l-s pm. at the ollice located beside the post oltice on West I'lwood \vemie. I III; I>1 AVURKill IS Of nil- ('APT I I'.\R invite playwrights, writers, and actors to join thent m a new lorum. 'I hey meet the lust Wednesdav at the main library in I .lyeltev die Irom h p.m. to b p.m. lor mote inloimalion. e.ill Id.S- l)‘)7b. INTI. f. A; A.M. SONS 01 DAVID LODCII' meets at 7 p.m. the second and lourth riuirsdays at the lodge located at 2606 l.aiirinburg Road, RKTIRI-I) I'LACIII-RS Of HOKE COUNiY meet at .1 p.m. in the Hoke County l.ihtary the thud Wednesdav of each month. NORRIS STORAGE BUILDINGS & CARPORTS End Of The Season $400 OFF any In Stock lifSi 8863 Fayetteville Rd. • Raeford • 875-1560 Stor,-|PC> RiiilHinDc Decks Motorcycle Trailers Chain-Link Fence Carports Enclosed C.araees Dog Kennels Picnic Tables Gazebos Utility Trailers Dog Houses Barns Combination Carport/Storage Enclosed Trailers Vinyl Fencing Airplane Hangars •WITH APPROVED CREDIT Christian School celebrates birth of Jesus Tanva Shay Yohnci Special to The News-journal I'hc Laurinburg District Christian School held its Christmas cbapci pro gram to celebrate the birth of Jesus Friday, December 19. The chapel pro gram vvas well attended by parents and patrons as the scht'ol announced an "everyone is invited to attend" inv itation over the local radio station. Mrs. Cromarlie's K4 and K.S chisses opened w ilh the pledges to the .American and Christian Hags and the Bible. They also showed off their newly learned skills of all alphabeti cal and plionelical sounds. ■Vliss Uralclier's classes then pre sented scriptures by spelling the word Christmas with emphasis on the last letter for Savior. Chris C'rawford, a third grader, prayed the morning prtiyer.'fbe Rev. Marlin'sclassesdis- play ed their state projects as a part of their history class. They also por trayed characters from their history studies. The males presented a rendition of "Silent Night■' by 'The 'I'emptations and featured Spencer Whittington, L.mce I lair and Paris Troy as soloists. 'The Reverends Dr. Otis 'T. McMillan, Rav P. Owens and Sarah Kelly conducted the Chi istmas Com munion service tor the school. One- hundred-iwenty-tive persons partici pated. Nelson Corbin, a representative of the public relations department of ■Mountaire Poultry, vvas on hand to make a replacement to the school of computers that were donated by his firm. The presentation vvas made to Drs. Milton IT and Gloria G. Will iams. headmasterand curriculum spe cialist lespectively. Mrs. LaMaurice Craw lord, a district officer and parent of the school, coordinated thegift and the presentation. % « • i ■ M mm A4 AL S ♦i' ’33 Hoke Yard of the Month The home of Linda Brock at 8700 Calloway Road in western Hoke is the Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce’s choice of Yard of the Month for December. in •-t
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