Glade Creek Baptist holding Good Friday Service
Glade Creek Baptist Church will host a Good Friday Service on April 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The service will be a time of reflection on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and the meaning of the cross. The community is invited to attend this service eof worship and remembrance.
Community Lenten service in Buchanan
Lenten services have been held in Buchanan. The remaining service is at noon Tuesday, March 24, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 19637 Main Street.
Breakfast, Easter Egg Hunt at St. Mark’s UMC
St. Mark’s United Methodist in Daleville will once again host Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 4 from 9-11 a.m. From 9-10:30, there are pictures with the bunny, games, and crafts. Breakfast will be served during this time as well. At 10:30, there will be an Easter Egg Hunt for all ages.
For those who plan to eat breakfast, it will be $12 for adults and children over 12, children 12 and under eat for $6, and children 3 and under eat for free.
All other activities besides breakfast are complimentary. You need to register on the church website, www.stmarksmethodist.com, even if you are not planning to eat breakfast.
Children’s Easter Fun Day April 4
Troutville Baptist Church invites area children to an Easter Fun Day at Troutville Park. Fun Day will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, and will include an egg hunt, free hot dog lunch, crafts to make and games with prizes.
Easter Sunrise Service in Glade Creek Cemetery
Glade Creek Baptist Church invites the community to an Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, April 5, at 7 a.m. The service will be held in the Glade Creek Cemetery as believers gather at daybreak to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Everyone is welcome to join in this time of worship and celebration.
Fincastle Clothes Closet open dates
Fincastle United Methodist’s Clothes Closet will be open on Saturday, March 28, 10-1, in the Family Life Center, 137 S. Church Street. Donations of gently worn, clean clothing and shoes also will be accepted. Call the church office at 540-473-3001 to arrange to bring donations during office hours, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday.
Wednesday Lenten services and lunch
Fincastle United Methodist Church Family Life Center, 137 S. Church Street, is the site on Wednesdays in Lent for 20-minute services beginning at 12:05 p.m. with music and messages of faith and hope from area pastors.
A home-cooked lunch immediately follows each service at 12:30 p.m. The service and meal are designed to give attendees time to return home or to work within one hour. Take-out meals will be available. Parking is available on the street, at the Masonic Lodge, and at the Health Department on the side facing Church Street.
If Botetourt schools are closed for inclement weather, the service is canceled.
The remaining schedule is:
- March 18: Rev. Willis Logan, St. Mark’s Episcopal Fincastle; potato soup, vegetable-beef soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, Jello salads, dessert
- March 25: Rev. Fr. Xavier Banasula, Church of the Transfiguration, Fincastle; potato bar, chili, green salad, cornbread, dessert
Menus are subject to change. Donations will be accepted – any money received above the cost of the food will go to help fund the mission and ministries of Fincastle United Methodist Church.
Troutville Baptist Easter service
Troutville Baptist Church invites everyone to its Easter worship service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 5. The service will include special Easter music and the sermon by the Rev. Carol Johnston. The church is located at 5520 Lee Highway; phone 540-992-1026.
Springwood Baptist golf tourney April 18
Springwood Baptist Church’s Feeding Friends Golf Tournament will be held on April 18. This annual golf tournament benefits the Garden of Grace at Wheatland Lutheran Church and the Springwood Baptist Food Pantry.
Sign up with a group of friends to play or become a sponsor by contacting Steve Barger at 540-589-6310 or sbargerretired@gmail.com.
Cloverdale Church of the Brethren Thrift Store
The Thrift Store at Cloverdale Church of the Brethren is having a sale on all winter clothes and shoes – half-off through March. See the spring and summer arrivals the first Saturday in April. Gently used donations are welcome. The store is open Saturdays, 9 to 12.
Easter events at Springwood Baptist
Springwood Baptist Church, 88 Copps Hill Road, Buchanan, invites everyone to upcoming Easter services:
- March 29, Palm Sunday: Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; Easter Egg Hunt for kids, 10 a.m.; worship service, 11a.m.; fifth Sunday potluck after worship (bring a couple favorite dishes to share)
- April 3: Good Friday service, 6:30 p.m.
- April 5, Easter Sunday: Sunrise Service, 7 a.m., with breakfast for all afterward; Sunday School, 9:15 a.m. (will meet in the sanctuary); Easter Celebration, 10:30 a.m.
Free Terrific Tuesday dinners at FUMC
Fincastle United Methodist Church offers its free church and community dinners on the last Tuesday of the month, 5:30-7 p.m., in the Family Life Center. Donations are accepted.
