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Rappahannock Record Kilmarnock, VA

Queen Elizabeth Lee Rogers will preside over fes-tivities celebrating the 118th Holly Ball, the Northern Neck’s oldest traditional Yuletide event.

The ball originated in 1895 and began operating as the fundraising arm of the Tidewater Foundation in the 1950s. The foundation anticipates the proceeds of the 2013 Holly Ball will have a far-reaching impact on the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula communities, as it disperses funds to a diverse group of recipients, accord-ing to Holly Ball committee publicity chairman Patricia Gallagher.

Reigning queen Elizabeth Lee Rogers has chosen The Haven in Richmond County as her community service project for this season, said Gallagher. The Haven is a safe house for battered women and children and serves the entire Northern Neck. The organization has provided a wish list of supplies, and debutantes have included this information in their party invitations.

Queen Rogers is the 117th young lady to be honored. A student at Longwood University, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Neale Rogers of Reedville.

She will act as the official hostess of the ball. The Rogers family has chosen Del. Margaret B. Ransone to serve as the orator of the 118th Holly Ball. The Rogers hosted a Queen’s Ball for the debutantes, their parents and dates, and special guests at Festival Halle.

The Holly Ball will be held at 7 p.m. December 28 at Indian Creek Yacht and Country Club. The presen-tation of debutantes will begin at 8 p.m. with a grand processional and will be followed by an oratory and a figure of colonial origins performed by the debutantes and their escorts. At 9 p.m., guests pay tribute to former

debutantes. At 10 p.m., the new queen, chosen by all in atten-

dance, will be crowned by Del. Ransone. Dancing to the Kings of Swing will continue to midnight.

The custom of crowning a Holly Ball queen origi-nates from a flight of fancy at the first Holly Ball. John Armistead Palmer, host of the holiday dance, was so impressed by the conviviality of the company and the spirit of the season that he pinned a sprig of holly in the hair of one of the attendees, proclaiming, “ I crown thee, Queen Cora, Empress of the Holly Realm!”

The dance was such a success that it became an annual event each year featuring the coronation of a queen. In the early days of the Holly Ball, queens were gifted each year with ownership of a magnificent and old holly tree, once standing on Good Luck Road. While the tree still stood, newly crowned queens often visited the tree after the ball with their escorts to carve their initials. This beautiful tree succumbed to a storm in the 1950s, and modern queens commemorate the experience using less spectacular means.

The committee does not condone underage alcohol usage at the ball. The state law concerning minimum age limits for the consumption of alcohol will be enforced. All children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

The Tidewater Foundation and committee are grate-ful to the community for its tremendous support and enthusiastic attendance and to the many businesses who quietly support the ball, making many gifts to the com-munity possible, said Gallagher.

The Kilmarnock Lighted Christ-mas Parade returns for its 35th year Friday, December 13.

“We wanted a special theme to reflect this major milestone,” said Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce executive director Cindi Huey.

“This year’s theme of ‘Christmas by the Bay’ reflects our heritage, our water-based economy, our wonder-ful recreation and our river lifestyle-both past and present,” she said.

In parade grand marshal and Lan-caster County native Meredith Rob-bins, Kilmarnock found an embodi-ment of that heritage.

Robbins, 84, has been on the water his entire life, almost all of it here.

“I”ve been a waterman most of my life,” Robbins recounted. “Had a short hitch in the service during the Korean War, but the rest of the time I was either towboating or fishing.

“My father had a grocery store here for about 50 years,” Robbins recalled. “It was during the depres-sion, and things were pretty hard, and the chain stores were taking over, so

The 35th annual Kilmarnock Lighted Christmas Parade will begin at 7 p.m. Friday, December 13.

The route extends along Main Street from the Chesapeake Commons Shopping Center, to Irvington Road, and ends on School Street.

The parade is sponsored by the Lancaster By the Bay Chamber of Commerce and Dominion Virginia Power. Some 100 units will participate, said Chamber executive director Cindi Huey.

Pre-parade activities include visits with Santa Claus from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Kilmarnock firehouse and music, car-olers and vendors from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Steptoe’s District.

The parade entries in order of the line-up as of December 10 are Kristy Abrams-Equine riding Blue, Official Pooper Scooper #1, Parade Banner with LHS Cheerleaders, Proud Partner Banner with LHS Cheerleaders, American Legion Honor Guard, KPD Chief Bedell, Lancaster County Sheriff Ronnie Crockett, and Northumberland County Sheriff Chuck Wilkins.

Also, Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Cunningham, Vir-ginia State Police, Kilmarnock Mayor Raymond Booth, Grand Marshal Meredith Robbins and 17-foot Montaug, Courtesy of Chesapeake Boat Basin, Judges, Donniker Brothers Calliope, Rappahannock JROTC and Ronald McDonald.

Also, equine units, Sally Cheatum, Cheryl Gallagher, Joe Cuthbertson, Susie Cuthbertson, Tim Cuthbertson, Bill Cuth-bertson, Wayne Greenwood, Roger Poteat, Herman Updike, Cissy Updike and Alan Inge, Tractor/Scooper.

Also, Marching Elites, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Girl Scout Troop 3171, Cub Scouts Pack #242, Cub Scouts Pack #222, Girl Scout Troop Michelle Giese and Islanderettes.

Also equine units Little Wonder Horse Farm, Sandie Turner, Whitney Barrack, Terri Suthard, Landon and Thomas and Ty, scoopers.

Knights of Columbus, Triangle Trolley: “Rudolph’s Rein-deer Ride,” Boys & Girls Club, Chesapeake Academy, North-ern Neck Family YMCA -Wiley Child Development Center, New St. John’s Youth Ministry, Kilmarnock Baptist Church and Empower Youth for Positive Change.

Also, NHS Indian Spirits Dance Team, Special Olympics Virginia Area 28, NN Montessori School, LMS Cheeerlead-ers, LMS Dance Team, LMS Kiwanis Kids and LMS Band.

Also, Memory Lane Car Club, Northern Neck Military Vehicles, Military Antique Truck and Oldies & Goodies Car Club.

Also, Bank of Lancaster, Kilmarnock/Lancaster County VRS, Upper Lancaster VRS, Chesapeake Boat Basin, Com-monwealth Assisted Living, Fairfields VFD, Fairfields VFD mini, Creative Designs of Virginia, Massaro Brothers Seam-less Gutters, Tides Inn, Callao Vol. FD - Engine 61, Lancaster County EMS 1 - Truck, Hartfield VFD, Brentwood VFD and Brentwood VFD.

Also, Kilmarnock Lettering & Moubray & Co., Upper Lancaster VFDA, Chesapeake Bank, White Stone VFD, NHS Band, Northern Neck Athletic Center Booster Club & High Flyers, Revere Gas, Riverview Contracting, Cocktail Class Wooden Boat Racing Association, Lancaster County Lions & Leo Club, River Counties American Red Cross and Two Rivers Communications WKWI- WIGO.

Also, Union First Market Bank, USCG Auxiliary, Northern Neck Food Bank, Northern Neck Farm Museum, River Glass, The Home Crafter, Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury, Northern Neck Burger Company, Visiting Angels, Macy Causey-Race Car, and Rappahannock Community College EMS Program.

Also, KVFD Pumper Truck Engine #16, LHS Air Force ROTC, LHS Band and SANTA Boston Whaler, courtesy of Chesapeake Boat Basin.

The Holly Ball publicity committee inadvertently omitted the name of a set of parents in the recent press release “22 to make debut at 118th Holly Ball.”

Miss Cassie Christine Haydon, a stu-dent at Rappahannock Community Col-lege, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Harding of Lancaster and Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Joseph Haydon of Lan-caster.

it was five of us boys and we all took to the water. Three of them were on the steamboats. I was a little young

for the steamboats, but I did work on a little towboat and I worked on the bridge tunnel down in the Norfolk

area. But most of it was fishing,”Robbins was drafted in the Korean

War. He was trained in Fort Eustis, and even then, he worked on the water.

“I was in transportation,” Robbins said. “I had an MOS (Military Occu-pational Specialty) in boating, so they put me in a boating outfit.”

After serving in Korea, Robbins returned to captain the tugboat Mas-saponax.

“I worked for a local outfit most of my years, Standard Products out of Reedville,” Robbins said. “Covered most of the East Coast.”

The Massaponax hauled gravel from Weems to Fredericksburg.

“We carried a crew of five, and all the boys with me were local boys,” Robbins said.

He also worked for both Standard Products and Zapata in the menhaden industry. Robbins captained vessels in the Northern Neck and Louisiana.

These days, he stays closer to home.

“I have a little boatyard down Anti-poison (Creek) and I’m pretty active with that,” said Robbins. “I would like to think I was going to sell it, but anyway, I have it listed with a local realtor, but real estate’s gotten slow.”

Most days he is around Robbins’ Boatyard and Bay Seafood in White Stone. When Kilmarnock decided on the theme for this year’s parade, Kilmarnock Museum president Car-roll Lee Ashburn turned to Robbins as an old friend.

