By Gail Hollenbeck, Times Correspondent
Friday, October 15, 2010
Religion calendar
Brooksville
Eden Baptist Church, 22308 Lake Lindsey Road, will celebrate its 165th homecoming with a special service at 11 a.m. Sunday. Members, former members and the public are invited and welcome to stay for a home-cooked dinner on the grounds after the service. The Rev. Larry Strickland, who was the pastor from 1988 to 1998, will be the guest speaker. Also, the Lake Lindsey Cemetery semiannual cleaning will be from 8 a.m. to noon today. The cemetery is across Lake Lindsey Road from the church. Call (352) 796-3855.
Suncoast Christian Church-Disciples of Christ, 8449 Cobb Road, will have a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday and Oct. 23. Items will include clothing, household goods, furniture, outdoor furniture and yard items, sporting equipment, crafts and sewing items. Vendors should call (352) 797-0401 to reserve a space for $10. Refreshments will be for sale.
Allen Temple AME Church, 824 Leonard St., will celebrate Family Friend Day at 11 a.m. Sunday. The speaker will be the Rev. Theodore Bennett of Fort Pierce. Call (352) 796-4032.
Ridge Manor
Ridge Manor United Methodist Church's pumpkin patch is open for sales from 9 a.m. to dusk Mondays through Saturdays and from noon to dusk Sundays through Oct. 31. Call for information about school trips and other activities. Volunteers or those interested in learning about the church are welcome to visit the patch. Call (352) 583-2556. The church is at 34350 Cortez Blvd.
Spring Hill
Northcliffe Baptist Church, 10515 Northcliffe Blvd., is collecting shoe boxes filled with small gifts for children that will distributed to needy children throughout the world through Operation Christmas Child. Call (352) 683-5882.
Bridge Christian Life Center, 7279 Pinehurst Drive, will have a fall festival fundraiser by its youth group from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Tickets for events are 25 cents each. There will be prizes, games and food. Call (352) 683-2863 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays.
Fellowship Community Church, 11250 Spring Hill Drive, will have its annual pumpkin patch, held by and for the benefit of Boy Scout Troop 442, from noon to 9 p.m. weekdays and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 30. Call (352) 686-4612.
Spring Hill United Church of Christ, 4244 Mariner Blvd., will host an Oktoberfest dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday. There will be homemade German food, including German chocolate cake for dessert. German songs and music will be provided by an accordionist. Tickets cost $9 for adults and $5 for children ages 5 to 12. Call (352) 683-4870 or (352) 686-5499.
First United Methodist Church Women, 9344 Spring Hill Drive, will host a dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Monday designed to attract women over age 18, as well as men, who are unable to attend regular United Methodist Women meetings during the day. The program will feature Tom Hazelwood, assistant general secretary for disaster response in the United States for the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Tickets cost $7 for the dinner or $3 for children up to age 10. Child care is available after dinner. Call (352) 683-2600.
St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church, 5030 Mariner Blvd., will host a public Rosary Rally at noon today in front of the church. Rosaries will be said for the conversion and salvation of America, for families, and for the end of abortion and same-sex marriage. Participants should bring a chair and water.
Courts of Praise Deliverance Ministries is seeking the donation of a recreational vehicle to be used as a mobile prayer clinic in an effort to reach out to those unwilling or unable to attend church. Call Pastor Dell Barnes at (352) 263-5766 or Dell3@sprint.blackberry.net.
New Song Worship Center, 6001 Deltona Blvd., will introduce a coffeehouse with an open mike night at 7 p.m. Nov. 5. Talents can include mime, Christian comedy, drama, soloists, musicians and poetry reading. The church worship team will present contemporary worship. Call (352) 686-4000 to schedule an appearance.
Information for the Religion Calendar may be e-mailed to Gail Hollenbeck at hernandoreligion@ hotmail.com, faxed to (352) 754-6133 or mailed to Hernando Times, Religion Calendar, 15365 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613. The deadline is 10 working days before the event or reservation deadline. Information cannot be published if the time, date, physical address, ticket price, contact person and phone number are missing. For information, call (352) 754-6112 and leave a message.