Calendar of Events
October 6 • Rehearsal Community Christmas cantata rehearsal at Asbury United Methodist Church. October 7 •
Bible study class, Believers Baptist Church, 300 Fant Ave., Holly
Springs. Thurs. nights, 7 p.m., beginning Oct. 7. Everyone is invited. •
PTSA meeting Holly Springs High School, Thurs., Oct. 7, 5:30 p.m., in
the high school library. All parents and staff are urged to attend. October 8 •
Women’s conference, Kimbrough Chapel Baptist Church, Oct. 8, 6 p.m.
with Evangelist Linda Moore and Concord Baptist Church. Sat., Oct. 9,
conference continues at 10 a.m. with Minister Dr. Bessie Tables and
Evangelist Sharon White. Rev. J.W. Smith, host pastor. October 9 •
Benefit Outdoor singing - Sat., Oct. 09, at Early Grove Methodist
Church beginning at 5 p.m. Come out and enjoy an evening with some
great gospel singing. Mike DeVore and Brenda Prince will be the
featured guest. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be cooked on the grill.
Proceeds will benefit the Wayne Avent family. Entertainment will be
moved indoors in the event of rain. • Clothing
giveaway New Life Community Church will be giving away clothes on Oct.
9, starting at 8 a.m until noon. Everyone in the Byhalia and
surrounding areas are welcome.The church is located on old Hwy. 78 next
to Byhalia hardware store. Pastor Mario L. Moore, invites everyone. •
Luncheon National Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Mt. Zion Taska MB
Church, with a luncheon and program on Oct. 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
and ending at 2 p.m. Registration donation asked at the door. Guest
speaker will be the first lady of Brown Baptist Church, Valerie Orr.
For more info. call Delcenia Daniels, 662-519-3199 or Jeanette Jones,
901-487-9256. Everyone is invited. • Bazaar Holy Family School, Sat., Oct. 9, 12 noon to 4 p.m. Food, fun, raffle, prizes, games and more. Everyone is invited. •
REUNION Thompson families annual reunion will be held at Wall Doxey
State Park Lodge, Hwy. 7 Holly Springs. Potluck lunch at 11:45. •
Benefit program for Willie Brown, Sat., Oct. 9, 5 p.m. at McIntyre MB
Church, 88 McIntyre Rd., Holly Springs, 662-252-1661. Robert Garrison,
pastor. Everyone is invited. • Fall festival, A
Christian community fall festival, sponsored by Temperance Hill Baptist
Church, Potts Camp, will be held Oct. 9, 11 a.m. Come out and enjoy the
food, gospel music and lots of games. Please, bring your lawn chairs!
Pastor A. Ken Cooper invites everyone. October 10 •
Homecoming Carey Chapel Baptist Church. Bro. Carl Teel will be our
speaker. The Harvest Festival has been joined with Homecoming to make
for an outside casual day. After the 11 a.m. worship service, weather
permitting, everything will be outside. Noon, dinner on the grounds; at
1 p.m. music from several different groups, and games for adults and
children. Something for everyone. •
Pre-anniversary Mt. Sinai COGIC of Mt. Pleasant will have a
pre-anniversary service for Elder Curtis and Richenda Pritchard at 3
p.m. Special guests will be George Hicks and True Vine COGIC of
Memphis. Everyone is invited. • HARVEST DAY
PROGRAM, Reid’s Gift MB Church in Potts Camp, October 10 at 2:30 p.m.
Special guests will be Pastor Odie Williams and the Philadelphia M.B.
Church of Rossville, Tenn. Pastor Jerry L. Williams invites all. •
Worship service Hopewell #2 MB Church will have their Sunday morning
worship service on the second Sundays of each month at 10:45 a.m. -
Everyone invited. • Homecoming Isaac Chapel, Hwy.
309 S, Byhalia, annual homecoming, 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be Debra
Young from Blytheville, Ark. Rev. Willie Ward is host pastor. Everyone
is invited. • Homecoming St. Matthews Church,
Sun., Oct. 10, 2 p.m. Guest speaker will be Joe L. Tunstall, with Free
Branch Church. Sponsored by J. Roy, Christopher Jamison and Cora Jones.
Pastor, Kenneth Artison. • Celebration Mt. Moriah
MB Church, 3193 Marianna Rd. invites everyone to the celebration on
Oct. 10, 11 a.m. of the 17th anniversary of Pastor and Sis. R.J.
