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Thanksgiving
Dinners
11/23/08
On Sunday,
Nov. 23, the community is invited to Thanksgiving
dinner at New Life Baptist Church. Bring a favorite
holiday side dish or dessert and the church will
provide the turkey. The holiday celebration begins
at 6 p.m. and admission is free. New Life Baptist
church is located at 725 Commerce Center Drive,
Suites C, D and E in Sebastian. For additional
information, please call Pastor Bill Brothers at
(772) 473-3614.
11/27/08
First
Church of God is planning to feed up to 500 people a
Thanksgiving Day dinner consisting of turkey and all
the trimmings. The dinner will be without charge on
Thursday, Nov. 27, from noon to 2 p.m. The
fellowship and planned entertainment are also free.
Reservations are requested, but not required.
Sponsorships, donations and volunteer opportunities
are available. You do not need to be a member to
attend. First Church of God is located at 1105 58th
Ave. in Vero Beach. For additional information, call
Jon McDivitt or Ted Schmidt at 772-562-2256.
Christmas
Events
12/5/08
Central Assembly Of God Music Ministries and
Pastor Buddy Tipton would like to invite you
to a "Christmas Celebration.” This exciting
show takes place Friday Dec. 5th, Saturday
Dec. 6, and Sunday Dec. 7th, at
7 p.m.
each night. Tickets are $3 per person and
can be purchased at Central Assembly Of God,
6767 20th St.,
Vero
Beach.
For more information, please call (772) 562-4505.
The toy collection for the
Eleventh Gifford Youth Activity Center Christmas
Exchange is now in progress. Each year, the Activity
Center collects toys for children ages 6 to 18. For
many GYAC children, this toy is the only Christmas
gift they will receive. You can help by bringing new
toys for your tax-deductible donation to the center
before December 5th. The center is
located at 4875 43rd Ave. in Vero Beach.
Donations can be dropped off on weekdays between
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information please call Freddie Woolfork at
(772) 794-1005
ext. 34.
12/6/08
Join
members of St. Augustine of Canterbury’s Episcopal
Church as they attend the 25th anniversary
production of the First Baptist Church of Fort
Lauderdale’s Christmas pageant on Saturday, Dec. 6.
$35 covers admission and transportation. Advance
registration is required. The bus will leave from
the church at 10 a.m. for the 2 p.m. show. St.
Augustine’s is located at 475 43rd Ave., in Vero
Beach. For additional information, call (772)
770-3494.
“Love Came Down: a Christmas Pageant” will
be presented by Jars of Clay at the Pompano
Beach Amphitheatre on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Also performing will be Leeland, Sara
Groves and Sixpence None the Richer.
It’s a tour of
holiday songs and stories in celebration of
the Christmas season.
Tickets are
available
through
Ticketmaster and LiveNation.com, or call
(561) 966-3309.
The Pompano Beach Amphitheatre is located at
1801 N.E. Sixth St.,
Pompano Beach.
The
First
Church
of the Nazarene at
1280 27th Ave.,
Vero Beach,
invites everyone to Christmas Gala 2008,
featuring the dramatic musical “The Spirit
of Christmas” at 7 p.m. Dec. 6-7. Tickets are complimentary and
available at the church office, Hair
Doctors, Mrs. Mac’s Fillin’ Station, Vero
Beach Florist, and Wings of Joy. For more
information, call (772) 562-5904.
Kick off the Christmas season by watching or
participating in the Stuart Christmas Boat
Parade 6 p.m. Dec. 6. The parade will start
around Buoy 19 in Hooker Cove and proceed
through Hell Gate,
around
Sandsprit
Park
and into Manatee Pocket and past Rocky Point
to the Cross Roads. About 8 p.m., the parade will conclude with a
fireworks display.
For more
information, call
(772) 871-1018.
Leave your name and number and a member of
the Port St. Lucie Power Squadron will
contact you.
12/7/08
Lakewood Park United
Methodist Church, at 5405 Turnpike Feeder Road, Fort
Pierce, is holding its annual Christmas open house
and Jesus birthday party on Dec. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m.
in its Family Life Center. Celebrate Jesus' birthday
with music, performances, shopping and activities
for the kids. There will be cookies and cocoa. The
event is free.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, King’s
Baptist
Church
will welcome the Christmas season with a
Christmas
Talent Night. Families will share their
talents through Christmas readings and
singing of Christmas music. Admission is
free and everyone is welcome. For more
information, call
(772) 567-5850
or go to
kingsbaptist.org.
