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COLLIERSTOWN

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am

The Rev. Malcolm Brownlee was the guest speaker during the morning worship service at the Collierstown Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Nov. 7. The sacrament of Communion was observed during the worship hour. Members of the congregation returned Christmas shoeboxes filled with gifts for children in support of Operation Christmas Child. The completed boxes of gifts will be sent to Samaritan’s Purse for Christmas distribution to children amount the world.

High Bridge

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am

High Bridge Presbyterian Church Sunday school classes continue to meet each Sunday morning at 10. Worship services continue each Sunday at 11 a.m. with the return for a few weeks of Covid restrictions. This Sunday, Nov. 14, High Bridge will receive the monthly food pantry offering and the deacons will meet after worship.

Furever Friends Plan First Christmas Event

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am

The Furever Friends Lodge, a Buena Vista-based cat and kitten rescue group, is planning its first Christmas Kitty Classic fundraiser and adoption event on Nov. 20.

Raphine Fire Company’s Thanksgiving Meal Saturday

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am

The Raphine Volunteer Fire Company will offer its annual Thanksgiving dinner this Saturday, Nov. 13, at the firehouse, starting at 5 p.m.

Miranda Wins VFIC Teaching Award

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am
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The Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges (VFIC) selected Deborah Miranda, Thomas H. Broadus Jr. Professor of English emeritus at Washington and Lee University, as the winner of the H. Hiter Harris III Award for Excellence in Under graduate Teaching 2021.

Chess Champs

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am
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Local students participated in the 2021 Harvest Swiss scholastic chess tournament in Roanoke on Oct 30. Teams from Waddell, Lylburn Downing, and Rockbridge County High School all won first place in their respective divisions.

MURAT

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am

The Rev. Bronwen Boswell, General Presbyter of the Shenandoah Presbytery, led the worship service at Oxford Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Nov. 7. After worship service she conducted a congregational meeting for the purpose of election of officers. Bobby Black, Carol Hines, Rusty Keith and Linda Leech were elected as elders, class of 2024.

On The Trail

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am
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First-year cadets, or rats, march on the Chessie Nature Trail on Saturday, Nov. 6. This 8-mile march is just one activity during their first semester at VMI that conditions them for longer hikes and other challenges during their cadetship, according to a VMI spokeswoman. (Ted Burrowes photo)

KERRS CREEK

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am

The children’s chimes choir (along with some “young at heart” helpers) played two songs of praise during Sunday’s worship service at New Monmouth Presbyterian Church. The kids started working on some Christmas music on Sunday after church and will continue on Sunday, Nov. 21. They are learning to read music and doing an amazing job thanks to Laura Hotinger! Any children from the community are invited to participate.

Celebrating The Harvest

Published on Wed, 11/10/2021 - 5:00am
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The Rev. Dr. Horace Douty, recently retired from Oxford Presbyterian church, performed the annual fall celebration called “First Fruits” last Friday, Nov. 5, on a hillside southwest of Lexington. First Fruits (sometimes called Autumn Harvest) is an ancient celebration, going back to the Middle Ages, when it was practiced by the early Christian church. In this blessing of the just-ended harvest, Douty held different foods aloft and offered them to the spirit of God as a tithe. His offering included such items as a sheaf of wheat, meat, fruits, corn, bread and pumpkins. (Bruce Macdonald photo)

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