Birthday greetings to the following individuals from March 4th ~ 10th: 4th ~ Barbara W. Gant, Shirley Lewis, George Thompson, and Vanessa Nelms Barley; 5th ~ Retired General Dennis Via; 6th ~ Tamika Croxton Fontaine and Louise Clayton; 7th ~ Mary Jones Robinson, Doris Matthews, Tajuana Clayton, Travis Epps, Lisa Brown Fauntleroy, and Keith Wise; 8th ~ Chasity Howard, Yvonne Wright, Gloria W. Wood and Devinity Ashton; 9th ~ Keeshawn Crawford, Avis Tate, Mary Naomi Gill, Donnell Tyree Anderson, Virginia Henderson Fitch and William Curry; and 10th ~ Gloria Gray, Michael Timothy Drummond, Jr., Mary L. Lewis, and Kameron Jones.

Bible Study and church service (Sunday) ~ Wednesday’s @ 6 p.m. on Zoom. Meeting ID: 852 2369 8625; Passcode: 2021; Dial by your location: +1 646 876 9923. Join us on Wednesday mornings at 6 a.m. for our weekly Second Baptist Church’s WOW devotional and prayer. New Dial-in number is: (848) 7771500, meeting ID: 283020. WOW monthly meetings are 3rd Saturday of each month at 9 a.m.

DEACON ORDINATION CEREMONY ~ Pastor Lams and the Mulberry Baptist Church family invite you to the Deacon Ordination Ceremony for Deacon-elect Kathy Thompson-Hudgins on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 3 p.m. Reverend Dr. Ulysses Turner, Jr., Pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Mechanicsville, VA, will bring forth the message, and music will be provided by Minister of Music, Brother Lloyd Dunaway, Richmond, VA. The Acts of Ordination will be administered by The Northern Neck Deacons’ Union, and everyone is invited to attend this momentous occasion.

Mu Xi Nu Chapter Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will present its 1st Annual Reverend Brother Milton W. Robinson TALENT HUNT 2026 on Sunday, March 8, 2026 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Essex High School, Tappahannock, VA. The Talent Showcase, contestants will compete in the following categories: Vocal Performance, Dramatic Interpretation, Musical Performance, and Dance. For more information email Response@nnomegaspihi. org. Top prize $500.00.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Farnham, VA, will host their annual Heritage Day on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 11 a.m. Guest speaker will be Ms. Toni Blue, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Soul food lunch will be served after service. We invite you to come dressed in your African attire.

The Westmoreland Branch NAACP holds its Membership meeting the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Galilee Baptist Church, 20461 Kings Highway in Montross. New members are welcomed. For further information, contact: President, Lewis M. Thompson (575) 442-1208; or email marcelle.thompson @gmail.com or Vice President, Rev. Dr. Joseph Haden, (240) 463-0769; epathways@aol.com.

Democratic Friends Social Meetups will be the first Tuesday of every month @ 7 p.m. For questions, contact Butch Foutz @ (804) 761-5897.

Our get-well, sick, shut-in and prayer list continue this week for: Helen Juanita Wells, Sandy Pinto, Luke Sisson, Ann Taylor, Erica Drummond, Charles & Barbara Newton, Charlene Ashton, Betty Mosier, Joyce Johnson, Reginald “Nookus” Fletcher, Delores Moody, and Tarita Ball. There are others, of course and if you would like other names to be included, please call me. It is great (as always) seeing some of the sick, improving greatly and out. Please keep one another lifted in prayer and stay safe. Call and encourage those individuals and others. They desire your calls, your cards, and your visits . . . but, above all, they need our prayers. Please be extra cautious with the many health issues that we are faced with. We ALL need prayer.

The family of Lloyd D. Ashton and Shirley A. Veney wish to extend their sincere gratitude to everyone that has shown love during the loss of their loved ones. They extend their deepest thanks to you for your kindness during their greatest sadness, “Thank you for your kind expression of sympathy. The love you have shown has given us comfort during these difficult times. It is deeply appreciated and will forever be remembered. In loving memory of Lloyd Ashton and Shirley Veney. The family. Laura.”

DEATH(S)

Funeral service for Sheila Annette Williams will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 1 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, Kilmarnock, VA. Public viewing will be on Thursday, March 5 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Campbell Funeral Home.