Church briefs

Contributed
Published: November 6, 2008

GIFTS OF THE
HOLY SPIRIT CLASSES
North Pamunkey Baptist Church, 15110 Pamunkey Lane, Lahore Rd. in Orange, will be offering a class on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit.  Classes will be held in the church sanctuary starting Friday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.  All are invited to attend.  Nursery will be available.  For more information, contact David Atwood at 434-466-2593.

APPLES AND ART
A benefit fall festival art show will be held Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Gordonsville Presbyterian Church. “Apples & Art” features the work of local artists and includes: acrylics and oils, jewelry, photography, pottery, glass art, church cookbooks and more. Apple desserts, fresh local apples and coffee will be available for sale. Free cider. Proceeds benefit community outreach programs. Gordonsville Presbyterian is located at 406 North Main Street, Gordonsville. The even will be held rain or shine. 832-3504.

FALL FESTIVAL
Gordonsville Baptist Church, located at Gordon Avenue and High Street in Gordonsville, is having their annual Fall Festival and Brunswick stew Saturday, Nov. 8.  The bazaar doors will open at 10 a.m. with homemade Christmas ornaments and lost of miscellaneous handmade craft items and delicious homemade baked goods.  There will also be a white elephant room.  Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. consisting of all you can eat Brunswick stew and all the trimmings including homemade cake or pie.  Cost is $5 for adults and children 12 and under are $3.  Come join us for a great day of fellowship while shopping and enjoying a delicious meal. 

WOMEN’S AUXILIARY PLANNING SESSION
The annual planning session and meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary, Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Association, Inc. will be held Saturday, Nov. 8 at Peppers Restaurant located in the Best Western Inn of Culpeper, Rt. 29 South, Culpeper, VA.  Hopefully, members from your “youth department” and pastors will be part of your church/society members attending.  The day’s activities will include registration at 8:30 a.m. with a breakfast buffet at 9 a.m.  Please come early and fellowship with us and help plan the activities for the 2009 year.  Each Missionary Society is asked to send representatives to this meeting.

EVENSONG
AT ST. THOMAS
The Community is invited to St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church in Orange Sunday, Nov. 9, at 4:30 pm for a service of Choral Evensong. This is the traditional Anglican service of Evening Prayer, sung by the choir on behalf of the congregation. Evensong is sung daily in English cathedrals and features special musical settings of the liturgy, anthems, and congregational hymns. It is a service that celebrates the quietness and reflective nature of the end of the day. The service at St. Thomas’s will feature music by 19th and 20th century British composers.  A pot-luck supper, to which all are invited, will immediately follow the service in the church Parish Hall.  St. Thomas’s is located in Orange at 119 Caroline St., just south of the intersection of Caroline and West Main Streets.

DEACON AND
DEACONESS DAY
Emanuel Baptist Church will have Deacon and Deaconess Day Sunday, Nov. 9 at 3 p.m.  All deaconesses, please dress in white.  Lunch will be served.  Reverend William Fortune of Pilgrim Baptist Church, Locust Grove, will be the guest preacher. 

SECOND
SUNDAY SINGING
Pastor Karl Hrebik and the entire church family at historic Crooked Run Baptist Church, located in Rapidan on Rt. 15, invite you to join us in worship during our “Second Sunday Singing” celebration Sunday, Nov. 9.  Come worship the King at one of the oldest and most beautiful Baptist churches in Virginia.  The morning worship service will begin at 10 a.m. with local southern gospel quartet “Calvary’s Mercy” offering special music during the service.  A covered dish lunch will be served after the service followed by a gospel music service and “Calvary’s Mercy” concert at 1 p.m.  For more information, contact Pastor Karl Hrebik at 540-829-9199.
GOSPEL CHORUS ANNIVERSARY
The Blue Run Baptist Church Gospel Chorus cordially invites your church family to attend our second gospel chorus anniversary Sunday, Nov. 9 at 4 p.m.  Our guest will be The Faith Redeemers, from Louisa, and One Accord, from Goochland, in concert.  The Henderson Family, from True Blue will also render selections for your enjoyment.  Your presence will be greatly appreciated as we lift up the name of Jesus in song.  For more information, contact Pastor Peggy Brice at 540-832-5943.

