https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/5bf14e2ec4f7af81173e004d4593d8bd.pdf eb5a91fe79f19b649c28516c9bb14af9 PDF Text Text South Gallia softball Weekly church columns SPORTS s 7 CHURCH s 9 COVID-19 cases, deaths Gallia County Confirmed cases ..............4 Deaths ............................. 1 Updated 4/9/20 Meigs County Confirmed cases .............. 1 Deaths .............................0 Updated 4/9/20 Ohio Confirmed cases .... 5,512 Deaths ...................... 213 Updated 2 p.m. 4/9/20 C_ZZb[fehj��Fec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 58, Volume 74 Friday, April 10, 2020 s 50¢ Uncovering ‘The real thing’ County warns of financial challenges By Dean Wright deanwright@aimmediamidwest.com Beth Sergent | OVP While preparing the new site for the Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center, recently, when the common wall between the old Harris’ Steak House and the former Double D lounge was removed, a relic from another time appeared. According to the Mason County Historical and Preservation Society, based on Coca-Cola’s own company history, this advertisement was put up sometime between 1890 and 1940, which can be determined by the “Trade Mark Registered” tucked into the tail of the first “C.” Chris Rizer of the Society said, “We can narrow that down a bit further using what we know about the buildings; 324 Main (Harris’) was built ca. 1895, and 320 Main (the Double D) was built ca. 1935.” Churches coping with ‘the distance’ By Mindy Kearns The Faith Baptist service at the park will be broadcast to those attending over FM radio, so people can tune in from their OHIO VALLEY — Church cars. It will also be on Facebook pastors across the county will Live and posted afterwards to be using unconventional methods to take the Easter message the church website. There will be live music, preaching, and to the public on Sunday, amid celebration that Jesus is risen, the COVID-19 pandemic. Waybright said. While several will continue Other churches will continue online services, as they have with Facebook Live services, done since the stay-at-home such as Main Street Baptist order has been in effect, some Church in Point Pleasant, W.Va. will gather “together” as much as possible within the rules and at 11 a.m., and Northbend Church in Mason at 7 a.m. and regulations. The Mason (W.Va.) Park will 10 a.m. Northbend offered a drive-through at the church on be the scene of two services, a sunrise one by the Mason Unit- Thursday, giving churchgoers the elements of Holy Commued Methodist Church at 6:45 a.m., and later at 11 a.m. by the nion for a joint rite during the Faith Baptist Church in Mason. early service. Among others going on FaceThe services will be “drive-in” book Live will be LifeSpring style, with families remaining Community Church in Point in their vehicles. Maranatha Pleasant at 10:30 a.m., and four Cornerstone Church will also be holding a drive-in service in United Methodist churches from the Point Pleasant/Souththeir parking lot at 628 White Church Road in Letart, W.Va. at side areas that have joined under the name “Point Pleasant noon. United,” which will have serPastor Josh Waybright of Faith Baptist said his church is vices at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. The excited for Easter, even more so group is made up of Beech Hill, Bellemead, Heights and Trinity this year than in the past. “The separation we have been churches. Aside from Easter, the pastors experiencing reminds me of the said this time has been chalseparation the world had from lenging, and has led them to be Jesus for the three days He was in the grave,” he said. “But innovative with their ministry Sunday we celebrate that Jesus and discipleship. “This has been challenging is no longer separated. He has speciﬁcally from the view of the risen.” (USPS 145-966) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631. By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com Photo courtesy of Northbend Church Pastor Jason Simpkins of Northbend Church in Mason is shown as he passes out the elements of Holy Communion at a drive-through Thursday, which will be shared via Facebook Live during an Easter Sunrise service at 7 a.m. on Sunday. Churches across the county will be using unconventional ways to spread the Easter message as COVID-19 continues to keep people inside their homes. pastor,” said Pastor Rob Grady of Main Street Baptist. “While we normally have a live feed of services, speaking to only a camera has been difﬁcult. It’s hard to know if you are reaching anyone when instead of their face, you see a camera.” He continued, “However, this experience has been powerful in building our church community. Sometimes churches overemphasize the church building. That’s been removed. What is left is people and Jesus. It really is an amazing thing to watch. Our small groups have been using technology to still gather together. We are talking and sharing more with each other. And we are starting a testimony challenge, in which Christians video themselves giving their testimony of salvation and journey with Jesus. The testimony is then shared on our Facebook See CHURCHES | 3 Ohio jobless claims near 700K last three weeks Staff Report 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH See CHALLENGES | 2 Officials provide COVID-19 update Special to OVP AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC GALLIPOLIS — Gallia Commissioners advised county departments Thursday during their regular meeting in the Gallia Courthouse that with ongoing issues with the COVID-19 outbreak sales tax and ﬁnancial resources may likely be stretched thin in the coming year and to plan accordingly. “Our message is that this is going to have an impact and we need people to start thinking about it and really start tightening belts now,” said Commissioner David Smith. Commissioners voiced concern with what they expect as a coming drop in sales tax to the county as Ohio and many parts of the nation have closed businesses. Commissioners said that around 65 percent of the county’s budget is made of county employee salaries. The number of initial jobless claims ﬁled in Ohio over the last three weeks stands at 696,519. To put that in OHIO VALLEY — For the week ending April 4, the Ohio Department perspective, 364,603 initial jobless claims were ﬁled during the entire of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) reported 226,007 initial jobless claims year in 2019. Over these last three weeks, ODJFS has distributed more to the U.S. Department of Labor, which is the second straight week that than $124 million in unemployment more than 200,000 new claims were See JOBLESS | 3 ﬁled by Ohioans. COLUMBUS — A total of 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties are now reporting positive cases of COVID19, according to information presented by Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton during Thursday’s daily news conference. As of the 2 p.m. update on Thursday, more than 55,000 people have been tested in the state, with 5,512 conﬁrmed cases of COVID-19. That numbers is a 364 case increase from Wednesday. There have been 213 deaths as of Thursday, up from 193 on Wednesday. To date, there have been a total of 1,612 hospital admissions, with 497 of those admitted to the ICU. Acton, Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted provided the update on numbers and more information as protesters could be heard outside the statehouse. According to the Associated Press, about 75 people wearing masks and carrying signs protested outside the Ohio Statehouse, calling on Gov. DeWine to reopen businesses and questioning the models used by Dr. Acton to continue her shelter-at-home order. “This has been a tough week and we are seeing a lot of deaths here in See COVID-19 | 3 �DEATH NOTICES/NEWS 2 Friday, April 10, 2020 DEATH NOTICES GALLIA, MEIGS BRIEFS BAILEY Editor’s Note: Gallia Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. BIDWELL, Ohio — Forest Lee Bailey, 78, of Bidwell, Ohio, died Sunday, April 5, 2020 in the Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, West Virginia. Cremation services are entrusted to the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis, Ohio. CHURCH COOLVILLE, Ohio — George R. “Richard” Church, 84, of Coolville, Ohio, formerly of Crown City, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Maple Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation in McArthur, Ohio. Due to COVID-19 guidelines and regulations, there will be a private graveside service Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Crown City Cemetery. Willis Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Challenges county general funds ranging from 10% to 25%. With sales tax, casino tax and investFrom page 1 ment income revenues being almost 50% of “There are a lot of unknowns right now,” our total general fund revenue for 2019, we said Smith. “There is anticipate we could going to be an impact lose between 15% and it’s going to be ($752,000) to 25% negative. We don’t ($1,253,000) from know how big and these sources alone in it’s going to be determined by circumstanc- 2020. Our biggest concern es beyond our control. is our county employThere has been some talk at the federal level ees and the services they provide to our about helping local community. In order to government. I don’t know if that’s going to do our best to protect the job security for all happen or not.” Ohio Governor Mike current county employees, we are implementDeWine weeks ago directed Ohio agencies ing a hiring freeze (except for mission to cut their planned critical or required budgets by as much as 20 percent because positions) and a wage/ salary freeze (unless of predicted drops in contractual) for all anticipated revenue. “It’s easier to stretch ofﬁces and departments under our hiring your cuts over nine authority and we ask months than it is in a few months,” said Gal- for the cooperation lia Commissioner Har- of other elected ofﬁcials within our 2020 old Montgomery. general fund budget “Our best guidance (except for emergency at this time is if you or mission/time critidon’t have to buy it, cal expenditures) until please don’t buy it,” further notice and we said Commissioner ask for the cooperation Brent Saunders. What follows is a let- of other elected ofﬁcials and departments ter obtained by Ohio to do the same. Valley Publishing and We are not reducing addressed to county general fund appropriadepartment heads signed by the commis- tions at this time, but we seek the help of sioners: each elected ofﬁcial The Gallia County Board of Commission- and department head ers has been vigilantly to minimize spending any way you can. Our watching the revenue streams for the county sales tax revenues come to us 2 months general fund as we after collected, meanknow the business ing the sales tax restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pan- revenue we received in March 2020 is for demic will inevitably the month of January have an impact. Gallia County’s gen- 2020. We have asked the State of Ohio to eral fund has several provide us with sales revenue sources such tax collection informaas sales tax revenue, casino tax revenue and tion much earlier than the current 2 month investment income lag time, so that we that will be directly can know sooner how affected. These 3 to plan for our short revenue sources were 47.3% ($5,011,856.14) and long-term ﬁnancial future. of our total 2019 Our best guidance general fund revenue. to each ofﬁce/departThere are many other ment at this time is “if revenue sources that could be affected indi- you don’t have to buy rectly such as property it, please don’t buy it” and you should be tax and various fees collected by the county reviewing your 2020 for services should the general fund budgets for reduction stratebusiness restrictions continue for very long. gies ranging from 5, 10 and 15%. Gallia County has We will keep you been discussing this informed as we gather with other counties, further information the County Commissioners Association of regarding the ﬁnancial impacts to county Ohio and the State of revenues from the Ohio. By using these COVID-19 pandemic… resources, we have found that most counDean Wright is a staff writer for ties are anticipating Ohio Valley Publishing and can a loss or revenue for be reached at 740-446-2342. CONTACT US 825 Third Ave., Gallipolis, OH, 45631 740-446-2342 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT/ GROUP PUBLISHER Lane Moon lmoon@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Matt Rodgers, Ext. 2095 mrodgers@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com Crime Victim Right’s Week program cancelled Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and associated local, state, and federal precautions, the Meigs County Prosecuting Attorney’s Ofﬁce and Victim’s Assistance Program have decided to cancel the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week program planned for April 20, 2020. Despite the cancellation of the program, Meigs County homicide victims and 2019 victims of crime will still be honored through the annual parking lot display April 17-24. City taxes announcement Gallipolis income tax returns and payments for tax year 2019 with a due date of April 15, 2020 have been extended to July 15, 2020. Estimated payments for the ﬁrst and second quarters of tax year 2020 have also been extended to July 15, 2020. These extended due dates do not apply to employer withholding. Meeting announcement MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Village Council will hold their regular meeting on Monday, April 13, at 7 PM at the usual location at Middleport Village Hall. Due to the rules set by the Governor in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no personal public access to this meeting. However, the meeting will be streaming live on Facebook and shared later on the Middleport Public Works Facebook page. No one will be approved to be put on the