John J. and Marie L. Steele of Peachtree City celebrated their 65th year of marriage on Aug. 3, 2009. The couple met while both were members of the Armed Forces during WWII. Mrs. Steele was a recruiter in the Women’s Army Corp (WAC) and Mr. Steele was an x-ray technician in the Army Air Corps.

Beginning Wednesday, Aug.19, Heritage Christian Church will offer Divorce Care as well as Divorce Care 4 Kids from 6:30 – 8 p.m.

Conner, Jones to speak at PC Fellowship
The Emerging Daniel Company International, a Fayette County ministry of Aaron Evans, will sponsor two special sessions at Peachtree Christian Fellowship — one in August and another in September. Bobby Conner and his wife, Carolyn, will speak on Aug. 7 and Bob Jones and his wife, Bonnie, will speak on Sept. 11 and 12. Both events begin at 7 p.m. and are open to the public. Peachtree Christian Fellowship is at 640 Ebenezer Church Rd., Peachtree City. For more information, go to www.pcfellowship.net.

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hatcher of Munfordville, Ky. announce the marriage of their daughter Meagan Lee Hatcher to Christopher Ryan James, son of Anna and Keith James of Fayetteville and grandson of Elizabeth Dunn and the late Earl Dunn of Fayetteville. The wedding was Aug. 1, 2009, in Bowling Green, Ky.

Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City sent 42 high school students and sponsors to New Orleans July 22-26 for the triennial nation youth gathering. More than 37,000 from across the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America spent the time in learning and fellowship, in worship services in the SuperDome, and in service out in the community.

On Aug. 25, Fayetteville First Baptist Church will begin a new session of GriefShare, a 13-week Bible based program for those who have lost a loved one. The class meets each Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m. Each class begins with a video followed by group discussion.

The worship schedule at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will change during August. On Aug. 16, Sunday evening worship returns at 6 p.m., but now it will take place in the Fellowship Hall. This is a relaxed, come-as-you-are service.

During the month of August, Operation Mobilization (OM), an international Christian mission agency with local offices in Tyrone, will host 31 evenings of worship and prayer, open to the community, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A total of $8,500 was raised at last weekend’s yard sale for Ranch on Jesus Orphanage Ministries in Uganda, East Africa, held at Carriage Lane Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City. Sponsored by Pearl Ministries Inc., a local non-profit organization, this was the fourth such sale in Peachtree City.

I see where Gloria Furr is running for a second term as councilwoman in Tyrone on a 4-NO platform: NO vision; NO plan; NO progress; NO problem, Grace will tell me how to vote.