“I have an antique truck, I knew these boys when I was coming along,” said Robbins of Ashburn and his brother, Jack. “Their father was a mechanic with White Stone Motor Company, and he repaired some of my vehicles, so I’ve been pretty close with those boys.”

When he got the call, Robbins said he’d give it a try.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Rob-bins said. “I hope we have decent weather.”

“Mr. Robbins embodies our con-nection to the waterways and we’re delighted that he agreed to be our grand marshal,” said Huey.

AREA EVENTS

■“A Colonial Christmas” will be pre-

sented by The Essex Inn and the Wom-en’s Club of Essex County from 3 to 5 p.m. December 15 at the Essex Inn, 203 Duke Street, Tappahannock. Admission is $15 for adults and free for children.

There will be hot and cold holiday foods, drinks, music, colonial stories, craft making, cookie decorating, theme-decorated Christmas trees and Civil War paintings.

■Lancaster Union Lodge #88 A.F.&

A.M. will sell hot stuffed baked Russet potatoes, hot chocolate with whipped cream, water and sodas beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, December 13, at 48 North Main Street. The 35th annual Kilmarnock Lighted Christmas Parade, “Christmas by the Bay,” will begin at 7 p.m

Lodge fundraisers benefit local chari-ties including Little Angels, American Red Cross blood drives and The Virginia Child I.D. program.

■Westmoreland County Museum has

re-scheduled the Holiday House Tour to Sunday, December 15. Initially it was set for December 8. Vault Field Vineyards, Poplar Plain, Kirnan, Kelvin Grove, and the Hague Winery will be open from 2 to 5 p.m.

Tickets are $20 at the museum, The Inn at Montross, Carrot Cottage and Murphy’s Seed, or 493-8440.

■White Stone will hold its annual

holiday decoration judging on Tuesday, December 17. Residents and businesses wishing to participate should have their lights turned on by 6 p.m., said town manager Patrick Frere.

First, second and third prizes in resi-dential and commercial categories will be awarded.

■The 19th annual Christmas Party,

sponsored by Ty’s Friends Christmas Fund, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. December 19 at The Beacon in Topping. With help from the com-munity, Ty’s Friends brings Christmas cheer to persons who have mental or physical disabilities.

The nonprofit organization accepts monetary donations, new gifts, gift cer-tificates and party food donations. Call Tyrell Nickens at 577-3414, or 480-0369, for further guidance regarding gifts, checks and deadlines.

■The Alzheimer’s Association caregiver

support groups normally held in Kilmar-nock and Urbanna on the fourth Thurs-day of each month will be cancelled on December 26 for the Christmas holiday.

Meredith Robbins will be at the helmof the Kilmarnock Christmas Parade

by Renss Greene

Parade stretches 100 units

Queen Rogers to preside over 118th Holly Ball

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The White Stone Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Break-fast with Santa will be held from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Decem-ber 14, at the firehouse, 578 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone.

A free buffet breakfast featuring eggs, pancakes, sausage and juice or coffee will be offered, sponsored by Connemara Construction, reported C.D. Hathaway. Santa will arrive by firetruck at 8 a.m.

A Santa Shop will be open to the children from 8:30 to 10 a.m. featuring gifts for $10, or less. Shopper elves will be avail-able to help children choose gifts for people on their lists.

December12 ThursdayAA, 8 p.m. De Sales Hall and Kilmarnock United Methodist Church.

, 8 p.m. Kilmarnock Baptist Church. 588-9224.

, 1 p.m. The Art of Coffee in Montross. 493-0873.

, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377

, 7-8:30 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kilmarnock. Rehearsals. New singers welcome.

6:30 p.m. Ruritan Center, Lively.

, 2 p.m. Henderson United Methodist Church near Callao.

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Help Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity build a house. 435-3461, or LNHabitat.org.

, 8:30 a.m. Rappahannock General Hospital, staff development. Books available. American Heart Association instructors. Call Cathy Myers at 435-8000, ext. 8280, for fees and registration.

, 3-4 p.m. RGH Oncology Conference Room, Cancer Center, Rappahannock General Hospital, Kilmarnock.

, 8:30 a.m. InsideOut Yoga, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock, 366 James Wharf Road, White Stone. Preparing for108 Sun Salutations on December 21.

, 9:30 a.m. County Administration Building, 8311 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster. Public hearings on four wetlands permits.

, 10-11 a.m. Visitor Center, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Somers. Theme: evergreens, including Christmas trees. Participants will make a natural tree ornament. $2 per child. Snack included. Registration required, 462-5030.

, 5 p.m. Courts Building, 39 Judicial Place, Heathsville. Public hearings begin at 7 p.m. on two applications for Conditional Use Permits.

. Sal’s Pizza, Kilmarnock. Sal’s donates 10% of revenue to Lancaster High School Band.

, 7 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.

, 7 p.m. K.C.’s Crabs and Cues, 10428 Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Highway, Kilmarnock. Shag and line dancing and instruction. Continues every Thursday. 435-7665.

, 7:30

13 Friday noon. Trinity Church,

Lancaster.8 p.m. Calvary Baptist

Church, Kilmarnock.AA, 8 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kilmarnock.

, noon. Bay Center for Spiritual Development, 31 Noblett Lane, Kilmarnock. 588-9224.

, 7:30 p.m. Rappahannock Church of Christ, 9514 Richmond Road, Warsaw. 529-6671.

, 10 a.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Church Street, Kilmarnock.

, 1 p.m. Visitor Center, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Somers. Wildlife Center of Virginia to release rehabilitated eagle from Northumberland County. RSVP ksluiter@wildlifecenter.org.

, 5-7 p.m. Heathsville UMC, 39 Courthouse Road, Heathsville. Donations welcome.

, 6:30 p.m. Lancaster Union Lodge #88 A.F.& A.M., 48 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. Hot stuffed baked Russet potatoes, hot chocolate with whipped cream, water, sodas.

, 7 p.m. Main Street, Kilmarnock. Theme: Christmas By the Bay. Pre-parade activities include Santa at the Kilmarnock Firehouse (5:30-6:30 p.m.), carolers and vendors in Steptoe’s District (6-7 p.m.).

, 7–10 p.m. Willaby’s Cafe, 327 Old Ferry Road, White Stone. 435-0000.

14 SaturdayAA, 8 p.m. Irvington Baptist Church.AA, 8 p.m. Heathsville United Methodist Church.AA, 8 p.m. Henderson United Methodist Church.

, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.

, 7-10 a.m. Lancaster Union Lodge #88 A.F. & A.M., 48 North Main Street, Kilmarnock. “All You Can Eat” eggs, sausage, blueberry pancakes, cheese grits, potatoes, sausage gravy, biscuits, fruit, juice and coffee. $6.

, 7-10 a.m. White Stone Firehouse, 578 Chesapeake Drive. Free breakfast buffet, sponsored by Connemara Construction. Santa arrives at 8

to children 8:30 to 10 a.m. with gifts $10 and under.

, 9 a.m. Aboard the Elva C. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. Activities follow at Bethany UMC.

, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. Five homes. $30 on tour day, includes all houses and museum exhibits.

, 11 a.m., Essex County Public Library, 117 North Church Lane (Rt. 17), Tappahannock. Speaker: Percy E. White. Topic:”My Road to the Past and Present.”

, noon-4 p.m.

119 Main Street, Reedville. Brunswick stew. $8 per quart.To pre-order, call 453-4100.

, noon-4 p.m. Reedville Firehouse, 119 Main Street, Reedville. $35 entry fee. Cash prizes.

, 1-5 p.m. White Stone Church of the Nazarene Family Life Center, 56 Whisk Drive, White Stone. By Well-Done Inc., sponsored by United Sisters Outreach. $10 donation.

, 5 p.m. The Note Connection, St. Andrews Prsbyterian Church, 435 Church Street, Kilmarnock. Donations to The Link are welcome at the door.

, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Stratford Hall. Experience the Great House and grounds as the Lees host holiday festivities. $10 adults/$5 children. Christmas candlelight dinner by reservation. 493-8038.

, 5-7 p.m. Christians For the Cure, a Relay For Life Team. Afton UMC, 5130 Hack’s Neck Road, Ophelia.

8 p.m., White Stone Event Center, 606 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. $5.

, KC’s Crabs and Cues, 10428 Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Highway. 435-7665.

15 SundayAA, 7:30 p.m. White Stone United Methodist Church.AA, 5:30 p.m. Henderson United Methodist Church.

, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, Heathsville. Studio open. 580-2538.

, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville. Five homes. $30 on tour day, includes all houses and museum exhibits.

, 2-3 p.m. Visitor Center, Belle Isle State Park, 1632 Belle Isle Road, Somers. Learn how Christmas was celebrated by soldiers, plantation owners, farmers and slaves. $3 parking fee. 462-5030.

, 3 p.m.

3 p.m. Concerts By The Bay, Mathews High School, 9889 Buckley Hall Road, Mathews. Season ticket, or $25 at the door. Youth free.

