I do not have the traditional Christian view of Christmas. Ever since my youngest days, I have looked upon Christmas as being a sort of rah-rah session for the faith, a substitute for having to pay attention on the other 364 days, replete with colored lights and pictures with Santa Claus.
Christian history shows the early church would borrow established...
Most people who haven’t finished (or even begun) their shopping are starting to worry about what gifts to give a friend, relative or spouse. Quick, what did you give or receive last year? How about two years ago? Most of us can’t remember, unless it was a big-ticket item.
What if you could give a gift that mattered; one that...
‘Tis the season .... That is, to not refer to the Christmas Season as the “Christmas Season.”
Of course, that’s old news. But what’s new news, or recent news, is the bewildering refusal in some quarters to call a Christmas tree a “Christmas tree.” Unfortunately, this isn’t new to those of us from the Pittsburgh area. On that, I’d like...
Last year’s best present was from neither friend nor loved one. It was gifted to me by life: One of those rare lessons that grows more beautiful in memory as time passes.
But when life tried to give it to me, I threw a bit of a tantrum. I did not want it. I stomped my feet, sniffed hard, determined...
I love Christmas! It’s a season of cheer and goodwill, wrapped in red and green. There’s an extra skip in our step and a song in our heart as the calendar unfolds and Christmas approaches. Christmas is a holy hug from heaven.
As BO Baker wrote, “It’s a carol of hope in a world of broken dreams . ....
Fellowship of Love Church has moved the location of worship to North Fayette Elementary School, 609 Kenwood Rd., Fayetteville, where there is ample parking and seating for the growing congregation. Services begin at 10 a.m.
The church also invites the community to its “Form the Future” Watch Night Worship experience on Thursday, Dec. 31 at 8 p.m.
Visit www.fellowshipoflovechurch.org for...
The Peachtree City United Methodist Church Four-Year-Old Preschool and Kindergarten Classes recently sang at “Home for the Holidays,” (top photo) an annual event held at the church for members who are homebound or living in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. Residents from Ashley Glen, Dogwood, and Heritage Assisted Living Facilities (bottom photo) enjoyed Christmas music, delicious food and...
Santa took some time out of his busy schedule to stop in at St. Andrew’s in the Pines Dayschool in Peachtree City. Austin Humphrey, shown above with Santa, wished him a safe trip and, of course, filled him in on his Christmas wish list. Photo/Special.
The Women’s Ministry at Fayetteville Christian Church recently celebrated “Baby’s First Christmas” by collecting supplies for the Fayette Pregnancy Resource Center. Shown above (L-R) are Lynn Hale, Ashley Getz, Lucy Hough, Director of Fayette PRC, Angie Stevens and Kathy Haney. Photo/Special.
Congregation B’nai Israel in Fayetteville will offer a two-part class on “Judaism - Are you Curious?” Saturday, Jan. 9 (part one) and Saturday, Jan. 16 (part two).Both sessions will be taught from 9 a.m. until noon.
Classes are free but donations will be accepted.
Both sessions will be held at Congregation B’nai Israel in Fayetteville. The classes will explain the differences...
GriefShare starts Jan. 7 in PTC
GriefShare, a Christ-centered support group for people grieving the death of someone close, will start Jan. 7 at Peachtree City United Methodist Church and will meet each Thursday night from 6:30 - 8 p.m. in room 308 at 225 Robinson Rd. GriefShare is non-demoninational and is open to anyone in the community that...
Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. Griffith of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Elizabeth, to James Ian Belanger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Belanger and Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Kennedy of Leesburg.
The bride-to-be is a 2003 graduate of Starr’s Mill High School and a 2007 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology where...
Jeane Soares da Silva and Tyler Patrick Duffy were married Nov. 30, 2009 at the Probate Court of Fayette County. Magistrate Judge Joe Tinsley conducted the wedding.
The bride is the daughter of Lucineide and Rinalvo da Silva of Brazil. The groom is the son of Ida Mae Duffy and the late Donald Francis Duffy.
Mr. and Mrs. Duffy plan a...
A proposal to up-size a “big box” store for a new shopping center on Ga. Highway 54 West is up for a vote by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.
Currently, the largest store allowed on the site is capped at 50,000 square feet, up from the city’s current limit of 32,000 square feet.
Now Capital City Development wants the cap...
As it stands now, and if nothing changes between now and then, the Fayette County School System will end the fiscal year June 30 with a fund balance of approximately $6.87 million. But that’s a big “if,” considering the state of the Georgia economy.
A financial report Dec. 14 by Comptroller Laura Brock to members of the Fayette County Board...
Recession or not, it took a while, but grading work for the 136,000-square-foot Sam’s Club at the Fisher Crossing retail development at Ga. Highway 34 and Fischer Road in east Coweta has begun. The retailer is expected to open in late 2010.
Developer Scott Seymour said he is pleased that the development is under way. Seymour several months ago correctly...
A teenage driver whose Monday morning wreck claimed the life of a fellow Sandy Creek High School student will face several criminal charges, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.
Delsia Radlein, 16, of Fayetteville, has been charged with vehicular homicide (second degree), driving too fast for conditions, failure to maintain lane, violation of Class D license restrictions and a...
