Moves
* The Rev. Fritz Quinn Parman IV has accepted the call to be the fourth rector at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and School, 848 Ashland Terrace. Parman has been an associate rector at St. Paul’s Episcopal in Chattanooga for the past four years. He and his wife, Rachelle, have two children, Fritz and Mary Karis. Residents of Red Bank, they have been involved with St. Peter’s School for the past two years. Their first Sunday at St. Peter’s Church was July 16. For more information, call the church at 423-877-2428.
Music
* Fifth Sunday Singing: Keith Baptist Church, 1573 Keith Road, Tunnel Hill, Ga., welcomes The Bondservants for worship at 11 a.m. July 30, followed by covered-dish lunch in fellowship hall. 423-400-8761.
Fundraisers
* Cars, trucks, crafts: Vendors wanted for Lyerly United Methodist Church’s ninth annual Car & Truck Show and Craft Festival, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Aug. 12 at Dowdy Park in Summerville, Ga. Fee is $20 for 15-by-15 outdoor space. For application, leave message for Judy Motes at 706-857-6008 or email mariehanna@windstream.net.
* New cookbook: Lyerly United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 152, Lyerly, GA 30730, has published its third cookbook, “Feeding the Flock.” To order, send $10, plus $3 shipping and handling. Call JoAnn Mitchell, 706-895-2636, for information on buying from a church member or a Chattooga County business.
Programs, events
* Movie Under the Stars, with games, inflatables and a free dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. today, with family movie at dusk, behind Burks United Methodist Church, 6433 Hixson Pike. Prizes including three bicycles will be given away. 423-842-4219.
* Pastor anniversary: Hawkinsville Missionary Baptist Church, 7463 Pinewood Drive, will celebrate the 33rd anniversary of its senior pastor and his wife, Dr. and Mrs. Bobby L. Hampton Sr., at 11 a.m. Sunday. Under his leadership, the church has built two same-location sanctuaries to minister to the evolving Tyner, East Brainerd, Hamilton Place, Gunbarrel Road and Enterprise South communities. The church started in 1910 in a small home in rural Tyner on land that was taken over by the TNT plant and that is now occupied by the Volkswagen plant. 423-892-1924.
* Men’s and Women’s Day: Greater Faith Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 652 E. 10th St., celebrates Sunday with Pastor Calvin White of Christ Hope Church as guest for Men’s Day service at 11 a.m. and Elder Sandra Haskins of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church as guest speaker for Women’s Day service at 3 p.m.
* Guest speakers: Scott and Jennie Phillips, pioneer missionaries to the Dao tribe in Indonesia, will speak at the 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. services July 30 at Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road. 423-892-1916.
* Back to School Fair, sponsored by the Catoosa County Baptist Association, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 5 at Camp Scott Patterson, 72 Old Mill Lane in Ringgold, Ga. Event provides school supplies and medical exams to families who need them, along with free food, haircuts, games, inflatables and swimming. For more information, call Jerry Little at 706-937-5323.
* Hear Now, a Christ-centered, nine-step weekly support class for people with hearing loss and their families, meets at 6:05 p.m. each Wednesday in the adult classroom on the ground floor at Oakwood Baptist Church, 4501 Bonny Oaks Drive. The class is presented by Let My People Hear founder David M. Harrison and equipped with FM hearing devices and the Tele-coil loop system. 423-624-1669, LetMyPeopleHear.com.
* Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step program for anyone struggling with addictive issues, compulsive behaviors, loss and life challenges, meets each Thursday at Ooltewah United Methodist Church, 6131 Relocation Way. Dinner at 5:30 p.m., worship at 6:15 p.m., open share groups at 7:30 p.m. Child care provided. 423-238-9216, oumclive.org/recovery.
* Not Alone, a support group for family and friends of a loved one who is incarcerated, meets at 11 a.m. the fourth Saturday of each month at LaFayette Presbyterian Church, 107 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga. Refreshments and child care are provided.
Youth ministries
* Red Bank United Methodist Church, 3800 Dayton Blvd. Vacation Bible School, “Whale of a Tale,” for kids age 3 to fifth-grade, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Family celebration and pool party on last night. Register on Facebook at Red Bank UMC Vacation Bible School 2017.
* Philanthropy Camp (for rising first- through sixth-graders) and Camp Tikkun Olam (meaning “repairing the world,” for rising seventh- through ninth-graders), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. July 31-Aug. 4. Day camps designed to teach children the importance of giving back to the community include hands-on activities, community speakers and field trips. Presented by Chattanooga First Church of the Nazarene and Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga. $130 per camper, $110 each additional sibling. Limited scholarships available. 423-493-0270, camp@jewishchattanooga.com, www.jewishchattanooga.com.
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