

The Thursday Literary Club met on Feb. 13 at the First United Methodist Church Annex with Pauline Moore-Davis and Dottie Musgrove as hostesses. Nine members and seven guests were present. Valentine’s Day themed refreshments were served.


President Jean Jones called the meeting to order and led the club members in the reading of The Collect, the opening prayer. She then introduced Liz Bachert, who presented a slide show of the trip she and her husband, Greg, experienced in Israel. Their tour encompassed all geographic areas of this ancient country, with in-depth tours of many of the historically significant sites throughout the country.


Bachert had organized an informative slide show of these sites. Following is a partial listing of significant sites included in their tour:


◆ The Church at Constantine where both Jesus and Peter spent significant time during their ministries


◆ Caesera, the site of the court of Pilate


◆ Armageddon, where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal. This site is believed to be the site of the Second Coming.


◆ The home of the Virgin Mary in Nazareth


◆ A boat tour of the Sea of Galilee


◆ A brief floating experience in the waters of the Dead Sea


◆ The site of the Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes


◆ The Mount of Beatitudes


◆ Capernaum, Jesus’ base during His ministry


◆ The caves that stored the Dead Sea Scrolls, believed to be the oldest written version of the Scriptures.


◆ Dome of the Rock


◆ The Upper Room


◆ The garden of Gethsemane


◆ The Way of Sorrow, where Jesus meets his mother as he carries the Cross and where he falls three times on his way to crucifixion.


In addition to this excellent presentation, Bachert displayed memorabilia, including a small version of the clay pots in which the Dead Sea Scrolls were preserved for centuries. She also displayed an ornate carving made of olive wood. These carvings are made from limbs harvested from olive trees; the trees are not harmed during the harvest.


The January 2020 minutes were read and approved. There was no old or new business. The next meeting will be March 12 at the Riverside United Methodist Church.
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