Ann’s Thrift Shop, 1724 Hwy. 80 in Bloomingdale. Open from 10AM to 5PM. Closed on Wednesdays and Sundays. We offer good, used furniture at reasonable prices, very nice clothes, Avon products at discount prices, and much more!

For Sale... HUGE safe, weighs 1000 lbs. $950, call 912-823-3419.

Antique Upright Piano, cherry wood, fully restored, great condition, $900. Call 656-2343.

12-minute turbo tanning bed, 2005 model, $7,000 or best offer, call 728-5605 or 656-5515.

EZ Go Golf cart GT, 2006 model, red, gas, paid $6500, asking $4500. Call 728-7788.

2006 Kubota L2800 tractor, 4 x 4, just $11,500. Call 728-7788.

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-God

Bulletin Board Briefs

• Grace United Methodist Church on Waters Avenue will once again offer their legendary pit-barbeque for sale at the church's annual Fall Festival from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 28, 2006. Pit-barbeque pork dinners, prepared on the church premises, will be offered for sale as well as a selection of homemade desserts and other specialty items.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. free activities for children will include a bike rodeo, fire department demonstrations and face painting. Comic book artist, Tom Lyle, will be there along with other games and activities to entertain and delight children of all ages. Since 1948 low country residents have looked forward to this highly anticipated event.

"Some think Grace fixes the best pit-barbeque in the region. People drive in from all over the Coastal Empire. I know some that come in from Beaufort, South Carolina for this barbeque," said Geri Hannah, event chairperson. Slow cooked and mouth-watering, this pit-barbeque is a labor of love. Cooks tend the coals through the night so that an estimated 1200 of Grace's famous barbeque dinners can be served complete with roll, green beans and homemade potato salad.

All proceeds benefit on-going missions and community outreach programs of the church. Grace United Methodist Church is located at 6412 Waters Avenue in Savannah. Tickets go on sale October 1, 2006. Cost per dinner is $7 for adults and $3.50 for children. Cash or checks accepted. Purchase tickets through church members or church office. Phone 354-3411, Fax 352-9632 or graceunitedme891@bellsouth.net. Dinners may be purchased day of event at no extra charge but availability cannot be guaranteed. Eat at the church or pick up dinners to go between 11a.m. to 4 p.m. on October 28, 2006.

• Open Door Ministries and Pastor Neil Bush invite you to join us Oct 20th & 21st, Friday & Saturday night, to hear Apostle Ebenezer Sefah from Ghana West Africa. He is the National Coordinator of Gospel Crusade in Ghana & is the overseer of more than 100 churches. He was born the son of a King and gave up his heritage to serve the King of Kings. Our meetings start each night at 7:30 at Joel’s Place, 13 North Coastal Hwy in Port Wentworth. The cost is free & if any questions call church office at 964-5001.

• KIDNEY FUND YARD SALE

Ephesus Church is sponsoring a yard sale for one of its church family. Proceeds will benefit National Foundation for Transplants-GA Kidney Fund in honor of Charles Sapp. At The Georgian Apartments, 105 Lisa Street (behind Walmart-Rincon), on Saturday, October 14th, 8 AM -12 Noon.

• A silent auction will be held on Saturday, November 11th, 5-8 pm at Rincon United Methodist Church. Items for bid include antique and handmade furniture, artwork, simulated jet aircraft flight (Flight Safety), designer handbags, gift baskets, etc. No entrance fee. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres provided. Baked goods available for purchase. All proceeds to benefit the church’s building fund. More information: 826-5940 - Delores Dukes.

• The Fellowship presents... REVIVAL with The McGregors! These two brothers are no strangers to the Savannah community and they will be returning to The Fellowship, Sunday through Wednesday, October 15th through the 18th. Sunday Morning, October 15th at 10:30 AM, no PM Service; Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, October 16th, 17th, and 18th, at 7 PM. All are invited to come and be blessed by the incredible worship and anointed preaching of The McGregors. Children’s ministry and childcare provided for newborn through five years. The Fellowship is located at 5224 Augusta Road (Hwy. 21) in Garden City. For more information, call 964-4243.

• Groundbreaking Celebration!!!

Sunday, November 5th, 12:30 – 3:00pm: Rincon United Methodist Church will be hosting a groundbreaking celebration for our new Family Life Center that will located at the intersection of Weisenbaker and Fort Howard Road. A complimentary hamburger and hotdog lunch will be provided along with musical entertainment. Lunch will be served at 12:30pm, followed by the groundbreaking ceremony at 1:00pm.

