Dear Mr. Editor,
Here at Utmost United Methodist Church, we have one of those little nagging annoyances. It is like when you have a rock in your shoe, with both hands full. It is a little pain, but you can’t put down your load to take care of it without a whole lot of inconvenience, and possibly leaving off something very important.
The little nagging annoyance is our Prayer list. We ask for names of people who need or want prayer, we want all who will to notify the church, we remind people from the pulpit, bulletin, newsletter and website. The problem is some names remain on for what seems an interminable time.
Tom Tedium calls the church office from time to time asking why we don’t trim the list. “It takes up space that is needed,” he said. “No one reads all those names anyway.” Shirley Goodness, who manages the list, said, “We cannot just take a name off because it has been there a long time. Some people’s needs are not met by an instant prayer spurt,” she said, “like shooting spot remover on a shirt! After all, we are a church. We are not selling space for ads.”
Homer Heardmore
Rhodes Crossing, GA
35 years ago in the May 3, 1973 issue of the Wesleyan Christian Advocate, in the “North Georgia Women’s News” section, Sally Askew wrote an article entitled, “What Is a School of Christian Mission?” Included in the article was her attempt at an answer.
For four years I have served as a member of the School of Christian Mission Committee. For eight summers (1973 will be the ninth) I have spent the better part of a week as a participant in such a school. Yet I’m not sure I can define what a School of Christian Mission is. It is a time for intense study and concentration in the mission study themes for the next year a time for renewed friendships with those we only see at “The School,” a time for new and updated information on our organization and specific officer responsibilities, a time for spiritual renewal, a time for talking and sharing with others from all over our conference – all this and much more.
It is the hope of the school committee that the school will “expand concepts of mission,” develop a supportive community, and help participants to “know god and experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ.” (Purpose of United Methodist Women from the Consitution)
For Heaven's Sake
By Mike Morgan
Georgia United Methodist Puzzler
By Gary Lister
Across
1. Prayer ending
5. Org. with which many “pumpers” are resentful
9. Cloven
14. Molten rock
15. Stretched car
16. In White County, GA
17. What we're the price per gallon does
18. Dash
19. Tiny island
20. Lubricate
21. Pandering vote-seeker
23. Traveler
25. Jurisprudence
26. Baby powder
30. Wild buttercup
33. Essential to hear
35. Planet's shadow
37. In Banks County, GA
38. Furniture wood
41. Lie
44. American sign language
45. Factory
47. A GA county
49. In Heard County, GA
52. We UMs have many of these
56. Not any
57. Sibling
59. Heron
60. What Peter said he would not become
64. In Madison County, GA
65. Cute marsupial bear
68. Look at a book
69. Curious
70. Comforts
71. Gather leaves
72. Ice sheet
73. Grain
74. City in Yemen
75. Allow to borrow
Down
1. In Lamar County, GA
2. A GA county
3. Develop
4. Doze
5. Fake butter
6. Medicine dose
7. Electronic communication
8. Brand of cold remedy
9. Modish
10. Mountain nation of the Basotho people
11. Wing
12. Charge
13. Trinitrotoluene
21. Nudges
22. The other half of Jima
24. Flightless bird
27. In Bacon County, GA
28. Dregs
29. In Barrow County, GA
31. North by east
32. Make a mistake
34. In Dodge County, GA
36. Used to cover "Dixie Like The Dew"
38. Opp. of close
39. Dog food brand
40. Genghis __
42. Vase
43. Rio de Janeiro
46. Tent-making tools
48. Hog
50. Ship initials
51. __ Nevada (mountain range)
53. Lark
54. In Pickins County, GA
55. Remained
58. Served at last supper
61. Wind direction
62. Steal
63. Paradise
65. Cask
66. Boat mover
67. "Do __ _ say, not ..."
69. Football assoc.
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