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Calendar of Events

July 11

• Seminar Ark of Safety Outreach Ministries will have a “Fireproof Your Marriage” seminar, July 11-13, followed by a banquet on July 14, 6 p.m. nightly. All are welcome. Call Rhonda, 901-341-3403.

• Revival Hopewell No. 1 MB Church Revival, July 11-13, 7:30 nightly. Rev. J.W. Smith from Kimbrough Chapel and the Kimbrough Chapel Church will be the invited guests. Rev. Leroy James is the host pastor. The public is invited to attend.

• VBS New Dimension Church will have VBS July 11-13, 6-8 p.m. The theme is “Finding Heavenly Treasures.” Pastor is Actavatis Allen. Youth directors are Thaddeus Jefferson and Cynphanre Jefferson. Classes available for all ages.

July 12

• VIP PARTY The Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce will hold its second annual VIP Party to kick off the Biker’s Night Out in Blues Alley at 5 p.m. Enjoy refreshments and live music on the balcony of the Courtsquare Inn Bed and Breakfast before going down to hear the blues in the alley. The cost is $10 per person and all proceeds benefit the Chamber.

July 13

• REUNION The Hardin Family Reunion will be held July 13-15. For more info. call Angela Newsom-Hoye (daughter of the late Willie Jean Hardin Wells and granddaughter of Georgia/Willie Hardin) at 732-821-2084; or email familyreunionhardin@gmail.com or Facebook: friend request my name just as it is spelled.

• CELEBRATION Ida B. Wells 150th Birthday Celebration will be held July 13-15 with opening ceremony beginning at 11 a.m. at the Eddie L. Smith Multi-Purpose Center. For more information please call the museum at 252-3232.

• Rummage sale, Watson Fire Dept., July 13-14 , 8-2 p.m. Rain or shine! Bag sale Fri. and Sat. The proceeds go to the Watson Fire Dept Building Fund. We are still in the same place, 121 Watson Road, next door to the Watson Fire Dept, at the old Watson Saddle Club.

July 14

• MEETING The Lessye Lee Davis 4-H Club will meet at the Marshall County Library, 12:30-2 p.m.

• CHILDREN’S FIELD DAY at Friendship Assembly of God, Victoria, 10 a.m. Fun in the sun with relay races, water activities and games. Call the church office for more info., 662-838-4000.

• FARMERS MARKET The Holly Springs Farmers Market will be held 7 a.m.-12 noon on the west side of the courtsquare. There will be lots of fresh vegetables from local vendors. For more information call Lemon Phelps, 662-252-3541.

• Meeting The Lessye Lee Davis 4-H Club will meet at noon, in the Marshall County Library. New members are always welcome.

• July begins Women’s Month at Mt. Sinai M.B. Church, 1855 Mt. Sinai Rd., beginning with a Women’s Conference at 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Speakers for the morning willl be Evangelist Tahnee Craft, Dr. Deborah Glover and Evangelist Cheryl Powell. Lunch will be served. Everyone is invited. Chris Williams is pastor.

• IN CONCERT Rising Star M.B. Church will have special music on July 14 at 6 p.m. with the male chorus and the mass choir. Special guests will also be Concord Choir, Sandhill Choir and gospel singers.

• BANQUET Jones Grove Church will have their Pastor and Wife’s Love Banquet at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Pastor Terry Smith of Mount Vernon Church, Rossville, Tenn. On Sunday at 3 p.m. the Pastor and Wife’s Anniversary (33 years) will be held with guests Pastor Cox and Mt. Peel Church family. The public is invited.

• Meeting Marshall County Republican Party will meet at Luigi’s Pizzeria, 2457 Church Street, Byhalia, 5:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

• Singing New Hope Baptist Church, Hwy 72, Valentine Road, Slayden will be having a singing starting at 7 p.m. Featured group will be The Ross Family from Mifflin, Tenn. Fellowship supper will be served after singing. Bro. Billy Adair and congregation invite all to attend.

July 15

• ANNUAL FAMILY AND FRIEND’S DAY will be held at Mt. Sinai C.O.G.I.C. at 3 p.m. Special guests will be Elder Napoleon Leseur and The Tabernacle of Prayer Overcoming Church, and the New Philadelphia Friendship C.O.G.I.C. of Memphis, Tenn. Pastor Elder Curtis Pritchard Sr. invites everyone.

• Homecoming Free Branch MB Church, July 15, 2 p.m. Speaker will be Pastor Harvy Garrison, Christ New Beginning Church in Holly Springs.

• USHER DAY will be held at St. Mark MB Church, Lake Center, at 3 p.m. Rev. Robert McClain and Rising Star will be the guests. Pastor Baily invites all.

