Church news
Zion Baptist chorus performs Saturday
The Male Chorus of Zion Baptist will be Celebrating its 30th anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m. at Zion Baptist Church, 8105 Annapolis Woods Road in Welcome. Guests will include male choruses from area churches along with the Gospel Disciples of Southern Maryland. Light refreshments will be served following the program. Admission is free. For information, call Janice Carpenter at 301-645-6529 or Charles Thomas at 301-743-7699.
Our Lady hosts ‘Baby Bottle Boomerang’
Our Lady Help of Christians Catholic Church, 100 Village Street in Waldorf, is hosting a Baby Bottle Boomerang in support of the Catherine Foundation. Baby bottles are available in the narthex at the church. Parishioners and visitors can fill the bottles with spare change and return the bottles to the church by Nov. 18. The Catherine Foundation provides free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, counseling, maternity and baby clothes, baby food and supplies. The foundation also offers free classes in parenting, childbirth and building family connections. For more information, call the church office at 301-645-7112.
Waldorf church celebrating 25 years
Mount Sinai AME Church’s 25th Church Anniversar y Celebration is at 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, at Middleton Hall, 4045 Renner Road, in Waldorf. The guest preacher will be the Rev. Juanita Hall-Walters of Greater Mount Olive AME Church in Philadelphia. Gospel performer Lindsey Slaton also will be featured. Tickets are $55 and can be purchased by calling the church at 301-645-9299.
Israel Total Life to host food bank
Israel Total Life Ministries is hosting a food bank on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 64 Industrial Park Drive, Waldorf. For more information, call 301-861-3927.
Waldorf church to celebrate Veterans Day
Israel Total Life Ministries Veterans Day Celebration is at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, 64 Industrial Park Drive, Waldorf. All veterans and active duty service members are invited. The church will recognize the oldest and youngest member in attendance. Photos can be sent to itlmtechnology@gmail.com and should include the name and other pertinent information. Questions can be directed to 301-861-3927.
Calvary Gospel hosts health info session
Calvary Gospel Church, 11150 Berry Road, Waldorf, hosts a Health Info Session the second Monday of each month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Nov. 12 session is Diabetes: Ages, Stages & Foot Health Cautions. For more information, call 301-843-5588.
Pleasant Grove to hold fall revival
Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 5560 Pleasant Grove Road in Marbury will hold its annual revival at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-16. On Nov. 14, the guest speaker will be the Rev. H. Joseph Franklin Jr., pastor of Keys to the Kingdom Community Church. On Nov. 15, the guest speaker will be the Rev. Samuel King, pastor of Macedonia Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Sterling R. Swann, pastor of Ritchie Baptist Church, will speak on Friday, Nov. 16. All are invited to come and worship.
La Plata UMC to host gift, bake sale
La Plata United Methodist Church, 3 Port Tobacco Road in La Plata, is hosting its annual Holiday Shoppe & Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. Two large rooms of vendors with one-of-a-kind items, Recycled Christmas, silent auction for a Craft Circle quilt and the Homemade Bake Sale are all on tap. Proceeds go to the church’s mission projects.
Israel Total Life to host community dinner
Israel Total Life Ministries is hosting its second Annual Community Dinner on Saturday, Nov. 17, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at 64 Industrial Park Drive, Waldorf. The event promises a wonderful meal, fun and free giveaways. RSVP to 240-432-4242. The church’s food bank will also be available that day.
Zion Baptist to host bake sale
Zion Baptist Church, 8105 Annapolis Woods Road in Welcome, is hosting its Pre-Thanksgiving Bake Sale on Sunday, Nov. 18, from 12:30 p.m. until sold out. The sale, sponsored by the Senior Adult Ministr y and Single’s Ministr y, will feature homemade cakes, pies, cookies, cobblers and more. For information, call deaconess Betty Brooks, 301-885-1614, 301-643-5123; sister Betty Cochran McLean, 301-392-0710; sister Doris Lancaster, 240-416-3299; or sister Bertha Warren, 301-3779961.
Thanksgiving Day service planned
Christ Church Durham Parish aka Old Durham, 8685 Ironsides Road in Nanjemoy, is holding a Thanksgiving Day service at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 23. All are welcome.
St. Catherine to host Meals and Hope
St. Catherine/St. Ignatius Hilltop to host Meals and Hope Wednesday, Nov. 28. Meals and Hope will be held at the St. Catherine Church Hall, 7636 Port Tobacco Road, from 5 to 6 p.m. Anyone in need of a meal is welcome. Opportunities to learn about health care and other social assistance opportunities will also be available. For more information, contact the parish office at 301-934-9630.
Sacred Heart to hold craft fair
A Craft Fair at Sacred Heart Church, 201 St. Mary’s Ave. in La Plata, is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1. The event includes lunch and bake tables, as well as 34 tables of crafts including silk flower arrangements, hand-painted China, Christmas wood crafts, jewelry, painted gourds and more. For more information, call Margaret Boggs at 301-934-1366, or e-mail burkeyboggs@ verizon.net.
Good Shepherd pantry opens monthly
Good Shepherd Food Pantry will be open 9:30-11:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at St. Mar y Catholic Church Newport, 11555 St. Mary’s Church Road, Charlotte Hall. For more information, call 301-934-8825 or email stmar ycatholicchurcnewportmd@gmail.com.