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Church’s annual Fall Festival on Sunday

KINGSFORD — American Martyrs Church in Kingsford will host its annual Fall Festival on Sunday in the Parish Hall. They will feature their famous chicken dinner with all the trimmings. Dinner will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 4 to 6 p.m. Cost will be $10 for adults, $5 for ages 6 to 12 and free for children younger than 5. Tickets will be available for their raffle drawing and also for chances to win one of their raffle baskets.

CRU:CA to have book discussions

KINGSFORD — The Christians for Racial Understanding: Community for All group will host two discussions on the 2019 best-selling book, "The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism,” by Christian historian and racial justice advocate Dr. Jemar Tisby. The discussions will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. this Tuesday and Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the First Presbyterian Church in Kingsford and from 7 to 8 p.m. this Wednesday and Wednesday, Nov. 19, at the Dickinson County Library in Iron Mountain. For both options they will discuss the first part of the ...

Churches receive donations

Iron River Knights of Columbus Council 2300 made donations toward parking lot repairs at two local Catholic churches, providing crack fill, sealing and striping. Grand Knight Mark Stauber, left, hands parishes priest Father Dan Fosu checks in the amount of $4,500 for the parking lot at St. ...

Public prayer events set

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Fatima Public Square Rosary Crusade will host public prayer events in the area at noon on Saturday. They will be held at the corner of Lake Street and Lincoln Street in Quinnesec; outside Fornetti Dental Center, 100 S. Stephenson Ave. in Iron Mountain; and at Viking Park, the corner of U.S. 2 and Main Street in Norway.

Country Bible Church to host Fall Women’s Conference

WALLACE — Country Bible Church in Wallace will join women from around the globe in person and online for a three-day conference hosted by the Revive Our Hearts ministry. The conference runs from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2; from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3; and 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Participants are welcome to attend all or part of the conference sessions at the local livestream event in Menominee County. They will be watching and listening to the live conference from Indianapolis, Ind. Registration is required. Tickets are $20 per person, with 80 tickets ...

Carmelite Fall Festival on Saturday and Sunday

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Carmelite Sisters, along with co-chairs from St. Mary Catholic Church in Norway and St. Barbara Catholic Church in Vulcan, will host the annual Carmelite Fall Festival on Saturday and Sunday. The event will run from noon to 3 p.m. both days at the monastery at the M-95/U.S. 2 north junction in Iron Mountain. They will serve a plate lunch during this time as a fundraiser. They will also have their main and basket raffles, along with crafts and bake sale, including the sisters’ famous bread. Tickets for the main drawing are $5 and can be purchased at any ...