CHURCH ACTIVITIES
Hospice Memorial Services
Scheduled At Two Churches
Lower Cape Hospice of Bruns
wick County will hold hospice me
morial services at two county
churches this month.
The first is planned Sunday, Oct.
23, at 3 p.m. at Trinity United
Methodist Church, comer of Nash
Street and Atlantic Avenue, South
port.
A second service will be held
Sunday, Oct. 30, at 3 p.m. at Camp
United Methodist Church on Main
Street, Shallottc.
The services honor those who
have died under lx>wcr Cape Fear
Hospice care from Oct. I, 1993,
through Sept. 30. said Jean Pelletier!
chaplain.
Family members, relatives and
friends of the deceased, volunteers
and other interested members of the
public are invited. After each service
there will be an opportunity for
those attending to meet with staff of
Lower Cape Fear Hospice in the
church fellowship hall.
For more information call the
Brunswick Hospice office at 910
754-5356 or 1-800-735-6205.
Lower Cape Fear Hospice is a
not-for-profit agency that provides a
medically directed program of pal
liative care for patients with a limit
ed life expectancy Ihc program is
designed to improve the quality of
life during illness for both family
and patient with a follow-up be
reavement program after the death
of the patient
Churches Present
Choir Festival
The third annual Eicumcnical
Choir Festival will be held Sunday,
Oct. 23, al 4 p.m. at Seaside United
Methodist Church.
Singers from nine area churches
will combine to sing four anthems
directed by Ruth Daniel of Calabash
Presbyterian Church, Connie
Thomas of Uttle River United
Methodist. Channing Coppage of St.
Stephen's Episcopal Church in
North Myrtle Beach and Marjoric
Crissman of Seaside United Metho
dist Church. ALso represented will
be United Methodist Brunswick
Charge, Pleasant Grove Baptist. St.
Brendan's Roman Catholic, St.
James the Fisherman Episcopal and
St I .uke loitheran cburchcs
Clergymen participating in the
service will be the Rev. Preston
Huntley Jr., the Rev Russell
knowlcs and the Rev Jerry 1-owry
Six individual choirs will present
an anthem based on the festival's
theme of the Book of Psalms The
congregation will sing several
hymns based on psalms
Organ and trumpet music will be
played by Dr William Knox and
Robby Anderson. both of
Wilmington
The public is invited. The offering
will benefit the Brunswick chapter
of Habitat for Humanity
Baptists Hold
Annual Session
The Brunswick Baptist Associ
ation will hold its W>th annual ses
sion Friday. Oct. 21, at Sabbath
Home Baptist Church near ({olden
Beach, starting at 2 p.m.
This is the First one -day annual
session to be held in the associa
tion's history. The session is the an
nual business meeting of the associ
ation's 40-plus member churches,
whose delegates are called "messen
gers," as well as a time for Baptists
from across the county to share a
time of inspiration and fellowship.
The Rev. Jim Potter, pastor of
Calvary Baptist Church in Shallotte,
will deliver the afternoon message.
The Rev. Bill Bennett, who recently
served as interim pastor of Leland
Baptist Church, will deliver the
evening message.
Lancaster At Chapel
The Rev. Eckie Lancaster, pastor
of Pine Valley United Methodist
Church in Wilmington, is the pastor
of the week at the Holden Beach
Chapel.
He will lead the 1 1 a.m. worship
service Sunday, Oct. 23, at the non
denominational chapel on Roths
child Street across from Holden
Beach Town Hall.
A nursery is provided. Sunday
school classes for all ages are of
fered at 10 a.m.
Drama At Nit. Olive
New Life Drama Company of
Seaside
United Methodist Church
8:00 AM Wforshlp Service
9:00 AM Christian Education Hour
9:30-10:00 AM Fellowship Time
10:00 AM W*shtp Service
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Pastor: The Rev. Jerry Lowry
579-5753
1 300 Seaside Rd. SWIHwy. 904)
Sunset Beach
Cleveland, Tenn., will minister dur
ing services at Mt. Olive Baptist
Church in Bolivia Oct. 20-23.
Services will take place Oct. 20
22 at 7 p.m. and during the 1 1 a.m.
Sunday worship hour.
Since starting on the road full
time in June 1983, the New Life
Drama Company has traveled exten
sively spreading its message. "Util
izing drama and music, they have
ministered internationally in thou
sands of services," said the Rev.
