Reflections: Rising Star Baptist Church will host “Reflections of the Past; An Evening of Storytelling with Elders of the Woodland Community” at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1 and Oct. 15 at 620 Cardinal St., LaPlace.

Pastor’s Anniversary: At 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 27, the church will celebrate Pastor Donald August, Sr.’s twenty-fifth pastoral anniversary. The theme will be Chosen to Serve.