Faith News

The winter session of Mom's Connection will begin on January 25th at Dayspring Wesleyan Church. This will be an 8 week session held on Wednesday mornings at 9:30 am at the church.  The group is open to mothers of children ages 5th grade and under.

GriefShare is a special weekly seminar/support group for people grieving the death of someone close.  It’s a place where you can be around people who understand how you feel and the pain of your loss.  Organizers say that at GriefShare, you’ll learn valuable information that will help you through this difficult time in your life.

The community is invited to a free Christmas Breakfast and Party on Saturday, December 24, Christmas Eve morning, at First United Church of Christ. There will be a special menu and lots of celebrating and gifts for guests.

This Christmas Eve, Country Caterers in Marion is inviting the public to attend a Christmas Eve service with their family and friends. The evening will include an open Christmas Eve service featuring live, traditional Christmas music and a sermon presented by Rob Lill.

Cornerstone Alliance Church, 2010 Marion-Marysville Road, Marion, will be having a free Veggie Tale Family Christmas Event: The Little Drummer Boy on Saturday, December 17, from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.

They will be watching the movie Veggie Tales: The Little Drummer Boy and also having a children's craft area and serving a light snack.

When you’re grieving the death of a family member or friend, you may dread the holiday season. Thoughts of social gatherings, family traditions and obligations leave you anxious and overwhelmed. Your sadness can seem unbearable. You may wish you could skip these next two months and go straight to the routine of the next year—but you can’t. What can you do to lessen your stress and loneliness?

Hoping to help people through this tough time of the year, Central Baptist Church is offering the following tips and is holding a free GriefShare “Surviving the Holidays” seminar, on Thursday, December 8.

As a gift to the community, Prospect Street United Methodist Church is offering free babysitting on Saturday, December 10, from 12:30pm to 4:30pm. Bring your children, ages 10 and under, to the church at 185 South Prospect Street, Marion, and allow the church volunteers to entertain them while you get some Christmas shopping and errands done.

The Richland Road Church of Christ will begin a new food ministry program in December with Gaballi Foods, a Florida based company. It is a non-profit organization that offers AAA quality fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, prepared meals and packaged goods each month. There are several different food boxes available at a savings of 30-70% off retail prices.

Thursday, November 24th, Emanuel Lutheran Church will once again offer a free Thanksgiving meal in their parlor from noon to 4:00pm with dine-in, carry-out and delivery options. The dinner began in 1998 and has grown into one of the church’s largest outreach programs.  2010 saw over 700 members of the community being fed their holiday meal by Emanuel.

Richland Road Church of Christ will be having a free Fall and Winter Clothing Giveaway on Saturday, November 19. They will also be giving away new hats and gloves. Adult and children’s sizes will be available.