(804) 436-4570 Birthday greetings to the following individuals from March 25th ~ 31st: 25th ~ Levernia Veney, James Wise, Mildred Garner, and Timothy Burrell; 26th ~ Christopher Russell, Robert Matthews, Linda Barber, Tonya Thompson, and Kip Slater; 27th ~ Anthony LaShawn Lovett, Keisha Taylor Thomas, Mark Pounds, Robert Smith, Marcus Howard, Kenneth Hackett, and Marian Betts Cockrell; 28th ~ Helen Currence Liggens, Shaun Yerby, Delma Arthur, Gladys Henry, and Michelle Gordon; 29th ~ Tracey Taylor, Kevin Gresham, David Butler, Dwandre Laquan Parker, Gregory Usual, and Deborah Silver; 30th ~ Verline Canada, Titina Fauntleroy, Gerald Clayton, Monica Johnson, and Robert Wise; and 31st ~ Russell Veney, Kenneth Parker, Jazelle Rae Reed, and Lucy J. Thompson.

Anniversary greetings to Jesse & Princess Davenport, celebrating on March 28th; and Pastors Keith & Myrtle Johnson, also celebrating on March 28th.

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.

It was good having several members and friends at Second Baptist Church on 4th Sunday. Pastor Andrew Conley brought The Word focusing from John 13:30-38. One individual came forward to commit his faith to serving God. He gave a great testimony. There will not be Sunday School on Easter Sunday and service will start at 11 . On April 19, 2026, SBC will be having its Annual Family & Friend’s Day at 11:30 a.m. We are looking forward in having a glorious time in fellowship. Church anniversary will be 3rd Sunday in May. Chairperson will be Deaconess Doris Johnson. A repast will follow.

The Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Farnham Va. will be celebrating their 160th Church Anniversary on Saturday, April 11th with a Banquet at the Palestine Lodge in Lancaster, Va. at 4 p.m. The doors will open at 3:30 p.m. The musical guests will be First Lady Adraine Bibbens and the Zion Lottsburg Mass Choir.

They will have a Gospel Comedian, Rev. Dr. Angie Lewis from Caroline County. The food will be catered by Mrs. Tracey Lee. The price of the ticket is $40.00, which are very limited ~ there are only a few left. If you would like to purchase a ticket, you can call Sis. Remona Thompson @ 703-969-4684 or Sis. Sandra Wright @ 240-550-0134. On Sunday, April 12th they will have the 160th Church Anniversary Service at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Farnham, Va. at 11 a.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. Dr. Kip Bernard Banks, Senior Pastor of the East Washington Heights Baptist Church in Washington D.C. The Mt. Zion Anniversary Choir will render the music. Everyone is welcome.

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) 4630769; epathways@aol.com.

Democratic Friends Social Meetups will be the first Tuesday of every month @ 7 p.m. For questions, contact Butch Foutz @ (804) 7615897.

The Pony Riders Mustang Club will be having a Spring Fling Cabaret on April 11, 2026, from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight, at the Tappahannock Firehouse, Tappahannock, VA. Tickets can be purchased from one of the club members. Tickets $25 per person/ $45 per couple. No tickets sold at the door. Attire: Dress to Impress (no t-shirts, shorts, sneakers, and timberland boots). Music provided by: D.J. Buckwild. Ages 25 and up. For more information contact Martel Moore @ (804) 761-2758 or James Henry @ (804) 238-6228.

Our get-well, sick, shutin 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.

DEATH(S)

A service of remembrance for Samuel Percell Ashton will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in the chapel of Weldon-Fisher Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Public visitation will be held in the chapel of Weldon-Fisher Funeral Home on Saturday, March 28, 2026, starting at 12 noon until the start of service.

A homegoing celebration of life for Sandra Lynette Roane Jones, will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Jerusalem Baptist Church, Hague, VA, at 12 noon. Family and friend’s visitation will be held in the chapel of Weldon-Fisher Funeral Home on Monday, March 30, 2026, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m.