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Christmas Parade
Sponsored by Masonic Lodge # 430. Dec. 9, 7 p.m. Make-up date for weather will be Dec. 11, 7 p.m.
Live drive-thru Nativity
Dec. 12 – 14, from 6 – 9 p.m. weather permitting.
Free admission and free hot chocolate. Gray Methodist Church, 121 Gordon St. in downtown Gray.
Book Sale
Jones County Friends of the Library will have their monthly book sale, Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Located at the Jones County Pre-K Building E.
Books for all ages. $.50 and $1.00. All proceeds go to our own Jones County Library.
Messiah Performances
George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has been celebrated as a musical observance of the Advent and Christmas season for more than two centuries. This event is a long-standing tradition for Middle Georgia as a beginning of the Christmas season. The Choral Society of Middle Georgia, the Mercer University Choir, featured soloists, and orchestra will present Handel’s masterpiece at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Macon, under the direction of Dr.
Gary G. Gerber.
The concert is offered on two nights: Thurs., Dec 4, and Fri., Dec. 5. The time for both nightsis7:30p.m. Thebeauty and holiness of St. Joseph Catholic Church brings even greater magnificence to the Messiah. Thechurchislocated at 830 Poplar Street in Macon.
Admission is $15 per person.
Children 12 and under and all students with school ID’s are free. Tickets may be purchased online or at the door. To purchase tickets online, visit the Choral Society of Middle Georgia website at www. choralsocietymga.com.
REGULAR
MEETINGS
• TheFederatedGardenClub of Gray meets monthly on the first Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. at Bradley Baptist Church with the exception of May and December. Members discuss participation in upcoming events in the area and projects beautifying our community. Visitors are welcome to attend. For information, call 478-986-8898.
• BibleStudyatJarocho’sMexican Restaurant each Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. All invited.
• BradleyBaptistChurchwillhave Sunday services at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Drive-in services can tune to 89.1 for both services.
Sunday school will be at 10 a.m.
• TheJCHSFFAAlumniChapter meets the second Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. inside the JCHS lunchroom.
Membership is open to anyone, even if they were not a former FFA member.
• Al-AnonmeetseveryTuesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Jones County Senior Center, 126 Senior Center Way. For information, call 478-986-7192.
• AAmeetsattheAmerican Legion Building, 304 Old Clinton Road, every Sunday, Tuesday (except the first Tuesday of each month), and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 478-986-3207. The AA Hotline is 833-643-4222.
• St.PaulAMEChurchwillbe having a clothing bank the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at 127 Saint Paul Church Circle.
• TheJonesCountyKiwanisClub meets every Monday in the fellowship hall of Gray Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.
• TheJonesCountyCruisersMeets 1st Monday of each month at Dairy Queen. 6PM for social time and 7PM meeting. Contact Danny Curtiss for further info at 478-986-6306.
• NarcononofGeorgiaoffershelp for drug and alcohol addiction.
For more information, call Narconon of Georgia at 1-877 413-3073 or visit www.drugsno. com. Narconon offers referrals, free assessments, drug education and out-patient rehabilitation.
• NewHarvestChurchofGod, 12689 Highway 87, Juliette, hosts a community prayer service every Monday in the sanctuary at 6:30 p.m.; it does not end until everyone is finished praying.
Everyone is invited. For more information, contact pastor Mark Moore, 478-993-6705, or Tina McMurray, 478-957-7299.
• TheGrayCityCouncilmeetsthe first Monday of each month at the D.V. Childs Civic Center at 6:00 p.m.
• GrayStationMiddleSchool council meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
• AmericanLegionPost142meets the first Tuesday of each month at 314 Old Clinton Road (directly behind Tri-County EMC) at 6:30 p.m. For more information, email graylegionpost142@windstream. net.
• TheGrayJayceesmeetthe second Monday of each month at 7 p.m., in the lobby of Main St., 109 James St., downtown Gray.
For more information, contact Gray Jaycee President, Michael Fields at 478-414-8087.
• TheGrayDowntown Development Authority meets the second Monday of each month in the conference room at City Hall at noon.
• TheJonesCountyAmateur Radio Society (JCARS) meets the first Thursday of each month at the Jones County EMA office classroom on Industrial Boulevard in Gray at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Amateur Radio License testing begins at 5:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month at this same location. For more information, call Gary at 737 2077.