Wilson. The celebration will conclude with dinner with the pastor and
wife. Min. Kory Terry will be the guest speaker. For more info. call
Eric Lester, 662-252-5845. • Musical Rising Star
Church, 2519 Higdon Rd., will present a musical, Oct. 10, 6 p.m. with
many guest groups. Host pastor, Rev. Robert McClain. •
New pastor Sun., Oct. 10, at 3 p.m. Chulahoma M.B. Church, 5509 Hwy 4
West, Holly Springs, will host installation services for Pastor Lonnie
and First Lady Renee Whitfield. Pastor E.D. Whitfield from West
Memphis, Ark. will deliver the message. All are invited to attend. •
HOMECOMING at St. Matthews M.B. Church, 5661 Shinault Road, Byhalia, at
2 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Joe L. Tunstall and the Free Branch
M.B. Church of Holly Springs. Dinner will be served. Kenneth Arthison
is pastor; sponsors Cora Jones, Joy Shipp, and Christopher Jamison. •
Children’s Ministry Day at Friendship Assembly of God. Children’s Super
Church has taken an influential member of the community hostage and is
demanding a ransom be met to help raise funds for their annual Harvest
Festival. Be sure you join us at 10 a.m. to help with the funds for the
release of this hostage. • HOMECOMING Spring Hill
Baptist Church, Bethlehem Road, Waterford, will hold homecoming
services at 9:30 a.m. with special music. Bro. John Parker, host
pastor, will deliver the message at 10:30 a.m. Lunch and fellowship
will follow. Everyone is invited. • Homecoming,
Center Hill Baptist Church, the little white church at 8787 Center Hill
Rd., Olive Branch, is having homecoming Sunday, October 10.
Services will be held at 10:45 a.m., preached by Bro. Bobby Clark,
followed by a potluck lunch and fellowship. Gospel singing after lunch
by The Crouch’s and A Joyful Noise. There will be a 23-foot slide and a
rock wall for the kids. We hope to see you there! •
Revival Temperance Hill Baptist Church, Potts Camp, Oct. 10-13. Sunday
school, 10 a.m., service, 11 a.m., Sunday night service, 6 p.m., with a
meal following. Services will begin at 7 p.m. Oct. 11-13. Bro. Harvey
Sewell will speak each night. Pastor A. Ken Cooper invites everyone. October 11 •
CUB SCOUT MEETING Cub Scout Pack 348 of Mt. Pleasant will meet at the
Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church, 6 p.m. For more information contact,
cubmaster, 851-3355; mobile 901-277-3141. • Bible Class Hopewell #2 MB Church has Bible Class every Monday evening from 7-8 p.m. – Everyone invited. October 13 • Rehearsal Community Christmas cantata rehearsal at Asbury United Methodist Church. October 14 •
Parent Seminar Mamie Byers, Parent Liaison will host a Parent Seminar
at 6 p.m. on the new Promethean Boards that are being used in the
classrooms this year. Parents are invited to come out to the seminar
that will take place after the PTO Meeting. •
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP sponsored by the North Mississippi Hospice meets 12
noon to 1 p.m. at Azalea Gardens in Oxford. A light lunch will be
provided. For more info, call 662-234-0140 or 1-877-234-0140, October 16 •
GALA The Rev. Charlie E. and Cinderella S. Taylor Sr. Foundation
(CCTaylor Foundation), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization will host a
Gold and Silver Scholastic Gala, 6:30 p.m., at Whispering Woods Hotel,
Olive Branch. Rep. Kelvin Buck will be guest speaker. •
Prayer rally A Public Square Prayer Rally will be held at the Marshall
County Courthouse Square, Oct. 16, 12 noon. Parishioners of St. Joseph
Catholic Church will join with 5,000 other similar groups across the
country in a nationwide Rosary Crusade Prayer. Sponsored by the America
Needs Fatima Organization to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the
1917 Fatima apparitions and the Miracle of the Dancing Sun. For more
info. call Kata Gysendorfer, 662-333-7585. •
Republican MEETING The Marshall Republican Club will meet, Sat., Oct.
16, 10 a.m. at the Marshall County Library in Holly Springs. The
public is invited. October 17 •
Anniversary Mt. Sinai COGIC of Mt. Pleasant will be celebrating their
pastor and wife’s anniversary, Curtis and Richenda Pritchard, 2:30 p.m.
Special guests will be Albert Pass and the Church Temple COGIC of Holly
Springs. Everyone is invited. • Founder’s Day
Liberty Hill MB Church, southeast of Byhalia, 11 a.m. with special
guests Pastor Joe Tunstall and Free Branch MB Church. Pastor Calvin
Rayborn invites everyone. • HOMECOMING
Meadowbrook Baptist Church, 3115 Old Pigeon Roost Road, Byhalia, Sun.,
Oct. 17, at 10:30 a.m. Special guests will be the Tellestrial Family.
