Current events

Candlelight services

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- Bible Cathedral, at 116 Furys Ferry Road, in Evans, will hold a Christmas Eve candlelight service at 6 p.m. Dec. 24. For information, call (706) 863-7090.

- Shiloh United Methodist Church, 5970 Cobbham Road, in Winfield, will have a candlelight communion service from 6-6:45 p.m. Dec. 24. Call (706) 228-5013.

Absentee voting

Absentee voting for the Feb. 5, 2008 presidential primary begins Friday at the Columbia County Board of Elections office, 500 Faircloth Drive, in Evans, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For information, call (706) 868-3355.

Catholic series

St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church is offering a six-week program, "Catholics Returning Home," to help nonpracticing Catholics return to the church. The series begins at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8 in meeting room 3 at the church, 4921 Columbia Road, Grovetown. For information, call Mary Soparas at (706) 364-9289 or e-mail cleanetta@knology.net.

Church production

Church of the Holy Comforter will present a free Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 30 at Savannah Rapids Pavilion, with music and a performance by ballerina Julia. Morgan. For information, call (706) 210-1133.