• YOUTH DAY will be held at Kimbrough Chapel Church, 11 a.m.

• YOU’RE INVITED to a covered dish dinner and worship service at Byhalia United Methodist Church, 6 p.m. Worship by Prayznmor and message by Rev. Keith Tonkel of “The Hour,” an internationally recognized broadcast of The United Methodist Church of Mississippi. Bring your favorite dish.

• WOMEN’S DAY PROGRAM will be held at Mt. Sinai M.B. Church, 1855 Mt. Sinai Road, Byhalia, 2 p.m. Evangelist will be Evon Love of Mt. Vernon, Rossville, Tenn. Everyone is invited.

July 16

• VBS Emory Independent Methodist Church at Watson will be having their Vacation Bible School July 16 through July 20 from 5:30-8 p.m.

• VBS Clear Creek Baptist Church is having VBS July 16-20, 6-8:30 p.m. at 1704 Clear Creek Rd., Lamar.

• VBS Meadowbrook Baptist Church, July 16-20, 6 p.m. For more info. call 901-827-5892.

• HSMC CONGRESS of Christian Education will be held July 16-20, 6 p.m., at the HSMC Baptist Association Building, 740 Govan Street. Classes for associate ministers, laypersons, minister’s wives, missionaries, youth/youth adults and pre-school. Registration is $15 individual or $150 per church.

July 14

• BOATING SAFETY CLASS will be held at the Marshall County Fairgrounds, 1569 Hwy. 7 N, 8 a.m. until. Bring Social Security number. Call 662-840-5172 for more information and to register for class. This course is also offered online at mdwfp.com.

• CONFERENCE Providence MB Church will have a Women of the Bible Conference at 9 a.m. The theme is “Great Women of Faith Trusting In God.” For more info. call Patricia Johnson, 662-252-4154 or 662-544-3338 or Lillian Johnson, 662-252-6647.

July 15

• FILL THE PEW will be held at True Vine M.B. Church, 5 p.m. Pastor Bruce Williams and Ark of Safety will be the special guests. Everyone is invited.

July 17

• MEETING The Marshall County Humane Society will have its regular monthly meeting at the Humane Society building on Eddie L. Smith Drive in Holly Springs, 6 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

July 20

• OPEN GYM NIGHT hosted by AfterShock Youth of Friendship Assembly of God, Victoria, will be held at 7 p.m. All youth and their friends are invited, ages 13-25.

July 21

• Meeting Marshall County Republican Club will meet at the Marshall County Library in Holly Springs, 10 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

• PRAYER BREAKFAST will be held at Mt. Sinai M.B.Church, 1855 Mt. Sinai Road, Byhalia, 9 a.m. Evangelist will be Pamela Brown of Anderson Grove. Everyone is invited. Chris Williams is pastor.

July 22

• Youth Camp “Crucified With Christ” hosted by AfterShock Youth Group at Friendship Assembly of God, Victoria, will be held for ages 8-18. Registration is $75 per person. For more info. call the church office at 662-838-4000.

• Luncheon Sunday, July 22 there will be a pot luck luncheon in the fellowship hall of the Victoria United Methodist Church, 5744 Hwy. 178, Victoria, (behind the post office). All in the community are invited for service at 11 a.m. or for the luncheon at 12 noon.

• YOUTH CHOIR CONCERT will be held at Kimbrough Chapel Church, 2 p.m.

• HOMECOMING Evangel Full Gospel Assembly of Holly Springs will have homecoming with Rev. Virgil Scherff as guest speaker. The Ross Family will be singing in the afternoon. Everyone is welcome.

• MT. SINAI M.B.Church, 1855 Mt. Sinai Road, Byhalia, regular morning worship will be at 11 a.m. Pastor Bessie Tables of Hopewell Baptist Church in Laws Hill will be the guest speaker. Everyone is invited. Chris Williams is pastor.

July 23

• REVIVAL New Community Church Family Summer Revival will be held July 23-25, 7 p.m. The title of this revival is “Giving God Obedience.” Rev. Robert Stevenson is host pastor.

July 27

• Inside yard sale July 27 and 28, 7 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Victoria United Methodist Church, 5744 Hwy. 178, Victoria, (behind Post Office) will hold an inside yard sale in the fellowship hall of the church. There will be many items for sale to benefit our mission programs.

July 28

• Pastor and wife’s banquet, 7 p.m., Sat., July 28, at New Mt. Gilliam. Speaker will be Pastor Mark Davis, Wyatt Community Church.

• Meeting The Lessye Lee Davis 4-H Club will meet at noon, in the Marshall County Library,. New members are always welcome.

July 29

• CHOIR DAY The Mt. Sinai C.O.G.I.C. of Mt. Pleasant will be having their Annual Choir Day program at 3 p.m. Special guests will be Mt. Zion Taska M.B. Church of Red Banks. Elder Curtis Pritchard Sr. invites everyone.

