Harmony Grove Baptist Church (HGBC) is having a dine-in/take-out chili dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 12. The dinner is free with donations for the dinner to benefit the family of Zayden Williams, who is recovering from a serious illness.
The take-out dinner period starts at 4 through 4:45 p.m. with the dine-in dinner portion scheduled for 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The menu consists of chili, salad, cornbread or corn muffins, dessert and water or tea. Food for the event provided by HGBC members.
The church address is 7722 General Puller Highway in Topping. Call HGBC at 804-758-5154, if you have questions about this event.
The David Esleck Trio will return to Urbanna on Sunday, Nov. 13, for a 5 p.m. performance at Urbanna Baptist Church. It is a free concert and all are invited to hear this outstanding jazz trio from Richmond. For information, call 804-347-6560.
Catholic Church of the Visitation in Topping released its Advent schedule this week.
Upcoming services include:
• Nov. 24 — Thanksgiving, 9 a.m.
• Nov. 27 — First Sunday in Advent, 9 a.m.
• Dec. 4 — Second Sunday in Advent, 9 a.m.
• Dec. 8 — Immaculate Conception, 9 a.m.
• Dec. 11 — Third Sunday in Advent, 9 a.m.
• Dec. 13 — Reconciliation, 7 p.m.
• Dec. 18 — Fourth Sunday in Advent, 9 a.m.
• Dec. 15 — Reconciliation, 7 p.m.
• Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve, 6:30 p.m. (Sing-along, 7 p.m.).
• Dec. 25 — Nativity of the Lord, 9 a.m.
• Jan. 1, 2023 — The Holy Mother of God, 9 a.m.
For information, email rosemoncure@yahoo.com.
Zion Hill Baptist Church, 10256 Indian Road, Gloucester, will have an in-person worship service on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. Pastor Eugene Comithier II will preach and the Youth Choir will sing. Contact tracing, temperature checks and face masks are required.
In-person Sunday school is set for 9:45 a.m. on Sundays.
Bible study is set for Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. via conference call. The dial-in number is 978-990-5000 and the access code is 667896.
For information, email mrt8wa@aol.com.
On Nov. 20, Urbanna United Methodist Church (UUMC) will again welcome the Grace Celtic Musicians for a Christmas concert. These talented women will fill the church with their unique blend of Celtic sound and Christmas songs. Some of you may have heard the group when it performed last year at UUMC. Organizers say their performance this year will be new and delightful. It is a free concert.
Celtic music is best described as a type of folk music with distinctive music and lyrics. And, today Celtic music is played and heard not only in Ireland, Scotland and Wales, but also on a worldwide stage.
The concert is set for 4 p.m. in the UUMC sanctuary. Be sure to bring your friends and family. It was a well-attended concert last year and organizers expect the same again. It will offer a great way to begin the Christmas season.
UUMC is at 221 Marston Ave. (at Cross Street).
For information, email karenleighbowman@gmail.com.
The Seventh-Day Adventist Church at 401 S. Main St. in Kilmarnock will sell fresh navel oranges, juice oranges, red grapefruit, clementines, Anjou pears, a fresh fruit sampler, strawberry and chocolate cheesecakes, and several combo boxes through Pee Jay’s Fresh Fruit for December.
Orders can be called in by Nov. 17 to 804-435-1252, 804-577-4876, 804-435-1371, or 562-652-0866. Online orders can be made using an eCommerce site at https://freshfruitorder.org/KilmarnockSDAChurch. This site will only be taking orders until Nov. 20.
Orders are to be picked up at the church from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15.
Telephone orders are taken and forwarded to Pee Jay’s Fresh Fruit, or orders can be taken online and paid for by credit card.
The fruit will be shipped to the church for pickup by customers on Dec. 15. The fruit is ready for delivery to Kilmarnock within days after being picked from the trees.
Those ordering by telephone should have checks made payable to SDA Church and the correct amount for the fruit. Credit cards will not be taken for payment at the church. The orders made online will already be paid for by credit card.
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