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PIERCE AUTO BODY1853 Highway 45, Buckatunna, MS 39322

Business 601-648-9701 Home: 601-648-2308

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Cochran’s Lawn Care

One Call That’s All.No job too small or too large.

Top quality work at competative prices. Call Day or Night (601) 410-8603.

W.E. HutcheRson Construction Company

Residential WorkNew Homes • Remodeling • Vinyl Siding •

Painting • Kitchen & Bath Cabinets

-- Design through Construction --Owner- W.E. HutcheRson

(601) 735-3713 • 601-410-0034

Install, Service, RepairTrenching & Blown Insulation

Terance Jordan, OwnerHome601-648-0146

Cell601-315-6758

Old & New HomesFREE ESTIMATES!

RELIABLE PLUMBING & INSULATION CO.

Home ImprovementsCarpentry • Pressure Washing

Decks • Painting • DrywallElectric • Bath & Kitchen Remodeling

Bruce 601.410.0156

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D&B Furniture & Appliances708 Court Street • Waynesboro, MS 39367

601-735-6165

WAYNESBORO HARDWARE CO.

Owner: John M. Clark

805 Station Street • 601-735-4636Mon. - Fri.: 7a.m. - 5p.m. Sat.: 7a.m. - 12p.m.

There is so much sadness all around. Bad things are happening that I thought I would never see. We all need to stay close to our Lord and Savior and trust His guid-ance in our lives.

Anyone that attended Myrick school up to 1965 are invited to a school reunion on May 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring a dish. Plenty of fun is intended. We always have a good time.

Trinity First Baptist in-vites everyone to their Fifth Sunday Singspiration featur-ing “Stubborn love” at 11

a.m. on April 29. There will be no evening service.

Keep Ally Fulkerson in your prayers as she begins her treatments. She has already had her surgery.

School will be out in May. Congratulations to all graduates in Wayne County.

Be in prayer for all our churches as they are prepar-ing for vacation Bible school. I encourage folks to attend

and support the church or churches in your community.

I was sad about the Laurel Leader Call. Their doors were closed, but God opened another door. We welcome the new paper, The Chronicle. The paper hired back all the folks who had lost their jobs.

The prayer list includes:Melba West, Ollie and Rod

Herrington, Billye Pitts, Lily Hayes, Larry Ford, Loy May Walters, Shirley McIntosh,Lamar and Faye Craven, Harry Holder, Evelyn Davis, Francis Lewis, Vir-gie Roberts, Elaine Logan,

Pat McKee, Pete Bankston, Randy Pitts, Stub and Ann West, Christine Rigney, Kathy and Wesley McCurley, Calvin Beard, Ella Boyles, Curley and Virginia Gainous, Charles and Joe Tiner, Bea Jones, Jean Roney, L.J. West, Hurbert Hulsey, Pamala Napp, and Ally Fulkerson.

Bible Study: “God’s unfail-ing love.” Read Hosea 10:9-15. This old testament book is the story of God’s faithful love for his unfaithful people. Yet in the midst of their sin and punishment, the Grace of God toward His people was

never exhausted. Even when we have “plowed wickedness” and reaped iniquity, God does not stop loving us. Whatever our situation, today we can turn to the Lord and find forgiveness to make a new start. God’s love never fails. No force is greater than the power of God’s love.

From the Kitchen: “Sweet Potato Souffle.”

You’ll need two cups of sieved sweet potatoes, one stick of melted margarine, two eggs, 1/3 cup of milk, and one cup of sugar. Mix all of the ingredients well.

Pour into a casserole dish. Set aside. Topping: one cup of brown sugar, 1/3 cup of self-rising flour, 1/3 cup of soft margarine. Mix topping ingredients and pour into the casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 min-utes. (Some folks like to add pecans and coconuts with the topping.)

Thought for the week: “Learning how to live is much more important that learning how to make a living.”

God’s peace to all.Contact Diana Cooley at

601-425-5365.

On Sunday morning, the Rev. James A. Henderson worshipped with Old St. Paul.

On Sunday afternoon, Ruther Morgan and I worshipped with Life Line. Miranda Beard, WDAM Channel 7 News reporter was guest speaker. Her subject was “The Wind of Change is Here.” She spoke from Psalms 141:3, using many other scriptures as backup, expounding on them as she went. Oh, how I wish that everyone could have heard her! It was awesome and inspiring.

On Tuesday evening, the Coopers and I attended the honors program at Waynesboro Elementary School cafeteria. Zion was an Honor’s

Award recipient. They presented a great program on The Color Factory.

We are continuing in prayer for Pastor Nash, Bettie Watkins, Leo Turner, Deacon Joe Howard, Mrs. Su-sie M. Jordan, Mazie Estell Jordan, Mary

Helen Pough, Deacon and Mrs. Ed-die B. Richey, and Raymond Everett, and the family of Sam McDougle. We also pray for all bereaved fami-lies, the sick, the lonely, ederly, and the home bound.

We are in much prayer for our

leaders: local, national, and spiritu-al; for our nation, and for everyone everywhere. We are in prayer for our children, all teachers, adminis-trators, and everyone affiliated with the school system.

The SimpliciTy of WorShipThe imporTance of WorShip

Anything we truly love, we will surely invest our time, energy, and attention into it. Let’s be real. There are many different things that we love, adore, enjoy, and take pleasure in. There’s nothing wrong with en-joying things of and in life, and the blessings (natural, physical, mate-rial, and spiritual) of and from God.

However, when we are giving

them more time, energy, and at-tention than we are giving to God, we end up idolizing those things. It’s not even a difficult or compli-cated thing for us to do; it’s very easy! Many times we are doing this and nobody had to force us to do it. We do it because we want to. The question in this devotion is not whether we are going to worship or not, but rather who or what will it be.

