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Church Calendar
Week of Math 24
To add your regular church event or special service 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. 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 972-885-2185. You are safe. Attendees are not judged. All are welcome.
Wednesday
Clayton Homes is Dinner Bell's community partner of the week, and has continued to be the Easter meal partner since 2018, even donating the hams that are the centerpiece of the meal. C layton Homes Building Facility opened in Sulphur Springs in 1997. 'Thank you Clayton Homes for supporting the Dinner Bell and other service projects in this community,' said Dinner Bell Coordinator Judy Gilreath. The grab and go Easter meal will be distributed Wednesday, March 27 under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus starting around 10:30 a.m. The menu includes baked ham, pineapple casserole, buttered parsley new potatoes, broccoli salad, yeast rolls and carrot cake.
Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal will be offered at First Baptist Church-Sulphur Springs from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. Wednesdays. RSVP online at www.ssfbc.org.
Central Baptist Church midweek activities are slated 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.
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 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 onto County Road 4591. Call 903-440-1063 for more information. Interim pastor is Ken French.
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. 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 at First United Methodist Church, at 301 Church Street in Sulphur Springs, 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 holds 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/StPhilipsSulphur-Springs.
TIME CHANGE: Shooks Chapel Global Methodist Church offers Sunday school class at 10 a.m., followed by a worship service at 1 a.m. Everyone is 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 information, call 903-307-9810 or email kjdarrow@ hotmail.com.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Come to the Table at Sulphur Springs First Baptist Church at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, for fellowship, worship, prayer, and the Lord's Supper. Cost is $5 per person. Sign up online at ssfbc.org.
On Good Friday, March 29, the doors to the Sanctuary at First United Methodist Church, one block north of downtownat 301 Church Street, will be open for quiet meditation and individual prayer from 8 am to 3 pm. All are welcome. Stephen Ministers will be there to greet those coming to pray. Good Friday is the commemoration of the day Jesus Christ died on the cross at Calvary. For more information, call 903-885-2185 or visit www. ssfumc.org.
First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs' Easter Sunday services begin at 8:30 and 11 a.m. in the Worship Center and a contemporary service will be held at 11 a.m. at The ROC. Childcare is provided.
Church of the Nazarene, located at 1300 South League St., will hold a plant sale beginning Thursday, April 4 through Saturday, April 6, from 8 a.m. until dark..
First Baptist Church Sulphur Springs' Eclipse Worship On The Square begins at 6 p.m. April 7. All are encouraged to bring a lawn chair and come worship with the church family the weekend of the solar eclipse.