Collierstown

Deborah Potter McCormick, 463-7652

Leading the worship service at the Collierstown Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Feb. 4, was Burr Datz. Following the morning worship service, a congregational meeting was held to review a summary of the life, work and ministry of Collierstown Presbyterian Church during 2023. Copies of the handbook of 2023 reports were made available to members and may be obtained by calling the church office at (540) 463-5918.

The Collierstown Presbyterian Church’s “Souper Bowl of Caring” food drive has begun. This year’s drive has as its theme “Pack the Porch” for those with food needs. The railed porch area at the entrance to the church’s two front doors will be the food collection site on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The goal for this year’s event is to fill the porch completely with canned food, paper products and monetary gifts that will be donated to two local food banks, the Natural Bridge/ Glasgow Food Pantry and Helping Hands, a food ministry of Fairfield Presbyterian Church.

The Collierstown church family invites the community and its churches to help by bringing donations to the church on Feb. 10. Volunteers will pick up donations if requested and will be on hand to help place items on the porch that day. Contributions may also be dropped off at Goad’s Body Shop or Cattlemen’s Market any business day through Friday this week.

For more information on becoming a “porch volunteer” or to arrange a donation pick-up, call the church at (540) 463-5918. Monetary gifts can be mailed to Collierstown Presbyterian Church, 31 Church Drive, Lexington, VA 24450 and should be designated for “Pack the Porch.”

The Collierstown United Methodist Church will hold a Lenten Bible study beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 7, entitled “The Third Day” by Bishop Tom Berlin. This is sixweek study that will be offered at 1 and 7 p.m. at the church. The Rev. Bill Bearden will lead both sessions. The cost of a study book is $13.

The Collierstown United Methodist Charge will hold an Ash Wednesday service at the Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church on Wednesday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. Community residents are invited to attend.

The Union View Advent Christian Church welcomed three newly confirmed members to the congregation on Sunday, Jan. 28. The church’s annual congregational meeting will be held following the worship service on Sunday, Feb. 18. Members of the congregation and community are encouraged to support the “Souper Bowl of Caring” food drive to be held at the Collierstown Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Feb. 10.

The Effinger Ruritan Club would like to remind community residents of the variety of health care and adaptive equipment it has available for loan at the Palmer Community Center. Items like walkers, canes, wheelchairs and other adaptive equipment may be borrowed from the Ruritan Club at no charge. For more information or to secure an item for use in rehabilitation, call club president Chris Cartwright at (540) 461-0113.

The Effinger Volunteer Fire Department’s Auxiliary invites the community to save the date for a dance that will be held on Saturday, March 16, from 8 p.m. until midnight at the firehouse. Music will be provided by Spencer Hatcher and the Ol Son Gang. Interested patrons are encouraged to check the fire department’s Facebook page for information on how to purchase tickets for the event.

Information on upcoming events, visitors to the area, and other community happenings should be sent to 29 Desmac Lane, Lexington, VA, emailed to [email protected] or call (540) 463-7652 for inclusion in the Collierstown News.