Beginning at 12:15pm a trolley shuttle will transport passengers to and from the church’s current site on 107 Savannah Avenue to the construction site on Fort Howard Road. Please join us for worship at 11:00am (107 Savannah Ave.) and then board the trolley for the celebration following our service. This event is open to the entire community. Please BYOS (Bring Your Own Shovel) for the groundbreaking.

• Magnolia Manor on the Coast is proud to host A “Key Event” Time of Renewal taking place Sunday, October 15th through Thursday, October 19th. In the “Key Event” Time of Renewal, the people celebrate the mighty acts of God's intervention in human history through a focus on the Incarnation at Christmas, the Atonement at Good Friday, the Resurrection at Easter and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Even though the four great Christian holy days of Christmas, Good Friday, Easter and Pentecost celebrate the powerful action of God's intervention in human history they are rarely celebrated as one sweeping event.

Although the general format of the “Key Event” is a ministry of the World Methodist Council, the idea to organize and reach out to residents and friends of Magnolia Manor on the Coast was facilitated by Reverend Whit Byram, the Director of Spiritual Care with Magnolia Manor's three coastal campuses at St. Simons, Richmond Hill and St. Marys. According to Rev. Byram, the primary aim of the “Key Event” is to enable people to experience the dynamic presence of the living Christ and share the good news of Christ Jesus with others by word and deed. Magnolia Manor offers many spiritual care opportunities for residents including a Sunday afternoon service and weekday morning devotionals.

Events are free and open to Magnolia Manor residents, staff, family, and friends. All events will be held at the Chapel at Magnolia Manor on the Coast. For more information, please call Julie Gartside at 912-756-4300 or Rev. Whit Byram at 912-638-3844, ext. 17.

Magnolia Manor on the Coast, located in Richmond Hill, is a non-profit, active, rental retirement community for seniors age 62 and older. It offers 120 one and two-bedroom apartment homes with full kitchens and patios. Located on 40 wooded acres, Magnolia Manor offers stimulating social and cultural activities and has amenities such as a wellness center with indoor exercise pool, barber and beauty salon, library and media center, game and activity rooms, three full-service dining rooms, as well as a formal parlor and chapel. Secure, safe and maintenance free, Magnolia Manor in Richmond Hill is a wonderful place to be. Now offering peace of mind with on-site assisted living. For more information or to request a brochure, please call (912) 756-4300.

• St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 155 Goshen Road in Rincon will hold its 2nd Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 21, from 8 AM until the fun’s all over!! Giant sale of new and used items, baked goods, and raffle drawings for wonderful prizes. Huge fun slide for the kids and a children’s talent show at 2 PM. Food and drinks on sale all day. Come by and visit our church and join the fun!

• Chevis Oaks Baptist Church, located at 102 Sylvania Road in the Ogeechee Farms area will have “The Standridges” in Concert on Sunday night, October 15th at 6 PM. The Standridges are a Southern Gospel Music Group out of Hemingway, South Carolina.

• Olive Branch Baptist Church is having our Annual Fall Festival! It will be held on the church grounds on Saturday, October 28. This event will start at 3 PM followed by supper at 6 PM. At 7 PM, we will have an open air concert. So bring your favorite blanket or lawn chair and enjoy some good Christian music! As always, everything is free and open to the public.

• Family Fun begins with a visit to the Pumpkin Patch at Bethesda United Methodist Church. The “Patch” opens to the public at 10 AM on Tuesday, October 17 and features pumpkins, pumpkin pies, and on weekday mornings, Pumpkin Patch story time. Open daily from 10 AM to 7 PM, October 17th to October 31st. Bethesda UMC is located at 3608 Midland Road, 2 miles north of GA Hwy. 30. Pumpkin Patch Story Time will feature stories, pumpkin hunts, snacks and juice for the children, and a pumpkin to take home ($2 donation for each child). Group reservations accepted. For more information or to reserve a time for you group, contact Tammy Saxon, Youth Coordinator, at 308-5258.

• Come see and hear "The Gospelaires Quartet" from Warner Robins, Georgia on Saturday, October 21, 2006, 6 PM - 8 PM at Trinity Chapel UMC, 10th & Butler, Tybee Island. For more information, please call 786-6377.

• St. Paul’s Episcopal Church to hold annual Fall Fair - On Saturday, October 28th from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (corner of 34th and Abercorn in Savannah) will hold their Annual Fall Fair to raise money for community outreach and overseas missions. The fair will feature numerous booths with a variety of items for sale, a silent auction, a Luncheon Café featuring BBQ plates and take-out Boston butts and chicken, with entertainment provided by the Boomerang Band. The Fair is free and open to the public, with ample and free on-street parking near the church. The Fall Fair will be preceded by a Preview Party on Friday, October 27th at 7 p.m. Attendees will enjoy hors d’oeuvres, music and a live and silent auction. Tickets are only $25/person or $40 per couple. For more information, contact St. Paul’s at 232-0274.

