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Cokes Chapel prepares, contributes more than 31,000 meals to stop hunger

Pastor Mark Jordan (right) of Cokes Chapel UMC, presents a check for $7,500 to Ryan Pittman, representative from Stop Hunger Now. Photo/Special.

On Saturday, April 20, Cokes Chapel United Methodist Church in Sharpsburg  hosted a “Stop Hunger Now” packaging event and prepared 31,320 high protein, nutritious meals for schools and orphanages in developing countries in less than four hours.

The event began at 8:30 a.m. and concluded at 1:30 when the repackaged meals were loaded for transport to their intended final destination.
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All Saints Anglican confirms 17 members in recent ceremony

Front row (L-R): Dorothy Murphy; Emma Bryan; Kristina Longacre; Kylee Greiner; Anastasia Hall; Sydney McQuern; Charis Williams; Andrew Fry; Connor Macaluso; William Fry; Phyllis Donato; Danielle Deane; Cameron Rothley. Back row (L-R): Fr. Michael Fry; Becky Murphy; Bishop Foley Beach; Dylan Benefield; Fr. Ray Greiner; David Macaluso; Bob Looney; and Laini Benefield. Photo/Special.

Seventeen members of All Saints Anglican Church in Peachtree City were confirmed recently by the Right Rev. Dr. Foley Beach of the Anglican Diocese of the South.

All Saints’ rector, the Rev Michael Fry, and associate priest, Fr. Ray Greiner, assisted as the following parishioners were confirmed: Dylan Gabriel Benefield; Laini Sue Benefield; Emma Delean Bryan; Danielle Nicole Deane; Phyllis Donato; Andrew Fitzpatrick Fry; William Hudson Fry; Emily Anastasia Hall; Kristina Marie Longacre; Read More»

Living Proof will celebrate 10th anniversary May 19

Members of Living Proof Church, 414 Jenkins Rd., Tyrone, have planned their 10th anniversary celebration for Sunday, May 19, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the standard Sunday praise and worship services and children and youth programs.

The 10:45 a.m. worship service will include performances by musicians who previously attended Living Proof, speakers who were instrumental in founding and developing the church, a vision for the church’s coming years of praise and service ministry, and a few surprises.

Lunch, games and a time to enjoy friends and family will follow the service. Read More»

Religion Briefs 05/08/13

FPC Spring Fling is May 11 downtown Read More»

Things to do — May 8-June 20

May

May 8 — “Wait until Dark” is tonight at 8 p.m. at the Southside Theater Guild in Fairburn. The play tells the story about a cool-as-ice psychopath smooth talking his way into the home of an unsuspecting, recently blinded housewife. Unbeknownst to her, she is harboring a dangerous prize, and he’ll use every trick to get it. Spend an evening on the edge of your seat with the genre Hitchcock made classic. For more information, to purchase tickets, or to make reservations, visit www.STGplays.com or call 770-969-0956.
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Edith Anderson, age 89, of Nashville

Edith Anderson, age 89, of Nashville, Tenn. passed away on May 1, 2013.

Preceded in death by her husband, Bill Anderson. Survived by daughter, Judy (Dan) Chambers; grandson, Greg (Allison Nichols) Chambers; great grandson, Kingston Chambers; sisters, Shirley Murray & Luella Bell; and several nieces and nephews. Read More»

Nancy Bishop, 81, of Fayetteville

Nancy Bishop, 81, of Fayetteville, Ga., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.

Nancy was a native Georgian born in Cook County on December 28, 1931. She was for a number of years the proprietor of a local restaurant.

She was predeceased by her husband George W. Bishop. Read More»

Helen R. Meister, age 89

Helen was born on August 25, 1923, in Atlanta, Ga. and passed peacefully on Saturday, May 3, 2013.

She had been a resident of Baptist Manor in Palmetto, Ga. until she was recently moved to hospice care in Fayette County.

She retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad as a rate officer in Marketing & Research located in Washington, D.C. in 1979 after 36 years of service.

She was predeceased by her father, Grover Meister and mother, Agnes Tillman; nephews, Buddy Williams, Jimmy Bowen and Sandy Bennett. Read More»

Starr’s Mill lacrosse team stuns Lovett

The team celebrates after the big win. Photo/Special.

It is every player and team’s dream to score the winning goal, or beat a seemingly unbeatable team. For Starr’s Mill’s lacrosse team, that dream came true April 25 with a 9-8 victory over Lovett. Lovett High School was 55-0 in area play and Starr’s Mill was not to be playoff bound this year. Lovett got off to an early start and controlled most of the first half going into halftime with a 4-1 lead. The third quarter was a back and forth battle with teams taking advantage of mistakes and entered the fourth quarter with an 8-4 Lovett lead. Now the excitement and change of momentum begins. Read More»

Whitewater hoops star headed to Hiwassee

Father, mother and coaches surrounded Whitewater High School senior Jabar Olusesi recently as he signed a basketball scholarship with Hiwassee College, located in Madisonville, Tenn.
Olusesi will trade in his Whitewater Wildcats uniform for one with the Hiwassee College Tigers in order to play for head coach, Hugh Watson. In an interview, Watson remarked, “Jabar will be a key addition to our team and really allow us to get bigger in the post and also add some additional length. He has a knack for rebounding on both ends and with his length does a great job of altering shots.” Read More»

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