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Calendar of Events

Thursday

• Fireworks, food and fun, July 3, Shiloh Baptist Church, Hwys. 302 and 309, Barton. Fireworks at 9 p.m.

4th of July

• Reunion The Byhalia High School classes of 1977, 1978 and 1979 are having a combined class reunion on July 4-6. The events will be held at the Byhalia High School gym. The cost for the reunion is $50 per individual, $75 per couple. For more info. please contact Gloria Jean Malone at 901-491-2440 or James Jones at 901-216-2545.

• Reunion The Holly Springs High School Class of 1973 will celebrate the 35th high school reunion July 4-6. All classmates are encouraged to attend. Please contact Harvey Payne at (662) 629-0030 for more information.

• Smith Reunion will be held on Drew Road, off Hwy. 311 in Mt. Pleasant, noon-until. For more info. call Diana Clolinger at 252-2596.

Saturday

• Meeting Red Banks Cemetery Association meeting will be held July 5, 9 a.m.

• Singing Mt. Calvary Pentecostal Church, located 1/2 mile south of Goodman Rd. on Cayce Rd. All singers and musicians welcome! Sat., July 5, 7 p.m. Everyone is invited.

• Singing Sat., July 5, 7 p.m. at Chewalla Baptist Church on Higdon Rd., with the Master’s Quartet from Booneville. Everyone is invited.

Sunday

• Homecoming Mt. Moriah MB Church, Sun., July 6, 2:30 p.m. Rev. Dewitt Glover and Harris Chapel Church family will be guests. Old-fashioned picnic immediately following worship, on the church grounds. Dress is casual.

• Church anniversary Pleasant Hill CME Church will have their church anniversary, 2:30 p.m. Rev. Robert McClain and the Rising Star MB Church will be guests, along with the Christian Young Men. Rev. Willie Hoey, pastor, invites all.

• HAT DAY St. Paul MB Church will have their hat day program, Sun., July 6, 11 a.m. Rev. Andrew Cheairs, pastor.

• Homecoming Wilkins Chapel CME Church, Waterford, will have their homecoming program, Sun., July 6, 2:30 p.m. Special guests will be Rev. Felix Tuggles and church from Jackson, Tenn. Everyone is cordially invited. Sis. Lela Jeffries, sponsor. Rev. C.O. Wilkins, pastor.

• Homecoming St. Paul CME Church, Holly Springs, will be celebrating homecoming on Sunday, July 6, at 2 p.m. Rev. Deldrick LeSueur and Cooper’s Chapel will be the guests. The public is invited. Sis. Joyce Robertson, program chairperson, Rev. Tony Wilkins, pastor.

Monday

• CLinic re-opens The Marshall County Humane Society sponsored, low-cost spay/neuter clinic will reopen at 218 College St., Byhalia. Call 662-252-6196 for the necessary appointment.

• Harambee 2008 Asbury United Methodist Church of Holly Springs will host their annual Harambee 2008 community summer camp, July 7-11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Children and youth ages 6-14 are welcome to register. Rev. Edwards Moses Sr., pastor.

July 11

• The Ida B. Wells-Barnett Festival and birthday celebration will be held July 11, 12, 13 at the Ida B. Wells Museum and Spring Hollow Park. For more information or the schedule of events call 662-252-3232. The festival will feature arts and crafts, tours, banquet, special speakers and singers.

• Watson VFD Rummage Sale date has changed. The sale will be Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12. New times will be from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. We hope to see you there. Hwy 309 South to the four-way stop at Watson. Go west onto Watson Road. Go 1/4 mile down on the right, just past the firehouse. Air conditioned building. Sale-rain or shine.

July 12

• Workshop Kimbrough Chapel Church will have praise team workshop, “Why We Praise,” July 12. Pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

• Pastor and wife honored Pleasant Hill CME Church will honor their pastor and wife with a love banquet at 6 p.m. on Sat., July 12 at New Stinson Community Church. The love day will climax Sunday, July 20, 2:30 p.m. at Pleasant Hill CME Church. Everyone is invited to come help the church honor Rev. and Mrs. Hoey.

• Singing New Hope Baptist Church, Hwy. 72, Slayden, will be having a singing Saturday night, July 12, starting at 7 p.m. Featured group will be The Ross Family from Mifflin, Tenn. Bro. Billy Adair and congregation invite everyone to attend. Fellowship supper after singing.

• Banquet Mt. Pisgah C.M.E. Church, 3877 Cayce Rd., Byhalia, will be having their pastor and wife’s love banquet, July 12, 6 p.m. For ticket information call; 661-851-3351 or 662-895-5006.

• Picnic Strawberry MB Church will begin their homecoming weekend with an old-fashioned picnic, Sat., July 12, 3 p.m. with free food, baseball games and children’s activities.

