Churches Redefine Youth Work in Global Reform
The Rev Roderick French of the World Council of Churches says youth from churches resist old mass membership and prefer flexible ministry. Denominations scrap rigid structures, shifting from large organizations to issue and person centered youth work with adults guiding rather than policing. Old names fade as Epworth League to Methodist Youth Fellowship and Westminster to United Presbyterian Youth are replaced.
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Roderick French
World Council of Churches
Charles W. Cornell
Associated Press
A.s
French
United Christian Youth Movement
Geneva
Switzerland
la Grande
Ore
Epworth League
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Westminster Fellowship
United Presbyterian Youth
Pilgrim Fellowship
United Church Youth
King James IV Grants Castle for Ghostly Port Rites
The king grants Sauchie mure castle to Sir James Murray on condition he sets out three glasses of port on New Year's Eve for the king’s grandmother's ghost, a ritual linking loyalty to ancestral spirits.
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James IV
Scotland
Sauchiemuir Castle
James Murray
Amere Hearing Set Before PSC for Becket Refusals
Amere Gas Utilities must appear before the Public Service Commission on October 17 to explain why it refused service to Anthony Garges and John Bright of Beckley. The PSC ruled Amere failed to provide a satisfactory reason for denying service and notes the policy affects new customers due to low returns.
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Charleston
Amere Gas Utilities Co
Public Service Commission
Anthony Garges
John Bright
Beckley
PSC
Amere
Columbia Gas System
United Fuel Gas Co
UFG
St. Albans
West Virginia
R. M. Jackson
Bright
Jackson
Commission
Mail carrier uses trained German shepherd for protection
Kansas City AP reports mail carrier John Browning 35, now accompanied on his rounds by a 9 pound German shepherd he trained to frighten away aggressive small dogs during deliveries.
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Kansas City
John Browning
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