16 MondayAA, noon. Palmer Hall.AAChurch.AA, 8 p.m. Open discussion at Kilmarnock United Methodist Church.

, 8 p.m. Kilmarnock United Methodist Church.

, 5:30 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church,

Kilmarnock., 9 a.m.-noon.

84 Main Street, Warsaw. Virginia Wounded Warrior Program welcomes all veterans from all branches of service for coffee, conversation and camaraderie.

, 7 p.m. County administration building, Lancaster.

11:30 a.m. Pilot House Restaurant, Topping. Speaker: William Lee Simpson Jr. Topic: Battle of Cowpens.

, noon. Seconds Unlimited Thrift Shop, Kilmarnock.

General Hospital through the RGH

for $10.

, 1-3 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Workshop addresses the transfer of non-titled property. Speaker: Extension agent Kathleen D. Watson, MSG. $15. Advance registration required, 580-5694.

, 6:30 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church, 2596 Walmsley Road, Lottsburg. Katherine Walton and her family will share their story of terror and survival in the attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, in September. Public invited.

17 TuesdayAA, 7 and 8 p.m. Palmer Hall.

, 7:30 p.m. Harmony Grove Baptist Church. 776-9799.

, 7:15 p.m. Campbell Memorial Presbyterian Church, Weems. 462-7125.

, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377.

, 7:15 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 435 East Church Street, Kilmarnock.

, 11 a.m. Rappahannock General Hospital Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Center, 43 William B. Graham Court, Kilmarnock. $40 per month, or $10 per session. 435-8501.

, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Help Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity build a house. 435-3461, or LNHabitat.org.

, 8:30 a.m. InsideOut Yoga, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Rappahannock, 366 James Wharf Road, White Stone. Preparing for 108 Sun Salutations on December 21.

, 10 a.m. Lively Ruritan Center, Lively.

, 1 p.m. Woman’s Club of Lancaster, $4. 435-6207.

, 6 p.m. Town of White Stone. Annual holiday decoration judging. Prizes

awarded in residential and business categories.

, 7 p.m. Post Home, 886 Waverly Avenue, Kilmarnock. All members and veterans from all services invited.

18 WednesdayAA, 8 p.m., Trinity Church.

noon. Women’s meeting, Irvington UMC.

, 7:30 a.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kilmarnock.

, 7:30 a.m. Lee’s Restaurant, Kilmarnock.

for Kilmarnock, Irvington and White Stone, 12:30 p.m. Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury.

, 9 a.m.-noon. HUMC, 39 Courthouse Road, Heathsville. Morning coffee, creative ideas and projects. 580-3630.

, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern, Heathsville. Studio open. 580-2538.

, 10 a.m. Rappahannock General Hospital, staff development. Books available. American Heart Association instructors. Call Cathy Myers at 435-8000, ext. 8280, for fees and registration.

, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Kilmarnock Baptist Church, 65 East Church Street, Kilmarnock. For adults affected by trauma from family violence, sexual violence, and/or intimate partner violence.

of The Haven Shelter & Services. 333-1099.

, 11 a.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Enrichment for home-schooled students. Topic: Christmas Around the World. Register at the library, 580-5051, or jbates@nplva.org.

, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Northumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville. Genius Izaac offers information technology help on cell phones, tablets, iPads, computers. 580-5051.

19 ThursdayAA, 8 p.m. De Sales Hall and Kilmarnock United Methodist Church.

, 8 p.m. Kilmarnock Baptist Church. 588-9224.

, 1 p.m. The Art of Coffee in Montross. 493-0873.

, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern. 580-3377

, 7-8:30 p.m. St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Kilmarnock. Rehearsals. New singers welcome.

, 6:30 p.m. Ruritan Center, Lively.

, 2 p.m. Henderson United Methodist Church near Callao.

8 a.m.-2 p.m. Help Lancaster/Northumberland Habitat for Humanity build a house. 435-3461, or LNHabitat.org.

, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Mid-County Rescue Squad, Heathsville. Oldies, classic country, gospel and bluegrass.

, 1 p.m. Woman’s Club of White Stone, $4. 435-6207.

1 to 3 p.m., Roma Ristorante Italiano-Tappahannock, Church Lane, Tappahannock. Lunch at noon.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Ty’s Friends Christmas Fund, The Beacon, Topping. Ty’s Friends brings Christmas cheer to persons who have mental or physical disabilities. Monetary donations, new gifts,

donations accepted. Call Tyrell Nickens, 577-3414, or 480-0369.

, 1-3 p.m. Commonwealth Assisted Living, 460 South Main Street, Kilmarnock. Workshop addresses the transfer of non-titled property. Speaker: Extension agent Kathleen D. Watson, MSG. $15. Advance registration required, 462-5780.Free Dance Lessons, 7 p.m. K.C.’s Crabs and Cues, 10428 Jessie Ball duPont Memorial Highway, Kilmarnock. Shag and line dancing and instruction. Continues every Thursday. 435-7665.

, 7 p.m. Lancaster High School Band, LMS Theater, 191 School Street, Kilmarnock.

Area children invitedto breakfast with Santa

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anta’s On His Way!to White Stone

Santa Breakfast!Saturday Morning, 7 am til 10 am

Come early . . . Santa arrives at 8 am on the Fire Truck! FREE buffet breakfast featuring eggs, pancakes,

sausage and juice or coffee will be offered, sponsored by Connemara Construction.

The Santa Shop will be open to the children from 8:30 to 10:00 am featuring gifts for ten dollars and under. Shopper elves will be available to help children choose gifts for people on their lists. This is an opportunity for children to get to see Santa without having to stand in long department store lines.

Saturday, December 14thJoin the White Stone Volunteer Fire Department

for their annual

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Custom Decorating, Accessories and Gifts

18 S. Main St. Kilmarnock, VA 435-1783

804.435.2300

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a sinful martini bar and restaurant

Saturday, December 14thBand starts at 8 p.m.

$5 AdmissionWhite Stone Event Center

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Restaurant804-472-3892

The Reedville Fishermen’s Museum, 504 Main Street, Reedville, will sponsor the 19h annual Christmas on Cockrell’s Creek house tour from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. December 14 and 11

a.m. to 5 p.m. December 15.Tour stops are the Garrison

House at 503 Main Street, the Wolfand/Kramer Home at 525 Main Street, the Lewis/Rice House at 574 Main Street,

Truxall Tryst 157 Pine Drive, Creekway at 182 Creekway Lane and The Marcey Home at 417 Buzzard’s Point Road.

Tour visitors can use a free boat shuttle between the houses, noted tour chairman Maureen Gillmer.

Tour tickets are $25 in advance or $30 on tour days and include all houses and museum exhibits. Advance tickets may be purchased at the museum office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the museum desk on weekends, by mail, or call 453-6529.

The museum will host many exhibits and activities through-out the weekend.

The Note Connection will present Alleluia, Noel! at 5 p.m. Saturday, December 14, at St. Andrews Pres-byterian Church, 435 East Church Street, Kilmar-nock. The concert will sup-port The Link.

The program will be com-prised of a variety of joyful classical and contemporary seasonal pieces, reported Gini Nowakoski.

The Note Connection is directed by its founder, Mary Ann Goodall, and accompanied by Carina Har-rison. Performing with the 10 singers will be the string quartet of Mei Li Beane, Linda Douglas, Eric Jacob-son and Shayne Estes, flutist Stephanie Phillips, and per-cussionist Winter McCrobie.

The singers are Good-all, Nancy Williams, Har-rison, Cheryl Brown Davis, Nowakoski, Link admin-istrator Stacey Evans, Lyn Conley, Carol Purcell, Paula Ransone, Lynne Saun-ders, Lynnie McCrobie and Stephanie Phillips.

The Link (Linking Hope and Help) is a partnership of churches and helping agen-cies that provides a central-ized information and refer-ral service for local resi-dents who are in need.

Since beginning its work in January 2012, The Link has worked with 830 fami-lies in Lancaster and Nor-thumberland counties.

The Note Connection con-cert is a gift to the commu-nity, but a donation to The Link at the door would be greatly appreciated.

Folks are invited to stay for wassail and light refresh-ments following the pro-gram.

The Fairfields Volunteer Fire Department will hold the second annual Stew Through from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, December 14, at the Reedville Firehouse, 119 Main Street, Reedville.

The event will feature award-winning Brunswick stew pre-pared by the Red White and Blue Stew Crew led by stew-master Randy Bush, as well as a Corn Hole Tournament, said chief Phillip Keyser.

With more than 25 awards for

The Irvington United Methodist Church bazaar committee this week reported that its goal was met and exceeded.

This means the tithe of 25% to nonprofit organizations will be a little more this year, said committee member Patty Dawson.

The committee and other church groups thank everyone who shopped at the bazaar over the last three months, said Dawson.

To celebrate the success of the bazaar and the support from the community, the church will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-day, December 14, for anyone who was unable to shop last Saturday.

