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THIS WEEK &
BEYOND
Book sale
Friends of the Library will have a book sale Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 273 Railroad Street in Gray, next to the JCHS track. Cookbooks, 4/$1. Many free books.
Children’s, 5/$1. Feature of the month - Christmas. Sponsored by Friends of the Library of Jones County.
Volunteer piano player needed
Volunteer piano player needed for small church group. Practice just once a month and play just once a month. Call Mike at 478-986-6935.
Ocmulgee CASA Volunteer Training
Ocmulgee Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will hold a new volunteer training class beginning January 18, from 1-4 pm at Lakeview Academy in Milledgeville. The 9 required training sessions will be held every Monday and Wednesday through February 15. CASA volunteers serve as the voice for children in foster care. For more information, please call 478-452-9170.
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.
REGULAR
MEETINGS
• 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 10:00 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 986-7192.
• AAmeetsattheAmerican Legion Building every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call 986-3207.
• 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.
• NarcononofGeorgiaoffers 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.
• TheJonesCountyKiwanisClub meets every Monday in the fellowship hall of Gray Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m.
• 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.
• TheGrayJayceesmeetthe 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.
• 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.
• TheJonesCountyCruisersmeet the first Monday of each month at Chevy’s Pizza at 7:00 p.m. For more information, call Dannie Curtis at 258-5502.
• 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.
• TheJonesCountyDemocratic Party meets the fourth Monday in each month September - May at the W.E. Knox Civic Center.
• TheJonesCountyHighSchool Touchdown Club meets the first Thursday of each month. For more information, contact Lee Perkins, (478) 973-2018.
• TheJonesCountyChildrenIn Care Parent’s Association meets the third Monday of each month at Elam Baptist Church from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
• TheCityofGrayHistoric Preservation Commission meets the first Tuesday of each month in City Hall’s conference room at 6:00 p.m.
• TheMarineCorpsLeague 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.
• TheSexualAssaultSurvivors (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.
• TheJonesCountyHighSchool Band Boosters meet the second Tuesday of each month in the band room or the lunch room at 6:30 p.m.
• TheJonesCountyBoardof Commissioners meets the first and third Tuesday of each month in the Charlotte C. Wilson Conference Room at 6:00 p.m.
• ThealumniofWhittle Elementary School, Spring Street, Macon, meet the second Tuesday of each month at Fresh Air Bar-B-Que, 3070 Riverside Drive in Macon, at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Mike King, (478) 994-6757, or email Bobby Sanders at rasanders@cox.net.
• TheOldCapitalCarClubmeets the second Tuesday of each month at the IHOP, Wal-Mart Market Central, 2598 N.
Columbia St. in Milledgeville, at 6:30 p.m. for dinner, followed by the meeting at 7:30 p.m. All auto enthusiasts are invited to attend.
For more information, call (478) 453-0295.
• GrayGardenClubmeetsonthe first Tuesday of the month at the Bradley Baptist Church 10:00 a.m.
• TheDomesticViolenceSurvivors (DVS) group meets the third 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.
• TheYoungAtHeartcovered-dish luncheon and program of First Baptist Church meets the last Tuesday of each month, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
• GreaterFaithRevelational Outreach Ministries, 1501 Highway 22 East, Haddock, distributes free nonperishable canned goods every Wednesday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
This food bank ministry is free for those who are in need.
Monetary donations, as well as canned goods, are also accepted. Their prayer line is also open from 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Call 361-1303, 932-0142 or 932-5760.
• TheJonesCountyRotaryClub meets every Wednesday at Agave Azul.
• TheKeepJonesBeautiful Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at the W.E. Knox Civic Center in the Tammy Brittain Conference Room at 11:00 a.m.
• HeartsOfLoveCovenant Community Medical Clinic, 221 Gray Highway, Gray, is open every Thursday from 4-7 p.m., with a physician and three PAs there. Income eligibility requirements must be met. For more information, contact the clinic director, Goldie Hicks, 731-9961, or Beth Fox, office manager, 361-1554.
• GreaterFaithissponsoring“Men Laying It On The Line” every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• NewHopeBaptistChurch meets every Thursday at 7:00 p.m. for their prayer vigil and community visitation.