Come join us for worship, song and lunch. No night service. •
PASTOR AND WIFE ANNIVERSARY will be held at Bibleway Outreach
Fellowship of Byhalia, 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Pastor Hoses Wright
and Zion Hill Church of Senatobia, and a host of other guests. Everyone
is invited. • Usher meeting Mt Moriah District
Usher Federation will be having their quarterly usher meeting
on Sunday, October 17, 3 p.m. All ushers are asked to dress out. All
church congregations are encouraged to attend. Rev. Henry Doss of Mt.
Joy Baptist church will be guest speaker. •
Women’s day program Calvin Chapel United Methodist Church Women invite
everyone to fellowship with them, Oct. 17, 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be
Evangelist Jennie Boyd Jones of Mighty God Ministry in Victoria. Rev.
Ed Moses, pastor; Sis. Barbara Jenkins, UMW president. •
Love day Mt. Teamer CME Church, Oct. 17, 3 p.m., sponsored by the
Usher’s. Guest speaker will be Minister Mary Cole of Pleasant Grove CME
Church, Coldwater. Everyone is invited. Rev. Willie Harper, pastor in
charge. October 18 •
Musical workshop Finley Grove Church, Mon., Oct. 18-20, 6 p.m.,
nightly, followed by a concert, Sat., Oct. 23, 7 p.m., all under the
leadership of Bro. Christopher Robinson. Everyone is invited. Pastor,
James Green, choir president, Alma Dowdy. October 20 • Rehearsal Community Christmas cantata rehearsal at Asbury United Methodist Church. October 23 •
SIXTH Annual Fall Festival will be held at CrossPointe Christian
Fellowship, 6400 Blocker St., Olive Branch, (next to the middle school)
from 3-6 p.m. All games, activities, snacks and candy are free!
Bring the family! • Prayer Breakfast hosted by
Honor Bound Men’s Ministry of Friendship Assembly of God will be held
at 7:30 a.m. All men are invited to join in this event. For more
information please call the Church Office at 662-838-4000. •
FALL FESTIVAL Potts Camp and Mary Reid will have their annual Fall
Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a silent auction from 10 a.m.
till 5 p.m.; a fish fry in the cafeteria from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. October 24 •
Early service Hopewell #2 MB Church will have their early Sunday
morning worship service on the fourth Sunday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
Everyone invited. • Pastor’s anniversary Smith
Grove MB Church, Sun., Oct. 24, 2 p.m. with Pastor Darryl Petties and
Mt. Pisgah MB Church of Olive Branch as special guests. All are
invited. W.C. Conner, host pastor. October 27 • Fall festival Mt. Pisgah CME Church, 3877 Cayce Rd., Byhalia. Booths available. Rev. Eddie Joe Wilson, pastor. October 30 •
BENEFIT PROGRAM A benefit program for Dorothy J. Stigall, who needs a
kidney transplant, will be held at Mt. Sinai M.B. Church, Mt. Zion Road
at Matthew’s Corner, 5 p.m. All donations can be sent to Citizens Bank
in Byhalia, or mailed to Mt. Sinai Church at P.O. Box 69, Byhalia, MS
38611, in care of Dorothy Stigall Kidney Transplant Fund. October 31 •
Homecoming Mt. Sinai COGIC of Mt. Pleasant will have annual homecoming
day at 3 p.m. Special guests will be Elder Leon Gaston and the
Powerhouse COGIC of Batesville; and the Concord MB Church of Lamar. All
family, friends and former members are invited. Pastor is Curtis
Pritchard. • Harvest Festival hosted by the
Children’s Super Church of Friendship Assembly of God will be held 6
p.m. till 9 p.m. The activities for this night are endless with
carnival games, inflatable’s, challenges and so much more we’re sure
you’ll have a grand time. Admission for the evening is one bag of candy
per child. Be sure to join us as we celebrate the bounty of the Harvest. November 7 • PROGRAM, Women in Hats, Men in Black, Reid’s Gift MB Church in Potts Camp, on November 7 at 9 a.m. Everyone is welcomed. December 4 •
christmas home tour will be held in Holly Springs, December 4 and 5.
Advanced tickets are $18 and $22 after Nov. 28. $15 for groups of 10 or
more if purchased before Nov. 27. Go to www.visithollysprings.com or
call 888-687-4765 for more information. FYI •
Midweek Service will be held each Wednesday night at Isaac Chapel, Hwy.
309 S, Byhalia, 7 p.m. There will be a different speaker for each
service. Pastor Willie Ward invites everyone. •
FIFTH SUNDAY SERVICES Wilkins Chapel CME Church, Waterford, is now
having 5th Sunday services. Sunday school, 10 a.m., morning worship, 11
a.m. Broadcast every Sunday, 6:30 p.m., FM 92.7. •
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 SOS 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 <aryou 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. • 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 - 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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