REVIVAL
Harmony Freewill Baptist Church, Orange, will be having revival Nov. 10-14 nightly at 7 p.m. with Pastor Keith Hatton presiding.  There will be special singing nightly as well.  If you are in need of a blessing, come and join us.  For more information, contact Pastor Paul Kirk at 540-854-8799.

FAITH BAPTIST SPECIAL MEETING
The Bobby McGilliard Evangelistic Team will be conducting revival services at Faith Bible Baptist Church, 9467 Zachary Taylor Highway, Unionville, from Nov. 10-14 and Nov. 16.  The team consists of evangelist Bobby McGilliard, his wife, Becky; their son, Matthew and his wife, Brittany, and their son; another son, Samuel; and Lee, Mary and Caitlin Stem.  There will be a musical package in each service prior to the preaching of God’s Word.  Mary Stem is the former Mary Delano, the oldest daughter of pastor and Mrs. Grayson Delano of Faith Bible Baptist Church.  She is a graduate of Faith Christian Academy and Pensacola Christian College.  Evangelist Bobby McGilliard has been conducting revival services since 1973.  The weeknight services are at 7 p.m. and the Sunday services are at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.  Everyone is invited.  For more information, call 854-4286.

BOOTH
BROTHERS AT ZION
The Booth Brothers will be performing Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church, 15316 Old Gordonsville Road, Orange, VA 22960.

LAKERS/LAKETTES 9th ANNUAL CONCERT
The Lakers and Lakettes will present their annual concert for Lake of the Woods Church and the community Saturday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Worship Center - the latest in the LOWC “Making Joyful Noise” concert series.
The very popular men’s sextet and ladies’ quartet will again bring us a mixture of their southern gospel, old pop, rock, patriotic, country and fun songs. Both groups have been hard at work on several old cowboy songs from the old west and that will be the theme of this year’s concert.

SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, 629 Lahore Rd, will be sponsoring a worship service to benefit the Earnest Terrill/Victoria Williams Scholarship Fund Nov. 15 at 3 p.m.  These funds will be used to help aid financially disadvantaged students in schools, trade schools and college with their finances.  The guest for this service will be Pastor Tyrone Hilton and his church family from Union Baptist Church in Trivilians.  Please come and be a blessing to students in need.  For more information, contact Mable Humes at 540-854-4885.

MEN’S DAY
Union Baptist Church, Trevilians, will celebrate Men’s Day Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.  Pastor Timothy Minor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Culpeper, along with his choir and congregation will be the guests for the evening.  “Let’s just praise the Lord.“

USHER DAY
The ushers of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Nasons, will celebrate their annual day Sunday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m.  The guest preacher will be Pastor Sherman Collins, her choir and congregation.  All ushers are requested to wear white.  Dinner will be served.  Come and help us lift up the name of Jesus.

SHOEBOX COLLECTION
Gordonsville Baptist Church is a Shoebox Collection Relay Center for Samaritan’s Purse/Operation Christmas Child.  The 2008 National Collection Week is Nov. 17-24.  Gordonsville Baptist Church is located at 303 West Gordon Avenue on the corner of High Street and Gordon Avenue.  The shoeboxes will be received in the Fellowship Hall of the church basement.  Hours of operation will be: Monday, Nov. 17 to Friday, Nov. 21 from 3 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 23 from 1 to 5 p.m. and Monday, Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  For more information, please contact the church office at 540-832-2075 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

