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Adams Tabernacle CME Revival and Homecoming
Adams Tabernacle CME Church, Haddock, will be having Revival Wednesday, Aug. 10, speaker Rev. Jarvin Adside; Thursday, Aug. 11, speaker Rev. Dr. Donald R.
Jordan; and Friday, Aug.
12, speaker Rev. Colby McKenzie at 7 p.m. nightly.
Homecoming will be Sunday, Aug. 14 with guest Rev.
Orlando DeShazier at 2 p.m.
Elam Baptist Homecoming
Elam Baptist Church, 203 Elam Church Road, will be having Homecoming Aug. 14 at 11:00 a.m.
St. James AME Revival and Homecoming
St. James AME Church in Bradley will be having a community-wide Revival Aug. 16, 17, and 18 at 7:00 p.m. nightly at Carol Park in Gray.
Homecoming will be Aug.
21, at 2 p.m. Contact Lucy Coxton for more information at 478-538-1119 or 478-221-3336.
Pitts Chapel Homecoming
Pitts Chapel United Methodist Church, 132 Pitts Chapel Road, will be having Homecoming Sunday, Aug. 28 at 10:00 a.m.
Lunch to follow the service at 11:15 a.m. Pitts Chapel UMC would also like to invite everyone for worship each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Grief Share Recovery Seminar
Bradley Baptist Church, Gray, Grief Share Recovery seminar and support group meets each Thursday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. through Nov. 3. No cost required.
For more information, call Barbara Robinson at 986-5895 or the church office at 986- 4995.
Friends of the Library book sale
The Friends of the Library will have a book sale Saturday, Aug. 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 273 Railroad St. on JC Pre-K campus, building next to the high school track. Many books are free.
Proceeds go to the Jones County Public Library. Feature of the month: WESTERNS.
Hunter education classes
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will be conducting the required Hunter Safety classes soon in Jones County. Georgia Law requires the Hunter Safety Certification for anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1961 in order to hunt on public lands. A classroom course taught by qualified instructors with hands-on training will be taught on Saturday, Aug.
20, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This class will be held at the Jones County Fire Station 5 in Wayside. Attendance is required to be certified. There is no cost for this class. All supplies are provided.
Signing up for the classes on the DNR website is required and easy. Go to https:// georgiawildlife.com/hunting/ huntereducation and click on the ‘Find and sign up for a class’ under FREE COURSES.
Create an account if you do not have one. Make sure the account is for the student taking the class. If you have any questions or problems call, or text the instructor at 478-258-7742 or email mdsteed@live.com. Bring something to drink. Lunch is not provided, but options will be available at a small cost.
JCFD Station 1 fundraiser
Station 1 Fire Department will have a live drawing Sept. 3, at 12 noon for a $500 Bass Pro Shop gift card. Tickets are $10 each. Proceeds go towards Station 1 to help with supplies, training, etc.
To purchase a ticket, call Mr.
Johnson at 478-955-1610 or available at Station 1 on Highway 49.
Ocmulgee CASA training
Ocmulgee Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will hold its Fall volunteer training every Monday and Wednesday, beginning Sept.
14 through Oct. 9, from 1-4 p.m. at Lakeview Academy in Milledgeville. Trainees must attend all nine sessions to complete the training.
CASA volunteers serve as the voice for children in foster care. They attend court hearings and advocate for the best interests of the child. For more information, please call 478-452-9170 or visit ocmulgeecasa.org.
Velma McFadden Food Bank
Velma McFadden Missionary Food Bank will be at Greater Jordan Chapel, 1415 Highway 22 East, Haddock, on the following schedule each month: First Saturday, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Third Thursday, 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Mobile Food Truck Distribution - Fourth Wednesday, 11 a.m. until all is gone.
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• Bradley Baptist Church will have 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 10:00 a.m.
• The JCHS FFA Alumni Chapter 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-Anon meets every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Jones County Senior Center, 126 Senior Center Way. For information, call 986-7192.
• AA meets at the American Legion Building every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 986-3207.
• St. Paul AME Church will be 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.
• Narconon of Georgia offers help 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.
• The Jones County Kiwanis Club meets every Monday in the fellowship hall of Gray Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.
• New Harvest Church of God, 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.
• The Gray City Council meets the first Monday of each month at the D.V. Childs Civic Center at 6:00 p.m.
• The Gray Jaycees meet the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m., in the lobby of Main Street,109 James Street, downtown Gray. For more information, contact Gray Jaycee President, Michael Fields at 478- 414-8087.
• Gray Station Middle school council meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
• American Legion Post 142 meets 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@ #3975-D
windstream.net.
• The Jones County Cruisers meet the first Monday of each month at Chevy’s Pizza at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call Dannie Curtis at 258-5502.
• The Gray Downtown Development Authority meets the second Monday of each month in the conference room at City Hall at noon.
• The Jones County Amateur 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.
• The Jones County Democratic Party meets the fourth Monday in each month September - May at the W.E. Knox Civic Center.
• The Jones County High School Touchdown Club meets the first Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Lee Perkins, (478) 973-2018.
• The Jones County Children In Care Parent’s Association meets the third Monday of each month at Elam Baptist Church from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• The City of Gray Historic Preservation Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month in City Hall’s conference room at 6:00 p.m.
• The Marine Corps League Detachment #970 meets the first Tuesday of each month at United Community Church, 2411 Heath Road, Macon, at 6:00 p.m. For further information, call Ed Barbee, 960-3917.
• The Sexual Assault Survivors (SAS) group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Reflections Psychotherapy LLC from 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. For more information, call (706) 224-3396 or email angiemeells@yahoo.com.
• The Jones County High School Band Boosters meet the second Tuesday of each month in the band room or the lunch room at 6:30 p.m.
