Mother of nine joins religious life as nun in La Crosse
Esther Koffron 60, mother of nine and grandmother to 20, begins novitiate with Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in La Crosse Wisconsin. She left Cedar Rapids after training to serve as pastoral worker in a hospital, aiming to stay local and help people.
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Nestan
Esther Koffron
Esther
St. Rose Convent
LaCrosse
Wis
Hiawatha
Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
Elizabeth
Catholic Digest
Sisters of St. Mary
St. Louis
Marion
Cedar Rapids
la Crosse
Marvin
Bellevue
Melvin Koffron
Iowa Manufacturing
Connie
Arthur
Oliver
Joe
Immaculate Conception Church
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Geneva Tower
Jane Boyd
Elizabeth Bender
D Ave. NE
Community events and sermons fill Iowa area listings
The Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends meets at Whittier August 4 to 8 with daily business at 10 am and evening services at 7 30 pm. Beacons House of Prayer leader Julie Light speaks to the Iowa City Aglow chapter. Guthrie varied church notices include concerts at Freddie's Beach Lake Delhi and Robins Faith Bible Church with potluck honor of Keith Gilmore. Bethel A M E marks its 111th anniversary with Rev George Moore Jr speaker and Payne Choir. Intersections on KCCK FM discusses Ancient Wisdom in the New World hosted by David Weddle with Swami Bhashyananda and Dr Vernoff. First Unity Choir Cincinnati performs gospel at Marion First United Presbyterian Church. Milwaukee Youth Choir performs at Twin Pines Baptist Church.
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Iowa City
Julie Light
Beacon House
House of Prayer
Burlington
Aglow Fellowship
Keith Gilmore
Houston
Faith Bible Church
Robins
Gilmore
Cedar Rapids
Bethel A.M.E
Sixth St
George Moore Jr
Payne Memorial Church
Waterloo
Payne
Kcck-Fm
Kirkwood Community College Public Radio
David Weddle
Department of Religion
Cornell College
Swami Bhashyananda
Charles Vernoff
Iowa Humanities Board
National Endowment For the Humanities
New Light Singers to Perform in Phoenix Church Concert
The New Light Singers from Phoenix will present a 90 minute concert of contemporary and traditional Christian music on Wednesday August 4 at 7 30 p m at First Christian Church 840 Third Ave SE. The group features 19 vocalists and nine instrumentalists.
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New Light Singers
Phoenix
First Christian Church
Third Ave. SE
The Living Word Film at First Baptist Marion
A new film The Living Word narrated by Billy Graham and Cliff Barrows will be shown at First Baptist Church 2895 14th Ave Marion on August 7 at 7 p.m. The program blends Scripture passages religious art music and views of the Holy Land for viewers.
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Billy Graham
Cliff Barrows
First Baptist Church
14Th Ave
Marion
Holy Land
Mount Zion to observe Women’s Day with Rev J Wallace Gaines
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 824 Eighth St SE will host its annual Women’s Day on Sunday at 3 30 p m. The Rev J Wallace Gaines pastor of Antioch Baptist Church Waterloo will speak and the Antioch Choir will perform.
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Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Eighth St. SE
J. Wallace Gaines
Antioch Baptist Church
Waterloo
Antioch Choir
Crusading to preserve historic churches in Britain
London based drive led by Alan Jay Lerner to raise 510000 dollars to save St. Paul’s Church in Covent Garden. The piece notes 10000 medieval churches remain, nearly 1000 threatened, and outlines the work of Friends of Friendless Churches and related groups in preserving architecture and repurposing buildings for libraries and theaters.
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London
Alan Jay Lerner
Alfred P. Doolittle
St. Paul's Church
Covent Garden
Inigo Jones
Eliza Doolittle
Lerner
Friends of Friendless Churches
The
Historic Church Preservation Trust Fund
Fund For Redundant Churches
Britain
Henry VIII
Rome
Catherine of Aragon
Ivor Bulmer-Thomas
United Nations
Spring Grove Church Marks Centennial in August
The Spring Grove Church between Coggon and Troy Mills will celebrate its 100th anniversary in August with 10:30 a.m. services and events. Descendants of John P. Fay will speak on August 1, followed by a potluck and 1882 era games. Aug. 8 will feature Rev. Charles Moore, Aug. 15 Rev. Bernard Reece, Aug. 22 Rev. Keith Scott with music by the Andersen Family Singers.
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Spring Grove
Coggon
Troy Mills
John P. Fay
Ohio
David Reece
Troy Mills Methodists
North Linn United Methodist Church
Charles Moore
Bernard Reece
Keith Scott
Andersen Family Singers
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Iowa
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Ktof-Fm
Ministry of Reconciliation
Freddie’s Beach
Lake Delhi
Maples Resort
Ohio Choir
First Unity Choir of
Cincinnati
First United Presbyterian Church
12Th St
Milwaukee Choir
Milwaukee
Twin Pines Baptist Church
42Nd St. NE
Mount Zion
Bible School
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Call the Church
Hugh A. Mulligan
St. Andrew-by-the- Wardrobe
Old City
Friends
Church of England
Oxford
St. Peter’s
All Saints
St. Michael's
Cambridge
Caius College
St. Peter's Winchester
Norwich
St. Andrew’s Plain
St. Peter Hungate
Bulmer-Thomas
St. Edmund's Chapel
Dover
St. Etheldreda’s
Heart of
East Anglia
Wolsey Lodges
Christ Church of Lancaster Gate
Spring Grove Church
First Presbyterian Church
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5Th Street
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