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Calendar of Events

Wednesday

• See you at the pole. Groups and students gather at the flag pole of Friendship Christian Academy with songs, worship and prayer, 8:30 a.m. Parents invited. James Overton is chapel director.

• REVIVAL First Baptist Church of Hickory Flat will be in revival Sept. 24-27, 7 p.m.; and Sept. 28, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Guest preacher will be Bro. Kenny Digby. Pastor is Rev. Johnny Rakestraw. Call 662-333-7752 if you need a ride.

• REVIVAL Bibleway Outreach Fellowship, 6573 Highway 178, Byhalia, is having a revival Sept. 24-26, 7:30 p.m. nightly. Evangelists will be Bishop Michael Ferrell of Goldsboro, N.C.

Thursday

• MEETING The Marshall County Democratic Executive Committee Meeting will be held at the MC courtroom B, 6 p.m. All Democratic elected officials and registered Democrats are welcome to attend.

Friday

• FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHT at Kimbrough Chapel Church, 7 p.m. with Rev. Deldrick Leasure and Coopers Chapel Male Chorus from Olive Branch.

• Youth convention Apostolic Church of Jesus, located at 178 Stonewall Rd., Byhalia, will hold a youth convention Sept. 26, 7 p.m. and Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. at the church. Evangelist will be Joel Swinnea from Louisiana. Now 28, Joel has been an anointed since he was 14. Pastor Garland Loveless reminds all to come early to get a seat as hundreds of youth are expected from different states. Food will be served on the 26th. Pastor Loveless and youth director Kevin Loveless invite everyone. For more info. call 661-838-8110.

• AUCTION Friday Nights, 7 p.m., Hwy. 4-Wyatt’s Loop Road. Antiques, furniture, glassware and much more. Concessions available. All proceeds benefit Apostolic Lighthouse Church. Contact Diane Clolinger 662-252-2596 for more info.

Saturday

• DunLap reunion, Wall Doxey State Park, Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Everyone welcome, bring a dish.

• Community prayer group is meeting at Christ Episcopal Church fellowship hall, two Saturdays a month. The next meeting will be Sept. 27, 10 a.m. For more info. call 662-252-6172.

• CATTLEMAN FIELD DAY The first annual Marshall County Cattleman’s Association Field Day will be held at the Marshall County Fairgrounds. Registration at 8 a.m., programs at 9 a.m. Specialists from Mississippi State University will be presenting educational programs on heifer selection, bull selection and herd health. Noon program on “What Buyers Look for When Purchasing Cattle.” Door prizes, drawings, exhibits and catered lunch. Pre-registration required by Sept. 24. Call 662-252-3541 to register.

• GOSPEL SINGING Fellowship Baptist Church, Hwy. 309 North, will have a gospel singing, 6:30 p.m. Featured group will be Beyond Measure from Walls. Wade Crum, host pastor, invites all.

• REGISTER TO VOTE 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Beckly Conference Center, 150 Rust College. Sponsored by the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Zeta Upsilon Zeta Chapter.

• SINGING Rice Chapel Methodist Church will have a singing with Mike Devore and Megan Tate. Fellowship at 6 p.m., singing at 7 p.m. Rev. Walter Myers, pastor, invites all.

• Youth Rally, Solid Rock Assembly of God - Senatobia, starts at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Evangelist Jacob Jester with “Transformed” drama team of Friendship Assembly of God preforming Breath and Lord You Are Holy. Be sure to bring your youth out for a blazing good time.

• PAGEANT The 4th annual White Oak Pageant will be held, 4 p.m. at Byhalia High School Gymnasium. The pageant features divisions for boys ages 0-4 and girls ages 0–21. Contestants will compete on stage in various categories. This opportunity helps young people to prepare for other events in which they must appear, speak, or perform on stage or in front of audiences. Every child who participates is considered a winner. Winners will be presented at the White Oak Festival on Saturday, October 11 (rain date-October 28) at the intersection of Edwards and Lowry Road (off Highway 178 East) in Byhalia. Admission for non-participants is $2 per person at the door. Please come out and support youth of the area.

