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Catholic Daughters of Americas meeting Thursday

Catholic Daughters of Americas Court 216 will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Corpus Christi Parish Center, 405 N. Eighth St. Guest speaker will be Joan Shannon, Holy Trinity Parish faith formation coordinator and St. Edmond religion teacher. For dinner reservations, contact Betty Kelly at 573-2512 before noon Tuesday. Cost of the meal is $8.

McGuire Bend UB Church annual Fall Supper and Bazaar set for Oct. 13

DAYTON — The McGuire Bend UB Church will hold their annual Fall Supper and Bazaar from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the church, 3138 McGuire Bend Road, in rural Dayton. The menu includes chili, vegetable beef soup, beefburgers, pie, and a drink all for a freewill offering. Auction begins at 7, featuring handcrafts, rugs, baked goods, and much more.

Second Baptist Church to celebrate anniversary

The Second Baptist Church, 1827 Fourth Ave. S, will be celebrating its 131st anniversary on Sunday. The festivities will begin at 4 p.m. The Rev. Marvin Jenkins will be the guest speaker. Jenkins is a pastor at Union Missionary Baptist Church in Waterloo. He preached in Fort Dodge for about 14 years.

First United Methodist Church will hold fall rummage and bake sale

First United Methodist Church, 127 N. 10th St., will hold its fall rummage and bake sale for missions on Thursday through Oct. 13. There will be furniture, linens, toys, kitchen appliances, household goods, clothes and more for sale. On Thursday there will be a sneak peek sale from 4 to 6 p.m. A $2 donation or two food or paper products to be donated to the Lord’s Cupboard will be the price of admission. Sale hours will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 13. On Oct. 13, items will be for sale for $2 per bag or half price on large items. Enter the church on ...

Pet blessing at Grace Lutheran set for Sunday afternoon

A pet blessing service will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Grace Lutheran Church, 211 S. Ninth St. Pets can be brought to the service on leashes or in cages. People are asked to bring lawn chairs for themselves. The service is scheduled to be in the church parking lot, but if it rains it will be held indoors. The service is sponsored by Grace Lutheran Church and St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.