CHURCH CALENDAR

SMILE BECAUSE HE LIVED

You can shed tears that he is gone, or you can smile because he lived. You can close your eyes and pray that he will come back, or you can open your eyes and see all that he has left. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see him, or you can be full of the love that you shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday. You can remember him and only that he is gone, or you can cherish his memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn back, or you can do what he would want: Smile, open your eyes, love and go on.

— Author Unknown

When those we love have left this earth, we still can feel them near. We’ll see a picture, hear a song, and it’s just like they are here. And when we call upon our faith, when we believe and trust, we know the ones we care about are always close to us. — Constance Parker Graham

I AM NOT THERE

Do not stand by my grave and weep, for I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow. I am diamonds that glint on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning hush I am the swift uplifting rush of butterflies LQ MR\RXV ÀLJKW , DP WKH VRIW stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die.

— Author Unknown

Pine Chapel United Methodist Church will be hosting its second annual yard sale and grilled hot-dog plate sale on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome and area residents may reserve their own space to sell items. To reserve a space or for more information, call 706-6296377 or 706-629-8760.

Sugar Valley Baptist Church’s Men’s Ministry will be hosting “An Evening with Robert Gibson” on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m. Gibson is a former inmate at Brushy Mountain Prison who found his faith while incarcerated and is now an evangelist. There will be door prizes, food, fellowship and worship. There is no cost.

Sugar Valley United Methodist Church will be celebrating their annual homecoming on Sunday, Sept. 15. Everyone is invited to bring a covered dish and join with the celebration. Sunday school will be at 10 a.m., morning worship service at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Leon Smith of Cartersville bringing his unique Singing Worship Hour, and lunch will be at noon.

The Rev. Leon Smith will present a gospel concert at Sugar Valley United Methodist Church on Sunday, Sept. 15. at 11 a.m. The public is invited to attend this concert.

Faith Deliverance Ministry will host a church service at the Tails Creek Community Building, 75 Cross Road Church Road in Ellijay, on Saturday, Sept. 21, from 1 to 6 p.m. Minister Evelyn M. Adams will be giving her testimony of “Going to Hell and Back, a Real Experience.” The service will also include gospel singing and a free meal. For more information, call 706671-7988.

The Gordon County Singing Convention will hold the fall singing on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The church is located east of Calhoun just off state Highway 156 (Red Bud Road) on Pleasant Hill Road. Singers, directors and specials are expected from the surrounding areas. All singers and listeners are invited to participate. There will be a covered dish meal at 5:30 p.m. followed by the singing at 6:30 p.m.

Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Sonoraville will be hosting their 29th annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a country store with home made canned goods; a bake shop with cakes, pies and other goodies; and a yard sale. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 10:30 a.m. with biscuits and gravy, eggs, bacon and sausage. Lunch will be served starting at 11:30 a.m. with hamburgers, hot dogs and BBQ. There will be crafts for sale and this year organizers are adding a corn hole tournament. Come join us for a great day of fun and fellowship.

October

The King of Kings Lutheran Church will be hosting a Fall Family Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 45 Appalachian Circle in Jasper. The event will include games, food and prizes. Game and food tickets will be available for 25 cents each, or in a package deal that includes 45 tickets for $10. For more information, call 706-301-9191.

Ongoing

The Basement will hold Nights of Worship weekly each Saturday, with fellowship at 5:30 p.m. and worship at 6:30 p.m. The Basement is located at 903D S. Wall St. in Calhoun beside the Family Dollar Store.

Oostanaula Baptist Outreach Ministry will be open on the third Saturday of each month, taking donations for food and clothing. The ministry is located at 156 Old Rome Dalton Road.

Oakman Baptist Church OVERFLOW Pantry distributes food items for the surrounding community after its 11 a.m. Sunday Worship at 2706 U.S. 411 in Ranger. For more information, visit the church’s Facebook page or call 706264-2555.

