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For people who are not guided by any type of faith or belief, their guiding force can sometimes become the pleasure of the moment. This is marked by the overconsumption we see in our society today. We have overeaten, overspent, overindulged and yet, there is still something missing; a soul longing for completion. We have tried to fill that longing with more things or different people or more activities, but they only provide a temporary fix.
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So much of what I am I owe to you. Sometimes we went a long time without being together. Sometimes thousands of miles separated us. But your shadow of influence was always with me. I think I understand better now the old saying, “God couldn’t be everywhere so God made mothers.” It may be poor theology, but its good sense.
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Vanessa Hicks Mitchell, youth leader at God House of Deliverance, will preach her initial sermon at Room at the Cross Pentecostal Holiness Church, 715 South Carolina Ave., Henderson, on June 23 at 4 p.m. All are invited to attend the sermon.
New Hope Elementary School recently purchased new physical education equipment for its students. Among the items were two rainbow colored parachutes, soccer balls, potato sacks — and a pair of large, blue, inflatable “Ollie Octopus” balls.
The Jubilee Sertoma Club conducted its annual Heritage Program on March 2, 2013, at 3 p.m., at Red Bud Baptist Church. Serving as mistress of ceremonies was the Rev. Thelma McClean, associate minister at Mitchell Baptist Church.
The Vance Cooperative Extension Center, located at 305 Young St., Henderson, will be the site for a pair of events to start off next week: a meeting of the Kerr-Tar Beekeepers Club and a program called "Producing Melons Successfully."
In celebration of National Nursing Home Week, which runs May 12-17, Kindred Nursing and Rehabilitation of Henderson, 280 S. Beckford Drive, Henderson, has scheduled several events for the entire week. Family and friends of the facility’s residents have been invited to participate in all activities planned.
“Granville Primary Care - A Focus on Patient-Centered Care for the Entire Family” will be the theme for the Oxford Meal and More session Wednesday, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dr. Christopher Sorrels will be the speaker for this event. The public is invited to attend this free event.
Tuesday and Wednesday have been designated by the Granville County Chamber of Commerce for an aggressive membership drive. This means that the typical campaign in which random people are offered membership will not be employed. Instead, the chamber is requesting that members volunteer those two days to each call five people they know personally who are not members but are either business owners or decision makers.
From Monday, at 8:40 p.m., to Tuesday, at 2:30 a.m., the City of Henderson reported the bypass of approximately 7,000 gallons of untreated wastewater from the city’s Sandy Creek Sewage Pumping Station at Rowland’s Pond, 482 Rock Mill Road. The bypass was the result 3.3 inches of rainfall, causing heavy inflow and infiltration.