• SINGING Evangel Full Gospel Assembly will feature Heaven’s Highway Singers of Tupelo, 7 p.m. There will also be local singers and congregational singing.

• FALL FESTIVAL Jones Grove M.B. Church, 305 Old Hwy. 7 South, will have its 3rd Annual Fall Festival, 10 a.m.-8:45 p.m. There will be food, horseback riding, 4-wheel rides, moon walk, and special music.

• WOMEN’S CONFERENCE Mt. Zion Taska M.B. Church will have an Anointed Women’s Conference, Sept. 27, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.; Sept. 28, 11 a.m.; Oct. 5, 11 a.m.; Oct. 12, 11 a.m.; and Oct. 19, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Different speakers each day. Registration fee $5.

• VOTER REGISTRATION Marshall County Democratic Executive Committee District 4 voter registration, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at Chulahoma MB Fellowship Hall, 6509 Hwy. 4 West. For more info., contact Marvin Powers, 564-2214.

September 28

• Men and Women’s Day, Smith Grove MB Church, featuring the 66 books of the Bible, Sun., Sept. 28, 2 p.m. Rev. Joe T. Lester and Isom Chapel CME Church will be the guests.

• SUNDAY SCHOOL PROMOTION will be held at Kimbrough Chapel Church, 9 a.m.

• APPRECIATION DAY Yarbrough Chapel invites everyone to a musicians’ appreciation honoring Robert Pool and Richard Jackson, 3 p.m. Pastor is Jerry Christian.

• PRE-ANNIVERSARY service will be held at Christ Temple Church of God in Christ, 3 p.m. Guest will be Pastor Robert Earl Barber and Gospel Temple COGIC of Senatobia.

• “CELEBRATION OF PRAISE” concert with the Sanctuary Choir of Friendship Assembly of God will be held at 10 a.m. Join us for the powerful music celebration.

September 29

• spay/neuter CLinic The Marshall County Humane Society sponsored, low-cost spay/neuter clinic is open, 218 College St., Byhalia. Call 662-252-6196 for the necessary appointment.

October 1

• REVIVAL True Vine M.B. Church will host a revival Oct. 1-3, 7 p.m. nightly. The guest speaker will be Pastor Basil Brooks of Mt. Pisgah M.B. Church of Cordova, Tenn. All are invited.

October 2

• PTA MEETING The Holly Springs High School’s next PTA meeting will be held in the library, 5:30 p.m. President, Angela Mayfield encourages everyone to attend.

• CHOIR PERFORMS Christ Temple Choir will be participating in the How Sweet The Sounds Competition at the FedEx Forum, 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.).

October 3

• FISH FRY The Cayce Fire Department hosts annual fish fry, 4:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sheriff Kenny Dickerson will be cooking. Tickets available at A-1 Small Engines, Gossett Auto Parts, and Carol’s Beauty Shop, or any fire department member. Fire dues accepted at the door. For more info. call 851-7384, 851-7922 or 851-7634.

October 4

• Homecoming Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church, 3993 Cayce Road, 1-1/2 mile south of Goodman Road, will have homecoming with lunch at 12 noon. Singing will follow at 1 p.m. with The Williams Family as featured group. Everyone is invited.

• Cayce community festival Sat., Oct. 4, 4884 Cayce Rd., Byhalia. Rain date, Oct. 11. Free and open to all. Come share in Cayce’s rich history. Medical/health advice and screenings will be offered, games, fashion and talent showcase, prizes, live entertainment and much more for adults and children. To donate, volunteer or rent booth space call Natasha Garrison, 901-651-7066 or Elizabeth Norton, 901-497-3309 by Sept. 19.

• J.W.S.S. Women’s Conference will be held at Kimbrough Chapel Church.

