St. Clare's Episcopal

Sunday: 9 a.m. Adult Christian Education; 10:15 Children's Sunday School; Holy Eucharist 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Ladies Luncheon 11:45 a.m. (3rd Wed.); Choir Rehearsal 5 p.m.; Holy Eucharist at Branan Lodge 1 p.m. (last Wed. of the month)

Thursday: Centering Prayer support group 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. (1st & 3rd Thursdays); Daughters of the King 6 p.m. (2nd Thursday)

For more information call 706- 745-0607.

AA-NA Meeting

The Sanctuary at Immanuel House will hold open meetings for AA/NA at 7 p.m. Monday evenings at 4376 Wren Drive, Blairsville, Georgia. Call for directions at 706- 781-2922.

Mountain Presbyterian

Sunday at 9:45 a.m., Christian Education; 11 a.m. Worship Service; followed by a time for coffee and conversation.

Monday and Wednesday: AA/Al- Anon meetings at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Tuesday mornings The Quilt Guild meets at 9:30 a.m. for a work day. Wednesday mornings we have Bible Study at 11 a.m. and everyone is welcome. Wonderful Wednesday's starts at 5 p.m. with study courses and dinner. Call the church for details. 706- 745-8036. Choir rehearsals at 7 p.m.

Adult education- spiritual journey

Our Faith Journey is a series of adult education courses designed to encourage spiritual growth and development in our personal journey as well as in our journey as a congregation.

The Adult education class meets each Sunday in the Parish Hall from 9 to 10 AM. The class is open to all.

For further information about what is presented each Sunday, watch this page of your newspaper or call 706 745 o607.

St. Clare's Episcopal Church, 1272 Ledford Road, Blairsville, Ga.

Lunch on the Hill

You are invited to "Lunch on the Hill," every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. till 2:00 p.m.The meal is home cooked and always delicious. Menu changes weekly; some of our choices are: Zion's Slow Smoked BBQ, Homemade Soups and Chili, Prime Meatloaf with Real Mashed Potatoes, Spaghetti with Special Sauce, etc. A favorite hit, Tom's Famous Chicken 'n Dumplings, is served the last Wednesday of each month. Salad selection, homemade dessert and drink rounds out the meal. All proceeds go towards missions of the church. Donation $4. Zion UMC is the "little country church with a kudzu kind of love that just grows and grows"!

Beth Moore Simulcast event

Straight Talk About God's

Deliverance, Live via satellite on Saturday, February 24. In this once-in-a-lifetime simulcast event, Beth will bring you a personal, lifechanging message of deliverance and hope.

Join us at First Baptist Church of Blairsville from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Cost is $20 and includes lunch. For tickets call 706-745- 2469. Reservations for childcare are required. Music by Travis Cottrell.

All Saints Lutheran Church Lenten Services

All Saints Lutheran Church will hold Lenten Services beginning with Ash Wednesday, February 21, 2007. All the Wednesday services will begin at 7:00 p.m. with a "soup and sandwich" supper being served at 6:00 p.m. Pastor Dave Wesche will deliver the messages. The theme for the Lenten season is: The Body of Christ. Following is the schedule of services:

Feb. 21 - Ash Wednesday (service with communion) THE EYES OF CHRIST to see our needs

Feb. 28 THE FEET OF CHRIST to lead the way

Mar. 7 THE HANDS OF CHRIST to help and heal

Mar. 14 THE MOUTH OF CHRIST to speak God's Word

Mar. 21 THE EARS OF CHRIST to hear our prayers

Mar. 28 THE HEART OF CHRIST beating with love

Everyone is invited to come worship with us as we travel the road to Calvary during these coming weeks. All Saints Lutheran Church is located on Highway 76/515 just 4 miles east of Blairsville. For further information please call the church office at 706-745-7777.

Shabbat Morning Services

Mountain Synagogue will hold Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday, February 24th, 2007 at 10:30 A.M. in the Social Hall at St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church on Roller Mill Road in Franklin, NC.

Zvi Altman will conduct the services.

For additional information call (828) 293-5197 or (828) 524-9463.

Lenten lecture series announced at St. Luke's

"Colossians: a Prayer and Plea for Christian Maturity" will be the title of the Rector's 2007 Lenten Lectures at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Blue Ridge. The series begins Wednesday, Feb. 28, and continues through Wednesday, Mar. 28. Sessions will be held in Thomason Hall (ground floor of church) at 7 p.m. and will be preceded by a Lenten (meatless) soup supper at 6:30 p.m.

The Rev. Victor H. Morgan encouarages those planning to attend to begin reading St. Paul's Epistle to the Colossians. The book, he says, has four chapters and can easilty be read at one sitting.

St. Luke's is located at 7 Ewing St., across from the Blue Ridge Fairgrounds and Community Centre. For more information, call the parish office at (706) 632-8245.

Pancake Breakfast

St Clare's Episcopal Church, 1272 Ledford Rd., Blairsville, Ga., 706 745 0607

Come join us for a Pancake Breakfast on Shrove Tuesday, February 20, 2007 At 9AM til 12 Noon. Tickets at the door, $5.00 per person. For more information call 706-745-0607

Adult Education continues for the next few Sundays to explore the lives of the major early Christian Fathers and their contributions to the Christian Churches we have today.

Wild Game Dinner

Please come out to the Union County Elementary Academy Cafeteria in Blairsville, Ga., on March 3, 2007 at 6 p.m. for a wonderful night of good food and fellowship. Day of Grace Baptist Church will be sponsoring a wild game dinner that you won't want to miss. So much food you won't believe it! Bear, deer, fish, turkey, you name it! $8 donation per ticket or $45 donation per table which seats 6 people. Call pastor, Jeremy Henderson, at 706-897- 0493 or email him at jeremyhenderson@ windstream.net for your tickets!