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Calendar of Events

December 1

• Community choir rehearsal Asbury United Methodist Church, full choir, 7 p.m.

December 4

• christmas home tour will be held in Holly Springs, December 4 and 5. Tickets are $22. Go to www.visithollysprings.com or call 888-687-4765 for more information.

• Pancakes with Santa Everyone is invited to enjoy breakfast with Santa, hosted by Crosspointe Christian Fellowship, 6400 Blocker St., Olive Branch, Dec. 4, beginning at 8 a.m. Santa’s Secret Store will also be open. Make your reservation for your seating with Santa by calling Margie Mayer, children’s pastor, 901-210-1293 or email her at margie@crosspointeministries.org.

• Celebrating anniversary The Dynamic Angels will celebrate their 20th anniversary, Sat., Dec. 4, at Jones Grove MB Church, 7 p.m. Everyone is invited.

December 5

• Grand opening New Dimension Salt and Light Ministry will celebrate the opening of their new sanctuary, Sun., Dec. 5, 3 p.m. All pastors, churches and the community are invited, 565 Neely Ave. Bishop L.T. Mason will be the speaker. Pastor, Actavatis Allen I.

• Pew rally Strawberry MB Church, “Recruit, Reclaim and Regain.” Special guests will be Pastor Elton Haymon and New Hickory Hill Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn., along with other honored guests. Call Barbara Freeman Beard for more info., 662-252-5192. Host pastor Willie F. Jeffries Jr.

December 6

• Men’s Bible study All men are invited to Bible study each Monday night at Fellowship Baptist Church, located three miles north of Byhalia on Byhalia Road. For more information call Wade Crum, pastor, 901-825-7166.

• Grand opening New Dimension Salt and Light Ministry, 565 Neely Ave., Holly Springs. Everyone is invited. Revival will begin Dec. 6 also, 7 p.m. nightly.

December 7

• Friends of the Library will meet at noon on Tues., Dec. 7, at the main library on Gholson in Holly Springs. Speaker will be Kristin Lamberson with the Strawberry Plains Audubon Society, on winter gardening. Business session at 11:30 a.m. Refreshments will be served.

December 8

• Community choir rehearsal Asbury United Methodist Church, full choir, 7 p.m.

• Spay clinic The Spay Neuter Clinic for low income families is open Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27 in Byhalia. For appointment, call 662-564-2900 (this is a new number).

December 9

• The Dulcimers meet at the Marshall County Library at 1 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

December 10

• Retirement party for Judge Henry Lackey, Fri., Dec. 10, 2-4 p.m. at Calhoun City First Baptist Church. All are invited.

• Talent contest Holly Springs High School, sponsored by the PTSA, 6:30 p.m.

December 11

• Christmas tea Dec. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. there will be a Christmas Tea in the fellowship hall at the Victoria UM Church. All the ladies of the community are invited to attend.

• Breakfast with Santa, 7:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Santa will arrive on the fire truck at Cayce Fire Station, 30 Lee Creek Road. Breakfast with Santa, $5 per person. Photos with Santa, $5 per print. Santa has other boys and girls to see, so he must leave promptly at 11 a.m.

• Sunday School night Kimbrough Chapel Baptist Church, 6 p.m. with guest teachers and superintendents. Charles Ambrose, superintendent. Rev. J.W. Smith Jr., host pastor.

• Breakfast with Santa, Emory Independent Methodist Church, Dec. 11, 8-11 a.m., $5 for breakfast, $5 for photos.

• Founder’s Day banquet The 11th annual Mississippi Industrial College Alumni Association, Inc. (MICAAI) Founder’s Day Banquet will be held Sat., Dec. 11, 7 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 280 Marathon Way, Southaven. This is the 105th Founder’s Day observance historically. Mississippi Industrial College was established in 1905 by Bishop Elias Cottrell (1853-1936) a native of Holly Springs, and the seventh bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME).