There are stunning wreaths as well as small decorated trees still for purchase, she said. There are also small hostess gifts such as attractive cutting boards and baskets for that last week of school purchase. Remember those Secret Santas and special teacher friends with a gift from the bazaar.

Personal checks and cash will be accepted, added Dawson.

Collecting for food basket

his stew regionally, including recent firsts at the 17th Street Farmer’s Market Brunswick Stew Festival and the State Fair of Virginia, Bush’s recipe offers a delightful change in the normal holiday season fare, said Keyser. The event last year was a big success and pre-orders are already flowing in.

The stew will be prepared at the firehouse and offered “to-go” in drive-through fashion so customers never have to leave

A trip to NASA and Mars will be featured at 7 p.m. Wednes-day, December 18, at the Nor-thumberland Public Library, 7204 Northumberland Highway, Heathsville.

NASA veteran Lance Marston and library director Alice Cooper will be the speakers, reported publicist Don Hirst.

Marston worked at NASA during the 1960s and will talk about the Apollo program, said Hirst.

Cooper attended a program for librarians and camp profession-als who work with youth entitled Explore Mars and the Launch of the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere

their vehicles, he said.The fee is $8 per quart. To

pre-order, call 453-4100.The Corn Hole Tournament

will be conducted inside the firehouse, said Keyser. Regis-tration will start at noon and the entry fee is $35 per team. The tournament offers cash prizes, he added.

and Volatile Evolution) Mission, he said. This program included a 1½-day workshop, a tour of the Kennedy Space Center and MAVEN launch pad, and attend-ing the MAVEN launch.

NASA is focusing on commu-nity relations to educate citizens and encourage support for con-tinuing space exploration, said Hirst.

A goal of the program is that the 40 participants would return and present programs, in particu-lar for youth, for science, engi-neering, technology and math educational programming and to encourage youth to pursue careers in related subjects.

Christmas on Cockrell’sCreek tour is Dec. 14-15

The Note Connectionto present Alleluia, Noel!

Fairfields VFD to host Stew Through and Corn Hole Tournament Dec. 14

Irvington UMC bazaarextended one more day

Library to launch NASA program

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Engaging individuals, strengthening community

For a monthly community calendar visit: www.nnconnection.orgA source for volunteerism

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■A Washington Family Christ-

mas will be celebrated from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. December 28 at George Washington Birthplace National Monument at 1732 Popes Creek Road near Mon-tross. The Washington family celebrated the 12 days of Christmas, beginning Christ-mas Day and ending January 5.

The Memorial House will be decorated for the holidays and filled with colonial music. The plantation will be busy with demonstrations and activities by costumed interpreters. At dusk, the park will be illumi-nated with candles.

■The Women of Grace Epis-

copal Church in Kilmarnock launched the annual nut sale fundraiser. Items include salted or unsalted peanuts, 20 oz., $13, 40 oz., $18; chocolate covered peanuts, 20 oz., $15; pecan halves, 16 oz., $11; and chocolate covered pecans, 22 oz., $17.

To place orders, call Kinnet Ehring, 438-9320. Nuts will be ready for pick up the week before Thanksgiving.

■The Interfaith Warehouse

is conducting its annual blan-ket drive. New or gently used blankets are distributed free of charge to eligible recipients. Especially needed are queen size, but all sizes are welcome.

Blankets may be delivered from 10 a.m. to noon on Mon-days and Wednesdays to 1086 Harris Road, Kilmarnock. For pickup, call 435-6050.

■James Justin & Company

will present the second annual Home for the Holidays con-cert at 8 p.m. December 21 at the Lancaster Playhouse, 361 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone. The trio features James Justin Burke (guitar/vocals), Bailey Horsley (banjo/vocals) and Tom Propst (upright bass/vocals).

A bluegrass performance of favorite Christmas songs, the concert will benefit YMCA Camp Keoka. Tickets are $22 at jamesjustinandco.com, Burkes Jewelers and the North-ern Neck Family YMCA.

■McBeth, featuring McAyla Beatley of Lancaster and Beth

Martin of Hanover, will present a concert for their friends, family and fans at 8 p.m. December 14 at the White Stone Event Center, 6706 Chesapeake Drive, White Stone.

The show will be with their full band, and is open to all ages. Admission is $5.

■White Stone United Method-

ist Church will host the fourth annual Nouvelet Chamber Choir Christmas Concert at 5 p.m. December 21 and 22. The selected 14-member women’s choir will present the concerts from the side balconies.

Donations will go to CASA and The Haven to support their community programs.

Nouvelet Chamber Choir to present two concerts

The Richard Henry Lee chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution will hold a luncheon meet-ing at 11:30 a.m. Monday, December 16, at Rappah-annock Westminster-Can-terbury near Irvington.

The featured speaker will be William Lee Simpson Jr., a graduate of the Univer-sity of South Carolina and the University of Southern California, reported media contact Bob Denton.

Having retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years as a commissioned officer, Simpson was three times the president of the Fred-ericksburg chapter of the SAR and has held a variety of off ices at the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

He will present an account of the Battle of

Cowpens which became a turning point in the reconquest of South Caro-

lina by American forces. This account is detailed in the book, A Devil of a Whipping, by Lawrence E Babits, wherein the author provides a new interpreta-tion of the battle based on his detailed study of veter-ans’ sworn pension state-ments and long forgotten published material.

The resulting narrative identif ies where individu-als were on the battlef ield, when they were there and what they saw—creating a common soldiers’ view of the conflict.

Also at this meeting, the chapter off icers for 2014 will be inducted by Kent Webber, president of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Rev-olution.

Wives, widows and guests of members are invited.

The Corrottoman Seniors will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 17, at the Ruritan Center in Lively. All are wel-come.

Mick Micklin will enter-tain with music for Christ-mas.

A lunch of turkey with the trimmings will be served for $7.50, which includes dues. Cake donors are Jean Bar-eford, Lois Kellum and Ruth Whay.

Please remember a dona-tion for the food bank and a dollar in an envelope to play Bingo, said Mavis Sullivan. Callers for Bingo are Fannie Clingan and Helen Cover.

“We wish all Northern Neck Seniors a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,” said Sullivan.

SAR luncheon slated Dec. 16

Micklin to lead Carolsfor Corrottoman Seniors

AREA EVENTS

AREA EVENTS

■American Legion Post 117

at 39 American Legion Way in Reedville hosts a fried chicken dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. the first Monday of each month.

■Red Devil Band Night will

continue on the second Thurs-day of every month at Sal’s Pizza in Kilmarnock. Sal’s will donate 10% of all revenue generated on Red Devil Band Night to the Lancaster High School Band.

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ANGLICAN�All Saints Anglican48 New Street, Saluda 757-374-6724Rev. Jeff Johnson

10 a.m., Adult Bible Study11 a.m., Worship Service

�Holy Redeemer AnglicanGrant Church, Lerty 493-7407Rev. Dr. W. R. Gardiner

11 a.m., Holy Communion

�St. James Church1724 Abingdon Glebe LaneGloucester, 757-814-5984Father Kevin SweeneyChaplain David Masterson stjamesapa.org

11 a.m., Communion Service

6:30 p.m., Holy Communion and Religious Education

�St. Stephen’s Anglican First Baptist Church/Fellowship Hall, 3585Courthouse Rd. Heathsville; 580-4555Rev. Jeffrey O. Cerarststephensva.org

9 a.m., Bible Study10 a.m., Worship Service10:40 a.m. Sunday School following CommunionNursery providedCoffee Hour after worship4 p.m., Youth Group

7 p.m., Bible Study w/Rector

8 a.m. Fishermen (Men’s Bible Study)

10 a.m., Healing Service

BAPTIST�Abiding Faith Baptist83 Bluff Point RoadKilmarnock; Rev. Dr. Barbara L. Cain

6:30 p.m., Worship/Communion

6:30 p.m., Bible Study

�Bayshore Baptist Church7022 Jessie Ball duPont Hywy.577-0532; Pastor Patrick Creed III; bayshorebaptistof va.org

10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship6 p.m., Service

7 p.m., Service

�Beulah Baptist4448 Mary Ball Road, Lively; 462-5000; Rev. Milton Jackson

10:30 a.m., Sunday School11:15 a.m., Prayer and Praise11:30 a.m., Worship Service

7 p.m., Bible Study

�Bethany Baptist ChurchRt. 360, Callao; 529-6890Rev. Kori Kiss

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship

7 p.m., Prayer

�Calvary Baptist490 East Church StreetKilmarnock; 435-1052

8:45 a.m., Sunday School 10:15 a.m., Devotions 10:30 a.m., Worship Communion - Second Sunday

7 p.m., Bible Study

�Claybrook Baptist2242 Weems Road, Weems; 438-5570; Rev. Bill Burrus, PastorClaybrookBaptistChurch.com

5:30 p.m., Madge Wright Circle Dinner

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Rev. and Mrs. Burruss’s Open House at The PastoriumNote: The cemetery will be cleaned in the coming weeks. Please remove any item you wish to keep.

