SEPTEMBER 26

BIBLE STUDY CLASS, 7-8 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The class is free and open to middle school students in grades 6-8 each Wednesday. The curriculum used will be AWANA material. For more information, call (434) 208-8496.

SEPTEMBER 29

MEN’S DAY, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church in Red Oak. Various games will be played and the guest speaker will be Minister Michael Haskins of Organ Hill Baptist Church.

SEPTEMBER 30

MEN’S DAY, 11 a.m. at Salem Baptist Church. The Rev. Glen Faulkner of White Pak Fork Baptist Church in Virgilina will be the guest speaker along with a guest male chorus.

SMOKEY WILSON CONCERT, 7 p.m. at Rough Creek Presbyterian Church. There will be light refreshments following the concert and all are welcome to attend. The church is located 3 miles north of Phenix on highway 727.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY, 3 p.m. at Aspen Hill Baptist Church. The Rev. Robert Tucker, Jr. will officiate along with this choir from Sunflower Baptist Church. Light refreshments will be served following the service.

HOMECOMING, 11 a.m. at Phenix United Methodist Church. Special music will be provided by Shelia Schaefer. Preacher Mike Teixeira will deliver the message. A covered dish luncheon will follow the service. All are welcome.

HOMECOMING, 11 a.m. at Union Grove Baptist Church. The event will feature the Southern Gospel Quartet and Glory Way of Mansfield, Ohio Everyone is invited. A covered dish luncheon will follow. The church is located at 2006 County Line Road in Keysville. For more info, call (434) 736-9970.

OCTOBER 1

KIDS CLUB, 4-5:30 p.m. at Drakes Branch Baptist Church. The program is free and will be held each Monday after school. Activities will include, homework help by certified teachers, Bible study, games and crafts. Snacks will be served. Parents need to register children for the program. Call the church office at (434) 568-4021 for more information.

ACTIVE PARENTING, 5-7 p.m. at the Farmville Community Library. This class is sponsored by Crossroads Prevention Services. To register, call Angela Cook at (434) 392-9461 ext. 274 or email acook@crossroadscsb.org. Space is limited.

OCTOBER 2

BEEKEEPERS MEETING, 7 p.m. at the Prince Edward County Extension Office in Farmville. The program will be an annual honey tasting. The competition is open to all who have extracted honey from their own bees this current season. Bring your honey in an unmarked squeeze bottle if possible. For more information, call Mary Jane Morgan at (434) 315-1433.

OCTOBER 5

COMMUNITY MEETING, 7 p.m. at the Bacon District Fire House. This meeting is hosted by Wylliesburg/Red Oak Supervisors Kay Morgan Pierantoni.

OCTOBER 6

OPPORTUNITY FUND SKEET AND TRAP CLASSIC, 8 a.m. registration at Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center in Appomattox. Participants will shoot one round each of skeet and trap, have breakfast and lunch, win prizes and take home awards for their shooting skills. All proceeds go to the nonprofit Southside Opportunity Fund’s scholarships for graduating high school seniors in Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) service area. For more information or to register as a participant or sponsor, contact Mark Thomas, community relations coordinator in SEC’s Altavista office, at (434) 645-3276 or mark.thomas@sec.coop or visit www.sof.coop.

OCTOBER 7

THE ROYALLIGHTS GOSPEL SINGERS ANNIVERSARY, 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Wylliesburg. The group will celebrated their 62nd anniversary. Various groups will render the music on the program. All are welcome.

HOMECOMING, 11:30 a.m. at Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Brookneal. Lunch will be served followed the service. The public is invited.

OCTOBER 8

ACTIVE PARENTING, 5-7 p.m. at the Farmville Community Library. This class is sponsored by Crossroads Prevention Services. To register, call Angela Cook at (434) 392-9461 ext. 274 or email acook@crossroadscsb.org. Space is limited.

OCTOBER 11

BLOOD DRIVE, 1-6 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church in Red Oak.

OCTOBER 13

HARVEST FESTIVAL, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Drakes Branch Farmer’s Market. Craft vendors still needed. For more information, contact Julie Hamlett at (434) 568-6451 or crewite@hotmail.com.

TALENT PROGRAM, 2 p.m. at Mount Calvary Church in Brookneal. The public is invited.

OCTOBER 14

PACK THE PEW, 11:15 a.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church. This event is sponsored by the Shiloh Youth Department. Dress is casual. Refreshments and games will be held after service. The church is located on Route 360 and state road 730.

MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY, 3 p.m. at Galilee Baptist Church. Wear white. Men wear white ties. The Rev. Sandra Jones will bring the word. A gift will be provided for the most in attendance.

OCTOBER 17

COMMUNITY MEETING, 6-8 p.m. at the Drakes Branch Municipal Building. Flooding and draining issues in the town’s downtown area will be discussed. For more information, contact Town Clerk Mary Sands at (434) 568-3091 or Todd Fortune at (434) 392-6104.

OCTOBER 21

146TH CHURCH ANNIVERSARY, 3 p.m. at St. Michael Baptist Church in Drakes Branch. The Rev. Percy Younger will bring the anniversary message. He will be accompanied by his choir. Everyone is invited. Dinner will be served.

OCTOBER 22

ACTIVE PARENTING, 5-7 p.m. at the Farmville Community Library. This class is sponsored by Crossroads Prevention Services. To register, call Angela Cook at (434) 392-9461 ext. 274 or email acook@crossroadscsb.org. Space is limited.

OCTOBER 29

ACTIVE PARENTING, 5-7 p.m. at the Farmville Community Library. This class is sponsored by Crossroads Prevention Services. To register, call Angela Cook at (434) 392-9461 ext. 274 or email acook@crossroadscsb.org. Space is limited.