Youth/Kids
Distinguished Young Women Take the Stage
The 2020 Distinguished Young Women Program of Jefferson County will be on July 19 and July 20, 2019. The special program will be held at the Vestavia Hills High School Auditorium. Eighteen high school senior girls, representing eleven high schools throughout Jefferson County will compete for cash-tuition and college granted scholarships and for the great …
Welcome to the World Baby Girl!
Photo Fun Lacey Kuehnert smiles for her Gammie, Marlys Kuehnert, of Birmingham.
Caring for Old Glory
Photo Fun Members of Boy Scout Troop 237 from Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church and Troop 97 from Trinity United Methodist Church recently properly retired more than 70 frayed and faded United States flags. Members of the Monsignor Frank J. Wade Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus Assembly joined forces with the scouts to conduct …
What Every Teenager Needs to Hear: STEPS Proactive Parenting
Parenting Points Brought to you by: White Plume Technologies www.whiteplume.com It’s important for parents to talk to their kids. But have you thought much about what to say? Research validates that parents positively impact their kids by talking to them. And there are some things that desperately need to be said. In fact, they are …
Broken Yet Rescued: How the Gospel Impacts Your Family Relationships
Parenting Points If we were to pull back the curtain of “perfect” social media posts, we would have to acknowledge that there is one word that describes every family – brokenness. Our homes, marriages and relationships with our kids are defined by the fact that we are sinful people in relationships with one another. At …
Parenthood – A Continuing Education
Legal Matters Presented by: Bradford & Holliman, Estate Planning, www.bradfordholliman.com Parenthood is an education with no graduation date. Have you told your child, “I don’t care how old you are, you’ll always be my baby!” Parenthood impacts your estate plan in different ways as your child grows up. Parenthood is a big reason estate plans should …
Science, Service & Creativity at OLS
Education Extra Exciting things have been happening at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School (OLS)! OLS held their Science Fair in the last weeks of school. 4th grade students took pride in displaying their projects and sharing their experiment findings. As part of their science curriculum this year, the students had to find a question …
Doubt: When Your Kids Struggle to Believe
Parenting Points A great fear for many Christian parents is their child walking away from faith and choosing to no longer believe. For many kids who grew up in the church, there comes a time when they must determine what they believe for themselves. In this moment, either the faith of their parents becomes the …
Discovery Clubs: Bringing the Gospel to Area Public Schools
Mission Makers The perception may be that God, prayer and the Bible are no longer in the public school system but here in our community there is an awesome opportunity to share Jesus with children every week in 30 public schools thanks to Discovery Clubs of the Jimmie Hale Mission. Each week during the school …
Making Kids a Priority
Youth News First Priority Area Director James Cato honors Eunice Pickens for serving as a First Priority volunteer at Bessemer Middle and High Schools. Every Wednesday and Thursday morning during the school year Pickens has met with students for the last 26 years! First Priority’s mission is to spread the word of God on campus …
