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By Brenda Bailey

Sheffield-Calahaln

Correspondent

Birthday wishes to: Charles England and Shirley Edwards on Aug. 23; Judy Beck on Aug. 24; Anthony Ottone on Aug. 26; Kelsey Wooten on Aug. 27; Caleb Drye on Aug. 28; and Melanie Gobble, Pam McDaniel and Randy Keller on Aug. 29. Happy anniversary to Steven and Michele Dyson on Aug. 25. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed, let me know.

Jam sessions are held each week on Mondays at Eddie’s Place in Cool Springs from 6-9:30 pm.

The Schoolhouse Jam at Farmington Community Center is Thursday evenings with Potluck at 6, followed by country, bluegrass and gospel music at 6:30. Admission is $3 per person.

The Sheffield-Calahaln VFD’s Annual Back to School Bash was a success on Saturday. Everyone, especially the kids, enjoyed the water slide, tie dye shirts, the AirCare helicopter, the food and more. Chief Matthew Mills and wife Michelle want to thank the Davie Fire Marshals Office, Center Fire Department, NC Forestry Service, Davie Sheriff’s Department, AirCare, Davie EMS and all the wonderful volunteers. The community thanks Chief Mills and all the firefighters for their dedication and hard work in the community.

Hotdog Saturday at New Union is ready to serve up those great hotdogs this Saturday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the church parking lot.  There will also be a bake sale and RADA cutlery for sale. The church is at County Line and Sheffield roads.

New Union Church welcomes everyone to Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship at 10.

Ijames Baptist Church wrapped up the ServeNC projects at Dragonfly House Children’s Advocacy Center. Volunteers planted flowers, cleaned flower beds, trimmed bushes and shrubs and cleaned up fallen limbs from recent storms.  Thanks to all who came out to help.  It’s always a blessing to do the Lord’s work.

Ijames’ worship service is each week at 10:30 a.m. The  Children’s Choir for ages 2-12 meets Sundays 4:30 -5 p.m.

Worship and Junior Church services at Community Covenant are each Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Evangelistic service is Sundays at 6 p.m. and Prayer meeting and Bible study is Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

A time of prayer is held at Liberty Wesleyan Church each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., followed by Sunday School at 10 and Worship at 11. Choir practice is each Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Local musical talent is featured each Friday evening from 6-8 at MawMaw’s Restaurant.

Prayer requests continue for Bryan Swain, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tammy Keller, Charles England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Helen Bulla, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Emily Brown, Marsha Gobble, Brian Jacobs, Mary Teague, Eddie Porter, Janie Williams, Maria Knight, Violet Coursey, Clyde Jordan, Jack Seaford, Fred Beck, Tom Cornatzer, Michael Collier and Terry Dyson.

Please submit all news to me at brfbailey@msn.com, message me on Facebook or call me at 336-837-8122 no later than Friday.