Events

ST. MICHAEL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH will have Stations of the Cross Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in Lent, February 25 through March 25. It will be followed by soup and salad and guest speakers.

SHADY GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, 5173 Co. Rd. 100, Fayette, will celebrate the first pastoral appreciation honoring Rev. Timothy L. Whitson and First Lady Stacie Whitson on Sunday, March 8 at 2:30 p.m. The theme is “Faithful to the Call, Fruitful in the Work” (1 Corinthians 4:2). Worship will be at 10 a.m. Guest preacher Pastor Willie Moore will bring the message. A fellowship meal will follow. Guest Preacher Pastor Corey Savage, M.Div. will bring the 2:30 p.m. message. 

Whites Chapel Church of Christ, 5121 Co. Rd. 24, Eldridge, will have gospel meeting on Sunday, March 1 through Wednesday, March 4. Sunday’s Bible class will be at 10 a.m., followed by worship at 11 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday night services will be at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Vance Hutton. 

Restoration Springs will hold a sunrise service on Sunday, April 5 at 6 a.m.

Restoration Springs graduation will be held Sunday, March 22 from 3 until 4 p.m. at Fayette First Methodist.

Champion Brothers ”Bringing It Back” will be held Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m. at Fayette Civic Center, 530 Temple Ave. N., Fayette. It will feature the legendary Chuck Wagon Gang “Celebrating 90 Years of Ministry” along with host groups Faithful Friends and Chosen Witness. There will be no admission charge. A love offering will be received. For more information, call (205) 664-3803 or email: info@chosenwitness.com.

The Fayette Co. High School class of 1981 will have their 45th class reunion on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6. If you have not already registered, please do so. There is a fee of $35 per person or $50 per couple. The fee includes dinner on Friday evening at Fayette Civic Center and lunch on Saturday at Fayette Middle School.

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church will pass out beans and rice and canned goods and a hot breakfast on  Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9 a.m. No documentation or income verifications are required.

AARP Tax Aide is offering free tax preparation. AARP membership is not required. For more information, or to make an appointment, call Barrie Lowe at (205) 270-0368. Appointments will be available Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. beginning on February 6 and lasting through the tax season.

Church services are now being held every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Fayette Housing Authority community center on Sixth Street. Rev. Robert Freeman presiding.

Women’s AA will now meet on Thursdays at 9 a.m. at The Loft. Sometimes, women aren’t comfortable discussing all of their issues in the presence of men. Here is a safe place, the Pink Serenity Group of AA. Private entrance behind The Loft.