Gardendale



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.



Ladies Night Out

Jan.27 The Women’s Ministry of GFBC is Hosting a Ladies Night Out. The fun will begin at 6:30p.m. Tickets are $5 Guest Speaker is Sherri Burgess. Call: Sheila at 488-8729 for more details.



Birthday Party

Jan. 17 The Gardendale Historical Society, Inc. invites you to attend our third Birthday Party to be held at the Martha Moore Gardendale Library on Sat. Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. thru 12 p.m. Mark your calendar and join us for this event and get acquainted with the Historical Society. Contact Kermit Dooley at 631-5662 for additional information.



Sermon Series

Gardendale Mt. Vernon UMC Series Theme: “Fireproof Your Relationships”

Jan. 11, “He Said-She Said”, Ephesians 5:21-33

Jan. 18, “Love Begins With God”, 1 John 4:7-19

Jan. 25, “Love for a Lifetime”, Matthew 19:3-6

Feb. 6, “Breaking Free”,

1 Corinthians 10:11-13

Feb. 8, “Forgiveness”, Matthew 18:21-35

Feb. 15, “A Better Way of Loving”, Luke 5:1-26



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. beginning Jan. 20 through Feb. 24 in the exhibition hall at the Gardendale Civic Center.

Lessons in Rumba will start Jan. 20 for three consecutive weeks. Lessons in Swing will start Feb. 10 for three consecutive weeks. Cost is $5 per lesson, per person.





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.



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.



Kimberly



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.



Morris



Auditions

Jan. 9, 12 Morris Arts Council auditions for “The Notebook” will be at the Morris Senior Center on Jan. 9 at 5 p.m., and Jan. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 is also call-back day. For more information, call Colby King at 370-0630.



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.



Other Communities



UAB Center for Aging Alzheimer Family Support Group

Jan.8 UAB Center for Aging Alzheimer Family Support Group Meeting held at Covenant Place in Gardendale from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. For additional information contact Betty Roberts at 934-2178.



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