Worshipping God is plainly and simply expressing with your heart, mind, soul, and life that you love, adore, honor, and take pleasure in Him above, beyond, and more than anything and anyone else, even

yourself! You’re saying in submis-sion, surrender, and sacrifice, “Here I am, take my life, I give myself away to You, Lord.” We need to wor-ship him because it is our desire, we want to do it, and because He is God.

Don’t ever make worshipping God a difficult thing, but make and keep it simple. Today He is seeking those who will worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Scripture of the day: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength,” Deuteronomy 6:4-5.

Diana cooley

Thompson Creek communities

Holly Bush Missionary Baptist Church

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“The spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God,” Romans 8:16.

You are invited to come and be a part of services at Beth-lehem M.B Church where Pastor Terry Jones is our pas-tor. Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m., and worship service is at 11:15 a.m.

On Sunday, April 15, Pastor Jones preached a powerful sermon entitled, “Do You Have the Right Zeal,” from John 2:13-17. He informed us that we must have a passion for things of God. You must have the spirit to want to do what is right.

On Tuedsay night, our adult choir and several members worshipped with New Mt. Zion M.B. Church of Shubuta, MS. We were

blessed with a great sermon.

On Wednesday night, the pastor, youth choir, and several mem-bers worshipped witht St. Luke M.B. Church of Waynesboro, MS. Rev. Derrick Jackson preached a powerful sermon entitled, “When The Church Lives by Faith,” from Mark 4:35. Oh, what a great time we had in the Name of the Lord.

Please come out and help us celebrate our BTU Pro-gram on April 29 at 2:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Pastor Darrin Chapman of Philadelphia Baptist Church in Buckatunna, Miss.

We pray and thank God to

bless all the sick and shut-in in the community. Thanks to all who read our column.

Thought for the week: “When we see the Lord.”

When we lift up our eyes and see the Lord

We won’t be needing this old world anymore

He will have come to gather His flock

Heaven’s doors, He will have unlocked.

He will have come for the chosen few

He will have come for me and you

His coming will be a beau-

tiful sightWe will be going on a Heav-

enly flight.We will walk upon Heav-

en’s shoresAnd visit a place where

Angels soarWe will travel streets of

gold

For the Bible tells us so.Only the righteous will be

enshrinedAll others will be left

behindLet us fill our hearts and

souls with graceAnd be prepared to meet

Him face to face.

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Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church

Susiepolk

Greetings from the Bucka-tunna Community.

Kids will base friendships more on values and interests if we teach them respect of all people.

April reminders: Patient Advocacy Week, Administra-tive Professionals Week, Na-tional Volunteer Week, Child Abuse Protection Awareness Month, National Donate Life Month, Foot Health Aware-ness Month, Occupational Therapy Month and STD Awareness Month.

Our guest speaker for our fifth Sunday service on April 29 will be Rev. Jessie Bridges. We would like to thank all of the ministers and their families who are taking time out to visit with us.

You are invited to be a part of any and/or all services here at Sweet Pilgrim Mis-sionary Baptist Church. We have Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a.m., worship services on the second and fourth Sundays at 11 a.m.

and prayer and Bible Study is every Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Check us out on the web at www.sweetpilgrimchurch.org.

Happy April Birthday wishes to Alfred Hill, Jen-nifer Jones, Venessa Roscoe, Floyd Everett, Shadell Wim-bley, Portia Clark, Jamario Clark, Keith Fox, Jr., and Billy Wimbley,. We wish you many more.

Don’t ever doubt that His plan for you is always better than your plan for you.

Please remember to pray for any sick, shut-in, needy, and bereaved as well as our leaders, soldiers and their families.

“If thy children will keep my covenant and my testi-mony that I shall teach them, their children shall also sit upon thy throne for evermore. Psalm 132:12 (KJV)

Thank you for your con-tribution to your community news.

Contact Venessa Roscoe at 601-648-2707.

Sweet Pilgrim M.B. Church

A weekly thought: Let us remember to treat people kindly at all times because there may come a time that you will find yourself in their position.

Please continue to pray for all sick and shut-ins and any recently bereaved families.

Sick and shut-ins include:Deacon E.L. Mayfield,

Wayne and Willie Worsham, Edna and Willie Lacey, Ora Lee and Sherry Jones, James Everett, Tommie B. Jones, Thelma Williamson, Classie, Dorothy Mae Gracie “Nett” Chambers, Ollie Mae McCarty, Jacqueline “Shaq” McDougle, Dot Rankin, Cassie Felps, Clarence Loper, Gloria Estes, Samuel “Sam” McDougle, and J.W. Davis.

Denita Chambers, some others, and your correspon-dent made a safe trip to Hattiesburg last week.

I invite anyone that wants to join in with the com-munity clubs that I am the founder of. Your member-ship is valuable to the clubs. It’s not all about financial

participation. You will be amazed when you realize your participation can be reward-ing in the future. Make a sacrificing move and give me a call at 601-410-8653. Please watch for some of our fund-raising activities for the next few months.

I want to congratulate a former neighbor, Linda J. Johnson for her promotion in the Waynesboro Dialysis Department. She started as a CNA and assistant for patients, but has now ad-vanced to being a technician. Linda learns easily and does not hesitate about moving forward in her field.

Happy birthday to Arletha “Toot” Bishop, Roy Wil-liamson, John Warsham, Jamara “Carnessa” Cham-bers, Jessie James, SchDell Wesley, and a belated happy birthday to Barron “Boo” McDougle.

Contact Mary Williamson at 601-410-8653.

Pine Grove

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