Church

St. Gabriel KoC to sponsor free throw competition

All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level competition for the 2013 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship sponsored by Fayetteville Council 11458 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church.

The local competition will be held Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. at Hood Avenue Primary School, 490 Hood Ave., Fayetteville,.

The championship is sponsored annually, with winners progressing through local, district, and state competitions. All boys and girls 10 to 14 years old are eligible to participate and will compete in their respective age divisions. Read More»

New vestry installed at Nativity

From left are the Rev. Rita Henault, Victoria Richburg, Debbie Macdonald, Marcia Meikle, Jason Richburg, Christopher Harper, Fred Dennis and Vic Cornetto,

This is the new vestry, or governing board, of Episcopal Church of the Nativity, named Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Fayetteville parish’s annual meeting. From left are the Rev. Rita Henault, rector; Victoria Richburg, youth representative; Debbie Macdonald, senior warden; Marcia Meikle, continuing vestry member; Jason Richburg, new vestry member; Christopher Harper, continuing vestry member; and Fred Dennis and Vic Cornetto, both new vestry members. As the new senior warden and top lay officer of the parish, Macdonald succeeds Patricia D. Hamilton, whose vestry term has expired.. Photo/Special.

Religion Briefs 01/16/13

COS invites middle schoolers to Blast Night
Middle schoolers are invited to “Blast Night” at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church on Jan. 19 from 6 p.m.-midnight at the church. To celebrate the new year and the holiday weekend the group will enjoy games, food, and even silliness.For more information or to sign up to attend, call the church office, 770-487-8717 and talk with Melissa Jacobson, director of middle school and family ministries. The church is in Peachtree City on the corner of Ga. Highway 54 and Peachtree Parkway.
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Word of Life FMC offers diabetes course

Word of Life Free Methodist Church invites the community to learn about how to manage diabetes through a four week course called 40 Days to Better Living. The first class starts Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. at 405 Fayette Place, behind the Dairy Queen in the same complex as La Hacienda.

The class will teach attendees how to eat better, exercise, work with their doctor, and connect with God. A seven step model for healthy living will introduce them to ways to improve their life day by day. The classes are free. Read More»

Who’s number one?

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Who are the most important people in the world?

The answer: Children. Plain and simple. Without question.

No, it’s not about pampering and spoiling them. It’s not about letting them run our lives. It’s not about giving in to them on everything. Instead, it is about recognizing them as the most important recipients of our time, our love, our nurture, our attention, our teaching, our guidance, and our discipline (which means “to teach them,” not to punish them). It is about conveying to them at every age and in every private and public arena our morals and values, and our faith. Read More»

First Asian-American cantor/rabbi visits Cong. B’nai Israel

Angela Warnick Buchdahl of Central Synagogue, New York, the first Asian-American to be ordained rabbi or cantor in North America, presented a musical program at Congregation B’nai Israel in Fayetteville last month. Photo/Special.

Members of Congregation B’nai Israel in Fayetteville were treated to a musical service last month by visiting senior cantor Angela Warnick Buchdahl of Central Synagogue, New York.

Named one of the 50 most influential rabbis in America by Newsweek Magazine, Buchdahl, a graduate of Yale, was invested as a cantor in 1999 and ordained as a rabbi in 2001.

Buchdahl was born to a Korean Buddhist mother and Jewish American father. She is the first Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi or cantor in North America. Read More»

Morning and afternoon Body Recall classes offered at FFUMC

Fayetteville First United Methodist Church offers Body Recall classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings in the fellowship hall at 10:30 a.m. and on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at 4 p.m. Classes meet in 10-week sessions. The next session begins January 7. Cost is $50 per session or $2 per class. Read More»

PTCUMC’s Sonrise Ringers perform at Governor’s Mansion

The PTCUMC High School Handbell Choir shown at the Governor’s Mansion. Front row (L-R), Kathryn Flandermeyer, Ricky Macke, Natali Herrmann, Paige Olive, and Nicole Young. Back row (L-R), Emily Russell, Ben Naber, Jonathan Ciecka, Drew Naber, and Andrew Russell. Photo/Special.

On Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16, the high school handbell choir at Peachtree City United Methodist Church, the Sonrise Ringers, provided  Christmas music for the annual Christmas tour of the Governor’s Mansion in Atlanta.  
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Providence UMC will offer several classes for the new year

Providence United Methodist Church will offer many new classes for 2013.

Classes offered on Wednesday evenings include:

Winning at Work and Home, a 16-week study for men, focuses on the areas central to a man’s life: career and family. It explores how a man can enjoy and engage his work and how he can relate to a woman in a whole new way.

The class is led by Tom Nolan at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Financial Peace: Providence UMC will offer Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace” beginning Jan. 16. The class will meet on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. for nine weeks. Read More»

PTCUMC will offer GriefShare, DivorceCare starting this week

The new session of DivorceCare at Peachtree City United Methodist Church will begin on Wednesday, Jan. 9. The meeting time is from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. weekly on Wednesday evenings at the church, 225 Robinson Rd. in Peachtree City.

DivorceCare is a weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. It’s a place to be around people who understand and a place to obtain valuable information about ways to heal from the hurt of divorce.

For information, visit www.ptcumc.org or contact Susan McCormick, 404-405-5343 or Kevin McCormick, 770-891-1177. Read More»