Published: June 04, 2008 10:05 am         

Community Calendar for June 4, 2008

Gardendale



Garden Tour

June 7 and 8 The 2008 Gardendale Garden Tour will be June 7 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and June 8 from 1 until 4 p.m. Please call Maurene Guffin at 631-4871 for information. $5 tickets will be available at In Full Bloom, Wilson's Florist and at homes on the tour. Just follow signs.



Worship

June 8 Friendship United Methodist, Warrior and Morris Methodist will be worshipping at Sumatanga Camp in Gallant. They will leave the churches at 9 .m. Worship services will start at 11 a.m. Please bring a covered dish for buffet at lunch. There will be swimming, fishing, hiking and canoeing. For further assistance please call 285-9340.



VBS

June 9-12 Mineral Springs Baptist Church has called Bro. Keith Thomas as their pastor. The church will have VBS, June 9 -12 from 6 to8 p.m. Mineral Springs Baptist Church is located at 1501 Brookside Coalburg Road.



Benefit Concert

June 14 There will be a benefit concert for The Bell Center on June 14 at 6 p.m. at North Gardendale Baptist Church. The cost is $5 and donations will be greatly appreciated. There will be local Christian bands. The Bell Center is dedicated to maximizing the potential of children from birth to three years of age who are at risk for developmental delay. For more information on the center go to http://thebellcenter.org. For more info on the concert call Tonya at 608-3302.



Fund Raiser

June 14 A taste and see dessert fundraising event for Alabama Teen Challenge will be held at Gardendale First Baptist Church June 14, 6:30-8 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the GFBC Encouraging Word Bookstore or at the door. Program includes testimonies from Teen Challenge students and special guest George Weeks. For more information, call Suzanne Smith at 780-2950.



Singing

June 29 Rocks of Faith will be singing at Fieldstown Church of God on June 29 at 1:30 p.m. For more information call 631-6013.



Bible Study

June 17-July 15 There will be a community Bible study this summer on Kay Arthur's DVD Series "Lord, Teach Me To Pray, Practicing a Powerful Pattern of Prayer.” The dates are June 17, 24, July 8 and 15. They will meet at Gardendale First Baptist Fellowship Hall and childcare is available by calling 488-8741. For more info call 488-8729.



Basketball Camp

July 15-17 Basketball Power Camps will be held at Gardendale-Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church. The boys camp will be from July 15-17 from 8:30 a.m. to noon and the girls camp will be July 22-24 8:30 to noon for rising first through sixth graders. The cost is $20.



New Series

Gardendale-Mt Vernon United Methodist Church is beginning a series based on the second Chronicles of Narnia movie. We will explore the themes that come out of the movie Prince Caspian. Our services are 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. The series will run for three weeks culminating on Father’s Day.



Dinner and a Movie

Gardendale Friendship United Methodist Church will sponsor a dinner and a movie for the children every Friday night at 6 p.m. If you need assistance please call 285-9340.



TOPS

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at 6 p.m. in the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church, Room 2028. Robert Pliner is the leader. For more information call 608-0606.



Pageants

July 26 and 27 The 2009 Miss North Jefferson County Scholarship Pageant, an official Miss Alabama preliminary pageant, will be held July 27, 2008. The Outstanding Teen preliminary will also be held at this time. For forms go

to www.missnorthjeffersoncounty.com or call 841-5818 for more information. The 2008 Fundraiser Pageant will be held on July 26 at Fultondale Elementary School at 6 p.m. Ages 0-12 are eligible.



Mount Olive



Free Child Care

There will be free child care in the Mt. Olive area for 3 and 4 year olds. The head start program is now enrolling for the summer. Regular full day childcare is offered. Call 608-1661.



Fultondale



VBS

June 2-6 Walkers Chapel Baptist Church Vacation Bible School will be held June 2 - 6 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. There will be snacks, games and prizes. An adult class will also be offered. A VBS parade will tour through the city on May 30, leaving the church at 9 a.m.



Homecoming

June 1 Apostolic Faith Assembly will have a homecoming on June 1 at 10 a.m. The guest singers will be Rocks of Faith.



Singing

June 7 Farley Mission Church on Sloss Shaft Road will have a singing on June 7 at 7 p.m. with The Spurgeons. For more information call 849-8468.



Reunion

Fultondale High School, class of 1998 is planning a reunion for June of 2008. Please contact Tricia Peebles at 243-1720.



Mother’s Day Out

Walker's Chapel Baptist Church has Mother's Day Out every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information please call Sylvia Norton at 841-8426.



Morris



Yard Sale

June 14 There will be a community wide yard sale for the Morris youth cheerleaders on June 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Morris walking park. For more information call Stacy at 541-9827.



Support Groups

The Morris Senior Center will have a caregivers support group on the third Monday of every month and a cancer support group for patients and family on the first Monday of every month. For more information call Eloise at 647-7434 or 631-6489.



Mother’s Day Out

Enon Baptist Church’s Mother Day Out program will offer childcare for 6 weeks to 4-years-old on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. We follow the Jefferson County School system calendar, so we are out during all of their breaks. For more information call 647-9614.



Warrior



Braves Trip

June 20 The Warrior Lions Club is going to Atlanta to watch the Braves on June 20. For more information call 919-0530 or 647-0253.



Other Communities



Reunion

June 6 and 7 Please mark on your 2008 calendar the 50th Phillips High School Reunion of the 1958 Class. Other classes are welcome. We will meet on June 6 at Vestavia Country Club for dinner; June 7 for a tour of Phillips High School and June 7 for a BBQ at Bobby and Elaine Hughe’s farm. Please contact Bettie Clark at 647-6209 to be put on the mailing list.



Reunion

June 7 The Gurley family reunion will take place on June 7 at Rickwood Caverns State Park Pool Pavilion at 10 a.m. Please bring a covered dish. For directions, call 647-9052.



Meeting

June 7 The Birmingham chapter of the American Rosie the Riveter Association will hold a meeting on June 7 at 11 a.m. at the Golden Corral on Lorna Road. For additional information call Doris Adamson at 871-8833.



Yard Sale

June 7 Deliverance Temple Church of God in Christ will hold a yard sale on Jun 7 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 265 Roebuck Drive in Birmingham. For more information call 836-6090.



VBS

June 14 First Baptist Church Trafford will have their vacation Bible school on June 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pre-registration is at 8:30 a.m. Bring your change for an offering. It is boys versus girls and the proceeds go to the Alabama Home for Girls. Parents and family and invited to join the fun from 1 to 2 p.m. then there will be an ice cream party. For more information call 833-1233.



Vacation Bible School

June 14-20 Sulphur Springs Baptist Church on Rickwood Caverns Road in Hayden will have vacation Bible school Cactus Canyon. June 14 is the ride in day with a parade, moonwalk and cookout party. It will be held June 16-20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information call 256-339-5426.



Reunion

Aug. 28-31 The Woodlawn High Grand Reunion for the 1950’s-1960’s classes will take place on Aug. 28-31 at Panama City Beach. For information go to www.woodlawnhigh.org or call Rebecca Henderson at 631-7528.



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