agenda to speak at this meeting. The Mayor and council members are available at any time by phone or e-mail if you have concerns or problems. Department supervisors will be available in the building if any council member wishes for them to address council one at a time. The goal is to conduct necessary business as quickly as possible. Anything requiring a lengthy discussion (unless immediately necessary) will be deferred to a later meeting. Everyone’s cooperation is needed to keep the meeting as short as possible. These restrictions are necessary due to the current pandemic. We hope that all these precautions will not be necessary for much longer. CHAUNCEY — The Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center’s Policy Committee will meet every Tuesday evening in April 2020, 5 p.m. at 21 Birge Drive, Chauncey, Ohio. Meetings cancelled GALLIPOLIS — Monthly Board meeting for Gallia Rural Water, set for April 14, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. GALLIPOLIS — The April 14 Intersystem Collaborative Meeting of the Gallia County Family and Children First Council has been cancelled. The next Intersystem Collaborative meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m., June 9, at the Gallia County Health Department, 499 Jackson Pike. GALLIPOLIS — Ohio AFSCME Retirees, Subchapter 102, Gallia and Jackson Counties, has cancelled its Friday, April 17 meeting, due to virus concerns. For more information, call Floyd Wright at 740-245-0093. POMEROY — The Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter NSDAR has cancelled April 18 and May 16, 2020 meetings. Information about the June 15th meeting will be announced at a later date. Stay Home -Stay Safe- We are “Honoring, Serving, Being DAR Together” by doing our part. Road construction updates MEIGS COUNTY — A bridge deck repair project begins on April 13 on State Route 7 in Meigs County. The project is taking place between McGuire Road (Township Road 196) and State Route 124 (near the Route 7/124 intersection near 124 Mart). One lane will be closed and trafﬁc will be maintained with temporary signals. A 14 foot width restriction will be in place. The estimated completion date is April 24, 2020. GALLIA COUNTY — A culvert replacement project begins on Monday, March 30 on SR 850 in Gallia County. The project is taking place between Hidden Valley Road and Harrisburg Road. The road will be closed in this area through April 3. ODOT’s detour is Ohio 588 to Ohio 325 to US 35. Ohio Valley Publishing ATHENS COUNTY — A bridge deck overlay project begins on April 13 on U.S. 33 in Athens County. The project is taking place on a bridge over East State Street. One lane will be closed in each direction. A 12 foot width restriction will be in place. The estimated completion date is October 15, 2020. ATHENS COUNTY — A landslide repair project begins on April 13 on State Route 124 in Athens County. The project is taking place between Old SR 124 and Bowman Road (Township Road 174). One lane will be closed and trafﬁc will be maintained with temporary signals. An 11 foot width restriction will be in place. The estimated completion date is October 21, 2020. County Council on Aging The Meigs County Council on Aging is providing delivered meals for seniors age 60 and older, as well as an errand/sopping service during this COVID-19 pandemic. For more information contact 740-9922161. Opt-out deadline extended GALLIPOLIS — Gallia County Engineer Brett A. Boothe, has announced the annual Dust Patching and Herbicidal Opt-Out forms are now being accepted at the engineer’s ofﬁce. The Dust Patching form is required for those residents who would like to apply for materials to be applied at are requested site to reduce the dust generated from trafﬁc on a stone county road. The Herbicidal Opt-Out form is required for those residents who do not want herbicidal spraying in speciﬁc areas along county road right-of-ways and agree to maintain those areas. Due to the COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, the deadline for 2020 has been extended to May 14. Both forms may be picked up from a clear box on the front door at the engineer’s ofﬁce, 1167 State Route 160 and mailed back with postmark by the deadline or placed in the lock box at the front door as well. Alumni scholarships POMEROY — Although the Pomeroy High School Alumni Association is not having their annual banquet this year due to the Covid19 pandemic, they will be awarding scholarships to deserving 2020 high school graduates. Applicants must be a grandchild or a great-grandchild of a Pomeroy alumni and are based on academics. There are no application forms, but applicants need to send a transcript of grades, a current photo, name of parents, name of alumni they’re applying under, activities they have participated in and where they plan to attend college and their course of study. Applications must be in the hands of the scholarship committee by May 13th. They are to be mailed to the Pomeroy Alumni Association, Box 202, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769. Veterans Service Office MIDDLEPORT — Due to the COVID-19 virus, the Meigs County Veterans Service Ofﬁce will be conducting all business via phone or email at this time. Veterans Service Ofﬁcers will be in the ofﬁce Monday thru Friday 8 a.m.-noon. Transportation is still open. Please leave a detailed message if calling after hours. Food Pantry Meigs Cooperative Parish food pantry is open Tuesday-Friday from 9 a.m.-noon. The kitchen and thrift store are closed at this time. Service changes MIDDLEPORT — The First Baptist Church of Middleport will be live-streaming our Morning Worship Services on Facebook on Sundays at 10:15 a.m. until the “stay-at-home” is lifted. Our Evening Services on Wednesdays and Sundays will be canceled during the pandemic as long as the Federal and State of Ohio bans/restrictions are in place. Please join us on Facebook to listen to our services preached by Pastor Billy Zuspan. Pet food assistance In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Meigs County Commissioners have partnered with the Meigs County Humane Society to provide pet food for residents who have found themselves in need of assistance. Please call 740-992-6064 and listen to the directions on the recording. OHIO BRIEFS Storms spawn 3 tornadoes occurred late Tuesday, with one touching down near Barberton and traveling southeast for about CINCINNATI (AP) — 10 miles toward Green. The other set down in Severe thunderstorms that roared through Ohio southern Lorain and this week spawned three northern Medina counties. tornadoes, the National The third tornado Weather Service has conﬁrmed, while roughly touched down early 70,000 utility customers Wednesday in southern Stark County, northwest remain without power. The storms containing of East Sparta. It traveled about 2.3 miles southeast heavy rains, hail, lighttoward the Stark-Tuscaraning and strong winds hit the area late Tuesday was county line. Roughly 70,000 utiland continued through ity customers were still early Wednesday. No without service Thursinjuries were reported, day. More than half of but the storms knocked the outages were reportdown trees and utility lines while causing prop- ed in Hamilton County, where more storms came erty damage across the through Wednesday state. night. Two of the tornadoes $1M bail for fatal shooter der in the death of Anthony Watkins. Authorities have said Hannah walked through the gas staCLEVELAND (AP) — Bail has been set at tion parking lot shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday $1 million for a man and shot at various who authorities said people and vehicles. started shooting ranWatkins was shot sevdomly at people and cars at a Cleveland gas eral times in the head and body and was prostation last weekend nounced dead a short before he fatally shot time later. an 81-year-old man. Hannah was captured James Hannah Jr., 36, remains jailed after shortly after the shootmaking his initial court ing occurred, when a witness called 911 and appearance Tuesday. It wasn’t known if he’s followed him from the station, authorities retained a lawyer, and have said. authorities have not At least one vehicle said what may have was struck by gunfire sparked the shooting. Hannah, a Cleveland during the incident, but no other injuries resident, is charged were reported. with aggravated mur- �NEWS Ohio Valley Publishing COVID-19 From page 1 Ohio. We also are seeing a lot of confusing messages out in the media and I want to say to you Ohioans, stay strong, keep doing the right thing,” said Acton. “I don’t know if you can hear through the television but there are people protesting right now outside the statehouse. People are worried, they’re afraid, they’re afraid about things like their jobs, and I want you to know, that we are working just as rigorously on the recovery from this. We’ve been determined to protect Ohioans from the very beginning, and the steps we have taken and you are continuing to take are saving lives,” said Acton. “We have to be redetermined on responsibly recovering,” said Acton, noting that more on the plan for recovery will be discussed next week. Acton used the analogy of how this situation is like climbing a mountain as we carefully climb up the mountain, but just as carefully come back down. “Climbing mountains takes an incredible amount of teamwork,” said Acton. “Every move we’re making is based on the best science and we will not leave your side as we get you carefully through this arduous journey ahead. … We are climbing and are reaching a peak of a mountain here in Ohio, and we will be seeing a lot of hospitalizations and deaths, but we will escort you equally as carefully and we hope to be one of the most aggressive and assertive states on that recovery getting down that mountain and getting back to our lives but we must do it responsibly.” Of the protesters, DeWine said he is a supporter of the ﬁrst amendment and that the stay-at-home order speciﬁcally protests ﬁrst amendment rights. “The folks who are outside have every right to be out there. They have every right to say whatever they want to say so we respect that,” said DeWine. The Governor reassured Ohioans that they are doing what is necessary and will not keep the order on longer than needed. “We’re not going to keep these orders on one day longer than we have to. What I’m asking Ohioans to do is hang in there. All the evidence that we have indicates that if we don’t hang in there, if we don’t continue to do what doing. It’s going to cost a lot of lives and its going to delay our ability to economically recover,” said DeWine. DeWine added that they will do everything they can to prevent a “re-spike” of the virus. “This frustration out there, I get it, I’m frustrated as well, but we’re Ohioans, we’re tough, we got to hang in there because if we don’t we’re going to pay the price and its going to be a heavy, heavy toll,” said DeWine. In other COVID-19 related developments on Thursday, Associated Press writer Andrew Welsh-Huggins reported: Economy Nearly 700,000 people ﬁled for unemployment in the last three weeks, the state Department of Job and Family Services said, almost double the 364,603 claims ﬁled in all of 2019. The 226,007 claims ﬁled for the week ending April marked the second consecutive week that claims topped 200,000. Ohio has paid more than $124 million so far to more than 195,000 people who have ﬁled unemployment claims, Job and Family Services Director Kimberly Hall said on Wednesday. Nationally, 1 in 10 members of the U.S. labor force are now out of work as 6.6 million ﬁle for jobless aid across the country. In Ohio, the staggering claims data comes even as many employers are looking for workers. Nearly 500 employers have posted more than 33,000 jobs including health care, protective equipment manufacturing, and food distribution positions, Lt. Gov. Jon Husted said. Correctional facilities Seven Ohio prisons are under full quarantines, with 19 inmates and 53 employees having tested positive. One prison guard died. Marion Correctional Institution, where guard John Dawson worked, also has the most staff infections at 34. The governor has proposed the release of about 200 inmates to make room for more social distancing. No violent or sex offenders would be released, nor would inmates with poor prison records or domestic violence convictions, or those who were previously imprisoned. Ohio houses about 49,000 inmates. Care DeWine announced that 19 manufacturers are partnering with three hospital groups to create as many as 1 million face shields over the next few weeks. The Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio sent nearly $500,000 in grants to local homeless shelters to help limit the spread of COVID-19 among residents, staff, and the community. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Friday, April 10, 2020 3 CROSS WORDS The girl who saw the risen Christ first His body abused. His hands hammered into wood. Feet smashed against a splintery cross. Blood pouring down his arms and legs. A crown of thorns poking into his forehead. And insults being thrown at Him left and right. This is Jesus. The King of the Jews. Murdered on a cross for the sins of humanity. And on this Good Friday, we remember His perfect sacriﬁce unto the Father. We reﬂect upon the beauty of Christ’s perfect life and substitutionary death. “But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ” (Eph. 2:13 ESV). Through Christ’s death, we ﬁnd life. Because He doesn’t stay dead. And on this Easter weekend, I want to pause my Esther series to share some thoughts on the resurrection of Christ. The Bible tells us that Christ ﬁrst appears to Mary Magdalene after His resurrection. Mark 16:9 reads, “Now when he rose early on the ﬁrst day of the week, he appeared ﬁrst to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons” (ESV). John provides some more details on Mary’s situation. “Now on the ﬁrst day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and them, ‘They have saw that the stone taken away my had been taken away Lord, and I do not from the tomb” (John know where they 20:1 ESV). have laid him.’ Here’s a faithful Having said this, woman of God. Comshe turned around ing to her Savior’s and saw Jesus tomb. But as she Isaiah standing, but she approaches, she ﬁnds Pauley the stone rolled away. Contributing did not know that it was Jesus” (v. She runs to Peter and columnist 12-14 ESV). NothJohn to tell them the ing like turning news. The disciples around to ﬁnd the risen come and look inside the empty tomb. But what the Christ standing before you! But it takes a second Bible says next is what I for this reality to register want us to focus on. in Mary’s mind. Verses 10 and 11 read, “Jesus said to her, “Then the disciples went ‘Woman, why are you back to their homes. But weeping? Whom are you Mary stood weeping outseeking?’ Supposing him side the tomb, and as she to be the gardener, she wept she stooped to look said to him, ‘Sir, if you into the tomb” (ESV). have carried him away, tell I love how Mary stays. Imagine the uncertainty in me where you have laid him, and I will take him her heart. I mean, there’s away.’ Jesus said to her, an empty tomb. A miss‘Mary.’ She turned and ing Savior. And rather said to him in Aramaic, than leaving like Peter ‘Rabboni!’ (which means and John, Mary remains. Teacher)” (v. 15-16 ESV). Weeping. Because of her Can I tell you that Jesus love for Christ. is calling your name If you ﬁnd yourself in today? In the middle of a season of waiting for God, then I encourage you your weeping and seeking, Christ is calling you by to stay close. Don’t leave Him. Trust in His faithful- name. Beckoning that you ness. Rather than leaving, come to Him. And with open arms, He offers you Mary stays close. And salvation from your sin what she experiences is more beautiful than words and shame. In this moment, Mary is can describe. “And she saw two angels awakened to the reality of her risen Lord. I can only in white, sitting where imagine the joy that ﬂoods the body of Jesus had her heart in this moment. lain, one at the head and Do you remember when one at the feet. They said you ﬁrst recognized the to her, ‘Woman, why are you weeping?’ She said to reality of your risen Lord? Do you remember the joy that consumed your heart as you realized for the ﬁrst time Christ’s victory over death? But Jesus has more to say, “Jesus said to her, ‘Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brothers and say to them, “I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God”’ Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’—and that he had said these things to her” (v. 17-18 ESV). Jesus desires Mary to see how there’s more to the story. He would soon ascend to the Father’s right hand. But I want you to notice what Mary does after her amazing experience with Christ. The Bible says she “went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’” (v. 18 ESV). Have you told someone about your experience? Have you tasted and seen that the Lord is good? Mary had. And she immediately told others about it. That’s what Jesus told Mary to do. And through the Great Commission, He commands us to do the same. That’s the girl who saw the risen Christ ﬁrst. May we learn from her example. Isaiah Pauley is the Minister of Worship for Faith Baptist Church in Mason, W.Va. Find more at www.isaiahpauley. com. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. GALLIA, MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel and Gallipolis Daily Tribune appreciate your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@ aimmediamidwest.com or GDTnews@aimmediamidwest.com. Saturday, April 11 GALLIPOLIS — The City of Gallipolis and Gallia Junior Women’s Club Easter Egg Hunt and Games has been cancelled due to COVID-19. Gallia-Vinton Educational Service Center (ESC) Governing Board will be held at 5 p.m. via Zoom meeting. Join the Zoom Meeting using the link https:// us04web.zoom.us/j/693217 230?pwd=MjdFK2wwY3B BEDFORD TWP. — Bed- xS0ZOaktESkthNlZ5Zz09 ford Township trustees will and enter with the Meeting ID: 693 217 230. Email hold their regular monthly ecrabtree@galliavintonesc. meeting at 7 p.m. at the org for meeting password town hall. information or for more GALLIPOLIS TOWNdetails. SHIP — The Gallipolis POMEROY — The Township will have a meetMeigs County Board of ing place change for the Health meeting will take monthly meeting, now set place at 5 p.m. in the confor 7 p.m., 106 Liberty ference room of the Meigs Street, Gallipolis. County Health Department, which is located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy, Ohio. A call-in option is available for this open, public meeting in GALLIPOLIS — The reg- response to the COVID 19 ular monthly meeting of the Pandemic and resulting Monday, April 13 Tuesday, April 14 Churches From page 1 page. The pandemic is terrible. Sickness and death are never God’s way. But God is using this pandemic to build His church.” Pastor Jordan Decker of LifeSpring church said the stay-at-home order has led them to be innovative with ministry. “We have done a few weekly virtual small groups through ‘Zoom,’ and some video devotionals and interactive posts through social media,” he said. “We have begun a ‘Care Call Team’ to ensure that everyone in the Jobless From page 1 compensation payments to more than 195,000 claimants. ODJFS urges individuals to ﬁle their claims online, if possible, at unemployment. ohio.gov. The department says each claim is important to it and the agency recognizes the hardship that the COVID-19 pan- congregation receives a check-in call at some point each week, and also created an experimental Home Worship Guide to try to shift the center of worship from the Sunday online service to the dinner table in homes.” Mason United Methodist Pastor Sarah Lowden said she has been posting short videos to the church Facebook page, holding Bible study by conference call, and recorded prayers that are sent out through a phone service, as well as sending out a letter each week. “We have all been missing the ability to gather together,” she added. “Nothing compares to face-to-face contact. We are all longing for corporate worship time, for hugs and demic has placed on many Ohio families. “We are hiring more people, working longer hours, and adding more technological capacity so that we can serve Ohioans as quickly as possible. We have extended our call center to a seven-day-a-week operation and by the end of this week we will have close to 1,000 staff taking calls,” said the department in a news release. All eligible Ohioans will declared national, state and local emergency. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Mayor’s Court will be held at 7 p.m. However there will be no payment plan reviews held at that time. All payment plan review hearings have been postponed to July 28, 2020 at 7pm. Monday, April 20 GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia-Jackson-Meigs ADAMH Board will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. The meeting will be conducted by using GoToMeeting format. Public may participate in the meeting by calling: (646) 749-3122 Access code: 811758-877. handshakes.” Racine United Methodist Church is planning a “drive-in” service at 11 a.m. on Sunday utilizing the Southern Local schools parking lot, according to the church Facebook page. Individuals will be required to stay in their vehicles and park one space apart to practice social distancing during the service. For more information on the service plans visit the Racine United Methodist Church Facebook page. © 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing, all rights reserved. Mindy Kearns is a freelance writer for Ohio Valley Publishing, email her at mindykearns1@hotmail. com. receive their unemployment beneﬁts, said the release, and any delays in processing their claims will not reduce the amount received. Coroavirus-relate frequently asked question information can be found at jfs.ohio.gov/ouio/CoronavirusAndUI.stm. A ﬁling for unemployment step-bystep guide and be found at http://jfs.ohio.gov/ouio/ pdf/QuickTipsAndStepByStepGuide.pdf. New federal pandemic unemployment programs information can be found at http://jfs.ohio. gov/ocomm/pdf/CARESACT.pdf. Expanded call center hours have been made for those without internet access or who need help with PIN resets. Individuals can call 1-877-644-6562 (OHIO-JOB) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays. �4 Friday, April 10, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing OH-70182731 Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, April 10, 2020 5 Gallia County Church Directory Sunday 5:45. 4041 CH&D Road, Oak Hill, Ohio. Meeting, 6 p.m. Poplar Ridge Freewill Baptist New Life Church of God Crown City Community Church a.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. Ralph Miller Church Ohio 160 at Ohio 554 in Porter. Pastor: and Sally Patterson; Sunday coffee and Church of Christ in Christian Union gallipolischristian.com. Pastor: Gregory Sears,576 State Route 86 Main Street, Crown City. Pastor: Sunday school superintendent. Valley View Drive, Crown City. Pastor: Dan Lamphier. Sunday worship, 9:30 fellowship, 10 a.m.; Worship and work, 7 North (across from Speedway and Randy Thompson. Sunday school, 10 Jamie Klaiber. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; a.m.; Bible study, 9 a.m. Saturday. 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Quality Inn) Gallipolis, Oh, Sunday a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; youth Off of Ohio 325. Pastor: Rev. Odel School 10:00 am; Sunday Worship 11 meeting, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Manely. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Rodney Church of Light Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7:30 New Beginnings Revival Center am and 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study 7 Bible Study, Wednesday, 7 p.m. worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; 6611 Ohio 588. Fellowship, 9:15 a.m.; p.m. 845 Skidmore Road, (Evergreen Christian Community Church Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, Koontz Sailor Road, Vinton. Pastor: 2173 Eastern Avenue, Gallipolis. Interim Little Kyger Congregational Christian a.m.; worship, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday prayer Rev. Mickey Maynard. Sunday school, Pastor: Mike Buchanan. Office hours, Church Bethel Missionary Baptist Church assistant pastor, Vicki Moore. (740) 416- Vinton, Ohio. Pastor: Rev. Calvin meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; 9288, (740) 395-3396. Services, Sunday Minnis. First and Third Sundays, Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Sunday school 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Study, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. www. Pastor: Joe Woodall. Sunday school, 10 Pastors, Donna and Marlin Wedemeyer; school – children and adults, 10 a.m.; Deer Creek Freewill Baptist Church Christian Union 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (740) 446-7119. Sunday Wednesday, 7 p.m. school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday youth ministries Guyan Valley Missionary Baptist Salem Baptist Church Little Kyger Road, Cheshire. Pastor: Rev. Paul T. Imboden. Sunday School, 9:30 pm, www.newlifecog.net a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and adult service, 7 p.m. Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. evening service 6 p.m. Wednesday night Vinton Baptist Church Gage. Pastor: Philip Taylor. Sunday Church Bible study, 7 p.m. 11818 Ohio 160, Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Platform. Pastor:Jason Morris. Sunday Faith Valley Community Church Central Christian Church Life Line Apostolic school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday evening service, first and third school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. 4315 Bulaville Pike, Gallipolis, OH 109 Garfield Ave., Gallipolis. Evangelist Pastor: Charles Birchfield, four miles Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; (740) 388-8454. Sundays, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Sunday morning 10:00am, Sunday Derek Stump. (740) 446-0062. Sunday north on W.Va. Route 2. Sunday Canaan Missionary Baptist Addison Freewill Baptist Church Mount Carmel Baptist Church evening 6:00pm, Thursdays 7:00pm, school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship KJV Bible preached each service Ohio 218, Gallipolis. Pastor: Garland Pastor: Richard Barcus. Sunday school, Bidwell. Pastor: Rev. Gene A. p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Montgomery. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 Armstrong. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Fairview Church of Christ in Christian p.m.; evening worship service, 6 p.m.; Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Sunday worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday p.m. Nursery available all services. worship, 10:45 a.m.; Wednesday, 6 p.m. Union Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. Van Zandt and Ward Road. Pastor: Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Centerpoint Freewill Baptist Church Trinity Baptist Church McCarty. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; James Miller. Sunday school, 10:30 Faith Baptist Church Centerpoint and Nebo Roads. Rio Grande. Pastor: Marc A. Sarrett. a.m.; worship, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 3615 Jackson Pike. Pastor: Nathan Pastor:Rondall Walker. Associate pastor (740) 245-9321. Sunday school, 9:30 7:30 p.m. Britton, (740) 446-2607. Sunday school, Dale Adkins. Sunday morning 10 am, a.m.; worship; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Apostolic Gospel Church 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 Sunday evening 6 pm, Wednesday Wednesday, 7 p.m. 1812 Eastern Ave., Pastor Mike p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. evening at 7 pm Chapman. