Ministers, first ladies and church women from near and far, strutted their stuff during Bethel AME Church’s first Church Lady Hat Show Oct. 10.

The theme of the day was “hat-itude,” a new spin on Patti LaBelle’s “I Got a New Attitude.” Hats of all colors, shapes and sizes filled the room. There was a hat for every season. There was also a little lesson on church hat etiquette.

HAT COUPLE—Rev. Nathaniel Colvin III of Bethel AME Church and Rev. Nicole Colvin of Trinity AME Church and Bethel AME’s first lady.

(Part two of a four-part series)

The Manhattan-based international designer isn’t stressed about what to wear. Nor is he in a quandary about how to attire a particular celebrity, although first lady Michelle Obama recently bought some of his dresses.

KAI MILLA —Fashion designer Kai Milla, left, after her September fashion show in New York with Nicole Murphy, former wife of entertainer Eddie Murphy.

Henry Jackson, 51, is in a bigger quandary: how to fill an unexpectedly high volume of orders that came in after the debut in September of his spring 2010 womenswear collection.

Holy Cross Church held its 77th annual Family and Friends Day recently with guest speaker Chris Moore, from WQED. Moore, left, is with Holy Cross pastor Rev. Moni McIntyre, center and Joyce Megerson Moore.

OCT. 28—Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 451 Park Ave., Clairton, will host a Pastoral Anniversary Celebration at 7 p.m. They are celebrating 47 years with Pastor William C. Callaway. The celebration will run through Nov. 2 and include guest preachers Rev. Donald Turner and Rev. Jerome Stevenson. On Nov. 1 there will be a service at 11 a.m. with Elder William Bass and at 4 p.m. with Rev. Alvin Coon. Also a banquet will be held Nov. 2 at Ascension Hall in Clairton. For more information, call Paulette Bradford at 412-980-1595 or 412-233-8517.

‘A Harvest Carol’

OCT. 31—The Youth and Fine Arts Ministry of Triedstone Baptist Church, 18 Harriet St., Rankin, will host the drama “A Harvest Carol” at 1 p.m. There will be a free will offering taken and a luncheon in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the play. For more information, call 412-271-3000.

Where can you find a flu shot? According to the evening news flu shots are scarce. Not shots for H1NI aka the Swine Flu but just your regular flu shots.

I surely hope that someone is not trying to scare the public. I’ve seen signs at Walgreen’s, CVS and local Giant Eagles for flu shots. The shots aren’t free but seem to be available.