EATONTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

March/April 2017

307 North Madison Avenue | Eatonton, GA 31024 | 706-485-1103

www.eatontonpc.com

PASTOR’S PASSAGE – Garland Hart Dear Friends, One person who I have come to admire throughout my life was S. Truett Cathy, the founder of Chick-fil-A. He was born here in Eatonton and lived on Grove Street which is the street on which I live. When he was three years old his family moved to Atlanta. As a second grader, he discovered that he could buy a six pack of cokes for a quarter, sell them for a nickel apiece, and make a 20% profit. After being discharged from the Army in 1945, he and his brother, Ben, scraped together some money, located a site, built a restaurant, and opened it as Dwarf Grill in Hapeville, Georgia in 1946. Truett faced several major setbacks. Three years after opening the restaurant Truett’s two brothers were in a small private plane that crashed on the way to Chattanooga. Both of them died. Losing a business partner is tough. Losing both brothers is horrible. Two years later he opened a second restaurant. Then the second restaurant caught on fire and was totally destroyed. He had no insurance. Within a few weeks Truett discovered he had a polyp in his colon that would have to be removed. Instead of rebuilding his restaurant he went into surgery. The operation turned into two. He was out of action for several months. What does an active entrepreneur do when he’s stuck in bed for months at a time? The time Truett spend out of commission inspired him to play with a new concept. He had always loved chicken. It had been an important part of the Dwarf Grill (renamed Dwarf House). What would happen, he wondered, “if I took that chicken breast, seasoned and fried it just right, and put it on a bun with the right condiments?” The answer became the Chick-fil-A sandwich and the start of the largest privately owned restaurant chain in the world. Today Truett Cathy is credited with inventing the chicken sandwich in the fast food industry. Today Chick-fil-A operates more than 2000 restaurants mainly in the United States. In 2000, it became a billion-dollar company. In 2015, it became a 6-billion-dollar company. It is one of the most successful operations in the restaurant business. Yet it never would have come to pass if Truett Cathy had not experienced the setback that he did.

PASTOR’S PASSAGE continued In 1982, Chick-fil-A’s executive Committee established the chain’s corporate purpose: “To glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.” Truett Cathy’s faith based principles in running his business have been instrumental in its growth and success. He was a devoted Sunday School teacher for more than 50 years. Throughout his years with Chick-fil-A the restaurant has always been closed on Sundays. He wanted to give his employees the opportunity to attend services in their churches on Sunday. God blessed Truett Cathy with a most successful business. He died on September 8, 2014 at the age of 93. When failure and setbacks come, we should turn our focus on the Lord and seek His guidance. God desires our obedience over anything else. God does not want us to give up when we fail. The Lord will stay with us until we accomplish the mission to which He calls us. The Lord will never forsake or leave us. We can trust the Lord. In His Grace, Garland

TREASURER’S REPORT – Dottie Alliston

February 2017 YTD 2017 Income $7,653.76 $17,462.23

Expenses $10,621.87 $22,291.24 Surplus or (Deficit) ($2,968.11) ($4,829.01)

You shall love the LORD your God, therefore, and keep his charge, his decrees, his ordinances, and his commandments always. – Deuteronomy 11:1 A donation was received in memory of Jeannine Malm from Mr. & Mrs. Davis Thomas.

PRAYER LIST Prayer List: [Church Family]: Janet Sidwell, Frances Poole, Dave Malm, Aileen & Stan Broome, Bobby Hill, Hilda Spurlock, Toni Davis, Jimmy Jarrett, Dave Thomas, Amanda Paulk. [Friends]: D Ridley (friend of many of our EPC Family), Chipper & Allison Yates (family of Toni & Monty Davis), Chris Malm (son of Dave & Jeannine Malm), Kenneth Holmes (father-in-law of Christa Holmes), Judy Knight, Loretta Meeks (friend of Jim & Madelyn Wharton), Amanda Paulk (daughter of Don & Celia Vincent), Terry Shupe, Tom Spivey (uncle of Sheridan Qualls), Joyce Walker (sister of Bubba Gunn), Tammy Alliston.

