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By Brenda Bailey

Sheffield-Calahaln

Correspondent

Birthday wishes to those celebrating this week: Jennifer Moody and Kimberly Gobble on Sept. 11; Janice Jordan and Heather Dyson on Sept. 12; Justin Price on Sept. 13; and Landon Swisher and Stephanie Blackwelder on Sept. 14. Happy anniversary to the following couples celebrating this week: Rowan and Judy Fay on Sept. 8; David and Tammy Beck on Sept. 9; Jack and Mildred Keller and Calvin and Mary Bell Prevette on Sept. 10; and Stephen and Tracy Barnes on Sept. 13. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed, let me know.

New Union Church invites you to Sunday School each week at 9 a.m. and worship at 10. Pastor Brian Loper welcomes everyone.  Youth and Kid’s Night is held each Wednesday 6:30 -7:30.

New Union will have its annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be hotdogs, homemade ice cream, bake sale, vendors, a silent auction, music and more. The church is at tCounty Line and Sheffield roads. Reservations for vendor space are being taken. Call 336-837-8122, email brfbailey@msn.com or message me on Facebook.

If interested in becoming a firefighter, Chief Gary Allen of the Sheffield-Calahaln VFD invites you to come by the department or call 336-492-5791.

Pastor Ruth is continuing messages on the End Times at the 10:30 a.m. worship service at Ijames Baptist.  Bible Study on the Book of Daniel is each Sunday evening from 5-6.

Center Volunteer Fire Department is looking for volunteers. Stop by the station any Thursday evening at 7 or call 336-492-7649.  The is at 2265 US 64 West.

Community Covenant Church invites you to join them each Sunday for worship at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., and prayer and Bible study on 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. Liberty is collecting canned food for Matthew 25.  Please join us this Sunday for a wonderful service and a family cookout/potluck luncheon afterwards.

Liberty’s homecoming will be Oct. 16 at the 11 a.m. service. Guest speaker will be Pastor David Rollins.

The BoTyme Country Jubilee is still going strong each Thursday evening from 6:30-8:30 at the Farmington Community Center with a mixture of country, bluegrass and gospel music. Admission is $3 but musicians are admitted free.

The Connor Lambert Band performed tFriday at West Rowan Grill.  Gaining Ground will perform this Friday.  Thanks to Sue Clark for sharing photos.

Each Monday evening from 6:30- 9:30, there’s a jam session at the Meatlocker on Garden Valley Road off US 64 near Cool Springs. Special guest Payton Brown joined the jam for her first time.

Each Tuesday evening, John and Lynn Powell have a jam session on Fairfield Road, Mocksville. A lot of young musicians go to John for lessons plus go to the jams to gain experience.

Prayer requests continue for Bryan Swain, Jean Reavis, Johnny Naylor, Pat Moore, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tammy Keller, Naomi Wooten, Charles England, Greta England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Hazel Frye, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood,  Milton Tutterow, Nancy Peacock, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Helen Bulla, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Jerry McDaniel, Lynn Hicks, Betty Godbey, Ted Adams, Emily Brown, Eddie Porter, Jimmy Ball and Suzonne Stratton.

Submit all news to me at brfbailey@msn.com, message me on Facebook or call me at 336-837-8122 no later than noon on Thursdays.