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Calendar of Events

January 31

• Beginning Bird Watching Program” 10 a.m. at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, 285 Plains Road, Holly Springs, MS. Reservations required. Donation of $5 per person is optional. Call 662-252-1155 for more information or to make a reservation.

• First sermon Marvin Lucas Sr., member of Bell Grove MB Church, will preach his first sermon on January 31, at 5 p.m. This event will be at the Chulahoma MB Church in Holly Springs.

• Singing Rice Chapel Methodist Church will have their Saturday night services with fellowship at 6 p.m. and singing at 7 p.m. Featured guest will be Bro. Marvin Morrow from Cypress, Tenn. Everyone welcome. Walter Myers is pastor.

• Rummage sale Sat., Jan. 31, at the old Freeman Pharmacy building, behind Rust College, 7:30 a.m. Sponsored by Anderson Chapel CME Church. For more info. call 662-252-1938.

• Mini conference Ladies, “I Choose Joy” free mini-conference at First Baptist Church, Holly Springs, Sat., Jan. 31, 8:30 a.m.-12 noon. Speaker will be Rita Sweatt from Amory. Music, food, fellowship and worship.

February 1

• Super Sunday Feb. 1 at Meadowbrook Baptist Church, 3115 Old Pigeon Roost Rd. Preaching, praising, singing with the Geeslins, and eating after. Service starts at 9:30 a.m. Pastor Oscar Geeslin welcomes all.

• Men’s month The Men of Faith ministry of Mt. Moriah MB Church will begin their annual Men’s Month, Feb. 1, continuing through Feb. 22, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. R.J. Wilson. Speaker for Feb. 1 will be Rev. Artwell Craft Jr., Mt. Moriah MB Church.

• Special service Friendship Assembly of God invites you to hear guest speaker Robert Bingham, Mississippi A/G disaster response director. Service begins 10 a.m. Everyone welcome! School located on Interstate 78, take Victoria Exit 18, right on Friendship Rd., continue 1/4 mile to church entrance.

• Guest speaker Bishop Thomas L. Brown Sr., presiding prelate of the CME Church-Fourth Episcopal District will be the guest at Pleasant Hill CME Church, Mt. Pleasant, 11 a.m. Rev. Willie Hoey is pastor. Everyone is invited.

• Meals for Missions - Friendship Assembly of God Missions Ministries leaders Danny and Stella Nunley are hosting a benefit luncheon for World Missions, Sunday, Feb. 1, 12:30 p.m. Call the church office Wednesday, January 28 through Friday, January 30 to reserve your meal. For more information or directions please contact the church office at (662)-838-4000. We hope you will join us.

• Celebration of church history - Hudsonville CME Church, Sun., Feb. 1, guest speaker Eloise McClinton, director of ICS Head Start. 11 a.m. service.

February 2

• 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.

February 3

• Meeting The Friends of the Marshall County Library will have their monthly meeting, Feb. 3, at the Holly Springs Library. Business meeting, 11:30 a.m., program at 12 noon. Refreshments will be served. Marjorie Gerald will be the guest speaker.

February 6

• Recovery meeting Cedar Haven Baptist Church, 750 Hwy. 309 S in Byhalia, will host a recovery meeting February 6 at 6 p.m. This is an open speaker meeting with guest David Bettes of Byhalia. A Bible Study of 12 steps to sobriety is being taught. Anyone seeking recovery or any family member who has been affected is invited. Call Heather, 901-273-4675; or Mike, 901-827-8115.

February 7

• Fish fry Emory Independent Methodist Church in Byhalia will be sponsoring their annual St. Jude fund-raiser on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 5 p.m. in the Family Life Center. An all-you-can-eat fish fry with desserts will be on sale for $10 for adults and $5 for children, age 10 yrs. and under. All proceeds will benefit the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

• Musical program Rising Star MB Church, Feb. 7, 6 p.m. All are invited to come share with us. Pastor, Robert McClain.

• Relay for life supper A communitywide Relay for Life chili and hot dog supper will be held at the Potts Camp City Hall, Feb. 7, 1 p.m. until. All donations are appreciated! Sponsored by Mt. Olive MB Church, Potts Camp.

• No singing There will not be a singing in the month of Feb. at Chewalla Baptist Church.

