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2B • Daily Corinthian
Friday, March 29, 2013
Worship Call Friends/Family Tour On Thursday April 11 in Savannah, Tenn. at the Hardin County High School auditorium beginning at 7 p.m., JAF Promotions presents, “Friends and Family Tour.” The event will feature the McKameys from Clinton, Tenn. and the Inspirations from Bryson City, N.C. Also appearing will be husband/wife duo, Josh and Ashley Franks. For more information, visit www.joshandashleyfranks.com or call 731-607-1948. Doors will open one hour before concert.
Pastor anniversary Grace Apostolic Church, (located on CR 473, 2-1⁄2 miles south of Biggersville off of Hwy. 45S across from Benjamin’s Grocery), is having its 12th year Pastoral Anniversary service, Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. The special service will honor pastor, Bro. Charles Cooper and first lady, Sis. Drailee Cooper. Evangelist Bro. Joe Brown will be the visiting minister. Revival services continue through Sunday, April 7.
Easter celebrations ■ In observance of Holy Week, Pickwick United Methodist Church is planning a special event. Tonight, Good Friday will be celebrated in the sanctuary with a Service of Tenebrae or “darkness” or “shadows,” based on a 12thcentury late night/early morning service that commemorates the passion of Christ. The event begins at 6 p.m. Pickwick United Methodist Church is located just south of Pickwick Landing State Park on Hwy. 57. For more information,
The McKameys will be featured Thursday, April 11 at the Hardin County High School auditorium at 7 p.m. as part of the”Friends and Family Tour.” call 731-689-5358. ■ Passion Week services will continue tonight at 7 p.m. at Pleasant Grove-Dennistown Church with the Rev. Blake Scales. The Pleasant Grove-Dennistown church choir will render selections. The theme is “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but unto us which are saved it is the power of God,” 1 Corinthians 1:18. ■ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 250 Hwy. 2, Corinth has the following Easter schedule: Today, Good Friday -- services at 12 noon and 6:30 p.m. and children’s program at 4 p.m.; and Easter Sunday, March 31 -- Holy Eucharist at 9:30 a.m. with a children’s Easter egg hunt following the service. ■ Rutherford Chapel, CR 755, (eight miles west of Corinth), is having an Easter Egg Hunt, Sunday, March 31. Church services begin at 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact the Rev. Casey Rutherford, pastor at 662-396-1967. ■ Gaines Chapel Meth-
odist Church. 1803 U,S. Hwy. 72 W, is having a Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday, March 31 at 6 a.m. The Rev. Bud Gordon will be the speaker and there will also be special music featured. A light breakfast will follow. The attire is casual. The service will be held in the breezeway. ■ The East Corinth Baptist Church, 4303 Shiloh Rd. in Corinth, is having an Easter Sunrise Worship, Easter Sunday, March 31 at 6:45 a.m. The Rev. Larry Hamlin will bring the Easter Comments. The service will be conducted on the back lawn facing the sunrise.
Men Conference “Joshua’s Men of Integrity and Valor” -- men coming together praising God and making a difference in the church, the home, the city and the community -- will be held Saturday, April 6 at City Road Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 420 Martin Luther King Dr., Corinth. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and service starts
at 10 a.m. Host pastor is the Rev. Robert D. Fields; Jonthan Bass, pastor of Mt. Nebo C.M.E. with male choir will bring devotion; Lynn Bess, dean of MBSSC will deliver message on Men of Integrity; Wayne Miles, pastor of Mt. Olive M.B. Church with male choir will bring message; and Gabe Jolly, pastor of Hopewell MB. with male choir will deliver commissioning prayer. A seminar will also be presented on blood pressure. For more information, contact the Rev. Fields at 662-871-4970 or any of the Methodist men.
Revival held Kossuth Baptist and Union Baptist Churches will be in revival, April 7-10. Services will be held at 6 p.m., Sunday, April 7 and at 7 p.m., Monday-Thursday. Sunday and Tuesday services will be held at Kossuth Baptist Church; and Monday and Wednesday will be held at Union Baptist Church. Visiting pastor will be Bro. Ed Kennedy from New Liberty Baptist Church in
Grace Apostolic Church is honoring pastor Bro. Charles Cooper and first lady Sis. Drailee Cooper during its 12th year Pastoral Anniversary service Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m. Tishomingo County.
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Gospel meeting
Church reunion
Meigg Street Church of Christ is hosting a Gospel Meeting, SundayTuesday, April 7-9, starting with a fellowship luncheon after morning service on Sunday, April 7. Afternoon service on Sunday will start at 2:30 p.m. with night service Monday and Tuesday starting at 7 p.m. The guest minister is Bro. Larry Ivery from Henderson, Tenn.
