Season of Giving

Briefly

SInger/songwriter Rae to perform at local churches

Katrina Rae will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church in Scott City and at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson. Rae is a singer, songwriter and evangelist who has won multiple Unity Awards. The concerts are free and open to the public.

Play floor hockey at Red Star Nov. 15, 22 and 29

Red Star Baptist Church is offering floor hockey from December through March. Registration will take place Nov. 15, 22 and 29 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There will be instruction as well as league play. For more information, call 335-3381.

Fall dinner, store at St. Lawrence Church

St. Lawrence Church at New Hamburg, Mo., will hold a fall dinner and country store from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13. For more information, call (573) 545-3317.

Old-fashioned lunch with Christian women

The Christian Women's Club of Cape Girardeau County will hold an "old-fashioned" lunch from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Elks Lodge in Cape Girardeau. The event will include music and guest speaker Pam Hertwell of O'Fallon, Mo. For reservations, call 204-0664 or 335-5525.

Calendar

Today

The Gloryroad Travelers will sing at 7 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Villa Ridge, Ill.

St. Ann's Sodality craft festival at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson, 9 am. to 5 p.m.

Sunday

St. Ann's Sodality craft festival at Immaculate Conception Church in Jackson, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Buchanan Family will sing at 6 p.m. at First Assembly of God in Scott City.

--From staff reports

Local churches are collecting donations for a variety of charity efforts at this time of the year. Here's a list of what's going on:

Hurricane Katrina: Lynwood Baptist Church is helping churches affected by Hurricane Katrina. Volunteers for short-term mission trips and also monetary donations are needed.

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau is collecting money for relief efforts for hurricanes Katrina and Rita as well Hurricane Stan in Central America and the earthquake in Kashmir.

Lutheran Family and Children's Services: The Southeast Missouri office is collecting gifts for families living in poverty. Contact the LFCS office at 334-5866 for ages and needs of families. Deadline is Nov. 22.

Operation Christmas Child: Cape First Assembly of God Church and Jackson First Baptist Church are collecting gift-filled shoeboxes for children.

Home for Battered Children: St. John's United Church of Christ in Jackson is collecting donations such as trash bags, toilet paper, cleaning supplies, night lights, towels and books for St. John's Home for Battered Children.

FISH Pantry: Grace United Methodist Church is collecting cake, cookie and brownie mixes for the local FISH food pantry.

Grace Warming Tree: Grace United Methodist Church is collecting gloves, hats, mittens, scarves and socks for children in local elementary schools.

-- From staff reports