SIKESTON - Concordia Lutheran Church, 836 Park Avenue in Sikeston, will have Midweek Advent Service on Dec. 18. All services will begin at 7 p.m. and a light supper will be provided at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and prepare for Christmas. For more information, please call 471-5842.
WICKLIFFE, Ky. — The 2nd Annual Live Nativity Scene will be held Dec. 13, 20-21 at the Fort Jefferson Memorial Cross in Wickliffe, Ky. from 6-9 p.m. Area churches will be participating and bringing this to the public.
SIKESTON — Mannheim Steamroller Christmas music presented by the Sikeston R-6 Orchestra will be at 3 p.m. Dec. 15 at the Sikeston Field House. This is a classical Christmas music blended with new age and rock Christmas concert.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Patrons of the Arts will present a performance by gospel group 11th Hour at 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center on the Three Rivers College campus.
A trio with multiple No. 1 hits, 11th Hour promises a spirit-filled performance of southern gospel music.
“11th Hour has received many awards and accolades for their musical talent and performances,” said Robert Abney, director of the Tinnin Fine Arts Center. “This is going to be a fantastic gospel concert, right here at home, for an affordable price,” said Abney.
Tickets go on sale Nov. 13 and are $15 each. You can purchase them online at trcc.edu/tinnin (online fee may be charged) and in person at the Three Rivers Student Accounts Office and the Tinnin Center Art Gallery. Tickets will be sold at the door, if any remain. All seats reserved.
SIKESTON — The Christmas Church Tour of Scott County is set for 4-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20. The event is a free, self-guided church tour of your choice. Each church will be decorated for the Christmas season, have greeters and most will have music. Some churches will also have light refreshments. Current participating churches are: Grace Bible Fellowship, Hunter Memorial First Presbyterian Church, Concordia Lutheran, Open Door Ministries, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran, St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee, Perkins Baptist Church in Perkins, St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton, Eisleben Lutheran Church in Scott City and the St. Lawrence Church in New Hamburg where you can tour their 1848 log church that is located behind their current building. For more information or to include your church in the event, contact the Sikeston Convention and Visitors Bureau at (573) 471-2498.
ORAN, Mo. — Guardian Angel PCCW of Oran will host a sausage and ham breakfast to support the mission work for the Adorers of the Blood of Christ. The breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 5, 2020, at Guardian Angel School gym in Oran. Menu is sausage and ham, scrambled or fried eggs, pancakes, biscuits and gravy. Prices are $8 for adults, $3 for children 6-12 and children 5 and under are free.
MINER, Mo. — The Miner Baptist Church will present Celebrate Recovery every Tuesday night. It is a Christ centered, 12-step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurts, habits or hang-ups of any kind. Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find community and freedom from the issues that are controlling our life. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. with Large Group Worship at 6 p.m., Small Group Sharing at 7 p.m. and desserts at 8 p.m. Call 471-1331 for information. Child Care provided.
DEXTER, Mo. — For those who are struggling with addiction or struggling with life, there will be a group that meets Sunday nights at 6 p.m. at Risen Church, 15 E. St. Francis in Dexter.
The group aims to restore hope, change lives and reclaim relationships through God’s love and Biblical truth. Free child care will be provided. Find them on Facebook (@fixedbyjesus) and Twitter (@fixedbyjesus).
MORLEY – The Church at Morley, 112 N. Kirkwood, will host a free dinner the first Saturday of each month. Residents of the city are invited to bring their families and eat, starting at 6 p.m.
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