Edna Ruth Norsworthy

Beth Moore’s Praise and Worship Team featuring Travis Cottrell worship team leader will be in concert at 7 p.m. on Jan. 22 at South Luverne Baptist Church (SLBC).

The worship team will also lead the morning worship service at 10:50 a.m. on Jan. 22. The public is invited to join SLBC for this special event. No admission will be charge.

If you would like to make a donation to help with expenses please make your check out to South Luverne and mail to 887 South Glenwood Road, Luverne, AL. 36049.

For more information contact Pastor Mike Green at 335-6850 or www.southluvernebc.org or Event Coordinator Debra Moseley at 527-3602 or dhmoseley@troycable.net.

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The quarterly meeting of the Alabama Crenshaw WMU will be held at South Luverne Baptist Church on Jan. 17. The public and all churches are invited and welcome to come hear Pastor Neal Hughes speak at 7 p.m.

Pastor Neal is the pastor of Hope Community Church and the director of Project Hope for the Montgomery Baptist Association. He is also a North American Mission Board missionary. Pastor Neal is a friend to everyone. He loves people and people love him. He has a huge heart full of love for people, especially those who do not yet know Jesus as their Savior and Lord.

After two decades of pasturing in the local church, God issued a revised career calling to Hughes. God led him to leave the comfort zone in the local church and create the Community of Hope, which host cell groups around the city and acts as a church &uot;with out walls&uot;. More than 4,000 people have accepted Christ through this ministry.

Come out and hear Pastor Neal as he tells of other community developments that have been added to this ministry. Currently almost 1,700 people participate in Bible Study through Community of Hope.

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The Family Guidance Center of Alabama located in Dothan hosted an appreciation Christmas Party for all the residents at Meadowcrest Community on Dec. 14.

The Training Department of The Family Guidance center meets at Meadowcrest Community room twice a month. Supervisor Lori Gilley and trainers, Shannon Adams, Sandi Prestige and Christine Jordan served refreshments. Following the food and fellowship they directed everyone in games of Bingo. All in attendance won a lot of nice prizes.

The residents and the site mangers all agreed that these ladies really knew how to host a party. Also upon leaving all residents were presented a bag of fruit from ARD Inc., which owns and operates Meadowcrest Apartments

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Dorothy Cleo Stephens of Luverne and her daughter, Doris Haag of Montgomery, spent Christmas in Atlanta, Ga. visiting grandchildren and great grand children.

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Mrs. Lucy Cook of Meadowcrest Community had several holiday guests on Christmas day.

Her daughters, Kathy (Robert) McGough and son Randy of Honoraville and Shelia Atkinson and her daughter April of Bradleyton visited. Clarence and Sarah Pouncey of Montgomery also visited during the weekend.

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Ms. Minnie Lunsford of Meadowcrest Community spent Christmas week with her brother Lamar Armstrong of Gantt.

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The residents of Meadowcrest were blessed by Luverne High School Key Club members, which visited each resident and gave them special written messages on beautiful Christmas cards.

Shirley Hartin, teacher at LHS, sponsors the LHS Key Club. Other groups visiting and singing Christmas Carols to Meadowcrest residents was the Luverne Nursing Rehab staff, which gave each one a bag of goodies and the choir from The Repairers of The Breach Church warmed their hearts.

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A design created by Beth Rogers of Rutledge recently placed second in a contest that had entrants from across the United States.

Rogers, who owns Rogers Web Services, was one of 15 entrants in the contest, which was for a logo for an online graphics design group.

The group, which is hosted by Graphic-Design.com (www.graphic-design.com), is an online meeting place for professional designers. Designers can ask and answer questions related to their craft, as well as have other off-topic discussions.

Congratulations!

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This Week: Help me look on others, O Lord, with love and a desire to help rather than with envy.

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If you have any comments, suggestions or information you would like to submit to this column, call Mrs. Norsworthy at 335-6643.