Faith Briefs

MUSIC

Red Back Hymnal Sing, 6 p.m. today 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 Schimtt (sax) and Tony Tatora (bass), 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Church of the Good Shepherd, 211 Franklin Road, Lookout Mountain, Tenn. 423-821-1583, www.gslookout.com. A Flute and Organ

Fantasia, featuring Rebecca Davis (flute) and Kristopher Schwinn (organ) performing works by Mozart, Donjon, Vivaldi and Krebs, 10:30 a.m. May 21 as part of the Rising Artists series at Church of the Nativity Episcopal Church, 1201 Cross St. in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Concert takes place during morning worship. Child care is provided. 706-866-9773. Crystle Elam, gospel singer performs 10 a.m. CDT May 21, at Bible Baptist Church, 360 Wells St., Monteagle, Tenn., and 11 a.m. CDT May 28, at Calvary Baptist Church, 107 Birch Ave., South Pittsburg, Tenn. 423-400-3843, crystleelam@yahoo.com.

FUNDRAISERS

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. Thursday 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. 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. 706-866-0232. 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

Celebration of Success, honoring mothers in general and four in particular, ages 90 to 102, who have trained, motivated and guided family members to success, 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Middle Valley Church of God, 1703 Thrasher Pike in Hixson. Every mother present will receive a gift. 423-843-1539.

› Decision America rally, with Franklin Graham, 7:30 p.m. Monday at Coolidge Park, 200 River St. Part of a plea by Billy Graham Evangelistic Association for the nation to turn to God in prayer.

Estate planning, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Youth Center at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road. Boomers, Shakers and 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. six Wednesdays and Thursdays, 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. 423-267-4992. Founder’s Day, 11 a.m. May 21 at Wesley Chapel Christian Church, 1813 Wilson St. Also Youth Day, 11 a.m. Sunday, June 25. 423-698-7578. 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. 423-6977000. 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 706-866-0232 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. 423-877-5171.

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. 423-821-1583, 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 fourthgrade graduates. meliawarren@hixsonumc.org, 423-877-1246. Register at http://hixsonumc.org/pages/Vacation-Bible-School-2017.