New Hope Elementary School recently purchased new physical education equipment for its students. Among the items were two rainbow colored parachutes, soccer balls, potato sacks — and a pair of large, blue, inflatable “Ollie Octopus” balls.
The Jubilee Sertoma Club conducted its annual Heritage Program on March 2, 2013, at 3 p.m., at Red Bud Baptist Church. Serving as mistress of ceremonies was the Rev. Thelma McClean, associate minister at Mitchell Baptist Church.
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God incarnate chose not to take on a broken and fallen world as the Lion of Judah but as the sacrificial lamb. God chose not to fight the violence with violence or the hate with hate. God chose love. God chose to die upon the cross for you, for me, for the world. It is the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world.
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On Thursday, Kittrell Job Corps Center participated in the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer at the center’s flagpole. From 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., approximately 125 Job Corps students and staff joined members of the local community and members of the Henderson-Vance Ministers Community Partnership to lift prayers.
The WIND 2013 Women’s Conference for Walking in Divine Destiny will take place this coming week over three days at Davis Chapel Baptist Church, 742 N Chestnut St., Henderson.
The Guiding Star United Holy Church family will be celebrating Mother’s Day at 650 Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Manson, on May 12 at 11:15 a.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Mary Anderson, assistant pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Henderson. All are welcome to attend.
Emmanuel Community Church, 216 Chestnut Alley St. (turn on Oak Hill Street), Henderson, will celebrate its sixth church anniversary Sunday during a 4 p.m. service.
Olive Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Littleton will observe Women’s Day on Sunday at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Gladys B. Dates, M. Div.
A Blessing of the Animals service took place at Plank Chapel United Methodist Church in Kittrell on March 30. Dr. Carolyn N. Roy, church pastor, performed the blessings.
On March 14, members of the Daisette Youth Garden Club met for their monthly meeting.
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Presenting her program on Easter, Miller posed the question: “Why Do We Celebrate Easter?”
