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CHURCH NEWs The Church of Hoschton is happy to announce that Rev. Cory Sexton has accepted the position of pastor for the church. The Rev. Sexton, along with his wife, Karla, and children, Kayla and Carter, reside in Hoschton. An open invitation is extended to the community to come and worship and meet the Rev. Sexton and his family. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. with worship at 10:30 a.m. with the church currently meeting at Lawson Funeral Home, located at 35 First St., in Hoschton. sss Jefferson Presbyterian Church, located at 243 Washington St., in Jefferson, is hosting Vacation Bible School, themed “Super Heroes of the Bible” from 6-8 p.m. June 3-7. To pre-register, contact Meredith Bilow at mbilow@ windstream.net or 706-372-0035 or visit or website: jeffersonpc.org. sss St. Catherine Labouré Catholic Church, located at 180 Elrod Road, Jefferson, is hosting Vacation Bible School from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 11 through June 15. The theme will be Wilderness Adventures. Contact 706-367-7220 or visit www. stcatherinelabourega.org sss Adventures On Promise Island is the theme for Vacation Bible School to be held at Hoschton United Methodist Church June 5-8 from 6-8:30 p.m. with a VBS Jamboree from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 9. Meals will be included. The church is located at 12 Mulberry St., in Hoschton. For registration, contact 404-444-0072 or visit www.hoschtonumc.org sss Walnut Fork Baptist Church is having a Spring Revival. Life got you down? Please join us for our spring revival May 20-23. Special guest preacher will be Rusty Newman, pastor of True North Church in Jefferson. Services will be at 6 p.m. on May 20 and 7 p.m. on May 21-23. Walnut Fork Baptist Church is located at 557 Highway 60 in Hoschton. Visit www.walnutforkbc.org for more information. sss Transformation Life Center in Winder is hosting a free movie event with the movie, “Grace Card” at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 19. There will be free sodas, water and popcorn. Transformation Life Center, a new church in the Winder area, will hold its official launch on Sunday, May 20. A church series entitled “Grace Card” will begin on Sundays. Marquis L. Robbins is Senior Pastor of Transformation Life Center, located at 403 Matthew School Road, Suite 200, in Winder. Call 678-963-5267 or marquis@transformationlife.org. You can also visit www.transformationlife.org sss Auburn First Baptist will host Vacation Bible School June 3-8. The theme is, “The Egypt File,” decoding the mystery of LIFE. Auburn First Baptist Church is at 1385 Sixth Ave., in Auburn. Contact Pastor Chris Parkin at 770-962-1807 or visit www. auburnfirstbaptist.com sss Bethlehem First United Methodist Church plans Vacation Bible School for the week of June 3 from 6:30-8:45 nightly. The theme is “Dare to go Deep with God.” Register online at www.bigwhitechurch. com. The church is at 709 Christmas Ave., in Bethlehem. Call 770-867-3727 or visit www.bigwhitechurch.com sss The GO Team (missions) of Bethlehem First United Methodist Church will be sponsoring a Worship Service every Sunday morning at 10 a.m. from May 27 (Memorial Day), through Sept. 2 ( Labor Day) at the Campground Amphitheater at Fort Yargo State Park. sss The Church of God of Prophecy will host a Memorial Day cook-out and yard sale on Saturday, May 26, beginning at 8 a.m. Veterans can eat free. The church is at 333 E. Wright St., on the corner of East Wright and King streets. The pastor is Bobby Swafford. sss New Pentecost United Methodist Church will host a singing featuring The Proclaimers Quartet on Saturday, May 19, beginning at 6 p.m. A covered dish supper will begin at 5 in the Fellowship Hall. Everyone is invited. The church is at the corner of Ga. Highway 211 and Pleasant Hill Church Road. sss East Side Baptist Church will host Vacation Bible School June 4-7 from 6-8:30 p.m. The theme is “Amazing Wonders.” Pre-registration forms may be picked up at the church. Family night is Thursday. June 7, at 6 p.m. The children will be sharing what they learned during VBS through song, DVD and more. There will be snacks following the program. A Vacation Bible School training day, for everyone helping with VBS, is planned for Sunday, May 20, at 4 p.m. The church is on Bert Day Road and Ga. Highway 8 next to Smith Funeral Home. Call 770867-5774. sss The First Baptist Church annual church picnic is set for Wednesday, May 30, beginning at 6 p.m. The church will provide the meat, drinks and rolls. Members are asked to bring a side dish to share. sss Re-Winders will meet at Winder First Baptist Church on Tuesday, May 22, at noon. The guest speaker is Ashley Henderson, the Guest Services and Volunteer Coordinator for Camp Twin Lakes WillA-Way at Fort Yargo. ReWinder meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of each month at noon. The group is sponsored by First Baptist Church, but is open to anyone over 50. Bring a vegetable, salad or dessert to share, the entree will be provided.