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Mercerville Missionary Baptist Church Old Emory Freewill Baptist Church Church Sunday worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 117 Burlington Rd, Crown City, Ohio Pastor: Jeff Simpson. Sunday school, 10 Neighborhood Road. Pastor: Jack p.m. (304) 593-3095. 45623 740-256-8157. Pastor: Joe Noreau. a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Friday, 7 p.m. Northup. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Calvary Christian Center, Inc. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening Cheshire Baptist Church Sunday and Wednesday service, 6 p.m. 553 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis. Pastor: worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Terry Hale, (740)979-7293 or (740)- Good Hope United Baptist Church 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday Robinson Street, Point Pleasant. 645-1873. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Ohio 218. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Pastor:Mel Mock,. Sunday school 10 Sunday school, 10 a.m.;Wednesday worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Call: 740-367- a.m.; worship, 10:50 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; –Bible Study or Prayer-6:00 pm, Sunday 6 p.m. 7801. Wednesday service and special youth programs, 6:30 p.m. calvaryapostolicgallia.com New Hope Bible Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Assemblies of the World school, 9:45 a.m.; Worship, 10:45 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. on the Jimis Emary Road, Oak Hill. Pastor: 190 Vale Road, Bidwell. Pastor: Elder a.m., Bible Study 6:30 pm every first and third Sunday of each month; Rev. Calvin Minnis. Sunday school 10 Sherman Johnson. Sunday school, 10 Wednesday,(740)-245-5228 Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Youth every a.m.; service, 11 a.m. Every second and White Oak Baptist Church Wednesday, 6 p.m.; Bible study at 7 p.m. fourth Sunday. 1555 Nibert Road, Gallipolis. Pastor: Providence Missionary Baptist Church Harris Baptist Church Carl Ward. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; 3766 Teens Run Road,Crown City,OH Ohio 554, Rio Grande, Ohio; Pastor Bob Ohio 160, Pastor:Ray Frye. Worship 10:30 a.m., Wednesday,Adult Bible 45623, Pastor:Jacob Watson (740)2566761 Youth Pastor: John Anderson Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. across from Riverside Golf Course. Pastor: Gregor A. Johnson, (304) 773-5501. Victory Baptist Church night, 7 p.m. Catholic Prospect Enterprise Baptist Saint Louis Catholic Church Pastor: Ed Mollohan. Sunday school, 85 State Street, Gallipolis. Father Hamm. 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Sunday and (740) 446-0669. Daily mass, 8 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Saturday mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday mass, Troy Delaney. Sunday morning service, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m., Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. (740) 256-9117. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday children’s church, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m. 4045 George’s Creek Road. 3554 Ohio 160. Pastor: Rev. Mark Pastor:Morgan McKinniss.mckinniss. Williams. (740) 446-3331. Sunday morgan@gmail.com. (740) 446-0188. Sunday morning coffee: 9am, Sunday p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Sunday Pathway Community Church Paint Creek Regular Baptist Evening 6 pm ,Wednesday Evening 6 730 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. Pastor: 833 Third Ave. Pastor: Rev. Christian pm,. www.goodnewsgallipolis.com Thom Mollohan, (740) 245-9664. Scott. (740) 446-0954. Sunday Springfield Baptist Church Dickey Chapel 11:15 a.m.; Sunday evangelistic service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, 7 p.m.; Wednesday night youth meeting, 7 p.m. a.m.; Sunday service, 6 p.m. 740-256- Community Christian Fellowship Hilda Sanders. Sunday school and Thursday, 7 p.m. 7486. Sacrament service, 10-11:15 a.m., 290 Trails End, Thurman. Pastor: Dale worship services, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Geiser. (740) 245-9243. Sunday worship, Thursday service, 7 p.m. kid’s church and nursery, 10 a.m.; youth Elizabeth Chapel Church Third Avenue and Locust Street, Trinity Gospel Mission Gallipolis. Pastor: Randy Carnes. Bible study, 1 p.m. Monday. Sunday school, 11:20-12 p.m.; relief society/priesthood, 12:05-1 p.m. Lutheran 11184 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Pastor: Robert Hersman. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. 418 Main Street, Vinton. Pastor: Steven p.m.; Tuesday, 7 p.m. Bethlehem Church Promiseland Community Church 1774 Rocky Fork Road, Crown City. Clay Chapel Road, Gallipolis. Pastor; Teacher: Eugene Johnson, Sr. (740) Truman Johnson. (740)-441-1638.. 256-6080. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m, Sunday evening, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. 4 p.m.; prayer meeting, Tuesday, 7 p.m. Faith Community Chapel and Friday 9:00 am; 12-Step Spiritual Bailey Chapel Church Teacher: Rodney Roberts. Sunday Growth Tuesday, 6:30 pm 6 p.m. Family movie night, 3rd Friday of each Keystone Road. Pastor: Paul Ring. 2337 Johnson Ridge Rd., Gallipolis, OH 45631; Pastor Bob Hood, 740-446-7495, Cell 740-709-6107; Coffee Klatch 9:45 AM; Sunday School 10:00 AM; AM Worship Service 10:30 AM; Bible Study, New Life Lutheran Church 900 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis,Pastor: Ohio 218. Pastor: Paul Johnson. Sunday Michael Giese,740- 446-4889, school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Nebo Church Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev. Kathryn Loxley. Sunday, and 6 p.m.; Wednesday preaching and 7 p.m.; Wednesday 7 p.m. youth, 7 p.m. Walnut Ridge Church For Men Only, 8:00 a.m.church dining Fellowship of Faith Worship, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m, Sunday Youth First Presbyterian Church 51 State Street. Pastor: Rev Mark Children’s Ministeries: Kyli Bowers. Eureka Church of God Wednesday 6 PM April through Oct.; Sunday worship, 8:30 a.m., 10:45 Pastor: Rev. Robert Smith. Sunday 3C’s Ladies Meeting, Fourth Thursday, Peniel Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday room, 3rd Thursday at noon, Friends, 20344 Ohio 554, Bidwell. Pastor Jamie a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sunday School, 9:45 school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; 10 AM, Bob Evans, Rio Grande. www. Pastor: Rev. Robert Persons. Sunday Morning worship, 10:30 a.m. Food, Fellowship(FFF) bring brown Sisson. (740) 245-0900. Worship a.m.; youth meeting and adult Bible Wednesday, 6 p.m. bulavillechurch.com. school, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 11 paper bag lunch & drink.Website service, 10 a.m. Sunday; Gentle Worship Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church Kings Chapel Church www.GallipolisGrace.com (designed for families and individuals 107 South High Street, Wilkesville, with Autism Spectrum Disorder), 2 p.m. Pastor Ann Moody (740) 446- third Sunday each month; Midweek 0122./740-645-7736 Sunday Morning Opportunity, 7 p.m. Wednesday. Service 9:30 am King Cemetery Lane, Crown City. Parsons-Justice. (740) 446-1030. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning worship, 10 a.m.; Christ United Methodist Church Sunday school, 11 a.m.; Sunday evening 9688 Ohio 7 South. Pastor: Rev. Jack worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening Berry. Adult Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; prayer meeting, 7 p.m.; Pastor Clyde worship and children’s church, 10:30 Gallia Cornerstone Church Middleport First Presbyterian Church Church of Christ Ferrell. a.m.; Wednesday night Bible study, U.S. 35 and Ohio 850. (740) 245-0141 165 N Fourth Ave,Middleport,Oh Pastor: Jr Preston,. Sunday school, 45760, Pastor Ann Moody (740) Jubilee Christian Center 6:30-8 p.m. Bidwell Church of Christ River of Life United Methodist 6457736, Sunday School 10:00 am, Ohio 554, Bidwell. Sunday school, George’s Creek Road. Worship, 10 a.m. 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 35 Hillview Drive, Gallipolis. Church 11:15 am and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. p.m.; Wednesday teen service, 6 p.m.; 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Danville Holiness Church provided every service. 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Church of Christ Ohio 325. Pastor: Ben Crawferd. Sunday 234 Chapel Drive. (740) 446-1494. school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 a.m. Fair Haven United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Kanauga. Pastor: Jim Holman, Sunday a.m.; Worship 9 a.m. worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible Pastor: Sam Carman Sunday school, 9: worship, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Trinity United Methodist Church study, 6:30 p.m. (740) 645-6673. 30 a.m.; Sunday night service, 7 p.m.; Garden of My Hearth Holy Tabernacle Third Ave. and Court Street. school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11:00 a.m.; Contemporary music and casual. www. rivercityfellowship.com. service, 7 p.m. 165 Wood School Road, Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. Pastor: Darrell Johnson. (740) 446-9957 or (304) 675-2880. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; prayer meeting, Wednesday, 7 p.m. The Way, Truth and Life Prearrangement Center Garﬁeld Ave. • Gallipolis, OH Old Garden of My Heart Church, 1908 �� CROWN EXCAVATING OH-70165094 OH-70179309 OH-70165518 OH-70177433 Silver Memorial Freewill Baptist OH-70165318 OH-70180335 OH-70180466 smtax2000@gmail.com Jared A. Moore Director children, 6:30 p.m.; Pastor Jack Harless. OH-70165278 OH-70180328 OH-70165274 OH-70180324 Rick & Charla Whobrey Owners Crown City Wesleyan Church 26144 Ohio 7 South. Pastor: Rev. George Holley, Jr. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family night, 7 p.m. Morgan Center Wesleyan Church Intersection of Morgan Center and Clark Chapel Rd, Vinton, Ohio; Sunday School 9:45 am Church Services 10:45 a.m.; Sunday Evening Church Services, Liberty Ministries 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m.; Ohio 325, Rio Grande; Pastors Randy Pastor: Wade Hall Jr 740-388-8321 Vinton Chapel 21 Main Street Vinton, Ohio 45686 Herb, Jean and Jared Moore W. Fred Workman and Charlotte “Charlie” Workman www.mccoymoore.com OH-70165448 OH-70180436 Gallia County Council On Aging Senior Resource Center Willis Funeral Home Providing Seniors With: *A1>B@?AC1C9?>�L��4D<C��1H�)5AE935 �?=5��1A5�1>4�$DCA9C9?>�L�&19>C9>7� �1=5B�L�&<1H9>7�&??<�L��A?385C9>7� Prearrangement Center Garﬁeld Ave. • Gallipolis, OH 2147 Jackson Pike Bidwell, OH 45614 Phone: (740) 446-0724 856 Third Avenue Gallipolis, OH 45631 OH-70180467 OH-70177428 OH-70165099 740 446-3045 Phone 740 446-2557 Fax �� 4#4'��4�� #--+10-+3��*+0�:� �� OH-70180469 OH-70165095 OH-70179638 G & W Auto Parts LLC 216 Upper River Road, Gallipolis, OH 45631 Phone: 740/446-1813 FAX: 740/446-4056 CARQUESTGALLIPOLIS.COM David Mink Advisory Services are provided through Creative Financial Designs, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser, and Securities are offered through cfd Investments, Inc., a Registered Broker/Dealer, Member FINRA & SIPC. Faith Investment Services is not owned or controlled by the CFD companies. p.m.; prayer meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday. Funeral Homes, Inc. (740) 446-0852 Weatherholt Chapel 420 First Avenue Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 Gallia Auto Sales P.O. Box 802, 19 Locust Street Gallipolis, Ohio 45631 740-441-9941; 877-545-7242 Saturday, noon; worship service, 1:30 McCoy Moore topeslifestylefurn@hotmail.com AUTO PARTS Heavy Truck Parts & Accessories Manufacturer of Pro-Haul Bodies and Trailers Gary Jones, Manager Phone: 740-367-7444 After Hours: 740-446-7371 Fax: 740-367-7588 Tope’s LIFESTYLE FURNITURE Kevin Petrie Jeff Dunlap 2150 Eastern Ave. Gallipolis, OH sfsparts@sfstrucksales.com service, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday school for 446-9295 �� (210) 778-6502. Sabbath school, Frame Work & Free Estimates 2046 Addison Pike Gallipolis, OH 45631 SFS TRUCK SALES Phone: 800.280.6088 Fax: 740.446.2859 Fairview Drive, Bidwell. Sunday night �� 4751 Ripley Road. Pastor: Bill Hunt. Larry’s Body Shop Free Estimates 5885 St Rt 218 GALLIPOLIS 740-256-6456 � �� Church Wesleyan College Hill Church Willis Funeral Home Wednesday prayer meeting and youth Pastor: John O’Brien. (740) 4462474. Sunday celebration, 10 a.m. Wednesday Bible study, 10:30 a.m. Seventh-Day Adventist Point Pleasant Seventh-Day Adventist River City Fellowship 11 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Nursery Pastor: Matt McKee. Sunday school, Godwin, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; OH-70180463 worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7 p.m. Ministry 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday- Old Kyger Freewill Baptist OH-70165093 OH-70179298 Thursday, 7 p.m. Presbyterian Russell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, Pat Miller. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; OH-70180462 Sunday school, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.; 5834. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Sunday Holiness church. Pastor: Rev. Teddy Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Pastor:Jack Berry, Sunday school, 10 OH-70165459 OH-70180460 Pastor: Ray Perry. (740) 379-2969. McDaniel Crossroads Pentecostal subdivision). Pastor: Keith Eblin. p.m; and Sunday 10 a.m. Neither Faith Investment Services or the cfd companies are owned or controlled by Gleaner Life Insurance Society. Wednesday night prayer, 7 p.m. Nazarene a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. conducted Thursday, 6 p.m.; Saturday 6 1122 Jackson Pike Gallipolis, OH 45631 Phone: 740-446-7999 Fax: 740-446-7995 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Vance. (740) 245-5406 or (740) 645- Bible study, 10 a.m.; Sunday worship, 171 Pearl Street Jackson, OH 45640 Phone: 740-288-1606 Fax: 740-288-1606 Pastor: Rick Towe. Sunday school, Children’s church, Thursday, 6 p.m. 1110 First Ave., Gallipolis. Sunday Gumc600@gmail.com, Sunday. 