Naming conflict delays Vietnamese parish church in California
In Santa Ana California a new Our Lady of Lavang church intended to unite Mexican and Vietnamese communities stalled as Bishop Todd Brown seeks a Vietnamese pastor over the long serving Rev Bill Barman. Parishioners fear feeling marginalized and funds slumped amid the dispute.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Vietnam
Todd Brown
Diocese of
Orange
America
U.S
Michael Foley
Catholic University
Our Lady of Lourdes
Our Lady of Lavang
Orange County
Oselia Maldonado
Brown
Bill Barman
Bill
Maldonado
Lavang
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Barman
Maria Chavez
Collection centers open for annual Operation Christmas Child drive
Johnston Chapel Baptist Church and Mercer Christian Academy on Hall's Ridge Road host a 2003 collection site for Operation Christmas Child during National Collection Week November 17 to 24. Hours are 8:30 to 4:30 weekdays, 10 to 3 Saturday, 1 to 4 Sunday.
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Johnston Chapel Baptist Church
Mercer Christian Academy
Hall’s Ridge Road
Johnston Chapel
West Virginia
Rinceton
Beckley
White Sulphur Springs
Lewisburg
Hillsboro
Ikes Fork
Samaritan’s Purse
Franklin Graham
SmartMoney Magazine
Princeton
Samaritanspurse.org
Franciscan Sisters to Lead Fall Renewal in Lewisburg
Franciscan sisters from Toronto Ohio affiliated with Franciscan University Steubenville will lead a fall renewal in Lewisburg at St. Louis Mission on Coleman Drive. The event runs nightly 7 to 8 30 on November 9 10 and 11 with a Youth Day mini retreats for schoolchildren and teens plus a noon mass and pizza lunch.
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Lewisburg
St. Louis Mission
Coleman Drive
Third Order
Life’s brief journey beyond earthly years in faith
Jaletta Albright Desmond, religion writer for the Daily Telegraph, contemplates loss and the mystery of God’s plans. She compares life to a short road trip, urges patience, and speaks of finding comfort in the idea of eternity while acknowledging uncertainty about divine maps and destinations.
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Jaletta Albright Desmond
The
Daily Telegraph
Jdesmond
Batonline.com
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Peter Viet Ho
St. Callistus
Garden Grove
California
Sparks
Jim Nossinger
Mary Damron
Toronto
Ohio
Franciscan University
Steubenville
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