The late Bro. R. W. Moore Ministries/Nixon Pentecostal Church 3rd Annual Reunion is being held Saturday. May 4 from 11:05 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish. The reunion will be held at East End Drive SportsPlex in Savannah, Tenn. (Near Wal-Mart). For more information, call 731-2399226, Bro. Pat Chessor.
Singing New ministry Ekklesia Ministries, located at 2066 Tate Street in Corinth will have worship services on Sunday with Development Hour at 9 a.m. and Worship Experience at 11 a.m.; and Insight Bible Study at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The senior leaders are Dr. Kobee S. And Pastor
The Rev. Howard Wilks and the original voices of Nashville, Tenn. will sing at Adams Chapel Church at 2:30 p.m. on April 8. This is a family group featuring father, daughter and son along with other members. For additional information contact any church member or call 731-6454946 or 731-610-1850.
Story worth telling over again ‘Richest Man in Town’ “In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it…You’ll be the grandest lady in the Easter parade…” The words came to mind this week while I was thinking about all the pretty dresses in the stores these days -- dresses styled especially for little girls and Easter. Funny thing Lora Ann is when I sang Huff the song in my mind, the words Back Porch and tune carried me back to the days of the 1950s, not to Easter but to the memories of our annual spring 4-H Club rallies in downtown Corinth. I don’t remember how many times I attended, maybe just two, but I distinctly recall our Farmington Elementary 4-Hers dressing up in our crisp green and white striped outfits and gathering for a parade down the streets of Corinth. One year we marched to the historic Coliseum Theater where the program consisted of speeches, awards and a talent show where young people performed their best-known talent numbers. The one song that stands out in my mind is “Easter Parade,” done by a few girls with strong voices followed by our local Ronnie Wallace singing songs made famous by Elvis and other male voices of the day.
Afterwards we were treated to a movie to finish out the day. One has to remember kids of that day didn’t participate in as many sports and clubs at school as they do today, so a 4-H rally was a really big deal to us. … And of course, the spring event did add to the excitement of the Easter season with all the frilly dresses and hats, bunnies and candy eggs. I never felt I had to have a brand new dress each Easter, I just wanted to be sure whatever I wore looked like spring and was a celebration that winter was finally over and warm weather was on the way. By the time I was 11 years old, however, the biggest thrill of Easter for me was the excitement of going to church on Sunday morning, smelling the fresh flowers, and hearing the grand story of Christ’s resurrection. I remember pastors whose words painted the picture so well I could see the empty tomb, feel the excitement of the women who found it empty, and experience the chill up my spine at the thought of a Risen Lord walking up and speaking Mary’s name when she didn’t recognize Him through her tears. Now that’s a story worth reading, worth telling, and worth hearing over and over again. It never gets old. The History Channel will complete its series of “The Bible” this Sunday night in which the crucifixion and resurrection
will be depicted. I admit I don’t look forward to the portrayal of the crucifixion -- none of us like to think of the ordeal -- but I never grow tired of seeing any version of the triumphant resurrection. Without that event in history, our lives on earth would be an empty shell of existence with no future to look forward to. With Christ’s resurrection we know there is hope and there is a reason for living -- now and forevermore. If we accept Him and His plan for living, we are never alone regardless of how many darts the enemy throws as us. We win in the end! …As the gospel song says, “Hallelujah! What a Savior!” So while we celebrate spring with all the Easter frills, many memories will fill our minds and hearts, but I hope the greatest joy will come from celebrating a risen Lord who prepared the way for us to have eternal life with Him. Hope you have a happy and very blessed Easter weekend! (Columnist’s note: This is for those of you who have asked before about the date for Mule Day in Columbia, Tenn. -- next week is the big week with the Mule Day Parade being on Saturday, April 6, at 11 a.m. in downtown Columbia. Daily Corinthian columnist Lora Ann Huff is a Wenasoga resident. She may be reached at 1774 CR 700, Corinth, MS 38834.)
Pilgrims visit New Mexico shrine under new pope BY RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press
CHIMAYO, N.M. — Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected during Easter weekend to visit El Santuario de Chimayo, one of the most popular Catholic shrines in the Americas. And this year, pilgrims are coming to this adobe chapel in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains under historic circumstances — the “Lourdes of America” is
now under the first pope from the Western Hemisphere. Just two weeks after Pope Francis was elected, around 50,000 are expected to visit the popular northern New Mexico Catholic shrine, and officials say even more may come because of Argentine-born pontiff. Some pilgrims will make the 90-mile, three-day walk from Albuquerque to the shrine that houses “el pocito,” a small pit
of holy adobe-colored soil that some believe has curing powers. Santa Fe County Sheriff Robert Garcia said patrols have increased Thursday to Sunday for safety as thousands of pilgrims walk along heavily used roads,. For two centuries, Hispanic and Native American pilgrims have made spiritual journeys to El Santuario de Chimayo and often carry along photos of sick relatives and requests for miracles.
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