Hi friends,

With the inclement winter weather forecasts of the last two weeks, it feels like we’ve not held local Sabbath services for ages. I’m guessing—like you—this Sabbath couldn’t come more quickly. Although many of us have been able to see each other online for our Tuesday Bible studies, being online is not like seeing each other in person (Hebrews 10:24-25). Thankfully, we are back together again tomorrow as God’s people in Buford and Atlanta for services. What a blessing! As we look  forward to these services, here are this week’s announcements.

1. Sabbath Services in Buford and Atlanta. Tomorrow morning, the Buford congregation will meet at the Holiday Inn Express, Bethlehem (Georgia) at 10:30 AM for services. In the afternoon, the Atlanta congregation will meet at Unity Atlanta at 2:30 PM.

Note: Next Sabbath (2/14), we are combined for services in Atlanta. We also have a covered dish meal that day.

2. Under the weather this Sabbath?Tune into our UCG Atlanta Webcast. If you are sick this week, plan to watch the Atlanta webcast online. To view the service, enter the password tree of life (with no spaces) in the channel password box. The URL location is: https://www.ucg.org/congregations/atlanta-ga

3. Young Men's Club of Atlanta: Planning Meeting: 2/7. Attention young men of Atlanta and Buford. A Young Men's Club of Atlanta (YMCA) is being formed to strengthen the bonds among our men in our area, grow as men in the footsteps of Christ, and sharpen one another using God's Word. There will be a “pilot” (brainstorming) session this Sabbath of 2/7 after church to lay out goals and expectations, with the club formally beginning on the Sabbath of 2/21 and continuing on the 3rd Sabbath of the month moving forward. Questions regarding this club may be directed to Ryan Shallenberger or Dr. Aust.

4. Next UCG Atlanta Bible Study: 2/10. Our next UCG Atlanta Bible Study takes place on Tuesday evening, February 10 at 7 PM. Mr. Jerold Aust will review Hebrews 8 and go through Hebrews 9. Below is information to attend the study online:

Join the Zoom Meeting here:
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83871677401?pwd=CSoupVrJ3qHxQQaq94jgeBnQZOajZ…

Meeting ID: 838 7167 7401
Passcode: 857315

See you there.

5. Combined Service and Meal on 2/14. Atlanta and Buford will combine for Sabbath services in one week on February 14. Our location of meeting will be Unity Atlanta. Afterward, we will have a covered-dish meal. Taking a page from the Olympics taking place in northern Italy, the theme will be A Taste of Italy. Plan to bring your favorite Italian food and drinks. As always, we ask that you bring enough food for your family, plus one person. Buono! 

6. Upcoming Sabbath School and Teen Bible Study Classes. Our next Sabbath School and Teen Bible Study classes take place on 2/14. Here are the dates for the rest of our classes this year: 3/14, 4/11, and 5/9.

7. 2026 Southeast Regional Formal Weekend: 2/28 - 3/1. Please remember to register for the 2026 Southeast Regional Formal Weekend by the deadline, Feb. 14. Dress for the evening is formal, semi-formal, or Sabbath attire.

Event Date: Saturday evening, Feb. 28, 2026
Location: Del’avant Event Center, LaGrange, Georgia
Cost for the Prom: $30 per person (ages 12-19)
Cost for the Family Activity: $25 per person

If you have any questions, please contact Matthew Blackwood at (706) 668-0714 or matthew@unlockmath.com.

You may register here: 2026 UGC Southeast Weekend

As I close this evening, I share the following prayer request from Chris and Maria (Moreno) Colman concerning Maria’s mother, Beatriz Buitrago.

Maria, who is presently in Georgia visiting her children, contacted me with news her mother, Beatriz Buitrago, who lives in Colombia, suffered a stroke last evening (2/4) and was transported to a local hospital by ambulance. She has been intubated and is being treated and diagnosed. Maria and I ask for prayers from the brethren in Atlanta and Florida for comfort, healing and that God’s will be done regarding Beatriz. Also, that God will guide the physicians as they treat her. Thank you. In Christ’s love, Chris and Maria Colman

Please keep Beatriz, Maria, and Chris in your prayers. Thank you.

In love,

Philip Aust

United Church of God, Pastor

Atlanta and Buford, Georgia

 Memory Verse

Isaiah 66:1-2 Thus says the Lord: “Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? ² For all those things My hand has made, And all those things exist, ”Says the Lord. But on this one will I look: On him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, And who trembles at My word.