Birmingham Christian Family Magazine

Take a Kid Fishing Day!
2020-06-20 | Mark’s Outdoors, 1400-B Montgomery Highway, Vestavia, AL, 35216, United States
On Saturday June 20, 2020, Mark’s Outdoors will give the first 100 kids that come into the store a free rod and reel. The only “catch” is that the parent must take their kid fishing asap. “It is our way of giving back to the community and getting parents involved with their kids and interested in the outdoors,” explains Mark Whitlock, Jr. “The objective is to make memories. With the rise of cell phones in the hands of children they miss out on nature and we want people to get involved.” Mark’s will also have sales throughout the store on fishing reels and rods, clothing, fishing accessories and much more! Read more about what else Mark’s Outdoors is offering families in June 2020.

Clays for Heroes
2020-06-19 08:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Selwood Farm Hunting Preserve, 706 Selwood Road, Alpine, AL, 35014, United States
Make plans to join Lettermen of the USA (LotUSA) for the Inaugural Clays for Heroes-clay target shoot at Selwood Farm, Friday, June 19, 2020. Proceeds from the Clay Target Shoot event will benefit honorably discharged veterans in need and the Goode Foundation for their fight against ALS. Check-in and breakfast begins at 8 a.m. followed by the 18 station sporting clay competition at 9 a.m. Lunch and prizes will start at 12 p.m.
Lettermen of the USA is a national charitable organization of former college athletes, as well as active and former coaches who have teamed up to help serve honorably discharged veterans, wounded veterans, and former college players in need and proving that rival teams and rival fan bases can work together to achieve a common goal. LotUSA is an all-volunteer organization that relies on donations to continue the mission of providing ADA-compliant home renovations, personal mobility aids, specialized vehicles and funds for medical expenses. The Goode Foundation is a nonprofit whose mission is to support patients and families affected by ALS ( Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and inspire the educational pursuit of treatment alternatives and research for a cure.
Visit www.lotusa.org or call 205-394-7521 for more information.

Season 3 of Sweet Home Sextuplets!
2020-06-16 21:00 - 22:00 | AL
Mark your calendars for season 3 of the popular TLC show, Sweet Home Sextuplets! Click here to read about the Waldrop family who lives in Alabama.

The 15th Annual Kevin Derryberry Celebrity Golf Classic
2020-06-11 07:00 - 15:00 | Timberline Golf Club, 300 Timberline Trl, Calera, AL, 35040, United States
This event helps support Kevin Derryberry Ministries (KDM) to share the love of Jesus Christ through giving to the needs of youth homes, prisons, rehabs, transitional facilities, the homeless and more. KDM goes to these areas and shares the gospel through music and God’s Word while meeting the physical needs of thousands of people each year. Sign in begins at 7 am. Call 205-515-3769 to register and visit www.kevinderryberry.com for updates and more details.

Dale Benton Bass Fishing Tournament
2020-05-30 04:30 - 15:00 | Lay Lake Beeswax Park, 245 Beeswax Park Road, Columbiana, AL, 35051, United States
3rd Annual Fishing Tournament at Lay Lake at Beeswax Park benefiting King’s Home starting at safe daylight with weigh-in at 3pm. Participants could win a new Chevy Silverado or Nissan Titan! Learn more and register at www.bentonbasstournament.com.

Choral Evensong for Ascension Day
2020-05-21 17:30 - 18:30 | Cathedral Church of the Advent, 2017 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, 35203, United States
The Cathedral Choir sings the traditional Anglican service of sung Evening Prayer at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in celebration of the Feast of the Ascension, a Holy Day observed each year in commemoration of Christ’s Ascension into heaven. This feast day occurs on the 40th day of Easter season.
The Cathedral Choir, under the leadership of Frederick Teardo, Director of Music and Organist, and Charles Kennedy, Associate Director of Music and Organist, sings monthly Choral Evensong services throughout the program year. The service of Choral Evensong uses the Order for Evening Prayer, taken from the 1662 edition of the Book of Common Prayer. Each service includes an Introit, the Canticles, and an Anthem, and is framed by hymns sung at the opening and close of the service. The Canticles sung are the Magnificat (Song of Mary) and Nunc Dimittis (Song of Simeon). In addition to two lessons read from the Bible, the clergy officiant gives a short homily reflecting on the readings of the day.

