Holy Week for most Christians began last Sunday with Palm Sunday and will continue and culminate this weekend with Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. Many observe other holy days during this special week and have announced their services and events occurring through Easter Sunday.

YoungLife of Fayette County, a not for profit organization serving the needs and support of children of Fayette, is having its annual fund raiser banquet Monday, March 31, at 7 p.m., at Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville. Some 250 to 300 are expected to attend. For more information, contact Julie Harris, 678-364-0333.

Many churches in the Fayette area will offer Easter Festivals and Easter Egg hunts during the week preceding Easter Sunday.

The adult choir of Holy Trinity Catholic church, under the direction of Claire Stroud, will present ‘Tenebrae,” a service of darkness, Wednesday, March 19, at 7 p.m.

Congregation B’nai Israel will have a Purim play and carnival March 16. There will be a children and adult play at 12:30 p.m. followed by a carnival with food and games and a silent auction. The play and admission to the carnival are free with a minimal cost for food and games.

Father Waymon Ahart of Fayetteville was recently appointed to serve as a canon in the Charismatic Episcopal Church.

“The rank of ‘canon’ is given in many dioceses to senior parish priests largely as an honorary title, although there are some ‘working canons’ who have significant areas of responsibilities,” said the Most Rev. David Epps who serves as bishop of Georgia and Tennessee and who made the appointment.

YoungLife of Fayette County, a not for profit organization serving the needs and support of children of Fayette, is having its annual fund raiser banquet Monday, March 31, at 7 p.m., at Heritage Christian Church in Fayetteville. Some 250 to 300 are expected to attend. For more information, contact Julie Harris, 678-364-0333.

A new church has formed in east Coweta County and will begin offering worship services this Sunday (Palm Sunday), March 16.

Lenten lunches continue at FFUMC
Fayetteville First United Methodist Church continues its Lenten Lunches on the last two Thursdays in Lent, March 13 and 20. Lunches are held at noon in the fellowship hall and cost $2. The March 13 lunch is sponsored by the Ethel Taylor Circle and the March 20 lunch is sponsored by the Bethany and Trinity Circles. FFUMC is in downtown Fayetteville.

Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will host a Seder service this Sunday, March 9, at 5 p.m.

Led by Casey Grist of Light of Messiah Ministries in Atlanta, the service will try to answer the question, “What do the Jewish Passover and Jesus’ Last Supper have in common?”

Heritage Christian Church of Fayetteville/Peachtree City will host a Men’s Breakfast with Dan Cathy, president and COO of Chick-fil-A, as the guest speaker this Saturday, March 8 at 8 a.m.

Episcopal Church of the Nativity’s Youth Group departed Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, Feb. 16 and 17, to work on rebuilding the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in the Bay St. Louis, Miss. area. The group returned Friday, Feb. 22 after spending winter break working at Mission on the Bay, located on the grounds of Christ Episcopal Church, Bay St. Louis, Miss. Several adults including Nativity’s own priest, Mother Rita Henault, accompanied the group.

Peachtree City United Methodist Church will host the annual handbell festival of the North Georgia Fellowship of United Methodists in Music and Worship Arts on Saturday, March 8.

Landmark Beta Club students stuff plastic jelly beans as favors for children who will attend Landmark’s non-denominational, community-wide Easter service on Tuesday, March 18 at New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville.

Peachtree City Aglow, an international, interdenominational women’s ministry, will feature Pastor Gisela Mann as guest speaker at the Monday, March 10 meeting,beginning at 6:45 p.m. at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City.

The Southern Nights Chorale will perform a benefit concert at Fayette Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville Sunday, March 9, at 5 p.m. Performing with the Chorale will be Fayette County High School’s Bel Canto Girls’ Chorus, directed by Becki Mayo.

PTC First Baptist to host Global Impact Celebration
First Baptist Church, Peachtree City, will host its first Global Impact Celebration March 5-9. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, and concluding Sunday, March 9, the church will welcome special guests and missionaries from across the country and around the world as guest speakers for the event. Among the honored guests are Dr. Johnny Hunt, Dr. Walker Moore, and Pastor Rick White. For specific times, call the church office, 770-487-8133, or visit www.fbcptc.

The Southern Nights Chorale will perform a benefit concert at Fayette Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville on Sunday, March 9, at 5 p.m.

Proceeds were distributed to the quartet of Catholic parishes who sponsored the Las Vegas style evening last fall at Peachtree City’s Falcon Field. The event was a fund raiser for the St. Vincent de Paul and outreach groups in the parishes. Participants were St. Gabriel’s in Fayetteville, St. Matthew’s in Tyrone, Holy Trinity in Peachtree City and St. Mary Magdalene’s in Newnan. Total proceeds of $34,568 meant more than $8,000 per parish.

On Sunday March 16, Congregation B’nai Israel will have a Purim play and carnival. There will be a children and adult play at 12:30 p.m. followed by a carnival with food and games and a silent auction. The play and admission to the carnival are free and there is a minimal cost for food and games.

The “Dia de la Familia” Health Fair is planned for Saturday, March 8, from 8 a.m. until noon, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 101 Walt Banks Road, Peachtree City.

The community is invited to a non-denominational celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus sponsored by Landmark Christian School, at New Hope Baptist Church, 551 New Hope Rd., in Fayetteville, Tuesday, March 18.

Line Creek Baptist Church will present, for the second year, its Easter musical drama, “Seven Days That Changed the World,” Saturday, March 22 at 7 p.m., and again on March 23, Easter Sunday morning, at 11 a.m.

Reprising his role as Jesus from last year will be Alex Tinsley.

Lenten lunches continue at FFUMC
The Thursday Lenten lunches at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church continue with a luncheon Thursday, Feb. 28, sponsored by the Promise and Joy circles, and March 6, sponsored by the Mary Martha and Friendship circles. Lunch is served at noon in the fellowship hall for a cost of $2. Also, a brief devotional message is given. The church is in downtown Fayetteville across from the Fayette County Courthouse.

New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville has two new youth pastors, one for each campus.

Brian Howell arrived from Chattanooga, Tenn. toward the end of 2007 to be the youth pastor for the North Campus.