The Davenport home, shown above, is ready for the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church’s Christmas Tour of Homes and Silent Auction scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. each day. Five other beautifully decorated homes in Fayetteville will be on the tour.

The Citizen will publish a front page story on Wednesday, Dec. 17, detailing all Christmas church activities occuring between Dec. 17 and Dec. 25. Churches are requested to send announcements of these events by noon, Monday, Dec. 15. Special choir performances, Christmas caroling, Christmas parties, and especially Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services, times, locations, and any special information (Holy Communion, candlelight services, etc.) need to be publicized in this issue. Email is preferred.

The Celebration Choir and Orchestra of McDonough Road Baptist Church in Fayetteville will present “Christmas Praise!” this Sunday, Dec. 7 in both the 10:55 a.m. and 6 p.m. services.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Fayetteville will offer Soup and Bread Dinners and Advent services each Wednesday, Dec. 3, 10 and 17.

New Hope Baptist Church will present its 2008 Living Christmas Tree entitled “The Promise,” Wednesday through Sunday, Dec 10-14, at 7 p.m. nightly, with matinees at 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

The choirs of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City have planned two special events for early December.

On Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m., the Young Voices Singers, a children’s choir, will present “Prepare the Way,” a children’s concert.

First Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City will host a Christmas concert, “The Wonder of Christmas,” Sunday, Dec.14 at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary.

“Noel! Night of Everlasting Love” will be performed by the Celebration Choir and Drama Team of Woolsey Baptist Church on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. The performance is an original drama by Cindy Weatherup. The musical was created and arranged by Derric Johnson and is orchestrated by J. Daniel Smith. Childcare will be provided.

Heritage Christian Church will host a free performance by “Children of the World,” a choir composed of orphaned and disadvantaged children from different countries, on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. The concert is part of the “World Help” 2008-2009 tour and will feature several songs in both English and native dialects, as well as personal testimonies.

Eleventh Hour to host youth concert
Fresh Fire Youth Ministries will host a youth concert at the Eleventh Hour Call Church Saturday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. Scheduled to appear are Ryan Atkins, Oliver Hazzard, A5K and Chris Hawkins. Doughnuts, cookies, hot chocolate and coffee will be served. The church is on Ga. Hwy. 85, on the lower level of the Fayette Mower building. For more information, call 770-714-1365.

The Fellowship of Christian Churches and Friends (FCCF) will hold its regular Fifth Sunday Celebration on Nov. 30, at 2:30 p.m. at Flat Rock African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. The theme is “Giving God Thanks and Praise in the Season.”

Krista Franks (standing), wearing her original hand painted silk scarf, and Donna Martin, holding an original acrylic, are two of the 16 artists participating in the juried portion of the St. Andrew’s Fine Art & Crafts Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., in the parish hall at St. Andrew’s in the Pines Episcopal Church.

New Hope Baptist Church will present its 2008 Living Christmas Tree entitled “The Promise,” Wednesday through Sunday, Dec 10-14, at 7 p.m. nightly, with matinees at 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will again sponsor a Christmas Tour of Homes and Silent Auction on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. each day.

Heritage Christian Church will host a performance by “Children of the World,” a choir composed of orphaned and disadvantaged children from several different countries, on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church of Peachtree City will host a Christmas concert, “The Wonder of Christmas,” Sunday, Dec.14 at 6:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. This will be the third of six concerts given during the church’s 2008-2009 concert series season.

An American Red Cross blood drive will be held in the Senoia area this Friday, Nov. 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event is sponsored by the Optimist Club of Senoia and will be held a the Senoia United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall, 229 Bridge St. at the intersection of Seavy and Bridge Streets, two blocks east of Main Street..

Steve Geyer to appear at 11th Hour Church
The Eleventh Hour Call Church will host guest speaker Steve Geyer, motivational speaker, trainer, recording artist and comedian, this Sunday, Nov. 30, at the 10:30 a.m. worship service. Eleventh Hour is at 395 S. Glynn St., Fayetteville, For more information, call 770-842-4604.

The Fellowship of Christian Churches and Friends (FCCF) will hold its regular Fifth Sunday celebration on Nov. 30, at 2:30 p.m. at Flat Rock African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. The guest preacher will be the Rev. Melvin Ware of Mount Olive Baptist Church.

A key local alliance of Jews, Christians and Muslims will gather Sunday, Nov. 23, at 4 p.m. at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church, to share their traditions of giving thanks.

Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will again sponsor a Christmas Tour of Homes and Silent Auction on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6 and 7, from 1 to 5 p.m. each day.

The choirs of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City have planned two special events for early December.

On Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m., the Young Voices Singers, a children’s choir, will present “Prepare the Way,” a children’s concert.

The Sanctuary Choir of First Presbyterian Church in Peachtree City will present A Festival of Lessons and Carols Sunday, Nov. 30, at 11:15 a.m. The Festival of Lessons and Carols is a format of Christian worship service celebrating the birth of Jesus and traditionally followed at Christmas.

On Saturday, Nov. 8, the Diocese of the Mid-South of the Charismatic Episcopal Church hosted a diocesan-wide purity seminar for teens and their parents entitled, “Sex, Love, and Relationships.” The seminar was held at Christ the King Church in Sharpsburg and was led by David and Sharon Holland of St. Andrew’s Church in Covington. In total, 50 people (teens and parents) participated.

The Hollingsworth House and leaders in the community will come together to host the Second Annual Hollingsworth House Event benefiting The Children’s Village at Christian City on Monday, Dec. 1, from 5-7:30 p.m. (drop in), featuring food and refreshments, live music and a silent auction of chairs painted and decorated by local artists.

Operation Christmas Child musical planned
The Peachtree City First Baptist Church Kingdom Kidz Choir will perform the Operation Christmas Child Musical on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 6:30 p.m. Each year, church members fill Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes and give them to children. Find out why during this heart-warming and humorous musical. First Baptist is at 208 Willowbend Rd., Peachtree City.