• ANNUAL FAMILY & FRIEND’S DAY in conjunction with King and Stewart Family worship service will be held at Smith Grove M.B. Church, 9:15 a.m. Pastor Arthur King of Jeffries Chapel M.B. Church of Oxford will be the guest speaker. W.C. Conner, host pastor, invites everyone.

August 1

• Revival, first Wed. through Fri., Aug. 1-3, 7 p.m. nightly. Free Branch MB Church, with speaker Pastor Terry Smith of Mt. Vernon of Rossville, Tenn.

August 2

• Watercolor painting classes Byhalia Town Hall building, next to the Byhalia Library. All ages, beginner through intermediate. Supplies furnished. Classes held Aug. 2, 9, 16 and 23, 6:30-8 p.m. For more info. and to register, call 662-838-7078 after 6 p.m.

August 4

• SCHOLARSHIP BANQUET Chulahoma Lodge and Daughters of Jephthah #167 will honor scholarship recipients August 4, at the Infinity Career College (old Care Inn building) located at 960 Hwy. 4 East at 5 p.m. Donation at the door. For more info. contact Edith Sims, 662-564-4200 or Robert Pool Sr., 662-564-2480.

August 5

• PRE-ANNIVERSARY The Luellen gospel singers pre-anniversary will be held at Kimbrough Chapel, 2 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Earnest Jordan.

• BACK-TO-SCHOOL Gospel Explosion 2012 will be held at the Eddie L. Smith Multi-Purpose Building, 5 p.m. There will be lots of featured groups. Admission is free. For more information contact Betty Raimey 662-278-9388.

August 10

• REUNION Houi & Wicks Family Reunion will be held August 10-12. For information on activities please call Carlos Jeffries, 662-306-0321; Vonda Mashelle Wicks, 662-934-0558; or Otelia Mack, 773-238-7815.

August 12

• MISSIONARY DAY will be held at Kimbrough Chapel Church, 11 a.m. Rev. Ben Norman will be guest speaker.

August 25

• Summer Fest 5-10 p.m., Sounds of Summer Music & Art Fest, Byhalia. Walking track, plans for 5K Family Fun Run/Walk, Tractor/Golf Cart/ATV Run, concessions, sponsor tent, beverage booth, sky lanterns, live bands, arts and crafts, kid’s zone and corn toss tournament. Contact the Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce, 662-838-8127 or www.facebook.com/byhaliachamber.

August 26

• SPECIAL GUESTS First Baptist Church of Mt. Pleasant presents Carroll and Donna Roberson of Roberson Ministries in the morning service at 10:45 a.m. and evening service at 6 p.m. The church is located at 1450 Boswell Road, Hwy. 311, Mt. Pleasant.

FYI

• INTERCESSORY PRAYER HOUSE GATHERING - House of Prayer Outreach Ministries (553 Tunstall Rd., Byhalia) will have intercessory prayer every third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. Pastor is Commanda Lesure. For more information call 662-874-9186 or Catherine Todd at 662-564-3419.

• HOUSE OF PRAYER OUTREACH MINISTRIES welcomes you to come and worship with us Sundays at 10 a.m.; noon day prayer on Tuesdays and deliverance services on Friday at 7 p.m. The church is located at 553 Tunstall Rd., Byhalia. Commanda Lesure is pastor. For more information call 662-874-9186

• WORSHIP Byhalia Church of God and Pastor Billy and Judy Smith welcomes you to come and worship with us Sunday 10:30 a.m. and Wednesday 7 p.m. The church is located at 2550 Hwy. 309 S, Byhalia.

• SINGING Marianna Baptist Church located on Hwy 309 South invites everyone to join them in worship through songs at the singings each second Saturday of the month.

• HOPEWELL NO. 2 Church Services are Sunday School ever 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sunday at 9:30 a.m.; 4th Sunday at 8 a.m.; morning worship every 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at 11 a.m.; 4th at 9 a.m.; and Bible class every Monday night at 7 p.m.

• GED Do you need your GED to get a job or go to college? Classes are offered at Catholic Social Services on Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Let us help you get that job or go to college. We are located behind St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call 252-1336 for more information.

• ATTENTION NEW LOCATION! 3-D Ladies’ Christian Based Diet Class meets every Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m. at 525 Old Hwy. 78, next door to Latter Rain Church in Holly Springs. For info. call Marion Pryor, 662-274-4893.

• Singing Marianna Baptist Church, monthly singing, the second Saturday of each month; 5 p.m. fellowship, 6:15 singing. Everyone is welcome to attend.

• 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.

• The Dulcimers 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.

• 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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