Antioch Baptist Church, 159 Oakes Landing Road, Saluda, will observe Family and Friends Day on this coming Sunday, Nov. 17. Minister Tina Bonney will deliver the morning message. Music will be provided by Brother George Robinson and the Gospel Robins.
Sunday school starts at 10 a.m. and worship service is at 11 a.m. The Rev. Fred D. Holmes Jr. is the pastor.
For information, call Sister Hallie Jean Holmes, Family and Friends Day chairman.
For information, call 804-758-5921 or email antiochbaptist4christ@gmail.com.
Harmony Grove Baptist Church (HGBC) will welcome Santa and friends to a free breakfast of pancakes and sausage with a beverage on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
HGBC is located at 7722 General Puller Highway in Harmony Village near Topping. In order to get an accurate number of attendees, call 804-758-5154, or email secretaryharmonygrove@metrocast.net Tuesdays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come and enjoy a free breakfast, community fellowship and some holiday fun to support the children in our area.
A photo opportunity with Santa will be available during the breakfast.
Also, HGBS is again serving as a collection point for Middlesex County Toys For Tots this Christmas season, so if possible, please donate new, unwrapped toys to the drive for Middlesex children. The collection box is located in the HGBC Fellowship Hall. All toys are then sent to Middlesex Social Services for distribution locally. The collection deadline is Dec. 16.
During November through the first week of December, HGBC will also take up a monetary collection for the teenage boys and girls of Middlesex County. So often, teens are overlooked during this season of giving or it’s difficult to provide what teens like so monetary gifts are needed. Please write your check to Harmony Grove Baptist Church and mark your contribution with “Teens Only.”
“Let’s make sure our children and teens can have a truly blessed Christmas,” read a HGBC news release.
The Grief Share Surviving the Holidays seminar is set for Saturday, November 16, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Urbanna Baptist Church, 121 Watling St., Urbanna.
The seminar features practical suggestions and reassurance through video interviews with counselors, grief experts, and other people who have experienced the holidays after their loved one’s death. Topics to be discussed include dealing with hard-hitting emotions, what to do about traditions, how to survive social events, and where to find comfort and strength. Those who attend will receive a Survival Guide filled with practical tips, encouraging words, journaling ideas, and exercises for daily help through the holiday season.
The cost to attend is $10.
For information or to register, call the Rev. Nell Robinson at 804-758-2720
Congregants at Lower United Methodist Church (LUMC), 120 Lower Church Road, Hartfield, welcome everyone this Sunday for coffee fellowship at 9:15 a.m., adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship in their historic sanctuary at 10:30 a.m.
On Tuesday at 5:30 p.m., the LUMC Finance Committee will meet. The community is invited to come by the LUMC Fellowship Hall on Wednesday between 7:30 and 9 a.m. for free, hand-crafted coffee.
All are welcome each Wednesday for a time of group prayer beginning at 4 p.m.
For information, visit lowerumc.org or call 804-776-6250.
National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Northern Neck Chapter 1823 will present its holiday luncheon at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Wicomico Parish Church, 5417 Jesse Dupont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church. Reservations are due by Nov. 18.
For information and to make a reservation, contact Larry McIlwee at 804-450-3919 or send an email to narfechp1823@yahoo.com. Current, former and retired federal employees, spouses and survivor annuitants are invited. There will be a silent white elephant auction to benefit Alzheimer’s disease research and acknowledgement of memorial contributions for Alzheimer’s disease research. Frances Boatman, president of the Virginia NARFE Federation, will be the speaker.
The final orders are due no later than Friday, Nov. 15, for the Kilmarnock Seventh-Day Adventist Church citrus fruit sale. Orders should be called in to 804-435-1252, 804-577-4876 or 562-652-0866. Online orders can be ordered until Nov. 17 at https://freshfruitorder.org/KilmarnockSDAChurch.
Orders are to be picked up at the church between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12.
Pecans and baked goods will also be available.
Immanuel Baptist Church, 317 Town Bridge Road, Saluda, will host a community prayer breakfast 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 7.
The Rev. Dr. John Wright Jr. is the church’s pastor.
For information, call 804-758-4550.
Ms. P’s Kitchen will sponsor a dinner at Make-A-Way and Deliverance Full Gospel Baptist Church located at 100 Flats Road in Urbanna on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 3:30-6 p.m. or until sold out.
The menu includes, pick one meat, fried chicken, turkey wings or pigs feet; and pick two sides, yams, greens, green beans, potato salad or macaroni and cheese, dessert and drink, all for just $18.50.
Pre-order through the Cierra Robinson or Penne Penne Facebook page, or call Joyce Woodard at 804-577-3513 or Oriton Robinson at 804-246-7654. Walk-ins are also accepted.
Also, if you don’t want to purchase an entire dinner, you can buy a la carte, meat, $6; sides, $4.50; and desserts, $3.50 to $6.
Zion Hill Baptist Church, 10256 Indian Road, Gloucester, will have in-person worship service on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m. Pastor Eugene Comithier II will preach and his Male Chorus will sing.
In-person Sunday school will be offered at 9:45a.m.
Bible study will be offered on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. via conference call. The conference call number is 978-990-5000 and the access code is 667896.
Escobrook Baptist Church, Shacklefords, will celebrate the Rev. Arthur K. Roane’s 22nd anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Benjamin Kelly from King and Queen County. Everyone is invited to attend.
For information, email brooks2511@verizon.net.
Zoar Baptist Church’s Ladies Bible Study resumed on Sept. 30 with an eight-week study of Ruth and Esther on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. All women in Middlesex County are invited to participate and enjoy this special time of worship and fellowship. Call Emily Bailey at 804-824-1453 or the church office at 804-776-9502 for information.
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