Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010

Faith Notes

Barbecued chicken at Mount Zion UMC

Plates of barbecued chicken will be on sale from 11 a.m. till 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 15772 N.C. 50 North in the Cleveland community. Plates will include half a chicken, boiled potatoes, green beans, roll, dessert and a drink. The cost is $7 for adults and $4 for children 4-12. Kids 3 and younger eat free. Takeout will be available. For large takeout orders, call 919-772-8415 in advance. The church is a quarter-mile south of the intersection of highways 50 and 42.

Church seeks craft vendors

Oakland Presbyterian Church in the Cleveland community is seeking vendors for its first crafts bazaar, which is scheduled from 8 a.m. till 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20. The church is seeking only handcrafted items, not commercial products. The cost is $45 for one table or $75 for two. For more information, call the church office at 934-5476. Payment is due by Sept. 8.

Stop Hunger Now event

Garner United Methodist Church will package 10,000 meals at 2 p.m. Sept. 19 in the church's Christian Life Center to support Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief group that coordinates food distribution around the world.

"This meal-packaging event gives everyone in our congregation and in our community, regardless of age, an opportunity to join together to wipe out hunger in impoverished nations," said Bill Haddock, senior pastor. "Our congregation feels privileged to host and support Stop Hunger Now."

Cash and check donations will be accepted until the event, and checks should be made payable to Garner United Methodist Church. Volunteers are also needed to package meals.

The church is located at 201 Methodist Drive, Garner. For more information, send an e-mail to Carlene Lucas at clucas01@msn.com or call 919-772-2042.

Candidates' day

First Baptist Church of Fuquay-Varina has scheduled an event to gather political candidates at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29. Political candidates planning to attend include U.S. Congressman Bob Etheridge, U.S. Congressman Brad Miller, William Randall, candidate for U.S. Congress, District 13 and N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall.

The church is located at 105 N. West St., Fuquay-Varina. For more information, call 919-552-9150.

Movie night

A free family movie night is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, at Thanksgiving Baptist Church, 6701 N.C. 42, two miles east of the Buffalo Road intersection near Clayton. The film will be "Letters to God,"a true story about an 8-year-old boy who wrote letters addressed to God.

These letters were his way of talking with God about the things that were really important to him. These letters not only helped him deal with facing cancer but also worked to change the faith of those closest to him.

Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 919-965-3204 or send an e-mail to Pastor Steve Reed at steve_reed@bellsouth.net.

Also, the church is now registering children for its Awana program.

Awana, a worldwide discipleship group for preschool through high-school children, will begin at the church from 5 till 6:30 p.m.

For more information, call Awana Commander Elaine Reed at 919-553-7502 or send an e-mail to steveandelaine@embarqmail.com.

To find out more about Awana programs, visit awana.org or awananc.com.

New Beginning

Revival services are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30-Sept. 3 at New Beginning Faith, Deliverance and Healing Ministry, 4967 U.S. 70 Business West, Clayton. For more information, call Blenda Hines at 919-262-5236.

As Pure Gold

As Pure Gold Church will hold a ground-breaking ceremony Sunday, Aug. 29. It will begin at 4 p.m. in the conference room at the Comfort Suites off of U.S. 70 Business and Shotwell Road. It will conclude at the church site at 1414 Old U.S.70 near the intersection of Shotwell Road and Main Street. The Rec. Rickie Johnson is the senior pastor of the church. For more information, call 550-8652 or send an e-mail to apg@aspuregold.org.