CHURCH AND COMMUNITY EVENTS
Published 8:44 am Thursday, March 8, 2018
The Church and Community Events calendar is published each Friday. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that Friday’s calendar. Events should be emailed to CommunityCalendar@ FarmvilleHerald.com.
MARCH 10
SILENT AUCTION, DINNER AND RAFFLE, 4:30 p.m. at Holliday Lake 4-H Educational Center, 1267 4-H Camp Road, Appomattox.
MEET THE OZOBOTS, 10 a.m. at Buckingham library. The Ozobots are CVRL’s new robots for ages 8-18 to teach the basics of coding. No registration required.
QUARTERLY MEETING, noon for New Hope Baptist Church of Keysville. All active members are asked to attend.
MEETING CANCELLED, the Prince Edward-Cumberland-Buckingham Alumni Chapter of St. Paul’s College.
LIVE PERFORMANCE, 3 p.m. of Bad Girls of the Bible at Forest Baptist Church, Meherrin.
QUILT MEETING, 10 a.m. of The Appreciation Quilt Group in the small building, a stew shed, behind American Legion Post 8, 1710 Jeffress Blvd., South Boston. No quilting experience necessary, there is a job for everyone. Questions contact Ellie at (434) 572-1998
MARCH 11
ANNUAL DAY, 3 p.m. of the Midway Baptist Church Deacon and Trustee Ministry. Guest preacher will be the Rev. Alvin Witcher Jr., Pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, Cumberland along with his choir, ushers and church family. The church is located at 837 Guinea Road. The Rev. Irma T. Watson is pastor. All are invited.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY, 11 a.m. at The Old Green Creek Baptist Church. Pastor Samuel Trent will preach the word. Lunch will be served. Dress is casual.
GUEST PREACHER, 11 a.m. at The Forest Baptist Church, Meherrin will be the Rev. Jesse Gatlin for the month of March, second, third and fourth Sundays.
COMMONWEALTH CHORALE, 3 p.m. will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” and Easter selections from Handel’s “Messiah” at Farmville Presbyterian Church, 200 W. Third St. No tickets necessary. All are welcome. Organ accompaniment will be provided by noted Richmond organist, Jeffrey Hummel.
MARCH 12
QUARTERLY MEETING, 7 p.m. of The Cumberland Missionary and Educational conferences at Bright Hope Center located on Cumberland Road in Cumberland. All are invited.
FRIENDS OF FARMVILLE/PE LIBRARY BOARD, 6 p.m. will meet. Open meeting. Public welcome.
FRIENDS OF FARMVILLE/PE LIBRARY, 7 p.m. will host Master Gardner Liz Dunn who will speak on the topic How to Successfully Grow Tomatoes in Central Virginia. Free and open to the public.
MARCH 14
4-H CLUB MEETING, 3-4:15 p.m. for all 8-14 year olds. Meeting held at Full Circle Nature School, 1751 Lockett Road, in Rice. Call (434) 607-1578 for more information.
BLOOD DRIVE, noon- 6 p.m. at Heritage Hall Nursing Home, 9 Brickyard Drive, Dillwyn.
MARCH 14-16
SPRING YOUTH REVIVAL, 7 p.m. nightly at St. Andrews Baptist Church, Cullen. Wednesday, the Rev. James Hurt of Bethel Grove Baptist Church, Rice; Thursday, the Rev. Patrick Bland, Mt. Pero Baptist Church, Powhatan; Friday, the Rev. Otis Johnson, Peaks Baptist Church, of Prospect. Everyone is welcome to attend.
MARCH 16
PANCAKE DINNER, 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Randolph District Vol. Fire Dept. Donate at the door.
BLOOD DRIVE, 2-6 p.m., Farmville Train Station, 501 W. Third St., Farmville.
MARCH 17
WORSHIP EXPERIENCE, noon at the Cumberland High School gymnasium with a word from the man of God the Rev. John M. Richardson Jr. Everyone attending is asked to wear white T-shirts and jeans. For more information contact the Rev. Richardson Jr. at (804) 837-9805.
RUN HIGH BRIDGE 5K, registration at 8 a.m. with race starting at 9 a.m. at the Camp Paradise entrance. Must register online at runsignup.com/runhighbridge5K.