600 McCormick Road, Pastor: Joseph S & M Tax and Accounting, Inc 210 Upper River Road, Gallipolis. a.m.; Sunday evening Bible study, 6 p.m. Morgan Center Christian Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship 11 a.m. Sharon Shoemaker New Life Church of God Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship: 11:05 Off of Ohio 141 (Meadow Look 2265 Harrisburg Road, Bidwell. Pastor: S & M Tax and Accounting, Inc Patriot Road. Pastor: Jane Ann Miller. worship, and children’s church, 10:30 Bidwell United Methodist Church Sunday night 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible 7:30 p.m. 3773 George’s Creek Road. Pastor: J.R. Charles Ted Glassburn. Services are Pastor: Todd Bowers. Sunday 10 a.m.; Patriot United Methodist Church Triple Cross Monday-Friday 9am-3:30pm, 568 Ohio 325 North, Bidwell. Sunday Rawlins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday services, 12 p.m., Wednesday, Crawford. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Fellowship Baptist Church Dry Ridge Road, Gallia. Pastor: Cline 9:30 a.m. Oasis Christian Tabernacle Ohio 554. Pastor: Rev. Arius Hurt. Church Steve Nibert; Sunday School, 11 a.m., First Church of the Nazarene Kane. (740) 446-0555. Office hours 6 p.m. Countryside Baptist Chapel Gallia Baptist Church Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, Cadmus Road, Cadmus. Pastor: Mark 4950 State Route 850, Bidwell. Pastor Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. 750 First Avenue, Gallipolis. Pastor: 600 Second Ave., Gallipolis. Pastor:Ray Church of Christ at Rio Grande a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Ohio 141. Pastor:Will Luckeydoo, Non-denominational Wednesday, 7 p.m. p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; AWANA Pentecostal Grace United Methodist Church New Hope Baptist Church Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Worship, 11 Evening 7 pm, “Everyone Welcome” Llewellyn preaching, 7 p.m.; Bible study, Silver Run Freewill Baptist Church :Sammy Queen, Sunday Morning 10 United Methodist Wednesday, 6 p.m. 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. and 6 19 Bell Ave at Eastern Avenue, Pastor Potter’s Wheel Pentecostals 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor: Matt children and adult programming. www. Pastor:Aaron Young. Sunday school, Bell Chapel Church Centenary United Methodist Church school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and Vinton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; 1100 Fourth Ave., Gallipolis. a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. 9:30 a.m.; Bible study at Poppy’s on school, 10:00 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; First Baptist Church Marcum. Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Church a.m.; Sunday night worship, 6 p.m.; Debbie Drive Chapel 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School: Court Street, Wednesday, 10:00 am Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 newlifeluth@att.net. Worship Services: Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; Mid-week pathwaygallipolis.com. Pastor: John Rozewicz. (740) 245-5430 or (740) 709-1745. Sunday school, 10 Vinton Full Gospel Church Rocky Jeffers. Youth pastor: Sandy am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Wednesday Thurman Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:35 Stewart. Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Sunday, Top of Lake Drive, Rio Grande. Pastor: Dan Lamphier. Sunday worship, 11 a.m.; 1894. Ohio 160. (740) 709-9262 or (740) 446- 7 p.m. 8 and 10 a.m. Good News Baptist Church French City Southern Baptist school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 Baptist Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Route 279, Oak Hill. Pastor: Dan Neal. Bulaville Christian Church meeting, 7 p.m., Wednesdays. 4486 Ohio 588.Pastor::Joseph Bowers. Pastor Todd Bowers. Sunday School, 10 Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Independent Sunday school (all ages), 10 a.m.; p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. community) Bidwell, Ohio. Pastor: Wednesday, 7 p.m. Claylick Road, Patriot. Pastor: Rev. 380 White Road, just off of Ohio 160. Pastor: Pat Henson. (740) 446-7900. Freedom Fellowship www.libertyministriesohio.org. Simpson Chapel United Methodist Day Saints worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. worship, 11:15 a.m.; children’s church, Youth Minister: Jacob Shockley, school, 10 a.m.; Sunday service, 11 a.m.; Church of God of Prophecy a.m. and 6 p.m. Bible study and youth Gallipolis Christian Church p.m.;Wednesday Bible study and youth Victory Road, Crown City. Pastor: Liberty Assembly of God Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 ‘Scotty’ Scott (740) 388-8050; Sunday ,Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 6 814 Ohio 325 North, Rio Grande. Minister: Jeff Patrick. (740) 446-9873. 7:30 p.m. Study 7 p.m. Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m. lagohio.com. First Christian Church of Rio Grande State routes 775 and 790, Scottown. Crown City. Pastor: Rev. Walter Wood. Vinton Fellowship Chapel Wired Juniors. www.rodneypikecog.org. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7:30 Macedonia Community Church month at 7 p.m. 446-4023. Adults, Momentum 360 Students and Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- (740) 388-9041. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; Corinth Missionary Baptist Church Wednesday youth services, 7:30 p.m.; nursery; Wednesday groups, 7 p.m., Lecta Church Liberty Chapel with adult Bible study, Engage Young Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Church Pastor Jim Chapman. Sunday school, worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; 245-9518. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m., with Wired Junior Church and attended Union Northup Baptist Lighthouse Assembly of God 440 Ohio 850. Pastor: Ron Bynum. (740) Lecta Church of Christ in Christian Pastor: Vinton Rankin. Sunday Assembly of God p.m. W.Va. Route 2, Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. Latter-Day Saints night/Bible study, 6-8 p.m. Rodney Pike Church of God 446-6788. Sunday 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Ohio 775. Pastor: Jim Holman. Worship, a.m.; worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. night, Wednesday, 7 p.m. 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 Mount Calvary Independent Church and 6 p.m.; Tuesday prayer and praise, Full Gospel a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday family Bethesda United Methodist 10:40 a.m.; youth, 6 p.m. Hannan Trace Road. Sunday school, 10 Fr,AJ Stack, Priest-in-Charge (740) 446-4404 or (740) 446-0196. Bethel United Methodist (740) 682-4011. Sunday school, 10 a.m. Child care provided, Fellowship & refreshments following. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship 10:25 Greer. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship Rio Grande Calvary Baptist Church and prayer service, Wednesday, 7 p.m. 1723 Ohio 141. Pastor: Paul E. Voss. 176 Ewington Road. Pastor: David Apostolic Faith Church of Pentecostal a.m.; Sunday service, 12 p.m. Bible study Wednesday, 7 p.m. Christian Union Mina Chapel Missionary Baptist Pastor Dr Jim Williams. Sunday school, First Church of God 446-2483,stpgallipolis.org,, Sunday Wednesday, 7 p.m. FOP Building, Neal Road. (740) 541 Second Ave., Gallipolis. (740) worship with Communion, 10 a.m., Church of God worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Ewington Church of Christ in Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church service, 10:25 a.m.; youth meeting, 5:30 morning, 10 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 Alice Road. Pastor: Rev. Denver Episcopal Pine Grover Holiness Church 446-9295 Patriot Metals OH-70165464 OH-70180461 Pyro Chapel Church Study 7 pm OH-70165449 OH-70180439 6:30 PM, Wednesday 7 PM, AWANA OH-70165332 OH-70180432 Sunday Church Services 10:30 AM & OH-70165447 OH-70180435 Apostolic Painted Rooﬁng and Siding � � �#��&�� "%�&� �� !!� ��!� $��&� ��$� % �� " ��"�� P: 740-379-9101 F: 740-379-9102 �6 Friday, April 10, 2020 Ohio Valley Publishing Meigs County Church Directory Fellowship Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic Van Zandt and Ward Road. Pastor: James Miller. Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m. The Refuge Church 121 W 2nd St.Pomeroy, Oh 45769. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Pastor: The Rev. Jordan Bradford.,740-209-0039 info@ trclife.org W.Va. Route 652 and Anderson Street. Pastor: Robert Grady. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning church, 11 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pageville Freewill Baptist Church 40964 SR #684 Pageville, OH Sunday 9:30 am, Wednesday 6:30 pm Catholic Emmanuel Apostolic Tabernacle, Inc. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Loop Road off New Lima Road, Rutland. Pastor: Marty R. Hutton. Sunday services, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7 p.m. 161 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev.Mark Moore. (740) 992-5898. Saturday confessional 4:45-5:15 p.m.; mass, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday confessional, 8:459:15 a.m.; Sunday mass, 9:30 a.m.; For Mass schedule visit athenscatholic.org. Assembly of God Liberty Assembly of God Dudding Lane, Mason, W.Va. Pastor:Rita Darst. Sunday services, 10 a.m., Wednesday 6:30 pm Baptist Carpenter Independent Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; preaching service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Cheshire Baptist Church Pastor Dr. Jim Williams, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Call: 740-367-7801. Hope Baptist Church (Southern) 570 Grant Street, Middleport, .Pastor: Ron Branch,. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rutland First Baptist Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Pomeroy First Baptist East Main Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Tim Mullins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. First Southern Baptist 41872 Pomeroy Pike. Pastor: David Brainard. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church Sixth and Palmer Street, Middleport. Pastor: Billy Zuspan. Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Racine First Baptist Pastor:Duke Holbert, Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:40 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Silver Run Baptist Pastor: John Swanson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Mount Union Baptist Children’s Sunday school and Adult Bible Study 10am Sunday evenings 6:30 pm Wednesday evening 6:30pm Pastor James Croston Old Bethel Free Will Baptist Church 28601 Ohio 7, Middleport. Pastor Everett Caldwell. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Tuesday and Saturday services, 6 p.m. Hillside Baptist Church Ohio 143 just off of Ohio 7. Pastor: Rev. James R. Acree, Sr. Sunday uniﬁed service. Worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6 p.m. Victory Baptist Independent 525 North Second Street, Middleport. Pastor: James E. Keesee. Worship, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Baptist Church Railroad Street, Mason. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Forest Run Baptist 108 Kerr Street ,Pomeroy,Oh, Pastor:Rev Randolph Edwards, Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m. Mount Moriah Baptist Fourth and Main Street, Middleport.,Oh. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. Antiquity Baptist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Rutland Freewill Baptist Salem Street, Rutland. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:30 a.m.; evening service and youth meeting, 6 p.m.; Pastor Ed Barney. Second Baptist Church OH-70182707 First Baptist Church of Mason, W.Va. Ravenswood, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Church of Christ Westside Church of Christ 33226 Children’s Home Road, Pomeroy. (740) 992-2865. Sunday traditional worship, 10 a.m., with Bible study following, Wednesday Bible study at 7 p.m. Hemlock Grove Christian Church Pastor Diana Carsey Kinder, Church school (all ages), 9:15 a.m.; church service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Congregational Forest Run Trinity Church Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m. 201 E. Second St., Pomeroy. Worship, 10:25 a.m. Pastor Randy Smith. Episcopal Grace Episcopal Church 326 East Main Street, Pomeroy. Holy Eucharist, 11 a.m. Holiness Independent Holiness Church 626 Brick Street, Rutland. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Evening Service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Community Church Main Street, Rutland. Pastor: Steve Tomek. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday services, 7 p.m. Danville Holiness Church 31057 Ohio 325, Langsville. Pastor: Paul Eckert. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer service, 7 p.m. Calvary Pilgrim Chapel Pastor: Jeffrey Wallace. First and Third Sunday. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Bearwallow Ridge Church of Christ Pastor: Bruce Terry. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday services, 6:30 p.m. Zion Church of Christ Harrisonville Road,Rutland,. Pastor: C Burns,Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Tuppers Plains Church of Christ Worship service, 9 a.m.; communion, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; youth, 5:50 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Bradbury Church of Christ 75 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Matt Phoenix. Sunday: worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. 