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Blue Star Football and Cheerleading Registration For over 44 years, Blue Star Football and Cheerleading has been in the Hanover community. Have your son or daughter come experience the tradition and make memories that last a lifetime. Our online registration system is now open for
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Mechanicsville Branch Library: Toddler Storytime will begin at 10 a.m. for 2-year-olds with an adult. Preschool Storytime will begin at 10:45 a.m. for ages 3-5 years old. Family Storytime will begin at 11:15 a.m. for all ages. Call 804-559-0654 or visit the library at 9161 Atlee Road for information. Goodwill will hold a “How Do I Look” fun workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Goodwill Employment Center, 7147 Brandy Run Drive in Mechanicsville. For information call 417-6721. Bring your chess set and enjoy a game starting at 6 p.m. at the Mechanicsville Branch Library in the meeting room. No membership dues, open to all ages and skill levels. Players under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult. For information visit www.mechcns. com/chess or send questions to chess@mechcns.com. All Souls Episcopal Church’s Maundy Thursday service will begin at 5:30 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 8154 Atlee Road. Church representatives describe the service as hauntingly lovely, beginning with the foot washing and ending with the stripping of the altar. For more information call 955-5397 or visit www.allsoulsva.org The Rev. Amelie Allen Wilmer, Vicar. Nursery care is provided. St. Paul Lutheran Church’s Maunday Thursday Worship Service will be held at 7 p.m. at 8100 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. Rev. Rodney Bitely is Pastor. For more information call 427-7500 or visit www.saintpaul-lcms-com. MechanicsvillePresbyterian Church will have a special service with communion on Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The church is located at the corner of Atlee and Signal Hill Roads. For information call 746-5496.
The Mechanicsville TEA Party meets at 7 p.m. at 8375 New Ashcake Road in Mechanicsville, (Ashcake Volunteer Rescue Squad). Special guest speaker: Michael P. Farris, Esq. will discuss the Article V Convention of States. For more information visit www.mechanicsvilleteaparty.com or call 513-5766.
Friday, April 18 Reservations are due for FANFest 2014 Golf Tourney & Bash, which will be held on April 24 and 25 at Hanover Country Club in Ashland. Lunch will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tee-off will begin at 1 p.m. The Bash will be held on April 25 from 7 to 11 p.m. The local celebrity guest emcee will be Bill Bevins. Live music will be provided by Double Clutch. Dinner will provided by Buz and Ned’s Real BBQ. For more information, to RSVP or to make a donation, visit the website, www.andrewsfanfest2014. com on the Golf Tourney contact Ryan Hudson at ryanhudson@comcast.net and for the Bash contact Caryn Martin at 5-martins@comcast.net. Spring Break at the Library: Re-Leaf will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hanover Branch Library. For all ages. Learn about trees and their importance in a healthy environment. Space is limited– reservations are required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Contact the Hanover County Extension Office, lynnj67@vt.edu, or 804-752-4310 to reserve your 30 min. slot. Presented by the Hanover Master Gardeners. Call 804-365-6210 or visit the library at 7527 Library Drive for information. Family Storytime, all ages, will be held at 10:45 a.m. at the Hanover Branch Library. Call 804-365-6210 or visit the library at 7527 Library Drive for more information. All Souls Episcopal Church Good Friday service will begin at 5:30 p.m. at
Messiah Lutheran Church, 8154 Atlee Road. For more information call 955-5397 or visit www. allsoulsva.org The Rev. Amelie Allen Wilmer, Vicar. Nursery care is provided. Jerusalem Baptist Church presents “Were You There” at 7 p.m. at Jerusalem Baptist Church located at 16210 Short Cut Road in Doswell. The event will recount the events that led to the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. All donations at this event will be put in a fund for the medical expenses of Chad Shelton who has kidney disease and his wife Tamika Shelton who is donating her kidney so that her husband can receive a kidney transplant. For more information call 804876-3460. St. Paul Lutheran Church Good Friday Worship Service will be held at 7 p.m. at 8100 Shady Grove Road in Mechanicsville. Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor. For more information call 427-7500 or visit www.saintpaul-lcms-com. MechanicsvillePresbyterian Church will be open on Good Friday from 12:30 to 7 p.m. for guided prayer and meditation on the sacrifice and death of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The church is located at the corner of Atlee and Signal Hill Roads. For information, call 746-5496.
a.m. at, 6289 McClellan Road in Mechanicsville. Come and join in a service of celebration as they praise God for Jesus’s death and resurrection resulting in our gift of eternal life. Sunday School begins at 9 a.m. For more information call the church office at 781-0330. Celebrate Christ’s Victory with St. Paul Lutheran Church for Indoor Sunrise Easter Worship at 7:30 a.m. at 8100 Shady Grove Rd. in Mechanicsville. Breakfast will be at 8:30 a.m. and Easter Celebration Worship will be at 10:30 a.m., with Rev. Rodney Bitely, Pastor. For more information call 427-7500 or visit www. saintpaul-lcms-com. MechanicsvillePresbyterian Church invites you to celebrate Easter with a Contemporary Worship at 9 a.m. and Traditional Worship at 11 a.m.; Breakfast at 10 a.m. will be followed by an Easter Egg Hunt for the children. The church is located at the corner of Atlee and Signal Hill Roads. For information, call 746-5496. All Souls Episcopal Church’s Easter Day service will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 8154 Atlee. The Rev. Amelie A. Wilmer. For more information call 955-5397 or visit our website at www. allsoulsva.org. Nursery Care is provided.
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All Souls Episcopal Church Great Easter Vigil service will begin at 7:30 p.m at Messiah Lutheran Church, 8154 Atlee Road. For more information call 955-5397 or visit www. allsoulsva.org The Rev. Amelie Allen Wilmer, Vicar. Nursery care is provided.
The 2014 Relay For Life will hold its next planning committee meeting and team captain meeting at Independence Christian Church, 14023 Independence Rd, Ashland. The planning committee will meet at 6 p.m. and the team captains will meet at 7 p.m. Stop by and find out how you can be a part of Relay for Life 2014. Additional information about how to form a team or become involved in the Relay For Life planning committee is available by emailing Arlene Hayes at arehaze@aol.com, calling Amy Swartz at 527-3777, or by visit-
Sunday, April 20 Black Creek Baptist Church is having two Easter Sunday worship services. The sunrise service will be held at Sweets Pond (adjacent to the church) at 6:30 a.m. The second service will be held in the church sanctuary at 10:15
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