Choral Masters of the Baroque: Music of Bach and Handel
2020-05-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Cathedral Church of the Advent, 2017 Sixth Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, 35203, United States
The 2019-2020 Cathedral Concert Series presents the Cathedral Choir and Orchestra in a concert of scared choral works from the Baroque period.
The Advent Cathedral Choir and Orchestra will present an evening of sacred choral works from the Baroque period, under the direction of our music director Frederick Teardo. This concert will feature our new harpsichord as a continuo instrument playing with the orchestra, alongside the John and Lucille Urmey Continuo Organ. Featured on the program will be George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3, and his Cantata No. 140 on Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers, Wake!). Please join us for this very special concert event featuring our renowned Cathedral Choir and members of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Call 205-443-8553 or visit www.adventbirmingham.org for more information.

Sozo Children's 9th Annual Run for a Reason 5k
2020-05-10 - 2020-05-16 | AL, United States
Sozo Children’s 9th Annual Run for a Reason has changed to a virtual run this year due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The charity 5K benefitting Sozo Children, a Birmingham-based ministry serving the needs of vulnerable children in Uganda, was scheduled for April 18th but will now span a period of six days, from May 10th through the 16th. 5K Participants can register online www.sozochildren.org/runforareason now and throughout the event. Each participant will receive a swag packet including a Sozo Run for a Reason shirt regardless of whether they are running for fun or competitively.

National Day of Prayer Breakfast at The American Village: Canceled
2020-05-07 08:00 - 10:00 | American Village, 3727 Alabama 119, Montevallo, AL, 35115, United States
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this event has been canceled. Find the latest updates from the American Village visit www.americanvillage.org.
This year’s speaker will be Phyllis Hoffman DePiano, who is a leading figure in the publishing industry. She is the founder and chairman of the board of Hoffman Media, publishers of Southern Lady, Tea Time, Cooking with Paula Deen, Victoria, Taste of the South and more. Tickets are $25 per person. To make a reservation, please email jwasyluka@americanvillage.org or call 205-665-3535 x 1045. Learn more at www.americanvillage.org.

Regions Tradition: Postponed
2020-05-06 06:00 - 2020-05-10 17:00 | Greystone Golf and Country Club, 4100 Greystone Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35242, United States
Due to COVID-19, this event has been postponed to September 23-27, 2020.
Major Championship golf returns to Greystone Golf & Country Club. See golf legends like defending champion Steve Stricker, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Bernhard Langer, John Daly, Rocco Mediate, Tom Lehman, Fred Funk, Fred Couples, Tom Watson, Mark O’Meara and Nick Price take on one of the country’s finest golf courses, the Founders Course at Greystone. It will be televised live on the Golf Channel.

King's Home Thrift Stores Reopen
2020-05-01 08:00 - 20:00 | King’s Home Thrift Store, 4496 Center Point Road, Pinson, AL, 35126, United States
All three of the King’s Home Thrift Stores reopen today! Eastwood: 1569 Cooper Hill Road, 205-956-5658; Hanceville: 306 Main Street SE, 256-352-6068; Pinson: 4496 Center Point Road, 205-683-0500, www.kingshome.com.

We Are Better Together Sav-a-Life Banquet: Postponed
2020-04-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Gardendale First Baptist Church, 316 Mountain Crest Pkwy, Gardendale, AL, 35071, United States
Due to COVID-19, this event has been postponed. Check back here soon for the new date!
Sav-a-Life Vestavia through Metro Birmingham. Mark your calendars for their 2020 Annual Banquet on April 30 at Gardendale First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m. with the dinner/program from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Business attire, RSVP by April 17, 205-979-0302, savalife.org.

