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Calendar of Events

July 15

• Revival New Faith Outreach Ministries, 1296 S. Red Banks Rd., July 15-17, 7 p.m. Host pastor, Tracy Jeffries. Guest speaker, Rev. Norman Johnson of Living Word Outreach Ministries in Memphis, Tenn.

• ANNIVERSARY Jones Grove M.B. Church, 305 Old Hwy. 7 South, celebrates their pastor and wife’s 30th anniversary, July 15, 17, 18 and 19. Guest speaker on July 15 will be Rev. Robert Bowers at 7 p.m.; Rev. Joe Powell at 7 p.m. on July 17; a musical program on July 18 beginning at 6 p.m.; climaxing on July 19 with Rev. Dewright Rucker as guest speaker, 3 p.m.

• Revival Services to be held July 14-16, 7:30 p.m. at Faith Fellowship aka Faith Temple Church, 2580 Roberts Chapel Road, Slayden. Superintendent Albert Clark of Memphis, Tenn., will be the guest speaker. Pastor Elder Chris Griggs, host pastor.

• Prayer service Community prayer service, July 14-17, 7 p.m. nightly. Wed. night at St. Mark, Thurs. at Calvin Chapel, Fri. at Mt. Teamer Church. Revival will be held July 19-24, 7:30 p.m. nightly. Host church, Mt. Teamer CME. Community churches, St. Paul, St. Mark, Calvin Chapel and Mt. Teamer. Everyone is invited. Host pastor, Rev. Willie Hoey.

July 16

• Teen Summit at Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 16-17, 6:30 p.m. Host pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

July 18

• MONTHLY SINGING Marianna Baptist Church hosts monthly singing with “The Joylanders” as featured guests. Fellowship will be at 5 p.m. and singing at 6 p.m.

• Praise Team at Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 18, 5 p.m. Host pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

• VBS Camp E.D.G.E., Experience + Discover God Everywhere at Red Banks United Methodist Church. Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children ages 4 - 12. For additional information call 662.564.2523.

•BBQ and rummage sale will be held at True Vine M.B. Church, 525 West Street, 8 a.m. until.

• KUDZU FESTIVAL The Marshall County Humane Society will have two contests on the courthouse lawn in Holly Springs. At 10 a.m. we will judge the cutest small dog, under 25 lbs., and the best trick.

• FAMILY AND FRIENDS’ DAY Free Branch M.B. Church will have annual Family and Friends Day/Homecoming 11 a.m.

• RECRUITMENT DRIVE Lessye Lee Davis 4-H Recruitment Drive will be held. Time and place will be announced later.

• SINGING Clear Creek Baptist Church hosts singing with the Bluff City Quartet as featured singers. Fellowship at 6 p.m. and singing at 7 p.m.

• MA reunion picnic Marshall Academy classes of 1999 and 2000, pack your lunch and bring your crew for a picnic lunch at the school, July 18, 12 noon-2 p.m. at the MA playground. For more info. email Miranda Bennett, mlfbennett@gmail.com.

• Photo Day at the Ark of Safety, 4174 Hwy. 178 West, Red Banks, next door the Meat Market, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Refreshments will be sold. All proceeds benefit Youth Department. For more information call 662-551-1500.

• Homecoming Beverly Chapel CME Church, Sun., July 18, 2 p.m. Charles Hoey, chairman, Rev. Kenneth Rogers, pastor.

July 19

• Children’s day at Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 19, 9 a.m., followed by Youth Day at 11 a.m. Host pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

• VBS Spotlight Children’s Super Church spotlights all the kids of VBS, 10 a.m. at Friendship Assembly of God, Victoria. Take exit 18, right on Friendship Road, 3/10 mile to entrance.

• Love Appreciation Pastor and first lady Moore’s ninth Love Appreciation will be held at Community Temple Holiness, 1331 Mt. Zion Road, 3 p.m. Guest churches are invited. All welcome to come. Host pastor is Elder Frank Moore. Dinner will be served. For more info. call 662-851-3388.

