Congregants at Lower United Methodist Church (LUMC) at 120 Lower Church Road in Hartfield invite everyone to join them in LUMC Fellowship Hall on Sunday for Breakfast with Friends. They’ll gather at 9:45 a.m. for breakfast at 10 a.m., then remain there for their casual worship service at 10:30 a.m.
“Wiggle Worship” with Miss Tammie will be provided during the worship service.
On Tuesday, March 11, the United Women in Faith will meet at 10 a.m. The LUMC Finance Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. and the Administrative Council will meet at 6 p.m.
The community is invited to stop by LUMC Fellowship Hall every Wednesday between 7:30-9 a.m. for free, delicious, hand-crafted coffee or hot chocolate from the God’s Aroma coffee ministry.
All are welcome to join them for a time of group prayer, every Wednesday at 4 p.m.
On Sunday, March 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. they will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Tickets will be available at the door, online at lowerumc.org, at The Table restaurant in Deltaville, or by calling the church office at 804-776-6250.
Info: Lowerumc.org.
Everyone is welcome to attend the March 21 and 22 Lenten Retreat at All Saints Anglican Church in Saluda at 48 New St. Hurry, the deadline for registration is March 18!
What is your calling to serve your Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ? Is a vocation only for a minister? Or, does everyone have a calling to serve? How do you serve Jesus? Come learn answers to these questions and enjoy warm fellowship at this Lenten Retreat.
The theme of the retreat is “Vocations of the Church” and will be led by the Rev. Timothy Weiss. The retreat will begin on Friday at 6:30 p.m. with evening prayer and followed by a first session entitled “The Empty Altar” at 7 p.m.
The second day on Saturday includes the following:
- 8 a.m. — Matins and Mass
- 9 a.m. — Breakfast
- 10:15 a.m. — Session 2 — “God’s Call to Vocation”
- 10:45 a.m. — Midday Prayers
- 11:30 a.m. — 1 p.m. — Lunch
- 1 p.m. — Session 3 “Calling a Priest”
- 2:30 p.m. — Evening Prayer
- 3 p.m. — Dismissal
The cost for the two-day Lenten Retreat is $20 per person, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Children 18 years of age or younger are free of charge, but they must register due to limited occupancy spaces. Please make your check out to All Saints Anglican Church and mail to: C/O The Ven. Michael Weaver, Attn: Lenten Retreat, 9742 Zimbro Avenue, Manassas, VA 20110. Deadline for registration is March 18! The retreat will not be able to seat attendees unless they are pre-registered.
Info: www.DMAS–acc.org, 703-399-6965, dweaver63@verizon.net
All Saints is looking forward to hosting this event!
Zion Hill Baptist Church, 10256 Indian Road, Gloucester, will have in-person worship service on Sunday, March 9, at 11 a.m. Pastor Eugene Comithier II will preach and his Male Chorus will sing.
In-person Sunday school will be offered at 9:45 a.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 in Shacklefords will observe its annual Women’s Day event on March 16 at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be Minister Dr. Yinoris Wright, wife of the Rev. John Wright, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, Saluda. Everyone is invited to attend.
Info: brooks2511@verizon.net
Clarksbury Church in Hardyville will offer a take out only sale of quarts of clam chowder (Hatteras style) on Friday, March 7, from 4-6 p.m. Included with the clam chowder will be two cornbread muffins and two brownies, all for $15. The clam chowder will be made and packaged on site.
Info: wrightrw44@outlook.com
First Lady Minister Dr. Yinoris Wright’s morning message is set for 11 a.m. Sunday, March 2, at Immanuel Baptist Church in Saluda.
Music will be under the direction of Brother Leon Harris.
Immanuel’s Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m.
Info: 758-4550
Upcoming events at Catholic Church of the Visitation (CCOV) include, March 9, First Sunday of Lent.
CCOV’s Palms to Ashes program is continuing. If you have any palms at home from previous years and wish to donate them, please bring them to the CCOV office. They plan to make ashes this year. All palms that have been blessed should be buried or burned.
Catholic Church of the Visitation is at 8462 General Puller Highway (Route 33) in Topping.
Info: 804-758-5160, email office@COVTopping.org or visit www.church-of-the-visitation.org.
Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) offers two services every Sunday — at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Its congregants welcome everyone to attend and find out more about this vibrant community of worshipers.
Visit its website at christchurchmiddlesex.com or watch the Sunday service online on Facebook.
Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) is at 56 Christchurch Lane in Christchurch.
Info: 804-758-2006.
“Seasons of Tapestry” is a weekly women’s prayer seminar taught by Bonnie Shannonhouse open to Christian women of all denominations. It meets at noon every Thursday via Zoom. To sign-up or get the Zoom link, go to the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic States website at https://dmas-acc.org/. The sessions will also be recorded and available on the website for viewing at your convenience.
Bonnie began Tapestry in 1997 with the first Day of Prayer at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. She taught women to pray in seminars from shore to shore and abroad for more than 10 years.
She was named by Christianity Today as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Christian Women in America in 1996. Bonnie’s book, “The Lost Coin: Hours of the Cross,” June 2020, encourages the practice of praying three times a day. Her other publications, “The Pie of Prayer: The Historical Christian Parts of Prayer,” are journals covering the seven parts of prayer as articulated by the early church fathers through all the seasons of the church calendar.
Zoom link: https://bit.ly/4h3OKxf
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