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Deborah Potter McCormick, 540-463-7652
The Effinger Volunteer Fire Department’s St. Patrick’s Day dance will be held this Saturday, March 16, from 8 p.m. until midnight. Tickets are available and can be purchased for $20 each by calling (540) 4603980. Music will be provided by Spencer Hatcher and the Ol Son Gang. Patrons must be 21 to attend and ID is required. This fundraiser is sponsored by the Effinger Volunteer Fire Department’s Auxiliary.
The Effinger Community Easter Egg hunt will be held on Saturday, March 30, at the pavilion on the grounds of the Collierstown Baptist Church from 11 a.m. until noon. Families are invited to bring children to enjoy hunting Easter eggs and other activities. The Easter Bunny will be on hand to meet and be photographed with the children in attendance. The Effinger Ruritan Club is sponsoring the photo opportunity with the Easter Bunny. Egg hunting and other activities will be provided by the community’s churches.
The Collierstown Presbyterian Church invites the community to join with the church membership to participate in its services and activities on Easter Sunday, March 31. An Easter sunrise service will take place at the top of cemetery hill at 6:45 a.m. All are invited to enjoy a hot breakfast in the fellowship hall following the service. In the event of inclement weather, the service will be held in the church sanctuary. At 11 a.m. the Easter worship service will be celebrated in the church sanctuary. Community and church members are invited to place flowers and greenery representing Christ’s resurrection on the cross located outside at the front of the church on Sunday, March 31.
The Collierstown United Methodist Charge will have a Holy Thursday service at 7 p.m. on March 28 at the Collierstown Church. On Friday, March 29, a Good Friday service will be held at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Horeb United Methodist Church. There will be an Easter sunrise service held at The Seclusion at 7:15 a.m. on Sunday, March 31, followed by breakfast at the Collierstown United Methodist Church at 8:15 a.m. The Easter Sunday worship service will be held at 9:15 a.m. at the Collierstown Church.
The Collierstown United Methodist Church will host a fundraising baked potato/chili/salad bar dinner at the church on Saturday, April 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. The meal will include dessert and a choice of beverages. The cost of the meal will be by donation.
Community residents are reminded of the “Rise Against Hunger” packing day at the Effinger firehouse on Saturday, April 13. Donations totaling $4,500 are needed to purchase the food items to be packed. Those interested in volunteering with meal packing can visit the website http://events.riseagainsthunger. org/Collierstown2024 to sign up. You can also make donations on that link or mail donations to Collierstown UMC, 3998 Collierstown Road, Lexington, VA 24450, Attn. Delores Rhodenizer-RAH.