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Needed for successful leadership I have been outlining six practices of successful leadership. We have noticed that we must Practice a Divine Perspective. We must Pursue with Divine Purpose. We need to Possess a Divine Persuasion. And we should Persevere with Divine Priorities. With these four tools, we are preparing for success but they are not yet conclusive to achieving success. As we continue studying Joshua’s life, we will see that there are times when he fails. There are also times when he is unsure in direction, unstable and in decisive and uncomfortable with certain difficulties, but he seems to always be unified with Deity. (Please pardon the obvious alliteration.) Notice these verses in Joshua chapter 1. Joshua 1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Something that I believe Joshua always had was a Divine Presence. Furthermore, I believe every born again Christian has this same Divine Presence. Christ tells us in Matthew “Lo, I am with you always even until the
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end of the earth. (paraphrase mine) So why are there times when we feel alone, or unsure, or bewildered? In my opinion, we must perfect this feeling of Divine Presence. I do not believe it is natural or automatic. I am sure that we must work at it. In January 2010, I was in Haiti with a group of brothers, constructing a church building when an earth quake took place. In less than a minute, hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Americans lost their lives. The capital of Port O Prince was destroyed. The slums of Carrefour were destroyed. Christians and nonChristians lost their lives. It was horrific. But, it was also edifying. Because, the group that I was with was unharmed. We were never seemingly in harm’s way. We were well fed, and had everything we needed until we could be extracted. The point of this illustration can only be comprehended by one of the 15 who were with me on this trip, and
that is that we had a very real, experiential Divine Presence with us.Our families and friends in the states were terrified; they were worried; they were in constant prayer but God was with us. It was surreal . It was his presence in a way that I have never experienced before. I am convinced that in order to have real success, true achieving success, we must Perfect this feeling of a Divine Presence. This comes by prayer and the study of God’s word. The Apostle Paul says in Romans 10:13 that Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. True faith will bring about this understanding of Divine Presence. Divine Presence will develop within us a level of confidence that will define us as true leaders. Seeking his Path, and learning to lead as I serve, and serve as I lead.
The Rev. Cory Sexton is the Senior Pastor of the newly formed Church of Hoschton as well as the Dean of Gwinnett Hall Baptist College. He has Cory Sexton Ministries, a Christian growth and leadership ministry. This column is from his blog. Sexton says, “The Church of Hoschton is our new home, our new ministry and our new mission. It is our prayer that God will do great things through this new work and that He will receive honor and glory.