CONTRIBUTED – Leon Smith

“A Smile…”

“A smile costs nothing…but gives much. It enriches those who receive it, without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or might that he can get along without it. And none is so poor but that he can be made rich by it. A smile creates happiness in the home, fosters goodwill in business…and is the countersign of friendship. It brings rest to the weary, cheer to the discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and is Nature’s best antidote for trouble. Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed or stolen. For it is something of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them on of yours…as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.” -Author unknow

ANNOUNCEMENTS A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, March 19, at 3:00 p.m. for Jeannine Malm in the Sanctuary. Please keep this family in your prayers. The Pastor will graduate from the Leadership Putnam County Team on Thursday, March 23, at Rock Eagle. Sarah Junkin Woodward, Director for the Center for Development in Central America, will be visiting us on April 7, for a Friends and Family Luncheon at 12:00 noon. Sarah will present information about her work in Central America and will have handmade products to display and sell representing the efforts of the Center. Pease mark your calendars and bring friends, neighbors and family who may like to join us for the lunch and presentation. The pastor will preach at First Baptist Church in Eatonton on Tuesday, April 11, at 12:00 noon during their Holy Week Services. A Dramatic Presentation of the Lord’s Supper will be given on Maundy Thursday, April 13, at 7:00 p.m. Seven more guys are needed to portray the disciples of Jesus. The Set will consist of the Lord’s Table with the Disciples and Jesus gathered around it. Each disciple will stand up and give a monologue. If you would like to be a disciple, then please contact the pastor. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will be observed following the Presentation. The First United Methodist Church in Eatonton is responsible for the Easter Sunrise Service on April 16. The Service will begin at 7:00 a.m. The pastor has been invited by his nephew in Las Vegas to officiate at his Wedding on Saturday, April 22. He will leave on April 20 and return on April 24. Ford G’Segner will fill the pulpit for him on April 23.

NOTE OF THANKS Thank you, dear members of EPC, for all the kindness and Christian love you showed to our nephew Roy. It made a difference in his life. And we appreciate the cards you sent to us. God is working through you. Mal & Sandy Mallinson

MISSIONS AND STEWARDSHIP – Frank Barbato Members and Friends of Eatonton Presbyterian Church are invited to attend a Pot Luck Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall on Friday, April 7, 2017 at 12 Noon. Please invite friends, family and neighbors to come along. There will be a sign-up sheet in the Fellowship Hall in mid-March for attendees to indicate what they will be able to share on the food table. Sarah Junkin Woodward will present information about her work in Central America and will have some beautiful handmade items to show and sell at very reasonable prices. Please keep the date and look forward to seeing you at the presentation.

March 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Bubba Gunn

Beth Alford and Nicolas Sturm

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SS 9:45 Worship 11:00 Session Meeting 1:30

Russell Thomas

Bible Study 4:00 Adult Choir 5:00 Handbells 6:00

Jim Morgan

Spivey Davis and Emily Morgan

J.T. Sidwell Jack Youree

Mouse Articles Due

Christie Sturm

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SS 9:45 Worship 11:00

Bible Study 4:00 Adult Choir 5:00 Handbells 6:00

Fred Floyd Thomas Davis St. Patrick’s Day

Tyler Alliston

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 SS 9:45 Worship 11:00 Memorial Service for Jeannine Malm 3:00

Bible Study 4:00 Adult Choir 5:00 Handbells 6:00

Sydney Montgomery

Leadership Graduation

26 27 28 29 30 31 SS 9:45 Worship 11:00

Leon Smith

Bible Study 4:00 Adult Choir 5:00 Handbells 6:00

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Birthday

Anniversary

April 2017

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Charles & Susan Poole

Bible Study 4:00 Adult Choir 5:00 Handbells 6:00

Joel Davis

J.T. & Janet Sidwell

Walter Jarrett

Melody DeLoach

Tom & Dot Strickland

Pot Luck Luncheon 12:00 Mouse Articles Due

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 SS 9:45 Worship 11:00

Lillie Thomas

Bible Study 4:00 Adult Choir 5:00 Handbells 6:00

McClellan Alford

Darren Alford

Dramatic Presentation of the Lord’s Supper 7:00 Maundy Thursday

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Sunrise Service at 1st United Methodist Church 7:00 SS 9:45 Worship 11:00 Easter

Bible Study 4:00 Adult Choir 5:00 Handbells 6:00

Tom Strickland

James Miller

Dick & Marilyn Kastory

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Bible Study 4:00 Adult Choir 5:00 Handbells 6:00

Tracey Brewer

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