Samford Legacy League's Scholarship Luncheon: Postponed
2020-04-30 17:30 - 21:30 | Covenant Presbyterian Church, 65 Old Montgomery Hwy, Birmingham, AL, 35209, United States
Due to COVID-19, this event has been postponed.
Enjoy an evening with Broadway Star Liz Callaway, who is an Emmy Award winner and Tony nominee. The reception begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by a seated dinner at 6:30 p.m. and a 90-minute concert at 8 p.m. Proceeds provide scholarships for students with significant financial need and challenging circumstances. Learn more by calling 205-726-2807 or visiting www.samford.edu/legacyleague.

Virtual Tablescape Silent Auction
2020-04-27 08:00 - 2020-05-06 17:00 | AL
Benefits King’s Home Shelby Women and Children’s Shelter, register for the event with your smart phone by texting “tablescapes” to 76278. Visit www.kingshomeshelbyaux.org/events.html to learn more!

Sozo's Children's Choir Tour 2020: Canceled
2020-04-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Samford Wright Center, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL, 35229, United States
Due to COVID-19, this event has been canceled.
Sozo Children’s Choir tours the States leading worship at churches, schools, and events and is stopping at Samford University’s Wright Center on April 21. They are a group of children who travel from Sozo Children Uganda to come to share the experience of cultural Ugandan singing and dancing with African instruments, powerful corporate worship, and brief testimonies. Read more at www.sozochildren.org.

#moms4hope
2020-04-21 08:00 - 2020-05-10 17:00 | AL
Join King’s Home in their Mother’s Day social media challenge celebrating and honoring moms!
Share: Show your mom LOVE by sharing a photo, short story or video; use hashtag #moms4hope
Tag: Challenge 3 friends to share their “mom” stories
Donate: Honor your mom with a $4 donation empowering King’s Home moms
Win: Winner of best photo, story or video gets any piece of Prodigal Pottery for Mom!!
King’s Home serves a daily average of 87 preteen/teenage kids every day plus 40 women and moms with children fleeing domestic violence, homelessness, neglect, and abandonment. In most cases, our residents have never experienced the unconditional love of a mom or known a strong woman before they come to King’s Home. The #moms4hope challenge is two-fold. First, to celebrate the importance of moms. Second, to raise funds to ensure King’s Home moms continue bringing hope, and healing to youth, women, and children in Alabama. Learn more here!

Easter Sunday Worship
2020-04-12 10:45 - 12:00 | AL
Join New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church online to worship this Easter! The online service begins at 10:45 a.m. on Facebook. Click here to learn more.

Easter Morning Worship
2020-04-12 10:30 - 11:30 | AL
Online Easter morning worship service with Overton First Baptist Church Irondale, with Pastor Jimmy Ray. Join in at 10:30 a.m. on Facebook Live.

Beth Hallel Birmingham's Community Passover Seder: Canceled
2020-04-11 16:30 - 18:30 | Hyatt Regency-Wynfrey, 1000 Riverchase Galleria, Birmingham, AL, 35244, United States
Due to COVID-19, this event is canceled.
Enjoy a full banquet meal, discover the Biblical connections between the first Passover in Egypt and Jesus’ Last Supper in Jerusalem, and worship with Messianic Recording Artists Marty Goetz and Misha at the Hyatt/Wynfery Hotel. Read more here! Purchase tickets at www.shalombirmingham.com.

Community Easter Celebration: Canceled
2020-04-11 15:00 - 16:30 | Downtown Calera, Calera, AL, 35040, United States
Due to COVID-19, this event is canceled.
Calera area churches join Calera Main Street in hosting event from 3-4:30pm at the new Calera Courtyard behind the historic buildings of Downtown Calera. Event will feature vocalists from a dozen churches and guest speaker Pastor Mike Satterfield. Immediately following, enjoy coffee samples, giveaways, and fun activities throughout the downtown district including an opportunity to see the Easter Bunny. Learn more here.