�Coan Baptist2068 Coan Stage Road,Heathsville; 580-2751coanbaptist.comRev. Robert Lee Farmer

10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship7 p.m., Living Tree of Praise

7 p.m., Prayer Mtg.7:45 p.m., Choir Rehearsal

�Corrottoman Baptist48 Ottoman Ferry Road, Ottoman; 462-5674Rev. David C. Cromer

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Children’s Christmas Pageant and special presentation by the Corrottoman Players

6:30 p.m., Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

6 p.m., Potluck Dinner7 p.m., Bible Study Youth Mtg. Cherub Choir Rehearsal

�Fairfields Baptist15213 Northumberland Hwy., Burgess; 453-3530

9:45 a.m., Sunday School for Adults/Children11 a.m., Worship ServiceNursery Provided

7 p.m., Prayer/Bible Study and

D.I.V.E. Team

�Fairport Baptist2399 Fairport Road, Reedville; 453-3235; Rev. Neale Schools

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship

7 p.m., Bible Study & Prayer

�Friendship Baptist

Pastor McKibbon

9:30 a.m., Coffee/sweets10 a.m., Sunday School10 a.m., Contemporary Service11 a.m., Celebration ServiceNursery provided

6 p.m., Prayer Mtg.7 p.m., Choir Practice

�Harmony Grove BaptistRoutes 3 and 33, Topping; 758-5154

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Nursery provided

6:30 p.m., Prayer/Bible Study

�Hartswell Baptist10559 River Road, Lancaster; 462-0845Rev. Ernest D. Webster

10:15 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Prayer & Praise11:30 a.m., Worship

�Iglesia Paz de Dios(Peace of God Church)33 Irvington Rd., Kilmarnock436-5478; Rvda. Brooke V. Carrillo, Pastora

Noon, Servicio a las

�Irvington Baptist53 King Carter DriveIrvington; 438-6971Rev. John Howard Farmer

9:45 a.m., Sunday School10 a.m., Bible Classes 11 a.m., Worship

7 p.m., Fellowship and Sharing

�Kilmarnock Baptist65 East Church St. Kilmarnock; 435-1703, Rev. Matthew Tennant

9 a.m. Worship9 a.m., Prayer9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship6 p.m., Youth Group

6 p.m., “Proof of Heaven” Book Study

9:45 a.m., Ladies Bible Study10:30 a,m., Healing Circle6 p.m., WOW; 6:30 p.m., Fellowship dinner7:15 p.m., Choir rehearsal

�Lebanon BaptistRev. Carlton Milstead, Pastor

10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., WorshipChristmas Program in half of worship service. Luncheon will be afterward. All invited to stay.2 p.m., Birthday celebration for Bland Lewis 100th birthday at Lancashire. No gifts.

9:45 a.m., Worship11 a.m., Sunday School

�Macedonia Baptist10246 Northumberland Hwy.Heathsville, VA-580-2394Rev. Ken Rioland, Jr.macedoniaheathsville.com

9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all10:45 a.m., Worship Service

Noon, Bible Study/Lunch

�Maple Grove BaptistWindmill Point Road, FoxwellsRev. Mark E. Boswell

10 a.m., Worship Service

�Morattico Baptist924 Morattico Church Road,Kilmarnock; 435-3623 Rev. Craig Smith

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship

�Mount Vernon Baptist269 James Wharf RoadWhite Stone; 435-1272Assistant Pastor:E. Rowena Davenport

9 a.m., Sunday School10 a.m., Worship

�Mt. Olive Baptist6749 Jesse Dupont Mem. Hwy.Wicomico Church; 435-3725

7:45 a.m., Prayer & Praise8 a.m., Worship

6:45 p.m., Devotion7 p.m., Bible Study

�New Friendship BaptistBurgess; 580-2127

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship7 p.m., Bible Study

7 p.m., Bible Study8 p.m., Adult Choir Practice

�New Hope Baptist2596 Walmsley Road, Lottsburg; 529-9223Dr. Dan Panter, Pastor

9:15 a.m., Bible Study10:15 a.m., Worship

6:30 p.m., Prayer Service

7:30 p.m., Choir Practice

�Northern Neck Baptist280 Hampton Hall Hwy.Callao; 529-6310; Rev. Ken Overby

9:45 a.m., Sunday School10:45 a.m., Worship6 p.m., Service

7 p.m., Prayer Mtg.

�New St. John’s BaptistKilmarnock

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Church Service

7 p.m., Bible Study/Prayer Mtg.

�Queen Esther Baptist7228 River Road, Lancaster;462-7780, Rev. James E. Smith

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship

7 p.m., Bible Study

�Second Baptist34 Wellfords Wharf RoadWarsaw; 333-4280

10 a.m., Sunday School11:30 a.m., Worship

12:30 & 7:30 p.m., Bible Study

�Sharon Baptist1413 Lumberlost Road, Weems; 438-6659Rev. Dale S. Bunns

9:30 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Morning Worship

2 p.m., A Day in the Word Bible Study7 p.m., Evening Bible Study

8-9 a.m., Wednesday

�Smithland Baptist1047 Walnut Point RoadHeathsville; 580-2843

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship

6:30 p.m., Choir

7 p.m., Purpose Driven Life

�White Stone Baptist517 Chesapeake DriveWhite Stone; 435-1413Dr. Manuel S. “Jeff” Shanaberger, Pastor; wsbc11@verizon.net

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship ServiceNursery Provided-Ages 0-412:15 p.m., Christmas Program Practice

7 p.m., Boy Scouts

1-3 p.m., Food Pantry @ FCHLancaster County Residents.

7 p.m., Choir Practice

�Willie Chapel Baptist510 Merry Point Road;462-5500, Rev. Rose Curry

8:45 a.m., Sunday School10:15 a.m., Prayer and Praise10:30 a.m., Worship

4 p.m., Senior Bible Study7 p.m., Bible Study

�Zion Church2309 Northumberland Highway, Lottsburg; 529-6033Apostle John H. Bibbens

7 a.m., Intercessory Prayer

8 a.m., Worship9:30 a.m., Sunday School10:45 a.m., Worship

5:30-6:30 a.m., Hour of Prayer7 p.m., Prayer, Praise & Bible Study for Adults & Youth

CATHOLIC�St. Paul’s CatholicIntersection of Tavern Run Rd, & Nomini Hall Rd., Hague472-3090; saintpaulhague.com

5 p.m., Vigill Mass

7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., and 4 p.m. (Spanish), Masses8:30 a.m., Daily Mass

4:15-4:45 p.m. Saturday8:15 to 8:45 a.m., Sunday

�St. Francis de Sales Catholic154 East Church Street, Kilmarnock,Rev. Michael T. Orlowsky

3:30-4:40 p.m., Confessions5 p.m., Mass

9 a.m., & 11 a.m., Mass

�The Catholic Church of the Visitation

8462 Puller Highway Topping; 758-5160Vistationcatholicchurch.org

9 a.m., Mass

9 a.m., Mass

CHURCH OF GOD�Tibitha Church of God991 Fleeton Road, Reedville;453-4972, Rev. Steven P. Hencytibitha.net

10 a.m., Worship11:15 a.m., Sunday School7 p.m., Small Group Prayer

6 p.m., Choir Rehearsal7 p.m., Bible Study

�Warsaw Church of God15 Church Lane, Warsaw;333-4951Pastor Dave and Tami Metz

10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Celebration

7 p.m., Life Groups

EPISCOPAL�Grace Episcopal303 South Main Street, Kilmarnock; 435-1285 The Very Rev. David H. Maygraceepiscopalkilmarnock.com

8 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite 110:30 a.m., Holy Eucharist Rite II

12:05 p.m., Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing

�St. Mary’s Episcopal3020 Fleeton Road, Fleeton; 453-6712Rev. Hal White, Interim Rector

7 p.m., Free Movies

11 a.m., Worship

�St. Mary’s Whitechapel Episcopal5940 White Chapel Road, Lancaster, 462-5908; Rev. Torrence M. Harmanpriestsmwc@aol.com

11:15 a.m., Third Sunday of Advent, Morning Prayer II, with Intern: Bernie Schroeder preaching

�St. Stephen’s Episcopal6807 Northumberland Hwy.724-4238; Rev. Lucia Lloydststephensheathsville.org

8:15 a.m., Choir Practice9 a.m., Holy Eucharist10 a.m., Coffee Hour10:30 a.m., Annual Mtg. & Vestry Election

Noon Day Prayer12:15 p.m., Out to LunchBunch

:1 p.m., Bridge in the parish hall

�Trinity Episcopal8484 Mary Ball Road, Lancaster; trinitylancasterva.orgThe Rev. Torrence M. Harman

9:30 a.m.,Third Sunday of Advent, Christmas Pageant

�Wicomico Parish 5191 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway, Wicomico Church; 580-6445; Rector Fr. James Silcox

8 a.m., Communion/Breakfast 10 a.m., Communion11 a.m., Coffee Hour

LUTHERAN�Apostles LutheranMain Street, Gloucester; 693-9098

9:15 a.m., Sunday School10:30 a.m., Worship

�Good Shepherd Lutheran1717 Hampton Hall Rd.,Callao; C-529-5948, H-804-456-6554; Rev. Michael Ramming pastormikeramming@yahoo.com.