740691-5006. Latter-Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Ohio 160. (740) 446-6247 or (740) 446-7486. Sunday school, 10:20-11 a.m.; relief society/ priesthood, 11:05 a.m.-12 p.m.; sacrament service, 9-10-15 a.m.; homecoming meeting ﬁrst Thursday, 7 p.m. Lutheran Saint John Lutheran Church Pine Grove. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church Walnut and Henry Streets, Ravenswood, W.Va. Pastor: David Russell. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Saint Paul Lutheran Church 39558 Bradbury Road, Middleport. Minister: Justin Roush. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Corner of Sycamore and Second streets, Pomeroy. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Rutland Church of Christ Graham United Methodist Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship and communion, 10:30 a.m. Pastor: Richard Nease. Worship, 11 a.m. Bradford Church of Christ New Haven. Pastor: Richard Nease. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday prayer meeting and Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Ohio 124 and Bradbury Road. Minister: Russ Moore. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday adult Bible study and youth meeting, 6:30 p.m. Hickory Hills Church of Christ Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Mike Moore. Bible class, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible class, 7 p.m. Reedsville Church of Christ Pastor: Jack Colgrove. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 6:30 p.m. Christian Union Hartford Church of Christ in Christian Union Hartford, W.Va. Pastor: Mike Puckett. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Church of God Mount Moriah Church of God Mile Hill Road, Racine. Pastor: James Satterﬁeld. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Rutland River of Life Church of God Pastor: Sam Buckley: Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy O.J. White Road off Ohio 160. Pastor: P.J. Chapman. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Amazing Grace Community Church Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. New Beginnings Pomeroy. Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 10 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:15 a.m.. United Methodist Bechtel United Methodist Mount Olive United Methodist Off of 124 behind Wilkesville. Pastor: Rev. Ralph Spires. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Alfred Pastor: John Frank. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. Chester Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Worship, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 10 a.m. Joppa Pastor: Denzil Null. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m. Long Bottom Community of Christ Pastor: Mark Brookins. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Thursday services, 7 p.m. Salem Center Pastor: John Chapman. Sunday school, 10:15 a.m.; worship, 9:15 a.m.; Bible study, Monday 7 p.m. Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Wednesday services, 10 a.m. Pastor: James Marshall. Carmel and Bashan Roads, Racine.. Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday Bible study, noon. Morning Star Pastor: James Marshall. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. East Letart Pastor:Larry Fisher. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. Racine Pastor:Larry Fisher. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Tuesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Coolville United Methodist Church Main and Fifth Street. Pastor: Helen Kline. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 9 a.m.; Tuesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Church Township Road 468C. Pastor: Phillip Bell. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Hockingport Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Torch Church County Road 63. Sunday school, 9:30 am.; worship, 10:30 a.m. Free Methodist Laurel Cliff Laurel Cliff Road. Pastor: Bill O’Brien. Sunday school, 9:30; morning worship, 10:30; evening worship, 6 p.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 p.m. Nazarene Point Rock Church of the Nazarene Route 689 between Wilksville and Albany. Pastor: Diane Chapman Pettit. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6 p.m. New Hope Church of the Nazarene 980 General Hartinger Parkway, Middleport. Pastor Bill Justis. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; morning worship, 11 a.m.; evening worship, 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening Bible study, 6:30 p.m.; men’s Bible study, 7 p.m. Reedsville Fellowship Pastor: Russell Carson. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Syracuse Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Daniel Fulton. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday and Sunday evenings, 7 p.m. Chester Church of the Nazarene Tuppers Plains Saint Paul Non-Denominational Pastor: Mark Brookins, Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10:15 a.m.; Bible study, Tuesday 10 a.m. Common Ground Missions Asbury Oasis Christian Fellowship Rutland Pastor: John Frank. Worship, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday school, 10:30 a.m.; ﬁrst Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Reedsville Ohio 681, Tuppers Plains. Pastor: Wayne Dunlap. Sunday worship, 10 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Pastor: Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Worship Service 10 am:; 8 am worship service with Lenora Leifheit Pastor: Will Luckeydoo. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday morning service, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 6 p.m. Rutland Church of the Nazarene Pastor: Ann Forbes. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 6 p.m. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. (Full Gospel Church). Harrisonville. Pastors: Bob and Kay Marshall. Thursday, 7 p.m. (Non-denominational fellowship). Meeting in the Meigs Middle School cafeteria. Pastor: Christ Stewart. Sunday, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Rocksprings Carmel-Sutton Wesleyan Bible Holiness Church Keno Church of Christ Asbury Syracuse Rose of Sharon Holiness Church Middleport Church of Christ Fifth and Main Street. Pastor: David Hopkins. Sunday school, 9 a.m; Morning Worship Service 10 am, Sunday evening 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. A New Beginning Bethany 212 West Main Street. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. 2480 Second Street, Syracuse., Sunday evening, 6:30 p.m. 339 S. 3rd Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Rebecca Zurcher. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. State Route 143. Pastor: Mark Nix. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Leading Creek Road, Rutland. Pastor: Rev. Michael S King. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday prayer meeting, 7 p.m. Pomeroy Church of Christ Heath Syracuse Community Church Pastor: Dennis Moore and Rick Little. Sunday, 10 a.m. Syracuse. Pastor: Wesley Thoene. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7:30 p.m. Team Jesus Ministries Flatwoods New Hope Church Pastor:Walt and Sheryl Goble. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11:15 a.m. Old American Legion Hall, Fourth Ave., Middleport. Sunday, 5 p.m. 333 Mechanic Street, Pomeroy. Pastor: Eddie Baer. Sunday worship, 10:30 a.m. Portland-Racine Road. Pastors: Dean Holben, Janice Danner, and Denny Evans. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Bethel Worship Center 39782 Ohio 7 (two miles south of Tuppers Plains). Pastor: Rob Barber; praise and worship led by Otis and Ivy Crockron; (740) 667-6793. Sunday 10 a.m.; Afﬁliated with SOMA Family of Ministries, Chillicothe. Bethelwc. org. Ash Street Church Calvary Bible Church Pomeroy. Pastor: Rev. Blackwood. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Stiversville Community Church Pastor: Bryan and Missy Dailey. Sunday school, 11 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Rejoicing Life Church 500 North Second Ave., Middleport. Pastor: Mike Foreman. Pastor Emeritus: Lawrence Foreman. Worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Clifton Tabernacle Church Clifton, W.Va. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Full Gospel Church of the Living Savior Route 338, Antiquity. Pastor: Jesse Morris. Saturday, 2 p.m. Salem Community Church Lieving Road, West Columbia, W.Va. (304) 675-2288. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Hobson Christian Fellowship Church Pastor: Herschel White. Sunday 7 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. 398 Ash Street, Middleport. Pastor: Mark Morrow. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; morning worship, 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 6:30 p.m.; youth service, 6:30 p.m. Restoration Christian Fellowship Agape Life Center House of Healing Ministries (Full Gospel church). 603 Second Ave., Mason. Pastors: John and Patty Wade. (304) 773-5017. Sunday 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Abundant Grace 923 South Third Street, Middleport. Pastor: Teresa Davis. Sunday service, 10 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Faith Full Gospel Church Long Bottom. Pastor: Steve Reed. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m.; Friday fellowship service, 7 p.m. Harrisonville Community Church Pastor: Theron Durham. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. Middleport Community Church 575 Pearl Street, Middleport. Pastor: Sam Anderson. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7:30 p.m. Faith Valley Tabernacle Church Bailey Run Road. Pastor: Rev. Emmett Rawson. Sunday evening, 7 p.m.; Thursday service, 7 p.m. Syracuse Mission 1141 Bridgeman Street, Syracuse. Sunday School, 10 a.m.; evening, 6 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Dyesville Community Church Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. 9365 Hooper Road, Athens. Pastor: Lonnie Coats. Sunday worship, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, 7 p.m. (Full Gospel) Ohio 124, Langsville. Pastors: Robert and Roberta Musser. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Hysell Run Community Church 33099 Hysell Run Road, Pomeroy, Ohio; Pastors Larry and Cheryl Lemley. Sunday School 9:30 a.m.; morning worship 10:30 a.m.; Sunday evening service, 7 p.m.; Sunday night youth service, 7 p.m. ages 10 through high school; Thursday Bible study, 7 p.m.; fourth Sunday night is singing and communion. Endtime House of Prayer Ohio 681, Snowville; Pastor Robert Vance. Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11 a.m.; Bible Study, Thursday 6 p.m. Mount Olive Community Church 51305 Mount Olive Rd, Long Bottom, OH 45743 Sunday School 9:30 am, Sunday Evening 6 pm, Pastor: Don Bush Cell: 740-444-1425 or Home: 740843-5131 Grace Gospel 196 Mulberry Avenue, Pomeroy, OH 45769 Sunday School 10:00 AM, Sunday Service 11:00 AM, Sunday Evening 6:00 PM, Wednesday 6:00 PM, Pastor: Thomas Wilson Pentecostal Pentecostal Assembly Worship, 5 p.m. Tornado Road, Racine. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; evening, 7 p.m.; Wednesday services, 7 p.m. Faith Gospel Church Presbyterian Long Bottom. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Harrisonville Presbyterian Church Morse Chapel Church Full Gospel Lighthouse 33045 Hiland Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Roy Hunter. Sunday school, 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday evening, 7:30 p.m. South Bethel Community Church Silver Ridge. Pastor: Linda Damewood. Sunday school, 9 a.m.; worship, 10 a.m. Second and fourth Sundays; Bible study, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Carleton Interdenominational Church Kingsbury. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship service, 10:30 a.m.; evening service, 6 p.m. Freedom Gospel Mission Bald Knob on County Road 31. Pastor: Rev. Roger Willford. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m. Fairview Bible Church Letart, W.Va., Route 1. Pastor: Brian May. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 7 p.m.; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. Faith Fellowship Crusade for Christ Pastor: Rev. Franklin Dickens. Friday, 7 p.m. Pastor: Rev. David Faulkner. Sunday worship 9:30 a.m. Middleport First Presbyterian Church 165 N Fourth Ave Middleport, OH 45760, Pastor:Ann Moody. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11:15 am United Brethren Eden United Brethren in Christ Ohio 124, between Reedsville and Hockingport. Pastor Aaron Martindale, Charles Martindale. Sunday school, 10 a.m.; worship, 11 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. Sunday service at 7pm Mount Hermon United Brethren in Christ Church 36411 Wickham Road, Pomeroy. Pastor: Adam Will. Adult Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.; Worship and Childrens Ministry – 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday Adult Bible Study and Kingdom Seekers (grades 4-6) 6:30 p.m. www. mounthermonub.org. Wesleyan White’s Chapel Wesleyan Coolville Road. Pastor: Rev. Charles Martindale. Sunday school, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:30 a.m.; Wednesday service, 7 p.m. �Sports Ohio Valley Publishing Friday, April 10, 2020 7 2020 South Gallia softball team Hamilton indicted, accused of beating daughter Submitted photo Pictured are members of the 2020 South Gallia High School varsity softball team. Kneeling in front, from left, are Isabella Cochran, Dafney Clary, Savannah St. Clair, Alina Malyshevska, Peyton Halley and Sydney St. Clair. Standing in back are Madisyn Spurlock, Lalla Harlow, Mikayla Waugh, Emily Mandeville, Gabby Spurlock, Ryleigh Halley, Jessie Rutt, Guinera Chepiyeva and Madison Lucas. THE PATH FORWARD NBA, NHL and MLB tinker with restart options The Associated Press While the world wrestles with the coronavirus pandemic, the three biggest U.S.