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What follows is Part 2 of an excerpt from a sermon I preached to the community of saints at Nashville UMC on December 22. Though the Christmas season is over, I would encourage us to always reflect on the characters of Christmas and in this case, Mary the mother of Jesus. Enjoy and may you be filled with the Spirit!

Everyone had a great time Saturday, January 18 with Kathy Gould, missionary to Ukraine! Kathy led a Children's Ministry Workshop at the North Roanoke Baptist Association Office with over 30 in attendance. She leads workshops like this with children's leaders in Ukraine, especially with Sunday School leaders as that is her passion. Kathy shared a lot of exciting information and ideas to make learning exciting for children and to involve the children.

Red Oak United Methodist Church's After Care Ministry adopted families for Christmas, providing over $5,259 in gifts to families in the Red Oak, Swift Creek and Cedar Grove communities.

Bethel Heroes Chapter 636 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy welcomed new member Juanita Anderson (center) at a recent meeting. Presenting her certificate were Edith Whitby, (at left) President and Donna Boykin (at right), Registrar of Bethel Heroes.

On Tuesday, December 17, 2019, Nash Community College held a recognition ceremony honoring students completing Nurse Aide I and Nurse Aide II training. The event was held in Brown Auditorium.
Nurse Aide I students, upon graduation, are equipped with basic nursing skills to provide care for patients, residents, and clients in a health care setting.

East Carolina University's College of Education awarded scholarships to more than 100 students, including two from Edgecombe County and five from Nash County, for the 2019-20 academic year.
Students from Tarboro and their awards are: Hannah Dixon, J. Worth Carter Scholarship and H. Frances Daniels Scholarship; and Mary Warren, Polly Mason Strickland Education Scholarship.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Senior Night is always a special occasion for Nash County swim teams as they honor their respective groups of upperclassmen.
But while the area boasts plenty of strong senior competitors, each county squad is also filled with young, potential-rich performers -- especially the Nash Central High School Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs.

RED OAK -- Per usual, a near-capacity crowd was in attendance last Tuesday inside Northern Nash High School's Gymnasium to watch the Knights host county-rival Southern Nash in a highly-anticipated Big East matchup.
Picking up its first conference win of the 2020 campaign, it was Northern Nash that emerged victorious, knocking off the Firebirds 63-51 credited to a widespread scoring effort that included 11 different Knights racking up point totals ranging from one point up to 12.

WILSON -- Round One of the Big East Conference's postseason wrestling events came last Saturday at the Wilson Fike High School Gymnaisum.
This was the duals portion of the Big East postseason work, and the individual format tournament will be held February 1 at Southern Nash.
Heading into the duals tourney, SNHS head coach Eddie Coble liked his club's chances at a high-level finish -- and that's exactly what Coble witnessed.

RED OAK -- Northern Nash built up a huge lead over Southern Nash during last Tuesday's Big East Conference girls basketball showdown -- and that proved to be a wise investment for the homestanding Lady Knights. That's because Northern would need all of those points later in the game as the Ladybirds, once trailing by 18 points, made a furious rally in the second half.

RED OAK -- Both Northern Nash's boys and girls Basketball teams utilized quick starts to pick up both squads' second Big East Conference wins of the season last Friday night, with two commanding victories over the visiting Franklinton Red Rams.
With an impressive crowd on hand at the Northern Nash High School Gymnasium, the Lady Knights jumped out to a lightning-fast 17-4 lead during the first period of play.

LAGRANGE, GA. -- The North Carolina Wesleyan College men's basketball team surged in the second half en route to their second straight road win on the weekend defeating LaGrange College 80-74 on Sunday.
Wesleyan got off to a good start leading 10-2 in the first half while never relinquishing the lead to take a 40-37 halftime edge on 50 percent shooting.

NORTHERN NASH'S SARA KNIGHT

NORTHERN NASH'S WHITLEY BRANTLEY

NASH CENTRAL'S DAMIEN WOZNIAK

NASH COUNTY -- Here are updated Nash County Recreation & Senior Services Youth Futsal League scores:

GREENVILLE -- The East Carolina University baseball team picked up its fourth preseason national ranking of the 2020 campaign after being tabbed No. 25 by Baseball America, the publication announced Monday.
The Pirates have also earned national rankings from D1Baseball (No. 21), Perfect Game (No. 23) and Collegiate Baseball (No. 36).

Southern Nash's Tristian Foster (with ball) drives for two points during last Tuesday night's Big East Conference girls basketball road event versus Northern Nash High School.

The Southern Nash High School Band is having a raffle ticket fundraiser. Tickets are $1.00 each with the drawings for the following prizes: First prize - 50" LG4K UHD HDR Smart TV; Second prize - $150.00 cash; Third prize - 8 qt. Power Quick Pot Air Fryer. Drawing will be held at half-time of the final home basketball game. Winner does not have to be present to win. All proceeds go to the SNHS Band.

Peachtree members welcomed a new Sunday with excitement and praise to God. God is good.
The sanctuary flower arrangement Sunday was presented to glorify God by Lynn and David Griffin in loving memory of Jonathan Kerby Griffin.