• Boating Safety Class, 8 a.m. until, Marshall County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 7 N, Holly Springs. Bring Social Security number. Contact 662-563-6330 to register for class. This course is offered online at mdwfp.com or nautica/knowhow.com.

• Registration Holly Springs Intermediate School will hold registration on Sat., July 12, 9 a.m. until 12 noon.

July 13

• Pastor and wife’s anniversary St. Paul MB Church will have their pastor and wife’s anniversary celebration, Sun., July 13. Rev. Andrew Cheairs, pastor. Rev. Perry Wrights and Promise Land Baptist Church of Baton Rouge, La., will be guests in the morning service. Grand finale will begin at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Ronnie Franklin and Greenwood Baptist Church of Lamar. For more info. call the church at 662-838-4774.

• Usher day program Harris Chapel MB Church, 2639 Hoover Rd., will have their annual Usher Day program, Sun., July 13, 2:30 p.m. Speaker will be Rev. Eddie L. Walker; theme: Working in God’s Vineyard. Everyone is cordially invited.

• Homecoming Strawberry MB Church will celebrate homecoming Sun., July 13, beginning with morning worship at 11:30 a.m.; luncheon and a second book signing for “The Strawberry Story” at 1:30 p.m. and homecoming worship with Rev. Prez Jackson and Pleasant Grove Church family from Crenshaw at 3 p.m.

• Homecoming Rice Chapel Church will celebrate homecoming with a gospel singing. Donations gratefully accepted for the singers.

• Pastor’s appreciation Yarbrough Chapel CME Church, 3 p.m. Rev. Lawrence Morris and Macedonia MB Church of Corinth will be guests. Everyone is invited. Rev. Jerry L. Christian Jr., pastor.

July 14

• VBS The Children’s Super Church of Friendship Assembly of God, hosts VBS, July 14-18, 6-8 p.m. nightly. For more information or directions, call 662-838-4000.

• VBS Surf’s up, so grab your surfboard and head for the waves! VBS 2008 at Macedonia Baptist Church, 14910 Cathy Road, Byhalia. Pre-k through sixth grade. July 14-18, 6 - 8:30 p.m. For more info. call Sonya Berryhill, 901-487-2762

• 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 Anderson Chapel CME Church, July 14-18, 6 p.m. nightly. Programs for children, teens and adults, ages 2 and over. Transportation available as space permits. For more info. call 662-252-1938. Julius Dabbs, director, Rev. Denise Anders-Modest, pastor.

July 15

• Humane Society meeting, July 15, 6 p.m. at VFW. 662-564-2900.

July 17

• Teen Summit Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 17-18, 6:30 p.m. Pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

July 19

• Praise team extravaganza Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 19, 5 p.m. Pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

July 20

• Usher day St. Mark MB Church, Holly Springs, July 20, 3 p.m. Guest speaker, Rev. James Green from Finley Grove Church. Sponsored by Bro. Curtis Collins, 662-252-7154, and the usher board. Everyone is invited.

• Love day program, Mt. Pisgah Church, July 20, 11a.m. Mt. Pisgah for their pastor and wife. Adolphus Chapel and Pastor Billy L. Williams will be special guests.

• Children and youth day Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 20, 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sis. Felecia Penilton, guest speaker. Pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

• 100 women in hats, men in black, Sun., July 20, 2:30 p.m. at True Vine MB Church. Everyone is invited. Pastor, Darrell E. Cunningham.

July 21

• 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.

July 23

• Bus tour Getaway to Golden Moon Casino, Choctaw. Call Annie Reid, 662-252-5364 for details. The more that sign-up, the lower the fees. Room for 50 men, women and children. Senior discount, family discount. Sponsored by the Nurse Angels of Marshall County.

July 26

• Church trip Jones Grove Church family invites you on a trip to the Clinton Museum in Little Rock, Ark., Sat., July 26, leaving the church at 7 a.m. Seating is limited, first come, first served. Ticket price includes bus and museum. For more info. call 662-252-3990.

• All day with the pastor Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 26, 12 noon until 8 p.m. Pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

July 27

• Concert Kimbrough Chapel Church, July 27, 2:30 p.m. Youth and young adult choirs. Special guest, “Revised.” Pastor, Rev. J.W. Smith Jr.

• Youth day McIntyre MB Church, annual youth day, July 27, 2:30 p.m. Pastor, Rev. Robert Garrison.

July 28

• 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 2

• Rummage Sale, Emory Methodist Church, Watson. Saturday, August 2, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Proceeds go to the 2009 mission trip fund.

FYI

• 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.

• RECOVERY PROGRAM The Most Excellent Way, a Bible-based Scriptural recovery program for all types of addictions. Women’s and co-dependent meetings every Tues., 7 p.m. Men’s group meeting every Thurs., 7 p.m. Meetings are at Longview Heights Baptist Church, 4501 Goodman Rd., Olive Branch. Contact Mary or Mike, 662-893-3912.

• 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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