Sav-A-Life Shelby Diaper Drive Drop-Off
2020-04-11 10:00 - 14:00 | The Pregnacy Resource Center, 3156 Pelham Parkway, Pelham, AL, 35124, United States
Sav-A-Life needs diapers of all sizes, baby wash, and baby wipes! These products will benefit mothers and their babies experiencing unplanned pregnancies in Shelby County. Anyone can participate, you must maintain the 6-foot distance requirement and not get out of your vehicle. The instructions for those participating in the drop-off are as follows: Cars will enter from Highway 31 onto Cummings Street and drive to the back of our building. No one is to exit their cars. Simple drop-off your items in a bag, in the parking area by your car. One of our team leaders will pick them up after you leave. If you wish to donate diapers, wipes and wash at another time you can safely go online at Amazon at this link to do so here. The Diaper Drop-Off begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 2 p.m. For more information, call 205-776-1247.

Paws in the Park
2020-04-11 10:00 - 14:00 | Moody City Park, 663 Park Avenue, Moody, AL, 35004
Paws in the Park is a pet-friendly family fun day hosted by The Gathering Place Christian Academy. Enjoy an exciting day full of fun activities at Moody City Park. Activities include a Doggy Fashion Show, Dog Agility Course, Doggy Photo Booth, Easter Egg Hunt, Vendor Fair, Food Trucks and More! Email PaulaChewning@gmail.com for more information!

Holy Week with Christ the King Lutheran Church
2020-04-10 09:00 - 2020-04-12 07:44 | AL
We invite you to join us this week in Footwashing (that’s rooted in the Bible in John 13 and in our Maundy Thursday worship this week) by sending us pictures even now from sharing Footwashing in your homes, not just Thursday night but leading to Thursday night, hoping you’ll add to our Footwashing pictures to share like we shared pictures with Palm Sunday
Good Friday prayer “room” by phone. 9am-12noon. Come and go as you desire. Call or text Pastor Chris, 205-401-2553 at any time for phone number and access code.
Saturday 7:14pm Candlelighting — set out 1 or more candles or stand at the end of your driveway with 1 or more candles to keep the 1900 year-old Easter Vigil tradition. However long you have your candle(s) burning, conclude with the Lord’s Prayer. The reason for doing this is in remembering that Jesus was raised from the dead sometime during Saturday night or Sunday morning.
Jesus Christ Is Risen Today! Sunrise praises and singing together from 7:14am – 7:44am. Call or text Pastor Chris, 205-401-2553 at any time for phone number and access code. Learn more here.

22nd Annual West AL Leadership Prayer Breakfast
2020-04-07 06:30 - 08:30 | Bryant Conference Center, 240 Paul Bryant Drive, Tuscaloosa, 35401, United States
This event will welcome Steven Curtis Chapman with wife Mary Beth Chapman as keynote speakers. Steven Curtis Chapman is the most awarded Christian music artist. Doors will open at the Bryant Conference Center at 6:30 am to serve breakfast with the program starting promptly at 7:00 am. Tables and individual seats may be purchased through the West Alabama Prayer Breakfast website, www.westalabamaprayerbreakfast.org.

Easter Egg Hunt at East Gardendale Baptist Church
2020-04-04 11:00 - 14:00 | East Gardendale Baptist Church, 360 Tarrant Road, Gardendale, 35071, United States
Enjoy a fun-filled day of games, crafts, food and a Easter Egg Hunt at East Gardendale Baptist Church, 360 Tarrent Road, 35071. The fun begins at 11am with games and crafts followed by lunch at 12pm and then the Easter Egg Hunt at 1pm with prizes for the games and Easter Egg Hunt. Ages 2-12 years old, learn more here.