King’s Baptist is located at
3235 58th
Ave.,
Vero Beach.
12/12/08
Highpoint Community Church,
at 2250 S.E. Walton Road, Port St. Lucie, will
present "Imagine Christmas" Dec. 12-14. Performances
will be at 7 p.m. each evening, and 3 p.m. on Dec.
13 and 14. Imagine Christmas tells the story of
Christmas through dance, music, drama and creative
arts. Although seats are free, you will need a
ticket to get in. To reserve your tickets, call
(772) 335-8874 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday. Leave your name, telephone number, the date
and time of the show you want to see, and the number
of tickets needed. Visit our website at
www.highpoint.cc.
12/13/08
St. Augustine
of
Canterbury Episcopal Church will
hold is annual Women’s Christmas Tea at
2 p.m.
on Saturday, Dec. 13. Ladies of the
community are welcome to attend this elegant
holiday event. St. Augustine of Canterbury
is located at
475 43rd
Ave.,
Vero Beach.
Reservations are not necessary but call the
church office at (772) 770-3494 for details.
12/14/08
On
Sunday, Dec. 14, Fort Pierce
PAL
teams up with Best Buy Victory Polaris for
the St. Lucie County Toy Run and Spaghetti
Dinner to collect toys for local charities
and raise funds for Fort Pierce
PAL
programs. Bikes line up for the run at
9 a.m.
at Best Buy, 3525 S. U.S. 1,
Fort Pierce. Bring an
unwrapped toy or gift card. The motorcycle
run concludes at the
Fort
Pierce
PAL
Center
at 1401 N. Second
St.,
Fort Pierce. The
dinner begins at
noon. Dinner tickets are $5. For
more information, call (772)
466-0606
or go to
www.fortpiercepal.com.
Community
Happenings
11/20/08-11/22/08
St Helen’s 44th Annual
Harvest Festival will be held at Dodgertown in Vero
Beach and will once again offer free admission and
free parking. Pre-sale ride tickets are 75 cents
each if bought from a student prior to the festival,
or $1 each once the festival begins. About 20
terrific rides will descend upon Dodgertown,
providing great fun for everyone. This year's hours
will be Thursday, November 20th from
6-10:30 p.m., Friday, November 21st from
6-11 p.m., Saturday, November 22nd from noon
to 11 p.m., and Sunday, November 23rd from
noon to 6 p.m. For more information about this year’s
festival, please contact the St. Helen’s School
Office at 772-567-5457.
11/22/08
Bring the
family and enjoy Vero Christian Church's Connecting
Christ with
Community's first annual classic and custom car show
Saturday, Nov. 22nd, from
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Enjoy a free hot dog lunch.
Music will be provided. The kids
can enjoy a moon walk. Give blood at the Bloodmobile
and get a flu shot
from the VNA. To complete your visit, tour the
church building and get a
free gift. Vero Christian Church is located at 3250
Oslo Road, just west of the Winn Dixie Plaza. For
more information call 567-1368 or visit the church's
web site at
www.verochristian.com.
12/3/08
Real
Life
Church,
a new ministry in Port St. Lucie, will begin
intercessory prayer every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. starting on Dec. 3. For more information, call
(772) 337-2627.
Free food will be available to those in need
at
Resurrection
Life
Family
Worship
Center.
The food pantry will be open at
10 a.m. Dec. 3 and Dec. 31 and
food will be distributed while supplies
last.
Resurrection
Life
Family
Worship
Center
is located at 405
Ixoria Ave. in
Fort Pierce. For
additional information, please call (772)
465-0036.
12/06/08
The Ignite and Unite Conference
will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6th, and will be
conducted by Billy Burns, the Children’s Pastor at
Trinity Church International in Lake Worth, Fla. The
conference is designed to ignite your children’s
ministry team to flow with the Holy Spirit and to
unite them with a vision of raising up a Holy
Spirit-filled generation of children. It is a
three-hour conference, 9 a.m.-noon, and everyone
involved with children’s ministry will want to
attend. This event will be held at Riverside church,
which is located at 11205 Roseland Road, Sebastian.
Advance registration is requested and for more
information, please call 772-589-7825.