Anthony Clemmons, Mt. Olive pas
tor.
The group will present a series of
short skits dealing with themes such
as "prayer, the great commission,
walking in love, the authority of the
believer and other subject," Clem
mons said.
Clemmons said he encourages
young people to participate The ser
vices on Saturday evening will be
preceded by fellowship beginning at
5 p m. to include a "pizza bash" and
other youth activities.
The church is on U.S. 17 Bus
iness between Bolivia and Supply,
next to Bruaswick Community Col
lege For more information, call the
pastor at 253-5546.
Old Shallotte Revival
Old Shallotte Baptist Church will
hold revival services Oct. 24-28 at 7
p.m. nightly.
The Rev. Ray Webb, pastor of
Beach Road Baptist Church in
Southport, will be the speaker.
There will be singing, testimoni
als. preaching and nightly fellow
ship, said Pastor Todd Spencer, who
said he "invites and encourages all
to attend "
The church is at the intersection
of N.C and Shallotte Road in
Grisscttown
Crystal Spring Sets
Annual Homecoming
Crystal Spring Missionary Baptist
Church in the Northwest Com
munity. Ixland. will hold its annual
homecoming services Sunday. Oct.
30. at I p m.
Guests will the Rev. John Troy,
the chou and congregation of Grays'
Creek Baptist Church of fayet
tevillc. Dinner will follow the ser
vice
Sharon Homecoming
Sharon United Methodist Church
will celebrate homccoming on
Sunday. Oct. 23.
The Rev Tracic Varnam will be
guest speaker for the 11 a.m. wor
ship service. A tradition dinner on
(he grounds will follow
AME Seminar Set
The Southern District of the N.C.
Conference African Methodist
Episcopal Church will hold its sec
ond quarter seminar on Saturday,
Nov. 5, at Bethel Northwest AME
Church. Northwest Community.
The seminar will begin at 10 a.m.
Methodist Women
Hold District Meeting
The Wilmington District of
United Methodist Women will hold
its annual district meeting at
Whiteville United Methodist
Church, 902 Pinckney St., White
ville, just north of Columbus County
Courthouse
The mectring will lake place from
10 a.m. until noon on Oct. 29.
Registration begins at 9:30 a m
Speaker for the event will be
Linda Harris of Raleigh. A nursery
will be provided for child care.
District officers and units in
Pender, New Hanover, Brunswick,
Bladen and Columbus counties arc
being encouraged to attend.
Special Services
At New Covenant
A special three-day service will
take place at New Covenant Church
at Civietown Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 21 and 22, at 7:30 p.m. each
night, and on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
The Rogers Family of Elyria,
Ohio, will minister in song. The
group is made up of four teens and
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their parents.
Charles Rogers will be speaker.
He is preparing to be a missionary to
Africa.
Pastor Tom Bias said everyone is
invited.
Why Sarah Laughed
The Rev. Michael Ward will
speak from the book of Genesis
18:1-14, a sermon entitled "The Day
Sarah Laughed," this Sunday, Oct.
23, at Oak Island Presbyterian
Church.
The sermon tells why Sarah
laughed when told by God that she
would become parent of an infant
child, even though she was old.
Sunday school starts at 9:15 a.m.,
with worship services at 10:15.
Noblemen In Concert
The Noblemen, a Southern gospel
group from Oxford, will be in con
cert Friday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. in the
lot adjacent to Jane's Seafood
Restaurant on Holdcn Beach Road.
Their appearance is part of a
Kenny Nance crusade with services
Oct. 27-29 at 7 p.m. each day, said
spokesman Mike Hall.
Buddhists Observe
Conclusion Of Lent
Buddhists of Wat Carolina Bud
dhajakra Vanaram, Buddhist Asso
ciation of North Carolina, will cele
brate "Kathin." an ancicnt obser
vance of the end of Buddhist lent,
this Sunday, Oct. 23, at the temple in
Bolivia.
"Kathin" is a public event which
takes place after the end of the
three-month lentcn period from July
to October each year. It is the great
offennt time for Buddhists All of
ferings arc normally displayed on
the Kathin tree, which is the main
component of the ceremony.
The temple has begun construc
tion of a 10.7()(>- square-foot multi
purpose building. Sunday's celebra
tion will be in part a fundraiser for
the construction project.
