Faith Briefs

MUSIC

› U-Church: Lee University’s fall U-Church series continues at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Conn Center. “An Evening With LeeU Worship” will feature live performances of songs from the albums “LeeU Worship,” which rose to No. 3 on iTunes Christian and gospel charts and climbed into the Top 50 of Christian album sales on Billboard Magazine charts. Sunday’s performance will be recorded live. Admission is free and nonticketed. Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Joyce Lane at jlane@leeuniversity.edu or 423-614-8347.

› Hymn festival: The ourth annual Signal Mountain Harvest Hymn Festival will be hosted by Signal Crest United Methodist Church, 1005 Ridgeway Avenue, at 4 p.m. Sunday. This year’s theme is “Wesleyan Hymns.” Area vocal and handbell choirs will participate. 423-886-2281, ext. 307.

COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICES

› East Hamilton: The East Hamilton Ministerial Association will present its annual interdenominational Thanksgiving service at 7 p.m Tuesday at Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, 4829 College Drive East. Senior pastor David K. Ferguson will give the message. Musical selections will include arrangements for choir and bells. Donations of nonperishable and canned food are requested for The Samaritan Center, which has provided assistance with food, rent, utilities, Christmas toys and school supplies to East Hamilton County residents since 1986, including 4,500 people in 2016. An offering also will be taken during the service to provide food for those in need during the holiday season. For more information, call Eddie Schwisow at 423-238-7777, ext. 20.

› East Ridge: A community Thanksgiving service and meal are scheduled Wednesday at Jones Memorial United Methodist Church, 4131 Ringgold Road. The meal starts at 5:45 p.m. and worship at 6:30 p.m. with a combined choir and the Rev. Ken Sauer of East Ridge United Methodist Church delivering the message. The meal is free, but RSVP to 423-892-8451. Cash donations will be accepted for the East Ridge Community Food Pantry.

PROGRAMS, EVENTS

› November To Remember: White Oak Baptist Church, 310 Memorial Drive, will host Dr. Ternae Jordan and the choir from Mount Canaan Baptist Church for a November To Remember service at 6 p.m. Sunday.

› Worship Night: The Union, a music incubator launched by Chattanooga House of Prayer, holds its last worship night of the year 7-9 p.m. Monday at 3912 Dayton Blvd. in Red Bank. Since the launch of these community worship nights in August, more than 70 people representing 20 churches have attended. www. theunionmusic.org, 925234-6847.

› Operation Christmas Child: Drop-off locations will be open in multiple locations around the area Monday through Nov. 20 to receive shoebox gifts, filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items for children in need around the world. Area teams hope to collect more than 18,500 gifts during the week toward the 2017 global goal of reaching 12 million children. Search for a dropoff location by ZIP code at samaritanspurse.org/occ.

› Azusa Lecture: Dr. Louis F. Morgan, director of library services at Lee University, delivers 12th annual Azusa Lecture, celebrating the Pentecostal movement, at 7 p.m. Tuesday in North Cleveland Church of God’s Dixon Chapel. His topic is “Fanning the Flame: Reflections on a Century of Church of God Education.” Following his talk, Dixon Pentecostal Research Center will present the Spirit of Azusa Award to Atlanta pastor Dr. Paul L. Walker, who was elected general overseer of the denomination in 1996. Free admission. Information: 423-6148576, dixon_research@ leeuniversity.edu.

› Holy Land ministry: The Tent Inc. will present “Make Us One,” a program on how God is bringing Jews and Arabs together in Israel and the West Bank/Palestine, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Church on the Hill, 1035 Abutment Road, Dalton, Ga. Dessert and coffee will be served. Donations for the ministry will be accepted. Questions? Email info@thetentinc. com.

› Grief support:

“Healing HeArts at the Hunter: Art of Hope” will be offered by Avalon Hospice from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Hunter Museum of American Art, 10 Bluff View. The session is open to anyone who has experienced a loss. Participants will view a particular work of art in an effort to evoke thoughts, feelings and experiences of their journey through grief. Or they may simply listen and observe. Attendance is free; registration is requested. Call Cathy Meyer at 423-892-3737.

› Clubs for Kids:

AWANA Clubs for children age 3 through sixth grade meet 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road. 423-892-1916.

› Holiday Healing Workshop: The Lay Organization of St. Paul AME Church, 2514 Williams St., will host a Holiday Healing Workshop at 11 a.m. Nov. 18. The Rev. Kenneth D. Love, a mental health therapist, will talk on safeguarding mental health during the holidays, and Tonya Martin, lifestyle coach from BUSY Body Fitness, will discuss how fitness can be used to reduce stress to combat holiday blues. Admission is free, but those attending are asked to bring a nonperishable canned good. Information: www. stpaulamechatt.org, 423267-6869.

› Hear Now: The support group and classes for people with hearing loss and their families have been discontinued at Oakwood Baptist Church, 4501 Bonny Oaks Drive. But the church continues its accessibility to the deaf at regular services by stocking FM hearing devices and the Tele-coil loop system for those with T-coils in their hearing aids. Ushers can provide the devices by request. 423-624-1669, LetMyPeopleHear.com.

› Recovery , a Christ-centered 12-step program for anyone struggling with addictive issues, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges, meets each Thursday at Ooltewah United Methodist Church, 6131 Relocation Way. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., worship at 6:15 p.m., open share groups at 7:30 p.m. Child care provided. 423238-9216, oumclive.org/ recovery.

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