King's Baptist Church will host Finances and
Work, a Promise Keeper Men's event from
8:30-11 a.m., on Saturday, Dec. 6. The
satellite conference will feature national
financial expert Dave Ramsey and top
Christian teachers Andy Stanley and Dr.
Henry Cloud. Admission is free. For
additional information, call (772) 567-5850
or visit
kingsbaptist.org. King's
Baptist Church is located at 3235 58th Ave.,
Vero Beach.
12/07/08
The community is invited to
the musical production of "Oh, Jonah!" to be
performed by the young folks of St. Augustine of
Canterbury Episcopal Church. The musical will be
held during the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, Dec. 7.
For additional information, please call (772)
770-3494. St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal
Church is located at 475 43rd Ave. in Vero Beach.
Young people of the community are invited to
the Youth (ages 8-12) and Teen (ages 13-18)
Ministry at
Resurrection
Life
Family
Worship
Center.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m., there will be a rap session, ministry
and discussion of issues that concern youth.
There is no admission charge.
Resurrection
Life
Family
Worship
Center
is located at
405 Ixora
Ave., Fort Pierce.
For more information, call
(772)
465-0036.
12/12/08
A
speaking class
for anyone called to ministry, Minister’s
Manna, will be held at
Real
Life
Church
at 7 p.m.,
Dec. 12. Pastor Kurt Owen teaches the class
with practical information helpful for
anyone already in a speaking ministry or
just beginning. There is no admission
charge.
Real
Life
Church
is located at 1591
S.E. Port St. Luce Blvd.
For more information, call
(772)
337-2627.
Ongoing
Adults in their 20s and 30s are invited to
New Hope
Baptist
Church’s
home study groups: 20-Something and
30-Something. 20-Something meets every
Thursday at
6:30 p.m. and 30-Something meets
every Monday at
7 p.m.
Children are
welcome to participate in separate
supervised activities. Locations vary so
call (772)
461-0400
for an address and directions.
New Hope
Baptist
Church
is located at
5200
Oleander Ave., Fort
Pierce.
New Hope
Baptist
Church
welcomes families to their Wednesday night
programs. Children, kindergarten-fifth
grade, have fun learning about the Christian
faith in the Knights of the Kingdom program.
Youth in grades 6-12 are invited to
participate in the Solid Rock Youth Group, a
program filled with praise and worship,
Bible teaching and lots of fun. Both youth
groups start at
6:30 p.m. Adult Bible Study
begins at 7
p.m. every Wednesday.
New Hope
Baptist
Church
is located at 5200
Oleander Ave. in
Fort Pierce. For
additional information, please call (772)
461-0400
or visit
www.newhopestlucie.org.
Judy Sherako is raising money for the
Mission's Fund at
Riverside
Church
with face-painting. Judy is available to
paint faces for children's parties,
festivals, company picnics and other special
events. All proceeds go to the
Mission's Fund at
Riverside
Church,
located at 11205
Roseland Road,
Sebastian.
For details,
call Judy Sherako at
(772) 713-4077
or email her at pokej@aol.com.
Guardians for New Futures is
seeking individuals, local employees, and
organizations to help fulfill a child’s holiday
“wish.” You can sponsor one or more of the children
for the holiday season by simply providing a gift on
their “wish list.” This is a wonderful opportunity
to help neglected, abused and abandoned children
during the upcoming holiday season. Call
772-785-5804 to request a “Guardian Angel” form and
for more information.
The Source is excited to announce the opening of its
new store, Heaven Sent Thrift Shoppe. You will find
a large selection of clothing, furniture,
appliances, house wares, and children’s items. The
shop is located at the corner of Old Dixie Highway
and 12th Street in Vero Beach, and is open 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, as well as
4-9 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Funds earned will
be used to provide needed programs and services for
Vero’s homeless and near-homeless. For more
information please call 978-0601.
The Crossings Community Church
is kicking off its new Christian Rock'n Roll
Coffee House that takes place on the second Friday
night of every month from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Coffee and
snacks will be available on a donation basis. All of
the fun takes place at the Crossings new property at
8103 Indrio Road.
Care Net now has its first Martin County location,
Care Net of Salerno, and is located at 5569 S.E.
Federal Highway, Stuart. Its pregnancy crisis helpline, 772-283-2991, is available nearly 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. The Salerno office is
currently open on Mondays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesdays
from 7-9 p.m., and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.. Community
support, volunteers and funding is needed to expand
these hours. For more information please call
772-283-2911.