It was five years ago that Fayetteville Police began what has become a holiday tradition for less fortunate kids. This year’s “Christmas with the Police” assisted five families and 13 children in having a Christmas to remember.
“Every time we’ve done this there’s been a great response from the families and the kids. You can see the joy in kid’s...
A proposed 48-acre residential annexation on Peachtree City’s eastern border received a unanimous “no” vote from the planning commission Monday night.
Hyde Investment Group wants to annex the property for a 21-home subdivision with minimum lot sizes of two acres. The site is located east of Peachtree City United Methodist Church along the city’s eastern limits and south of Ga....
A proposal to rezone a 1-acre lot along Ga. Highway 54 East in unincorporated Fayette County was denied by the county commission Thursday night.
Property owner John Alan Bell was asking for the parcel to be rezoned from residential to office use. The site is located just east of Lakeview Lane, which is in unincorporated Fayette County between Frank’s at...
Fayette schools 1-cent sales tax revenues are approaching $10 million since collections began coming in during May. Thus far approximately $1 million has been spent on technology, textbook purchases and computers.
School system Comptroller Laura Brock told the Fayette County Board of Education Dec. 14 that revenues from the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) are currently running ahead...
Fayette County, Georgia native, John Calvin Graves, 84, is believed to be the last surviving sailor who served on board the US Merchant Marine ship, the S.S. Stephen Leacock.
The ship was one of only two named in World War II for someone outside the United States. Stephen Leacock was viewed as Canada’s “Mark Twain.”
His summer home was in...
Georgia’s government has a responsibility to function openly, honestly, efficiently, and with integrity. The conduct of public officials is important when entrusted to oversee the public’s affairs.
Transparency and accountability have been intentionally erased in recent years by our current leadership. We need a much sharper focus on ethics.
Over the last several years, there has been a serious erosion of...
Bob Myers has figured me out. I am just a clown writing diatribes and should be put in jail.
Actually, Bob, that letter was supposed to be a bit humorous, though our country’s problems are not. What you did not offer is a solution of your own to any of the major crises facing us.
I don’t want to start a...
The elections in Peachtree City are over, yet The Citizen continues to publish articles submitted by our former mayor, Steve Brown, that are better measured not in column inches but in column feet.
His article, “Advice to new Council,” printed on Dec. 8, could have just as easily been delivered individually to the five members he was addressing. I, for...
The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:
Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
Tuesday, December 8 - Monday, December 14
Misty Gale Ellison, 27, of Jones Road, Forest Park, for probation violation and financial identity fraud (2).
Catherine Adrianna Driver, 20, of Primrose Court, Fayetteville, for failure to appear.
Ritchie Carter,...
It was a discussion the first week of December at a meeting of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) about a possible 1-cent sales tax for regional or statewide transportation projects being included on the November 2010 ballot. ARC member and Fayette County Commission Chairman Jack Smith said issues exist with both ideas and that neither are likely to be...
The Fayetteville Planning Department is recommending approval of 11 additional monument signs proposed for the Fayette Pavilion. The proposal, along with another involving permanent lighting at the soccer field on Tiger Trail, will be heard at the Dec. 17 City Council meeting.
The Nov. 16 request by DDRC Regional Property Manager Don Jurenek noted the need of retailers along the...
Members of the Civil Air Patrol and the Sandy Creek High School Junior ROTC place holiday wreaths at graves of war veterans at Fayetteville’s cemetery Saturday morning. The somber event was followed by a brief ceremony including a nationwide moment of silence at 11 a.m. The wreaths were purchased by funds raised from the community. Photo/John Munford.
All Saints Anglican Church, now located at 225 S. Peachtree Parkway, will offer Advent Lessons and Carols at the 10:30 a.m. service next Sunday, Dec. 20.
On Christmas Eve, a Family Service, with nursery provided, will be held at 5 p.m. Lessons and Carols will be held at 10:30 p.m. and a Midnight Candlelight Mass will be held at 11...
At the Cathedral of Christ the King in Sharpsburg on Sunday, Dec. 6, Thomas Metzger, age 12, presided over much of the Sunday service as “Boy Bishop,” in an ancient European ceremony which offers a lesson in humility and recognition of the wisdom of youthful innocence. Thomas also preached a brief sermon he had written himself. Members of the...
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church will offer a Jazz Christmas Service Sunday, Dec. 20, at 6 p.m.
The Christ Our Shepherd Clarinet Choir and Saxophone Quartet will play arrangements of familiar carols. They will combine to form the Christmas Jazz Ensemble, which will also include keyboard, bass and drums.
Karl Dietmeyer founded all these groups, and he will conduct them on...
Deacon Jason Epps Recently preached his first Sunday morning sermon at The Cathedral of Christ the King in Sharpsburg, filling the pulpit for his father, Bishop David Epps, who was out of town. A graduate of Georgia State University, Epps has completed all course work at St. Michael’s Seminary for the master of ministry degree. He and his wife,...
Inman plans Christmas dinner Dec. 16
Inman United Methodist Church will have its churchwide Christmas dinner in the Fellowship Hall Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m. Special entertainment will be provided by the Rev. Herzen Andone, pastor of Peachtree City UMC. For more information, call 770-461-2123.
CDM will host revival Friday
Christ Discipleship Ministries (CDM) in Fairburn,will host a Back To Jesus...
