Special Services

SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 117 W. Main St., will offer the following special services, devotionals and prayer opportunities today through Friday during the Roman Catholic Church's official period of mourning for the late Pope John Paul II (regularly-scheduled Masses will be held Saturday and Sunday): The church will be open until midnight each day. Daily devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the rosary will be said at noon daily. Prayers of the Liturgy of the Hours - which are a collection of ancient prayers of the church - will be said at 8:30 a.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. each day. In addition, the Bishop Ronald Gainer of the Catholic Diocese of Lexington will celebrate a special Mass for the pope at 5:30 p.m. today at Christ the King Cathedral in Lexington.

Speakers  Hope Full Gospel Church - 11 a.m. Sunday, the guest minister will be John Snow.  At 3:30 p.m., the Rev. Charles Daugherty and congregation of Rejoice Temple will be guests at the church.   Music  McKinney Christian Church - 6-8 p.m. Feb. 26, The Turners will be in concert. The church is on Ky. 198 in McKinney. For more information, call (606) 669-5638.  Harris Creek Baptist Church - 6 p.m. Sunday, Living Prayer of Russell Springs will sing.

SPECIAL SERVICES Mount Freeman Baptist Church - 6 p.m. Sunday, Fellowship Baptist Church in Berea will lead the service. Church is on White Oak Road. MUSIC Indian Creek Baptist Church, Middleburg - 7 p.m. Saturday, special singing by the Happy Travelers. Danville Church of God - 6 p.m. Feb. 6, a gospel singing. Ricky Johnson, The Thompsons and Given Hope will perform. The church is on Fourth Street.

Speakers Victory Christian Church - 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Wayne Smith, retired minister of Southland Christian Church in Lexington, will speak. The church is at 660 Stanford Road, Lancaster. Hope Independent Church - 11:30 a.m. Sunday, the Rev. Percy Ridgeway of Lebanon will speak. At 4 p.m., the Spiritual Gate Keepers will be in concert. Revival Empowerment Worship Center - 7:30 p.m. today at 1230 Eastland Drive in Lexington's Eastland Shopping Center, with the Rev. Anita Harris of Cincinnati.

Dear Editor, I want to commend staff writer Mr. Herb Brock for the excellent article in The Advocate related to the Unity in the Community revival planned for this week. I want to commend the pastors and churches responsible for planning this event. I hope that all of our pastors and churches give support to this challenging effort. Along with Mr. Brock, I hope this will lead to an annual or biannual event of this nature and will result in "programs beyond praying and singing together.

Aug. 1, 1983 The Live Longer and Like It Band (LLL) from Central Baptist Church presented the program at the July meeting of the Winchester Chapter 632 of the American Association of Retired Persons. The band gave a program of standard American popular songs and accompanied the singing with humorous skits. Mrs. Isaac Hill, Napavine, Wash., was guest of honor recently at a surprise birthday party at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. William Means, and Mr. Means, Colby Road.

TODAY - Celebrate Recovery, a support group for any kind of hurt, habit, hang-up or addiction, will meet at Calvary Christian Church, at 7 p.m. Please use entrance E. Meetings are every Tuesday, no exceptions. - AARP free tax service, 12-3 p.m., Central Baptist Church annex. - Compassionate Friends support group, 7 p.m., Hospice East, 407 Shoppers Drive. Self-help group for bereaved parents. All adult family members are welcome. - Hannah McClure Elementary School site-based decision making council meeting, 4 p.m., school library.

TODAY - Clark Regional Medical Center Easter candy sale until 4 p.m. - Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) open house, 19 West Broadway, 4-6:30 p.m. For more information, call 744-5494 or 744-7335. - Boonesboro Lions Club potluck dinner at the clubhouse on Ford Hampton Road, 6 p.m., followed by general meeting at 7 p.m. Voting will be held for 2009-2010 officers. FRIDAY, APRIL 10 - Blood drive, 9-11:30 a.m., Community Alternatives, 625 Tech Drive.

Special services Salvisa Christian Church - 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the church will celebrate Maundy Thursday with a Tenebrae (candlelight) worship service including the Lord's Supper The church is at 155 Sugar St. For more information, call the Rev. Vicki Ray, (502) 229-0515. Salvisa Community Easter Sunrise service - 7 a.m. March 31 at Salvisa United Methodist Church, 305 Main St. The Rev. James Byrd of New Providence Presbyterian Church will bring the message. For more information, call the Rev. Gary Roberts, (859)

Vacation Bible School Lancaster Church of the Nazarene - 6-8:30 p.m. July 9-13. For registration and transportation information, call (859) 792-3254.   Day of Prayer St. Catharine Motherhouse - The monthly Contemplative Prayer Day will be 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  July 14. The day includes multiple sessions of centering-contemplative prayer with meditative walks, silence, personal prayer and a presentation titled “Sacred Dialogue: Prayer Conversations With God Through The Language of Nature,” presented by Dr. Don Giles, professor of philosophy and religion at St. Catharine College.

Dear editor, I would like to thank a company that I feel needs a lot of thanks. That company is AT&T. Last week my wife needed a heart pacemaker. The doctors informed me that before she was allowed to come home from the hospital, a transmitter had to be installed in our home. The servicemen from AT&T came in at the last moment and got everything ready. They went beyond their nornal, everyday installations just to make sure that my needs for my my wife were met. I feel that good businesses like that need to be recognized.

Speakers  Hope Full Gospel Church - 11 a.m. Sunday, the guest minister will be John Snow.  At 3:30 p.m., the Rev. Charles Daugherty and congregation of Rejoice Temple will be guests at the church.   Music  McKinney Christian Church - 6-8 p.m. Feb. 26, The Turners will be in concert. The church is on Ky. 198 in McKinney. For more information, call (606) 669-5638.  Harris Creek Baptist Church - 6 p.m. Sunday, Living Prayer of Russell Springs will sing.

Vacation Bible School Moreland First Baptist Church - 6:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday at 501 Community Center Drive, Hustonville. For more information, call  (606) 346-5196. Special services St. Peter AME Church - Sunday, the church will celebrate its 172 year anniversary. The 11 a.m. speaker will be the Rev. Frederick E. Hale. The host pastor is Ralph B. Smith. Rejoice Temple of Praise - 3 p.m. Saturday, the church will host Family of God Fellowship Day with several singers and guest church congregations.

Teenfire baptismal service at the park Teenfire, the youth ministry of First United Methodist Church will have a Baptismal Service at the College Park Pool on April 3 at 5 p.m. Many young people who are a part of the church’s Tuesday Night Outreach at College Park will be baptized. All are invited to celebrate with these young people. For more information, contact Derek Hickman at 744-5410. Guest speaker at Corinth Baptist revival Corinth Baptist Church, 1405 Trapp-Goff Corner Road, will host a revival April 10-13 at 6:30 p.m. nightly.