OBITUARIES Joyce Anthony
Died May 12, 2012 Joyce Anthony, 78, of Bogart, died Saturday, May 12, 2012. Born in Watkinsville, she was a daughter of the late Royce and Willie Jackson Harris. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James “Bobby” Anthony, and sister, Gail Ridgeway. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Mark H. and Frances Anthony of Athens; daughter and sonin-law, Tracy and David Harris of Brentwood, Tenn.; and grandchildren, Mckenzie and Marci Anthony and Braden Harris. No services will be held. The family has requested memorial contributions be made to The Humane Society. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, May 17, 2012
Smiley Brock
Died May 9, 2012 Melvin “Smiley” J.T. Brock, 35, of Braselton, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Smiley loved to work and ride motorcycles and helping others. Survivors include his parents, Melvin and Katie Brock of Braselton; wife, Brenda Brock of Braselton; stepson Brad Hosch of Jefferson; stepdaughters April Edwards of Comer, Amanda Doster (Bobby) of Carnesville, Molly Manning of Maysville and Natasha Crotsley of Braselton; sisters, Christy Perez (Philipe) of Braselton, Della Collard (Kevin) of Beacon, Ind., and Taylor Brock of Braselton; and six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 12, 2012, at Hoschton First Baptist Church. Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, May 17, 2012
TaBu Chriswell
Died May 5, 2012 Tabatha “TaBu” Yvonne Chriswell, 45, of Conyers, died Saturday, May 5, 2012. Born Jan. 8, 1967 in Lawrenceville, she was a daughter of Melvin Green of Conyers and the late Evelyn Green. Survivors, in addition to her father, are her son, Manuel Spear and wife Michelle of Loganville; daughters, Tamisa Spear of Brunswick and Jessica Knight of Jackson; brothers, Scott Chriswell of Loganville and Jerry Harrison and wife Michelle of Monroe; sisters, Wendy Genske and husband Matt of Loganville and Tracy Garner and husband Johnny of Oxford; five grandchildren; and a host of other relatives. Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton The Paper, May 17, 2012
Dorothy Marion Detrick
Died May 11, 2012 Dorothy Marion Detrick, 95, of Winder, died Friday, May 11, 2012. Born in Detroit, Mich., she was a daughter of the
late James and Kathryn Stumm Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Detrick. She attended Winder First United Methodist Church. Survivors include her sons, Kitchel Ludy of California, Md., and Virgil Ludy Jr., of Boynton Beach, Fla.; daughters, Dora Jean Tudor of Otto, N.C., and Kathryn Herrin of Winder; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, May 17, 2012
James Thomas Gaddis
Died May 8, 2012 James Thomas Gaddis, 64, of Nicholson, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012. He loved to work on cars, listening to music and playing word games with the grandchildren. His favorite word was “EERPIDOODLE.” Survivors include his daughter, Lisa Wisenbaker (Michael) of Georgia; brother, Gerald Gaddis (Connie) of Dacula; and grandchildren, Gregory Brooks Jr., Daniel James Ledford and Felicia Nicole Lawson. Arrangements will be announced by Lawson Funeral Home, 35 First St., Hoschton, GA 30548, 706-654-0966, www.lawsonfuneralhome. org The Paper, May 17, 2012
William J. Hutchins
Died May 12, 2012 William Jackson Hutchins, 63, of Winder, died Saturday, May 12, 2012. Born in Buford, he was a son of Dorsey and Louise Thrash Hutchins. He graduated from Winder-Barrow High School, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Husbandry from the University of Georgia. He held an FFA Farmers Degree and was on the livestock judging team at UGA. In the 1980s, he received National Pork Producer of the Year honors. He served in every local office with the Georgia Farm Bureau and was serving as the 4th District Director, a post he had held for the past six years. He helped organize and was actively involved with the Barrow County Cattleman’s Association. He also served on the Barrow County Board of Commissioners. He was a member of Midway United Methodist Church. He was a father figure to his nephews and great-nephews and –nieces. Survivors, in addition to his parents, are his brothers and sister-in-law, Dorsey Hutchins Jr., and Joe and Cindy Hutchins, all of Winder; nephews and their wives, Joey and Lee Hutchins and Jason and Sara Hutchins; and greatnephews and -niece, Jackson, Will, Emily and Blake Hutchins. Memorial services were held Monday, May 14, 2012,
