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Church Briefs: January 16, 2025
Brother Shelton Scott will deliver The Spoken Word during the 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, service at Immanuel Baptist Church in Saluda.
There will also be music under the direction of Brother Leon Harris. It will include a special selection...
Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) bonfire Thursday to mark Epiphany
Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) will celebrate Epiphany, a feast day, with its annual roaring bonfire on the open field in front of the church on Thursday, Jan. 9, at 6 p.m. The church is located at 26 Christ Church...
Grace Episcopal Church offers sessions to help cancer patients
Have you or a loved one recently been diagnosed with cancer, or are you undergoing treatment or in a post-treatment phase? Do you wish you could talk confidentially with others who are on or have been on the same...
Catholic Charities offers services for folks in need
Catholic Charities is a vibrant organization with offices throughout the Middle Peninsula. Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia (CCEVA) was founded in 1932 as the Norfolk Bureau of Catholic Charities to care for widows, orphaned and abandoned children. More than...
Zoar Baptist Church Choir sings at D’ville Lights
Choir members from Zoar Baptist Church in Deltaville sing “Deck the Halls” Friday at Stephen Blue’s Deltaville Lights display. The giant, free, dazzling annual community Christmas lights display is offered 5-11 p.m. nightly through Jan. 1, 2025 at 16598...
Throckmorton honored for Polar Express
The Urbanna Business Association (UBA) honored the late George Throckmorton Friday, Dec. 13, for his founding of the very popular town Christmas “Polar Express”-themed event.
“The Polar Express” is an adventure Christmas film to the North Pole that was released...
Topping children decorate Harmony graves for Christmas
For the past six years, Joanne Leigh of Topping and her grandchildren have decorated forgotten graves at Harmony Grove Baptist Church at Christmas time. The family tradition began in 2019 when 7-year-old Kyler Congleton of Topping was in the...
Hermitage Baptist float: Jesus is hope
“Jesus is Hope” was the theme of the Hermitage Baptist Church float, which received a second place in the non-commercial floats category in Saturday’s 29th Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade. It was one of a number of church entries in...
Church Brief: December 12, 2024
“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...
Shark attack victim to share story of faith at UBC
During the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday, Dec. 8, at Urbanna Baptist Church (UBC), a shark attack victim with Urbanna ties will be speaking about her experience and the faith that helped her and her family survive the encounter.
Elisabeth...
