Ecumenical peace day planned for Cedar Rapids in April
A pastoral peace statement drafted by 16 Iowa church leaders will be used for an all day ecumenical event on April 28 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids. The event aims to foster dialogue on peace with three speakers and biblical perspectives on justice and disarmament.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Don Manwarren
Des Moines
Iowa City
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Charles West
West
Hope United Church of Christ, Hiawatha
Churches United, Inc
Jesus Christ
Soviet Union
United States
Mannarren
Iowa Inter-Church Forum
Year of religious strains and healings across faiths
In 1983 religious life showed both division and progress. Catholic and Lutheran scholars reached common ground on Luther's core idea that salvation comes through faith yet includes good works, while Vatican inquiries stirred debates over clergy and nun reforms.
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George W. Cornell
Martin Luther
John Paul II
U.S
Luther
Revered pastors bid farewell as Thompson moves to Billings
The Rev. Richard Thompson of Trinity Lutheran Church Des Moines will leave after 10 years to lead Trinity Lutheran in Billings Montana. A farewell dinner is planned after the 10 30 a m service and a potluck follows at Trinity Lutheran School. The Rev Leroy Moore Iowa Conference Council on Ministries executive director is nominated as episcopal candidate at the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in Duluth Minnesota July 17 20 to replace retiring bishops.
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Iowa City
Episcopal Diocese of
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Des Moines
Davenport
Sioux City
Mid-American Baptist Churches
English Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Iowa- Nebraska
Mennonite Conference
Stanley Foundation
Mannarren
Manwarren
Iowa Inter-Church Forum
East Fifth St
Richard Thompson
Trinity Lutheran Church
First Ave
Billings
Mont
Trinity Lutheran School
Dianne
Leroy Moore
Iowa Conference Council On Ministries
Iowa United Methodist
Duluth
Minn
Wayne K. Clymer
Wisconsin
Marjorie Matthews
West Ohio
Dwight Loder
Indiana
James Armstrong
Day of Quiet and Prayer Led by Sister Geraghty
A day of quiet and prayer led by Sister Sheila Geraghty on January 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mercy Spiritual Center 1125 Prairie Drive NE costs $10 with noon meal. Reservations due January 18. Call 366-3638 for details.
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Sheila Geraghty
Mercy Spiritual Center
Prairie Drive
Bethany Lutheran Presents Annual Christmas Epiphany Music Festival
Bethany Lutheran Church at 2202 Forest Drive SE hosts its annual Christmas Epiphany festival of music next Friday at 7 p.m. The program features choral and handbell choirs organ music and hymn singing.
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Bethany Lutheran Church
Forest Drive
Thief in the Night screens at Twin Pines Church
A film titled Thief in the Night will be shown tonight at 7 at Twin Pines Baptist Church located at 3300 42nd St NE. The story covers the sudden second coming of Christ and its impact on the people. A free will offering will be collected.
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Twin Pines Baptist Church
42Nd St
Youth For Christ Ladies
Maranatha Bible Church
25Th St
YFC
Mass honors Brother Ronald Drahozal on silver jubilee
A mass and open house will honor Brother Ronald Drahozal's 25th silver jubilee at 7 p.m. Saturday January 7 in St. Ludmila's Church 211 21st Ave SW. He took vows January 26 1958 in South Bend Indiana and has served as a missionary in Bangladesh for 22 years. An open house follows in Hruby Hall in the church basement.
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Ronald Drahozal
St. Ludmila’s
21St Ave
Frank Drahozals
South Bend
Ind
Bangladesh
Hruby Hall
Psychologist Kurt Nygard to discuss Persuasion Without Regret
Kurt Nygard, psychologist, speaks to the John the XxXIII Society on Persuasion Without Regret. The 7:30 p.m. event at St. Pius X School on Council Street and Collins Road NE is for separated and divorced members.
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Kurt Nygard
John the XxXIII Society
St. Pius X School
Council Street
Collins Road
New Year Watch Night at Foursquare Gospel Church
The Foursquare Gospel Church at 609 First Ave SW hosts an 8 p.m. to 12:05 a.m. New Year’s Eve service with gospel concert by Gordy Weasel and features preaching testimonies music and fellowship. Sunday services follow with 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and 10:45 a.m. worship.
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the Foursquare Gospel Church
First Ave
Gordy Weasel
How To Pray Seminar Led By Sister Rita Waters
Sister Rita Waters leads a How To Pray Seminar on January 15 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Mercy Spiritual Center 1125 Prairie Drive NE. The event covers meditation methods and practical tools with a $7 fee. Reservations due January 11. call 366-3638 for details.
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Rita Waters
Mercy Spiritual Center
Prairie Drive
Rita
Chinese church grows under suppression says Lutheran scholar
The Lutheran scholar Rev. Kenneth Senft reports the church in China has expanded from 750000 Protestants in 1949 to an estimated 3 million to 5 million. He spoke after returning from a China tour with 23 Lutherans, noting resilient growth under harsh suppression.
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Los Angeles
China
Kenneth Senft
The
Lutheran Church In America
Church group lauds Inclusive Language Lectionary
In Stony Point New York Church Women United praises a new Inclusive Language Lectionary for removing male bias from Scripture readings. The ecumenical group supports changes while noting that some critics remain vocal against the revision.
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God
Father
National Council of Churches
Stony Point
N.Y
Church Women United
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New York
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St. John the Divine
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Frederika von Stade
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Caroline Stoessinger
Dora Schwarzberg
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