The Word Alive with Lysa: Canceled
2020-04-03 19:00 - 2020-04-04 12:30 | Shades Mountain Baptist Church, 2017 Columbiana Rd, Birmingham, AL, 35216, United States
Due to the current COVID-19 Virus, this event has been canceled.
LifeWay Women Events announces The Word Alive with Lysa, featuring Lysa TerKeurst, will stop in Birmingham! Lysa TerKeurst is known for her best-selling books and studies as well as being the president of Proverbs 31 Ministries. Christian recording artist Ellie Holcomb will lead worship. Presented by the Nashville-based publishing company LifeWay Christian Resources, The Word Alive with Lysa will help women see, taste, hear, and touch the Holy Land without ever leaving the country.
This special event will take place over two days, beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday and ending at 9:30 p.m. On Saturday, the event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 12:30 p.m. General admission seating for all events is $89. Discounts for early bird registration and groups of 10 or more people are available. To register for The Word Alive with Lysa, visit LifeWay.com/WordAlive or call 800-254-2022.

Holy Week with Saint George Birmingham
2020-04-03 18:00 - 2020-04-11 22:00 | AL
Here is the Holy and Great week at St. George Birmingham Facebook Livestreaming Schedule. Click here to access these online services.
Friday (4/3/20)…Great Vespers for Lazaros Saturday…6:00 pm
Saturday (4/4/20)…Great Vespers for Holy and Glorious Palm Sunday…6:00 pm
Followed by a separate livestream: Palm Sunday in the Domestic Church
Sunday (4/5/20)…Orthros for Holy and Glorious Palm Sunday…9:30 am
Procession with Palms and Divine Liturgy…10: 30 am
Bridegroom Orthros…6:00 pm
Monday (4/6/20)…Bridegroom Orthros…6:00 pm
Tuesday (4/7/20)…Bridegroom Orthros…6:00 pm
Wednesday (4/8/20)…Holy Anointing…6:00 pm
Thursday (4/9/20)…Vespers/Liturgy of St. Basil for the Last Supper…5:00 pm
The Crucifixion Service…7:00 pm
Friday (4/10/20)…The First and Third Royal Hours…9:00 am
The Sixth and Ninth Royal Hours…12:00 noon
Vespers for Descent from the Cross…3:00 pm
The Funeral of Christ Orthros…7:00 pm
Saturday (4/11/20)…Vespers/Liturgy of St. Basil…5:00 pm
Hasmi, Paschal Orthros, Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom…10:00 pm
Pascha and Bright Week…no livestream services scheduled at this time…TBA

Birmingham Boys Choir Collaborates with Sean of the South
2020-04-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, 3736 Montrose Road, Mountain Brook, AL, 35213, United States
Please join us for an evening of stories and songs. The Birmingham Boys Choir joins with Sean Dietrich, famous columnist, novelist, and podcast host, known for his commentary on life in the American South. Thursday, April 2 at Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, 3736 Montrose Road, Mountain Brook at 6:30 pm. Tickets available on our website, www.birminghamboyschoir.org. Concert goers will have the opportunity to meet Sean and get an autographed copy of his latest book.

Bowl for Kids' Sake 2020
2020-04-02 15:00 - 2020-04-03 15:00 | Vestavia Bowl, 1429 Montgomery Highway, Vestavia Hills, AL, 35216, United States
Bowl for Kids’ Sake is your opportunity to come together in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Birmingham and the youth served each year. Team leaders recruit bowlers for their team and encourage their teammates to donate. This year’s theme is the Roaring 20s and the most creatively dressed team wins a prize! The bowling begins at 3 p.m. on April 2, 2020! Learn more here.

Patti Callahan Henry at Samford: Canceled
2020-03-31 18:00 - 19:30 | Samford University, United States
Due to COVID-19, this event has been canceled.
Hear Patti Callahan Henry on March 31 as part of the Tom and Marla Corts Distinguished Author Series, which was established in 2011 to highlight reading and literacy and provide financial support for Samford’s Orlean Beeson School of Education. General admission tickets are $10 for the public and complimentary for Samford students and employees. A book signing will follow Henry’s presentation. VIP tickets are $50 and include reserved seating at the lecture and a private reception and book signing with Henry at 5:30 p.m. Order tickets at tickets.samford.edu or call 205-726-2853.