at Midway United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Moore and Dr. Robert Hoffman officiating. The family has requested memorial contributions be made to Midway United Methodist Church building fund, P.O. Box 719, Auburn, GA 30011. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, May 17, 2012
Nancy Saunders Maughon
Died May 8, 2012 Nancy Saunders Maughon, 90, of Winder, died Tuesday, May 8, 2012. Born in Barrow County, she was a daughter of the late James Wiley and Juliet Bracewell Saunders. She was married to the late Howell Samuel (Jake) Maughon and was also preceded in death by four brothers and a sister. She was a member of Morningside Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Kerry (Cherry) Maughon of Winder; daughters, Pat (Donald) McKay Jr., of Columbus and Kay (Randall) Wages of Bethlehem; seven grandchildren; 18 greatgrandchildren; and sisters, Josephine Moon of Winder and Caroline Wallace of Seagrove Beach, Fla. Funeral services were held Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Tom Aaron officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The family requests memorials be made to Morningside Baptist Church, 580 Miles Patrick Road, Winder, GA 30680. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, May 17, 2012
Marguerite Cox Mooney
Died May 13, 2012 Marguerite Cox Mooney, 93, of Winder, died Sunday, May 13, 2012. Born in Taliaferro County, she was a daughter of the late Fred E. Cox and Mary Austin Cox. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Morgan Mooney; brothers, Lamar, Paul “Red”, Fred, Reese and Ralph Cox; sisters, Irene Morris, Montine, Inez, Myrtie and Hazel Cox; granddaughter, Vonda Carter; and son-in-law, Joe Carter. A homemaker, she was a member of Midway Christian Church. Survivors include her daughter, Reba Carter of Winder; grandson, Tommy (Barbara) Carter; sister-inlaw, Alice Cox of Benson, N.C.; nine nieces; two nephews; and several cousins. Funeral services were
held Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Smith Memory Chapel with Dr. C.B. Skelton and Pat Cox Penny officiating. Interment was in Barrow Memorial Gardens. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, May 17, 2012
Lona Mae Sanders
Died May 9, 2012 Lona Mae Pursley Sanders, 92, of Statham, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Born in Barrow County, she was a daughter of the late G.J. and Essie Stinchcomb. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Emory Dr. Pursley, and her second husband, Robert L. Sanders. She was retired from Carwood Manufacturing Company. Survivors include her daughters and son-inlaw, Lou Epps Wilson and Winfred Wilson and Faye Sanders, all of Statham; daughter-in-law, Savilla Sanders of Statham; sonin-law, Chandler Aaron of Statham; 20 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; brothers, Gene Stinchcomb, Tommy Stinchcomb and Randolph Stinchcomb, all of Winder, and W.L. “Bill” Stinchcomb of Watkinsville; and sister, Martha Bell Garrett of Gaddis. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Smith Memory Chapel with the Rev. Bob Bray officiating. Interment was in the Bethabara Baptist Church Cemetery in Statham. Smith Funeral Home, Winder The Paper, May 17, 2012
Allen Eugene Wilbanks
Died May 10, 2012 Allen Eugene Wilbanks, 76, of Jefferson, died Thursday, May 10, 2012. Born in Jefferson, he was a son of the late B.H. and Dessie Turk Wilbanks. Mr. Wilbanks was retired from construction and was a member of the Brockton Road Baptist Church. His sister-in-law, Iris Carter, also preceded him in death. Survivors include his sisters, “Dottie” Addie Dills and Joyce Fowler, both of Jefferson, and Sue Dalton of Bowman; brothers, Benny Wilbanks, Wayne Wilbanks and Jarrell Wilbanks, all of Jefferson, and Jimmy Wilbanks of Monroe. Graveside services were held Friday, May 11, 2012, in Jackson Memorial Park with the Rev. Jesse Mealor officiating. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson The Paper, May 17, 2012