9 a.m., Worship/”Clergy Vestment Symbolism”10 a.m., Coffee Fellowship10:30 a.m., Adult Bible Study

�Living Water

83 Bluff Point Rd., 435-6650Rev. John D. Ericsonpastor@livingwaterchapel.org

9 a.m., Sunday School/All Ages10 a.m., Worship Service

�Trinity LutheranWoman’s Club Building, Virginia Street, Urbanna; 758-4257 Rev. Paul Napier

9 a.m., Worship

METHODIST�Afton UMC5130 Hacks Neck RoadOphelia; 453-3770Rev. Seonyoung Kim

10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Service

�Asbury UMC4393 Windmill Point RoadRev. Ray Massie

9 a.m., Worship

�Bethany UMC454 Main Street, Reedville; 453-3282; Rev. Susie Brackbumcsecretary@gmail.comParsonage: 453-3329

9:30 a.m., Worship10:30 a.m., Fellowship

:7 p.m., Bible Study

�Bethel-Emmanuel UMC462-5790; Rev. Rachel Plemmonsbeumc.org (Elevator Available)

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Service

9:30 a.m., Worship Service10:45 a.m., Sunday School

�Bluff Point UMCRev. Ray Massie - 443-5092

11 a.m., WorshipNoon, Coffee Fellowship

�Fairfields UMC14741 Northumberland Highway, Burgess; 453-3770Rev. Seonyoung Kim

9:30 a.m., Worship

�Galilee UMC747 Hull Neck Road, Edwardsville; 580-7306 Rev. Charles F. Bates

10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship

Bible Study

�Heathsville UMC39 Courthouse Road, Heathsville; 580-3630Rev. Rebecca L. Minor

9 a.m., Sunday School10 a.m., Worship

�Henderson UMC72 Henderson Drive, Callao529-6769; Rev. Esther AgbosuParsonage: 529-5312

8:30 a.m., Informal Service9:30 a.m., Breakfast/Coffee10 a.m., Sunday School-all ages11 a.m., Traditional Worship

�Irvington UMC26 King Carter Drive, Irvington; 438-6800; Jarvis Bailey, Pastor

9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Nursery Available

�Kilmarnock UMC89 East Church Street, Kilmarnock, 435-1797; Rev. Penny Cory(Elevator access)

8 p.m., NA

3 p.m., Community Messiah Sing Along

7:45 a.m., UMM8:30 a.m., Worship9:30 a.m., SPRC9:30 & 10 a.m, Sunday School11 a.m., Worship

8 p.m., ACOA

6 p.m., Handbells7:30 p.m., Choir

6 p.m., Christmas Caroling

�Melrose UMC1317 Lewisetta Rd., Lottsburg 529-6344; Parsonage: 529-7721;Pastor Janet Grissett

8:30 a.m., Worship10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Service

/2nd, 4th6 p.m., Dinner/ Worship

�Mila UMC 1690 Mila Road580-9723; Rev. Donna Blythe

7 p.m., Christmas Play

9 a.m., Breakfast10 a.m., Worship

6:30 p.m., Cub Scouts

�Rehoboth UMC126 Shiloh School Rd.,Kilmarnock 580-9723Rev. Donna Blythe

9 a.m., Breakfast10 a.m., Worship

Noon, Advent Bible Study

�White Stone UMC118 Methodist Church Road, White Stone; 435-3555Rev. Bryan McClainwhitestoneumc.org(Elevator available)

9:30 a.m., Bible Study 11 a.m., Christmas Program12 p.m., Christmas Dinner3-5 p.m., Nouvelet Practice5-7 p.m., Advent Study

7:30 p.m., Council Mtg.

8:30 a.m., Breakfast at Lee’s1 p.m., Friendship & Fun7 p.m., Choir Practice

�Wicomico UMCRt. 200580-9723; Rev. Donna Blythe

9 a.m., Breakfast10 a.m., Worship

3 p.m., Food Pantry

1:30 p.m., Bible Study at Rehoboth UMC

PRESBYTERIAN�Campbell Memorial Presbyterian3712 Weems Rd. Weems438-6875; campbellchurch.netThe Rev. W. Clay Macaulay

9 a.m., Lessons & Carols9:45 a.m., Church School11 a.m., Lessons & CarolsNoon, Fellowship Hour

8 a.m., Men’s Prayer Group

7 p.m., Kilmarnock Pipers

9:30 a.m., Staff Mtg.7 p.m., Choir Rehearsal

5 p.m., Session

�Milden PresbyterianSharps

10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship with nursery

�St. Andrews Presbyterian435 East Church Street, Kilmarnock; 435-3948Rev. Dr. Thomas R. CoyeRev. Dr. Judith E. Thomson saintandrewspc.org

5 p.m., Note Connection Concert-Alleluia, Noel!

9 a.m., Youth Bell Choir9:30 a.m., Adult Sunday School9:45 a.m., Youth Sunday School11 a.m., Worship Children and Youth Advent Program

4:30 p.m., Advent Study

6 p.m., Disciple Bible Study

4:30 p.m., Choir practice6 p.m., Adult Bell Choir practice

� Presbyterian1272 Taylors Creek Rd. Weems, 438-5853; Shauna McCranie

9 a.m., Worship

OTHER DENOMINATIONS�Calvary PentecostalJohn’s Neck Road, Weems438-5393; Clarence Jones, Pastor

7:30 a.m., Broadcast, 101.7 FM9:45 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship 6 p.m., Praise and Worship

6 p.m., Worship

�Capella House“Family Chapel, Missions & Education”Dr. Grace Harley, ChaplainWhite Stone; 435-7245capella-society@hotmail.com

�Christian Science Society98 N. Main St., Kilmarnock

10:30 a.m., Service and Sunday School

7:30 p.m., Testimony Mtg.Reading Room open Tues, Thurs. & Sat. 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

�Church of Deliverance3734 Mary Ball Road, Lively; 462-0553; Rev. Donald O. Conaway

10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship 7 p.m., Worship

7 p.m., Prayer and Bible Study

�City Worship Centre of Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock, 761-1578Pastors Mike and Lesley Gates

10 a.m. Worship Service

�Cornerstone Fellowship2243 Buckley Hall Rd., Cobbs Creek; 725-9145; gocfc.comRev. Chris Morgan

10 a.m., Worship

7 p.m., Midweek ServiceNursery, Children and Youth Ministry provided

�Ecclesia of LoveInternational Ministries, Inc.435-2789 Dr. Sheila L. Stone

�Friends of God Worship Center149 Queen Street,Tappahannockemcworldwideministries.org

5 p.m., Worship

Guest Speakers: 3rd Saturday

�Holy Tabernacle of God2341 Merry Point Road, Lancaster Elder Nancy Pinn, Pastor

10 a.m., Bible School11 a.m., Worship

Noon, Intercessory Prayer6 p.m., Bible Study

9-11 a.m., Food bank

�Hope Alive Christian Center149 Queen Street, Tappahannock; 443-5165Pete and Pam Sullivan, Pastors

9:30 a.m., Sunday School10:30 a.m., Worship

Noon, Prayer7 p.m., Worship

6 p.m., Prayer

�Love Makes a DifferenceOutreach Ministries1027 Jessie duPont Memorial Highway Burgess; 453-3939Rev. Raymond C. & Gayle Boyd

9 a.m., Hour of Prayer10 a.m., Spiritual Enrichment11 a.m., Worship

7 p.m., Spiritual Enrichment

6 p.m., Spiritual Enrichment for Youth and Youth Adults

7 p.m., Women of Virtue Fellowship

�New Life Ministries10177 Jessie DuPont Mem. Hwy. 436-6498; Pastor C. Richard Lynn;

10 a.m., Fellowship Time10:30 a.m., Service

6 p.m., Covered dish dinner7 p.m., Service Emergency Food PantryEugene & Ruby Churchill580-0738

�Northern Neck ReligiousSociety of Friends (Quakers)580-4505; David Scarbrough

10 a.m., Silent Worship11 a.m., DiscussionNoon, Social Fellowship

�Rappahannock Church of Christ9514 Richmond Road, Warsaw333-9659 Walker Gaulding, Sr. Minister,

8:30 a.m., Worship10 a.m., Sunday School11 a.m., Worship6:30 p.m., Bible Study

�Seventh-Day Adventist401 South Main Street, Kilmarnock443-3070Clinton M. Adams, Pastor

9 a.m., Worship Service10:30 a.m., Sabbath School

7 p.m., Prayer Mtg.