• Pastor and Wife’s Love Day at St. Paul C.M.E. Church, Lake Center, will be held at 2:30 p.m. honoring Rev. and Mrs. Tony Wilkins. Rev. Bruce Williams and the Ark of Safety Ministry will be the guests. The public is invited.

•Community Revival for the Lake Center and Spring Creek communities will be held July 19-July 24, 7:30 p.m. nightly at Mt. Teamer C.M.E. Church. This revival is sponsored jointly by Mt. Teamer C.M.E., St. Mark M.B., St. Paul C.M.E., and Calvin Chapel U.M Churches. Pastors are Rev. Willie Harper, Rev. Patrick Bailey, Rev. Tony Wilkins and Rev. Edward Moses. The public is cordially invited to attend.

• ANNUAL FAMILY AND FRIENDS’ DAY The Mt. Sinai COGIC of Mt. Pleasant will have annual Family and Friends’ Day program, 3 p.m. Guests will be Elder Edmonds and New Philadelphia Friendship C.O.G.I.C. of Memphis, Tenn.; and the Sand Hill M.B. Church of Lamar. Everyone is invited. Dinner will be served. Pastor is Elder Curtis Pritchard.

• Appreciation Pastoral for first lady Denise Moore, will be held at Community Temple Holiness, 3 p.m. Guest church will be New Zion and guest speaker J.W. Price. Host pastor is Frank Moore. Dinner will be served.

• Love day Pastor and Wife’s Love Day, Pleasant Hill CME Church, honoring Rev. and Mrs. Willie Hoey. Everyone is invited, July 19, 2:30 p.m.

• Homecoming Victoria Heights Baptist Church’s homecoming will be held with Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., worship at 11 a.m. A covered dish dinner fellowship will follow. The church is located on Hwy. 78, exit 18, Victoria.

• Usher day cancelled St. Mark MB Church’s annual Usher Day has been cancelled. This comes from the president of the usher board, Bro. Curtis Collins.

July 20

• 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.

• VBS Macedonia Baptist Church hosts VBS, July 20-24, 6-8:30 p.m. The church is located at 14910 Cathy Road, Byhalia. For more information call Sonya Berryhill, 901-487-2762.

• VBS will be held at Clear Creek Baptist Church, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. nightly July 20-24. 1704 Clear Creek Road, Lamar. Ages 3 years through sixth grade. The theme is Truth Trek - come dig with us as we search for God’s truth and learn how to live it! Crafts, games and snacks available.

July 21

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

July 22

• MEETING Lessye Lee Davis 4-H Club will meet at the Marshall County Library in Holly Springs at 6 p.m.

July 25

• KICK OFF Women’s Conference will be held at 10 a.m. as a kick-off to the Men and Women’s Day program at Hopewell No. 1 Guest speaker will be Tahnee Craft of Mt. Moriah. July 26 the Men and Women’s Day program will begin at 8 a.m. Guest speaker for the morning will be from St. Mark M.B. Church in Collierville and the evening speaker will be Ronnie Franklin of Chulahoma M.B. Church at 3 p.m.

• Reunion meeting St. Mary’s/CADET/Holy Family School Reunion Committee 2010 will meet on Saturday, July 25, at 12 noon, at Annie’s Restaurant, Memphis Street, Holly Springs. All schoolmates and alumni are encouraged and invited to attend the reunion committee meetings. Your input is welcomed. Please attend. For additional information, contact Willie Mallory, chairperson, or Pat Boga, public relations person.

• Wrestling Barton Fire Department, July 25. Bell time, 7:30 p.m. For more info. call Chief Buck Culver, 662-812-1397.

• Class meeting The W.T. Sims Class of 1967 Club will meet July 25, 5 p.m. at Pizza Hut, Hwy. 7 S, for an important meeting. James Alford, chairman.

• Praise in the park Redeemed Fellowship Ministries presents Praise In The Park, Sat., July 25, at Spring Hollow Walking Trail (behind the Multi-Purpose Building), beginning at 5 p.m. Free and everyone is invited. Hot dogs, hamburgers, soda and water will be sold. Bring your lawn chairs, etc. For more info. call Tamara Jeffries, 662-420-2558.

