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Anglicans break new ground

Posted on May 22, 2013 at 11:06 am

A little over a year ago, the congregation of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Heathsville moved out of the church they had used since they had split from the Episcopal Church. The Episcopalians had won a lawsuit over who owned the original church and the Anglicans had to move. On Sunday, the Anglicans broke ground on a new church that will soon be under construction at the intersection of Route

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  • Rollers head to Chincoteague, June 19

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 3:14 pm

    Fairfields United Methodist Church in Burgess to Host Holy Rollers and To-Be-Rollers-  The Holy Rollers is a group of United Methodist Clergy and Lay People from every corner of Virginia who share a passionate love for the Lord Jesus, a deep concern for dispossessed and marginalized people, and the inexplicable joy of riding bicycles long distances.  This year’s 10th annual ride will begin in Chincoteague on Wednesday, June 19.  The

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  • Famous fish fry at Heathsville United

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    Hand-dipped, fresh-fried fish, special-recipe hush puppies, coleslaw, potato salad, baked beans and locally-grown juicy red tomatoes will be on the menu at this year’s HUMC Fish Fry.

    Heathsville United Methodist Church will be holding its Fabulously Famous Spring Fish Fry again Saturday May 25, 2013 from 11 am to 4  pm on church grounds at the corner of Courthouse Rd. and Northumberland Hwy. Offered is HUMC’s hand-dipped, fresh-fried fish, special-recipe hush puppies, coleslaw, potato salad, baked beans and locally-grown juicy red tomatoes with pound cake and beverages to top it off.  Also, HUMC’s Handcrafters have been busy

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  • Passing of the flag at Good Shepherd

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    Herb Bruch of Reedville (L) and Terry Cooper of Burgess (R), members of Good Shepherd Lutheran in Callao, prepare for the “Passing the Flag Ceremony” in which veterans will be invited to participate during Memorial Weekend Sunday worship at 9 am, May 26.  The community is invited.

    The members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Callao, invite the community for a Memorial Weekend Sunday observance May 26, with worship at 9 am, with fellowship following and a special Bible class at 10:30 am in preparation for the celebration of our Memorial Day, May 27.  A military personnel remembrance ceremony will be held during worship; veterans will be invited to take part in a “Passing the Flag” ceremony, and

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  • A ground breaking event on Sunday

    Posted on May 15, 2013 at 10:24 am

    St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Heathsville will be breaking ground for their new church building this Sunday, May 19.

    After just a little over one year of fund-raising, members of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Heathsville will be breaking ground for their new church building this Sunday, May 19 at noon. The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will take place rain or shine. A reception follows the ground-breaking. Last year, St. Stephen’s Anglican Church purchased property on Route 360 in Heathsville adjacent the turn-off for Avalon

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  • Withers welcomed to Gibeon Baptist Church

    Posted on May 15, 2013 at 10:21 am

    Withers

    Gibeon Baptist Church is proud to announce that they have called Rev. Jeffrey Withers as their Interim Pastor.  Pastor Jeff is a native of Warsaw. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Religion from Liberty University in Lynchburg, in May 2009 and also his Master of Divinity degree in Biblical Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC with a 3.0 GPA in December 2012.  Both Gibeon Baptist and

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  • Community yard sale at Good Shepherd

    Posted on April 3, 2013 at 3:16 pm

    Mrs. Deb Sauve of Heathsville, Yard Sale Coordinator, checks out some of the donations made for the Community Yard Sale to be hosted April 13, 8a – 1p, rain or shine, by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on the Callao church grounds.  More donations (no clothes), vendors and other sellers welcome.

    A Community Yard Sale will be hosted April 13, 8 a.m, – 1 p.m. rain or shine by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Callao, on the church grounds. Save the date!  Be a part!  Proceeds to benefit church mission projects.  Yard sale donations (no clothes), vendors and other sellers welcome.  Donation in kind receipts for item contributions available.  Seller spaces, 15’X30’ can be reserved for a donation of $20 each before

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