Faith Briefs
MUSIC
› Mass Choir Reunion Concert, 5 p.m. today at Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church. 1800 N. Chamberlain Ave. 423-698-0337.
› Harp concert, 7-8 p.m. today at Second Presbyterian Church, 700 Pine St. Broadway and Hollywood music played by multiple harpists, directed by Jeanne Eller, with harp solo by Jane Jolley, piano solos by Martha Summa-Chadwick and a story with harp by Beverly Inman-Ebel. Free. 423-400-4241.
› Red Back Hymnal Sing, 6 p.m. May 13 at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, 86 Highway 127 (Taft Highway), Signal Mountain. Mountain Cove Bluegrass band also will be featured. Free, but offering will be received. 423-8861011.
› Jazz Mass, led by Will Todd Adult Choir and Youth Chorale, with Ann Pope (piano), Monte Coulter (drums), Clint Schmitt (sax) and Tony Tatora (bass), 10:30 a.m. May 14 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 211 Franklin Road, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. 423-821-1583, www.gslookout.com.
FUNDRAISERS
› Flea market and bake sale: 9 a.m.-noon today at Anglican Church of the Reedemer, 104 McBrien Road. 423-8921101.
› Spring sale: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. today, rain or shine, at Fairview United Methodist Church, 2112 McFarland Ave., Rossville, Ga. Includes flea market and household items, clothes and toys. Proceeds from 31st annual sale benefit Rossville Community Ministries and The Cottage. 423-488-4860, 706866-4194.
› Rummage and bake sale: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. today at Fairview United Methodist Church, 3901 Hamill Road in Hixson. Free coffee and popcorn while you shop; breakfast and lunch concessions for sale. Proceeds benefit Crafty Critters Community Outreach, providing hats and pillows for cancer patients and snacks for ICU waiting room at CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson. http://fairviewumchixson.com.
› She Saves the World: Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti, a Chattanooga-based ministry, celebrates its monitrices (community health workers), 5:30-8 p.m. May 18 at Stratton Hall, 3146 Broad St. Special guest is Doro Bush Koch, author of “My Father, the President” and chairwoman of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, who will give a firsthand account of her visits with CNP in Haiti. Jim Hudson will receive the Heart for Haiti Award. $125. 423-495-1122, contact@cnphaiti.org, www.cnphaiti.org.
› Rummage sale: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. May 26 and 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 27 (postponed from May 5-6 due to weather) at First Baptist Church of Fort Oglethorpe, 2645 LaFayette Road. Merchandise includes furniture, household items, appliances, linens, electronics, yard tools, handbags, clothing and shoes. Baked goods, hot dogs, chips and drinks available for purchase. Proceeds support missions and other outreach efforts. 706866-0232.
› Cookbooks: Last 20 available from Lyerly United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 152, Lyerly, GA 30730. Send $10, plus $2 shipping and handling. Call JoAnn Mitchell, 706-895-2636, for information on buying from a church member or a Chattooga County business.
PROGRAMS, EVENTS
› Christian Science lecture, “Making Meaningful Change: How God’s Love Can Change Your Life and the World,” by Mark McCurties, practitioner of Christian Science healing, at 2 p.m. today at First Church of Christ, Scientist, 612 McCallie Ave. Free program, free parking, free child care. 423-266-0646.
› Guest speaker David Ring delivers message at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. services Sunday at Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road. His topic, “The Boy Born Dead,” is the inspirational story about his life with cerebral palsy and other physical difficulties resulting from a lack of oxygen at birth. 423-892-1916.
› Drive-through prayer: 7-8:30 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. Tuesday at Tyner United Methodist Church, 6805 Standifer Gap Road. 423-892-0444, www.tumc.org.
› Decision America rally, with Franklin Graham, 7:30 p.m. May 15 at Coolidge Park, 200 River St. Four-city tour through Tennessee is a plea by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for the nation to turn to God in prayer. With music by The Afters. http://tennessee.billygraham.org.
› Estate planning, 6:30 p.m. May 17 in Youth Center at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road. Boomers, Shakers & Beyond community enrichment program on transferring assets via wills or trusts and other estate-planning issues such as living wills, advance directives and power-of-attorney with attorney Stephan Wright. Register at www.ChristChurchChatt.org or boomers.shakers@yahoo.com.
› Love & Logic, parenting course teaching how to set limits while avoiding power struggles, led by youth pastor William Hurtado, 6:45-8:30 p.m. May 17-18, May 24-25, May 31-June 1, at Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4829 E. College Drive, Collegedale. $30 per family (one workbook). Free child care with reservations. http://highesteducation.org/parentingclass, 423-396-2134, ext. 19.
› PEED kidney testing: Chattanooga-area AME churches partnering with Kidney Foundation of the Greater Chattanooga Area and Nephrology Associates for free screening exams in Providing Education & Early Detection Program, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. May 20 in the Warren Chapel AME Church gymnasium, 501 N. Market St. Includes blood pressure, height, weight and urine test, followed by consultation with kidney specialist. Also participating are Allen Temple, Bethel, Joseph Chapel, Quinn Chapel, St. James and St. Paul AME churches. 423267-4992.
› Big Hat Tea Party: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. May 27 at Windstone Golf Clubhouse, 9230 Windstone Drive, Ringgold, Ga. Annual dress-up luncheon by Women of Worth from New Hope Missionary Baptist Church on Wilcox Boulevard. $20 adults, $10 ages 6-12, free for children 5 and younger. 423-697-7000.
› Women’s Ministry Luncheon, an annual event at First Baptist Church of Fort Oglethorpe, 2645 LaFayette Road, will feature Julie Baumgardner, president and chief executive officer of First Things First, as keynote speaker, 11:30 a.m-1:30 p.m. June 3. Her topic is “Be Still and Know.” Event includes lunch from Scenic City Catering and music by Greg Smith and Lions of Steel. Tickets are $15. To purchase, call the church office at 706-8660232 or call or text Laura Jones at 423-605-1816.
CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES
› The Ministry Center, 2829 Hamill Road, Hixson. Kidsfest2017: Stay Anchored, featuring food, fun, praise and worship, 6-8 p.m. May 31-June 2. Register at www.facebook.com/theministrycenter. 423-8775171.
› St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 630 Mississippi Ave., Signal Mountain. Vacation Bible School, “Summer Treasure Seekers,” 9 a.m.-noon June 5-9, with family picnic and water play on last day. For ages 4 through third grade. Register at www.sttimsignal.com/vbs. 423-886-2281.
› Church of the Good Shepherd, 211 Franklin Road, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Vacation Bible School, June 5-9. 423-8211583, www.gslookout.com.
› Spring Creek Road Baptist Church, 1312 Spring Creek Road. Vacation Bible School, “Operation Arctic,” 6-8:30 p.m. June 11-15. 423-894-0700, www.scrbc.com.
› Hixson United Methodist Church, 5301 Old Hixson Pike. Vacation Bible School, “Maker Fun Factory: Created by God, Built for a Purpose,” 9 a.m.noon June 26-30. For ages 4 through fourth-grade graduates. meliawarren@hixsonumc.org, 423-8771246. Register at http://hixsonumc.org/pages/ Vacation-Bible-School-2017.
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