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By Brenda Thompson
Sheffield-Calahaln
Correspondent

It’s hard to believe this column is already in 2025.I need your help in making it better. Please forward any information you would like to share such as birthdays, anniversaries, prayer concerns, family gatherings, promotions, and other community events. If you forward photos, please give names of those in photo if at all possible. Here’s wishing everyone the best in 2025.
Birthday wishes to: Alan Spry on Jan. 2; Frankie Swain on Jan. 5; Jamie White on Jan. 6; Lane Hill on Jan. 8; and Lucas Reeves on Jan. 9. Happy anniversary to Todd and Erin Keller on Jan.5. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed, let me know.
A bingo fundraiser will be held at the Sheffield-Calahaln Community Center on Friday, Feb. 21, with hotdogs beginning at 6 p.m. If there is a good turnout, the bingo fundraisers can continue. The center will hold its next community meeting on Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. Community members are welcome.
Worship service and Junior church class for children is held each Sunday at 10:45 a.m. at Community Covenant. Evangelistic service is on 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.
New Union’s Youth and Kids Christmas party was last Sunday. It was a fun time for all with food, games and fellowship. Thanks to Pastor Tim Lowery and others for the photos.
New Union welcomes everyone to Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship service at 10 each week. Pastor Tim Lowery invites you to join them. The Kids and Youth ministry is each Wednesday evening from 6:30-7:30.
Sunday School at Ijames Baptist Church is a 9:30 a.m., followed by the worship service at 10:30. Pastor Kestler Ruth invites you to join them.
Sheffield-Calahaln VFD’s Chief Matthew Mills welcomes everyone interested in becoming a firefighter and serving the community to come by the department or call 336-492-5791.
Center Fire Department is looking for volunteers to help serve the community. If interested in being a volunteer firefighter, stop by the station located at 2265 US 64 W. any Thursday night at 7 or call 336-492-7649.
Wesley Chapel UMC invites everyone to their breakfast fundraiser on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Call Kathy at 336-830-5123 for more information.
Jam sessions are held each week on Mondays at Eddie’s Place in Cool Springs from 6-9:30 p.m. The Schoolhouse Music Jam at Farmington Community Center is each Thursday evening with Potluck at 6 p.m., followed by country, bluegrass and gospel music at 6:30. Admission is $3.
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, Brian Jacobs, Mary Teague, Eddie Porter, Janie Williams, Maria Knight, Violet Coursey, Clyde Jordan, Jack Seaford, Sue Seaford, Fred Beck, Michael Collier, Michele Dyson, Hilda Keaton, Taylor Thompson and Terry Dyson.
Please submit all news to brfbailey@msn.com, message me on Facebook or call me at 336-837-8122 no later than Friday.