Perlieu Stew weekend coming up
Members of Bethany United Methodist Church will offer their famous Perlieu Stew Saturday, Nov. 7, from noon until 5 p.m., or until the stew is sold out. Plates for children are $5, adults $8. Pints are $6 and quarts are $10. The event dates back to the early days of the church. Bethany is at 607 Rivers Rd., (where Rivers Road changes to Milam Road) in north Fayette County.

HeartCry, a ministry of New Hope Baptist Church, will present its 9th annual ”2009 Harvest Classic Footsteps for The Orphan 5K Race, Walk, and Kids Fun Run” Saturday, Nov. 7, at 8 a.m., at New Hope Baptist Church, 551 New Hope Rd., Fayetteville.

True Vine Baptist Church (formerly Little Vine Baptist Church) in Tyrone will celebrate its 121st anniversary this week with revival services planned through Friday, Nov. 6, in the recently renovated sanctuary. The revival started Tuesday night and will continue Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m. nightly.

Providence UMC will host a free evening of music, dessert and childcare with pianist Stanton Lanier on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. The concert features music from Lanier’s CD, “December Peace,” and includes captivating visuals and inspiring stories.

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church’s Praise Band members prepare to rehearse for the church’s upcoming 25th Anniversary and Homecoming celebration Sunday, Nov.

Strolling “medieval troubadour” Phil Kelley paused to speak with parishioner Betsy Strickland last Saturday at the Harvest Festival hosted by All Saints Anglican Church in Peachtree City. Kelley and other musicians entertained while shoppers checked out the jewelry, fine art, pies, cakes and handicrafts. Doug and Kelly Abrams played the piano and Kent McVay played the bagpipes. All Saints recently moved to property at 225 South Peachtree Parkway. Photo/Special.

“GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays,” a free, encouraging seminar for people facing the holidays after a loved one’s death, will be offered by two Fayette County churches this month.

Several members of the Coweta/Fayette Chapter of the Order of St.

Community Christian Church, located at 349 Kenwood Rd. in Fayetteville, is collecting non-perishable foods and new, unwrapped toys to share with Fayette Samaritans and the Marine Corp’s Toys for Tots program.

Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church’s Community Theater will present “Life, Death, and Two Strips of Bacon,” a comedy-drama revolving around how a state football championship changes a simple little town, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 13, 14 and 15.

The Homebound Ministry of Fayetteville First Baptist Church is celebrating 10 years of delivering meals and devotion to nearly 100 members a month.

Members of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City have welcomed Amaretta (Amy) Onstad as interim pastor.

Onstad most recently served for five years as assistant to the bishop (pastor for leadership) at the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Members of three local Catholic churches gather to prepare for the upcoming “Fun at the Falcon” Las Vegas style event to be held at Falcon Field in Peachtree City Nov. 7. Tickets are $25. Shown above, front row (L-R) Maggie Simpson and Mary Ann Cox of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City. Back row (L-R) Carmen Flippen of Holy Trinity, Cathy Hampton of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church in Tyrone, and Lorraine Brunelle and Lois Bruning, both of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Coweta County. Photo/Special.

“GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays,” a free seminar with video for people facing the holidays after a loved one’s death, will be held Saturday, Nov. 7, from 9 - 11:30 a.m. at Heritage Christian Church, 2130 Redwine Rd., Fayetteville. Child care will be provided through fifth grade (must RSVP). A light breakfast will be served.

St. Andrew’s in-the-Pines Episcopal Church in Peachtree City will host its annual Fine Art & Craft Christmas Fair Saturday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the parish hall, 316 Peachtree Parkway North. Several local well-known artists are scheduled to display their works, including Lisa Nicholson of Marietta, a nationally recognized and award-winning glass artist.

HeartCry, a ministry of New Hope Baptist Church, will present its 9th annual ”2009 Harvest Classic Footsteps for The Orphan 5K Race, Walk, and Kids Fun Run” Saturday, Nov. 7, at 8 a.m., at New Hope Baptist Church, 551 New Hope Rd., Fayetteville.

Providence UMC will host a free evening of music, dessert and childcare with pianist Stanton Lanier on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m. The concert features music from Lanier’s CD, “December Peace,” and includes captivating visuals and inspiring stories.

National Heights Baptist Church will sponsor a trip to the Fox Theater to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, The Rockettes.

Peachtree City United Methodist Church is sponsoring a “Surviving the Holidays” seminar Sunday, Nov. 1 from 3 - 5 p.m.

The Fayetteville First United Methodist Church will once again sponsor its annual Christmas Tour of Homes, this year planned for Saturday and Sunday Dec. 5 and 6, from 1 – 5 p.m. each day.

Gracepointe plans Harvest Carnival
Gracepointe Church in Peachtree City will have its free Harvest Carnival on Friday, Oct. 30, beginning at 6 p.m. The event will feature lots of candy, food, games, activities, and fun for the entire family. Gracepointe is at 665 Ga. Hwy. 74 South, Peachtree City.

Christ Our Shepherd conducting ‘service weekend’ for community

A service weekend offered by Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church has several events today for the public to take part in.

For a trio of Southside Catholic parishes, Las Vegas will be arriving on Nov. 7. That’s the date for the 2009 version of “Fun at the Falcon,” the now annual gala that provides funding for the extensive outreach efforts to the community through the parish St. Vincent de Paul Societies.

Three local churches joined forces recently to assemble sandwiches and serve soup for the nearly 500 men, women and children served by Trinity Community Ministries in Atlanta.

Members of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City will observe the weekend of Oct. 23-25 as a church-wide service event, “Out the Door ... With Open Hearts ... To Serve the Lord.”

Peachtree City United Methodist Church is sponsoring a “Surviving the Holidays” seminar Sunday, Nov. 1 from 3 - 5 p.m.

All Saints Anglican Church of Peachtree City will put on a “Harvest Festival” benefit Oct. 31 at its new home at 225 South Peachtree Parkway.

HeartCry, a ministry of New Hope Baptist Church, will present its 9th annual ”2009 Harvest Classic Footsteps for The Orphan 5K Race, Walk, and Kids Fun Run” Saturday, Nov. 7, at 8 a.m., at New Hope Baptist Church, 551 New Hope Rd., Fayetteville.