EASTER CALENDAR
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3000 Garden Lakes Blvd., will have an Easter breakfast at 9 a.m. and a celebration of the Resurrection at 10:30 a.m.
Mount Alto Baptist Church, 1915 Huffaker Road, will host “#RESTOREDBYLOVE” on Easter Sunday with the choir presenting special music titled “ALIVE!” For more information call 706-232-6222 or visit www.mtalto.com.
Rome First United Methodist Church, 202 E. Third Ave., will have a sunrise celebration on Easter Sunday in the church courtyard at 7 a.m. and a Resurrection celebration will be held in the sanctuary at 11 a.m.
Rush Chapel United Methodist Church, 1225 Rush Chapel Road, will have an Easter Sunday sunrise service at 7 a.m. followed by worship at 10:55 a.m. including the cantata “Christ Arose.” For more information on additional activities or programs contact the church office at 706-291-7986 or email nick.georgian@ngumc.net.
Silver Creek Presbyterian Church, 6 Old Rockmart Road, Lindale, will hold a sunrise service on Easter Sunday morning on the grounds at 7 a.m. with a breakfast to follow. The Easter worship service will be at 11 a.m. For more information contact Janet Farr at 706-346-7268.
Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 304 Coker Drive, will hold an Easter Day service at 11 a.m. with lunch to follow. Priest-in Charge is the Rev. Linda Pineo. For more information call 706-234-0197.
Wesley Chapel Church, 1425 Old Dalton Road, will have an Easter sunrise service on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. Regular worship will begin at 10 a.m. For more information call 706-346-3024.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1941 Shorter Ave., will hold a sunrise Easter service outdoors at the church on Sunday at 7:30 a.m. Bring a chair.
West Rome United Methodist Church, 1003 Shorter Ave., will celebrate Easter and the Resurrection on Sunday at 11 a.m. The sermon, “Resurrection: Truth or Myth?” comes from John 20:1-18. For more information call 706-234-6214, email wrumc@bellsouth.net or visit www.westromeumc.org. Member Wesleyan Covenant Association, www. wesleyancovenant.org.
Wilkerson Road Baptist Church, 323 Wilkerson Road, will have an Easter sunrise service at 7 a.m. Breakfast will be served afterward. For more information call 706-767-1664.
Below is this week’s schedule of clubs and meetings:
MONDAY
Senior Gospel Singers meet every Monday from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway, and every Thursday from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Shannon Scout Hut in Shag Williams Park, 40 Minshew Road, Shannon. For more information call Charles Patterson at 706-676-4445.
The Georgia Mountain Music Club will have an instrumental jam session every Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Musicians are asked to bring non-electrical instruments such as guitars, fiddles, banjos, harmonicas, upright bass or mandolin. Visitors are welcome. Admission is free. For more information call 706-728-5115 or 706-584-1724.
TUESDAY
Rome Seven Hills Rotary will host the at noon Floyd County Schools Ensemble Theatre on Tuesday at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.
The Disabled American Veterans of Chapter 95 will be at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, on Tuesdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. to assist veterans in filing benefits claims with the Veterans Administration. Bring all documents pertaining to service and medical records. For questions or to set up an appointment for another time call Donald Phillips at 609-4101076 or Art Cook at 706314-6411.
WEDNESDAY
The New Romans Club will meet for lunch on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave, with a presentation by teachers and students from Elm Street Enterprises. The school program was recently recognized as a 2018 Heart of the Community Business Award recipient. Contact Jane Franssen at janeffranssen@gmail.com or 706-236-2527 for reservations. Reservations are $19 each.
The Georgia Mountain Music Club meets Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Members and guests perform bluegrass, country and gospel music. Visitors are welcome to attend the free program. For more information call Bob Anderson at 706-767-1815.
TOPS 0344 Rome weight loss support group meets every Wednesday at Garden Lakes Baptist Church, 2200 Redmond Circle. Meetings start at 10 a.m. Weighin is from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. For more information call or text Jean at 706-331-1111.
THURSDAY
The Rotary Club of Rome will host Julie Turner of the Georgia Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday at noon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.
The Rome African Violet Study Group will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Rome Federated Garden Center, 100 E. Eighth St. The program will be on growing African Violets under LED lights followed by play in the dirt.
Lavender Mountain Quilt Guild meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. For more information call Jean Bray at 706-844-3032.
Women in Recovery, a group for women who struggle with alcohol problems, meets Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Living Proof, 408 Shorter Ave. Free babysitting. For more information call Debbie J. at 706-766-7771.
FRIDAY
A Laughercize Class will meet at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway, on the
first Friday of each month at 11 a.m. All ages and abilities may participate. Classes are free. Call 706-234-0383 for more information.
SATURDAY
Take Care of Rome hosts a free health fair for the homeless and underserved from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the
first Saturday of each month at the Community Kitchen, 4 Calhoun Ave. The fair includes health education, testing for HIV and hepatitis C, total cholesterol and HgB-A1c screenings, blood pressure, vision screenings and full vitals. Lunch and toiletries will be provided. Call 706-346-5890 or email TakeCareOfRome@gmail.com.
MONDAY
The Ridge & Valley Storytelling Guild will host A Time to Tell: A Time for Adult Storytelling on Monday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Oostanaula Room at Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Come share a story or come listen to others tell theirs. For more information email TerrellShaw@me.com.
Berry College Associate Professor of Biology Renee’ Carleton will give a lecture about bald eagles at 6 p.m. Monday at Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum, 24 Veterans Memorial Highway. The lecture is the first installment of the five-part Sanctuary at Berry Lecture Series that focuses on the research and experience of faculty members with various species found on the Berry campus. Carleton will address the biology and behavior of bald eagles, general eagle ecology, the history of decline and recovery and the Berry eagle story. The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information call 706368-6789 or visit berry.edu/ oakhill/exhibits/temporary/.
The Friends of the Library will hold their annual meeting on Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the Etowah Room at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. The meeting is open to the public.
Unity Christian School will host its annual Benefit Dinner on Monday at 6 p.m. at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. The guest speaker will be Ben Watson, who is the current tight end for the Baltimore Ravens. Tickets, meet-and-greet passes and sponsorships are available. For more information call 706-292-0700 or visit UnityChristianSchool.org.
TUESDAY
The Floyd County Republican Women will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Red Lobster, 700 Shorter Ave. Georgia Senator and candidate for lieutenant governor David Shafer will speak and judge candidates Emily Matson and Kay Ann Wetherington will be guests.
Georgia Highlands College, 3175 Cedartown Highway, will host a job and career fair on Tuesday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Attendees should bring resumes and be prepared to talk about their career goals. There will be an alumni panel, mock interviews and a resume doctor.
Chieftains Museum/ Major Ridge Home and Berry College will co-sponsor a lecture by Tony Harris titled “If Plants Could Talk: A Cherokee Relationship” on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in McAllister Auditorium, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. Harris is a citizen of the Cherokee nation and is a member of the Georgia Native Plant Society. For more information visit www. chieftainsmuseum.org or call 706-291-9494.