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DEC. 25 

Food giveaway 

The Johnson Family Food Giveaway will be held Christmas Day from noon-2 p.m. at Chili’s, North Main Street. Call or text 931-735-0301 or 662-380-6522 for delivery or questions. 

JAN. 2 

Bag Day 

Good Samaritan, 201 E. Highland Ave., will hold a bag day on Monday, Jan. 2 from noon-2 p.m. 

JAN. 8 

Laity Club 

Bedford County Laity Club will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8, at Cannon United Methodist Church for a potluck meal. 

JAN. 19 

Head Start meeting 

South Central Human Resource Agency Head Start/Early Head Start Policy Council meeting will meet at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at the South Central Human Resource Agency Central Office in Fayetteville. 

ONGOING 

Meals on Wheels 

Shelbyville Senior Citizens Center is in need of Meals on Wheels volunteers to deliver meals to the homebound of Shelbyville. For more information, call 684-0019 and ask for Amy Wilson. 

Soup kitchen 

Shelbyville Community Soup Kitchen serves meals from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 336 S. Cannon Blvd. (corner of South Cannon and Pickle Street). Donations may be made to Shelbyville Community Soup Kitchen, P.O. Box 2259, Shelbyville, TN 37162, and are tax deductible under its 501c3 non-profit designation. 

Boxed non-perishables are available. Takeouts are no longer distributed. 

Head Start 

Bedford County Head Start Centers are currently taking applications. For more information or to complete an application contact any Head Start Center. Phone numbers are: Wartrace 931-389-6406, Harris Head Start 931-773-0033, North Side Head Start Center 931-773-0141, and Bedford Early Head Start 931-685-0876. Head Start is a free child development program for children 6 weeks to 3 years and their families. Early Head Start enrolls pregnant women for monthly prenatal educational visits. 

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Baptist 

Calvary Baptist Church’s message Christmas Day at 10 a.m. from Bro. Tyler Shoemaker wil be “Our Savior Is Born” from Luke 2:1-20. The service will be livestreamed. 

“The Miracle Of The Manger” from Isaiah 7:14 will be Bro. Bobby McGee’s Christmas Day sermon at 10 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church. 

Christian (Disciples of Christ) 

First Christian Church will hold a Christmas Eve service at 4 p.m. with candles, carols and communion. The message will be “When You Follow a Star & Find a Stable.” The Christmas morning service at 10 a.m. will continue the series on angels, with a message from Luke 2:8-14, “The Angel’s Message to the Shepherds.” 

Church of Christ 

Fairlane Church of Christ’s sermon at the special time of 10 a.m. will be “A Son is Given” from Isaiah 9:6. The service will be livestreamed. 

“Jesus, Made Like Us?” from Hebrews 2:17 will be Sunday’s 10 a.m. message at Southside Church of Christ. No evening service will be held Sunday. A study of James will continue Wednesday. Sunday morning and Wednesday evening services are livestreamed at cofcsouthside.com. 

Methodist 

A candlelight and open communion Service will be held at First United Methodist Church on Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. including lots of community singing. The service will be livestreamed on Facebook. The 10 a.m. Christmas Day service will include Pastor Abe Zimmerman’s message “Jesus Came to Live Among Us” and much singing. The 10 a.m. service will be livestreamed on Facebook and broadcast on WLIJ (98.7 FM/1580 AM/wlijradio.com). 

Presbyterian 

Rev. Jim Moran’s Christmas Day sermon at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church will focus on Isaiah 52:7-10,”All shall see the salvation of God.” All services are livestreamed on Facebook.