Lenten events fill Marion area church calendar
The Rev Morrie Steffenson will speak at a Friday Lenten luncheon at First Christian Church. Churches United and others sponsor. A six week Lenten meditation series at Trinity United Methodist begins Wednesday with six pastors. A northwest side Lenten service, a Spurrlows concert, a RevivalTime rally, and film showings are listed along with a bishop sermon and a reception for pastors. Emmanuel House hosts a Progoff workshop.
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Morrie Steffenson
First United Methodist Church
Marion
First Christian Church
Third Ave. SE
Churches United
Church Women United
Metropolitan Ymca
Northwest Side
Salvation Army Men's Social Center
First Ave
John Little
Ellis Park Church
Families for Prayer program opens at St. Joseph's Parish Marion
The Marion St. Joseph's Catholic parish starts a five week spiritual renewal with the Families for Prayer theme on Sunday. Jack Carey leads a 6 p.m. vocal concert and talk at Cedar Hills Reformed Church, and discusses KTOF-FM where he is operations manager. A farewell reception for Rev. Wayne M Peterson is set for 8 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Peterson will become pastor of First Baptist in West Concord Minnesota. Vic Hanson, a missionary with Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society, speaks at Calvary Baptist at 7 p.m. and will soon leave for Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Hills Community Reformed Church
Gordon Ave
Leon Aalberts
Alton Chiles
Grace Baptist Church
S. 15Th St
Marion
Korea
St. Joseph’s Catholic Parish
Jack Carey
Ktof-Fm
Wayne M Peterson
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
Peterson
Calvary
First Baptist Church
West Concord
Minn
Vic Hanson
Baptist Foreign Mission Society of
Wheaton, I
Japan
Bible Bowl on TV draws Tulsa youths for sacred quiz show
In Tulsa the weekly half hour Bible Bowl features 100 children from Gospel Girls and Bible Boys teams competing for $100 and points to win The Glory Bowl. The program, hosted by Jack Gray Ministries, airs on KTEW and reaches millions nationwide.
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Tulsa
Okla
Jack Gray Ministries
Gray
Dallas
Bevis
Oral Roberts University
KTEW
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Buffalo Bob
Music Man
Palm Sunday Mass Set at Five Seasons Center
About 20 Roman Catholic parishes in the Cedar Rapids deanery plan an all-deanery Palm Sunday mass at the Five Seasons Community Center on March 30. An estimated 8,000 area Catholics are expected to attend with 150 ushers aiding, and the event features accessible seating and sign language interpretation.
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Cedar Rapids Deanery
Five Seasons Community Center
Edmund Becker
All Saints Church
Cedar Rapids
Munion
Becker
Sacrifice exhibit by A Malcolm Gimse at First Lutheran Library
Dundas sculptor A Malcom Gimse presents Sacrifice a exhibit of recent works at First Lutheran Church library 1000 Third Ave SE running through March 31 Contemporary crucifixion symbols in bronze aluminum and wax Gimse an assistant professor at St Olaf College will speak at 9 25 a m Sunday about his pieces He studied at the University of Iowa and in Italy He calls the crucifixion a symbol of injustice by the powerful over the powerless offering a hopeful perspective
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A. Malcolm Gimse
Dundas
Minn
First Lutheran Church
Third Ave
Gimse
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Clergy Counseling Coalition Becomes Regular Ministry
The Clergy Counseling Coalition began as a March 8 1979 pilot and has become a regular ministry of Churches United. Rev Jim Simon says 40 people sought counseling in 11 months with 20 receiving help, serving callers from social service agencies hospitals chaplains lawyers and the Adult Correctional Center. Clergy counselors include two United Methodists a Lutheran a Roman Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi. callers may set appointments through Churches United at 366 7163.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clergy Counselors Coalition
Churches United
Jim Simon
First Baptist Church of the Brethren
Simon
Origin of Lent the 40 Day Season
The name Lent derives from the old English word lenden meaning springtime. Forty days mark the period Christ fasted in the wilderness, a reminder of that allusion.
Death and Dying series at St. John's Church
St. John's Episcopal Church will host a four part series on Death and Dying at 7 30 p m starting Wednesday The sessions cover Medical Aspects of Death with Drs Jim Turner Stuart McQuiston and Dr William Bennett What To Know About Funerals with Jim Stewart John Wilkinson and Robert Becker Legal Aspects of Death with Lloyd Humphreys and Carl Briner Death and Life Spirituality featuring Don Winkler and Rev Steve Snider at Mercy Hospital and St John's rector
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity United Methodist Church
Third Ave
Fifth St
Charles Mehaffey
Asbury United Methodist
Russell Striffler
St. Luke’s Hospital
Robert A. Dennett
Trinity
Glenn Hunt
Eden United Church of Christ
Bonifacio Mequi
Oakland
St. John’s Episcopal Church
19Th St. SE
Jim Turner
Stuart McQuiston
Cedar Rapids
William Bennett
Marion
Jim Stewart
John Wilkinson
Robert Becker
Lloyd Humphreys
Carl Briner
Don Winkler
Sedlacek
Mercy Hospital
Steve Snider
St. John’s
Atheists sue to end Charlotte police chaplain program
The Mecklenburg County chapter of American Atheists sues in U S District Court claiming the Charlotte Police Department chaplain arrangement with Rev. Dennis Whitaker violates the separation of church and state. The suit argues the church funds half of Whitaker’s $20 000 salary, shared with Providence Baptist Church and Southern Baptist agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
Dennis Whitaker
Mecklenburg County
American Atheists
Madalyn Murray O’hair
Austin
Texas
U.S. District Court
United States
Richard D. Boner
Whitaker
Providence Baptist Church
Southern Baptist
Patricia J. Woswinkle
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Federated Church of Lisbon
Underground Evangelism International
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Lance Webb
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First Covenant Church
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38Th St. SE
Journal Workshop
Emmanuel House of Prayer
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Bishop Lance Webb
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Purple Cow
Highway 218
Gwynne Burke
Christian and Missionary Alliance
42Nd St. NE
Billy Speer
Bristol
Good News Baptist Church
St. John High School
Independence
John Paul II
Wayne Peterson
Palm Sunday
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Living History Farms
Clergy Counseling Coalition
Churches United Office
ORK
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3Rd Avenue SE
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Wilbur Wilcox
Pythian Hall
Old Marion Road
John Cuddeback
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