Fountain pen writing Faith– Jim Ricketts and Crystal Elam; 6 p.m. today, Family Worship Center, 1120 Dayton Mountain Highway, Dayton, Tenn.; also 11 a.m. Sunday Graysville United Methodist Church, 265 Church St., Graysville, Tenn.; 6 p.m. Sunday, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 1231 Park City Road, Rossville, Ga.; 775-2806.
– The Tale of the Drowsy Shepherd, 5 p.m. Thursday; St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church, 7547 East Brainerd Road; children’s musical featuring St. Martin Junior Choir; free, 892-9131.
– Randy Kincannon, Austin Olvey and Libby O’Neill; 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, Cokesbury Church, 2232 Lyndon Ave., Red Bank; free. 551-2901 or 267-0837.
Meetings
– Aglow Christmas Brunch; 10 a.m. today, 31 Woodlawn Drive, special guests Mary Bolton, Aglow Prayer chair and Jeannine Courtney, Aglow East Tennessee president; bring $5 gift to share; for reservations, call 697-9866 or 899-4809.
– Harvest Outreach Community Christmas Dinner, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday; North Georgia Fairgrounds, 500 Legion Drive, Dalton, Ga.; free, 706-226-7995.
Events
– Come to Bethlehem and See; 6-8 p.m. today-Sunday, Hickory Valley Christian Church, 6605 Shallowford Road; live, narrated walk-through tour of Bethlehem on Christmas night and beyond; free and open to the public; 892-4270.
– One Bethlehem Night; 6 p.m. today; 3 p.m. Sunday, Collegedale Community Church, 9305 Four Corners Place, Collegedale; musical focusing on the humanity of the people who witnessed Christ’s birth; free but tickets must be obtained prior to the performance, go to collegedaleCommunity.com.
– Family and Friends Reunion/Christmas Banquet; 10 a.m. Sunday, Dividing Ridge Church of God, 9400 Hixson Pike, Soddy-Daisy; 842-7396 or 285-7101.
– A Soulful Christmas Celebration; 5 p.m. Sunday, St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2514 Williams St., featuring Kenneth Parks & Rejoice; free; 267-6869.
– Living Door of Mercy Opening; 11:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 1, Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, 214 E. Eighth St.; part of the Catholic Church’s Year of Mercy; 266-1618.
– To be included in Faith Briefs, send information to sryan@timesfreepress.com.