There is a new Anglican church in formation for the Whitfield/Gordon County area. This new mission parish will be affiliated with the Anglican Church in North America through the Anglican Diocese of the South. A place and time of gathering is being determined based on replies. If you are interested in exploring this new work call Austin Goggans at 706-506-1241 or email pastorgoggans@gmail.com.

Notices

City of Refuge Calhoun is sponsoring Celebrate Recovery sessions every Tuesday. Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered recovery program for all of life’s hurts, habits, and hang-ups. If you have ever experienced grief, depression, loneliness, divorce, bitterness, anger, abuse, distrust, co-dependency, food issues, addiction, or any hurt, habit or hang-up, join us to begin a journey of healing. The group will meet every Tuesday at the Boys & Girls Club, 10001 S. Wall St. in Calhoun. A meal starts a 6 p.m. each meeting day. Contact Maia White at 706-263-9078 or ccrmaiawhite@gmail.com for more information.

Pastor Tony Kimbly invites everyone to attend services at Ranger Seventh-Day Adventist Church at 143 Church St. S.E. Worship service is at 9:30 a.m. Saturdays, followed by Sabbath School at 10:45 a.m. Contact Pastor Kimbly at 828-301-0656 for more information.

Pastor Terry Reisner invites everyone to the Vision Pentecostal Ministry located at 401 S. Wall St. in Calhoun. Come hear the truth of God’s Word Sundays at 11 a.m.

Faith Deliverance Church & Outreach Ministry welcomes everyone to an anointed church service at 1320 Dawnville Road in Dalton every Sunday at 6 p.m. and Thursday at 7 p.m. Pastor and evangelist Evelyn Adams, also an anointed gospel singer. Come expecting Jesus to move for you. Miracles, healing, deliverance, salvation. For more information or directions call Minister Evelyn Adams at 706-671-7988

Pine Chapel United Methodist Church, 2232 Pine Chapel Road in Resaca, has Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. and worship, led by Pastor Louise W. Elmore, at 11 a.m.

Faith Deliverance Ministry and Outreach will be taking donations of clothes and shoes, as well as all household items, to help needy families. Call Minister Evelyn Adams at 706-671-7988.

Resaca Assembly of God, 904 Resaca Lafayette Road N.W., would like to welcome everyone to come and join in worship and meet our Pastor Steve Burns and his lovely wife Cathy. Sunday school is at 10 a.m. Worship service on Sunday is at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Everyone is invited.

Calhoun First United Methodist Church, 205 E. Line St., has a Sunday traditional worship time at 9 a.m.; Sunday School at 10 a.m.; and a contemporary service at 11 a.m., held in the CAC.

First Presbyterian Church, 829 Red Bud Road N.E. in Calhoun, has Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and worship service at 11 a.m. on Sundays. On Tuesdays, a Bible study class is held at 10 a.m.

Oakman Baptist Church, 397 Oakman Road in Oakman, has Sunday school at 10 a.m. A covered dish dinner is held every third Sunday following worship. Everyone is invited.

Damascus Baptist Church, U.S. 41 North in Calhoun, has Sunday School at 10 a.m. Sunday worship times are 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Old Sugar Valley United Methodist Church, 2659 Old Rome Dalton Road in Calhoun, has a breakfast social at 9:30 a.m. every Sunday. The church history is colorful, dating back to the Civil War. A small and cozy country church, nothing fancy.

Faith Deliverance Ministry and Outreach is led by Minister Evelyn M. Adams, who has been ordained since 1972. Call anytime to minister to your church or event at 706-3373241. Call the 24-hour prayer line at 706-671-7988. Send all prayer requests to P.O. Box 394, Fairmount GA 30139.

The Closet of Hope at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Calhoun will be open the third Saturday of each month from 9-11 a.m. There will be a free breakfast served until 10:30 a.m. The Closet of Hope is a faith-based nonprofit clothing ministry serving all of the community. Donations of summer clothing and shoes in new or slightly used condition are all that is currently being accepted. For more information you can call 770-315-0556 or 706-676-6518. Check us out on Facebook by searching Pleasant Valley Church Calhoun, or email pvbccalhoun@gmail.com.