Bring in the new year

Published 9:43 am Friday, December 27, 2019

Community Special Services at Payne Memorial UMC in Cumberland will be held Dec. 29 at 11 a.m. with lunch to follow and a new year’s celebration.

Virginia Boyles and her granddaughter Reve Moore, both of Cumberland, visited in the home of Mable Wilkerson of Chesterfield on Friday, Dec. 20. A nice visit was enjoyed by all.

Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will be hosting its regular monthly meeting on Sunday, Jan. 12, at 3 p.m. at the Cumberland Community Center located at 45 South and Davenport Road in Cumberland. The purpose of this meeting is to inform Cumberland County residents and surrounding counties with updated information as to why this mega landfill will be detrimental to everyone. All are welcome to attend.

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Happy birthday wishes go out this week to the following people: Steve Bickfoed of New Canton on Friday, Dec. 27, Margaret Yates of Dillwyn on Sunday, Dec. 29, Barbara Wyland of Scottsville on Monday, Dec. 30.

Buckingham County Christian Fellowship Association will be hosting its annual board of directors meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 1 p.m. in the conference room at Buckingham County Public Library. All board members are encouraged to attend as we make plans for the 2020 fisical year. For further information contact President Barry Miles at home (804) 492-5806 or cell (434) 315-4181.

The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors monthly meeting is held every second Tuesday unless otherwise announced at 7 p.m. in the Cumberland County Courtroom.

A speedy recovery is sent out to all those who are sick and shut-in.

Victory Baptist Church located at 4339 Salem Road, Spout Springs, will be hosting its annual New Year’s Eve watch night service on Tuesday, Dec. 31, from 9 p.m. til just past midnight. Join them for great music, testimonies and a message from God’s Holy Word from Pastor Jeff Worley. There will also be refreshments during this time in the church fellowship hall. Everyone is welcome to join us as they ring out the old year and shout in the new year praising God for his many blessings and answered prayers in 2019.

For further information contact Pastor Jeff Worley at (434) 283-4657 or cell at (434) 942-4652.

From our house to yours, we wish each of you a happy, safe and prosperous 2020 in the Lord.

ANNIE MAY MILES is the columnist for Trent’s Mill. She can be reached at fatcat091@verizon.net.