February 8

• Men’s month The Men of Faith ministry of Mt. Moriah MB Church will begin their annual Men’s Month, Feb. 1, continuing through Feb. 22, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. R.J. Wilson. Speaker for Feb. 8 will be Rev. Joe McCray, Mt. Pisgah City Outreach Ministry, Memphis, Tenn.

• Come As You Are program will be held at Pleasant Hill CME Church in Mt. Pleasant, 2:30 p.m. Rev. Charles Jones and Eason Grove will be the guests. Rev. Willie Hoey is pastor. Everyone is invited.

• Black history program Free Branch MB Church will have their annual Black History Program at 2 p.m. Pastor Robert McClain and Rising Star will be the guests.

• Youth day Mt. Sinai COGIC of Mt. Pleasant will have annual Youth Day program, 3 p.m. Guests will be Elder Steven Hoyle and St. James COGIC of Ripley. Everyone is invited. Elder Curtis Pritchard is pastor.

• Gospel singing will be held at Friendship Baptist Church, Old Hernando Road featuring The Master’s Quartet. Sunday school at 9:45 a.m.; worship service, 11 a.m.; dinner at 12 noon, singing 1 p.m. until. Bro. Charles Knight, pastor, invites everyone.

• Celebration of church history - Hudsonville CME Church, Sun., Feb. 8, guest speaker Kelly McMillen, criminal investigator for the Marshall County Sheriff Dept., 11 a.m. service.

February 9

• 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.

February 10

• Change of place and time The Marshall County Board of Education will have their regular board meeting, Tues., Feb. 10, 6 p.m. at Potts Camp School, 7050 Church Ave., Potts Camp.

February 14

• Community work day Friendship Assembly of God will meet at 7:30 a.m. for Community Gym Work Day. If you would like to help in this project your efforts will be appreciated and make a difference to the young people of our community. Church located on Interstate 78, take Victoria Exit 18, right on Friendship Rd., continue 1/4 mile to church to entrance.

February 15

• Men’s month The Men of Faith ministry of Mt. Moriah MB Church will begin their annual Men’s Month, Feb. 1, continuing through Feb. 22, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. R.J. Wilson. Speaker for Feb. 15 will be Rev. Kevin Parker, Brown MB Church, Southaven.

• Celebration of church history - Hudsonville CME Church, Sun., Feb. 15, guest speaker Shirley L. Byers, Marshall County prosecutor. 8 a.m. service.

February 16

• 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.

February 17

• 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.

February 22

• Men’s month The Men of Faith ministry of Mt. Moriah MB Church will begin their annual Men’s Month, Feb. 1, continuing through Feb. 22, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. R.J. Wilson. Speaker for Feb. 22 will be Minister Elliot Dean, Mt. Moriah MB Church.

• “The Intentional Woman” - Women’s Ministries of Friendship Assembly of God invite you to join us at 10 a.m. for a special Women’s Day program, “The Intentional Woman.” Everyone is welcome! Church located on interstate 78, take Victoria Exit 18, right on Friendship Rd., continue 1/4 mile to church entrance.

• Celebration of church history - Hudsonville CME Church, Sun., Feb. 22, guest speaker Eddie Dixon, Dist. 2 supervisor. 11 a.m. service.

February 23

• 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.

February 25

• Revival Mt. Moriah MB Church is hosting a “Kingdom Building Revival” Feb. 25-27, 7 p.m. nightly, with different lecturers and speakers each night. Everyone is invited. Pastor, Rev. Dr. R.J. Wilson.

February 28

• Countywide black history banquet Marshall County presents their annual black history awards banquet, at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28, St. Paul Outreach Center, Hwy. 309, Byhalia. Keynote speaker will be James Meredith. Semi-formal event, $20 donation requested. For info. please call 662-838-7791. Performance by the St. Paul mass choir, sponsored by Pastor Andrew Cheairs and State Rep. Kelvin Buck.

March 6

• Appraisal Fair The Town and Country Garden Club will have an Appraisal Fair-Antiques and Collectibles at the Multi-Purpose Building,, 235 N. Memphis Street, Holly Springs, March 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and March 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For more information call 662-609-0099, 662-551-1671.

FYI

• Bible study Victoria Heights Baptist Church has Bible study, Tues. mornings, 10 a.m. and Wed. evenings, 6:30 p.m. for men, women and all visitors. The book of Exodus is being studied.

• 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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