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By Brenda Bailey
Sheffield-Calahaln
Correspondent

Birthday wishes to: Jerica Shoemaker and Judy Fay on Nov. 18; Bradley Beck and Brian Williams on Nov. 20; Debbie Prevette on Nov. 24; and Amanda Keller and Jason Swisher on Nov. 25. Anniversary wishes to: Roger and Judy Daniels on Nov. 22 and Tommy and Barbara Gobble on Nov. 25. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.
Christmas Open House at Poplar Springs School will be held Dec. 4 and 11 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be a large variety of unique craft, vintage and repurposed items, as well as Vauda’s delicious sourdough rolls and other baked goods. Poplar Springs is at 660 Ijames Church Road (between US 601 and Sheffield Road). This is a great place to shop for that special someone.
Ijames Baptist Church collected 72 shoeboxes for Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child. Because Team KIDS worked so hard collecting for this project, Pastor Kestler Ruth received several “pies in the face” from the kids at the community chicken stew. Ijames will be collecting non-perishable canned foods this Sunday for A Storehouse for Jesus.
Sheffield-Calahaln VFD meetings are held each Monday night at the station at 7. If interested in becoming a firefighter or want to know more about the department, Chief Gary Allen and other members welcome you.
New Union UMC’s contemporary worship service is held each Sunday morning is at 9, Sunday School at 10:15 and traditional worship at 11. You can also view the 9 a.m. service on the New Union UMC Facebook page. Youth Group and Kid’s Night is held each Wednesday from 6:30-7:30. Bring friends for a night of spiritual learning, fun and fellowship.
Sunday School at Liberty Wesleyan is held each Sunday at 10 a.m. and Worship Service at 11. A time of prayer is held each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. The church is at 2106 Sheffield Road, Harmony. The Hanging of the Greens will be Nov. 18.
Sunday School is each Sunday at Ijames Baptist Church at 9:30 a.m. and the worship service at 10:30. All services and important weekly information will continue to be seen on the Ijames Church Friends Facebook page. TeamKID for ages 3 years to fifth grade meets each Sunday evening from 4:30-6:30. for an evening of Bible stories, missions, crafts, games, snacks, fellowship and fun.
Prayer requests continue for Bryan Swain, Jean Reavis, Johnny Naylor, Pat Moore, Deborah Nichols, Sylvia Ratledge Williams, Wellman Beck, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tammy Keller, Naomi Wooten, Jeff Potts, Charles England, Greta England, Lincoln Dyson, Bob Ellis, Chester Reeves, Hazel Frye, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood, Jane Tutterow, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Caren Morgan, Helen Bulla, Joann Renegar, Rowan Fay, Paul Beck, Betty Richardson, Fred Beck, Juanita Keaton, Jerry McDaniel and Suzonne Stratton.
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