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1675 84th St. SE

Caledonia, MI 49316

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CALEDONIA:

9185 Cherry Valley Ave SE

MIDDLEVILLE:

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Yankee Springs Bible Church

8900 Duffy Road

Middleville, MI 49333

"Shining Forth God's Light"

Sunday Morning Worship ........................10:00 a.m.

Community Group ..................................11:00 a.m.

James L. Collison, Pastor

http://www.yankeespringsbiblechurch.org

Good Shepherd

Lutheran Church

908 W. Main Street, Middleville

(Missouri Synod)

Sunday Worship ................9:30 a.m.

Pastor: Rev. Peter Berg

http://goodshepherdlcms.googlepages.com

Church: (269) 795-

SERVICE TIMES:

Sunday at 9:30am & 11:00am

20 State Street, Middleville, MI / http://www.tvcweb.com

Local Church

Directory

Saturday Evening Mass ...................5:00 p.m.

Sunday Masses ...........9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

@ St. Paul Lutheran Church

& Preschool

8436 Kraft Ave., Caledonia, MI 49316

Office 616-891-8688 • Preschool (616) 891-

http://www.stpaulcaledonia.org

Sunday Worship:

8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Fellowship

9:45 to 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School

10 to 10:45 a.m.

Whitneyville

Fellowship Church (^)
4935 Whitneyville Ave, between 52nd & 48 th^
(^)
Praising God through
Hymns  Reading God’s Word  Special Music
Worship Services Prayer Meeting & Bible Study
Sunday 10 am & 6 pm Wed nesday 6:30 pm & 7 pm (^)
Pastor Ed Carpenter - 616-868- 0621
Sermons online: WhitneyvilleFellowship.org
Sundays at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 AM
Lead Pastor: Pastor Ryan Kimmel
616.891.
6950 Cherry Valley Rd., Middleville, MI 49333
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EPIC Homeschool
Academy market
raises over
$4,500 to feed
people in need
Shari Harris
Contributing Writer
Approximately 500 peo-
ple shopped at the EPIC
Homeschool Academy
marketplace event to close
February. According to
Jennifer Spica, an admin-
istrator at the Middleville
academy, this included “...
students, staff members,
friends, families and
neighbors [who] were all
pleased with the variety of
wares.”
Even though the $5,
goal was a little out of
reach, the students were
able to raise a total of
$4,590. All funds raised
will be going to Sus
Manos Gleaners, an orga-
nization that helps feed
people in need around the
world.
“Thousands of servings
of dehydrated food pack-
aged by EPIC and other
volunteers will be shipped
to Haiti in the coming
weeks,” said Spica.
Even more, when West
Michigan Lumber heard
about the fundraiser, they
wanted to help. The com-
pany has donated the cost
of the fuel for the ship-
ment, which is around
$1,200.
Along with the typical
handmade items like
soap, jewelry and baby
towels, a few students
offered hot dogs and
nachos for lunch which
the shoppers enjoyed.
There were also many
treats available for those
with a sweet tooth.
Spica said, “The greatest
joys of the day were almost
certainly the dozens of
wooden swords purchased
by many adventurers, the
freeze-dried skittles, and a
culminating event with a
raffle for two metal knight
helmets.”
Thornapple Wind
Band performing
Irish melodies
March 17
The Thornapple Wind Band
will perform “A Wee Bit of
Irish: An Afternoon of Irish
Melodies” on Sunday, March

17. The concert will take place
    at 3 p.m. at the Hastings
    Performing Arts Center.
    The wind band will per-
    form a mix of Irish favorites
    including “Down by the
    Salley Gardens,” “March of
    the Irish Guard” and “An
    Irish Interlude.” Attendees
    are invited to dress in green
    in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
    The Thornapple Wind
    Band is open to all adult
    musicians regardless of abil-
    ity. Anyone interested in
    more information on joining
    the band is invited to speak

with current members after

the concert.

All Thornapple Wind

Band concerts are free. The

band will happily accept

donations to help pay for

new music.

The Thornapple Wind Band will perform “A Wee

Bit of Irish: An Afternoon of Irish Melodies” on

Sunday, March 17.

EPIC Homeschool Academy in Middleville held

its annual marketplace event, where students, staff,

friends and family could purchase handmade items

to go to a worthy cause. (Photos by Shari Harris)

Items available for purchase at the marketplace

ranged from wooden swords to freeze-dried Skittles.