�Shachah World Ministries of the Northern Neck504 N. Main St. Kilmarnock, VAPastor Dean Carter

8 a.m., ServiceSabbath School to follow

Noon, Intercessory Prayer

3-6 p.m., Clothing Closet7:30 p.m., Bible Study

�The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints11650 Mary Ball Road

9:30 a.m., Meeting

�The Church of New Vision1435 Millenbeck Rd. Lancaster; 462-7727; Senior Pastor: Ronald E. Dunaway

10 a.m., Sunday School

10:45 a.m., Church Service

7 p.m., Bible Study

�Unitarian UniversalistFellowship of the Rappahannock 366 James Wharf RoadWhite Stone 758-4790; L. Lowreyuufrappahannock.uua.org

10:30 a.m., Fellowship ServiceSpeakers: Member-led SingingCoffee/Fellowship follows

�Unity of the RappahannockLancaster Comm. Library235 School Street, Kilmarnock435-9553

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

�Victory Temple Church1252 Morattico Road462-5512; Rev. Annie Gaskins

7 p.m., Bible Study

11 a.m., Sunday SchoolNoon, Praise and Worship7 p.m., Worship Service

�White StoneChurch of the NazareneFamily Life Center57 Whisk Drive, White Stone435-9886; Rev. Jim Jacksonwhitestonechurch.com

9 a.m., Teen Bible Study 9:45 a.m., Praise and Worship: Kid’s Worship Classes/Nursery6 p.m.,Teen Worship Service

8:15 a.m., Senior Breakfast and devotation (Lee’s Restaurant)

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Come Join UsIn singing the Christmas portion of Handel’s

MESSIAHSaturday, December 14, 2013 at 3:00 pm

At Kilmarnock United Methodist Church89 E. Church St., Kilmarnock VA 22482

(804) 435-1797Bring your copy of the Messiah

A few extra copies will be available Great musicians: Cheryl Van Ornam, organist

Dr. Cheryl Brown Davis, conducting

Light refreshments will be served after the program

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Pastor Matthew Tennant, organist Mary Ann Crane, the care committee of KBC, my church family and all friends that gave Moon love, attention and kindness while he was in the hospitals and to me during the time of his passing. The flowers, donated foods and cards has meant so much to me. A special thank you to George Snead for the beautiful me-morial he gave during the service. God bless you all. Mary Webb

loved, and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude,

help of the hopeless, pray for us. (Say this prayer 9x daily for 9 successive days and promise publication).

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S P O T S Y L V A N I A COUNTY—Erman T.”Toby” Clark, 87, of Spotsylvania County, formerly of Lancaster County, died Saturday, Decem-ber 7, 2013, at his home.

Mr. Clark had retired from Virginia Dominion Power and later from UPS. He was a founding member of The Lord’s Church in Stafford County.

He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline Kendall Clark; chil-dren, Kendall L. Clark (Ann) of Grayson, Ga., Karta W. Clark (Audrey) of Leesburg, Kelly H. Clark of Fredericksburg and Kim F. Clark of Bowie, Md.; and grandchildren, Koby A. and Kempsey G. Clark.

The family received friends December 10 at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericks-burg.

A service was held Decem-ber 11 at the funeral home chapel. Interment followed in Sunset Memorial Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to a charity of one’s choice.

The online guest book is at covenantfuneralservice.com.

LANCASTER—Linda Ann Duley, 71, of Lancaster, for-merly of Westminster, Md., died Wednesday, December 4, 2013, after a brief illness.

Born April 14, 1942, in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Catherine M. Smith. She was the wife of 46 years to the late David Duley. She was a very devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

She is survived by two sons and two daughters, David Lee Duley and wife Judi of Stanley, Andrew Duley and wife Carri of Huntingtown, Md., Christine Frankland and husband Randy of Jessup, Md., and Greta Cath-erine Wilson of White Stone; 15 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother and two sisters. She was preceded in death by a brother.

She will be forever loved and greatly missed.

A funeral service was held December 7 at Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock. Family received friends prior to the ser-vice at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her name to Samaritan’s Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, N.C. 28607.

MOLLUSK—Dorothy San-chez Evans, 95, of Mollusk died on Friday, December 6, 2013.

She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Lively.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ron Evans.

She is survived by her son, Lloyd Tatem of Edgewater Park, N.J.; and two grandchil-dren, Kathleen Victoria and Caroline Joy Tatem.

Born in New York City, Mrs. Evans attended public school in Englewood, N.J. She also attended Greenbrier Junior College in Lewisburg, W.Va., for two years, and was a gradu-ate of Katherine Gibbs Busi-ness College in New York, N.Y.

Her early career was in advertising in New York with the J. Walter Thompson Com-pany. She wrote radio commer-cials for many famous celebri-ties.

She lived in Hamilton, Ber-muda, for 35 years where she worked in management with a newspaper, employment agency, office equipment com-pany, travel agency, and Reyn-olds Metals. She retired as per-sonnel manager with Gulf Oil Company.

She and her husband, Ron, were married in 1972 in Columbia, S.C. On the rec-ommendation of friends, they retired to Corrottoman-by-the-Bay in Lancaster County.

In Bermuda, her husband was involved in all facets of the broadcast industry, from sing-ing to technical matters. This led them to host a big band show, “Dinner by Candlelight” on WKWI in Kilmarnock. Mrs. Evans continued this pro-gram after her husband’s death in 1990.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 14, at Bethel United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Animal Welfare League Inc., of the Northern Neck of Virginia, P.O. Box 975, White Stone, VA 22578.

Online remembrances may be made at jonesashfuneral-home.com.

HEATHSVILLE—Kathy L. Moodie, 68, of Heathsville died at her home on December 4, 2013.

Mrs. Moodie was born in

KILMARNOCK—Thomas Bruce Spafford Sr., 89, of Kilmarnock died peacefully on Friday, December 6, 2013.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Lucy Frank-lin Spafford; his son, Thomas Bruce Spafford Jr.; and his

Greenport, N.Y., in 1945. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister.

She was preceded in death by her father, William Keller, and brother Robert Keller.

She is survived by her hus-band, Nelson Moodie Jr.; daughters, Abigail Campbell and Amanda Teague, their spouses, Michael Campbell Jr. and Robert Teague; grand-children, Lauren Campbell and Myles Teague; mother, Eliza-beth Keller; siblings, William Keller Jr., Ruth Muschamp, Christine Hilliker and James Keller; aunts, Pauline and Helen Case and Dorothy Kap-penburg; and uncle, Richard Keller.

Mrs. Moodie lived in Tri-angle and for many years was a registered nurse at the U.S. Department of State. She retired in January 2008

to Heathsville, where she indulged in her passion for cooking, boating and crabbing on the Coan River, and spent time with her family.

A private service will be held for immediate family. In lieu of flowers, make dona-tions to Mid County Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 355, Heathsville, VA 22473.

Online remembrances may be made at faulknerfamilyfu-neralhome.com.

daughter, Betty Jean Miller.He is survived by a daughter,

Lora Filano and her husband, Steve; a son, Mike Spafford and his wife,Wendy; a special brother-in-law, Jesse Powell; five grandchildren; and numer-ous loving nieces and nephews.

He served his country in the U.S. Army tank division and was retired from construction and horse farming.

Funeral services were held December 8 at Currie Funeral Home in Kilmarnock. The family received friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 975, White Stone, VA 22578; or to the Days End Farm Horse Rescue, Inc., P.O. Box 309, Lisbon, MD 21765 ( web address: http://www.defhr.org/).

White Stone United Method-ist Church will host the fourth annual Nouvelet Chamber Choir Christmas Concert at 5 p.m. December 21 and 22.

The selected 14-member women’s choir, representing several area churches, will present the concerts from the side balconies, reported WSUMC music director Brenda Burtner.

Selections include Z. Ran-dall Stroope’s “There is No Rose” and Ruth Schram’s “Lullay Allelulia,” both with cello accompaniment by David Duhon; ”What Strang-ers Are These?” by Dan For-rest and “Where Shepherds Lately Knelt” arranged by Craig Courtney, both with flute accompaniment by Stephanie Phillips. A cappella selections also will be presented.

Bethel UMC accompa-nist Katherine Schrader will accompany the Nouvelet Chamber Choir.

Donations will go to CASA and The Haven to support their community programs, said Burtner.

Church youth to celebrate AdventLiving Waters Church (LWC)

in Dutton will hold a “Christ-mas with Love” dinner from 2 to 4 p.m. Christmas Day, Wednes-day, December 25, for the home-less, the less fortunate and those all alone.

“We feel so blessed to be able to reach out to our community and serve all those in need, or those who are alone and have no family, said pastor Wayne Dan-iels.

“This could never be accom-plished without the generosity and dedication to feeding the hungry as demonstrated by Lou and Virgie Carter, directors of the LWC Food Ministry, who have graciously agreed to help contribute many of the necessary food items needed to provide a delicious Christmas dinner to those in our community,” said Daniels.

The Missions Ministry of LWC in conjunction with church members and their families will volunteer to cook and serve needy families during this event.

For reservations, including the number of people in the party, call Starr Nicholas, 761-7766.

■The Fairport Baptist Church

children’s choir will present a Celebration of Christmas Carols Around the World at 6 p.m. Sunday, December 15. The community is invited to take a musical journey to far-away countries and a special party following the program.

