Faith Briefs

Enrichment

Hamilton County Baptist Association, 6625 Lee Highway (chapel of Tennessee Baptist Children's Home); 1:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday; Hamilton County Baptist Association annual tax seminar, led by Deborah Taylor of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, for ministers, financial secretaries, treasurers, finance and personnel committee members, volunteer workers, preparers of 941, W-2 and payroll checks and other interested administrative staff members; continuing education credits for CPAs available; free; 267-3794 or www.baptist association.com.

Fundraiser

Rossville Baptist Tabernacle, 101 Hooker Road, Rossville, Ga.; 6-10 p.m. Friday; Christmas Market women's ministry fundraiser offers items such as Scentsy, Avon, Pampered Chef, Celebrating Home, Dove Chocolates, Advocare, Grace Adele and Jewels4God; with live Christmas music and refreshments; 706-866-0581.

Music

• Pine Eden Baptist Church, 976 Genesis Road, Crossville, Tenn.; 6 p.m. CST today; concert by Jim Ricketts and Crystle Elam; 775-2806; also at Mercy Baptist Church, Highway 68, Grandview, Tenn., 5 p.m. Sunday; and Victory Faith Baptist Church, 1253 King Edward Ave. SE, Cleveland, Tenn., 7 p.m. Wednesday.

• Tyner Academy Auditorium, 6836 Tyner Road; 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9; concert features Aradhna, a band that fuses traditional Indian devotional music with spiritual themes and presented in the Hindi, Bihari, Bhojpuri, Nepali and Braj Basha languages, but translated to English; free; 892-0444 or facebook.com/aradhna music.

Retreat

• Benedictine Sisters Retreat Center, 916 Convent Road, Cullman, Ala.; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. CST Thursday; Advent Day of Reflection led by Sister Eileen Gallagher; $30, includes lunch; 40-hour retreat also available Wednesday-Friday; 256-734-8302.

Women's event

• Greater New Home Baptist Church, 1001 McCallie Ave.; 10:30 a.m. Friday (10 a.m. registration); monthly meeting/Christmas program) of Church Women United, with gifts for Community Kitchen received.

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