All through the year, Care Net
Pregnancy Center helps men and women faced with
unplanned pregnancies by providing pregnancy tests,
ultrasounds, STD testing, fetal development
information, and abortion methods with an
explanation of the risks. These services are all
available free of charge. Care Net has trained peer
counselors and a 24-hour helpline. You can assist
this organization by donating baby furniture,
diapers, formula, maternity clothes, or by making a
tax deductible donation. For more info please call
772-871-2211, or stop by the office located at 8432
S. Federal Highway in Port St Lucie.
If you are a mom with a child from ages 0-5 years
old, Mothers of Preschoolers invites you to come and
join them for their bi-monthly meetings. They meet
the first and third Thursday of every month at
Westside Baptist Church. Come enjoy crafts,
fellowship, guest speakers and God’s word. For more
information, please call 772-461-3027. West Side
Baptist Church is located at 3361 S. Jenkins Road in
Fort Pierce.
Habitat for Humanity of
Vero Beach is in need of “Food Angels” on every
Saturday beginning through the end of
April. The volunteer construction workers need
snacks (small sandwiches, chips, cookies, fruit) for
their mid-morning break. If you’re interested in
helping provide goodies for about 25 people,
please call the Habitat office and ask for JoAnna
Moyes at 562-9860 ext. 230. This would be a commitment
for only one Saturday a month. The food is to be
delivered to our lots off of Oslo Road or Grace Meadoes in Fellsmere by 9:45 a.m. on Saturdays.
Every Thursday from
10 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Food Pantry is open at Grace
Emmanuel Church, located at 1470 Huffman Road in
Port St Lucie. It is free for those in need, but
please bring a picture ID and proof of income.
For more information, please call the church office
at 337-2644.
The Vineyard is now an authorized Angel Food
distribution site for Port St Luce. It’s $30 for the
base package of food, and $16-20 for monthly
specials. Orders are accepted at the church at
12:45 p.m. the first two Sundays every month. The
Vineyard church is located at 1550 S.W. Heatherwood
and California Boulevards in St Lucie West. For more
information please call 772-801-8502, or go to
www.vccpsl.com.
Christian karate classes are available starting
at age 6 at Victory Word Church. Classes are instructed by Jim Zermeno, who has 40 years
experience in the martial arts. The class meets
every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 6:30-8 p.m.
Uniforms are just $15 and instruction is $25 per
month, with family discounts available. Victory Word
Church is located at 4000 S. U.S. 1 in Fort Pierce.
For more information please call 595-0334.
The First
Presbyterian Church of Port St Lucie continues to
collect old cell phones and empty ink cartridges.
They can be dropped off at the church any week day
between 9:30 a.m. and noon. Funds raised from this
collection will go to the building fund. First
Presbyterian Church of Port St Lucie is located at
2240 S.E. Walton Road in Port St Lucie. For
information please call 772-335-8900.
Celebrate Recovery
is a night of celebration and starts with a bar-b-q
at 6 pm, every Saturday, at Sunrise Tabernacle
Church in Fort Pierce. The program is based on eight
principles from the beatitudes of the Word of God
and is open to everyone. Child care is also
provided. For more information please contact Angie
at 772-940-5612.
Surfside
Community Church is collecting new and slightly used
blankets to give to the homeless living on the
streets of Fort Pierce and Port
St. Lucie. Blankets may be brought to the church in
Fort Pierce. Call Pastor Mark
Young at 772- 468-9488 for more information.
For information
about opportunities by the United States Marine
Corps, including scholarships for college, job
training and travel, contact your local Marine Corps
Representative, Sergeant Manning at 772-461-3565.
Free
parenting classes are available for moms, dads and
parents-to-be every Tuesday evening from 7-8:30 p.m.
Grace Emmanuel Church of
God's food pantry is open every Thursday from 10 to
11 a.m. It is free, with proof of income, for those
in need. For additional information, call the church
office at 772-334-2644. Grace Emmanuel Church is
located in Port St. Lucie.
At Care
Net Pregnancy Services, you can earn "Baby Bucks"
that can be redeemed for baby clothes and
furnishings by attending. Class information
varies weekly. For this week's class topic or
information about classes or baby bucks, please call 772-871-2211.
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