-based sports leagues currently affected by the crisis are trying to ﬁgure out if, how and where games can be safely played again this year. The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball have some similar constraints: Public and player health are the most pressing issues and any decisions would have to come with widespread federal, state and local support. But there are also individual challenges for each league, which have unique schedules and playing arrangements that could affect logistics. All three have discussed the possibility of essentially quarantining their players in cities for long periods to play games in a safe environment. Dr. Patrick Mularoni, who is the medical director of sports medicine at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, says it’s possible, at least on paper. “You’d have to completely isolate the players, staff, coaches, medical staff and likely foodservice workers until 14 days. They’d all have to be willing to do that,” Mularoni said. “And the logistics of having that number of people not make a mistake is the difﬁculty there. But once you do that, if they are all together and working together, once they’re together, you should be ﬁne because essentially what you created is an oasis where people who have proven that they do not have COVID can be.” A Q&A prepared by some of AP’s beat writers on where leagues are with their plans: NBA Q: If safe, how would play resume and when? The NBA is looking at countless restart options, but a consistent theme throughout them calls for a training camp of at least two weeks for teams to get back into some sort of basketball shape. It would seem likely that teams would be quarantined at that time. No decision has been made about whether to resume some of the regular season or go right into the playoffs, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said his league won’t decide anything deﬁnitively until at least May. Q: Where would games be held? The idea of having one or Bryan Walters | OVP Sports An overview of Progressive Field before the start of a major league baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox during a July 13, 2014, game in Cleveland, Ohio. two sites for games has been discussed, with Las Vegas and Los Angeles among them. The league has explored several possible sites, for preparation purposes, but has not entered into any concrete deals anyplace. Q: Would fans be allowed? Almost certainly not, at least not at ﬁrst, unless social distancing guidelines are lifted and public health ofﬁcials say it is safe. Q: Could they shorten the playoffs? Absolutely. The best-of-seven format could be abandoned for a best-of-ﬁve or possibly less, though the NBA seems adamant at this point that — if the season is going to resume — it wants as legitimate a champion as possible. Q: What other precautions would the NBA take? The ball itself could be a major issue. NBA players sweat, and sweat a lot. That sweat gets on the ﬂoor, gets on other players, but the one thing in the game that everyone is touching is the same ball. NHL Q: If safe, how would play resume and when? A: The NHL could target a late June or early July resumption of the regular season or beginning of the playoffs. League ofﬁcials, coaches, general managers and players expect at least a two week retraining camp before resuming play. If the NHL goes directly to playoffs, either 16 or 24 of the 31 teams would likely be involved. Q: Where would games be held? A: The NHL would like to use home arenas but is also considering hundreds of places to hold games at neutral sites, if need be. Q: Would fans be allowed? A: It would take CDC and Public Health Canada clearance for large gatherings for fans to be allowed. Q: What would be among the upsides in resuming play? A: The playoffs could be the most competitive, with teams icing nearly complete rosters, given most players dealing with injuries will have had time to heal. NHL’s two key broadcast partners, NBC and SportsNet/ CBC, have a huge hole to ﬁll in their broadcast schedules with the Summer Olympics being postponed. Q: How late could hockey be played? A: Potentially into September. NHL ofﬁcials are focused on staging a full 82-game 202021 season that could start as late as mid-November with the Stanley Cup awarded in late June. At least a month’s break would be required to allow for the draft and a free-agency period, and to provide players a chance to rest. MLB Q: If safe, how would play resume and when? Games likely would start about three weeks after teams return to training. Teams and players have looked at the end of the 1994-95 strike as a possible model. Teams accepted the players’ unconditional offer to return to work on April 2, which was the original start of the season, and opening day was pushed to April 25. Q: Where would games be held? MLB’s ﬁrst choice would be to play in regular-season ballparks. Uncertain whether that will be possible, teams and the players’ association have discussed possibly basing all 30 teams in the Phoenix area, where they would be sequestered for an indeterminate time. There would have to be agreement on economic and logistical issues, and medical and government approvals. Q: Would fans be allowed? At regular-season ballparks, the decision likely would be a city-to-city determination, made by local and state governments. At spring training ballparks in Arizona, there likely would not be any fans and games would be played for television, streaming and radio audiences. Q: How long of a season is needed for it to be considered legitimate? A: There is no one answer, but the early consensus appears to be about 81, half the usual length. Teams played 103-111 games in the strike-interrupted 1981 season and 123-131 in 1918, shortened due to World War I. Q: How would the season change? A: Players and teams want to play as many games as possible, which would increase revenue. Look for more games per week and more doubleheaders. FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury indicted the 38-year-old Hamilton on Monday. He remains free on $30,000 bond after he turned himself in to authorities on Oct. 30. If convicted, he faces a prison sentence of two to 10 years in prison. Hamilton’s attorneys say the Texas Rangers Hall of Famer is innocent of the charge. His 14-year-old daughter told her mother, Hamilton’s ex-wife, that her father struck her after he became enraged by a comment from her. According to an afﬁdavit by a Keller Police Department detective, Hamilton’s daughter told police that he went on a rampage Sept. 30. She says she made a comment to Hamilton that upset him, so he threw a full water bottle overhand at her, hitting her in the chest, then cursed and shouted at her. He pulled away the chair on which she rested her feet and threw it, breaking the chair, she told detectives. It didn’t hit her, but he then grabbed her by the shoulders and lifted her from the chair on which she sat. She fell to the ﬂoor, and he lifted her up, threw her over his shoulder and carried her to her bedroom. The girl said at this point she was telling Hamilton, “I’m sorry.” Upon reaching her bedroom door, he tossed the teen onto her bed, pressed her face onto the mattress and began hitting her legs with an open hand and closed ﬁst. She said that after he ﬁnished striking her, he told her, “I hope you go in front of the f—-ing judge and tell him what a terrible dad I am so I don’t have to see you anymore and you don’t have to come to my house again.” As he left the room, Hamilton’s daughter said he told her to gather her things for school. When she replied that she had already put them in the car, he responded, “Well, aren’t you just the perfect child.” After Hamilton was the ﬁrst overall pick out of high school in the 1999 amateur draft by Tampa Bay, his career was nearly destroyed by cocaine and alcohol addiction. He returned to baseball with Cincinnati and made his big league debut in 2007, when he hit 19 homers in 90 games before being traded to the Rangers. 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EURZVH�MREV��SRVW�\RXU�UHVXPH��JHW�DGYLFH jobmatchohio.com �CHURCH/CLASSIFIEDS Ohio Valley Publishing GOD’S KIDS CORNER An Easter message Last week, we celebrated Palm Sunday, granted a lot differently than in years past when we were all waving palm branches and shouting, “Hosanna, blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, Hosanna!” Well, this week we are also celebrating a lot differently and shouting, “Alleluia, Alleluia, He is risen!” Who are we talking about that arose on Easter Ann Sunday? You got it - Jesus. He Moody overcame death to begin a new Contributing day of us being able to have our columnist sins forgiven and eventually live with Him in heaven. This year, even when we are staying at home to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, we are still celebrating Easter and Christ’s resurrection. That has not changed nor will it ever! When you get up this Easter morning, I bet many of you will still have something waiting for you. Will you get an Easter basket full of goodies – maybe colored eggs, candy, chocolate, bunnies, some little toys? Did you ever wonder what an Easter basket has to do with Jesus’ resurrection? Well, I did, so I researched it and found out some rather interesting things. I have been asked to repeat the information I found a few years ago. Long ago, the church said people were not allowed to eat eggs during Holy Week, so any eggs that were laid by the chickens during this week were saved and decorated to make them “Holy Week eggs.” Then they were given to the children as gifts. Today, we still color and decorate eggs. When the eggs are cracked open, the empty shell reminds us of the empty tomb. The eggs don’t seem alive, but they have life within them, especially at springtime when chicks hatch out. The children put their Holy Week eggs in hats or baskets ﬁlled with colored straw to resemble a bird’s nest. Those were the ﬁrst Easter baskets. The Europeans took the Holy Week egg a step farther and started making the eggs out of chocolate which made them really good to eat. When the chocolate eggs were covered with foil, they could be decorated even prettier. The story of the Easter Bunny is thought to have become popular during the 1800s. Rabbits usually give birth to a big litter of babies during the Spring, so they became a symbol of new life too - just like Jesus gives us new life in Him. So all the real bunnies we see and chocolate ones we eat at Easter are supposed to remind us of the new life we receive when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Easter is a very, very special time for us as Christians. NOTHING can ever change the importance or message of Easter and Jesus’ rising again from the grave. It’s the day we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection - where He overcame His death on the cross and came back to life. He did this, so we could overcome death too and live with Him forever. So this Sunday afternoon when you are eating some of that chocolate egg or marshmallow bunny from your Easter basket, you’ll have some idea why we celebrate this special church holiday with colored eggs, bunnies, and chicks in a basket ﬁlled with colored straw. Remember, Jesus is still Lord and King and more powerful than anyone or anything that comes to make us afraid. Let’s say a prayer: Dear Jesus, thank You so much for dying and rising for us, so that we might have new life in You. Thank You also for giving us traditions that are meant to remind us of what You did for us - and especially in such a yummy way. Please be with all those who are ﬁghting this virus, either as those who are ill or those who are helpers. In Your name we pray, Amen. Ann Moody is pastor of Wilkesville First Presbyterian Church and the Middleport First Presbyterian Church. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. Best Deal New & Used OH-70181827 MARK PORTER FORD Home of the Car Fairy OH-70004516 www.markporterauto.com Friday, April 10, 2020 9 SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES Some things don’t change It is interesting to read the news, ﬁlled as it is with the tribulations of men, and then by way of contrast, go for a walk on a warm spring day, observing the blooming ﬂowers, the growing grass, and the sun as it moves through the beautiful blue sky. What a difference there is between the sorrow on one hand, and the majestic beauty on the other. There is a gentle reminder in this study of contrasts between the eternal and the temporal. The various problems that plague mankind are very real in the moment, and they can feel very important as we go through them. War, plague, death, poverty, hunger and all the rest of the evils common to history cause us great sorrow and are legitimate sources of pain. It is easy to be overwhelmed by tragedies, both personal and communal, and to feel as if all is falling apart around us. And yet, as we consider the greater picture, the sun continues to rise, the seasons continue to turn, and the world goes on as it always has, despite our personal losses or gains. Solomon observed, regarding this reality, “A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth remains forever. The sun rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to the place where it rises. ter how lasting the The wind blows to world appears to us, the south and goes even the unchanging around to the north; mountains are not as around and around durable as the God goes the wind, and who made them, on its circuits the “who looks on the wind returns. All streams run to the Jonathan earth and it tremsea, but the sea is McAnulty bles, who touches not full; to the place Contributing the mountains and they smoke! (Psalm where the streams Columnist 104:32; ESV)” The ﬂow, there they ﬂow Bible testiﬁes: “You, again. (Ecclesiastes Lord, laid the foundation 1:4-7; ESV)” of the earth in the beginAgain, this does not ning, and the heavens are downplay the importance the work of