FYI

• WHYNOT COMMUNITY — Bethany Baptist Church’s annual Memorial Day/Homecoming Service held the second Sunday in May has been changed to Sept. 24.

• JACKSON — Promise Keepers will return to the Mississippi Coliseum Aug. 4-5 for “Unleashed: Releasing the Raw Power of Your Heart.” The event will feature a music concert, six keynote speakers and live worship.

Promise Keepers is a Christ-centered organization dedicated to introducing men of all ages to Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord and then helping them to grow as Christians.

Tickets for the event are $89, or $59 for military men. To purchase, call (800) 888-7595. For more information, visit www.promisekeepers.org.



TODAY

• Southern Image Quartet will be in concert at 7 p.m. at Coker’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 3042 Jeff Davis School Road, across from Southeast Middle School. A love offering will be taken.

• The Liberty Quartet will be in concert at 7 p.m. at Goodwater Baptist Church on Meehan-Savoy Road.



SUNDAY

• LAUDERDALE — The Mount Carmel Baptist Church Choir will celebrate its annual choir day at 2:30 p.m. Area choirs, groups and churches are asked to participate.



MONDAY

• Vacation Bible School will be held at Pilgrim Progress Missionary Baptist Church through Friday, from 5 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. The church is located at 608 14th Ave. For information, call the church at (601) 483-1243.



WEDNESDAY

• COLLINSVILLE — Vacation Bible School will begin and continue through Saturday at Collinsville First Church of God. Sessions are 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. and will include food, crafts, outside play time and music. Open to all ages. For more information, call (601) 626-7964.



THURSDAY

• The three-day youth conference Contagious ‘06 will kick off with a basketball game at 7:30 p.m. in Robert Turnage Gymnasium, Meridian High School.

The conference will be held Friday and Saturday at Fifth Street Church and will feature a series of workshops. General session speakers will include Shamond Scales, Bo Jefares, Richard Bumpers, Carlos Stennis, Thomas Key and Scotty Cole.

A program of worship will feature The Cross-Eyed Bank, The Karah Dancers, Aisha S. Key, and William Myles and Young People of Praise (YPOP). Registration is $10.

For information, visit thomas@ylmemphis.com. Checks for registration may be sent to Fifth Street Ministries, P.O. Box 4777, Meridian, MS 39304.



COMING UP

• HOUSE — A Summer Song Fest will be held June 10 at 5 p.m. at First PentecostaL Church. Local talent will be showcased. A drawing for 50 free prizes will be held; hamburgers and beverages will be sold. Bring lawn chairs. For more information, call Barry G. Fulton at (701) 656-3303.

• HEIDELBERG — The Youth Angelic Choir of Greater Beaver Meadow Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate their annual Majestic Night of Praise on June 10, at 6:30 p.m. The theme is “He’s Everything to Me” (Psalms 23:1).

• PORTERVILLE — A St. John’s Day Celebration will be presented June 11 at 3 p.m. at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. The event is hosted by Twilight Lodge 395-A.

• CUBA, Ala. — A homecoming service will be held June 11 at 10 a.m. at Cuba Church of God (Holiness). Guest speaker will be the Rev. John Stallings. A covered-dish lunch will be served on the campgrounds following morning worship. For information, call (601) 632-1326.

• A homecoming service will be held June 11 a.m. at 10:30 a.m. at Snell Church of God. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Melvin Boles. At 1 p.m., music will be provided by the New River Boys, a bluegrass gospel group from Lucedale.

• LAUDERDALE — A Preach-A-Rama will be held June 18 at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Ministers and preachers from the surrounding area will participate.

• Devotion time, fellowship and scrapbooking will be held June 16, from 6 p.m.-11 p.m., in the Christian Activities Center (gym) at Poplar Springs Drive United Methodist Church. Bring your own soft drinks and a snack to share with others. To register or for further information, call Linda Crow at (601) 581-5759 or (601) 527-8258) or Casey Feist at (601) 485-8378.

• TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The ninth annual presentation of “Come Back to God, America” will be presented June 17, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., at the Bama Theatre. General admission is $10. Tickets may be purchased at Bynum Olds, (601) 932-5958, Feed My Sheep, (601) 932-7137 and the Gospel Supply House, (601) 556-5100.

• The Women’s Department of Center Hill Church of God in Christ will host its third annual Total Women’s Conference June 22-24. The conference will be held at the church, on Highway 15 South in Louisville. For information, call (601) 278-9005 or (601) 656-1874, or e-mail brendalove1@bellsouth.net.