Music
* Jim Ricketts & Crystle Elam, 11 a.m. Sunday, Jones Memorial Baptist Church, 415 W. Gordon Ave., Rossville; also 7 p.m. Friday, Cooke Ministry Center, 320 S. Jackson St. Athens, Tenn., 775-2806 or jimricketts@att.net.
* Nathaniel Reynolds, Meadow Lane Family and Deborah Sansing, 6:30 p.m. Monday, White Oak UMC, 2232 Lyndon Ave., Red Bank; 5:30 p.m. refreshments; free, public invited, for information, contact Linda Nelson at 423-551-2901 or Marty Burke at 423-267-0837.
Events
* “Battered to Blessed” with Brenda Walsh, 6 p.m. today, Collegedale Community Church, 9305 Four Corners Place; host of “Kids’ Time” on Three Angels Broadcasting and the author of 11 books and six cookbooks speaking on domestic violence, free, public invited, 994-3104.
* Dale Grisso, director of Men’s Discipleship Ministries at the Chattanooga Rescue Mission, 6 p.m. Sunday, Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road, 892-1916.
* Dean McNeese, 7 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, Westside Baptist Church, 467 LaFayette Highway, Rocky Face, Ga., 706-673-6393.
* St. Martin of Tours Charity Golf Tournament, 1 p.m. Monday, Windstone Golf Club, 9230 Windstone Drive, Ringgold, Ga.; fundraiser for ministries and outreach programs at St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church, 892-9131.
* Healing Our Memories, Healing of Our Community, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, Unitarian Universalist Church of Chattanooga, 3224 Navajo Drive; workshop with Father Michael Lapsley, founder of the Institute for the Healing of Memories, free, public invited, 624-2985 or na.healing-memories.org and healing-memories.org.
* Scott and Jennie Phillips, missionaries to the Dao tribe in Indonesia, 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, Hickory Valley Baptist Church, 2320 Hickory Valley Road, 892-1916.
* Boomers, Shakers and Beyond, 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24, Amy Boulware, licensed advanced practice master’s in social work on Medicare and Medicare supplemental insurance; Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 E. Brainerd Road; designed for those 50 and up; other guests in upcoming months; free, to register, go to www.christchurchchatt.org, then to Get Connected to Adults to Small Groups, 892-9363.
* Singles Retreat: “Rebuilding Dreams,” Friday-Sunday, Oct. 28-30, Dogwood Lodge, 1900 Lee Pike, Soddy-Daisy; hiking, tennis, fishing, walking, crafts, karaoke, prayer, sharing; hosted by Positive Christian Singles from First-Centenary United Methodist Church, $60 (includes lodging and meals), 5-7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, 8:30-10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, contact Sue St. James at 756-2021 or email to sstjames@fcumc.org or phyllisnicholson1@yahoo.com.
* Clothing Giveaway, 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1800 N. Chamberlain Ave., for information, call 698-0337.
* Prayer Workshop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 822 Belvoir Ave., 629-4661.
* Community Outreach Harvest Festival, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Greater Emmanuel Church, 400 Tunnel Blvd.; winter coat giveaways, food, bounce houses, games and prizes, free, 624-3131.
* In the Pink Breast Cancer Awareness, 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, Olivet Baptist Church, 740 M.L. King Blvd.; doors open at 10 a.m. for Vendor Expo; CHI Memorial will perform mammograms, free but reservation required, call 495-4040 or 266-8709.
Meetings
* Women’s Fellowship, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Chef Lin Buffet, 5084 S. Terrace, East Ridge, Christian women’s group, everyone welcome, for information call Pat at 355-7152.
* New Ladies Bible Study, 6 p.m. Thursday, then every other Thursday afterwards, First Baptist Church of Lakeview, 10 Hudson St., Rossville, this week, “Named by God” by Kasey Van Norman, 706-861-4262.
* Not Alone, support group for families and friends of incarcerated individuals, 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, LaFayette Presbyterian Church, 107 N. Main St., LaFayette, Ga.; child care and refreshments provided, 706-934-4564.
Homecomings
* First Baptist Church 150th Anniversary, 506 E. Eighth St., 11 a.m. Sunday; theme is: “Thankful for the Past, Rejoicing in the Present, and Preparing for the Future,” 265-3229.
* Flintstone First Baptist Church 112th Anniversary, 121 Mountain View Circle, Flintstone, Ga., 11 a.m. Sunday; The Blackwood Quartet will perform; dinner follows service, 706-820-0474.
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