New Catholic Code of Canon Law Ready After 20 Years
After two decades of drafting and revisions overseen by Pope John Paul II the Catholic Church unveils a shorter more flexible code. It reduces canons from 2414 to 1776, expands lay roles and local bishop authority, and creates a bill of rights for clergy and laity while trimming penalties and excommunications.
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Portland, Ore
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Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C
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Reforming Council
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John Paul I
Vatican
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First Lutheran Church Chooses Rev Richard Jessen
The congregation voted to call Rev Richard Jessen of Arlington Heights Illinois as senior pastor. Jessen 45 will arrive in Cedar Rapids March 15 his birthday. He grew up in Iowa attended East High School Des Moines and Grand View College. He earned a master of divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology Chicago and has led Our Saviour's Evangelical Lutheran Church Arlington Heights since 1975. Jessen and his wife Glenda have three grown children.
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First Lutheran Church
Richard Jessen
Arlington Heights
Ill
First Lutheran
Jessen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
East High School
Des Moines
Grand View College
Lutheran School of Theology
Chicago
Our Saviour's
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Glenda
Celebration of Christian Unity at Mount Mercy College
A panel discussion on ecumenical progress titled A Celebration of Christian Unity will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m in McRaith Auditorium Warde Hall Mount Mercy College. Speakers include Rev Dennis J Colter Dr George Forell and Rev Stephen Snider. The event closes with a joint worship led by Rev Raymond Hess III and is sponsored by the Committee on Christian Unity.
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McRaith
Warde Hall
Mount Mercy College
Dennis J. Colter
Department of Religion
George Forell
Carver
University of Iowa School of Religion
Stephen Snider
St. John's Episcopal Church
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Hess III
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Louis Trzil
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Jerry Crow
St. John Lutheran Church
Ely
Phil Hougen
E.C. Thulin
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
David Polk
Ann Bormann
Parkdale Lane
Pittsburgh Church Adopts Four Denominations Aims for Fifth
A 200 member Pittsburgh area congregation, Community of Reconciliation, affiliates with United Methodist, United Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, and Christian Church Disciples of Christ. It hopes to join American Baptist Churches as well.
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United Methodist Church
United Presbyterian Church
United Church of Christ
The
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
Community of Reconciliation
American Baptist Churches
CWU Leader Seeks Action on TV Violence at Meeting
Carol Hills, president of Church Women United Cedar Rapids, aims to mobilize members to address violence and sex on prime time TV. The CWU celebrates 40 years of ecumenical work with world prayers, Wellsprings groups, and SERVY Store outreach, linking local service to global causes.
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Church Women United
CWU
United Nations
Bread For the World
Citizens For Community Improvement
CROP
Linn County Association of Retarded Citizens
Linn Community Food Bank
NAACP
Servy Store
Stamp Project
Tool Library
Witwer Senior
Women’s
Catholic Worker House
Impact
O.N.E
YMCA
L.E.A.F
Ray of Hope
Linn County Correctional Facilities
Linn County
Wellsprings Ecumenical Bible Studies Planned in Cedar Rapids
Church Women United sponsors a series of ecumenical Bible study sessions in Cedar Rapids next month. The program includes four topics led by different leaders at Trinity United Methodist Church and private homes on Feb 1 2 3 4 with times from 9 15 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. Contact Kay Mineck at 362 3516 for details and Carol Hills at 364 2182 for transportation.
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Cedar Rapids
Church Women United
Grace Camizzi
Trinity United Methodist Church
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
I Corinthians
Neville Clayton
Ruth Vosatka
24Th Ave
Kay Mineck
Carol Hills
CWU to Install New Officers at Annual Meeting
Church Women United will install officers at its annual meeting on Wednesday at Cedar Christian Church 526 Third Ave SW. New officers include President Carol Hills Asbury United Methodist Church Vice President Barbara Ashby First Christian Church Secretary Dorothy Thompson Trinity United Methodist Church Treasurer Vivian Smith Bethel AME Church and President elect Evelyn Shearer Olivet Presbyterian Church.
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Church Women United
Cedar Christian Church
Third Ave
Carol Hills
Asbury United Methodist Church
Barbara Ashby
First Christian Church
Dorothy Thompson
Trinity United Methodist Church
Vivian Smith
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Evelyn Shearer
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Enrollment drop at LCA colleges in New York region
Lutheran Church in America related colleges show a 3.3 percent fall in fall 1982 enrollment from 24,025 to 23,241 across 19 institutions in New York and nearby.
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New York
Lutheran Church In America
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