Music
* Jim Ricketts and Crystal Elam; 11 a.m. Sunday, Oakland Baptist Church, 1571 Old Highway 68, Sweetwater, Tenn.; also 6 p.m. Sunday, Georgetown Baptist Church, Tennessee 60, Georgetown, Tenn.; 775-2806.
Vacation Bible School
* Hickory Valley Christian Church, 6605 Shallowford Road; “Thailand Trek,” 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, May 31-June 4; 3 years old through fifth grade; 902-4585 or 892-4270.
* Falling Water Baptist Church, 523 Roberts Mill Road, Hixson; “Journey Off the Map,” 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, June 21-25; 3 years old through fifth grade; 842-5924 or 309-0685.
Meetings
* Church Women United; 10:30 a.m. Friday; Warren Chapel A.M.E. Church, 503 N. Market St.; public invited; 267-4992.
Workshops
* Single Friends Spring Study Series; 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, through June 4; using “The Prodigal God” by Timothy Keller to study one of Jesus’ most well-known parables; Westmore Church of God, Room 218, 2200 Candies Lane NW, Cleveland, Tenn.; free, but donations welcome; 728-4995 or clevelandfriends777@yahoo.com.
Homecomings
* Delray Baptist Church Homecoming, 784 Steele Road, Rossville; featuring the Hullender Family; 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 7; free; 706-866-9810.
Events
* Evangelist Bobby Scott Sr., 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Sunday, Signal Mountain Church of God, 521 Timberlinks Drive; 517-0681.
* Youth Carnival; noon-5 p.m., Saturday, June 6; Quinn Chapel AME Church, 4228 Quinn Adams St.; games & prizes, face painting, cake walk, Roaring River Run’n’Splash, refreshments; fundraiser for church’s youth group; 280-1201 or 326-4409.
* Women of Integrity (Talk to Me): Women’s Day Celebration; 11 a.m. Sunday, June 14; St. Paul AME Church, 2514 Williams St.; guest speaker Maxine Spencer Adkins; free; 267-6869.
* Shoe Drive; Ebenezar Missionary Baptist Church, 1614 Bailey Ave.; fundraiser to help children in Third World countries and youth at the church; through June 15; the person who sends the most shoes gets a $100 Wal-Mart gift card; to schedule a shoe pickup, call Stephanie Carson at 544-1798.
* Scottie Mayfield, retired president and spokesperson for Mayfield Dairy Farms; noon, Wed., June 17; First United Methodist Church of Cleveland, 3425 N Ocoee St., Cleveland, Tenn.; proceeds go to Holston United Methodist Home for Children, which has centers in Johnson City, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Bristol, Tenn.; 787-8753 or nicolerader@holstonhome.org.
* Babbie Mason, singer/songwriter, radio & TV host; guest speaker at Scenic City Women’s Network 11th Annual Praise Breakfast; 7-9 a.m. Thursday, June 25; Chattanooga Convention Center, 1100 Carter St.; theme is “Living Your Faith in the Marketplace”; tickets $25 each, table sponsorships for $200; go to scwn.org/praise, 698-6262 or reservations@scwn.org.
Outreach
* Clinical Pastoral Education Scholarship; Hospice of Chattanooga offering a scholarship for one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education to a qualified member of the area clergy; begins June 1; for information, call Chaplain Pat Davis at 827-4141.
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