Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

By Brenda Bailey

Sheffield-Calahaln

Correspondent

Birthday wishes to: Cale Baity on March 4; Greta England on March 5; Roger Daniels on March 7; Wendy Ramsey on March 8; and Ellie Drye on March 10. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.

Cabarrus Station performed at West Rowan Grill Friday night. Upcoming bands: Gaining Ground with John and Lynn Powell on March 4, Southern Express on March 11 and Fairfield Bluegrass on March 18.

The Allegheny Wesleyan College Choir from Salem, Ohio will share their ministry at Community Covenant Church on Sunday, March 13 at the 10:45 a.m. worship service. The choir is a traveling ensemble of mixed voices which represents the college through the ministry of sacred song. The church is at 1446 Sheffield Road.

The Men’s Group at New Union Church is selling whole Boston Butts for Easter for $40 including dip, to be picked up Saturday, April 16, 1-3 p.m. Contact Gary at 336-345-3672 or see any member of the men’s group.

Hotdog Saturday at New Union is March 26.  There will also be a bake sale and RADA cutlery and crafts for sale.  Peanut butter eggs and coconut eggs will be sold for $1 each. To place an order, contact me no later than March 10.

New Union is selling tickets for a Mother’s Day basket which will be raffled off on Thursday before Mother’s Dayon May 8.  Tickets are $1 each and can be obtained from me or other members of the fundraising committee at New Union: Gary Allen, Nellie Reavis, Sandra Dyson and Lester Edwards.

Prayer requests continue for Bryan Swain, Jean Reavis, Johnny Naylor, Pat Moore, 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, Milton Tutterow, Nancy Peacock, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Caren Morgan, Helen Bulla, Rowan Fay, Paul Beck, Betty Richardson, Fred Beck, Juanita Keaton, Jerry McDaniel, and Suzonne Stratton.  Our sincere condolences to the families of Brenda Swisher and JoAnn Renegar.

Submit items to brfbailey@msn.com, message on Facebook or call 336-837-8122 before noon Thursday.