The adult choir will pres-ent the Christmas cantata, “A Breath of Heaven,” at 6 p.m. Sunday, December 22. This beautiful musical shares the story of Christ’s birth.

■Cornerstone Fellowship

Church at 2243 Buckley Hall Road in Cobbs Creek will pres-ent Journey to Bethlehem from 6 to 9 p.m. December 13 and 14.

The public is invited to par-ticipate in a free outdoor walk-ing adventure going some 2000 years back in time to witness the most amazing story ever unfold, the true story of Christ-mas. Experience the people, places and circumstances that surrounded the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ.

■

Rappahannock Westminster-Canterbury will hold its annual Christmas service at 11 a.m. December 17, in the Chesapeake Center auditorium at 132 Lancaster Drive near Irvington.

Chaplain Davis Smith invites the public to this service of les-sons and carols. “We would love to have our neighbors join the RW-C community for this joyous celebration,” he said.

■Good Shepherd Lutheran

Church will offer a special Christmas program with pag-eant and traditional carols at 9 a.m. December 15. The com-munity is invited. A coffee fel-lowship will follow.

At 10:30 a.m., pastor Ram-ming will lead a special adult Bible Study of the Christmas story recorded in Luke 2, illus-trated with pictures from his many pilgrimages to the Holy Land and historical explana-tions. There also will be a spe-cial Sunday school hour for the youth.

■The public is invited to New

Hope Baptist Church at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, to hear Katherine Walton and her family share their story of terror and survival in the attack on Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, in September.

The Walton Family was recently featured on NBC’s Dateline syndicated news show. Walton is the daughter of New Hope Baptist pastor the Rev. Daniel and Libby Panter.

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A Very Sad

A true story by Anne Long McClintock of Irvington

Baptist Church

Take a trip with me back in time to 1942. World

War II was raging and the siege of Bataan had started. McArthur was sent to Austra-lia and took command there; the Germans commanded a heavy assault on Malta.

In April the nightly black-out had begun on the U.S. East Coast; all Jews in Ger-many had to wear the “Jewish Star” and thousands were force marched to the concen-tration camps. The gaso-line rationing began and Bing Crosby recorded “White Christmas,” Anne Frank had started her diary, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met again in Washington. The Alaskan highway was completed and “Casablanca” premiered at the Hollywood The-atre in New York.

I tell you this to set the scene and time for one of the saddest Christ-mases that my family ever endured—the year Santa Claus died.

We lived in the Village of Weems, which was a com-fortable place with lots of close neighbors. The Presby-terian church sat at the head of our lane, which led to our wonderful big home look-ing down the Rappahannock River. My grandfather Capt. Archie Long, the steamboat captain, and grandmother, Ella Belle Long, bought that whole acreage of Orchard Point and started the plans for building their new home and in 1905, they moved into it.

There was an apple orchard and lots of room for chickens, a cow, pigs and a wonderful big yard with trees to climb. I even had a pet chicken that would hop on my shoulder and eat corn out of my hand. There was a large kitchen garden and we always had plenty of fresh vegetables, enough to share with the neighbors.

My grandfather had just about retired from the steam-boats, and now worked hard to help provide for our grow-ing family. At this time my mother and father, Ida Mae and Ed Long had five chil-dren. Our names all started with an E and Ella Mae was seven years old at the time of

this story. I was next, Esther Anne (Anne) and was just shy of being six. Brother, Edwin Jackson (Jack) was four, and sister, Elizabeth Harper (Betty) was two. Sister Elea-nor Frances (Frances) was a wee beautiful baby only five months old.

It was a very active and busy time on Orchard Point. Children everywhere were keeping the adults forever tired at the end of the day.

It was cold, Christmas was coming and Daddy would soon be home. Ella Mae and I nearly wore out the Sears catalogue looking and wish-ing. Uncle Littleton Long

was visiting and he helped with all the chores, chopping and getting in wood for the big old black wood stoves, especially in the kitchen. We had Aunt Fronie who came to help during this busy time and she would see to making butter and whatever needed to be done with the washing and ironing.

My mother had been sewing a lot getting new clothes ready for us children and we were busy practicing our parts for the Christmas Play at Campbell Memorial Church.

Life was good.My father often said that

he loved his babies and his patient loving wife. He would cuddle and play with us when he was home. He was a man of many talents, could fix just about anything and during the Menhaden fishing season of 1942, he signed on as an engineer on the PARKINS.

They had had a very good season and were heading into Beaufort, N.C., to unload the full cargo of fish and then head for home. On the 18th of December, 1942, a severe storm came up with huge waves crashing over the boat. The Coast Guard sent a ship and they tried to help, but it too was taking such a beat-ing that it had to cut the lines. The fish in the hold shifted

and the davits swung out over the side. The PARKINS went down. Everyone on the ship drowned except the captain and one other of the crew.

My mother got this sad, terrible news late that night. We children didn’t know what to think, so much crying and people coming in and out. Early the next morning there was a large group of men, including the owner of the PARKINS who came in bringing boxes and bags of food and telling us the details of this family tragedy.

They told us our father had been Christmas shopping and had a bicycle for Ella

Mae and a regular tool-box with tools for Jack and books for me. Our father was a good swim-mer and had someone been there on the beach when he came ashore he might have been saved. He still had his shoes on and his wallet in his pocket.

No matter what else was going on in the world, it was the day Santa Claus died for five little children and a

loving wife. Of course, over the years our lives changed and we had other not so happy Christmases and many happy ones, but my sister Ella Mae and I never forgot that day.

A year later my mother wrote this poem as a memo-rial—

IN MEMORIAMIn loving remembrance of

our dear husband and father, Edwin M. Long, who passed away one year ago, the 18th,

Sad and sudden was the call,

Of one so dearly loved by all;

A bitter grief, a shock severe

It was to part with one so dear.

I often sit and think of you,

And speak of how you died,

To think you could not say goodbye

Before you closed your eyes,

For all of us, you did your best,

Oh! God, grant you eternal rest.

What is home without a father?

All things this world may send,

But when I lost my hus-band,

I lost my dearest friend. Your wife and children

Reflectionsby Rev. John Farmer

On the 18th of December, 1942, a severe storm came up with huge waves crashing over the boat. The Coast Guard sent a ship and they tried to help, but it too was taking such a beating that it had to cut the lines.

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■The Northern Neck Bap-

tist Deacon’s Union Inc., will meet at 7 p.m. December 20 at Lively Hope Baptist Church in Callao.

All pastors, deacons, dea-conesses, officers and mem-bers are invited.

■Abiding Faith Baptist Church

will host a dinner and play at 4 p.m. December 28. “Circum-stances of Life,” is written and directed by E.J. Blake Jr. The fee is $25. Tickets must be pur-chased in advance. Proceeds will benefit missions.

For tickets, call Shiloh Bap-tist Church, 453-3074; Mace-donia Baptist Church, 580-2395; pastor Barbara Cain, 435-8742; Sylvia Carter, 435-2324; and Rev. Pearl Blake, 413-1956.

■Abiding Faith Baptist

Church will observe Open Pulpit at 6:30 p.m. December 22. Evangelist Barbara Tiggle from Sharon Baptist Church will speak.

Open Pulpit offers licensed/ordained ministers who have not been appointed or called to a church, an opportunity to deliver the word.

■St. Mary’s Fleeton Episcopal

welcomes the community to a Lessons & Carols service at 11 a.m. December 22, followed by coffee hour.

A Christmas Eve service will be led by the Rev. Kather-ine Swann at 9 p.m. December 24.

■Beginning January 4, His-

toric White Marsh Church will conduct regular Sunday ser-vices. The Rev. Wesley Hall, who has pastored the Rich-mond Bible Church for 27 years, will lead the services. He will be assisted by the Rev. Winfred Talley, a retired Wes-leyan pastor, and Jack Bailey, who will soon complete requirements for ordination in the United Methodist Church.

Call Rev. Hall at 543-8861, Rev. Talley at 462-7908, Bailey at 436-4071, or Bobby Allison at 462 5414.

■A youth fun Friday event

will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. December 27 at the Friend-ship Community House at 549 Chesapeake Drive in White Stone. All youth ages 10 to 15 are invited.

■On Sunday, December 29,

Abiding Faith Baptist Church will observe youth participa-tion, allowing Abiding Faith youth as well as youth of other congregations to participate in leadership roles during the worship service.

The Rev. Darryl Fisher, pastor of Jerusalem Baptist Church in Hague, will preach. Worship will begin at 6:30 p.m.

■Registration for the second

presentation of the eight-week course, Christianity: A True and Reasonable Faith for a Skeptical World, is now open. Classes start January 8 and will meet on Wednesdays from 4 to 5:45 p.m. in the fellow-ship hall at Heathsville United Methodist Church.

Classes consist of discus-sions, devotions, lectures and video clips. A Study Guide and class hand-outs are included in the $15 fee. Everyone, all ages and faiths, is welcome to attend. Register at 580-4540, or st.stephensva.org.

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