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Church Calendar
Week of Feb. 4, 2024
To add your regular church event or special service or event to the weekly church calendar, email huffman@ssnewstelegram.com or call 903-885-8663.
The News-Telegram encourages readers to verify any regular events listed as they remain on the calendar until SSNT is notified otherwise.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Monday
Christian Initiation Sessions are held Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 297 Texas St. All are invited to “come and increase your knowledge about God and the Catholic Church.” For more information, call Mary Besze at 903-588-5652.
Tuesday
A Grief Share support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, participants will learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability—and gain solid support each step of the way. It is facilitated by Nancy Bunch Rooks at First United Methodist Church, Sulphur Springs. For more information or to sign up, see www.ssfumc.org/groups or call 972-8852185. You are safe. Attendees are not judged. All are welcome.
Wednesday
Central Baptist Church midweek activities will resume from 6 to 7:15 p.m. for children, youth and adults. The church is located at 840 Connally St., at the corner of Connally and League Streets, across from Buford Park. For more information, visit https://www.atcentral.org/ or call 903-885-3660.
DINNER BELL — CHRISTUS Mother Frances became a community partner with the Dinner Bell Ministry in 2017. 'That entity assists with feeding the community five times yearly, which aligns with one of the goals of the Hopkins County unit of the hospital system — its commitment to improve food insecurity in its area of influence,' notes Dinner Bell Coordinator Judy Gilreath. The free grab and go meal will be distributed under the covered driveway on the northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The menu for Feb. 7 includes: baked spaghetti, green beans, garden salad, drop biscuits and peach cobbler crisp. Gilreath encourages community members to 'take care as flu and COVID are lurking in our midst! Wear masks where required! Wash your hands often! Get inoculated and boosted! Dinner Bell cares about your health.'
Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal will be offered at First Baptist Church-Sulphur Springs from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. Wednesdays. RSVP online.
Friday Cumby Food Pantry will be open 8 to 11 a.m. every Friday at 8285 Interstate 30 service road southwest in Cumby for families in Cumby, Hopkins County and surrounding areas who are in need. Those on Pan Program can now pick up one box per month on Friday. Donations are welcome. For information, call 903-994-2689, and for food emergencies, call 903-513-4612.
Mitchell Chapel C.O.G.I.C. will host lunch from 10:30 a.m. until it’s all gone for a $10 donation. Dine in or carryout available. Menus vary by the week. Deliveries can be made for orders of two or more lunches to the same location. The church is at 402 South Jackson St. in Sulphur Springs. For more information, call 903-885-0338.
Christian Recovery Group meets Fridays at 7 p.m. at New Beginnings Fellowship Baptist Church, 155 North Jackson St. in Sulphur Springs, for those with addictions, broken emotions or broken relationships. For information, call the church office at 903-885-0624 during regular business hours, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Monday-Friday.
Sunday
Bibleway Lighthouse Church holds Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. The church is located north of Sulphur springs. Take Mahoney Road, then turn left on County Road 3247, then left to County Road 4591. Call 903-440-1063 for more information. Interim pastor is Ken French; former pastor was the late Chalmer Dennis.
Central Baptist Church Bible study classes for all ages will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a worship service, KidZone and Focus Kidz at 10:30 a.m. The church is located at 840 Connally St., at the corner of Connally and League Streets, across from Buford Park.
St. Luke Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs: Sunday School, 9 a.m.; Morning Worship 10:15 a.m. Midweek Service Wednesday evenings at 6 p.m. The church is located at FM 2285 and CR 4762. Rev. Troy Young, pastor.
Worship with us at First United Methodist Church each Sunday morning at 9 a.m. (Ignite Contemporary Service in the Ignite Worship Center-Family Life Center) or 11 a.m. Traditional Service (in the Sanctuary)
St. Philip's Episcopal Church at 1206 College St. in Sulphur Springs invites you to “come and see what we are about.' Eucharist Mass, every Sunday at 11 a.m., midweek and Tuesday at 1 p.m., Wednesday at 5:45 p.m.; Bible Study, Tuesday 1:45-2:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 5 to 5:45 p.m. Compline every Wednesday at 5:45 p.m.; a 15-minute end of the day service. Healing service, every second Sunday at the month at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call (903) 885-5921 or email church@stphilipssulphursprings.com. or www.facebook.com/StPhilipsSulphurSprings.
Shooks Chapel Global Methodist Church offers Sunday school class at 1 p.m., followed by worship service at 2 p.m. All are invited each Sunday for fellowship, singing and message from Pastor Johnny Darrow. Shooks Chapel is located at 4010 Texas Highway 154 south, past Walmart, close to Temples Trailers. For more information, call 903307-9810 or email kjdarrow@hotmail.com.
First Sunday
The Rev. Dan Hoke, pastor, will preach at Old Saltillo United Methodist Church, every first Sunday at 11 a.m.; Bible study every Sunday at 10 a.m.; the Old Saltillo United Methodist Church is located at 664 County Road 3357 in Saltillo.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Greater Emmanuel Missonary Church's anniversary will be observed at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, with Bishop Kerry Roy of True Gospel Ministries of Sulphur Springs as the special guest. Greater Emmanuel MBC is located at 711 Fuller St. in Sulphur Springs. Pastor D.K. Young invites the community to this special service.
Sulphur Springs-First Baptist Church will host st a 'Night to Shine' from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, at The ROC. The free event is for people ages 14 and older (no age maximum) with special needs. Tim Tebow began Night to Shine 10 years ago to celebrate people with special needs with a prom-like event that shares the love of Jesus, event planners noted in a release. Churches across the world will host the A Night to Shine events Feb. 9. SSFBC welcomes guests with a red-carpet experience, limo rides, corsages and boutonnieres, a DJ and dancing, karaoke and food. Each guest will be crowned king or queen. Volunteers are needed. To sign up as a guest or to volunteer, go to https:// ssfbc.org/night-to-shine. Donations are welcome if anyone would like to sponsor a portion of the event.
Joy of Hope, Inc. will hold a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, at Central Baptist Church, 840 Connally St. The concert will feature The Erwins, a family gospel group from Edgewood, with The DeVore Family gospel group. Admission is $20 per person, with proceeds going to Joy of Hope Inc., a local 501(c)(3), as special guests.The concert is a fundraiser for Joy of Hope, Inc., a charity for the blind, the visually impaired, diabetic and others with skills needed to live independently. Donations are tax deductible. For information, call Johnny Wheat at 214-803-5552.
First Baptist Church-Sulphur Springs Men's Breakfast will begin at 8 a.m. Feb. 10 in the church Fellowship Hall. Men are invited to share faith, food and fellowship. Cost is $5. Also on Feb. 11, evneing service will begin at 4 p.m. so members can make it home in time for Big Game Sunday.