Columnist Bertie Allen
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• Phone: (912) 282-7473 Hello to you!
Just a reminder, I have my phone back from the shop.
You can call me at (912) 282-7473. Here is the news for this week. ***** To our community: September has arrived and I am looking for a change in our weather to be cooler. Fall officially begins September 22. ***** To the family of Chief Petty Officer Charles Samuel Daniels Sr., U.S. Navy, Retired: You have our condolences. God will comfort your hearts. You are in our prayers.
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. – John 14: 1 Homegoing services were held at 1 p.m., Saturday, August 30, from the Scott Chapel United Methodist Church, 420 Hwy. Ave., Blackshear. ***** To the family of Mrs. Doretha Porter: You have our condolences. Keep the family in your prayers.
For we know that if our earthy house of this tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. – 2 Corinthians 5:1. ***** Abundant Life District Woman’s Conference will be held Friday, September 12. Empowerment session begins at 6 p.m. and worship services begin at 7 p.m. Location will be Kingdom Faith Church 6014 Homestead Road, Blackshear. Guest speaker is Prophetess Chenille White. Host is District Missionary Jacqueline Jones. Come worship with us! For more information, contact Bertie Allen 912-282-7473. ***** Union Sunday School will be held at Alpha and Omega Holiness Church at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, September 21. The church is located at 537 Watson Street. ,Blackshear. Bishop Willie Carr is the pastor.
***** Have any questions about this year’s elections? Any changes with address or other information? Do you need an absentee ballot? Do you need more information about voting? If so, please call or visit: Pierce County Election Registration Office 912-449-2028 or 312 Nichols Street Suite 2, Blackshear. ***** Pierce County Concerned Citizens meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 4, at the Lee Street Resource Center 623 Sycamore Street in Blackshear. ***** The Session Hill Community Center will have Bingo beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, September 23. Winners will get Cash Jack Pot Prize and gift cards and other prizes. Cost is $20 at the door for 10 rounds. Drinks and chips for sale. Age permitted is 16 yrs. and up. The event will be held at the center, 3105 Allen Ave., Blackshear. For more information contact Jacqueline Wallace at 912-4494988. ***** Hello Pierce County and surrounding residents, When I look at our country and communities, one of the first things that comes into my mind is the devastation of our economy. What are our leaders doing to us currently? First, if any of you have been wronged or have lost anything through the NAACP, please accept my apologies that it happened. The situation is that I can’t do much about it. It’s just like our country. Listen, rent and housing costs are soaring to an outrageous amount. We’re losing jobs from the federal government to the local cities. We’re also losing our children who are in trouble and getting no help. But still we’re asked to maintain. We as citizens have a way to begin to fight back on some situations that are affecting our families, communities and neighborhoods. It costs $30 a year to become a member of the NAACP. I, along with others, want to get back control of the local Pierce County NAACP Branch, which can help in some areas. Will you consider it today? Give us a chance to help or at least try. Again, my apologies for yesterday's hurt. Give me, Charles Broady, a call at 912-548-2656 ***** Kingdom Faith Church has services every Sunday at 10 a.m. and Bible Study every Tuesday at 6 p.m. Kingdom Faith is located at 6014 Homestead Road in Blackshear. Elder Tony Reynolds is the pastor. ***** Your entire family is invited to worship with Fourth Mount Olive Church during weekly worship services. We are located at 900 Yeomans Street, Blackshear. We are blessed to be able to provide opportunities for all to learn how to love God and each other as we worship God our Father, Jesus Our Savior and the Holy Spirit our Comforter and Guide. We start promptly at 10 a.m. Come see for yourself, you will be glad you did. ***** Positive Thoughts: Every day is a new opportunity to start fresh and create a better tomorrow. ***** For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you expected end. – Jeremiah 29: 11 ***** If you have any news for Bertie’s corner, please call me at (912) 282-7473 or e m a i l [email protected]. I’ll be glad to hear from you and write up your news.
