Pop-up food pantry coming to Spearsville
SPEARSVILLE — Unity Baptist Church, 7361 Spearsville Road, will host the next Pop-up Food Pantry on Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
This will be a drive-thru service. Volunteers from Brown County COAD, the Brown County Community Foundation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Brown County, TRIAD, the YMCA, Midwest Food Bank and Brown County Food Alliance will be providing an assortment of food while supplies last.
Follow the signs for traffic flow and wear your mask at the event when interacting with volunteers.
God’s Grace also is planning a children’s coat distribution at the event. They’ll have boys and girls coats for kids aged preschool to high school.
With questions, call the COAD hotline at 812-988-0001.
Christmas services scheduled at local church
St. Agnes Catholic Church, 1008 McLary Road, has made schedule changes for Christmas Masses. Services are as follows:
- Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, Thursday, Dec. 24, with a live vigil Mass at 3 p.m. at stagnescatholicnashville.org. There also will be a vigil Mass (no incense) at 5 p.m. and a vigil Mass at 7 p.m.
- Christmas Day Mass, Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, Friday, Dec. 25 at 10 a.m.
- New Year’s Eve Mass, Thursday, Dec. 31 at 5 p.m.
- New Year’s Day Mass, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 at 10 a.m.
There will be no children’s Mass or midnight Mass this year.
By executive order of Governor Eric Holcomb, face masks are now mandatory throughout the State of Indiana, including places of worship. Everyone who comes to Mass or enters a building on the St. Agnes campus is required to wear a face mask that covers both nose and mouth.
For more information, call 812-988-2778, or go to stagnescatholicnashville.org or facebook.com/saintagnesnashville.
Library has secondhand books and more available
The Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane, has its Book Nook open, with a variety of used books, audio books, music on CD and DVDs for children, adults and teens.
All are welcome to browse the sidewalk carts near the entryway of the upper level of the library, or come inside and browse during library open hours: Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Money raised through the Book Nook and donations directly support the library’s programs and activities.
For more information, call the library at 812-988-2850.
Local bluebird club selling nesting boxes
The Brown County Bluebird Club’s annual bluebird nest box sale is underway. Boxes are all cedar and fully assembled. One box is $15 and two boxes are $25. If interested, call Dan Sparks at 812-200-5700.