your hands; of any given moment in the human experience, but they will perish, but you rather serves as a reminder remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a that there is more beyond ourselves, a greater whole robe you will roll them up, like a garment they that is not affected by our will be changed. But you own personal tragedies are the same, and your or triumphs. The world is years will have no end. more than the sum of our (Hebrews 1:10-12; ESV)” experiences and will conIt is the eternal, tinue on with or without us. The eternal foundation unchanging, powerful nature of God which for all that is greater is God, of whom the Psalmist allows the Christian to once testiﬁed: “He set the have hope in the face of any difﬁculty or trial. For earth on its foundations, we know that no matter so that it should never be what happens in our lives moved. (Psalm 104:5),” and then “may the glory of God remains the same. We can rely on Him when the Lord endure forever; all else disappoints and may the Lord rejoice in fails. Thus, “Keep your his works (Psalm 104:31; life free from love of ESV).” The world is a testimony money, and be content with what you have, for to the power of God, who he has said, ‘I will never made all things. As we leave you nor forsake consider the heavens, the you,’” and “Jesus Christ is works of God’s hands, we the same yesterday, today are moved to recognize and forever (Hebrews our own smallness in 13:5, 8).” the midst of it all. This Money, health, and becomes especially true as even nations will disapwe consider that no mat- point and fail us. God will never fail. The one who therefore places their hope in God above all others, obeying His word, and living according to His will can weather any storm with hope and conﬁdence. “The world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever. (1 John 2:17)” So, when all the world seems to be falling apart, take a moment to notice those things that remains the same, and notice as well, from whence they came. The works of men will fail while the works of God endure. And if this is true, then if we allow God to work in us, shaping us and molding us according to His word, we will not fail, for we will be His workmanship, created anew in Christ Jesus (cf. Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17). Though we may be social-distancing at the moment, when the moment passes, the church of Christ invites you to visit and worship with us at 234 Chapel Drive, Gallipolis, Ohio. Likewise, if you have any questions or comments, we invite you to share them with us at chapelhillchurchofchrist.org. Jonathan McAnulty is minister of Chapel Hill Church of Christ. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. A HUNGER FOR MORE Do you recognize Jesus? Most people in Jesus’ day did not recognize Him. And because they did not recognize Him, they did not understand Him, His mission, or His motives. This paved the way for their rejection of Him, their mistreatment of Him, and their missing out on receiving from Him what they needed most – the gift of eternal life that only He could grant them. When you read in Luke 23 about Jesus in the presence of that time period’s leaders, Pilate and Herod, you should feel keenly their confusion and take heed that you do not fall into the same traps into which they did. “Herod with his soldiers treated (Jesus) with contempt and mocked Him. Then, arraying Him in splendid clothing, he sent (Jesus) back to Pilate…. (Pilate) said to (the chief priests and the rulers and the people)…, ‘What Both men, evil has He done? I though failing to have found in Him recognize Jesus no guilt deserving as Son of God death. I will therefore and Lord of Crepunish and release ation, were still Him.’ But they were accountable for urgent, demandtheir responses to ing with loud cries Thom that He should be Mollohan Him. Jesus, Son cruciﬁed. And their Contributing of God, the Word made Flesh, King of voices prevailed. So columnist Kings and Lord of Pilate decided that Lords, stood before their demand should them and they missed be granted” (Luke 23:11, it, rejected Him, and 22-24 ESV). Pilate, on the one hand, sent Him packing. They couldn’t afford to make seemed to perceive Jesus’ innocence and the injustice that mistake, yet they did. I cannot fathom their reacthat the crowds sought tion when they stepped to carry out against Him. into eternity without the Yet Pilate shrugged his forgiveness of Christ Jesus shoulders, more or less, and realized the horror of and abdicated personal not receiving Him as Lord responsibility of respondand Savior. ing to the uniqueness of You and I are in a simiJesus. And Herod, in love lar boat. True, we are not with himself, did not ﬁnd in the positions of either in Jesus anything that fed Pilate or Herod and it is that selﬁshness, so he not likely that our names are only dismissed Him, but not going to be known mistreated and mocked throughout the ages, but Him. our response to Who He is will be the most urgent decision ever before us. And our response to Who He is will be dictated by our recognition of Who He is. Do we really perceive Him as the Son of God (Luke 1:32)? As the Word of God made Flesh (John 1:14)? As the One to Whom every knee must bow and every tongue confess as Lord (Philippians 2:10-11)? If we do recognize Him as the “Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29), then we must submit to that fact and make the decision of receiving Him accordingly. He is the Lamb of God who will take away your sin, if you will repent of your sin and turn to Him in faith (see Romans 10:9-10). 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This was called the It was not showBazaar of Annas, Ron ing proper respect and was carried Branch out in the part of Contributing for the Temple. A shortcut through the Temple known columnist the Temple was a as the Court of the deﬁnite no-no. Gentiles. When There is a deﬁnite mesJesus went there, He sage about this shortcut chased out the evil merthat should become clear chants and their tacky to us. It is that we should and unholy practices. be mindful to not take But, there was something else He did. Accord- shortcuts in our religious ing to the Gospels, while duties. We should be careful not to take shortcuts He cleaned things up in this particular court, “He in our relationships with God, with Christ, and the would not permit any Holy Spirit. We should be man to carry any vessel dedicated in going the full through the Temple.” Evidently it was known route with worship, service, and commitment. that people used the Do we not take shortCourt of the Gentiles as This is the week that Christ entered the city of Jerusalem for the purpose of death on the Cross. On Sunday, He openly presented Himself as the Messiah by riding the donkey into the city. The Jews had long expected that the coming Messiah would do this, so those that saw the Lord on that day understood the clearcut symbolism. Another thing the Lord did was that He chased out the cheats and money changers that were milking the Temple system for proﬁt in the Court of the Gentiles. For a long time, it had been permitted that merchants could provide services to the Jewish visitors who had come to Jerusalem to observe the Feast of Passover. After all, it was required that Jewish men living within twenty miles of Jerusalem take in this major spiritual observance. And, it was the goal of Jews at large to go there at least one time during their lives. But, when they came, they were expected to provide an animal for sacriﬁce, and to pay a certain tax that was intended for the Temple. So, there were these services provided to help people traveling long distances to meet those requirements. Animals were approved to be ﬁt for sacriﬁce by the priests, and the correct monies were exchanged for the tax offerings. In the beginning, this had probably been a legitimate service provided, but the system had long Jesus TODAY IN HISTORY be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undeﬁled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you” (1 Peter 1:3b-4 ESV). This is the hope that Good Friday secures for us as we make our way to Easter Sunday’s Resurrection. Do you recognize Jesus? Do you see that He is Lord and Savior? Do you know Him personally? He died for you and in your place so that you could have a place in heaven with Him. Receive Him today. TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 36° 46° 46° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Thu. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.32 0.64 1.00 13.17 11.05 SUN & MOON Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last New First Apr 14 Apr 22 Apr 30 Full May 7 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. 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Five years ago: During the National Riﬂe Association’s annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee, a succession of potential Republican presidential rivals slung criticism and cracked jokes about Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was expected to announce her White House candidacy. The Apple Watch made its debut. One year ago: Holden Matthews, the white son of a sheriff’s deputy, was arrested in connection with a string of ﬁres that destroyed three black churches in rural Louisiana; authorities said his father helped arrange for his arrest. (Matthews pleaded guilty to federal and state criminal charges in February; sentencing is set for May.) Marietta 47/30 Wilkesville 48/28 POMEROY Jackson 50/30 48/29 Ravenswood Rio Grande 49/30 50/30 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 47/31 GALLIPOLIS 51/31 50/31 50/31 South Shore Greenup 52/32 51/31 40 0 50 100 150 200 Portsmouth 51/32 Pastor Ron Branch lives in Mason County and is pastor of Hope Baptist Church, Middleport, Ohio. Viewpoints expressed in the article are the work of the author. WEDNESDAY 64° 34° Murray City 46/27 McArthur 47/28 Very High TUESDAY fering, He did not. When He could have asked for the help and rescue of ten thousand angels, He did not. When He could have given up and given in, He did not. He honored the Father’s plan with His time. He honored His Father with His complete obedience. And, in due course, He provided a perfect Salvation with His death for our sakes. Do not take any shortcuts with Jesus, because He purposely did not take any Himself concerning His Cruciﬁxion. Go the distance with Him for His honor and glory. 60° 39° A couple of showers possible NATIONAL CITIES Logan 46/28 Adelphi 47/29 Waverly 48/30 Pollen: 605 Low MOON PHASES Cloudy, rain Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Chillicothe 47/30 MONDAY 69° 57° Increasing cloudiness 1 Primary: cladosporium Today Sat. 6:59 a.m. 6:57 a.m. 8:01 p.m. 8:02 p.m. 11:25 p.m. none 8:53 a.m. 9:35 a.m. SUNDAY Breezy and chilly today with clouds and sun. Mainly clear tonight. High 51° / Low 31° HEALTH TODAY 58° 53° 66° 43° 88° in 1893 22° in 1997 SATURDAY 61° 44° Statistics through 3 p.m. Thu. High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC Precipitation Coming to Dinner.” In 1971, a table tennis team from the United States arrived in China at the invitation of the communist government for a goodwill visit that came to be known as “ping-pong diplomacy.” In 1981, imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands was declared the winner of a by-election to the British Parliament. In 1998, the Northern Ireland peace talks concluded as negotiators reached a landmark settlement to end 30 years of bitter rivalries and bloody attacks. In 2005, Tiger Woods won his fourth Masters with a spectacular ﬁnish of birdies and bogeys. Ten years ago: Polish President Lech Kaczynski (lehk kahCHIN’-skee), 60, was killed in a plane crash in western Russia that also claimed the lives of his wife and top Polish political, In 1916, the Professional Golfers’ Association of America was founded in New York. Today is Friday, April 10, the In 1925, the F. Scott Fitzger101st day of 2020. There are 265 ald novel “The Great Gatsby” days left in the year. was ﬁrst published by Scribner’s of New York. Today’s Highlight in History In 1932, German President On April 10, 1912, the British Paul Von Hindenburg was liner RMS Titanic set sail from reelected in a runoff, with Adolf Southampton, England, on its Hitler coming in second. ill-fated maiden voyage. In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers President Branch Rickey purOn this date chased the contract of Jackie In 1815, the Mount Tambora volcano on the Indonesian island Robinson from the Montreal Royals. of Sumbawa exploded in one of In 1966, English author Evethe largest eruptions in recorded history, resulting in tens of thou- lyn Waugh, 62, died in Combe Florey, Somerset, England. sands of deaths. In 1968, “In the Heat of the In 1865, Confederate Gen. Night” won best picture of 1967 Robert E. Lee, a day after surrendering the Army of Northern at the 40th Academy Awards; one of its stars, Rod Steiger, was Virginia at Appomattox Court House, said farewell to his men, named best actor while Katharine Hepburn was honored as praising them for their “unsurbest actress for “Guess Who’s passed courage and fortitude.” The Associated Press From page 9 cuts with our worship times for the sake of convenience? Do we not often take shortcuts with how we decide to serve Him for the sake of just being seen doing something? We stand guilty of taking a variety of spiritual shortcuts which, in essence, demonstrate a gross disrespect for our Lord. We need to remember that our Lord did not take any shortcuts on His way to death and Cruciﬁxion. He walked every inch of the Calvary Road. He bled every drop of Calvary blood. He endured every moment of Calvary pain. When He could have walked in a different direction away from the Cross, He did not. When He could have prayed His way out of suf- Clendenin 48/29 Charleston 51/32 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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