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Harvest Day Combines Great Food and Family Fun by JANICE BURTON Green Springs Baptist Church is known as a warm, welcoming church. While over In the past, many local businesses have taken the opportunity to order plates for the years, the country church's membership has grown, their employees who work during the day. Take-away it has retained the feel of a small church where members plates are available, and anyone interested in placing a large of the congregation know each other and are involved in order should call the church in advance so that plates can each other lives. It has held to traditions, one of which is its be ready when needed. annual Harvest Day. The Country Store is another big hit with the Slated for Saturday, Oct. 5, Harvest Day brings community. Homemade crafts, cakes, pies, jellies, the members of the church together for an annual preserves and canned vegetables are for sale at the store. BBQ/Chicken Salad Plate Sale. That might not sound Ada Faye Bramble, the chairman of the year's event, noted very unique as many organizations throughout the that it's a great time to pick up handmade crafts, many of community hold BBQ plate sales on a routine basis. which have fall or holiday themes, as well as some great What makes this event unique is that the food is not homemade foodstuffs. bought and then resold, instead, it is handmade by the Hoping to encourage people to spend more time men and women of the church. fellowshipping and getting to know one another, the Each year, the men of the church gather to cook church has added a number of fun, family-friendly events the BBQ. This year, the BBQ will go ino the fire on to the day. This year's event features a children's area that Enjoy a day of fun and fellowship at Greens Springs Baptist Thursday, Oct. 3. The cooking will begin early in the day, includes bounce houses, hay rides, a petting area and more. Church. with master chefs Terry Townsend and Wayne Canady Kamin Inman, the acting children's director, said a overseeing the production. They will slowly cook the number of fun events will keep children entertained and BBQ throughout the day, as men from the church drop by to visit, swap stories and engaged, giving their parents an opportunity to relax, take their time shopping and sit watch the process. and savor the great fall weather, the great food and feeling of community. While the men are busy taking a turn with the BBQ, the women of the church will The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with plates selling for $7, which includes be deboning and shredding chickens to make their "world-famous" or at least "Gray's either BBQ or chicken salad with all the fixings. Combo plates with both BBQ and Creek-famous" chicken salad. Over the years, the women have perfected the recipe, chicken salad are also available. After 1 p.m., BBQ and chicken salad will be sold for and each year, local residents return to the church clamoring for not only the BBQ, $6 per pound. but for the chicken salad as well. Green Springs Baptist church is located at 1095 East Early Saturday morning, members of the church will gather to make homemade Green Springs Rd. in Parkton, just off U.S. 301. For more hush puppies that come sizzling hot out of the fryer and other side dishes that information, about Harvest Day or the church and its accompany the plates. Homemade desserts will accompany each plate, also programs, visit the website at www. JANICE BURTON, Associate homemade by the women (and men) of greenspringsbaptistchurch.com or call Publisher. COMMENTS? Edithe church. the church office at 910-425-8601. tor@upandcomingweekly.com. ROGER R. COMPTON Attorney at Law Roger R. Compton • Melinda C. Flinn General Practice Including: Thanks for voTing us besT place for girls nighT ouT & besT appeTizer! 910.860.4700 310 Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM • FAMILY LAW • Custody • Divorce• Property Division • Alimony • Adoptions Domestic Violence • Military & Civilian Divorces • BANKRUPTCY • Free Consultation • Chapter 7 & 13 • SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY • Free Consultation This law firm is a debt relief agency, proudly helping people file for relief under the Bankruptcy Code since 1980. Thanks for voting us BEST LAW FIRM … 2 years in a row! Same Day Appointments Often Available www.rogercompton.com 5311 Raeford Rd. • Fayetteville 910-853-6851 We Support Our Troops Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. OCTOBER 2-8, 2013 UCW 17