‘THE GOSPEL’
TALENT SHOWCASE
Area Youth are invited to showcase their talent in the first “The GOSPEL” Youth Talent Showcase Friday, Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m.  This event was originally scheduled for Oct. 24.  The location is the Wayland Blue Ridge Baptist Center, 15044 Ryland Chapel Rd., Rixeyville.  There will be five categories:  Solo, Duo/Group, Dance/Step, Spoken Word, Instrumentalists.  Winners will be awarded trophies as determined by local area judges.  The registration fee is $10/per entry and applications must be received by Nov. 15.  For applications or more information, contact “OCTAVIA” Missy Yates at 540.829.5466 or email:  or .  Applications should be mailed to: ATTN:  “The GOSPEL” Youth Talent Showcase, 19131 Yates Haven Place, Culpeper, VA 22701.  This event is sponsored by the Wayland Blue Ridge Association Youth Department.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
AND BAKE SALE
The Orange Community Church of Christ is pleased to announce its sixth annual Christmas Bazaar Friday Nov. 21 and Saturday Nov. 22 from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. There will be handmade crafts, costume jewelry, decorative items, artificial wreaths, children’s items, mouth blown Christmas ornaments and so much more!!  Donated used toys and other items will also be given away at this time. The church is located at 276 North Madison Highway across from the Hornet’s Nest. For more info please call 661-1025.

PASTOR ANNIVERSARY
The Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Nasons, will celebrate the third anniversary of their pastor, Reverend Willie D. Crenshaw, Jr., Saturday, Nov. 22 at 3 p.m.  Guest preacher will be minister Yolanda Flowers Barnes, associate minister of Shining Star Free Will Baptist Church, Seat Pleasant, Maryland and of the gospel singing group, The Flowers.  An anniversary dinner will follow.  Let us give God the praise for all the works he has done.

PASTOR ANNIVERSARY
Nazareth Baptist Church will celebrate the third anniversary of our pastor, the Reverend Dr. Gene T. Lee, Nov. 23.  The 11 a.m. guest preacher will be Minister Marie Miller, associate minister at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Alanthus, Brandy Station, Virginia.  The anniversary service will begin at 3 p.m. with guest preacher, the Reverend Marion Wilkerson, pastor at Little Zion Baptist Church, Orange.

UNITY CONCERT
The first annual Unity Concert will be held Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Orange County High School Field house.  It will be unforgettable, with neighbors and friends coming together to unite.  The night will begin at 7 p.m. with several local church choirs singing the night away. The Grande Finale will be a community sing-a-long with some of your favorite Christmas Carols.  Admission is free with any size donation, with all donations going directly to the Children’s Cancer Fund.  And, you don’t want to miss the donation to Locks of Love.  For more information, or to reserve a space in the concert for a choir, contact: David Rabe at 540-832-0920 or email . 

COMMUNITY
PRAYER SERVICE
Bethlehem United Methodist Church at Unionville will be holding “A Community Prayer Service” every Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. (except Thanksgiving).  The Service will focus on Prayer for the community, state, and nation and should last approximately 30 minutes.  Everyone is invited to join us in prayer!

SALES
Every Saturday at 9 a.m. sales, Rev. D. Vogt: Reserve your tables today! Come: Rt. 20 N. Orange 9 mi., left Rt. 617 before Rt. 522 intersection light, ½ mile on right at “The Three Crosses!“

SPIRITUAL TIDINGS PROGRAM
The Spiritual Tidings Program has served the community for 20 years with Brother Edmond Harrison, Jr., as gospel announcer. From 6-8 a.m. join Brother Harrison every Sunday morning for music to uplift your spirit over radio stations WCVA 1490 AM Culpeper and WVCV 1340 AM Orange. Tune in for the best in gospel music that minister’s to your heart and soul.

UNION BAPTIST CHURCH
Union Baptist Church, Trevillians, is hosting a trip to New York, NY. We will be traveling to New York June 26, 2009 and returning June 28, 2009. Our trip will include a tour of Manhattan, a performance of The Lion King, a trip to the Top of the Rock Observation Deck, tour of Ground Zero and shopping. We will be lodging at the Woodbridge Hotel in Woodbridge, NJ. For information, contact Sis. Brenda Willis (540)967-1872 or Sis. Christine J. Nixon (540) 672-0811.