Gardendale



Christmas Series

Advent Christmas Series at Gardendale-Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church features “Songs of Christmas.” Dec. 14: “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” Dec. 21: “Mary, Did You Know?” Dec. 24: “Joy to the World.” For information, call 31-7631 or visit www.gmvumc.org



Open House

Dec. 13 Sunbridge Care and Rehab in Gardendale, formerly Gardendale Nursing Home, will host a Christmas open house Dec. 13 and 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be refreshments and arts and crafts. Open to the public. Free of charge. Call 631-8709 to learn more.



Holiday lunch

Dec. 14 Friendship Community Church is hosting a Thanksgiving-Christmas lunch Sunday at 12:15 p.m. Everyone invited. No charge. The church, formerly Friendship United Methodist Church, is at 7027 Church Rd.



Financial Seminar

Jan. 13 Central Baptist Church on Newfound Road in Gardendale is offering Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a 13-week course beginning Jan. 13 each Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call Ronald at 919-0722 for more details.



Winter Wonderland Dance

The sixth annual 2008 Winter Wonderland Dance with Edd Jones Band is scheduled for Feb. 28. In preparation for the dance Jackie Tally and Andy Anderson will be teaching lessons each Tuesday night from 7 to 8 p.m. fromJan. 20 to Feb. 24 at the Gardendale Civic Center. Lessons in rumba will start Jan. 20 for three consecutive weeks. Lessons in wwing will start Feb. 10 for three consecutive weeks. Cost is $5 per lesson, per person.



Toy collection

Superior Bank at 2250 Mt. Olive Road is collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots until Christmas. Call 631-2933 for more information.



TOPS Meetings

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Mondays at 6 p.m. in the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church, Room 2208. Robert Pliner is the leader. For more information call 608-0606.



Mount Olive



Free Child Care

There will be free child care in the Mt. Olive area for 3 and 4 year olds. The head start program is now enrolling for the summer. Regular full day childcare is offered. Call 608-1661.



Christmas Visions

Donations for the Gardendale High School Student Council Christmas Visions charity will be accepted by mail to 800 Main St. Gardendale, AL 35071. Donations will provide Christmas for hundreds of children in Jefferson County. Donations need to be received by Dec. 8



Fultondale



Mother’s Day Out

Walker’s Chapel Baptist Church has Mother’s Day Out every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information please call Sylvia Norton at 841-8426.



Christmas Celebration

Dec. 14 Farley Mission Church on Sloss Lane will be hosting “Joy for the World.” There will be a service followed by a fellowship gathering at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information call 849-8468 or 647-9595.



Kimberly



Christmas Parade

Dec. 13 The town of Kimberly will host its fourth annual Christmas parade on Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. There is no entry fee. For an application, call Mona at Kimberly Town Hall, 647-5551. A tree-lighting ceremony will follow at Kimberly Memorial Park.



Smoke Detectors

The Kimberly Fire Department is accepting names and telephone numbers for Kimberly residents to receive a free smoke detector. Residents who are elderly, have young children or are disabled qualify to receive the detectors, which will be installed by firefighters. Call Kimberly Town Hall at 647-5551.



Dance

There will be a senior citizens dance every Friday night at the Kimberly Community Building one block off Highway 31 from 6 to 9 p.m. Cost is $3 each. No alcohol, foul language or children allowed on the dance floor. For more information call 942-1898.



Morris



Mother’s Day Out

Enon Baptist Church’s Mother Day Out program will offer childcare for 6 weeks to 4-years-old on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. We follow the Jefferson County School system calendar, so we are out during all of their breaks. For more information call 647-9614.



Trafford



Christmas parade

Dec. 13 The Town of Trafford will have its Christmas parade Sunday at 1 p.m. There is no fee to enter. Line-up will be at noon at Sanders Park. Call Pam Samuels at 647-0778.



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