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FYI

• The fourth annual Mayor’s Leadership Prayer Breakfast will be April 7, from 6:45 a.m.-8:15 a.m., in the Family Life Center of St. Patrick Catholic Church, 2614 Seventh St. Guest speakers will be former 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Charles Pickering of Laurel and Neddie Winters, executive director of Mission Mississippi. Tickets are $20 for open seating; sponsorships available. For more information, call (601) 693-1332 or visit the Web site missionmeridian@aol.com

• Community Lenten Services will be held Thursdays at noon at the following locations: March 30, Central United Methodist Church with St. Paul’s United Methodist Church hosting; and April 6, First Christian Church.

• St. Patrick and St. Joseph’s Catholic churches weekday Mass schedule during Lenten Season is as follows: St. Patrick at 12:05 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; St. Joseph’s at 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays.

• 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 the Web site www.promisekeepers.org.



TODAY

• COLUMBUS — Young Harmony will be in concert at 6:30 p.m. at Whitfield/Rent Auditorium on the Mississippi University for Women campus. Also appearing will be the Steadman Brothers Quartet and the McAdams Quartet. For more information, call (662) 323-3415.



SUNDAY

• LAUDERDALE — A program on the four horses of the Book of Revelations will be presented at 2:30 p.m. at Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Four speakers will discuss each of the horses — white, red, black and pale. The church is at 4126 York Road.

• LAUDERDALE — St. Paul Primitive Baptist Church will host an appreciation service for the church’s music ministry directors, Akeela Hudnall, musician, and Cotina McDonald, choir director, at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Chris Parker, pastor of Mendon Zion Primitive Baptist Church, Porterville. The church is at 10849 Old Highway 45 North.

• PUSHMATAHA, Ala. — Gilfield Missionary Baptist Church’s annual Men’s Day Celebration will be held at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Danny Wallace, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Beatrice and Limestone Baptist Church in Moundville.

• Men’s Day will be observed at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church at 3 p.m. “The Marks of Men of God” is the theme. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Ellis Wansley, pastor of Little Rock Missionary Baptist Church of Forest.

• Choir Day will be presented at 3 p.m. at 31st Avenue Baptist Church, 1801 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Drive. Choirs and other singing groups are encouraged to participate. “Caught Up” is the theme.

• The “Healing Conference 2006: Pool of Bethesda” service will begin and continue through March 31 at Global Harvest Worship Center, 1719 17th St. Service times are Sunday, 5 p.m.; Monday-Friday, 7 p.m. Participants are encouraged to bring a change of clothing to the service. For more information, call (601) 485-3289 or (601) 595-0191.

• WARD, Ala. — The Seven Seals Program will be held at 6 p.m. at Pine Grove African Methodist Church.



MONDAY

• Shiloh Baptist Church’s annual youth revival is March 27-31, with the Rev. Matthew Terrell, pastor of New Prospect Baptist Church, Savoy, as guest minister. Worship service will begin at 7:30 each evening. The church’s Family Life Center will be open at 6:30 for fun, food and Christian fellowship. The church is located on Causeyville Road.

• The Pinnacle Institute of Choral Music will present its two-day Spring Choral Music Conference at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2700 13th St. and New Hope Missionary, 2614 13th St. Registration is $25 per person or $20 per person for groups of 10 or more. For more information, call Jonas Crenshaw Jr. at (601) 482-4880



FRIDAY

• “One in the Spirit,” a two-day interdenominational women’s conference sponsored by First Baptist Church, will begin. Featured speaker will be Cheryl Prewitt Salem of Salem Family Ministries, author, vocalist and former Miss America.

Tickets are $15 and will be available through March 27 in the church office, or by mail at the following address: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1509, Meridian, MS 39302. Child care will be provided for infants through kindergarten and Kidz Bible Camp for grades first through sixth at no additional cost. For information, call (601) 484-4600. Office hours are Monday-Friday, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.



COMING UP

• Family and Friends Day will be observed at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m. on April 2. The Rev. J.T. McKenzie will be guest speaker. The church is located at 1509 Church Ave.

• DEKALB — Union Missionary Baptist Church will observe the church’s 131st anniversary April 2 at 3 p.m. The Rev. Leslie Jackson, pastor of Mount Cephus Primitive Baptist Church, will be guest speaker. For more information, call (601) 743-2009.

• Antioch Baptist Church will host a Lay Renewal Weekend April 7-9. For information, call Pastor James Young, (601) 986-8771.

• CARTHAGE — Pine Grove Church of God will present an outdoor presentation of “The Passion” on April 8-9 at 7 p.m. The church is at 93 Adams Road. Admission is free. for more information, call (601) 257-3365.

• NANAFALIA, Ala. — The congregation of Nanafalia Baptist Church will observe the church’s 175th anniversary during homecoming services on April 9, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Tyrone Parten will be guest speaker. Lunch will follow in the church’s fellowship hall.

• The Dove Award-winning sister duo The McRaes of Waynesboro will be in concert April 9 at 6 p.m. at at Cooper’s Chapel Church, Highway 511 (3 miles east of Quitman).