EASTER SERVICES
• Resurrection Anglican Church, 231 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, will hold the following Easter services: Lenten supper, 6:30 p.m., March 17 (free, call (770) 591-0040 to RSVP); Maundy Thursday, April 1, at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, April 2, at 5 p.m.; Easter Vigil, April 3, at 8 p.m.; Easter Sunday, April 4, at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.resurrectionwoodstock.org.
• Empowerment Tabernacle Christian Church, 507 Industrial Drive, Woodstock, will celebrate Easter Sunday April 4 at 10 a.m.
• Waleska First Baptist Church, 10657 Fincher Road, will hold Easter Sunday service April 4 at 11 a.m. For more information, call Nena at (770) 479-1024.
• Timothy Lutheran Church, 556 Arnold Mill Road, Woodstock, will hold the following Easter services: Lenten Worship on Wednesdays, through March, at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Lenten dinner is at 6:30pm. For more information, call (770) 928-2812.
• Bascomb United Methodist Church, 2295 Bascomb Carmel Road, Woodstock, will hold the following Easter services: Maundy Thursday, April 1 at 7 p.m.; Good Friday, April 2 at 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday at 6:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1208 Rose Creek Drive, Woodstock, will hold the following Easter services: Lent, at noon and 7:30 p.m., March 10, 17 and 24; Maundy Thursday, April 1, at noon, 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Good Friday, April 2, at noon and 8 p.m.; Easter Sunday, April 4, at 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. For more information, call (770) 924-7286.
SPECIAL EVENTS
• Orange United Methodist Church, 220 Orange Church Circle, Canton, will host a St. Patrick’s Day fellowship meal March 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be corned beef, boiled potatoes, cabbage, dessert and a drink; the cost is $10 per person. For more information, call (770) 886-9662.
FUNDRAISERS
• Hopewell Baptist Church, 75 Ridge Road, Canton,will host its annual Bob Cochran golf tournament April 19 at at Town Lake Hills Golf Club. Proceeds benefit the church’s foreign Christian missions. Start time is 8 a.m. Cost is $100 per player and includes lunch, range balls and prizes. Hole sponsors are also being sought. For more information or to register, call (770) 345-5723.
• Faith Family Church, 5744 Bells Ferry Road, Acworth, will hold a yard sale April 17. The church is also accepting donations of items for sale, with proceeds going to benefit at-risk children in Cherokee and Cobb counties. For more information or to have a donation picked up, call (770) 596-3858.
• Union Hill UMC, 2000 AJ Land Road, Canton, will hold a consignment sale March 19, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and March 20, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information or vendor information, call (678) 297-0550.
• Canton First United Methodist 930 Lower Scott Mill Road, will hold a consignment sale March 12, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and March 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. If you would like to be a seller or for more more information, contact Whitney Amos at
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• Hickory Flat United Methodist Church will hold a preschool consignment sale March 12 and 13. For more information or vendor information e-mail
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• St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, 2795 Ridge Road, Canton, will have a Lenten Fish Fry, at Davis Hall, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., every Friday except Good Friday, through March 26. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children younger than 10. Proceeds are for the benefit of St. Clement’s community outreach ministry.
• Waleska United Methodist Church will hold “The Great Waleska Garage Sale” April 17 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parking Spaces may be rented for $25. For more information, contact
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• Bascomb United Methodist Church, 2295 Bascomb Carmel Road, Woodstock, will hold a 12-hour scrapbooking crop March 13 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Cost is $30; vendors are welcome. For more information or to register, visit www.bascombumc.org, call (770) 517-3240 or e-mail
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• First Baptist Canton, 1 Mission Point, will hold a spring kids consignment sale March 12, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and March 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be clothes, toys, books, decor and DVDs. For more information, call Mandy Moore at (678) 454-2661.
• First Woodstock United Methodist Church holds a garage sale every second and fourth weekend, Thursday-Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the lower level of Latimer Hall, 109 Towne Lake Parkway, in downtown Woodstock.
SINGING
• Waleska First Baptist Church, on Ga. 108, hosts a coffeehouse singing on the first Friday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
CLASSES
• Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1136 Trinity Church Road, Canton, will offer a free introductory exercise class of pilates, stability ball and/or strength training Monday, Wednesday or Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Subsequent classes are $6 each. For more information, call Sara at (678) 493-2649.
• Hickory Flat United Methodist Church, 4056 East Cherokee Drive, Canton, offers a preparatory course for the GED test. Classes are free to anyone over 18, and the class duration depends on the individual’s needs and skills. For more information about times and dates of classes, call Ronnie Holbert at (770) 345-7060.
FELLOWSHIP GROUPS
• Moms in Touch is an interdenominational ministry made up of mothers who gather and pray for schools, the children and the teachers. For more information, call (770) 407-1665 or visit www.momsintouch.org.
INTEREST GROUPS
• The Cherokee County Right To Life Chapter meets on the first Tuesday of each month at New Covenant Bible Church, 1095 Scott Road, Canton.
CAREGIVING
• The Stephen Ministry, a Christian support group for people in a crisis, provides one-on-one, confidential, same gender emotional and spiritual care. Call (770) 924-4777, ext. 123 for more information.
RECOVERY
• Sixes United Methodist Church, 8385 Bells Ferry Road, Canton, offers “Celebrate Recovery,” a Christ-centered program based on the eight Beatitudes and AA's 12 Step program. The group meets each Friday beginning at 6 p.m. for dinner, followed by worship at 7 p.m., a share group at 8 p.m. and fellowship at 9 p.m. For more information, call (770) 345-7644.
COUNSELING
• Healing Hearts Ministries offers confidential post-abortion counseling by telephone, e-mail or support group meetings. For more information or to find a counselor in your area, call (770) 712-7322, (678) 485-6147 or (770) 605-2550, or visit www.healinghearts.org. All calls are completely confidential.
PRESCHOOL
• Heritage Presbyterian Preschool , 5323 Bells Ferry Road, Acworth, is currently enrolling students ages 2 thru pre-K for the 2010 school year. For more information, call Beth Cox at (770) 924-0268.
• Mt. Zion Baptist Preschool in Canton is currently enrolling students for the Fall 2010 semester. Classes are available for ages 18 months to 4 years old. For more information, call Jeannie Stephens at (770) 479-8058.
• Little Blessings Academy (formerly Woodstock United Methodist Preschool), 109 Towne Lake Parkway, is now enrolling ages 18 months thru Pre-K for the 2010-11 school year. For more information please call (678) 232-3131.
• Union Hill UMC Preschool is now registering children age 12 months to 4 years old for fall 2010. For more information, contact LeeAnn Jones at (678) 297-0550 or
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• Bascomb United Methodist preschool, 2295 Bascomb Carmel Road, Woodstock, will open registration for the 2010-2011 school year March 16 at 9 a.m. For more information, call (770) 926-0397.
• Antioch Christian Church, 3595 Sugar Pike Road, Canton, is now enrolling for 2010-11 preschool classes for ages 6 weeks to 4 years old. For more information, call (770) 475-9628.