July 26

• Youth Concert at Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 26, 2:30 p.m. Host pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

July 27

• Revival Smith Grove MB Church, 5776 Smith Grove Rd., nightly, July 27-31, 7 p.m. Minister Darryl Pettis of Memphis, Tenn. will be the speaker for the week. W.C. Conner, host pastor. Everyone is invited.

• 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.

August 1

• Singing Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church, 1/2 mile south of Goodman Rd. on Cayce Rd. Featured singers will be the Williams Family. Sat., Aug. 1, 7 p.m. Everyone is welcomed.

August 3

• 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.

August 8

• MONTHLY SINGING Marianna Baptist Church hosts monthly singing with “Pickin up the Pieces” as featured group. Fellowship at 5 p.m. and singing at 6 p.m.

August 10

• 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.

August 14

• BENEFIT will be held for Vanessa Rhea Taylor who needs a liver transplant at the Oak Palace, 2 p.m.-10 p.m. There will be entertainment, door prizes, and food. For more information call Sue at 901-590-7090, Mitchell at 901-674-3356 or Vanessa at 901-652-2828.

• Ark of Safety Outreach Ministries, 4174 Hwy. 178, Red Banks, will have a day of “Harmony & Songs of Praise”, 6 p.m. Special guests will be Evon Wyatt, BKA, Song Bird of the North, and ex-back up singer for Albertima Walker, and other groups. Founder and pastor is Bruce and Doris Williams. For more info. call Anita Wyatt 662-551-6080.

August 15

• Special day Ark of Safety Outreach Ministries, 4174 Hwy. 178, Red Banks, will have a day of “Harmony & Songs of Praise”, 6 p.m. Special guests will be Evon Wyatt, BKA, Song Bird of the North, and ex-back-up singer for Albertima Walker, and other groups. Founder and pastor is Bruce and Doris Williams. For more info. call Anita Wyatt, 662-551-6080.

• ATTENTION: Calling all Alcornites (Alcorn State University graduates) to a meeting at the Marshall County Library, 109 East Gholson Ave., Holly Springs, 10 a.m. The purpose is to establish an Alcorn Alumni Chapter in Holly Springs.

August 16

• ANNUAL CHOIR DAY will be held at Bibleway Outreach Fellowship, 6742 Hwy. 178 West in Byhalia, 3 p.m. Come out and be blessed!

FYI

• Class reunion Ashland High School class of 1975 is planning a class reunion. Please contact Joyce Terry at 662-544-1214 or Mary Foster Wilkins at 901-240-1298 for more info.

• Marriage counseling class Christ New Beginning Church, 440 Martin Luther King Dr., Holly Springs, will have a marriage counseling class each Wed., 6-7 p.m. beginning Feb. 4. Married, single, divorced or widowed are welcomed. For more info. call Rev. Harvey Garrison, pastor, 662-252-3813.

• Senior Theatre Club The FW Coleman Theatre Club for senior adults meets 1 p.m. on Tuesdays at 3877 Cayce Road in Cayce. For info. call 662-838-2551. For performances or guest appearances call 314-383-7410 or 662-383-2551. The meetings are open to the public. Bring your Bible for the study session, a pen, a pencil, and personal readings or songs to perform.

• Grief Share Ministry each Monday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Hernando Presbyterian Church, 2070 Mt. Pleasant Road, Hernando. Pastor is Steve Woods, 662-449-0120. For more information call Bill Morris, 901-378-8979.

• Recovery Meeting S O S Christian Recovery Ministries will host a group meeting Friday evenings at 6 p.m. The group’s primary focus is drug addiction, alcoholism and the affected families. There will be a group for family members to learn how to cope and heal from the destructive behavior of an addict or an alcoholic in the family. The meeting place is Cedar Haven Baptist Church at 750 Hwy... 309 S Byhalia, exit 14 off Hwy... 78, 4-lane, south and is the first building on your right! Call Mike at 901-827-8115 for more info.

• 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 masquerading 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.

• 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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