Guests will anive at the temple at
9:30 a.m. The day's events will in
clude ceremonial chanting, presenta
tion of food offerings to the assem
bled monks, assembled guests din
ing separately from the monks, a
cciemonial parade around the multi
purpose building, guests presenting
their offerings, a sermon, monks of
fering blessing for guests, pouring of
lustral water as a symbol of merit
making on behalf of their deceased
ancestors, and guests receiving the
monks' blessing through the sprin
kling of holy water.
Guests arc welcome. The temple
is at 1610 Midway Road, Bolivia.
Fair To Have 1Wisf
St. James the Fisherman Epis
copal Church is planning an annual
holiday craft fair "with a twist."
An auction/fundraiser will take
place on Saturday, Nov. 5, beginning
at 2 p.m. with a wine and cheese
tasting featuring a variety of auction
items, including woodcrafts, quilts,
toys, dolls, paintings, topiary, needle
crafts and services. Also available
for purchase will be home-baked
goods, white elephant and other
craft items.
Door prize items will be given
away every 15 minutes for items in
cluding a king-size quilt and a four
day Bahamas vacation package.
Admission tickets are $2 in ad
vance or $3 at the door and are
available from parishioners at St.
James the Fisherman Episcopal
Church, Main Street, Shallotte.
Ten percent of proceeds are pled
ged to community outreach, said
event spokesman Peggie York.
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Calabash
Presbyterian Church
Sunday Worship Service
9:30 AM
Church School For All Agas
10:45
Old Georgetown Road
(910)579-7356
Dr. Francis M. Womack, Jr., Minister
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AH Ages Sunday Schoot~9:45 am
Single and Single Agairv-1 0:00 am
Worship and Communkx>-11:00 am
Sunday Evening Worship-7 00 pm
Wednesday Evening Worship-7:00 pm ;
casual dress ? nursery provided
Prayer is the language
spoken here
Larry Knowles. Pastor
1672 Mt. Pisgah Rd. SW
Holden Beach
842-8969
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Camp Methodist Church '94 Christmas
Bazaar Reflects Year's Worth Of Effort
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN Doloris Evans, Norma Clawson and Julie McCall fashion corn
husk angels for the Camp United Methodist Church Christmas bazaar on Nov. 4 and 5.
A year's worth of preparation cul
minates Nov. 4 and 5 when the
women of Camp United Methodist
Church hold their annual Christmas
bazaar and lunch.
Handmade holiday decorations,
an all-occasion shop, a "nice twice"
shop, jewelry, baskets, jams and jel
lies, needlework and baked goods
will be offered for sale from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. both Friday and Saturday.
Holiday items include angels,
Santas, Christmas ornaments,
wreaths and decorated sweatshirts.
On Friday, the United Methodist
Women will also offer a S3 bag
lunch consisting of a chopped pork
barbecue sandwich, chips, home
made dessert and beverage. It can be
eaten at (he church or carried out.
Lunch tickets are available from
women of the church or by calling
the church office Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at
754-4840.
On Saturday. Nov. 5, a drawing
St. Luke
Lutheran Church
Worship Service Sunday, 10:00 A.M.
Sunday School al 9:00 a.m.
Meeting In Shallotte Middle School
754-7816
Pastor Donald R. Safrit
(Casual Dress)
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Lighthouse Independent
Baptist Church
Pastor. Danny Hawkins
Secretary: M. Robinson
Sunday School: 10 am
Sunday Service: 11 am
Thursday Service: 7 pm
Homecoming November 13
Come pray with us
Near Shallotte Parte Bus 17 ? ShaJlotte
754-8270
CAMP
United Methodist
Church
9 AM Worship Service
10 AM Sunday School
(all ages)
1 1 AM Worship Service
Casual Dress Nursery Provided
Rev. George D. Speake, Minister
754-4840
4807 Main St., Downtown Shallotte
will be held for a queen-size Grand
mother's Fan quilt in shades of pink
and green made by members of the
church. Tickets are $1 and are avail
able from women of the church or
the church office and will be avail
able during the bazaar.
Women of the church have
worked throughout the entire year
preparing items for the bazaar, said
spokesman Charlotte Pringle. Its
proceeds are used in outreach, help
ing meet human needs in the local
community.
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GRAND OPENING
Saturday, October 29
While visiting the Festival by the Sea,
stop by and register for a
Christmas Wreath
Vi Dozen Fresh Roses
and other gift items
Do not have to be present to win.
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October 27-29
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(Next to Jane's Seafood)
Featuring Kenny Nance
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