SPRING WATERWAYS CLEANUP, 9 a.m. sponsored by the Friends of the Appomattox River. Meet at the Wilck’s Lake boat ramp for paperwork, assignments, and tool distribution. Rain date is March 24, from 9 a.m. to noon.
THE BIG EVENT, 9:30 a.m. at Hampden-Sydney College. Breakfast and sign-in will be held at Brown Student Center with service projects in Prince Edward County.
BIRDING WALK, 8 a.m. at the Appomattox River Wayside parking area. Binoculars will be provided, or bring your own.
INSPIRATIONS QUARTET IN CONCERT, 7 p.m. at Appomattox High School Auditorium. Tickets on sale at the door. For more information call Sammy Carter (434) 352-8909.
ST. PATRICK’S DANCE, 8 p.m. sponsored by The Cumberland Fire Department Auxiliary at the firehouse on Route 13 in Cumberland featuring DJ B. Hudd, of Buckingham. Must be at least 21 years old. All proceeds will benefit the Cumberland Volunteer Fire Department.
FUNDRAISING BANQUET, 6 p.m. sponsored by Straight Street of Buckingham at First Baptist Church in Dillwyn. Tickets can be obtained calling (434) 983-1232. Unable to attend? Consider making a monetary donation, P.O. Box 971, Dillwyn, 23936.
MARCH 18
HANDBAG BINGO, 2-4 p.m. at the Bacon District Fire Department, Wylliesburg, to benefit the Barksdale Cancer Foundation. For more information, contact (434) 470-1538, (434) 568-6931 or (434) 414-5032.
COMMONWEALTH CHORALE, 3 p.m. will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” and Easter selections from Handel’s “Messiah” at Farmville Presbyterian Church, 200 W. Third St. No tickets necessary. All are welcome. Organ accompaniment will be provided by noted Richmond organist, Jeffrey Hummel.
GUEST PREACHER, 11 a.m. at The Forest Baptist Church, Meherrin will be the Rev. Jesse Gatlin for the month of March, second, third, and fourth Sundays.
MARCH 21
BLOOD DRIVE, noon- 6 p.m., Longwood University, 201 High Street, Lankford Student Union.
MARCH 24
MOVIE NIGHT, 7 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church, 2160 Ca Ira Road, Dillwyn featuring the movie “Wonder.”
COMMUNITY EASTER EGG HUNT, 11 a.m. at the Straight Street of Buckingham facility, Route 20, next to the Carter G. Woodson Education Complex. Free and open to the public. Accepting any vendors interested in setting up during the event.
FUN AND FELLOWSHIP, 4 p.m. at the Cumberland County Public Library, 1539 Anderson Highway, Cumberland. Baskets are available now at the library and may be previewed at the library website www. cumberlandcountypubliclibrary.org.
MARCH 25
PALM SUNDAY SERVICE, 11:15 a.m. at Salem United Methodist Church, 2160 Ca Ira Road, in Dillwyn.
ANNUAL USHERS PROGRAM, 3 p.m. at The Zion Hill Baptist Church titled ”The Gospel of Alphabets.” Minister Trenna Gilliam will be the Worship Leader and several special guest singers will be in attendance.
GUEST PREACHER, 11 a.m. at The Forest Baptist Church, Meherrin will be the Rev. Jesse Gatlin for the month of March, second, third, and fourth Sundays.
MARCH 28
4-H CLUB MEETING, 3-4:15 p.m. for all 8-14 year olds. Meeting held at Full Circle Nature School, 1751 Lockett Road, Rice. Call (434) 607-1578 for more information.
MARCH 30
BLOOD DRIVE, noon- 6 p.m., Johns Memorial Episcopal Church, 400 High St., Farmville.
MARCH 31
ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT, 2 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church, 2160 Ca Ira Road, Dillwyn
APRIL 3-5
ANNUAL YOUTH REVIVAL, 7 p.m. of the Midway Baptist Church’s Youth Ministry. There will be different guest ministers and youth choirs each night. All are welcome. The church is located at 837 Guinea Road.
APRIL 8
ANNUAL MISSIONARY MINISTRY, 3 p.m. at Zion Hill Baptist Church. We are asking that you wear off white. The Rev. Earl Walker, pastor of Fourth Mount Zion Baptist Church will be the guest preacher for the occasion and his choir, ushers and church family, will accompany him.