The Birmingham Presbyterian Church will hold their annual bazaar on Saturday, November 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
In preparation for the event, church members and guests have been meeting every Wednesday night, since the beginning of October, to work together on crafts. The crafts will then be sold at the bazaar.
Each week, church members gather up their crafting supplies and meet at the church to share their craft ideas.
Denise Nowlin said she gets a lot of her ideas from magazines and friends. Some of the women bring back crafts from other events they have been to.
This Wednesday, the women were working on silly joke crafts, including belly button cleaners and exercise beans. The joke crafts are always a big hit and are sure to make people laugh.
Other items that will be sold this year include: Christmas and holiday decorations, homemade crafts, baked goods and the always popular bean soup. The women said the soup goes fast, so individuals need to get there early to enjoy the meal.
There will also be a raffle drawing for several different door prizes for $1 a chance.
“The greatest gift of having and preparing for this bazaar is the fellowship,” said Susy Winters.
Deb Hoover added, “If we didn’t sell a thing, it would still be worth it.”
“We’re our own biggest customers anyway,” said Linda Harris.
Although the ladies enjoy their time together preparing for the bazaar, there is a lot of hard work and many hours put into making it all happen.
Denise credits her sister, Deb for organizing and keeping everyone on the same page. But, from the very first craft idea until the clean up is through, the church really comes together and works well as a team.
Church members invite everyone to come out and join them at the annual bazaar on November 6 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located in Birmingham, just off of Route 453.
