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From the Mailbox….
A gift has been given to our church in honor of past and present members and in grateful appreciation to God for the opportunity to service at Hinesville FUMC. May God bless you individually and as a church during this Advent season. -Buddy & Marian Conway

New Baby

Congratulations to Jose & Angela Romero on the birth of their son, Matthew Xavier Romero born November 20, 2006 at Winn Army Community Hospital.

In Sympathy

Christian love and sympathy to Marci Hannah in the loss of her grandfather, Raiford Godbee. Funeral services were held Wednesday in Sylvania.

The Season of Affirmation
By Howard Thurman

Christmas is the season of affirmation.
I affirm my faith in the little graces of life:
The urgency of growth, the strength of
laughter, the vitality of friendship.

I affirm my confidence in the dignity of man:
His fortitude in despair, his strength
in weakness, his love in hatred.

I affirm my joy in the experience of living:
The fragrance of nostalgia, the scattered
moments of delight, the exhilaration of danger.

I affirm my need of my fellows:
The offerings of faiths, the gifts of
variety, the quality of difference.

I affirm my hunger for God;
The desire for fulfillment, the ache
for understanding, the sense of peace.

Christmas is my season of affirmation.