• Pancake breakfast The Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church is celebrating Christ’s birthday. Come and join them for a pancake breakfast with Santa, December 11, 8-10 a.m. The church is located at Hwy. 311 and Mt. Pleasant Road, three-fourths a mile from Hwy. 72. There is not a charge but please RSVP at 662-51-0381 or 901-359-3137.

December 12

• CHRISTMAS PROGRAM The adult choir of Emory Independent Methodist Church will present their Christmas program in the 11 a.m. service.

• Appreciation program Mt. Sinai COGIC, Mt. Pleasant, for Minister Raymond and Jorina Pritchard, Sun., Dec. 12, 3 p.m. Special guests will be Elder Napoleon LeSeuer and the Tabernacle of Prayer Overcoming Church of Holly Springs and the Faith Heritage COGIC of Lamar. Host pastor, Elder Curtis Pritchard Sr.

• Thanksgiving/Christmas Dinner Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, located at 2641 Laws Hill Rd., Sun., Dec. 12. Everyone is invited to join us. Worship begins at 11 a.m. Special friend and very special guest, Megan Tate, will be in concert following the noon meal. A love offering will be taken. Call Bro. Larry West, 662-333-7410, for information.

December 13

• Men’s Bible study All men are invited to Bible Study each Monday night at Fellowship Baptist Church, located three miles north of Byhalia on Byhalia Road. For more information call Wade Crum, pastor, 901-825-7166.

• Spay clinic The Spay Neuter Clinic for low income families is open Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27 in Byhalia. For appointment, call 662-564-2900 (this is a new number).

December 15

• Community choir rehearsal Asbury United Methodist Church, full choir, 7 p.m.

December 16

• Relay for life meeting Thurs., Dec. 16 at 5:15 p.m. at the Marshall County Library. All team captains are asked to be present. If you don’t have a team and are interested in learning more about this fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society, please come to the meeting. Remember it takes the whole county working together to be successful. The committee will meet at 6:15. For more information call Linda Wilson at 252-4706 or Connie Mason at 252-4807.

December 17

• “Pathway to Jesus” Dec. 17-18, Bridgeway Baptist Church, 107 Taska Rd., Mt. Pleasant. The program is an interactive live nativity. Free refreshments. Tours begin every 15 minutes, average tour length, 45 minutes.

December 18

• Christmas gala Pleasant Hill CME Church, Sat., Dec. 18, at Mt. Pisgah CME Church in Cayce, 6 p.m. Rev. Ladaryl Odum of St. Mark MB Church, Collierville, Tenn., will be the guest, along with other entertainment. Rev. Willie Hoey, pastor. Everyone is invited.

• Benefit program Mt. Teamer CME Church, 813 Musgray Rd., Holly Springs, will host a benefit program for Roger L. Walton on Dec. 18, 6 p.m. Many choirs and groups are invited.

December 19

• Christmas presentation Kimbrough Chapel Baptist Church, 9 a.m. Charles Ambrose, superintendent, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr., host pastor.

• Children’s Christmas program Emory Independent Methodist Church, Dec. 19, 6 p.m. This event is always charming!

• Christmas celebration Yarbrough Chapel CME Church will be at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab, Holly Springs, Dec. 19, 2:30 p.m. You are welcome to come take part. Pastor, Rev. Jerry Christian Jr. Sponsored by the Sunday school.

December 20

• Spay clinic The Spay Neuter Clinic for low income families is open Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27 in Byhalia. For appointment, call 662-564-2900 (this is a new number).

December 23

• The Dulcimers meet at the Marshall County Library 1 p.m., the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

December 24

• Christmas praise service, Kimbrough Chapel Baptist Church, 6 p.m. The public is invited. Rev. J.W. Smith Jr., host pastor.

December 27

• Spay clinic The Spay Neuter Clinic for low income families is open Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27 in Byhalia. For appointment, call 662-564-2900 (this is a new number).

December 31

• Watch night Annual watch night service, Kimbrough Chapel Church, 10 p.m. Rev. J.W. Smith Jr., host pastor.

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.

• The Dulciemers meet at the Marshall County Library 1 p.m. each second and fourth Thursday of the month.

• 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.

• 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 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.

• 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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