• FALL FESTIVAL Temperance Hill Baptist Church, 5114 Hwy. 178, is hosting a Christian Community Fall Festival, 11 a.m.-6 pm. Parade line-up at 10:15 behind the Potts Camp School. There will be food, music, games including rock climbing wall, treasure hunt, bungee jumping, dunking booth, sack races, greased pig, hula hoops, sponge throw and more. Bring your lawn chairs. Pastor is A. Ken Cooper.

• ONE DAY REVIVAL Palestine M.B. Church of Blue Mountain will be hosting a “Revival in the City”, 5:30 p.m. in downtown New Albany. Special guests will be Michaelle Prather, Mirakul Mafia, Jeremy Allison and Pastor Patrick Washington. For more info. call 662-252-9186.

October 5

• ANNIVERSARY The 34th anniversary of the West Holly Springs Singing Union will be held at the Chulahoma M.B. Church, 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Chris Williams and Mt. Sinai M.B. Church. Rev. Van Rayford, president, Sis. Helen Woods Newson, secretary.

• ANNIVERSARY If you were united in holy matrimony by Rev. S.A. Phillips, Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church invites you to attend his anniversary celebration, 11 a.m. Pastor Phillips will be honored for 44 years. The church is located at 228 S.A. Phillips Drive, Red Banks.

• FIRST LADY DAY (Missionary Johnnye Pass) will be held at Christ Temple Church of God In Church, 3 p.m. Guests will be Evangelist Tina Smith from New Life C.O.G.I.C. of Memphis, Tenn.

October 6

• Revival crusade Oct. 6-10, 7 p.m. nightly. Rivers of Faith Ministry in conjunction with Mt. Moriah MB Church. There will be an anointed female speaker each night, including an 8-year-old evangelist.

• spay/neuter CLinic The Marshall County Humane Society sponsored, low-cost spay/neuter clinic is open, 218 College St., Byhalia. Call 662-252-6196 for the necessary appointment.

October 11

• Americans Helping Americans will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Maples Memorial United Methodist Church, 8745 Goodman Road, Olive Branch. This is a group of women from the Wesleyan Class and Mission Circle joining forces to hold a fund-raiser for Segs4vets project. For more info. call Doris Patton, 662-895-3568.

• FESTIVAL Abbeville Autumn Fest will be held 9 a.m.-10 p.m. with live entertainment all day, lots of food, children’s activities, prizes and giveaways, arts and crafts sale. For more details visit www.abbevilleautumnfest.com or call 662-816-6965.

• FESTIVAL Byhalia’s White Oak Festival featuring crafts, food, games, activities for kids and adults, raffles, entertainment, and prizes, will be held 10 a.m. until. Applications for booth spaces ($30.00) can be obtained by calling 838-2806 (Janice) or 838-5200 (Darla) or stopping by the Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce office.

• HUNTER SAFETY CLASS at the Marshall County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 7 N, Holly Springs, 8 a.m. until. Bring your Social Security Number. Must attend all 10 hours and must be 10 years of age. To register call 662-563-6330.

October 12

• singing at Bethel UMC (Benton County) on Sunday night, October 12 at 5 p.m., with Lanell Hutcheson, The Bethlehem Duo consisting of Ben Coleman and Mickey Basil, Toni Childress and The Corn Crib Quartet from New Harmony Methodist Church. A catfish dinner will follow the singing. There will be a love offering with all proceeds going to the building fund. Chances on a Remington Model 500 Viper with scope are being sold and it will be given away on this night. Contact any church member to purchase a chance on this gun. Hope everyone can come out and join us for this joyful occasion.

• HOMECOMING SERVICES Meadowbrook Baptist Church, 3115 Old Pigeon Roost Road, is hosting homecoming services, 10:45. Guests will be The Telestials from Nashville. Potluck lunch following with no nightly services. Everyone is invited. Pastor is Oscar Geeslin.

October 18

• HEALTH FAIR Isaac Chapel Church of Byhalia will have an health fiar, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Come and get your health checked out.