• Ellabell United Methodist Church, Hwy 204 in Ellabell, will be having their Barbecue Dinner sale on October 21, 2006, 11 AM - 2 PM. Chicken or pork dinner only $6. Plus, UMW Bake Sale and Silent Auction! Come join us for good food and great fellowship.

• Gospel Sing...at Cokesbury United Methodist Church at 5411 Skidaway Road on October 14, 2006, at 7 PM, with Glory Land Singers from Brunswick, GA and Gospel 4 from Statesboro, GA. Call 748-6174 and ask for Claude, for more information.

• Barbecue ~ UMW Bake Sale ~ Silent Auction! Ellabell United Methodist Church will host a Barbecue Dinner sale on Saturday, October 21st, 11 AM - 2 PM, chicken dinner or pork dinner for $6. Come join us for good food and great fellowship! The church is located at 3079 Hwy 204 in Ellabell.

• St. Boniface Catholic Church will have their annual chicken dinner October 21st beginning at 10:00 am. Tickets are $6.50 and are now on sale. Delivery will be available when 10 or more dinners are purchased. Please all 754-7473 for more information.

• The Annual Congregation Mickve Israel Shalom Y'all Jewish Food Festival is coming! Sunday, October 29th at Forsyth Park, from 11am til 4pm. For more information, call 1-800-728-6610.

• Obsessive Compulsive Anonymous meets every Monday, 7:00 p.m. at New Faith Community Church, Pooler Georgia. No cost to attend. Call 748-9051 or 844-6967 www.ocapoolerga.com.

Q: This may seem like a strange question, but I work in our county's tax collection office, and I don't understand why Jesus condemned tax collectors so much. After all, if we didn't collect taxes, we couldn't have good government, could we? Am I doing something wrong? - Mrs. D.C.

A: No, not at all; you have an important responsibility, and the Bible encourages us to support good government by our taxes. The Bible says, "Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue" (Romans 13:7).

In Jesus' day, however, being a tax collector (or a "publican," as older translations called them) meant something far different from what it means today. In Jesus' day, tax collecting often was seen as a corrupt and dishonorable profession, and the reason is because the Roman government allowed tax collectors to keep anything they could collect beyond the actual taxes. In other words, tax collectors often made people pay far more than they actually owed, and they then kept the excess.

Jesus condemned this and urged tax collectors to be fair and just. He even welcomed them when they came to Him. On one occasion, an important tax collector named Zacchaeus decided to follow Jesus. Jesus forgave his sins, and in return Zacchaeus promised, "If I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount" (Luke 19:8).

No matter who we are, God loves us, and Jesus Christ wants to forgive us and save us. If you have never done so, invite Him into your life and ask Him to help you live for Him every day.

(Send your queries to "My Answer," c/o Billy Graham, P.O. Box 1270, Charlotte, N.C., 28201; call 1-(877) 2-GRAHAM, or visit the Web site for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association: www.billygraham.org.)

by Gary Toole, Minister

When God has a special call on your life and your ministry has lost its effectiveness, sometimes it’s time to go, to go on to where God needs you. This fellow told me this story that perfectly illustrates how it is sometimes in life when God is wanting us to move on, move up, and move out in His kingdom work.

The story is about how the eagle builds her nest high up in the mountain. She gathers heavy sticks and limbs and builds the foundation for the nest to make it strong. Then she lines it with briars and thorns. After that she gets grass to line the nest. Then she plucks feathers from her own body to cushion the nest and make it soft. She then lays her eggs and they hatch.

She mothers and watches over the little chicks feverishly, providing them with nourishment. Then when she knows it’s time for them to leave the nest she begins to pull all the feathers out of the nest, making it less comfortable. The chicks have grown and it’s time to go, but they want to stay in their comfort zone. The call of nature is now at hand and it’s time to go.

They have got a job to do elsewhere. So the mother eagle pulls all the grass out making it very uncomfortable with the thorns and briars now exposed. Some of the baby eagles get the message and climb to the edge of the nest and then fly away under the watchful eye of their mother. As they soar downward she soars with them in case they are not totally ready to fly, then she can fly under them and let them land on her back. Then she will bring them back to the nest to try again.

Some go voluntarily, but some have to be pushed out of the nest, but mom is there to catch them if they fall. The message is this: Sometimes it’s time to go, but God will be with us if we will trust Him.

I have personally experienced that because I was like the baby eagles. I wanted to stay where I was but God had other plans for me. Of course, I was one of the ones that had to be kicked out of the nest and I thank God for that. He was there to lead me and guide me and I praise Him for that and I can say amen.