Youth/Kids
Special Feature: Coach Paul Brown
Coach Paul Brown Brings Summer Basketball to Area Churches It’s becoming a summer tradition for area churches to become home to the basketball camps of Coach Paul Brown. “Coach Brown is patient, fair and fun. He understands the various developmental stages of young children and maximizes their capacity to learn basketball,” says Dawn Corley, Director …
Photo Fun
“Show Stoppers” The Douglas sisters performed in the recent Our Lady of Sorrows (OLS) Catholic School Talent Show benefitting the Catholic Center of Concern, a faith-based organization that helps those less fortunate in the Birmingham area. “Wear It Again Wednesday” As a part of Catholic School Week at OLS, students came dressed in …
The Home Front: HomeTown Lenders
Super Hero 5K Eggstravaganza Enjoy a Super Hero 5K Run and an Easter Egg Drop while showing support for the real heroes in our community- our local police. April 15 HomeTown Lenders is hosting a Super Hero 5K and Eggstravaganza. Runners are encouraged to suit up in their favorite super hero costume or come dressed …
Healthy Living: YMCA
Best Summer Ever! Build Healthy Confidence thru Camp Do you want your child to be more confident? Send them to camp this summer! Sleepaway camp and day camp offer the perfect environment for children of all ages to gain self-confidence by experiencing success in new activities, learning how to be more independent, building new friend …
Health Living: American Heart Association
Babies Wear Red for Heart Disease Awareness St. Vincent’s Health System babies wore red caps for the American Heart Association’s 15th Annual National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 3, 2017. It’s a part of the “Go Red for Women” campaign to build awareness of heart disease, which is the number one killer of women. St. …
Mission Makers: Kingdom Kids
Kingdom Kids Impacts the World Now, in its tenth year, a local church event has raised nearly half a million dollars for missions! The first Kingdom Kids Consignment Sale was held at Gardendale Mt. Vernon United Methodist in the spring of 2008 and had around 100 sellers. Today, each sale boasts over 400 sellers and …
Education Extra: Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School
Students Celebrate Language Expression as Published Authors With creativity and determination, students at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School (OLS) in Homewood connect their skills of writing, editing, revising, and art to become published authors! They celebrate their great accomplishment with a special Ultimate Author Day (UAD) celebration each year, honoring their individual writing talents, …
Education Extra
Area Students Developing Unique Relationship with God If you had one desire for your child what would it be? Maybe to recognize the voice of the Good Shepherd through His words in the Holy Bible? Or know that their baptism calls them to follow Jesus and to spread His light throughout the world? If you …
Music Notes
Night of Song Helps Children in Need Grammy Award Winning singer/song writer Amy Grant’s recent visit to Birmingham marked the 10th Anniversary of the Auxiliary of the Big Oak Ranch and raised more than $57,000 for the 150 children who call the Big Oak Ranch home, www.bigoak.org. Grant sang to an enthusiastic crowd of more …
Photo Fun
4th Graders Rally to Help Humane Society To celebrate the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, Prince of Peace Catholic School’s fourth grade class collected pet food for the Greater Birmingham Humane Society. Principal Connie Angstadt sent out a school-wide request on Monday for pet food donations …