• HARVEST FESTIVAL First Southern Baptist Church at Victoria invites everyone to their annual Harvest Festival for games, food, and a hayride beginning at 5 p.m. For more info., call 662-838-3621.

October 19

• Anniversary celebration, First Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant, Pastor Don LaBelle. Bible study, 9:45 a.m., worship at 10:50. Food and fellowship after worship, singing will follow. Children’s activities are planned. Non-members are cordially welcomed as our guests. No evening service this date.

• SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICE Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church, located 1/2 mile south of Goodman Road on Cayce Road, is having a special service with Sister Terri Compton, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Please come for your blessing.

October 21

• Meeting The Marshall County Humane Society will have its regular monthly meeting Oct. 21 at VFW, Hwy. 7 South, in Holly Springs, 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

October 30

• MEETING The Marshall County Democratic Executive Committee Meeting will be held at the MC court room B, 6 p.m. All democratic elected officials and registered democrats are welcome to attend.

November 21

• FUNDRAISER, Holly Springs Lake Estates will have a drawing for a Savage Bolt Action 270 with scope, case, wood grain. Tickets can be purchased at Sports Corral in Holly Springs, Tickets $5 or 3/$10.

FYI

• 3-D (Diet, Discipline & Discipleship), Christ-Centered Weight Loss Group will meet Tuesday nights at Victoria Heights Baptist Church. Weigh-in 5:30-6, meeting 6-7 p.m. For info. call Marion Pryor, 662-274-4893.

• MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: An illness, not an addition. If you are a victim of this masequerading illness and need support contact Bill and Janice Latimer at eaglejan4u@bellsouth.net or 901-268-1631 or 901-487-1355 - support group being formed.

• Clear Creek Baptist Church is accepting donations for the cemetery fund. All monies donated will go to maintain the cemetery. If you have loved ones buried here or know someone who does, why not make a donation in their memory? Clear Creek Baptist Church, 1704 Clear Creek Rd., Lamar, MS 38642. Contact James Skelton, 662-252-5155.

• 30 year reunion Sand Flat School (now H.W. Byers) class of 1978 is planning a 30-year reunion. Please contact Velma Garrison Tate at 662-851-7954.

• REUNION Byhalia High School, class of 1987-88 is planning a reunion. For more info. call Angelo Hardin-Poole, 901-268-0135, Shelia Liggins-Sims, 901-602-9560 or Melissa Shipp-Bowles, 901-849-8623.

• BUS MINISTRY The Apostolic Church of Jesus is now offering a bus ministry. If you need a ride to church, please call Bro. Bobby, cell, 662-560-3946 or home, 662-562-6765; or Pastor Garland Loveless, 662-838-8110. Services are Sun. morning, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Sun. evening, 6:30 p.m. and Wed. evening, 7:30 p.m.

• Awana at Red Banks Baptist Church. Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Please call 544-0531 for van transportation. Supper, $5 per person, 5:30-6:15 p.m.

• RECOVERY PROGRAM The Most Excellent Way, a Bible-based Scriptural recovery program for all types of addictions. Women’s and co-dependent meetings every Tues., 7 p.m. Men’s group meeting every Thurs., 7 p.m. Meetings are at Longview Heights Baptist Church, 4501 Goodman Rd., Olive Branch. Contact Mary or Mike, 662-893-3912.

• AA MEETING - New, open to public: AA meeting, every Tues. and Fri. night, 8 p.m., in Ashland at the Women’s Bldg. at the Fairgrounds. If you want to drink that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. For more info. call 662-224-6151.

• CEMETERY MAINTENANCE Spring Hill Baptist Church has started a maintenance fund for cutting grass in the cemetery. If you would like to make a donation toward this fund in memory or in honor of a loved one, we would appreciate your help. The cemetery is maintained only by donations. Please make your donation to Spring Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, Maxine Palmer, P.O. Box 55, Waterford, MS 38685.

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