| By JOHN HATCHER
Pastor Dr. Luke recalls the story of Jesus visiting in the home of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus (three siblings). Because Martha was busy making preparations for supper, she protested to Jesus that her sister, Mary, was not doing her fair share. Mary was quietly sitting at the feet of Jesus just listening to his every word. At that time, Jesus made a call, a decision that has forever shaped what’s important although we have to re-learn the lesson again and again. He told the hurried Martha that “only one thing was necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her” (Luke 10: 42). The new building for St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Sharpsburg may be seen on its 40-acre site much sooner than anticipated. The initial capital campaign, “Our Faith, Our Future” has raised more than 73 percent of its goal of $1.2 million in just five weeks. First Baptist Church Peachtree City is sponsoring “Let’s Go A.W.O.L*” (*Away With Our Lord), as an introduction to silent retreats, Monday and Tuesday, May 17-18. The 28 hour retreat, with 24 hours of silence, introduces the silent retreat experience at an Atlanta retreat center on a bluff overlooking the Chattahoochee River. The Rev. Dr. Mark Outlaw, presently the minister at Bethany United Methodist Church in north Fayette County, will move to Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church near Ola in Henry County next month. The move comes as a part of the North Georgia United Methodist Conference’s annual church reappointments. Life Line Family Worship Center will have a “Holy Spirit Explosion,” revival Thursday, May 13 and Friday, May 14, at 7:30 p.m. nightly Corporate Prayer begins 30 minutes before each service. The Mission Store Vintage and Thrift Shop is now accepting applications for volunteers to help sort, clean and mend clothes, restock racks and do miscellaneous other jobs. District Four Health Services and its collaborative partners will host a three-day conference titled “Aligning Faith and Health: Seasons of Opportunities,”Wednesday through Friday, May 12-14, on the campus of Gordon College in Barnesville. |
